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The long-awaited listing immediately exposed investors’ doubts about the fast-fashion retailer’s growth prospects.

The most recent trillion took about five months to add, and the last $9trillion accumulated in roughly four years.

Amazon became only the fifth company in history to reach a US$3T valuation, joining Nvidia, Alphabet, Apple and Microsoft.

The BOK’s tighter stance signals a stronger effort to steady the won, as currency swings increasingly feed into inflation.

The planned IPO comes amid a sharp rise in DeepSeek’s valuation and revenue, underscoring intensifying competition among AI firms to secure capital.

CXMT, China’s leading DRAM manufacturer, is moving ahead with one of the most consequential tech listings of the year, China's largest in 2026 so far.

The transaction marks the largest US listing ever by a foreign company, surpassing Alibaba’s US$25billion IPO in 2014.

The Japanese yen has fallen to its weakest level in four decades, raising speculation of intervention.

SpaceX has completed the largest initial public offering in history, raising $85.7billion in net proceeds and made Elon Musk the first trillionaire.

The move places Perplexity among a small group of high-growth AI firms opting for longer private-market incubation rather than immediate listing.

Most recently valued at approximately $850billion in private markets, OpenAI's public valuation could approach or potentially exceed $1trillion.

Market estimates suggest Anthropic is targeting a valuation approaching $1trillion, with figures circulating around $965billion.

The milestone reflects a structural shift driven by AI infrastructure, where high-performance memory has become as critical as compute itself.

The highly anticipated filing, unveiled on May 20, 2026, positions the transaction to become the largest IPO in financial history.

The withdrawal of major shipping companies and a tenfold surge in war-risk insurance premiums have created a de facto closure for the Strait of Hormuz.

Gold prices have experienced a significant surge in early 2026, surging and holding above the $5,000 per ounce mark.

President Donald Trump officially nominated Kevin Warsh on 30 January 2026, to succeed Jerome Powell as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve.

The economic collapse of Iran was driven by a "perfect storm" of military conflict, the reimposition of global sanctions, and systemic hyperinflation.

Early November 2025 saw nearly $1 trillion wiped off the value of the "Magnificent Seven" US tech giants.

During the Oct 2025 crypto crash, over $19 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in just 24 hours (Oct 10–11), marking the largest single-day wipeout in crypto history.

Gold surpassed the $4,000 per ounce mark for the first time on October 8, extending its record-setting rally. Investors expect gold prices to reach $5,000 by the end of 2026

President Trump signed the GENIUS Act into law, establishing the first comprehensive federal regulatory framework for stablecoins in the US

A significant stock market downturn occurred in April 2025, triggered by the Trump administration's implementation of sweeping new tariffs.