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Taiwan's benchmark closed lower on Tuesday, with the Taiwan Weighted shedding 0.88% as declines in the , Plastic and Optoelectronic sectors put downward pressure on the market. While several individual stocks posted double-digit percentage gains, a set of prominent names finished sharply lower. Commodity markets were also softer, with oil and gold …
Atos reported a weak start to 2026 with first-quarter comparable revenue of 1.64 billion euros, an organic decline of about 11% year-on-year. The drop reflected exits from low-profitability contracts and softer demand in North America as some clients delayed decisions. Management reported improving commercial metrics and progress on its Genesis res…
Wihlborgs reported rental income of SEK 1.15 billion in the first quarter, a 10% rise from the prior year and the highest level on record for the company. Operating surplus and property management income also increased. Management said active tenant negotiations and solid net lettings performance underpinned the growth, while investment in projects…
Nojima Corp saw its shares rally after reports the retailer is preparing to buy a majority interest in Hitachi Global Life Solutions for more than 100 billion yen. The Hitachi unit, which handles domestic refrigerators and washing machines, posted roughly 367.6 billion yen in revenue in the fiscal year ended March 2025. The move would be the larges…
An excerpt from SpaceX’s S-1 prospectus shows President and COO Gwynne Shotwell received $85.8 million in total compensation in the most recent year, driven largely by stock options and awards. The filing also discloses pay for other executives, including CFO Bret Johnson and CEO Elon Musk, as the company advances a confidential U.S. IPO filing tha…
OPmobility reported a 0.4% decline in first-quarter revenue, excluding currency effects, weighed down by weaker activity in Europe and delays to planned programme launches. The group posted revenue of 2.83 billion euros for the first three months of 2026, compared with 2.98 billion euros a year earlier, and said it outperformed global automotive pr…
Four declared contenders for the next U.N. secretary-general - Michelle Bachelet, Rafael Grossi, Rebeca Grynspan and Macky Sall - will face public hearings this week in New York as member states and civil society press them on plans to revive an organization many describe as in crisis. The role carries a five-year mandate, renewable for a second te…
Apple announced that Tim Cook will step down as chief executive and transition to executive chairman, with John Ternus taking over as CEO on September 1. The market reaction among Apple’s Asian suppliers was varied: several Hong Kong and China-listed suppliers slipped, while major manufacturers in Taiwan, Japan and South Korea gained. The leadershi…
Rigaku Holdings shares climbed to an all-time high after Onto Innovation announced a planned acquisition of about 61.1 million shares, or 27% of Rigaku's outstanding stock, from Atom Investment in the second half of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. The deal, which will make Onto the largest shareholder, complements a collaboration begun in 20…
JPMorgan Chase announced the expansion of its $1.5 trillion Security and Resiliency Initiative (SRI) into Europe, assigning regional leaders and signaling plans to add a former UK defence chief to its external advisory council, subject to regulatory approval. CEO Jamie Dimon framed the move as a cooperative response to reliance on unpredictable sou…
SpaceX is staging a three-day series of closed analyst briefings at its Starbase launch site in Boca Chica, Texas, and at its Colossus data center in Memphis, Tennessee, as executives press forward with plans to raise $75 billion in what would be the largest IPO on record. The schedule includes an all-day tour and session for aerospace and technolo…
Asian equity markets showed a split performance as South Korea's KOSPI surged to an all-time high on strength in AI-linked chipmakers, while broader regional advances were restrained by geopolitical uncertainty related to U.S.-Iran tensions and an approaching ceasefire deadline. Major Japanese indices rose, mainland Chinese benchmarks slipped modes…
Activist investors are increasingly committing to Japan for the long term, encouraged by recent tactical wins and a regulatory environment that favours corporate reform. U.S.-based Elliott Investment Management has been prominent, registering stakes in companies such as Daikin and Mitsui OSK Lines, and reaching a negotiated outcome with Toyota Indu…
John Ternus, a 25-year Apple veteran and hardware engineering specialist, will take over as Apple's CEO on September 1. Known for exacting attention to product detail, Ternus favors leveraging technology to build outstanding devices rather than shipping technologies for their own sake. His approach contrasts with large software companies' aggressiv…
An AI startup associated with Jeff Bezos is reportedly close to securing roughly $10 billion in new capital at a valuation of $38 billion. The firm, Project Prometheus, is pursuing technology aimed at engineering and manufacturing applications, and has drawn interest from investors including JPMorgan and BlackRock, with the round expected to close …
Jeff Bezos’ artificial intelligence venture, operating under the name Project Prometheus, is reportedly nearing a fundraising round that would add about $10 billion at an implied valuation near $38 billion. The financing would follow an earlier $6.2 billion raise and has drawn interest from large institutional investors, while the company also seek…
Asian equities moved higher in early trade as reports suggested Iran might send representatives to peace discussions in Pakistan, while investors monitored Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve. AI-related demand continued to underpin risk appetite even as concerns lingered over fragile U.S.-Iran relations and oil-fl…
South Korea's KOSPI index climbed to an all-time high, led by gains in chipmakers. SK Hynix topped the list of contributors after announcing mass production of a memory module for advanced AI processors by NVIDIA, while Samsung Electronics also gained. Broader market sentiment was helped by hopes for renewed U.S.-Iran peace talks ahead of a looming…
Rio Tinto reported higher first-quarter iron ore production and modest sales gains despite tropical cyclone disruption in Western Australia that reduced shipments by about 8 million tonnes. The miner said improved mine productivity drove overall production up 12% to 82.8 million tonnes, with Pilbara output rising 13% to 78.8 million tonnes. Managem…
New Zealand's consumer price index held steady at 3.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, remaining above the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's 1% to 3% annual target range. Stats NZ reported the reading on Tuesday, noting that rising electricity and petrol costs were the main contributors. On a quarterly basis, CPI accelerated to 0.9%, with un…
U.S. equity futures showed only minor movement Monday evening after major indexes finished modestly lower as investors weighed heightened U.S.-Iran tensions and an approaching ceasefire deadline. Oil prices jumped and geopolitical uncertainty dominated sentiment ahead of planned talks in Islamabad and a key Federal Reserve confirmation hearing, whi…
BlackBerry Ltd saw a sharp rise in its share price following an announcement that its QNX software unit has entered a deeper collaboration with Nvidia's IGX Thor computing platform to develop safety features for edge-case artificial intelligence systems. The move builds on an earlier mid-2025 initiative between QNX and Nvidia aimed at autonomous ve…
General Motors disclosed that Sterling Anderson, its newly appointed head of product, received a recruitment package that could total $40 million. Hired last year from autonomous-trucking firm Aurora, Anderson was paid $16 million in his first year and may earn another $24 million across this year and 2027 if he remains with GM and meets set perfor…
Members of the South Texas Environmental Justice Network plan to stage a protest at the main entrance to SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Boca Chica on Tuesday, timed with three days of meetings and site tours for Wall Street analysts ahead of the company’s anticipated IPO. The group’s co-founder has lobbied municipal pension officials to avoid invest…
Apple has announced that John Ternus, the company's senior vice president of hardware engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as CEO on September 1. A 2001 hire who rose through product design and hardware engineering ranks, Ternus has overseen teams responsible for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and AirPods, and led a major iPhone revamp launched l…
