Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ahead of trade talks in Paris on March 15. Photo: Peng Ziyang/China News Service Chinese and U.S. economic leaders met for trade consultations in France on March 15 and March 16, resulting in new agreements aimed at stabilizing bilateral relations amid a dispute over Washington’s recent tariff actions. Chinese V...
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ahead of trade talks in Paris on March 15. Photo: Peng Ziyang/China News Service Chinese and U.S. economic leaders met for trade consultations in France on March 15 and March 16, resulting in new agreements aimed at stabilizing bilateral relations amid a dispute over Washington’s recent tariff actions. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The negotiators conducted “candid, in-depth and constructive” discussions focused on tariff arrangements, boosting trade and investment, and upholding previous agreements, according to state-run Xinhua News Agency.
shih-wei/E+ via Getty Images Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending March 13, 2026 U.S. equity markets experienced broad-based weakness this week as investors remained cautious amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and continued sector rotation. Most major equity benchmarks declined, with technology, industrial, and consumer discretionary sectors leading the pullback. Despite the broader market softne...
shih-wei/E+ via Getty Images Weekly Market Recap – Week Ending March 13, 2026 U.S. equity markets experienced broad-based weakness this week as investors remained cautious amid ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and continued sector rotation. Most major equity benchmarks declined, with technology, industrial, and consumer discretionary sectors leading the pullback. Despite the broader market softness, the energy sector showed relative strength, supported by firm commodity prices and continued geopolitical tensions. At the same time, several individual stocks - particularly in energy, defense, and select technology names - continued to post strong gains over the past month, suggesting that investors are still selectively positioning in industries expected to benefit from the current global economic and geopolitical environment. In the below tables we use major ETFs as a proxy for some major indexes as well as each of the sector groups into which we divide the overall markets. Tracking these over time provides a more defined picture of the US markets than simply tracking major indexes. This is followed by notable individual stock movers over the past month and, finally, our full strategy outlook. Strategy Note Here is the key quote I submitted in the first paragraph of last week’s strategy note, “Macro traders said all eyes will be on energy markets when trading fully re-opens on Monday… The possibility of prolonged turmoil in the Middle East and the ripple effects of higher oil prices are giving money managers fresh reasons to sell equities and shift into safety.” The great rotation was once again on display. Therefore, it was no surprise to our readers that market volatility, as measured by the CBOE VIX index, rose 5.8%. XLE , as highlighted on the top table above and the sector that performs most like oil prices, was the only one of the sector ETFs to gain strongly. For those shifting into safety, low-beta sectors (those less likely to change as much in the directio...
Shares of Reddit (RDDT +5.62%) have taken a beating in 2026. As of this writing, the stock has plunged about 39% year to date, dropping to around $140 per share. But the underlying business looks exceptional. In fact, Reddit's most recent financial results show a business not only growing its top line at a blistering pace but also generating massive cash. So, with the stock pulling back significan...
Shares of Reddit (RDDT +5.62%) have taken a beating in 2026. As of this writing, the stock has plunged about 39% year to date, dropping to around $140 per share. But the underlying business looks exceptional. In fact, Reddit's most recent financial results show a business not only growing its top line at a blistering pace but also generating massive cash. So, with the stock pulling back significantly from its recent highs, should investors step in and buy shares? Or is the stock's premium valuation still too high? A structural shift in profitability To understand why Reddit's recent results are so impressive, you have to look at how the company is driving its revenue growth. In Q4, Reddit's revenue surged 70% year over year to $726 million. This actually marked a slight acceleration from the 68% year-over-year revenue growth it posted in the third quarter. And for the full year, revenue rose 69% to $2.2 billion. Additionally, the company is compounding rapid user growth with even more impressive monetization. While Reddit's daily active users climbed a respectable 19% year over year to 121.4 million in Q4, its advertising revenue skyrocketed 75% to $690 million. Capturing this impressive monetization, the company's average revenue per user (ARPU) jumped 42% year over year in the fourth quarter to $5.98. Reddit is successfully rolling out artificial intelligence (AI)-powered advertising tools like Reddit Max, and it's using AI to improve the user feed's relevancy. Even better, Reddit's surging revenue growth is translating to robust profits. Because Reddit's gross margin was 91.9% in the quarter -- marking the sixth consecutive quarter at or above 90% -- a large portion of revenue is flowing to the bottom line. The company reported fourth-quarter net income of $252 million, representing a robust 35% net margin. And Reddit's cash generation is phenomenal. The company generated $264 million in free cash flow during the quarter, putting its free cash flow margin at a st...
Chinese carmaker Leapmotor says it has no plans to hike prices this year, despite rising input costs. The company posted its first annual profit on strong vehicle sales as it expands its partnership with Stellantis. Co-President Michael Wu spoke exclusively on "Bloomberg: The China Show". (Source: Bloomberg)
Chinese carmaker Leapmotor says it has no plans to hike prices this year, despite rising input costs. The company posted its first annual profit on strong vehicle sales as it expands its partnership with Stellantis. Co-President Michael Wu spoke exclusively on "Bloomberg: The China Show". (Source: Bloomberg)