Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

The U.S. and Taiwan have concluded a long-discussed trade agreement, which provides for a reduction in duty rates on goods imported into the U.S. market from 20% to 15%, and for some products, such as generic drugs and airline components, the fee will be eliminated altogether, CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/15/us-taiwan-chips-deal-china.html">reports </a>. In addition, as part of the deal, Taiwanese technology companies will invest at least $250 billion in the United States - to expand production in the field of semiconductors, energy and artificial intelligence. Taiwan will provide another $250 billion in the form of loan guarantees for further financing, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/us-taiwan-clinch-deal-to-cut-tariffs-boost-chip-investment?srnd=homepage-europe&amp;sref=Y0jVLcFo">reports </a>.

Taiwanese tech companies to invest $250 billion in U.S. in exchange for lower duties

Oil prices collapsed after US President Donald Trump <a href="https://youtu.be/Mq6Xl8FjbCA">said</a> that Iranian authorities had stopped killing protesters and were not going to execute protesters. Brent futures fell 1.7% below $65 per barrel, while North American WTI crude contracts plummeted 1.9% to almost $60 per barrel.

Oil sharply cheaper after Trump's words on 'stopping the killing' in Iran

Oil prices jumped after US President Donald Trump <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/pomos-v-puti-tramp-obratilsa-k-iranskim-protestuusim">addressed </a>protesters in Iran, in which he urged them not to give up and said that "help is on the way," CNBC <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/13/oil-prices-today-trump-iran-protests.html">reported </a>. Brent futures rose 2.6 percent to $65.5 a barrel. Exchange contracts for North American WTI added 2.8% and passed the mark of $61 per barrel. At the moment, both grades rose in price by more than 3%.

Oil rose sharply after Trump's words on helping protesters in Iran

Bank of America Corporation

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Citigroup Inc.

American Express Company

Visa Inc.

Mastercard Incorporated

Risks to Fed independence could lead to a short-term lag in U.S. markets, JPMorgan says

The S&amp;P 500 and the Dow have turned around and hit records. Is the market not afraid of a case against Powell?

Duolingo, Inc.

Shares of online language-learning platform Duolingo plunged 7.3% in trading on Jan. 12, to their lowest level since August 2024, after the company <a href="https://investors.duolingo.com/news-releases/news-release-details/duolingo-announces-cfo-transition">announced an </a>important personnel change. Chief financial officer Matt Scaruppa, who has been on the job for about six years, is leaving.

Duolingo shares plummet to 1.5-year low: key executive quits

Chevron Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

ConocoPhillips

The heads of major U.S. oil companies at a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, January 9, expressed caution about returning to Venezuela, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-09/trump-pressures-big-oil-for-100-billion-venezuela-investment?srnd=homepage-americas&amp;sref=Y0jVLcFo">reports </a>.Top managers of Chevron, Exxon Mobil, ConocoPhillips, as well as executives of Halliburton, Valero Energy, Marathon and other players came to the White House. Although many thanked Trump for the opportunities opened after the overthrow of Maduro, big business is in no hurry to make large-scale investments, the agency notes.

Oil giants cautiously embraced Trump's call to invest $100 billion in Venezuela

Valero Energy Corporation

Oil prices rose sharply on Thursday, January 8, after two consecutive days of decline. Futures for Mark Brent rose by 4.7% to $62.7 per barrel. Exchange contracts for North American WTI added the same amount and almost reached $58.7 per barrel.

Oil prices have jumped nearly 5%. They are back to the level before Maduro's overthrow

PUMA SE

ANTA Sports Products Limited

Shares of German sports retailer Puma jumped 8.5% in trading on January 8, reaching the highest level since Ma last year. As Reuters sources <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/chinas-anta-sports-has-offered-buy-pinault-familys-29-puma-stake-sources-say-2026-01-08/">learned</a>, Chinese sportswear maker Anta Sports Products, which owns such brands as Fila and Jack Wolfskin, offered to buy a large stake in Puma.

Puma shares soar after reports of a purchase offer from a Chinese rival

U.S. oil giant Chevron is in talks with the U.S. government to expand its license to produce and export oil from Venezuela after the overthrow of its leader Nicolas Maduro, sources <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chevron-talks-with-us-government-expanded-venezuela-license-sources-say-2026-01-07/">told </a>Reuters and a Bloomberg interviewer <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-07/chevron-in-talks-with-us-to-extend-venezuela-operating-license?sref=Y0jVLcFo">confirmed </a>.

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