Crude oil jumps on OPEC, Korean tech... on Nvidia
Markets ended last week with slowing momentum after the Fed cast doubt on a December cut and Big Tech’s earnings failed to lift sentiment. Still, corporate results remain solid, with S&P 500 profits up more than 10% year-on-year and energy stocks finding support after Exxon and Chevron’s upbeat reports. Oil also got a boost after OPEC announced it will pause additional supply between January and March. Meanwhile, AI optimism is fueling tech gains at the start of the week as investors turn their focus to fresh earnings from Palantir, AMD, Qualcomm, McDonald’s, and Shopify — and a potentially interesting BoE...