TSMC is the world's biggest contract maker of chips used in everything from Apple's smartphones to Nvidia's cutting-edge articifical intelligence hardware

The global unemployment rate was estimated at 4.9 percent last year

The global economy is proving more resilient than expected, with 2026 GDP growth expected ‌to improve slightly over forecasts from last June, the World Bank said on Tuesday while warning that growth is too concentrated in advanced countries and overall too weak to reduce extreme poverty.

The yen fell ​to its lowest against the dollar since July 2024 on Tuesday as traders braced for a Japanese election and also ‌hit lows against European currencies, with the dollar pressured by worries about the Federal Reserve’s independence.

Alphabet briefly hit $4 ​trillion in market valuation on Monday, as the Google parent’s sharpened artificial intelligence focus allayed ‌doubts about its strategy and thrust it back to the forefront of the high-stakes race.

Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as heightened concerns surrounding major producer Iran and potential supply disruptions overshadowed the prospect of increased crude supply from Venezuela.

Taiwan is a powerhouse in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips, which are the lifeblood of the global economy

Iran exported products to 147 trading partners in 2022

Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said hundreds of billions of dollars would have to be paid back to US companies

Alphabet last week surpassed Apple in market capitalization for the first time since 2019

He dismissed the possible threat of indictment over his testimony or the renovation project as "pretexts"

TSMC is investing $165 billion to build chip factories in the US in the state of Arizona

The investment bank maintained its 2026 average price forecasts of $56/$52 per barrel for Brent/WTI

The program, dubbed Pax Silica, seeks to safeguard the full technology supply chain

G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China

Spot gold jumped 1.3 percent to $4,566.80 per ounce

China's so-called 'AI tiger' startups MiniMax and Zhipu AI had strong debuts on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange this week

Trump also made the pledge during the campaign for the 2024 election

Trump said oil companies would "deal with us directly"

Brussels is pressing to seal an agreement with New Delhi