Finance

High-growth technology and semiconductor stocks suffered sharp declines following corporate earnings reports from mega-cap companies like Alphabet and Tesla. Investors expressed concern over expanding capital expenditures targeted at artificial intelligence development, questioning when these major investments will generate meaningful revenue returns.

Energy markets experienced a volatile week that saw international benchmark Brent crude exceed the $100 per barrel mark. Prices ultimately retrenched by nearly four percent following reports that global intermediaries are looking to renew diplomatic peace discussions between the United States and Iran.

Digital assets trended downward late in the week, with Bitcoin falling to near $64,300 and Ethereum losing close to three percent. Institutional interest rotated away from non-yielding risk assets following a jump in U.S. Treasury yields driven by sticky inflation expectations and newly implemented global tariff structures.