Geopolitics are back in the center stage over the weekend after the U.S. struck two Iranian rocket launchers late Sunday.
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Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. Stocks related to artificial intelligence have been under pressure for weeks because of worries that their prices have shot too high and that voracious demand for computer memory and processors may not be sustainable if AI ends up not producing as much profit and productivity as promised. Oil prices surged as fighting in the Middle East intensified, while U.S. futures slipped.
US stock futures tumbled amid reports that the US struck Iran hours after President Trump had pledged to do so, saying negotiations were taking "too long."
US stock futures traded mixed amid reports that the US struck Iran after President Trump said the country had downed a US Apache helicopter.
US stock futures traded mixed amid reports that the US struck Iran after President Trump said the country had downed a US Apache helicopter.
Shares were mixed Tuesday in Europe and Asia after the U.S. military said it carried out what it called “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines. The attacks came even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations on ending the war were “proceeding nicely.” In early European trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.7% to 25,214.08, while the CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.9% to 8,187.07.
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