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Nvidia Corp. and ASML Holding NV shares plunged early Monday as Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek appeared to provide comparable performance to Western chatbots at a fraction of the price.

The euro-area economy’s sub-par performance is convincing the European Central Bank that it can further loosen the shackles on growth by lowering interest rates for a fourth straight meeting this week.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that’s just over a year old, has stirred awe and consternation in Silicon Valley after demonstrating breakthrough artificial intelligence models that offer comparable performance to the world’s best chatbots at seemingly a fraction of the cost.

US stock index futures tumbled in Asian trading hours Monday amid concerns that an artificial intelligence model from China’s DeepSeek may disrupt the technology world.

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek rocked global technology stocks Monday, raising questions over America’s technological dominance.

In the space of several hours that rattled global markets, US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on Colombia before abruptly pulling the threat after reaching a deal on the return of deported migrants.

Investors are heading into yet another pivotal Big Tech earnings cycle with the companies’ shares near record highs and valuations stretched. A key distinction this time: The group’s profit growth is projected to come in at the slowest pace in almost two years.

Global inflation hasn’t yet died and advanced economies outside China can’t be complacent at a time of fickle consumers and trade tensions, according to the last Davos panel of 2025.

France is calling for a major reworking of European regulations, starting with ESG rules, as the bloc struggles to revive its competitiveness against a backdrop of sweeping deregulation across the Atlantic driven by US President Donald Trump.

The digital-asset sector finally received a supportive executive action from President Donald Trump, ending an anxious wait and opening up the tantalizing prospect of rapid progress toward a friendly regulatory backdrop.

This month’s stock rally in Europe has effectively exhausted all the upside for the year, according to a Bloomberg survey of strategists.

Inflation concerns are staging a comeback, raising questions over when the European Central Bank may need to pause or halt interest-rate reductions in the spring, according to a Bloomberg survey of economists.

President Donald Trump said he’d prefer not to have to impose tariffs on China, his latest dovish remark toward the world’s second-biggest economy even as he continues to threaten sweeping action.

Markets have already priced in a lot of the optimism over Donald Trump’s pro-business agenda, according to TCW Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Katie Koch.

President Donald Trump questioned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s decision making on interest rates and said he planned to speak to the central bank chief “at the right time.”

President Donald Trump signed executive actions related to cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence, moves that could bolster two nascent industries.

Traders are placing big options bets on the European Central Bank delivering at least one half-point cut to interest rates by the middle of the year.

A late-day rebound in technology companies helped drive stocks to all-time highs, extending an advance fueled by President Donald Trump’s call for lower oil prices and interest rates.

The Netherlands expects President Donald Trump to keep pressing to restrict ASML Holding NV’s exports of chip-making machines to China, according to Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof.

The Qatar Investment Authority expects Donald Trump’s return to the White House will lead to a boom in US technology deals.

President Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Russia to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, and threatened financial penalties on the country if it refuses to conclude fighting swiftly.

Plans by the European Central Bank to push ahead with interest-rate cuts are withstanding the early jolts in US economic policy driven by Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

President Donald Trump widened his tariff threats to include China and the European Union on his second day back in office after day one saw Canada and Mexico in his sights.

SoftBank Group Corp., OpenAI, and Oracle Corp. are forming a $100 billion joint venture to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure, an effort unveiled with President Donald Trump aimed at speeding development of the emerging technology.

A decline in shipments in the seven days to Jan. 19 kept four-week flows below 3 million barrels a day for a fourth week

Investor confidence in Germany’s economy fell more than expected before next month’s snap election, underscoring persistent doubts in the country’s ability to escape its current bout of stagnation.