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Nomura Holdings is actively seeking acquisition targets in the United States to expand its investment management arm following the $1.8 billion acquisition of Macquarie’s U.S. and European public asset management businesses. The bank raised its medium-term profit forecast and set ambitious targets for investment management income and private credit…
India's equity benchmarks closed lower on Friday with the Nifty 50 falling 1.50% and the BSE Sensex slipping 1.44%, driven largely by declines in Oil & Gas, Metals and Auto stocks. Market breadth was weak across both exchanges and the India VIX rose sharply. A small group of technology names posted gains, offsetting some of the broader losses.
Morgan Stanley projects that suppliers of high value-added components used in North American smartphones will outpace consensus earnings estimates for the fiscal third quarter of 2027, driven by the rise of AI computing devices. The bank assigned overweight ratings to TDK, Murata Manufacturing, Alps Alpine and Hirose Electric, naming TDK its top pi…
A machine-learning driven stock selection engine has produced notable gains through May by favoring fundamentally strong names with momentum and attractive valuations. ProPicks AI's portfolios have returned roughly +195.78% since their November 2023 launch, outperforming the S&P 500 by about +117.77%. The models are preparing a June rebalance, set …
AST SpaceMobile tumbled sharply in pre-market trading after reports that SpaceX is targeting an IPO valuation of at least $1.8 trillion, below the more optimistic $2 trillion-plus figure that had underpinned a recent sector-wide rally. The stock faced additional company-specific pressure from a Blue Origin hotfire explosion at Cape Canaveral, linge…
International Business Machines Co. stock climbed sharply in pre-market trading after the company disclosed two major investment commitments: more than $10 billion toward quantum computing over five years with a target of a fault-tolerant large-scale system by 2029, and a $5 billion Project Lightwell initiative to harden open source software supply…
Shares of Gap and American Eagle Outfitters plunged in premarket trading after each company signaled challenges tied to slowing discretionary spending. Gap trimmed its annual sales outlook while American Eagle kept full-year guidance but warned of a narrowing current-quarter gross margin. Both retailers pointed to softness in women's seasonal appar…
Morgan Stanley analysts say visibility into RealTek Semiconductor's second half of 2026 is limited after the Asia AI Summit, even as PC demand remains strong. Customers are pre-stocking inventory but have not revised full-year rolling forecasts, and the company is likely to see continued inventory write-offs tied to pre-stocking and its accounting …
AMD Chief Executive Lisa Su visited China last week and maintained a restrained public presence following a high-profile trip by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Their differing approaches highlighted contrasting corporate strategies in the politically sensitive Chinese AI chip market, where Nvidia’s share has contracted sharply while AMD holds a smaller b…
Barclays notes global equities are making fresh highs on reports of progress toward a US-Iran agreement. The bank highlights strong earnings momentum and stabilizing interest rates as core supports, while warning that gains are currently concentrated in US markets and in technology-related sectors. A confirmed deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz…
SentinelOne's stock tumbled roughly 19.9% in pre-market trading to about $14.44 after the company released fiscal first-quarter results that showed 21% year-over-year revenue growth to $277 million but disappointed on guidance and announced an 8% workforce reduction. Management's Q2 revenue forecast and full-year outlook implied roughly 20% growth …
Ocado Group said it has agreed a partnership with Asda to provide the Ocado Smart Platform for the supermarket’s ecommerce operations, prompting a more than 12% rise in Ocado shares. The deal covers Asda’s front-end webshop, in-store fulfilment, last-mile planning and delivery integration with third-party aggregators, with rollout beginning in 2027…
Dell Technologies saw its shares jump nearly 40% in premarket trading after reporting a strong quarter driven by demand for Nvidia-powered AI servers and raising both annual revenue guidance and its multi-year AI server revenue outlook. The company cited data center investments by major cloud customers, pricing gains and improved supply-chain manag…
Indonesia's equity market finished higher on Friday, with the IDX Composite Index rising 0.88% as gains in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors supported the advance. While a larger number of stocks fell than rose, a handful of issues delivered substantial percentage gains, and several others recorded notable declines. Commodi…
As Computex opens in early June, Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang will headline a week increasingly defined by Taiwan’s expanding role across the AI infrastructure stack. Large-scale investment commitments from Nvidia and AMD, close partner engagement across the island’s ecosystem, and an expected emphasis on data-centre hardware mark Computex as a showca…
Honda Motor is recalling 98,892 vehicles in the United States after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration identified a defect in a front passenger seat weight sensor that can crack and short circuit, potentially causing airbags to deploy when they should be suppressed. Affected models include certain Acura TLX, Accord Hybrid, and …
Lucid is recalling 2,039 vehicles in the United States after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported an inverter issue that can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain 2024-2025 Air models. Lucid will issue an over-the-top software update to check affected systems and will replace d…
European shares rose on Friday and moved toward a monthly gain as markets reacted positively to expectations that a deal to extend a Middle East ceasefire and reopen shipping lanes through the Strait of Hormuz could be finalised. The agreement had not yet received approval from U.S. President Donald Trump and did not address Iran's nuclear programm…
British equities posted modest gains on Friday, tracking broader European markets as investors reacted to reports of a draft 60-day U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension while grappling with ongoing military incidents and fresh U.S. sanctions. Currency markets saw the pound dip slightly versus the dollar as diplomatic and security developments continued to…
European stock indices opened modestly higher on Friday while oil prices retreated after news reports indicated the United States and Iran had agreed to extend a weeks-long ceasefire. The reported accord, pending presidential approval, would pause hostilities for 60 days and permit commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz while negotiators …
Tokyo's equity market closed higher with the Nikkei 225 advancing 2.53% to a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors, while several semiconductor-related and component firms posted the session's largest gains. Market breadth favored advancers and volatility measures eased.
Jefferies downgraded CSL Limited from "buy" to "hold" and reduced its price target to A$108 from A$195, citing combined headwinds at CSL Vifor and CSL Behring that leave its fiscal year 2027 net profit after tax forecast roughly 10% under FactSet consensus. The brokerage trimmed revenue and earnings forecasts for FY27 and FY28, and highlighted spec…
Australian equities closed higher on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 advancing 1.62% as gains concentrated in Gold, Metals & Mining and Materials sectors. Judo Capital, Flight Centre and IperionX were among the top performers, while Champion Iron, Dexus and Viva Energy posted the largest declines. Volatility eased, with the S&P/ASX 200 VIX dropping to…
Anoto reported a 6% rise in net sales to SEK 6.9 million in the first quarter, driven by a 17% increase in its retail segment. The company narrowed its operating loss to SEK 9 million, expanded gross margin to 75%, reduced headcount via AI-driven workflows and closed a secured convertible loan. Management named Jonathan Faiman as chief executive an…
Jefferies reduced its rating on Siemens Limited to 'hold' from 'buy' following a marked deterioration in margins that led to a 31.7% shortfall in second-quarter EBIT versus expectations. The broker sharply cut FY26 and FY27 EPS estimates while setting a revised 12-month price target that offers limited upside from recent levels.
