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Apollo applies AI disruption scoring to every new software deal

Apollo applies AI disruption scoring to every new software deal

Apollo Global Management now subjects all prospective software investments to a risk evaluation focused on potential disruption from artificial intelligence. The firm deployed a 12-14 category framework last year to rank software businesses by their exposure to AI-driven change and overlaid that framework across its existing holdings to identify wh…

Macquarie: South Korean Bank Lending Rebounded in May, Led by Corporates

Macquarie: South Korean Bank Lending Rebounded in May, Led by Corporates

Macquarie's analysis of South Korean banking data shows loan growth returned to positive territory in May with corporate lending the main contributor. Household credit improved driven by unsecured loans tied to equity activity and a modest recovery in mortgages, while deposit balances rose. The investment bank cautions that regulatory limits and vo…

Barclays Sees Tesla Deliveries Outpacing Street Estimates in Q2

Barclays Sees Tesla Deliveries Outpacing Street Estimates in Q2

Barclays has increased its projection for Tesla's second-quarter vehicle deliveries to roughly 418,000 units, a figure ahead of the Bloomberg consensus of about 397,000. The bank cites stronger-than-expected sales momentum in Europe and a recovery in China's EV market following first-quarter weakness. Barclays expects sequential volume growth of ar…

Anduril Open to Overseas Weapons Factory as US Facility Nears Completion

Anduril Open to Overseas Weapons Factory as US Facility Nears Completion

Anduril Industries is considering locating a future weapons manufacturing site outside the United States, according to CEO Brian Schimpf. While work has started on the company's first production facility in Ohio, Anduril said it would evaluate operating another factory in an allied country, including Europe, citing strong manufacturing talent and t…

Needham Trims Iris Energy Forecasts After AI Cloud Revenue Delay

Needham Trims Iris Energy Forecasts After AI Cloud Revenue Delay

Needham has reduced its fiscal 2026 and 2027 estimates for Iris Energy, pointing to a slower-than-expected ramp of AI cloud revenue through calendar 2026 and a shift in when contract revenue will be recognized. The firm also scaled back its bitcoin revenue assumptions as mining operations are wound down and bitcoin prices have declined. Iris Energy…

Voyager Technologies Jumps in Pre-Market After BTIG Starts Coverage; Acquisition and Defense Contracts Highlighted

Voyager Technologies Jumps in Pre-Market After BTIG Starts Coverage; Acquisition and Defense Contracts Highlighted

Voyager Technologies climbed in pre-market trading after BTIG initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $55 price target. The firm emphasized Voyager's role as an acquisition-led consolidator of space and missile-defense technologies, citing alignment with national security funding and propulsion capabilities. The move adds to recent bullish analy…

William Blair Lowers Data Center and Power Index to 75 Citing Local Opposition and Supply Constraints

William Blair Lowers Data Center and Power Index to 75 Citing Local Opposition and Supply Constraints

William Blair cut its data center and power index to 75 in May 2026 from 78, pointing to heightened community resistance to new data center locations and tightening power availability. The firm increased its projection for the U.S. data center power supply-demand shortfall in 2030 to 28 gigawatts from 21 gigawatts, while the broader U.S. power defi…

Budapest Prosecutors Instruct Police to Probe MOL Share Transactions

Budapest Prosecutors Instruct Police to Probe MOL Share Transactions

Hungarian prosecutors have directed a police inquiry into trades of shares in oil group MOL to determine whether insider trading rules were breached. The probe follows a February review opened by the National Bank of Hungary into share sales by company officials that took place shortly after Druzhba crude deliveries to Hungary were halted on Januar…

Deutsche Bank Downgrades Fastned to Hold Despite Higher Price Target

Deutsche Bank Downgrades Fastned to Hold Despite Higher Price Target

Deutsche Bank moved Fastned from a buy to a hold rating while increasing its price target to €33 from €30. The bank acknowledges a recent rise in BEV charging activity and stronger order intake reported by some European automakers, but it does not expect this to drive accelerated vehicle registrations or a quicker rollout of public charging infrast…