Investing

February 20, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

US-Stock Futures Climb as US-Iran Tension rise, and PCE inflation looms

US stock futures increased on Friday as investors braced for important economic data following a three-day winning streak for both the Dow Jones and S&P 500. Dow Jones and...

February 20, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

Asia Stocks Fall as Rate Uncertainty and Iran Tensions Escalate

Asian stocks have dropped on Friday, with rising uncertainty around the US interest rates and rising geopolitical tensions. The worst performers are Nikkei 200 and TOPIX, whereas KOSPI in...

February 19, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

Global Stocks Mixed as Asian Shares Gain, and Wall Street Rallies on Nvidia

World's stocks are mixed, as European shares opened lower while Asian shares gained after following a rally on Wall Street led by Nvidia. Nvidia added 1.6% after Meta Platforms...

February 18, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

Asia Stocks Rise as Most Regional Markets Close for Lunar New Year Holiday

Asian Shares gained on Wednesday as most regional markets were closed due to Lunar New Year holidays. Japan's benchmark dominated the gains by adding more than 1%

February 18, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

US Futures Steady with AI Fears in Focus Ahead of Fed

U.S. stock futures were flat on Tuesday evening after a muted day on Wall Street. The major stock indexes, including the S&P 500 and Dow Jones, showed minor gains

February 17, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

Stocks and Bonds Struggle for Direction After Soft Inflation

The stocks and bonds posted a small move amid thin trade volumes due to holidays in the US and Asia, and mild US inflation data. AI disruption fears would...

February 17, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

Shares Fall in Japan amid the closure of Asian markets for the Lunar New Year Holiday

Japan's Benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped by 1% as the majority of Asian markets were closed for the Lunar New Year Holiday. US Futures, declines, oil prices were mixed,...

February 17, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

Stock Futures Rise in Short Week as AI Disruption Fears Linger

US stock Futures have crept up on Monday night as investors stabilize after weekly losses amid AI disruption fears. Dow Jones and S&P500 climbed up by 0.2% while NASDAQ...

February 16, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

Asia Stocks Fall Amid Thin Holiday Trading, Japan GDP Disappoints

The majority of the Asian stocks remained muted on Monday due to a market holiday in China and the fall of Japanese shares due to disappointing GDP growth

February 16, 2026
Fareeha Mehmood
Investing

Wall Street Shaken by AI Fears as Stocks Tumble

Wall Street Investors are worried about AI disrupting various industries. These AI worries are responsible for a drop in shares of the NASDAQ Composite and the S&P 500 by...