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Rallies led by a small group of chipmakers have created extreme concentration in Asian equity benchmarks, pushing some active managers to sell their best-performing holdings to comply with portfolio rules. The outsized gains of firms such as TSMC, Samsung and MediaTek have distorted index representation, driven record cross-border flows, and encour…
Nvidia announced a series of strategic agreements with major South Korean technology groups during CEO Jensen Huang's visit to the country, seeking to shore up memory supplies and deploy AI data center and robotics technology. Partners include SK Hynix, SK Telecom, Naver and Doosan Group. Financial terms were not disclosed.
China's rapid expansion of low-cost e-commerce exports is slowing as elevated jet fuel prices tied to the Iran conflict push up airfreight surcharges and household budgets in the U.S. and Europe tighten. Platforms that relied on direct air shipment of low-value items are facing a double challenge from rising logistics costs and maturing demand, whi…
Asian equities fell sharply as technology and AI-focused stocks led a broad retreat, with South Korea's KOSPI suffering the largest drop after heavy losses in chipmakers. The pullback followed a strong rally in tech, a hotter-than-expected U.S. employment report that revived rate-hike concerns, and an escalation of airstrikes between Iran and Israe…
A spike in oil, freight and insurance costs linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, combined with a weaker rupee, is squeezing margins across Indian industry. Companies from fast-moving consumer goods to automakers and airlines are responding with modest price hikes, reduced pack sizes, cost cuts and supply-chain rerouting while households tighten …
SpaceX's planned initial public offering has drawn intense interest from retail investors across several European markets, with the company reportedly considering allocating up to 30% of the deal to individuals. Platforms in Britain and other countries have opened applications for the roughly $75 billion raise, but academics and consumer advocates …
Indian cloud-kitchen operator Curefoods has put its planned initial public offering on hold after struggling to secure institutional backing at the valuation it sought. The company had aimed to raise 8 billion rupees at an approximate 40 billion-rupee valuation, but roadshows did not generate the required interest from mutual funds and other instit…
Nvidia announced partnerships with South Korea's SK Hynix, internet giant Naver and conglomerate Doosan to deploy its technology in AI data centres. The deals, revealed during Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to South Korea, include a multi-year technology collaboration with SK Hynix to advance memory for AI data centres and plans for a gigawatt-sca…
About 100 entertainment workers, union representatives and advocacy groups gathered in Los Angeles to oppose Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, citing employment declines and shrinking production activity. While the merger appears likely to receive regulatory approval, a coalition of U.S. states includ…
A consortium led by Bouygues Telecom, together with Orange and Free-iliad Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire SFR from Altice France for €20.35 billion including debt. The agreement divides SFR’s assets and revenue among the three buyers and includes employment protections, break-up fees and transitional joint ownership of ce…
Apple is widely expected to roll out substantive changes to Siri at its developer conference, addressing a two-year stumble in its AI efforts. The company could leverage the personal data resident on iPhones - emails, messages, calendars and app information - to make Siri more capable, but must do so within strict privacy constraints. Analysts say …
The U.S. suspension of live cattle imports from Mexico, implemented to slow the spread of the New World screwworm, has emptied pens at long-established Texas feedyards and accelerated vertical integration among Mexican producers. With the first U.S. screwworm case in six decades confirmed this week, domestic cattle supplies reached multi-decade low…
The head of the International Air Transport Association warned that sharply higher jet fuel prices linked to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran are likely to drive some carriers into bankruptcy and accelerate mergers and acquisitions across the sector. Budget airlines are particularly exposed, while aircraft and engine delivery delays are constrai…
South Korea's KOSPI plunged more than 8% on Monday, activating a Level 1 market-wide circuit breaker as semiconductor shares led a broad selloff amid disappointing chip forecasts from Broadcom and renewed Middle East hostilities. Trading was halted for 20 minutes and major Korean chipmakers recorded sharp early losses, reversing much of the index's…
U.S. stock index futures moved higher Sunday evening as investors weighed a potential rebound in technology and semiconductor shares after last week’s sharp declines, while renewed military activity between Iran and Israel heightened geopolitical risk and lifted oil prices. Strong May payrolls and the possibility of higher-for-longer interest rates…
Russian equities closed lower by count on Sunday even as the MOEX Russia Index finished unchanged, marking a fresh six-month low for the index. Energy, metals and utilities names showed divergent results while gold and crude prices fell and the rouble moved with modest volatility indicators unchanged.
Barclays analysts expect the 2026 FIFA World Cup - the tournament’s largest edition with 48 teams, 104 matches and 16 host cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico - to produce measurable but mostly short-lived revenue and engagement gains for a limited set of U.S. companies. Media engagement may translate into more lasting revenue stream…
LATAM Airlines CEO Roberto Alvo warned that the airline industry may need to trim capacity further if elevated fuel prices persist into 2027. He highlighted rising funding costs for carriers and forecast that aircraft and engine supply-chain issues are likely to continue for two to three years, increasing pressure on airlines with weaker balance sh…
Citi Research's Bear Market Checklist has risen to its highest aggregate reading since the 2008 global financial crisis, with 10 out of 18 indicators in warning territory. The checklist aggregates signals across valuations, credit conditions, corporate behavior and investor sentiment, using a three-color system where amber counts as half a point an…
Embraer expects its E2 family of regional jets to eventually operate in China, positioning the E190-E2 and E195-E2 between the smaller C909 and larger C919. The company says the E2s are certified locally and that it is in talks with potential customers, but progress has been slow following past setbacks and the company is not yet ready to develop a…
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said a full-scale merger with American Airlines is unlikely after American publicly rejected the idea, though United remains prepared to acquire airport slots, gates or other assets if higher fuel costs strain smaller competitors. Kirby emphasized that any merger would need management support from the other carrier a…
Two influential members of Congress with national security roles say President Trump’s selection of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence - a move that keeps Pulte in his role as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency - could derail efforts to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before it expire…
Bybit announced it will provide retail customers the ability to subscribe to tokenized initial public offering (IPO) shares at the IPO price, beginning with SpaceX. The offering is being distributed through Payward’s xStocks tokenization platform, with registration running June 7-11, 2026, allocations finalized June 11-12, and tokenized shares expe…
ITA Airways says it will determine within six to eight weeks whether to sue RTX unit Pratt & Whitney after engine problems have taken nearly 20% of its 80-aircraft fleet out of service. The grounding is part of a wider global disruption affecting hundreds of A320neo jets amid long wait times for inspections and a manufacturing problem that has cons…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has slashed its collective profit forecast for global airlines in 2026 to $23 billion from a prior estimate of about $41 billion, citing sharp increases in jet fuel prices and operational disruption around the Gulf. Passenger demand remains robust and revenues are rising, but higher fuel bills, rou…
