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Senasic Electronics Technology's shares jumped sharply in their first day of Hong Kong trading, more than doubling the initial public offering price as demand for semiconductor and technology listings continues to revive the city's IPO market. The company raised roughly HK$981 million from the sale of 53.4 million shares, with investors citing inte…
A family in northern Italy is among plaintiffs in the country’s first collective legal action directly challenging major social media companies and their recommendation systems, after their 12-year-old daughter died by suicide following months of exposure to self-harm content. The suit seeks stricter limits on minors’ access and greater transparenc…
At its annual meeting, Toyota Motor shareholders re-elected Akio Toyoda as chairman and approved new CEO Kenta Kon's appointment to the board, along with the re-election of four other directors. The vote underscores investor support for management's strategy as Toyota commits to steady investment in AI, robotics and a multi-pathway powertrain appro…
Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing surged after its board approved a $1.2 billion investment plan, executed through subsidiary Source Photonics Holdings (Cayman) Limited and affiliates, to expand optical-chip and optical-module production in Changzhou and other sites. The move, financed from Dongshan Precision's own capital, responds to a stat…
A Manhattan federal judge is scheduled to determine whether to accept a deferred prosecution agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and Turkey's state-run Halkbank that would end a criminal case accusing the lender of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions. Prosecutors have asked the court to dismiss the indictment after a compliance monitor repo…
Tamron shares climbed sharply, reaching a record intraday price of ¥1,325 after management released a mid-term plan that lifts revenue and operating profit targets through December 2029 and increases shareholder returns. The plan also sets a 20%+ return on equity goal and moves away from a fixed 40% dividend payout policy toward a higher payout fra…
Capcom's stock jumped 4.7% to ¥2,955.5 after Nomura raised its rating to Buy from Neutral following fresh franchise announcements at the June 2026 Nintendo Direct. Momentum was further supported by strong early sales for new IP Pragmata and a constructive analyst consensus, with a 12-month price target implying notable upside.
Most Asian equity markets advanced Wednesday with Japan's Nikkei 225 trading close to record territory amid strength in chipmaking and industrial names. Gains were capped by anticipation of a US Federal Reserve meeting expected to leave rates unchanged. Broader regional moves were mixed, with Singapore reaching a record high, Australia and China po…
Kingboard Holdings jumped sharply after its parent executed a large block sale of shares in its laminate unit and the laminates business announced another round of price increases. Proceeds from the stake sale are earmarked for expansion of circuit-board capacity and R&D, while cumulative product price rises have boosted the group's earnings outloo…
Kingboard Holdings said its subsidiary, Kingboard Laminates, has agreed to a block trade to sell roughly 155 million shares at HK$76 each, generating net proceeds of HK$11.77 billion ($1.5 billion). The parent company plans to use the funds to expand its printed circuit business, increase production capacity and support research and development. Fo…
The Australian Securities Exchange has published draft rules that would restrict companies in the S&P/ASX300 from issuing more than 25% of their existing share capital to fund public takeovers without obtaining shareholder approval. The move follows a review launched after James Hardie received an exemption to issue about 35% of its shares to finan…
SoftBank Group Corp. shares fell sharply after reports showed OpenAI's cash burn and losses ballooning across 2025 and into the first quarter of 2026. Despite a sizable increase in OpenAI's revenue, elevated operating costs tied to advanced AI models and concerns about valuation and pricing prompted investor caution and weighed on SoftBank's stock.
Reliance Jio Infocomm is reported to be preparing draft documents for an initial public offering of about $4 billion, potentially filing within days. The planned listing could precede Mukesh Ambani's forthcoming annual address to Reliance Industries shareholders. The timetable reflects a delay from an earlier commitment to list in the first half of…
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports rose 38.4% year-on-year in May, the largest increase in two decades, driven by robust demand for electronics tied to artificial intelligence. Significant gains were recorded in shipments to Taiwan, the United States and China, while exports to Indonesia fell from year-earlier levels.
U.S. officials have postponed adding AI startup DeepSeek and memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) to the Commerce Department's Entity List, despite prior interagency approval. More than 100 firms identified as potential national security risks, including at least 75 Chinese companies linked to advanced semiconductors, chipmaking equ…
OpenAI recorded $3.7 billion in cash burn during the first quarter of 2026, more than half of its $5.7 billion revenue for the period, while holding over $73 billion in cash and marketable securities after a large funding round announced at the end of March. Revenue and cash burn both tripled from the same quarter in 2025. Reported plans to cut AI …
Qantas will unveil the inaugural destination for its Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul service at an event in Toulouse, outlining the financial case and cabin plans for non-stop flights that aim to cut travel time from eastern Australia to London or New York. The carrier has ordered modified A350-1000ULR aircraft, estimates significant annual earning…
U.S. equity futures inched higher Tuesday evening while investors awaited the conclusion of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting widely expected to leave the policy rate unchanged. Attention also remained on a memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran that is anticipated to end their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a development …
Lionsgate Entertainment Corp. shares fell more than 5% to $15.53 in after-hours trading following a report that Netflix has no plans to pursue an acquisition of the studio, a development that undercut earlier intraday gains sparked by a separate report of potential interest from multiple media companies.
HSBC has entered a multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to accelerate its use of artificial intelligence across wealth management advice, financial crime risk management and frontline decision-making. The bank will gain access to Google’s Gemini model and engineering support from Google Cloud and Google DeepMind to identify priority initiatives, …
Cantor Equity Partners VII, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Cantor Fitzgerald, priced an initial public offering of 25 million Class A ordinary shares at $10.00 per share, raising $250 million. The shares are slated to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker CAES on June 17, 2026, with the offering expected to clo…
S&P Global Ratings raised The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.'s corporate rating to BB- from B+ and lifted the issue-level rating on senior unsecured notes to B+ from B-. The agency cited organic EBITDA growth, the April 2026 sale of Hawthorne, and satisfactory free operating cash flow as the drivers of the upgrade, while forecasting slightly lower adjusted…
Two asset managers filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create exchange-traded funds tracking a social-media-coined group of AI-focused companies known as 'MANGOS.' The proposals come days after SpaceX completed a record $75 billion IPO and reflect a rapid product development cycle in the ETF industry aimed at concentrated expo…
McGraw Hill Inc (MH) saw its shares rise 2.4% in after-hours trading Tuesday after Chief Executive Officer Philip D. Moyer purchased 22,421 shares on June 15, 2026. The acquisition, filed on a Form 4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, was made at a weighted average price of $11.12 per share, with transactions spanning $11.12 to $11.1499. …
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM) has reached a preliminary agreement to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to South Africa, enabling state utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. to import fuel through the proposed Zululand LNG terminal in Richards Bay. The gas is intended for a nearby, yet-to-be-built 3,000-megawatt power plant as the country tries to tackle…
