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Taiwanese prosecutors in Keelung are investigating three individuals accused of illegally exporting Super Micro AI servers equipped with Nvidia chips that fall under U.S. export restrictions. Authorities allege the suspects understood the servers were banned from sale to mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, and used falsified export paperwork to m…
Syensqo S.A./N.V. said it is conducting a strategic review of its Performance & Care segment, which comprises its Novecare and Technology Solutions activities. Following the announcement the company's shares rose 4.5%. The move is intended to refine the portfolio and increase focus on specialty materials and advanced technologies, with an emphasis …
Indonesia's IDX Composite Index closed down 3.15%, falling to a new 52-week low as losses in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture weighed on the market. Decliners outpaced advancers by a wide margin. Several mid- and small-cap names posted large moves in both directions. Oil futures and the rupiah also moved lower, while the U.S. dollar index…
Sudzucker reported a marked fall in revenue for fiscal 2025/26 versus the prior year, with both operating EBITDA and the operating result declining. The sugar business was pressured by sharply lower prices and reduced sales volumes after a larger-than-expected European beet harvest. The special products segment also weakened following the divestmen…
Kuark Capital, led by Taiwanese manager Kyle Su, has gathered at least $400 million in advance of launching a hedge fund concentrating on Asian artificial intelligence-related equities, with particular emphasis on Taiwan and Japan. The fund will use a low-net-equity long-short strategy and has added veteran investor Hiro Ikeda as director of resear…
Binance has introduced perpetual futures that mirror expected public valuations of private companies prior to their IPOs. The inaugural contract, SPCXUSDT Pre-IPO Perpetual, is tied to the anticipated market value of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. More pre-IPO contracts are planned for future addition.
Hexagon AB series B shares dropped sharply as the company moved through the ex-distribution phase of its spin-off of Octave Intelligence. The fall largely reflects the mechanical price adjustment that accompanies distributions, although investor wariness was amplified by Octave’s flagged brand portfolio review and a recent analyst downgrade to Hold…
British equities fell modestly as market participants weighed renewed escalation risks around Iran against a partial recovery in oil after a steep drop. Investors also digested a tepid response to major tech earnings, while several FTSE-listed companies updated guidance or reported Middle East-related costs.
European stock indices opened lower as markets digested Nvidia's headline-beating quarterly results and tracked developments tied to hopes for a resolution to the Iran war. Nvidia reported a sharp year-over-year rise in sales and net income driven by demand for advanced data center systems and growth in AI agents, but shares softened slightly in af…
European equities slipped on May 21 as investors held back ahead of further developments in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations. Iran said it was reviewing Washington's latest response to end the war, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he would wait for the right answers from Tehran but warned that attacks would resume if no deal was reached. The pan-…
Tokyo's equity market closed higher on Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 up 3.10%. Strength in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors helped lift the index. SoftBank Group, Socionext and Ibiden were the session's top performers, while Sompo Holdings, Japan Steel Works and Rakuten posted the largest declines. Commodity and currency markets showed mode…
At the Sohn Investment Conference in Hong Kong, hedge fund managers outlined investment ideas spanning AI-linked data centres and printed circuit board manufacturers to pet food and instant noodles. Presenters cited the semiconductor-led rally and evolving Gen Z consumption habits as drivers, while several flagged hardware supply constraints in par…
Australian equities finished higher on Thursday, led by strength in Materials, Metals & Mining and A-REITs. The S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.47%, with Guzman Y Gomez, Virgin Australia and IGO among the session's largest gainers. Several names, including Stanmore Coal and Contact Energy, posted notable declines while market volatility eased and key commodity …
Taiwan's main index finished the session down 1.75%, pressured by losses in the semiconductor and electricity segments. While a few names, including United Renewable Energy and Favite, posted double-digit percentage gains, heavyweight memory chip stocks Nanya Technology and Winbond Electronics were among the largest decliners. Commodity and FX move…
Macquarie has identified three Japanese semiconductor-related stocks it expects to outperform amid a new industry investment cycle tied to rising data center demand and expanded capital expenditure. The firm names Renesas Electronics, Advantest and Tokyo Electron as primary opportunities, citing demand for memory interface and power management ICs,…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told Bloomberg Television at the bank's China Summit in Shanghai that the firm will likely hire more artificial intelligence specialists and fewer traditional bankers as AI adoption accelerates. Dimon said the technology is expected to reduce some jobs over time while increasing productivity for remaining employees, a…
Asian suppliers tied to Nvidia climbed sharply after the chipmaker reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and signaled continued AI-driven demand. A last-minute agreement between Samsung and a major union to avert a strike further supported sentiment. Major memory, foundry, assembly and components suppliers posted notable gains, alth…
Asian equities climbed sharply after Nvidia reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results and offered optimistic revenue guidance, reviving appetite for semiconductor and technology shares. South Korea’s KOSPI surged on news that Samsung Electronics and its union reached a tentative wage agreement, suspending plans for an 18-day strike that wou…
The Reserve Bank of India is exploring several tools to shore up the rupee, including a possible increase in interest rates, expanding currency swap arrangements and attracting dollars from foreign investors. Senior RBI officials, including Governor Sanjay Malhotra, have held internal deliberations in response to the rupee sliding to near 97 agains…
U.S. energy storage developers added 9.7 GWh of capacity in the first quarter of 2026, a quarterly record and a 32% increase from the year-ago period, according to a joint report by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Growth was concentrated in utility-scale projects led by Texas, Arizona and California, whil…
Google announced a $15 billion investment in Missouri infrastructure that includes a new data center in New Florence, Montgomery County. The company has contracted for over one gigawatt of new generation capacity in the state and, through a partnership with Ameren, is supporting development of more than 500 megawatts of additional capacity. Missour…
Samsung Electronics reached a late-stage agreement with its South Korean union that has put an 18-day strike by roughly 48,000 members on hold and sent the company’s shares and the KOSPI sharply higher. The settlement includes sizeable special bonuses for the chip division, largely to be paid in company stock and contingent on multi-year profit thr…
Shares of SoftBank Group climbed sharply after market reports suggested renewed momentum around the company’s AI holdings, including reports that OpenAI is preparing for a potential public offering and confirmation that SB Energy has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO. The rise follows recent declines in the stock amid weakness in U.S. technology …
Arafura Rare Earths has approved the $1.6 billion Nolans project in Australia’s Northern Territory. Backed by export credit agency commitments from four countries and offtake agreements with major manufacturers, the operation aims to become Australia’s third-largest producer of neodymium-praseodymium oxide and begin production in mid-2029.
An internal State Department cable directed U.S. diplomats in Jerusalem to inform the Palestinian delegation that the United States may revoke visas granted to Palestinian U.N. mission staff if Palestinian ambassador Riyad Mansour does not withdraw his candidacy for vice president of the U.N. General Assembly. The cable framed the bid as a potentia…
