Nasdaq notches stellar performance in May

The Nasdaq posts its best month of the year so far while the Dow enjoyed its best day since November on Friday as the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge hits expectations. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveils the company’s next set of A.I. chips. Rival AMD hits back with its own range of A.I. processors. In India, Narendra Modi looks set to win a third term in a landslide election while in South Africa, the ruling ANC loses its majority for the first time. Speaking at the Singapore Security Summit, Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy claims that Russia is using China to disrupt peace plans. Chair of NATO’s Military Committee Rob Bauer tells CNBC Beijing is holding a hypocritical stance towards Kyiv. And in IPO news, online fashion giant Shein prepares to list in London as early as this week with a valuation close to £50bn.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.