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IndiGo's chief executive Pieter Elbers resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons. Co-founder and Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has been named interim head. Shares rose 0.4% early Wednesday as investors absorbed the leadership change following recent scheduling problems in December 2024. The airline will name a permanent successor later; …
French broadcaster Canal+ has signed a multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to integrate generative artificial intelligence into its production workflow and streaming service. The deal supplies Canal+ production teams with Google’s Veo 3 video generative AI, aims to index the company’s full content library for improved recommendations on the Cana…
Carlyle has reached an agreement to sell SierraCol, its Colombian oil-producing unit, to Prime Infrastructure Capital—an infrastructure arm linked to Filipino businessman Enrique K. Razon Jr.—for an undisclosed amount. Carlyle established SierraCol in 2020 after acquiring assets from Occidental Petroleum and later invested roughly $1 billion to sta…
Japan's equity benchmark closed higher Wednesday, with the Nikkei 225 finishing up 1.51% as gains in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors underpinned the advance. A handful of large-cap industrials and electronics-related names led the rise, while a few technology and services stocks weighed on the downside. Market breadth favored advancers by …
Morgan Stanley has published its preferred equities within the European telecommunications sector, prioritizing firms with strong network assets, improving cash generation and links to emerging infrastructure demand. The bank's selections include an integrated operator, a tower company, a Swiss carrier, a UK incumbent and a network equipment suppli…
Anduril Industries has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, a national security company focused on space sensing, space awareness and missile defense. The transaction represents Anduril's first acquisition for its space business unit and its 11th acquisition overall. The companies say the combination would link ExoAnalyti…
Taiwan's benchmark index closed sharply lower, with the Taiwan Weighted losing 4.43% as weakness in the Glass and Electronic Parts/Components sectors pressured the market. A handful of stocks posted 10.00% moves, with three rising to notable highs while three others fell by the same percentage. Commodity and currency indicators showed mixed moves a…
JPMorgan Chase has marked down the value of specific loans held by private credit lenders, a move intended to cap how much the bank will advance against those assets. The cuts focus on loans to software companies, noted for perceived vulnerability to AI-driven disruption. The valuation adjustments did not prompt margin calls but were pre-emptive st…
Australian equities ended the trading day higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.59% as strength in Metals & Mining, Materials and Resources sectors outweighed losses in select real estate and energy-related stocks. Market breadth was positive, volatility eased and commodity prices were mixed amid modest currency moves.
Citi Research is concentrating its semiconductor convictions into four names as it looks toward mid-2026. The research team points to sustained AI infrastructure expenditures and analog companies executing margin expansion as the clearest routes to outperformance in a mixed chip market. Broadcom and NVIDIA top the list for AI infrastructure exposur…
OpenAI is preparing to integrate its AI video generator Sora into the ChatGPT platform, according to a report that cites people familiar with the matter. Sora, launched as a standalone app in September 2025, enables users to create and share AI-generated videos that can be derived from copyrighted material and posted to social-media-style feeds. Th…
OpenAI is preparing to add its Sora AI video-generation features to ChatGPT, a move intended to attract more users but one that could raise operating costs. Sora, introduced as a mobile app in 2025 for creating short-form AI videos, has seen falling downloads and user spending by early 2026 despite a content deal with Walt Disney Company.
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. rose in Taipei after the company reported February revenue of NT$317.66 billion, a 22.2% increase from a year earlier. The monthly figure fell 20.8% from January because of seasonal effects around the Lunar New Year, while aggregate revenue for January-February 2026 reached NT$718.91 billion, up 29.9…
Chinese government bodies and state-owned enterprises, including large state-controlled banks, have been advised against installing the OpenClaw AI agent on workplace computers. Officials cited security risks tied to the software's broad system permissions and requested that any prior installations be reported to supervisors.
Nintendo shares rose sharply on Wednesday after its new life-simulation title, Pokemon Pokopia, reached the top of the Switch 2 sales chart within days of release. The game’s strong early demand and positive critical reception helped drive a double-digit gain in the company’s stock, while enthusiasm around an upcoming Super Mario movie added to mar…
Heinz Wattie’s has put forward a proposal to close three manufacturing sites in New Zealand and to cease packing operations for frozen lines at a fourth location, a move that could affect around 350 employees. The company, a subsidiary of Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC), also plans to stop producing and selling several product lines including frozen ve…
Anduril Industries has signed a definitive agreement to buy ExoAnalytic Solutions, a national security company focused on space sensing, awareness and missile defense. The acquisition is intended to bolster Anduril’s role in the administration’s Golden Dome space-based missile defense initiative by combining ExoAnalytic’s global telescope network a…
Most major Asian stock markets posted modest gains as oil prices eased from earlier spikes, offering some relief after volatile trading driven by geopolitical concerns. Despite the pullback in crude, market participants remained cautious given persistent tensions in the Middle East and the imminent U.S. Consumer Price Index release that could influ…
Global equity markets steadied following a short-lived decline in crude prices after reports that the International Energy Agency proposed an unprecedented release from strategic reserves. Despite the temporary relief, continued heavy strikes involving the United States, Israel and Iran have left investors uncertain about the conflict's duration an…
NIO reported a return to quarterly profitability in Q4 2025, driven by higher vehicle deliveries, revenue growth and improved margins. Shares rose sharply in Hong Kong trading following the results, while the company provided a first-quarter 2026 delivery range as part of its outlook ramp-up strategy.
Airline equities plunged and ticket prices surged after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran sent crude oil above $100 a barrel. Major producers cut supplies and shipping fears lifted Brent and jet fuel costs sharply, prompting flight cancellations, longer routings and broader operational strain across carriers globally.
PayPay, the Japanese digital payments venture backed by SoftBank Group, is expected to price its initial public offering near the lower boundary of its marketed range as geopolitical tensions exert pressure on global risk markets. Sources say the offering's book was covered more than five times, and the order book has now closed with final pricing …
Activist investor Starboard Value has accumulated a $350 million ownership position in CarMax and has nominated two executives to join the company’s board. The move comes as CarMax prepares to install a new chief executive and seeks to navigate softer U.S. sales and recent earnings pressures. Starboard advocates for a stronger emphasis on the retai…
Amazon will invest A$750 million ($535 million) to construct a 150,000 square meter, robotics-driven fulfillment center in Brisbane with a target completion in 2028. The site is expected to process more than 125 million packages annually, will pair robots with human workers, and is forecast to support over 1,000 local jobs when fully operational. A…
Starboard Value has acquired roughly $350 million in CarMax shares and nominated two directors to the retailer’s board, pressing the company to improve its digital user experience, reduce costs and adopt a more dynamic pricing approach. The activist delivered a formal letter to CarMax leadership outlining its proposals; the company did not immediat…
