Investing.com -- President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile defense plan, unveiled May 21, promises near-total protection for the United States from a wide range of airborne threats. The $175 billion initiative, intended to span three years, aims to defend against ICBMs, cruise missiles, hypersonic weapons and drones.Trump also said Canada has expressed interest in joining. The prop ...
Investing.com -- The risk environment took a turn on Friday after Israel carried out a large‑scale airstrike on Iran, sending equities lower and commodities such as gold and oil higher.Here are Investing.com’s stocks of the week.Visa (NYSE:V), Mastercard (NYSE:MA)Both Visa and Mastercard shares took a tumble on Friday, down around 5% (at the time of writing) after a Wall Street Journal report ...
Investing.com -- Artificial intelligence could upend global labor markets and shift economic power toward owners of land and commodities, according to experts exploring long-range scenarios tied to rapid progress in automation.Analysts say if machines become more capable than humans at most task, wages could fall below the cost of operating robots, forcing workers into lower-paid or niche rol ...
Investing.com -- Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel is set to close by June 18, according to a Saturday report from the Nikkei that did not cite its sources for this information.The Japanese steelmaker received conditional approval from U.S. regulators for the $14.1 billion purchase of the American steel producer.While June 18 marks the deadline for the merger agreement between the two com ...