The Finimize Daily Brief

The US and China agreed to slash their mutual tariffs… but only for three months, while China’s CATL will host the world’s biggest public listing party of the year – but if you're a US investor, your…

Coinbase secured the crypto industry’s biggest-ever deal, and the US and China will talk trade in Switzerland this weekend – but don’t expect a world-class-chocolate kind of sweet solution.

Today’s st…

The US shook on its first trade deal since the “Liberation Day” that launched rising tariffs, with the UK winning the handshake, while Apple said it’ll look into AI alternatives to Google’s search en…

China revealed a $138 billion stimulus plan to puff up its economy, just as US tariffs threaten to knock the wind out of it, while the US president signed an order to have medicine made in America – …

Warren Buffett announced a retirement that will end a 60-year masterclass in capitalism – and hand his successor the keys to a trillion-dollar empire – while OpenAI decided on a structure that combin…

The US economy added more jobs than predicted in April, but tariffs might put an end to that hiring spree, and the World Health Organization will greenlight obesity drugs – a move that could shrink p…

Apple and Amazon beat expectations – but lower forecasts, slowing cloud growth, and lingering risks kept the celebrating in check – while a Wall Street analyst slapped a “sell” sign on Nvidia’s stock…

Investors may have lost faith in Big Tech recently, but Microsoft and Meta restored some of it by revealing better-than-expected results – while US and European firms swiped their outlooks out of inv…

The US president wants tariffs to pay for sprawling tax cuts, but the figures aren’t exactly speaking for themselves, while Alibaba delivered eight new AI models – and claimed that they’re smarter an…

The US expects to receive fewer Chinese imports than usual, which could leave Americans facing shortages reminiscent of the pandemic, while DoorDash made a bid for British rival Deliveroo – offering …

Corporate America’s boardrooms have been busy in the worst way, with S&P 500 firms quickly downgrading their forecasts, while Apple revealed plans to make all of its American-bound iPhones in India t…

Alphabet revealed a tidy set of quarterly results – making beating expectations look as easy as the A, B, Cs – while British fintech Revolut made a ten-figure profit last year, after racking up more …

SAP’s shares had their best day in six years, after Europe’s most valuable company revealed impressive results, while consumer staples giants Philip Morris and Danone delivered the sort of steady rev…

Investors skipped the “buy” part of “buy the dip”, and simply dipped out of US stocks instead, while gold continued to prove its metal – hitting a new record price.

Today’s stories:

• US Stocks Have Fall…

TSMC revealed better-than-expected results and maintained its optimistic forecast – a rare reassurance for the angsty tech sector – while the European Central Bank slimmed down its key interest rate …

China’s economy grew faster than expected last quarter, but tariffs might turn that hare into a tortoise, while semiconductor company ASML brought in fewer orders than predicted – a worrying sign for…

Bank of America’s latest survey showed that fund managers are losing faith in US stocks at a record pace, while LVMH reported worse-than-expected sales for last quarter – but at least the luxury grou…

Central banks and panicked investors piled into gold, and Goldman Sachs says the precious metal could reach $4,000, while the US is sparing phones and laptops from steep tariffs for now – but targete…

JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley both made more profit than expected last quarter – but that didn’t stop the big banks from issuing harrowing predictions – while Shein’s time at duty-free is over, which c…

US inflation was surprisingly low in March – and with tariffs on pause, you can forgive investors for pinching themselves black and blue – while TSMC’s revenue breezed past expectations, but the chip…