A sharp AI and chip-led rout hit stocks and options traders are bracing for wider swings, while strategists debate whether the pullback is a scare or the start

Record debt service is raising concerns about a snowballing US fiscal burden as the IMF presses on deficits and debt.

Leadership is shifting away from technology and chipmakers, with the average stock outperforming even as the S&P 500 logged its worst week since June.

The annual meetings left poorer nations with unresolved questions on financing and debt relief as the IMF flagged US fiscal risk.

Rising debt loads and lender caution are testing the financing model behind the AI data center buildout.

Falling shares and heavy leverage at AI cloud providers are raising questions about the durability of the neocloud buildout and its implications for Nvidia.

The penalty and weak trading results weighed on the bank, whose CEO also addressed a broader industry concern.

Investors are weighing sticky inflation data, higher oil and Treasury yields against expectations for Fed policy into year-end.

Treasury yields wavered through a volatile week as the AI-driven equity rally showed cracks, unsettling bond positioning.

Repeated attacks on shipping in the Strait have become a violent new normal, keeping crude prices elevated.

Custody shifts could make Beijing's US debt exposure look smaller than it is, complicating reads on foreign demand for Treasuries.

The structure ties a slice of Anthropic's equity to a charitable trust as the company approaches a potential IPO.

The AI cloud firm's listing plans are under pressure after Microsoft walked away from a UK data center project with it.

Citi and JPMorgan are among institutions restricting autonomous AI agents, while sites close access to automated crawlers.

A deal would rank among SoftBank's largest recent bets outside technology and could value Allied Universal at about $18 billion.

Protests and rising financing strains have put French fiscal policy under intense market scrutiny.

The investment is a vote of confidence in Bending Spoons' buy-and-revive software strategy just months after its IPO.

Beijing is weighing restrictions on overseas transfer of solar production know-how, adding to supply chain tensions.