Investing.com -- Investment in computer hardware and software has surged in the first half of 2025, but the broader economic benefits of artificial intelligence remain uncertain. Real GDP growth slowed to an average annualized pace of 1.2% in the same period, yet business investment expanded at a 6.1% rate. This was driven largely by an 86.4% annualized jump in computer equipment spend ...
Investing.com -- It has been a very positive week for U.S. equities as earnings season winds down, with the S&P 500 hitting a new high. While Friday saw traders take some gains off the table, stocks appear poised to close the week higher. Here are Investing.com’s stocks of the week. UnitedHealth Group UNH shares surged on Friday, currently up more than 14%, its strongest day since 2008, ...
Investing.com -- In a note this week, analysts at Bernstein questioned whether India is “committing a blunder by siding with Russia,” warning that shifting geopolitical alignments could have “a significant impact on the India story.” The firm stated that while the recently imposed 50% U.S. tariff on Indian goods “is in our view the least of the country’s worries,” the “sudden shift ...
Investing.com -- U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Alaska but came away without a breakthrough on ending the war in Ukraine, even as the U.S. president struck an optimistic tone. Putin said agreements from his summit with Trump could be a platform for ending the war in Ukraine and rebuilding ties. He did not specify what the two sides had agreed, and the ...