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Australia has enacted a law barring children under 16 from major social media services, and a growing number of countries are introducing or considering measures to restrict minors' access. Governments are taking a range of approaches - outright bans, raised consent ages, device-level restrictions and parental-consent regimes - while industry minim…
European shares fell on Friday, with the STOXX 600 down 0.2% at 610.28 points at 0809 GMT, as a surprise earnings hit from Stellantis weighed on autos and broader markets. Tech names declined amid renewed worries about AI-driven disruption and after Amazon signalled a large increase in spending plans. Offsetting some losses were gains in French ban…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite fell 2.63% to a three-month low at the close on Friday as losses in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors weighed on the market. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, while a handful of small-cap names posted large single-session gains. Currency and commodity moves accompanied the equ…
Senior members of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union are considering a proposal to set a statutory minimum age of 16 for access to open social media platforms, accompanied by mandatory age verification. The move, to be debated at the CDU’s national conference on February 20-21, reflects growing concern within the party about the effects of online…
Getlink reported weaker traffic in January, with truck shuttle volumes down 5.3% year-over-year and passenger shuttle volumes down 3.9% year-over-year. Management attributed the decline to adverse weather at the start of January that reduced traffic through the Channel Tunnel. Analysts still forecast modest growth for full-year 2026, while the stoc…
Stellantis will take approximately €22.2 billion in charges after revising its product roadmap and lowering EV sales assumptions. The company said the move will produce a substantial net loss in the second half of 2025, prompt a suspension of dividends and require additional financing measures as it recalibrates its strategy.
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a request for information asking states to volunteer to host a permanent geological repository for spent nuclear fuel as part of broader campus proposals that could include new reactors, reprocessing, enrichment and data centers. The plan pairs large potential investments and jobs with the politically fraugh…
At the Singapore Airshow, Chinese military and aerospace firms staged a high-visibility effort to showcase both combat and civil aircraft, drawing significant attention from regional delegations. The displays — including a headline-making aerobatic performance by the PLAAF and prominent commercial exhibits from state-owned planemakers — come amid q…
Japan's equity market closed higher on Friday with the Nikkei 225 advancing 0.89%. Gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors supported the rise, while market breadth showed more decliners than advancers. Energy and precious metals futures moved in mixed fashion and major FX pairs slipped.
Toyota Motor Corp reported operating income in the fiscal third quarter that exceeded market expectations, helped by solid sales volumes and a weaker yen. The automaker raised its annual operating profit and revenue forecasts but trimmed its full-year vehicle sales outlook amid production disruptions in Brazil and ongoing U.S. import duties. CEO Ko…
Australian equities slid at Friday's close, with the S&P/ASX 200 finishing down 2.03%. Real estate investment trusts, information technology names and gold-related stocks weighed on the market. Market breadth was heavily tilted toward decliners and the S&P/ASX 200 VIX climbed to a one-month high as commodity prices moved unevenly.
Airlines, engine makers and suppliers say supply-chain disruptions that began during the pandemic are persisting and have been compounded by record passenger demand and geopolitical shifts. Delayed deliveries from Airbus and Boeing, stretched component lead times and shortages of critical materials such as titanium and nickel tubing have forced car…
Asian equity markets were broadly weaker on Friday, led lower by declines in technology stocks. Japan bucked the regional trend with modest gains as investors turned attention to a Sunday national election that could strengthen the governing party’s mandate. Australia’s ASX 200 was the weakest market in the region after Reserve Bank of Australia Go…
A source said the U.S. president last month offered to lift a freeze on federal support for the $16 billion Gateway Hudson River tunnel project if Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer would back renaming Washington Dulles Airport and New York Penn Station for the president. The proposal was reportedly rejected and a court hearing is scheduled as states…
U.S.-based Kratos Defense and Taiwan’s military completed a test campaign at Kratos’ Oklahoma City facility that validated the integration of a Taiwanese mission payload onto the jet-powered Mighty Hornet IV attack drone. Both sides described the trials as a milestone in bilateral defence technology cooperation as Taiwan moves to rapidly field larg…
Rio Tinto shares reached an intraday record in Australian trading after the company confirmed it had ceased merger talks with Glencore. The miner said the two sides could not agree on a transaction that would deliver sufficient value to shareholders. The move followed public disclosure of the talks in January and represents the third failed attempt…
SpaceX will absorb xAI through a triangular merger that keeps xAI as a wholly owned subsidiary, a structure that limits SpaceX’s direct exposure to xAI liabilities and can deliver tax advantages to shareholders. The combined company, valued at $1.25 trillion, aims to go public later this year to support plans for deploying data centers in space. Th…
Once Upon a Farm, the Berkeley-based children’s organic food company co-founded by Jennifer Garner, raised about $198 million in its U.S. initial public offering by selling roughly 11 million shares at $18 each. The pricing placed the deal at the midpoint of its indicated range and implied a valuation of roughly $724.2 million. The company cautione…
Summary: U.S. equity futures dropped Thursday evening after another down session on Wall Street dominated by losses in technology names. Amazon shares plunged following a blowout 2026 capital expenditure projection, rekindling investor concern about outsized AI spending across large tech companies. Weakness in labor-market indicators and memory-chi…
SiTime has struck a deal to buy timing assets from Renesas and to have some of its timing technology integrated into Renesas chips. The transaction, valued at up to $3.2 billion, is expected to drive about $300 million in revenue in the first year after close and could enable the deployment of SiTime’s resonator technology across very large volumes…
SpyGlass Pharma Inc. has priced an initial public offering of 9,375,000 shares at $16.00 per share, which is expected to generate about $150 million in gross proceeds before the deduction of underwriting fees and other expenses. The company will list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker SGP, with trading anticipated to begin on Febru…
Citigroup said it will match the U.S. Treasury's initial $1,000 seed deposit to proposed 'Trump Accounts' for families of eligible employees, and the Citi Foundation pledged $5 million to raise awareness and support enrollment, with a focus on low-income households. The accounts, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, would receive $1,000 for chil…
Once Upon a Farm PBC has set an initial public offering price of $18 per share, according to people familiar with the matter. The Berkeley, California-based organic children's snacks company and some investors put nearly 11 million shares on offer within a previously announced $17 to $19 range. At the $18 level the company would carry a market valu…
Liftoff Mobile Inc., a mobile app marketing company with backing from Blackstone Inc., has put off an initial public offering that had been due to price Thursday evening, according to people familiar with the matter. The company had targeted up to $762 million in proceeds. The postponement comes amid broad weakness in technology equities, especiall…
Microchip Technology said it expects adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of about $0.40 per share, below the $0.48 consensus, citing pressure from a global memory supply shortage that has prompted smartphone and PC makers to trim orders. The company forecast fourth-quarter revenue between $1.24 billion and $1.28 billion and reported stronger-than-expe…
