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Nokia’s partnership with Nvidia centers on a $1 billion investment to integrate AI into telecom networks. Announced in October, it drove a 25% surge in Nokia’s shares, pushing its valuation to around €32 billion amid a strategic shift from mobile phones to advanced networking infrastructure. Nokia dominated global mobile phones until the iPhone and Android […]

South Korea’s 2025 exports hit a record $710 billion, surpassing $700 billion for the first time, driven by semiconductors surging 22.2% to $173 billion amid AI and data center demand. Semiconductors led with $173 billion in exports, up 22.2% from $142 billion in 2024. December exports rose 8.7% on a working-day adjusted basis after November’s […]

Bitcoin closed 2025 with a 6.2% annual loss, lagging gold’s 62% gain and S&P 500’s 16% rise. On-chain metrics signal a potential bottom in 2026, while experts like Tether advisor Bo Hines call shorting BTC foolish amid regulatory and Fed catalysts. Bitcoin underperformed major assets in 2025 with a 6.2% loss versus gold at 62% […]

Bulgaria officially joins the euro area on January 1, 2026, becoming the 21st EU member state to adopt the single currency at a fixed rate of 1.95583 Bulgarian lev to one euro. ECB President Christine Lagarde hailed it as a symbol of European unity amid global pressures, enhancing economic integration and stability. Bulgaria’s euro adoption […]

CME raised margin requirements on precious-metal futures like gold, silver, platinum, and palladium for the second time in one week due to extreme volatility from sharp rallies and rapid selloffs, helping clearinghouses manage heightened daily risk exposure. Second margin hike in a week targets gold, silver, platinum, and palladium futures. Triggered by violent price swings, […]

Apple has cut Vision Pro production due to weak demand, with only 390,000 units shipped in 2024 and manufacturing lines shut down by Luxshare in early 2025. Holiday season shipments are limited to 45,000 units, alongside a 95% reduction in digital marketing spend across major markets. Low sales trigger production halt: Apple’s Chinese assembler Luxshare […]

OpenAI is constructing massive data centers in West Texas as part of its Stargate program, with 6,000 workers arriving daily—surpassing its global workforce. Each site costs about $50 billion, totaling nearly $850 billion, to address the acute AI compute shortage expected through 2029. 6,000 workers arrive daily at the Abilene site, more than OpenAI’s worldwide […]

The crypto winter is ending as global dollar liquidity bottoms out and begins rising, per BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, creating a bullish setup for risk assets like Bitcoin in early 2026. Global dollar liquidity hit its low in November 2025, now turning higher to support crypto markets. US Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw $355 million inflows […]

According to the International Monetary Fund, Japan will drop to the world’s fifth-largest economy in 2026, falling behind India due to a shrinking population, persistent yen weakness, and lagging productivity growth. This continues a trend after Germany surpassed it two years prior, pressuring leaders to boost sectors like AI and semiconductors. IMF projects Japan at […]