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Has the tech bubble burst?

by Wilson Sy - June 8, 2026 - 12:00am

Last Friday, the AI bull run met its first real test.

Five-layer cake

by Wilson Sy - June 1, 2026 - 12:00am

AI is the current technological revolution that is shaping financial markets and the broad economy

When the dollar and oil rise together

by Wilson Sy - May 25, 2026 - 12:00am

The US dollar index closed last Friday at 99.32. WTI crude ended at $100.39 per barrel.

Extraordinary

by Wilson Sy - May 18, 2026 - 12:00am

Normally, this time of the year is quiet and easy. We enjoy watching the NBA Playoffs and following our favorite teams.

Japan intervenes

by Wilson Sy - May 11, 2026 - 12:00am

Japan has fired its currency bazooka.

17-year US bull market

by Wilson Sy - May 4, 2026 - 12:00am

Despite the US-Israel-Iran war, the surge in oil prices and the inflation it has caused, US markets are at historic highs.

History in the making

by Wilson Sy - April 27, 2026 - 12:00am

US markets are surging to new all-time highs.

USA wins

by Wilson Sy - April 20, 2026 - 12:00am

Last Friday, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.

Front and rear views

by Antonio Samson - April 13, 2026 - 12:00am

Hindsight, or looking back, is often a forgotten skill, as it refers to the past and does not sometimes make any difference in decision-making in the present.

Not just business news

by Antonio Samson - April 6, 2026 - 12:00am

Even those who previously focused on economic and business news only now need to follow all the news. And this includes not just politics but now even VIP celebrity coverage of visits to a private island. (Where’s...

Iran vs USA

by Wilson Sy - March 30, 2026 - 12:00am

Brent crude closed last Friday at $112.57 per barrel – its highest weekly close since 2022 and up by 86 percent year-to-date. The Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil flows, has...

Grim and bear it

by Antonio Samson - March 23, 2026 - 12:00am

The “scenario” (sometimes called a storyboard) is a device that movie directors use to shoot a movie with different scenes, characters, endings, script, costumes and props.

A repeat of the 1973 Oil Crisis?

by Wilson Sy - March 16, 2026 - 12:00am

Brent crude hit an intraday high of nearly $120 per barrel on March 9, its highest level since 2022.

Energy crisis

by Wilson Sy - March 9, 2026 - 12:00am

Last Feb. 27, the PSEi closed at 6,611- tantalizingly close to bull market territory after an 18.4 percent rally from its November low.

Bull market broadens to Asia

by Wilson Sy - March 2, 2026 - 12:00am

For three years, US stocks dominated global returns.

Peso recovers lost ground

by Wilson Sy - February 23, 2026 - 12:00am

At the start of 2026, many analysts had been bracing for the peso to drift toward the psychological 60-per-dollar level.

AI scare trade

by Wilson Sy - February 16, 2026 - 12:00am

For three years, artificial intelligence was the stock market’s engine of growth.

50,000

by Wilson Sy - February 9, 2026 - 12:00am

In an ironic twist, the oldest and least tech-heavy of major indices signals that the bull market remains alive and well.

Silver’s worst day

by Wilson Sy - February 2, 2026 - 12:00am

Silver plunged 31 percent on Friday in its worst single-day crash on record. Gold suffered its biggest decline in four decades. President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair...

The succession line

by Antonio Samson - January 26, 2026 - 12:00am

Warren Buffett stepped down last December as the long-time CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.

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