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ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is preparing to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on July 27, aiming to raise 29.5 billion yuan through an offering that began book-building on July 15. The company, now a top-four global DRAM producer with a 7.7% market share in 2025, says the capital will support capacity expansion and technology upgrades. Th…
HMS Networks reported Q2 net sales of SEK 991 million, an 18% increase year-on-year and above analyst expectations. Net income reached SEK 155 million with EBIT of SEK 238 million, while orders totaled SEK 979 million. Semiconductor demand and stronger Asia-Pacific order intake underpinned the performance, though the company warns of component pric…
Sweden-based medical technology company XVIVO reported second-quarter net sales of SEK 239 million, beating the average analyst estimate of SEK 235.68 million. The company recorded 34% year-on-year revenue growth, driven mainly by a 53% rise in thoracic sales in local currencies and a 26% increase in abdominal sales, while services sales fell 25% i…
Alaska Air Group (ALK) is trading well below its 52-week high after a Q1 miss and a $600M fuel hit outlook. The balance sheet and franchise — plus a co-branded card extension and an AI operating partnership — give the stock a clear path higher if jet fuel moderates. This is a tactical long for traders who want exposure to a beaten-up premium airlin…
SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son told attendees at the company's annual corporate conference in Tokyo that developing artificial intelligence will cost about $5 trillion annually by 2040 - equivalent to roughly 800 trillion yen - and dismissed questions that AI represents a bubble. Son outlined the scale of capital and power required to support AI …
China's smartphone market contracted in the second quarter as shipments fell 4.3% year-on-year to 66 million units, marking a fifth consecutive quarterly decline. Higher memory and component costs prompted many vendors to raise retail prices or prune budget models, discouraging upgrades. Huawei and Apple were the only major vendors to grow shipment…
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson reported second-quarter profit that exceeded analysts' expectations even as net sales fell short of forecasts, driven mainly by a drop in patent-licensing revenue after a one-off settlement benefited the prior-year quarter. The company delivered margin outperformance, issued a cautiously positive near-term Networks s…
Credo (CRDO) has shifted from a niche connectivity vendor to a core AI data-center supplier. The market’s recent pullback looks like an overreaction — fundamentals show explosive revenue growth, improving FCF and improving adoption signals. This trade idea proposes a mid-term long with tight risk controls while the market re-prices Credo for scale.
Australian-listed lithium producers and developers fell broadly on Tuesday as China’s benchmark lithium carbonate futures retreated and market participants priced in rising supply and subdued near-term demand for the battery metal. The sector underperformed the S&P/ASX 200, with several companies hitting multi-week lows.
BMW is pinning its China turnaround on the Neue Klasse electric vehicle family after two consecutive years of falling sales and a sharp second-quarter decline. The automaker’s delayed entry into China’s rapid EV development cycle, coupled with local rivals delivering new technologies in months rather than years, leaves BMW scrambling to regain rele…
ASML, the Dutch maker of the specialized lithography systems essential to advanced chip production, will publish quarterly results as investors seek clarity on capacity constraints and the impact of U.S.-led export control efforts targeting China. The company’s lofty valuation, heavy backlog and guidance for EUV tool shipments sit alongside debate …
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAP) reported its Q2 2026 financial results, marking the consolidation of Cross Border Xpress (CBX) following the business combination effective May 1, 2026. Total revenues increased 3.7% to Ps. 11.29 billion, with significant growth in non-aeronautical services driven by businesses operated directly by GAP, includ…
Global crypto trading platform BYDFi attended the Peru Blockchain Conference 2026 in Lima on July 10-11, joining an industry gathering the organizers say drew more than 4,000 attendees, 100+ speakers and over 50 sponsors. BYDFi staffed a busy booth where the team discussed trading access, execution and user experience, distributed Newcastle United–…
WISeKey posted a remarkable 115% revenue increase in the first half of 2026, reaching approximately $11.4 million, supported by a solid cash position of around $495 million and an active commercial pipeline exceeding $225 million through 2029. The company reaffirmed its FY 2026 revenue growth guidance of 50%-100%, driven by progress in post-quantum…
IDBI Bank shares rose on Tuesday following reports that India’s government is close to accepting an enhanced offer from Canada’s Fairfax Financial for a controlling stake. The move is part of a broader privatisation process the government aims to complete by FY27, with the combined sale of government and LIC stakes expected to fetch between ₹50,000…
Nebius' latest 3.6 release crystallizes how the company intends to win AI cloud customers: tighter integration of GPU orchestration, cheaper scale economics and packaged services for model training and inference. At $210.27 the stock offers a tradeable risk-reward as investors re-price growth expectations after large enterprise contract wins and ac…
Baidu's Hong Kong-listed shares fell 9.8% to HK$103.1 on Tuesday after an analyst preview signaled softness in the company's core digital advertising and search business. Management commentary and market moves suggest revenue stress in advertising and possible traffic substitution to AI chatbots, while a broader pullback in Chinese technology stock…
Asian equities fell sharply and Brent crude pushed toward $85 a barrel as U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh prepares to testify before Congress over two days. Markets are parsing hawkish signals from Fed officials, escalating U.S.-Iran military actions and a potential U.S. levy on ships using the Strait of Hormuz. Chinese export strength and c…
Yaskawa Electric's stock fell for a second consecutive session after the factory automation and robotics firm reported a decline in operating profit despite revenue growth. The share drop pushed the price to its lowest level since April 27 as investors focused on margin pressures from an ERP migration and European restructuring costs, and on manage…
VEON Ltd., via its subsidiary Jazz International Holding Limited, has acquired a 76.33% controlling interest in TPL Insurance Limited, a leading digital insurer in Pakistan. This acquisition integrates insurance into VEON's digital ecosystem serving over 100 million customers, enhancing its digital financial services portfolio alongside JazzCash an…
Genesis Minerals will acquire Vault Minerals in a binding transaction that values Vault at about A$5.6 billion. The deal, cleared after rival Regis Resources withdrew, will create a combined business with an estimated market capitalisation of A$12.6 billion and projected annual production of up to 700,000 ounces of gold.
Forecasts indicate U.S. consumer inflation likely moderated in June, primarily because gasoline retreated from multi-year highs. Even with that easing, core inflation pressures and geopolitical developments leave monetary policy options open for the Federal Reserve. Economists expect the Consumer Price Index to show a 3.8% year-on-year rise for Jun…
Nvidia has cut the roster of Asian customers eligible to purchase its artificial intelligence chips by more than half, instituting a new white list and stepped-up vetting in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan. The move, which allows excluded firms to reapply after making changes, follows pressure from U.S. authorities and sits alongside separate crimina…
The Japanese yen steadied as market participants weighed comments from Tokyo about potential changes to state pension fund allocations and other measures to shore up domestic assets. The broader U.S. dollar remained firm while investors awaited June consumer price data and remarks from Fed Governor Christopher Waller. Elevated oil prices after U.S.…
SK Hynix’s Seoul-listed shares fell sharply, extending a two-day decline after the chipmaker’s U.S. ADR listing. Broker downgrades tied to weaker-than-expected memory prices and DRAM bit growth, plus a wide valuation gap between the ADR and domestic stock created by the Nasdaq debut, are cited as the main pressures. Broader market weakness and geop…
