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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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is on track to report its fifth consecutive quarter of record profits, propelled by robust spending on AI infrastructure that has lifted demand for its 3-nanometre and 2-nanometre process technologies and its CoWoS advanced packaging. Analysts expect a substantial rise in second-quarter net income and anticipat…
Asian stock markets extended losses as heightened U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil prices toward one-month highs, reviving inflation worries and complicating the outlook for global interest rates. U.S. stock futures were lower in Asian trading after Wall Street ended sharply down. Market attention shifted to U.S. consumer price inflation data due late…
Japan’s finance minister proposed permitting government bonds to be included in the tax-advantaged Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA) and indicated the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) could alter its strategic mix if needed. Officials framed the comments as part of a push to steer more household savings and institutional capital int…
U.S. stock index futures declined Monday evening as fresh clashes between Washington and Tehran in the Strait of Hormuz unsettled markets. Investors were also preparing for a busy slate this week, including second-quarter earnings from large banks and a June consumer price index reading that could shape expectations for interest rates.
California has engaged the law firm Milbank to assist in its lawsuit seeking to block the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. The move adds seasoned antitrust litigators to the state's team and sets up a legal confrontation with the merger's backers, including a Republican administration that cleared the deal in June.
Jones Ventures INTL Acquisition1 Corp completed an initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit on July 13, 2026, raising $200 million. Each unit contains one Class A ordinary share and a right to receive one-eighth of a Class A ordinary share upon consummation of an initial business combination. The units are scheduled to trade o…
L3Harris Technologies has won a $955 million contract from a Space Development Agency unit within the U.S. Space Force to supply 18 satellites for the Golden Dome missile defense initiative. The deal adds to at least 70 missile-tracking and defense satellites ordered from the U.S., five of which are already operational. L3Harris said the satellites…
YPF Electric Energy said quarterly revenue rose 45.8% and net profit climbed as it filed for a U.S. initial public offering, detailing its mix of thermal and renewable capacity and naming global coordinators for an American Depositary Share listing on the NYSE under the symbol YLUZ. A stakeholder will sell shares and the company will not receive pr…
Rithm Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: RPT) saw its shares fall 6.9% in after-hours trading Monday after the company announced a public offering of common stock. The offering includes a 30-day option for underwriters to buy an additional 15% of the shares to cover over-allotments. An affiliate of Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM) has signaled interest in …
Bank of America analyst Jeffrey Spector identified seven real estate investment trusts as preferred picks across multiple property types in his most recent weekly note. REIT valuations sit below BofA's long-term norms, while BofA projects mid-single-digit FFO growth for REITs in 2026 and stronger growth in 2027. The selections include net-lease ret…
S&P Global Ratings changed its outlook on Revvity Inc. to stable from negative while keeping the issuer credit rating at BBB. The agency highlighted the company’s ability to hold adjusted leverage at or below 3x amid large share repurchases and projects leverage will fall to 2.7x by end-2026 and 2.4x in 2027. Forecasts include annual free operating…
Mexico's main stock gauge closed lower Monday, with the S&P/BMV IPC sliding 0.79% to a fresh one-month low. Industrial names and consumer-focused stocks led declines, while a handful of large-cap firms posted gains. Commodity and FX markets registered notable moves, including a sharp drop in gold futures and a surge in U.S. crude oil.
L3Harris Technologies received a $70.8 million modification to an existing U.S. Navy contract to supply equipment, components and engineering support. The work, structured under a mix of firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements, will be carried out at facilities in Millersville, Maryland; Liverpool, New York; and Ashaway, Rhode Island,…
Colombian equities closed with the COLCAP index unchanged. Mineros led gains with a 5.40% rise, followed by Cementos Argos Pf and Celsia, while Grupo Nutresa, ISA and Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana preferred shares recorded declines. Commodity contracts and currency pairs showed movement during the session, with the US Dollar Index futures highe…
Russian equities finished higher on Monday, with the MOEX Russia Index rising 0.65% as gains in Oil & Gas, Power and Manufacturing stocks outpaced losses. NOVATEK, Rosneft and TATNEFT were among the session leaders, while VK, RusHydro and MTSS registered declines. Market breadth favored advancers, and the Russian Volatility Index fell 6.54% to 43.0…
Lincoln National Corp. is reported to be in advanced discussions with Talcott Financial Group about a reinsurance transaction focused on about $5 billion of universal life policies that carry secondary guarantees. The talks aim to transfer long-duration risk off Lincoln's balance sheet as one option to improve free cash flow in its life insurance b…
Riyadh Air is negotiating purchases of additional widebody aircraft with Airbus (EPA:AIR) and Boeing (NYSE:BA), including around six A350-1000s and roughly 30 Boeing jets, as the state-owned Saudi carrier scales its fleet and international network. The agreement is expected to be announced at the Farnborough International Airshow next week, accordi…
Erasca Inc. shares fell 3.1% in after-hours trading after the clinical-stage oncology firm unveiled a proposed $500 million underwritten offering of common stock, with underwriters granted a 30-day option for an additional $75 million. The company said proceeds would support R&D and working capital. The financing announcement came the same day Eras…
MBX Biosciences announced that Executive Chairman Steve Hoerter will assume the roles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer immediately, replacing Kent Hawryluk, who resigned as President, CEO and board member. The company also named John Smither, interim CFO since March 2026, as its permanent Chief Financial Officer. Shares fell 8.3% in after-ho…
Fluence Energy (NASDAQ:FLNC) saw its stock rise 4% in after-hours trading after announcing a contract with Avantus to deliver energy storage systems and turnkey Engineering, Procurement and Construction services for the Rexford 2 project in Southern California. The project will pair a 200 MW / 800 MWh Smartstack battery with a solar facility in Tul…
