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A strong earthquake registering magnitude 7.5 struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Monday, prompting tsunami warnings for coastal prefectures and immediate government action. The Japan Meteorological Agency reported the quake's epicentre in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 10 km. Authorities warned of tsunami waves as high as 3 metres and urged …
Morgan Stanley argues that as artificial intelligence shifts from simple prompt-response models toward agentic systems capable of planning and acting independently, the primary computing bottleneck will move toward CPUs and memory. The bank forecasts a sizeable increase in data-center CPU spending through 2030 and identifies a range of chipmakers, …
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite fell 0.68% at the close on Monday, driven by declines in Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors. A small group of midcap names recorded large percentage gains, while several others posted double-digit declines. Market breadth was negative, and commodities and currency markets showed notable intraday m…
Marvell Technology's share price climbed after reports that Alphabet's Google is negotiating with the chipmaker to co-develop two processors aimed at improving AI model performance. One chip would act as a memory processing unit to complement Google's tensor processing unit (TPU), while the other would be a new TPU optimized for AI inference. The c…
Global merger and acquisition activity recovered after a steep dip following the outbreak of hostilities involving Iran, driven by a handful of very large transactions. Weekly aggregate M&A values climbed in the weeks after mid‑March as bidders pursued sizable strategic deals, while equity capital markets activity and smaller transactions cooled am…
European luxury stocks declined on Monday as rising tensions in the Middle East and worries about softer demand dented investor sentiment. Several leading luxury firms traded lower, pressured by disruptions to travel-related retail and reports of weaker sales in key markets including the Middle East and China.
Eni reported a significant gas discovery at the Geliga-1 exploration well in the Ganal block, offshore Indonesia. The deepwater well, about 70 kilometers from the East Kalimantan coast, has preliminary in-place estimates of roughly 5 trillion cubic feet of gas and 300 million barrels of condensate. The reservoir shows strong petrophysical character…
Global oil equities rose Monday after crude benchmarks jumped following a weekend of renewed instability around the Strait of Hormuz. Brent and WTI futures advanced more than 6% as a sequence of incidents undermined expectations that the chokepoint might reopen soon. Several large European oil companies recorded notable gains in London trading amid…
European airline shares dropped on Monday after oil prices rose sharply amid renewed tensions between the United States and Iran. The surge in Brent crude came after Washington said it had seized an Iranian-flagged vessel and Tehran moved to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments. The jump in fuel costs hit listed carriers…
Jefferies analysts led by Philippe Houchois warn that Tesla’s upcoming first-quarter report may highlight a growing disparity between the company’s lofty product goals and its immediate operational performance, potentially reviving speculation about a tie-up with SpaceX. The firm kept a Hold rating but lifted its price target to $350 from $300, and…
European stock markets opened lower on Monday as a flare-up in tensions between the United States and Iran damped hopes that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would reopen definitively. Major regional indices fell, luxury and travel-related shares dropped amid concerns about sales and higher fuel bills, and oil prices climbed after a rece…
British equities opened weaker on Monday after the seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel near the Strait of Hormuz heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. The move rattled investor sentiment, pushed oil prices higher and pressured European markets. Several UK-listed companies reported results or outlooks that further shaped trading d…
Futures for major European equity indexes declined more than 1% on Monday after Washington seized an Iranian cargo ship that attempted to breach its blockade and Tehran vowed retaliation. Contracts tied to the STOXX 600, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 were down sharply by 0645 GMT as investors grew uneasy about a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and …
Japan's stock market closed higher on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 rising 0.69% as strength in real estate, banking and textile sectors helped lift equities. Several individual names posted sizable moves in both directions. Market breadth was mixed, volatility eased slightly and commodity and currency markets moved notably during the session.
Polymarket is negotiating a $400 million primary raise that would peg the prediction market platform at a $15 billion valuation including the new capital, while seeking additional strategic backers and potentially expanding the round to $1 billion. The effort follows a recent $600 million investment from Intercontinental Exchange and comes as predi…
Berenberg cut Arkema SA (EPA: AKE) to a 'hold' rating from 'buy' and set a price target of €62 after the stock climbed 19% year-to-date to €62.30. The bank attributes much of the recent share strength to a short-term surge in acrylics margins linked to the Iran conflict, and its ChemCast nowcasting model sees limited upside to 2026 consensus earnin…
Australian equities finished marginally higher on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.07% at the close in Sydney. Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Gold sectors provided upward momentum while several energy and materials-related names weighed on the market. Market breadth was nearly balanced and volatility measures ticked higher.
Indonesia and Toyota Motor Asia are in discussions over a potential joint investment to build a bioethanol facility in Lampung province, southern Sumatra. Officials say the project would process sorghum from a newly planned 6,000-hectare plantation, target an annual output of 60,000 kilolitres, and carry an estimated price tag of $200 million to $3…
J.P. Morgan lowered its rating on Essity AB from Neutral to Underweight and cut its December 2027 price target to Skr215 from Skr245, pointing to accelerating pulp and energy cost inflation that it expects will weigh on the company's earnings through the year. The bank reduced its adjusted EPS forecasts for 2026 and 2027, revised margin expectation…
The Taiwan Weighted closed lower by 0.88% on Monday as losses in an unspecified sector, together with the Plastic and Optoelectronic sectors, pushed the benchmark into negative territory. A handful of stocks climbed to new highs while others hit sharp declines and all-time lows. Commodity markets saw notable moves, with crude and Brent oil rising a…
Nidec Corp. shares climbed after the company published a final third-party report into improper accounting practices. The report quantified a net profit impact of 160.7 billion yen from accounting revisions covering fiscal 2020 through early-2025, and reiterated a 250 billion yen effect on goodwill and other asset impairments. The company said it w…
RBC Capital Markets identified four U.S. exploration and production companies it favors for near-term upside, citing drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) inventory, commodity-driven activity increases, operational outperformance, and balance-sheet improvements as primary drivers across the selection. The firm emphasized production optionality, efficiency,…
European defence shares have pulled back sharply after a prolonged rally, as investors trim crowded positions, reassess stretched valuations and weigh the implications of the Iran conflict for future defence procurement. While the sector remains supported by government spending commitments and continued ETF inflows, doubts over the speed of order i…
Manycore Tech shares continued to climb on Monday following a dramatic debut in Hong Kong. After more than doubling on their first trading day, the stock rose further to trade as high as HK$29.8 by early Monday trading, reinforcing strong investor demand for AI-related listings. The company raised roughly HK$1.2 billion ($160 million) in the IPO an…
Vietnamese lender SHB and China’s Huawei Technologies Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement that will see Huawei assist the bank with technology architecture, data platforms and operational stability and security. The deal is part of Huawei’s broader expansion in Vietnam, where it has existing relationships with other financial instit…
