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Hong Kong's Hang Seng Tech Index is up 18% this year, thanks to a sector-wide boost from DeepSeek.

U.S. equities dropped at midday when the January report on consumer prices showed inflation rose more than had been expected.

Charles Schwab on Wednesday announced the broad availability of trading 24 hours a day, five days a week.

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Georgia, until recently a source of economic optimism on the troubled fringes of Europe, has elected to follow an anti-democratic path towards Moscow. The ruling Georgian Dream party has effectively halted the country’s EU accession talks, triggering political unrest, Western sanctions and mounting investor anxiety.

Personal health and wellness is one of the many secular tailwinds for healthcare companies. But near-term speed bumps have persisted in the wake of COVID-19 as players destocked inventories in 2023 and 2024. This has capped returns as the industry’s six-month gain of 1.2% has lagged the S&P 500’s 12.8% climb.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's calls for lower interest rates won't lead the central bank to change its rate decisions. “People can be confident that we’ll continue to keep our heads down, do our work, and make our decisions based on what’s happening in the economy,” Powell said, under questioning from members of the House Financial Services Committee. Powell spoke on the second day of his semiannual testimony to Congress.