Markets & Headlines – 2/16/25
Headlines
Headlines
• Investors Spot Signs of Market Froth During Long Bull Market
• Jan. 6 Rioters Argue Pardons Apply to Charges Including Murder Plot, Child Porn
• Japan’s fourth-quarter economic expansion tops expectations as exports rise; full-year growth slows
• U.S. and Ukraine could still secure minerals deal that is ‘positive’ for both sides, officials say
Zelenskyy rejected a deal on Saturday, supposedly handing over 50% ownership of critical minerals to the US.
• U.S. gave Ukraine a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return
• CNBC Daily Open: Elon Musk’s money is not the issue for OpenAI
• Australia’s Perpetual rises as KKR makes fresh bid for wealth, trust units
Perpetual Ltd is in financial services.
• Musk’s DOGE team to visit US FAA air traffic control command center on Monday
• Australian steelmaker BlueScope sees Trump’s tariffs as a boon
Says higher prices will benefit business. “Steel prices were up 20% since Trump’s tariff announcement a week ago.”
• Goldman Sachs raises China stock market target on AI boost
• Tencent jumps as its Weixin app launches beta testing with Deepseek
• Gold Holds Biggest Loss Since December on Concern Rally Overdone
It really didn’t fall that much.