Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar announced that the country will join Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' in support of Gaza Peace Plan. This comes days after the debt-ridden country approached UAE, seeking rollover of $2.5-billion maturing debt and halving of applicable interest rate for its ailing economy. The board will reportedly require $1-billion fee to join as a permanent member.

Shoppers Stop reported flat third-quarter earnings, with profit falling 69% to ₹16.12 crore, coupled with tepid revenue growth. "Overall sales…were flat, impacted by festive calendar shifts, uneven discretionary demand and elevated pollution levels in Northern India," the company said in an exchange filing. The company's core business sales were ₹1,516 crore, remaining flat year-on-year.

Global stock markets were mostly steady as US President Donald Trump in his Davos speech repeated calls for talks to take control of Greenland but ruled out using force. Markets remained cautious after his tariff threats against major European countries raised fears of slower growth and retaliation. Wall Street edged higher, Europe was mixed and Asia saw varied trade.

PAVmed shares surged over 250% after its subsidiary, Lucid Diagnostics, secured a contract with the US Department of Veterans Affairs to supply its EsoGuard esophageal precancer test. The agreement gives more than nine million veterans access to testing. Trading in PAVM was halted amid heavy buying interest.

Multiple Yahoo services, including Yahoo Finance, Mail, Search, and AOL, faced outages on Wednesday, according to Downdetector. Users reported access issues and error messages reading "Too Many Requests". Outage reports spiked sharply, signaling a widespread disruption across Yahoo platforms.

According to Hurun India Uth Series 2025, 436 Indian entrepreneurs under the age of 40 run companies with a combined net worth of over $950 billion (₹83 lakh crore), exceeding Switzerland’s GDP. Their companies collectively employ over 1.2 million people. The most prominent names on the list include Zerodha’s Nikhil Kamath, OYO’s Ritesh Agarwal and Physics Wallah’s Alakh Pandey.

Gold surged to fresh record highs, with spot prices breaking above $4,800 an ounce as investors sought safety amid rising geopolitical tensions. Veteran trader Peter Brandt said $8,000 gold is possible if the current bull cycle mirrors past rallies, as momentum continues to exceed market expectations.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Donald Trump said tariff agreements with partners like the EU, Japan, and South Korea fueled strong economic growth and stock market gains. He argued that markets globally benefited as countries aligned with US-led trade deals.

Oklo shares rose nearly 4% premarket after Bank of America upgraded the nuclear startup to a Buy and raised its price target to $127. Analysts cited Oklo deal with Meta to power AI data centers, calling it a leading public small modular reactor play, despite bearish retail sentiment.

The Gates Foundation and OpenAI have announced a $50 million partnership called Horizon1000 to bring AI tools into 1,000 primary health clinics across Africa by 2028. The programme will begin in Rwanda and later expand to other countries. AI will support tasks like patient intake, triage, paperwork, follow-ups, referrals, and medical information in local languages.