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Australian equities closed lower on Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 0.33% as weakness in information technology, gold and metals & mining stocks outweighed gains in a handful of names. Market breadth favored decliners, the VIX eased and commodity prices retreated, while currency moves were mixed.
Heineken N.V. has nominated Rafael Oliveira, current CEO of JDE Peet's N.V., to be its next chief executive. The Supervisory Board will propose Oliveira for a four-year term beginning Oct. 1, subject to shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for Aug. 5. Oliveira joins Heineken after leadership roles across major consumer…
Signify announced it will not resume the share repurchase program that it had planned for 2025, and presented medium-term financial targets through 2029 at its Capital Markets Day. The company outlined growth and margin objectives, updated its dividend policy, and detailed a portfolio prioritization under a Build or Harvest mandate. Future buybacks…
Tencent is conducting a review of multiple minority investments in Japanese game studios, including its stake in Marvelous Inc. The company is examining holdings where anticipated strategic benefits have diminished and is considering selling some stakes back to management - in some cases at a loss - while shifting capital toward higher-growth areas…
Taiwan equities closed higher on Tuesday, propelled by strength in the Plastic, Chemical and Biotech & Medical Care sectors. The Taiwan Weighted index rose 1.28% to reach a fresh record level. Top session performers included GEM Services Inc, Onano Industrial Corp and Lelon Electronics, while Reward Wool Industry, Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group…
Jefferies downgraded Yara International ASA from buy to hold and lowered its price target to 470 Norwegian crowns from 610 crowns, pointing to a softer agricultural outlook, reduced fertilizer price assumptions, deteriorating farmer incomes, and higher European gas cost assumptions. The broker also trimmed earnings and sales forecasts across 2026-2…
MediaTek shares climbed 2.9% to T$4,595.0 after a well-known analyst reported that the company secured an exclusive order from Google for an upgraded TPU v9 revision, possibly codenamed "Triggerfish." While the deal has not been independently confirmed, the report highlights MediaTek's position in artificial intelligence-driven demand for accelerat…
Firefly Aerospace is expected to receive a $110 million loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to help fund expansion of its spacecraft production facilities in Texas. The EXIM board's three members are scheduled to vote on the financing, which features a 12-month availability window and a 10-year repayment term. Firefly, which landed an uncrewed sp…
SK Hynix shares fell 7.5% on Tuesday, reversing from an all-time intraday high set in the prior session as investors booked profits and reports indicated the company would scale back production of high-bandwidth memory. The slide followed a year-to-date rally of more than 340% and a momentary leap past Samsung Electronics in market capitalization. …
Registrations of new passenger cars across the EU, EFTA countries and the United Kingdom rose 3.6% year-on-year to 1.15 million in May, driven by a strong increase in battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, according to ACEA data published on Tuesday. Traditional petrol and diesel registrations fell sharply while several EV-focused brands, i…
Air Water Inc. shares climbed sharply after Oasis Management Company Ltd., a Hong Kong-based investment firm, disclosed it had accumulated a 6.05% position in the company, crossing the reporting threshold under Japanese securities law. The stock advanced 6.8% to ¥2,664 on Tuesday and reached an intraday 52-week high of ¥2,740. The filing described …
South Korea's benchmark KOSPI sank sharply as investors took profits after an extended rally led by semiconductor stocks and foreign capital flows. The drop was large enough to activate a sidecar trading curb that temporarily halted program trading, while a report that South Korea would be excluded from MSCI's developed markets index compounded sel…
Primoris Services plunged in after-hours trading after cutting its 2026 financial guidance dramatically and disclosing execution problems concentrated in its Renewables business. The company slashed expected full-year diluted EPS and adjusted EBITDA ranges, cited worsening cost overruns and project delays, confirmed an external assessment finding p…
KPMG Australia announced the resignations of its chairman, Martin Sheppard, and two senior audit partners, Paul Rogers and Eileen Hoggett, after whistleblower allegations that confidential client information was misused to secure audit contracts. Interim CEO Stan Stavros said the moves were 'necessary and immediate' and signalled plans to appoint a…
Most Asian stock markets fell on Tuesday as investors took profits after a strong run in AI-related equities. South Korea led losses, with the KOSPI plunging around 4.6% following steep declines in major semiconductor names. Market participants also weighed tentative progress in U.S.-Iran talks and the implications of a recent hawkish Federal Reser…
WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) issued a statement saying it is not aware of any investigation involving its Executive Chair Richard White and emphasized that recent media reports refer to White in a personal capacity rather than to the company. The disclosure followed a steep share drop after reports that the Australian Federal Police were probing alleg…
Lynas Rare Earths shares fell after the Malaysian Department of Environment asked the company to submit an updated environmental impact assessment for a planned expansion. Media reports that expansion had been blocked, plus fresh competition from Iluka Resources, contributed to the stock weakening as investors pause with key milestones already pric…
Federal safety regulators have launched a formal inquiry into a June 19 crash in Texas in which a Tesla vehicle left the roadway and struck a house, seriously injuring a woman inside who later died. The vehicle's driver told investigators the car was operating with an automated driving assistance system when the collision occurred. Tesla's CEO ques…
Gores Holdings XI, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of The Gores Group, has priced an initial public offering of 31.2 million units at $10.00 each, raising $312 million. Units will begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on June 23, 2026 under the symbol GHXIU. Each unit comprises one Class A ordinary share and one-…
Shares of several companies developing quantum-computing technologies rose in extended trading after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders aimed at accelerating the sector. The actions target a research-capable quantum computer by 2028, migration of federal systems to post-quantum cryptography by 2030-31, expanded use of quantum sensi…
Surging global demand for memory chips amid an AI-driven market upswing has elevated employees at SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics in South Korea’s social hierarchy. Large performance-linked payouts and record market values have led matchmaking agencies, students and career advisers to treat roles at the chip firms as highly desirable, altering edu…
U.S. equity futures edged lower Monday evening as technology shares stayed under pressure following sharp intraday losses in Alphabet and SpaceX. Investors also digested signs of progress in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and prepared for a slate of U.S. economic data and corporate earnings, including FedEx.
Meta said it will pause an internal program that records employee mouse movements and other on-device interactions used for AI training while the company investigates potential data security issues. The Model Capability Initiative, which began in April, collects mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes on U.S.-based employees' computers. An internal …
First Carolina Financial Services, Inc., the holding company for First Carolina Bank, has completed its initial public offering and commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FCBM. The company marked the listing with a closing bell ceremony at the NYSE, where Chairman, President and CEO Ron Day was joined by members of the ex…
Qualcomm is reported to be in advanced negotiations to acquire AI chip startup Modular Inc in a transaction that would value the company at approximately $4 billion, according to people cited by Bloomberg News. If completed, the acquisition would represent a substantial rise from the roughly $1.6 billion valuation Modular achieved in a funding roun…
