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U.S. equity futures were largely steady on Thursday night after a sharp, technology-led pullback saw major indexes slide amid concerns over elevated AI-related spending. New tariffs announced by the U.S. administration and renewed military activity in the Red Sea pushed oil prices higher, adding to inflation and policy worries ahead of the Federal …
Tokyo stocks fell sharply on Friday, led by a decline in technology shares after Alphabet's overnight slump rekindled worries about heavy investment in AI infrastructure. The Nikkei 225 fell 2.69% to 64,634.04 at 0112 GMT, while the broader Topix slipped 1.28% to 4,002.09. The market has given up more than 7% this month and entered correction terri…
Scribe Therapeutics set its initial public offering price at $15.00 per share for 8,580,000 common shares, the top of its indicated range, resulting in expected gross proceeds of roughly $128.7 million before underwriting discounts and other offering expenses. The offering was upsized and includes a 30-day underwriter option and a concurrent privat…
Space Exploration Technologies Corp postponed the thirteenth Starship flight test by one day because weather at its Starbase, Texas site would prevent ground-based imagery of the vehicle’s heatshield at higher dynamic pressure. The launch is now targeted for Friday, July 24, after the FAA cleared Flight 13 earlier this month and following upgrades …
China’s domestic AI ecosystem has seen rapid stock-market appreciation in 2026 as investors price in sustained infrastructure spending across semiconductors, data centres and cloud platforms. Several A-share names have posted triple- and double-digit gains over the past year, and the market narrative is that Beijing and local industry are racing to…
On July 24, ASX Ltd announced that Chief Financial Officer Andrew Tobin intends to retire. Tobin, who joined the bourse operator in 2022 and has overseen finance, treasury, strategy and corporate affairs, will stay on while the company finalises his replacement. The announcement comes two months after the board confirmed Euronext executive Anthony …
Brazil's aviation safety investigators concluded that a combination of severe icing conditions, multiple faults in the aircraft's de-icing system, crew actions and systemic shortcomings at regional carrier Voepass were contributing factors in the August 9, 2024 crash of Voepass Flight 2283 that killed all 62 people aboard. The final Cenipa report i…
Lyntris Inc., a Washington-based defense technology firm focused on connectivity solutions for military use, has filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of common stock and intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LYNX. Lead managers, addi…
Pelican Acquisition II Corporation priced and launched a 7.5 million-unit initial public offering at $10.00 per unit, raising $75.0 million. The units began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker PLCIU on July 24, 2026, and the offering is expected to close on July 27, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Lyntris, a defense technology company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, filed for an initial public offering in the United States and disclosed a notable increase in six-month revenue. The filing shows a widening interim net loss amid higher sales, a dominant private equity shareholder, and plans to list on the NYSE under the ticker LYNX. Un…
Newmont reported adjusted second-quarter earnings above analyst expectations as a surge in gold prices compensated for reduced production. The company said third-quarter output should be broadly in line with Q2, while flagging higher unit costs driven by sustaining capital and potential oil-price pressure. Newmont also confirmed regulatory approval…
Intel reported second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped analyst expectations and issued third-quarter guidance above consensus, driving an after-hours share rise. The company raised its capital expenditure outlook for the year and signaled continued investment into its next-generation 14A manufacturing node as demand from agentic AI…
Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, a division of RTX Corp (NYSE:RTX), received a $42,096,941 contract modification from the Department of War to finalize a fiscal 2026 undefinitized contract action for sustainment of F135 propulsion systems for the F-35 Lightning II. The award funds a range of sustainment activities across multiple U.S. and internat…
SAP's chief financial officer said that meaningful returns from artificial intelligence in enterprise software will depend on moving beyond chatbots and coding assistants into AI systems tightly integrated with core business processes. Speaking after SAP's second-quarter results, Dominik Asam argued that accuracy, data governance and cost control m…
Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan this week introduced tradable bond baskets designed to let investors dial exposure to technology-sector debt as market participants weigh the prospect of substantial future bond issuance tied to artificial intelligence investments by hyperscalers. Goldman launched an 18-issuer high-yield basket, while JPMorgan rolled out …
Lockheed Martin received two Department of Defense orders totaling $67.7 million. The contracts fund technical insertion-26 production material for submarine electronic warfare systems and engineering, depot activation and material lay-in to establish F-35 national air vehicle depots for foreign military sales customers, with work to be completed b…
Amkor Technology has signed a multi-year agreement with Nvidia valued at $1.5 billion to expand advanced semiconductor packaging and test capacity in the United States. The arrangement includes a prepayment from Nvidia to support U.S. operations, joint technology development for AI and accelerated-computing platforms, and a focus on heterogeneous i…
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. was awarded a $127,050,000 contract modification from the U.S. Department of War to procure long lead-time materials for internal communications systems used in Virginia-class submarines. The work will be performed in Camden, New Jersey, and the contract remains an undefinitized action under an existing agreemen…
Dominic Hadeed, owner of Blue Waters, and his wife Genevieve were released from custody on Thursday after almost a month detained without charges under Trinidad and Tobago's state of emergency. Their release followed a tribunal recommendation accepted by the Homeland Security Minister and a decision by the British Privy Council not to hear the gove…
Oracle Corporation saw its stock rise in after-hours trading after being awarded a single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under the Department of War Enterprise Software Initiative worth up to $6.99 billion over ten years. The arrangement establishes a standardized purchasing vehicle for Oracle perpetual and subscription lic…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC closed down 1.54% on Thursday, weighed by losses in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. A larger number of stocks fell than advanced, with several notable individual movers showing divergent performance. Commodities and currency pairs recorded mixed moves alongside the equity weakness.
A federal judge in Oakland has ordered that Paramount Skydance pause its $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery through August 17, extending an earlier temporary hold. The additional time allows Paramount to seek a hearing in August to present evidence that the transaction would support competition while state attorneys general and the Wri…
Amkor Technology's shares surged in after-hours trading after the company disclosed a multi-year strategic agreement with Nvidia valued at $1.5 billion to develop advanced semiconductor packaging and test technologies aimed at AI and accelerated computing platforms. Nvidia will provide a prepayment to support Amkor's expansion of U.S. packaging cap…
Colombia's main equity benchmark, the COLCAP, ended Thursday's session down 0.60% as losses concentrated in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors weighed on the market. Individual winners included Promigas, Mineros and Grupo Cibest, while Etb, Grupo Nutresa and Grupo Argos SA Pref were among the laggards. Commodity contracts and cu…
Stripe is reportedly engaged in acquisition discussions to buy OpenRouter, a quickly expanding marketplace that lets developers route requests across a wide array of AI models. The potential transaction could value OpenRouter at around $10 billion, a sharp rise from its $1.3 billion valuation in May. Negotiations are ongoing and may conclude soon, …
