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Elon Musk has asked banks and other advisers working on SpaceX’s planned initial public offering to purchase subscriptions to Grok, his AI chatbot, according to reporting citing people familiar with the matter. Some banks have committed to spending tens of millions of dollars annually and are integrating the tool into their IT environments. Separat…
A slate of U.S. economic releases on Monday, April 6, 2026 centers on the Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing PMI, a key gauge of the services sector, alongside subcomponents that track activity, employment, new orders and pricing. Short-term Treasury bill auctions for three- and six-month paper are scheduled later in the morning, w…
Since Thursday, a set of commercial vessels including three tankers operated by Oman Shipping Management, a French-owned container ship and a Japan-linked LNG carrier have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to vessel-tracking data. The movements follow Iran's temporary closure of the vital waterway after late-February U.S. and Israeli a…
The BIST 100 ended the Friday session down 0.88% as losses across Wholesale & Retail Trade, Non-Metal Mineral Products and Technology stocks outpaced advances. While several mid- and small-cap names posted gains, declines outnumbered rises on the Istanbul exchange. Commodities and FX moves included mixed oil contracts, lower gold futures and a firm…
Casablanca-listed stocks finished modestly lower on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.06%. Gains among a handful of names contrasted with broader losses across Utilities, Banking and Mining, while commodities and foreign-exchange moves provided mixed signals for traders into the weekend.
Premium members following the platform's AI stock selections have recorded substantial gains so far in 2026, with several named companies producing double- and triple-digit returns. The service publishes refreshed strategy lists each month and applies institutional-grade data and machine learning to pick up to 20 names per strategy, using equal wei…
United Airlines will introduce a tiered fare framework for its premium cabins that mirrors the economy fare structure, offering base, standard and flexible options on long-haul international, transcontinental U.S. and select Hawaii flights. The move follows a recent cabin and fleet revamp and comes amid concerns about sustained high oil prices and …
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on whether to prohibit the continued importation into the United States of telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from five Chinese manufacturers that were added to its Covered List in 2021. The move follows a 2022 decision in which the FCC declined to authorize new models…
Edmunds performed a full evaluation of a Geely Galaxy M9, an extended-range hybrid SUV sold in China starting at roughly $25,000, and found its technology and value proposition competitive with much more expensive U.S. market models. Edmunds' Editor-in-Chief Alistair Weaver said the vehicle's features are ahead of many vehicles driven in the United…
Company insiders and major holders disclosed a series of material transactions on Thursday, including a multi-million-dollar accumulation in Phreesia, an outsized issuance and buy by a Vivos investor group, a substantial private-placement buy by Scynexis' CEO, and several executive stock sales at CoreWeave, Outfront Media, Netflix, Nasdaq and Unite…
Two large U.S. consumer transactions announced within 24 hours - Sysco’s agreement to buy Jetro Restaurant Depot for $29 billion and McCormick’s near-$45 billion purchase of Unilever’s food business - have vaulted both into the list of the quarter’s largest global deals. The back-to-back announcements mark a rare resurgence of consumer megadeals, d…
A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators has unveiled the draft MATCH Act, which would impose new export and servicing restrictions on advanced computer chipmaking tools bound for China. The measure aims to deny Chinese companies access to equipment they cannot domestically produce, with particular focus on immersion DUV lithography dominated by the …
At farm shows across North America, machinery vendors report muted interest in large tractors and combines as farmers prepare for spring planting with tighter budgets. Elevated prices for machinery, fertilizer and fuel, combined with a global surplus in grains and trade-tariff pressures, have led many growers to postpone major equipment upgrades an…
Morgan Stanley has published a quantitative list of U.S. and European companies it views as having the strongest potential to surprise on earnings heading into the April reporting season. The bank’s Earnings Surprise Composite combines multiple forward-looking metrics and analyst inputs. Morgan Stanley highlights a mix of technology, financial and …
Shareholders controlling over 51% of Turkey’s Arzum have informed the market that they are initiating talks with prospective buyers about selling their stakes. The announcement pushed Arzum shares up nearly 10%, reaching the Istanbul bourse's daily limit of 3.25 lira. The company said in a stock exchange filing that individual holders may sell eith…
Shares of several cybersecurity firms swung after documents about an Anthropic model named Claude Mythos were exposed. The materials describe capabilities in coding, academic reasoning and cybersecurity - including the ability to find software vulnerabilities and the potential to be used in cyber-attacks. An ETF that tracks cybersecurity names init…
Samsung Electronics is widely expected to report an extraordinary increase in first-quarter operating profit, driven primarily by surging memory-chip pricing linked to an AI-driven demand boom. LSEG SmartEstimate data from 29 analysts projects operating profit of 40.5 trillion won on a 50% rise in revenue, close to last year’s total operating incom…
Hyundai Motor said exports to Europe and North Africa that typically transit through the Middle East are being disrupted by the regional conflict, prompting temporary rerouting, higher logistics costs and stored cargo. Company and government officials convened at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin Port to assess impacts, with Hyundai Glovis reporting restricted ac…
Tokyo equities finished higher on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 rising 1.21% as gains in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors supported the advance. Several individual stocks posted double-digit percentage gains while leading decliners included household and pharmaceutical names. Market breadth favored advancers and implied volatility surged.
Tesla is increasing its retail and service footprint in Japan with a target of at least 60 stores and a near-term goal of becoming the country's top imported-car brand. The effort, aided by investment in staff training and a broader service network, accompanies the launch of the six-seat Model Y L and follows recent sales momentum despite modest ov…
Japanese and South Korean equities advanced in light holiday trading, lifted by technology stocks, as investors continued to monitor heightened rhetoric between the U.S. and Iran and awaited U.S. nonfarm payrolls. Trading volumes were muted with several regional markets closed for Good Friday. Oil climbed above $110 a barrel amid escalation concern…
Microsoft announced a 1.6 trillion yen ($10 billion) investment in Japan slated for 2026-2029 to scale AI infrastructure, deepen cybersecurity collaboration with the government, and train one million engineers and developers by 2030. The plan, unveiled during Vice Chair and President Brad Smith's visit to Tokyo, includes partnerships with SoftBank …
Microsoft has outlined plans to invest roughly $10 billion in Japan by 2029 to expand cloud and AI data-center capacity inside the country. The company will collaborate with SoftBank Group and Sakura Internet to deploy Azure-linked infrastructure that keeps data processing within Japan, while also enlarging facilities with AI chips and related hard…
U.S. stock index futures were modestly higher on Thursday evening as traders prepared for the Good Friday holiday and awaited the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report. Futures for the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 and Dow Jones were largely unchanged by 20:19 ET (00:19 GMT). Sentiment improved after Iran said it is drafting a maritime protocol with Oman for the Stra…
Australia, which implemented the world’s first ban on under-16s using popular social media apps in December, has moved from a cooperative posture to heightened enforcement after a government regulator found substantial noncompliance. With at least eight other countries expressing interest in similar measures and recent U.S. court rulings against ma…
