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Rising oil prices and renewed geopolitical tensions have unsettled investor sentiment, prompting fears of a broader market sell-off. JPMorgan strategists, however, argue that technical indicators and positioning do not yet indicate full capitulation and recommend using recent weakness to add equity exposure, with a focus on cyclical sectors, emergi…
UniCredit has launched a move to increase its holding in Commerzbank to a level above the 30% mandatory takeover threshold under German law, while stating it does not intend to obtain control. The bank, which currently holds 26% of Commerzbank in equity and a further 4% via total return swaps, expects the stake to exceed 30% following the offer. Un…
Japanese equities closed modestly lower on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 down 0.10%. Sector-level declines in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication coincided with a broader number of falling issues versus advancers. Volatility rose and there were notable moves in oil, gold and currency pairs at the close in Tokyo.
Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) reported a 2.4% decline in fourth-quarter net income to T$45.21 billion, falling short of Bloomberg estimates. The company recorded a quarterly revenue record of T$2.603 trillion, but weakening margins in its consumer electronics operations offset gains from AI-driven server demand and strong iPhone 17 reception…
Morgan Stanley has singled out a group of companies across the semiconductor supply chain that it considers best positioned to benefit from China’s stated objective of reaching 76% GPU self-sufficiency by 2030. The bank highlights a foundry operator, an equipment vendor and an advanced packaging specialist as central to expanding domestic AI chip m…
Fighting in the Middle East has shut major air cargo hubs and complicated shipping lanes, creating bottlenecks for temperature-controlled medicines bound for the Gulf. Executives at Western drugmakers and logistics firms report rerouting through alternate airports and trucking from Saudi Arabia and Oman, while industry experts warn that supplies of…
Taiwan's benchmark fell at the close Monday, dragged down by losses in the Transport and Biotech & Medical Care sectors. The Taiwan Weighted index ended the session down 0.54%, while a handful of individual stocks posted double-digit moves in both directions. Commodity and currency markets showed modest movement, with crude and Brent oil higher and…
This week featured a mix of upgrades and downgrades across financials, healthcare, electric vehicles, retail pharmacy and software-as-a-service names. Analysts adjusted price targets, revised earnings forecasts and reassessed legal and competitive risks. Highlights include a downgrade of Jefferies amid legal and credit concerns, a material target i…
Australia's equity benchmark closed lower, with the S&P/ASX 200 down 0.39% to a fresh three-month trough. Strength in a few consumer and financial stocks did little to offset steep declines among several miners and materials companies. Broader market indicators showed rising implied volatility, mixed commodity moves and modest FX shifts.
Akeso announced IND clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration for AK150, a trispecific antibody designed to target ILT2, ILT4, and CSF1R concurrently. The clearance allows clinical testing in patients with advanced solid tumors and prompted a roughly 6% rise in the company's Hong Kong-listed shares to HK$117 as of 05:29 GMT.
Xiaomi shares jumped after the company confirmed a March 19 launch for an updated SU7 electric sedan, alongside two new flagship products. The SU7 update, which Xiaomi says improves battery, safety and hardware, is central to its target of at least 550,000 EV sales in 2026, even as February EV sales fell year-on-year.
Ride-hailing app inDrive reported a 31% rise in net revenue to $601.6 million in 2025, driven by improved profitability per ride after a period of rapid growth. The U.S.-headquartered, privately held company is pursuing expansion into online delivery in developing markets through acquisitions, having bought grocery delivery services in Pakistan and…
Shares of Hua Hong Semiconductor climbed after reports that its parent, Hua Hong Group, has developed manufacturing technologies to produce 7-nanometre chips, with contract arm Huali Microelectronics preparing the process at a Shanghai plant. If commercialized, the capability would make Hua Hong the second Chinese firm able to manufacture 7 nm chip…
Zhipu AI introduced GLM-5-Turbo, a foundation large language model tuned for the OpenClaw agent ecosystem, prompting a notable rise in its Hong Kong-listed shares. The model is designed to enhance tool invocation, instruction following and execution of extended task chains, and it offers features intended to ease enterprise integration. The company…
Hua Hong Group’s contract foundry Huali Microelectronics is readying a 7-nanometre chip production process at its Shanghai Fab 6, according to people familiar with the matter. If brought online, this capability would make Hua Hong the second domestic Chinese producer able to make chips at the 7 nm node. The move aligns with Beijing’s ongoing push f…
Warner Bros took center stage at the Academy Awards, collecting 11 Oscars across several films, but celebrations were muted by the pending $110 billion acquisition of its corporate parent by Paramount Skydance. The transaction, won by Paramount CEO David Ellison over Netflix, promises substantial cost savings and a pledged annual production slate, …
Most Asian markets declined Monday as persistently high oil prices linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict pressured sentiment. U.S. futures ticked up slightly during Asian hours after Wall Street logged weekly losses. Chinese activity data for January-February showed stronger-than-expected industrial output and retail sales, but investors remai…
Syrah Resources and Tesla have agreed to push back the deadline to address an alleged default under their graphite offtake agreement. The extension moves the cure date from March 16, 2026 to June 1, 2026 and allows both parties additional time to complete qualification steps for natural graphite active anode material produced at Syrah’s Vidalia, Lo…
At its annual GTC developer conference, Nvidia is expected to present a suite of hardware and software updates designed to maintain its central role in AI computing. Executives will highlight advances across chips, data center architecture, programming tools, digital assistants and robotics while addressing investor expectations about reinvesting p…
Senior executives from major U.S. oil companies cautioned the administration last week that disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz linked to the conflict with Iran could exacerbate an energy supply squeeze, potentially driving crude prices higher and creating refined-fuel shortages. Company leaders urged reopening the shipping corridor as the most dur…
U.S. equity futures rose modestly on Sunday evening as investors continued to assess the market implications of renewed fighting in the Middle East and a sharp rise in crude prices. Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 each gained 0.4%, while Dow futures were up 0.3% as of 20:10 ET (00:10 GMT). The moves come after a week in which major indexes c…
Asian equities opened cautiously as sustained hostilities in the Gulf kept crude prices elevated, reinforcing concerns about inflation and complicating policy decisions for central banks meeting this week. Market attention is split between the energy shock, upcoming central bank statements, Chinese economic data and Nvidia’s GTC event spotlighting …
JD.com has introduced its Joybuy online marketplace to six European markets as it seeks international growth. The platform will offer categories from technology to grocery, feature dedicated brand stores, and promote rapid delivery and competitive pricing. The expansion builds on JD.com’s prior move to acquire German retailer Ceconomy and follows o…
Lynas Rare Earths has entered a binding letter of intent with the U.S. Department of War to provide light and heavy rare earth oxides over four years. The U.S. government has allocated about $96 million for purchases under the arrangement, which also establishes a minimum price of $110 per kilogram for neodymium-praseodymium oxide. The letter of in…
Syrah Resources and Tesla have mutually agreed to a fourth extension of the deadline for Syrah to remedy an alleged default under their 2021 graphite supply agreement. The deadline has been moved to June 1 while the two firms continue discussions to address Tesla's claim that Syrah failed to deliver conforming natural graphite active anode material…
