International markets boomed in 2025 and investing experts say plenty of opportunity remains for stock gains overseas from metals to tech to banking.

A sell-off in Japanese government bonds was part of a one-two punch hitting markets on Tuesday, alongside Trump's latest Greenland threats.

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world. The list includes the S&P 500 from the United States, TSX from Canada, the FTSE 100 from England, the DAXK from Germany, the CAC 40 from France, the Nikkei 225 from ...

Heading into 2025, US stock valuations were already relatively expensive compared to the rest of the world, creating an incentive for investors to look for returns in different markets.

A record trade surplus racked up by China is washing up around the world, as export earnings that once ended up in state coffers instead fund massive private purchases of overseas securities and business expansion abroad.

Six of the nine indexes on our world markets watch list posted year-to-date gains through January 20, 2026. Japan's Nikkei 225 is in the top spot with a year-to-date gain of 5.3%. On the opposite end, India's BSE SENSEX is the index with the largest year-to-date loss, currently at -3.6%.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street and other global markets are starting the new year on an upbeat note. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% early Friday, coming off a gain of more than 16% in 2025. The Nasdaq added 1%. But the Dow fell 60 points, or 0.1%. Benchmarks in ...