Over the past four to five months, the global economy has undergone massive changes, creating uncertainty in international trade, intensifying trade conflicts, and triggering retaliatory measures. Bilateral trading frameworks have gained momentum, disproportionately harming developing countries that face higher tariffs.
While developed countries had committed to following WTO-led trading rules,
1. What are the top tech stocks to buy in the second half of 2025?
The leading tech stocks for 2025 include Microsoft, NVIDIA, Apple, AMD, Oracle, Cisco, and Palantir. These companies dominate sectors like cloud computing, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and enterprise software, offering both growth potential and stability for investors.
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The race to bring altcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the U.S. market has hit another hurdle. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended its review process for proposed spot ETFs tied to XRP, Solana (SOL), and Litecoin (LTC), leaving investors and asset managers waiting until at least October 2025 for a decision.
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We don’t get a lot of guarantees in retirement. One of the few is a regular monthly Social Security check for as long as we live. Yes, even if you’re decades away from retirement, Social Security will still be there for you.
Like the high market valuation levels he warns about, Société Générale strategist Albert Edwards‘ bearish missives don’t tend to serve well as near-term market timing tools.
He acknowledges as much.
“An equity investor who heeded my words of caution on the US Tech ‘bubble’ will by now have taken to sticking pins in plasticine models of me,”
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left the door open to interest rate cuts in a keenly watched speech on Friday, balancing risks to the economy as President Donald Trump intensifies pressure on the central bank.
Last year, the Fed chair used his keynote speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium to indicate the time had come for interest rate cuts.
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IonQ is racing against some tech behemoths to develop commercially useful quantum computers.
IonQ’s technology is different from that of many of its larger competitors.
A view of machineries at a port near Manila, the Philippines, on August 5, 2025 Photo: IC
Economists and the semiconductor industry in the Philippines have expressed pubic alarm over the US’ recent proposal to slap 100 percent tariffs on Philippine semiconductor exports to the US, warning of potentially devastating consequences.
Time is running out for the company to mount a comeback.
There’s at least one good thing to say about Iovance Biotherapeutics (IOVA 5.71%), a small-cap biotech. The drugmaker is an innovative company. It developed Amtagvi, a medicine that became the first of its kind approved for advanced melanoma (skin cancer).
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Bangladesh on Sunday raised long-pending issues including an apology for the 1971 Liberation War,