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The upcoming earnings report from Nvidia on August 28 is poised to be a critical event for the U.S. stock market, especially as the chipmaker has been a driving force behind the market’s rally throughout 2024. -vtmarkets.com

Google appoints former Character.AI founder Noam Shazeer to co-lead its Gemini AI project. Explore the market implications and short-term trading outlook.

Netflix (Symbol: NFLX) continues to assert its dominance in the streaming industry, with its stock reaching new heights, consistent with its increase in advertising revenue.

Key Points: The towering presence of Nvidia in the AI and data centre markets is recently challenged by the acquisition of ZT Systems by AMD for $4.9 billion. This acquisition is a clear statement of intent from AMD as it aims to enhance its capabilities in building out the infrastructure layer of artificial intelligence, aContinue Reading

Key points: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.7% to 37,805.35 in morning trade on Wednesday, with the broader Topix index down 0.6% to 2,655.29. This decline comes as the yen strengthened overnight, trading around 145.36 per dollar after touching a low of 147.34 the previous day. A stronger yen is often unfavourable for Japanese exporters, asContinue Reading

The Nikkei 225 Index rebounded on Tuesday, closing 1.8% higher at 38,062.92, marking its strongest level since August 1. The session saw the index rise more than 2% at one point, driven by a rally in technology shares and a softer yen.

The Japanese stock market index, Nikkei share average (Symbol: Nikkei225) climbed close to 3%, setting the stage for its best weekly performance in over four years.  

Japan’s Nikkei index showed a strong performance on Thursday, rising by 1% to reach 36,808.75 by midday. This positive movement was largely driven by new data showing that Japan’s economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, with an annualised growth rate of 3.1%. 

Explore the potential market impacts of a potential Google breakup as the DOJ considers divesting key assets like Android and Chrome.

The Nikkei 225 index (Symbol: Nikkei225) jumped as traders returned from the Obon holiday, driven by a more stable yen and strong gains in tech stocks.