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Asian oil and gas equities fell Monday after crude prices extended losses following comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz would begin on Monday and that regional powers urged Washington to delay planned military action. The prospect of de-escalation eased fears of immediate supply disruptions and trimme…
Japanese automakers and other export-oriented firms tumbled on Monday after the yen strengthened following confirmed joint intervention by Japan and the United States. Major carmakers, electronics and industrial exporters posted notable declines as the firmer yen raised concerns about margins and overseas revenue translation.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche formally rescinded the May 18, 2026 order that created the so-called "Anti-Weaponization Fund" just days before the Senate Judiciary Committee was scheduled to consider his nomination. The move followed Republican objections and a hold on his confirmation by Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis, who sought …
Kioxia shares rose sharply after the company reported outsized fiscal Q1 FY2026 results, unveiled an ¥800 billion share buyback and a 3-for-1 stock split, and said it has cleared its net debt position. Management also projected stronger near-term revenue and profit and signaled expectations for a NAND supply deficit in 2027, a combination that has …
Asian equities moved lower on Monday with South Korea's KOSPI suffering the steepest losses after renewed selling in AI-linked technology names outweighed improving risk sentiment from easing Middle East tensions and stronger Wall Street futures. Oil eased after comments suggesting talks over the Strait of Hormuz would begin, reducing immediate sup…
Kay Granger, a Republican from Texas who became the first woman in her party to chair the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, has died at age 83, her son J.D. Granger confirmed on Sunday. No cause of death has been disclosed. Granger served in Congress from 1997 until 2025 and chaired the Appropriations Committee for more than a year during her fi…
Nvidia shares closed at $200.75, roughly 15% under their record $236.54 high and up 5.75% year-to-date. Despite the pullback, the stock sits near the lower bound of analyst price targets and retains broad Buy/Overweight support from major brokerages. Structural growth arguments and strong recent financials support the bull case, while rich multiple…
Alibaba Group's Hong Kong-listed shares jumped after the company introduced Qwen 3.8-MAX, a Max-class update built on the Qwen 3.5 architecture that the company says improves reasoning, coding, agent and multimodal capabilities while lowering inference costs. The model, with 2.4 trillion parameters and 95 billion active parameters, will have its we…
Private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners has submitted an indicative takeover proposal valuing FleetPartners at approximately A$760.3 million (US$534.5 million). The proposed A$3.60-per-share price represents about a 27% premium to the company’s last close of A$2.83, prompting a sharp intraday rally that sent the stock to a 20-month high. FleetP…
Local authorities have directed roughly 60,000 residents to leave their homes as a cluster of wildfires known as the Spokane Area Fire approaches populated areas in and around Spokane, Washington. The blazes have destroyed 600 buildings, knocked out power for thousands of customers and remain uncontained. State officials report more than 250,000 ac…
Pitney Bowes is a high-cash-flow, low-multiple name that has been punished on top-line pressure but is showing profit recovery and strong free cash flow. We recommend a mid-term swing trade to capture multiple expansion and a valuation re-rating driven by continued FCF growth, dividend support, and an improving cost structure.
Invesco's latest results and continued AUM momentum have pushed fundamentals closer to a valuation floor. The business generates meaningful free cash flow, carries low leverage, and has restarted capital returns — creating a setup where a tactical, defined-risk long can capture a re-rate over the next 45 trading days.
South Korea's KOSPI dropped more than 4% on Monday as renewed selling pressure on memory-chip leaders erased gains from a brief earnings-driven rebound. The broad index entered the session having suffered its worst month since 2008, with July losses driven by concerns over AI valuations, cooling hyperscaler spending and heavy retail positioning.
Steadfast Group's stock climbed after a consortium led by Amwins, Dragoneer and KKR reaffirmed a A$6.00-per-share cash proposal valuing the insurer at A$7.7 billion. The bidders say most due diligence is complete and the exclusivity period has been extended to Aug. 19 to finalise documentation and remaining checks.
Carpenter Technology (CRS) supplies specialty alloys and additive manufacturing powders used heavily in aerospace. With aerospace production recovering and high-value materials demand rising, CRS offers a tradable long opportunity. The company brings healthy cash flow, low leverage and product exposure that benefits from Boeing's production ramp. V…
Taiwan’s defence minister says the island’s military cooperation with the United States - particularly with the U.S. Pacific Command - is more extensive than commonly perceived, and that those ties have helped improve Taiwan’s defensive combat capabilities. He warned that a Chinese maritime blockade would carry significant economic and political ri…
Nordic Semiconductor (NOD) has been re-rated higher on the thesis that the pending enforcement outcome around the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRA) - and specifically how regulators apply it to chip suppliers - is the key near-term binary. If the appeal reduces the odds of punitive restrictions or onerous local-sourcing mandates, the stock should…
Capital One has filed court papers asserting that its 2021 decision to shut more than 300 bank accounts tied to the Trump Organization resulted from an internal anti-money laundering review, not political or religious bias. The filing came as the Trump Organization and Eric Trump pressed a lawsuit alleging discriminatory debanking, and follows earl…
U.S. equity futures climbed on Sunday evening after President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were set to begin on Monday, and as technology shares showed signs of stabilizing following steep declines in July. Futures gains followed a positive Friday session, while attention turns to a busy week of second-quarter earnings and a key employm…
Gold climbed Monday after a sudden fall in oil prices and comments that a planned strike on Iran was delayed. The move reduced concerns that higher energy costs would sustain elevated inflation and force additional interest-rate increases. Even so, recent dissents from Federal Reserve officials and a busy U.S. labor-data calendar kept investors vig…
Global oil benchmarks fell sharply and equities showed mixed moves on Monday as renewed prospect of talks with Iran eased geopolitical risk, while the Japanese yen rallied after Washington and Tokyo confirmed joint intervention to support the currency. Brent crude dropped to $82.41 as sentiment shifted on comments about negotiations with Iran, and …
Oil prices dropped almost 5% in Asian trade, hitting their lowest level in three weeks after President Donald Trump called off a planned attack on Iran and said negotiations would resume. The fall was reinforced by OPEC+'s decision to raise production quotas, as recent regional attacks had previously pushed Brent above $90 a barrel.
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza for a second consecutive day, killing at least 18 Palestinians across northern, central and southern areas, even after a U.S.-led ceasefire roadmap was published. Israeli ministers and spokespeople said no halt to strikes has been agreed and insisted Hamas must fully disarm before any implementation steps proceed. Medi…
Chery Automobile will invest $75 million in South Korea's KG Mobility through convertible bonds that, if converted, would provide Chery with about a 10% ownership stake. Both firms outlined plans for production, distribution and brand collaboration, a joint task force on supply-chain and technology areas, and a January launch of a midsize SUV built…
Verisk’s Catastrophe and Risk Solutions group estimates insured losses resulting from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake near Kumamoto City, Japan, to be between JPY 220 billion (~USD 1.4 billion) and JPY 340 billion (~USD 2.1 billion). The earthquake caused widespread damage to homes, commercial buildings, infrastructure, and temporarily disrupted manuf…
