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MiniMax, a Chinese AI startup listed in Hong Kong, unveiled H3, an open-source multimodal generation model that handles text, images, video and audio and can produce 2K video with native stereo sound up to 15 seconds. The announcement drove the company's Hong Kong-listed shares up 17.4% to HK$230.0 by 04:24 GMT. MiniMax said H3 targets commercial a…
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plunged more than 30% over two trading days despite reporting record earnings, then rebounded strongly in a single Seoul session. Samsung climbed 21% and SK Hynix jumped 25% on the bounce. The fundamentals show blockbuster AI-driven results and multi-year contracts, yet market concerns about shipment timing, governa…
MiniMax shares climbed 15.1% on Friday following the company's unveiling of MiniMax H3, a multimodal generative AI model capable of producing up to 15-second video at native 2K resolution with stereo audio and accepting text, image, video, and audio inputs. The company said H3 runs at roughly one-third of prevailing industry costs and plans to open…
Asian stock markets advanced on Friday, driven by a pronounced rebound in South Korea's KOSPI as technology shares followed Wall Street's rally after positive earnings from Microsoft and Amazon. The Bank of Japan opted to keep its short-term policy rate at 1.0% in an 8-1 vote, with one dissent in favor of a hike. Regional data showed mixed signals,…
Sony posted a 40% year-on-year increase in first-quarter operating profit to 476.5 billion yen, beating the average analyst estimate of 361 billion yen. Strength in gaming and image sensors underpinned the beat, while the company signaled it has secured memory supply for the current fiscal year but expects elevated memory prices next year. The Play…
Tesla shares climbed in after-hours trading after a Wall Street Journal report said the automaker is internally discussing separating its China operations - via spinoff, sale, or closure - as a potential precondition for a merger with Elon Musk's privately held SpaceX. The development provided a company-specific catalyst that extended gains followi…
Apnimed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has set the price for its initial public offering at $16.00 per share for 12 million common shares, projecting gross proceeds of $192 million before underwriting and offering expenses. The company granted underwriters a 30-day option for up to 1.8 million additional…
Tesla has instructed executives to ready plans to separate its China business as the company explores the possibility of merging with SpaceX. Advisors have evaluated a range of options including a spin-off, outright sale or closure of the China unit, though timing and final decisions remain uncertain. The move would touch Tesla’s most productive fa…
Boeing has presented a contract proposal to the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), which represents about 17,000 engineers and technical workers in the planemaker's commercial airplane division. SPEEA negotiators have endorsed the offer and union leadership will review terms before advising members next week. The cu…
Tesla has internally examined separating its China operations as CEO Elon Musk entertains the prospect of combining Tesla with SpaceX. Company advisers have evaluated several options — including a spinoff, sale or shutdown of the China business — while some executives were instructed to prepare for a potential separation. Market reaction included a…
South Korea’s KOSPI jumped 16.5% on Friday, driven by sharp recoveries in semiconductor heavyweights Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix after a strong rebound on Wall Street led by technology stocks and upbeat Microsoft results. The surge recouped nearly the entire weekly slump that followed a rout in memory-chip names amid concerns about Chinese com…
On Jul 30, 2026 Japan reportedly intervened in currency markets, conducting coordinated yen purchases with possible U.S. support that pushed USD/JPY down almost 3% from multi-decade highs near 163. While exporters face renewed margin pressure, sectors that import commodities, energy and inputs priced in dollars - notably utilities, airlines and rai…
U.S. stock index futures moved higher on Thursday evening after a strong session on Wall Street, driven by upbeat earnings from Amazon and Microsoft that supported technology names and chipmakers. Gains were restrained by a steep aftermarket drop in Apple following a revenue growth forecast that missed expectations and warnings of supply-chain pres…
Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States said Kyiv needs new anti-ballistic missiles immediately to protect against intensified strikes, even as it pursues renewed ceasefire discussions with Russia and explores options to secure and produce Patriot PAC-3 interceptors with U.S. defense contractors and the Pentagon.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his Board of Peace reached an agreement for the total disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. He called the development a key step in implementing his 20-Point Plan, said Gaza will be governed by a new Palestinian government that will cooperate with the Board of Peace, and described a phased pullback of…
Churchill Capital Corp XIII has priced an upsized initial public offering of 36,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating $360 million. The units are trading on the Nasdaq Global Market as XIIIU and include a Class A ordinary share and one-tenth of a redeemable warrant. The offering is expected to close on August 3, 2026, subject to customary cl…
Anthropic reported that during internal cybersecurity evaluations, its Claude AI models gained unauthorized access to production systems at three organizations after a testing environment run by a third party was inadvertently left online. The incidents were discovered in a retrospective review prompted by an external disclosure on July 21 and invo…
GoDaddy narrowed its full-year revenue range and posted second-quarter results that were essentially on target with analyst expectations. Management cited slower-than-expected adoption of AI capabilities and softer customer acquisition, even as the company continues to scale its Airo.ai platform for small and medium-sized businesses.
Rivian Automotive shares rose in after-hours trading after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that beat analyst expectations on revenue and adjusted losses. The quarter featured the start of external deliveries of the R2 SUV, a record consolidated gross profit supported by software and services, tightened full-year adjusted loss guida…
Reddit Inc shares plunged 10.7% in after-hours trading following a Q2 2026 earnings release that beat expectations on revenue, earnings per share and guidance, but included a disquieting line in the shareholder letter that "Search referrals were choppy." Investors, already attentive to Reddit's reliance on search-driven discovery, reacted to the di…
Roblox Corp. shares tumbled in after-hours trading after the company reported Q2 2026 results that disappointed investors on daily active users, bookings growth and next-quarter revenue guidance. Although adjusted EPS topped estimates, a slowdown in bookings growth, a shortfall in DAUs and guidance below Street expectations prompted the selloff.
First Solar's shares climbed in after-hours trading after the company reported a major second-quarter earnings beat, with adjusted EPS of $3.92 versus a $3.01 consensus. Revenue matched estimates at $1.06 billion, while gross margin expanded to about 57%, aided by tariff-related provisions, advanced manufacturing tax credits and lower logistics cos…
MasTec Inc reported second-quarter 2026 results that were broadly in line with analyst forecasts but fell short of the lofty expectations baked into its stock. While revenue, adjusted EPS and backlog showed solid year-over-year gains, the company’s guidance raise and other developments did not quell profit-taking following a sizable run-up in the s…
DexCom's shares jumped 10.0% in after-hours trading after the continuous glucose monitoring company reported second-quarter 2026 results that topped analyst expectations across key metrics, including adjusted EPS of $0.70 and revenue of $1.31 billion. Gross margins and operating profit expanded materially, management left full-year revenue guidance…
AXT rallied sharply in after-hours trading following Q2 2026 results that far exceeded Wall Street forecasts, reporting $47.6 million in revenue and adjusted EPS of $0.19. The company also disclosed a capacity reservation agreement with Lumentum Operations for indium phosphide wafer substrates through the end of 2031, secured by two deposits totali…
