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Kweichow Moutai saw its Shanghai-listed shares decline after reporting a modest slowdown in full-year growth for 2025, with revenue and net profit down year-on-year even as profitability and cash generation remained strong. The company also proposed an annual cash dividend of 27.99 yuan per share, while investors reacted to the weaker top- and bott…
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports rose 15.3% in March, the government agency reported, sustained by robust demand for electronics tied to artificial intelligence infrastructure. The increase is the seventh month of expansion, following a 4% gain in February, and contributed to a 9.6% rise for non-oil exports in the first quarter of 2026. Gains w…
AEVEX raised $320 million by pricing 16 million shares at $20 each in its U.S. initial public offering. The Solana Beach, California based defense contractor, which supplies airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems to the U.S. government and allied forces, will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AVEX…
Asian equity markets slipped on Friday as investors took profits following a strong run earlier in the week, but the region remained on course for weekly gains. Optimism around possible U.S.-Iran diplomatic engagement and robust technology company results - notably in semiconductors - lent support to the rally that has driven several indexes toward…
Asian shares looked set to extend gains into a second week and global oil benchmarks slipped below $100 a barrel after signs of a temporary de-escalation in the Middle East. A 10-day Lebanon-Israel ceasefire and remarks about a potential meeting between U.S. and Iranian officials helped cool energy markets, even as the Strait of Hormuz remains clos…
Lupin's U.S. subsidiary has reached a $30 million settlement with insurer Humana over antitrust claims, while continuing to deny any unlawful conduct. The payment resolves Lupin’s portion of a larger lawsuit that names 37 pharmaceutical companies and includes allegations tied to delaying a generic version of Glumetza. Lupin said the amount was alre…
OpenAI has agreed to spend in excess of $20 billion on servers using Cerebras processors over the next three years, in a deal that includes warrants granting a minority equity stake in the chip maker. The agreement also features roughly $1 billion to support data-center construction and the potential for OpenAI's ownership share to rise, including …
Tesla has posted multiple engineering positions in Taiwan for its Terafab artificial intelligence chip manufacturing project, seeking candidates with significant experience in advanced semiconductor production. The listings describe a vertically integrated facility that will combine logic, memory, packaging, test and lithography mask production, an…
Zip Co reported a record quarterly cash EBTDA of A$65.1 million, a 41.5% increase year-on-year, and upgraded its fiscal 2026 cash EBTDA guidance to at least A$260 million. The buy now, pay later group saw expanded operating margins, double-digit rises in transaction value, income and volumes, and particularly strong volume growth in the United Stat…
U.S. equity futures held near unchanged levels Thursday evening after benchmark indexes closed at successive record highs. Optimism about a temporary ceasefire and the prospect of U.S.-Iran talks supported risk appetite, while corporate earnings produced divergent stock moves, including a notable post-market drop for Netflix.
Britain’s senior foreign ministry official will leave his position after Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper lost confidence in him, following the disclosure that Peter Mandelson failed a security vetting yet was later granted clearance. The episode has heightened pressure on Starmer over his decision to appoint Mandelson…
Kailera Therapeutics Inc. has priced its initial public offering at $16.00 per share for 39,062,500 common shares, aiming to raise approximately $625.0 million in gross proceeds before underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company plans to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Apr…
JATT II Acquisition Corp completed the pricing of its initial public offering of 6 million ordinary shares at $10 per share, raising $60 million. The SPAC expects its shares to begin trading on NASDAQ under the symbol JATT on April 17, 2026, with the offering scheduled to close on April 20, 2026. Management said the company will concentrate its sea…
Oportun Financial Corporation announced that Doug Bland will become its chief executive and join the board effective April 20, 2026. The news prompted a roughly 3% rise in Oportun shares in after-hours trading. Bland brings more than three decades of experience in consumer financial services, including senior roles at PayPal, Swift Financial and Ba…
Goldman Sachs is preparing for the departure of two senior bankers from its Asia operations after seven years with the firm. Dawei Huang, co-head of China technology, media and telecommunications, plans to leave the banking sector to join a technology company. Samuel Thong, a leader in health-care investment banking for Asia excluding Japan, is als…
NiSource said it has signed a long-term energy supply agreement with an Alphabet unit to support a large data center in northern Indiana and expanded its existing arrangement with Amazon to accelerate power delivery and advance household bill credits. The company's GenCo model will supply roughly 340 megawatts from owned generation plus up to 175 m…
Perplexity has introduced Personal Computer, a new feature that extends the Perplexity Mac App to operate directly on local folders, native macOS applications and web content. The capability, which is being rolled out to Perplexity Max subscribers and waitlist members starting today, supports continuous background operation on devices such as the M…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC fell 0.78% at Thursday's close, with declines concentrated in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Market breadth was mixed, while commodities and foreign-exchange rates showed modest movement during the session. A handful of stocks bucked the trend, posting gains, while several large-cap names…
Colombian stocks finished higher after Thursday trading, with the COLCAP index rising 0.35% as gains in Industrials, Services and Agriculture weighed in. Etb was the session's top gainer, while Grupo Energia Bogota, Organizacion Terpel and Bancolombia Pf were among the largest decliners. Commodity and FX moves were mixed.
Valero has partially restarted its 380,000 barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas refinery after a March 23 explosion and fire. The 115,000-bpd AVU-147 crude distillation unit is back in operation, while the larger 210,000-bpd AVU-146 remains shut as crews repair a damaged heater tube discovered during post-incident inspections. No injuries were reporte…
Russian equities closed modestly higher on Thursday, with the MOEX Russia Index finishing up 0.02%. Gains concentrated in mining, power and manufacturing names, while several large caps and airlines weighed. Market breadth was negative, and the Russian Volatility Index declined alongside mixed commodity price action.
Kone Oyj is reported to be in advanced negotiations to acquire TK Elevator, with discussions ongoing between Kone and TK Elevator’s private equity owners, Advent and Cinven. Those backers have been seeking a valuation of up to €25 billion, including debt, and are also weighing alternative routes such as a public listing. Sources say the parties are…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has ordered a temporary cap on daily operations at Chicago O’Hare International Airport for the summer season, restricting arrivals and departures to 2,708 per day between May 17 and October 24. The move follows weeks of negotiations after airlines submitted plans for more than 3,000 daily flights on peak da…
Spirit Airlines' plan to exit bankruptcy hinges on fuel prices far below current market levels. With jet fuel roughly double the price assumed in the carrier's restructuring projections, analysts and lenders warn the carrier could face material operating losses, cash shortfalls and a heightened risk of liquidation unless costs or revenues move in w…
Summary: Stocks moved in after-hours trading on developments ranging from corporate guidance and leadership changes to earnings misses, a capital raise and strategic infrastructure agreements. Netflix shares dropped despite stronger-than-expected quarterly results after guidance disappointed and Chairman Reed Hastings said he would depart. Alcoa mi…
