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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has flagged potential systemic vulnerabilities as the private credit market grows and forges deeper connections with banks, insurers and asset managers. In its "Vulnerabilities in Private Credit" report, the FSB noted rising default signals, increasing retail participation, concentration among a few large manager…
Taiwan's benchmark closed sharply higher, propelled by gains in the Semiconductor, Electronics and Electrical/Machinery sectors. The Taiwan Weighted climbed 4.57% to a new all-time high. Several individual names rallied as others tumbled to multi-year lows. Commodities and currency moves accompanied the session.
DSM-Firmenich reported first-quarter 2026 organic sales growth of 4%, ahead of analyst expectations and company estimates, driven by robust demand in Perfumery & Beauty and solid contributions from Health, Nutrition & Care. Adjusted EBITDA slightly exceeded consensus, while foreign exchange translated into a 6% drag on reported sales. The firm conf…
BMW reported a 25% drop in pre-tax profit for the first quarter, with group revenue down 8.1% to 31.0 billion euros and the core automotive EBIT margin contracting to 5.0% from 6.9% a year earlier. Despite the decline, the automaker marginally exceeded a company-provided analyst consensus on pre-tax earnings and is pursuing cost reductions to count…
Zalando reported a first-quarter net loss driven by elevated spending tied to the integration of About You and expansion of marketing and logistics activities, despite substantial increases in revenue and gross merchandise volume. Adjusted operating profit improved year-on-year, and the company reiterated its 2026 guidance for GMV, revenue and adju…
Kongsberg Gruppen reported Q1 revenue of NOK 9.20 billion, a 26% increase from a year earlier, while EBIT climbed 55% to NOK 1.54 billion. Orders more than doubled to NOK 27 billion, buoyed by a NOK 16 billion contract for counter-unmanned aerial systems to Poland. Despite the gains, revenue came in below analyst expectations of NOK 11.36 billion.
Daimler Truck reported a more than 50% fall in adjusted operating profit for the first quarter, driven by weak demand in North America and the first full-quarter effect of U.S. import tariffs. While the company confirmed its full-year guidance, key profitability metrics in its biggest market deteriorated even as incoming orders rose sharply year-on…
Lufthansa posted an adjusted operating loss of 612 million euros for the January-March quarter, better than the 659 million-euro loss expected by analysts compiled by the group and an improvement on the 722 million-euro adjusted loss recorded a year earlier. The carrier cited strategic hedging and largely contained labour disruption as factors miti…
Morgan Stanley identified leading fertiliser-related investment opportunities in the Asia Pacific region, singling out Petronas Chemicals Group and Fertiglobe for their balance-sheet strength, cost positions and expected cash flow generation amid a tightening market and firmer benchmark prices across key fertiliser and chemical products.
Rivian is progressing on additional, undisclosed versions of its smaller R2 electric SUV even as the company has begun volume production of that vehicle and aims to begin deliveries around June. Development work on the variants is taking place at its Georgia assembly facility, but CEO RJ Scaringe provided no details on how those variants will diffe…
Stack Infrastructure, the data centre operator owned by Blue Owl Capital, is assessing strategic options that could include a sale of its Asia operations in a transaction valued at more than $30 billion, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The report says Stack has been speaking with potential advisers about a partial o…
Blue Origin has rolled out a revamped employee stock incentive program after employee complaints about an earlier plan that left options expiring without payouts. The revised scheme broadens the set of liquidity events that can trigger payouts to include external funding rounds and tender offers. The move occurs as the company pushes for a New Glen…
Honda Motor Co will put on hold its planned electric vehicle and battery manufacturing project in Ontario, a C$15 billion initiative first announced in 2024, as weakening U.S. EV demand and changing policy dynamics prompt a strategic shift toward hybrid vehicles and flexible assembly lines. The proposal - which had targeted annual output of up to 2…
Amanda Lacaze, chief executive of Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths, said new procurement rules emerging in the United States and European Union are influencing buyers to favour suppliers outside China. While China remains the largest and lowest-cost producer of rare earths and related magnets, recent export restrictions and subsequent government respo…
South Korea's consumer price index climbed 2.6% year-on-year in April, the fastest pace since July 2024, driven by a monthly jump in petroleum product prices and a sharp rise in international airfares. The acceleration increases the likelihood of interest rate increases later in the year despite government measures to blunt price pressures.
BHP’s CFO Vandita Pant told investors at the Macquarie Australia Conference in Sydney that the company is seeing increased interest from international generalist investors as AI-driven demand raises the strategic value of its copper exposure. BHP reported a half-year underlying profit stronger than expectations, with copper contributing more to ear…
Rivian has started volume production of its smaller, lower-priced R2 SUVs and is developing additional, undisclosed variants of the R2 line, the company's CEO said. The automaker plans to begin deliveries of R2 SUVs around June, with multiple trims and a well‑priced $45,000 model slated for late 2027. The rollout is central to Rivian's plan to expa…
Asian equities climbed to fresh highs on Wednesday as optimism around artificial intelligence-driven investment flows intensified and U.S. comments signalled progress toward a possible agreement with Tehran. Oil prices eased after a U.S. announcement on naval escorts through the Strait of Hormuz, while major tech and semiconductor names drove much …
Samsung Electronics’ common stock climbed above a $1 trillion market capitalisation on Wednesday, reaching 1,500 trillion won ($1.03 trillion) in early Seoul trade. The rise tracked strong moves in U.S. AI-related stocks and left Samsung well ahead of the Kospi’s gain for the session. Broader U.S. market strength and geopolitical calm were cited as…
Samsung Electronics crossed a $1 trillion market value for the first time after a sustained rally in memory chip stocks and renewed optimism about potential manufacturing partnerships with large technology firms. The company’s Seoul-listed shares reached a fresh record high amid a global memory upcycle and reports that Apple has held early-stage di…
U.S. equity futures climbed in evening trading after President Donald Trump announced a temporary pause in a military campaign to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and said negotiations with Iran were close. The move followed record closing highs on Wall Street and was accompanied by fresh corporate earnings news that lifted major tech names.
Rivian is considering producing its own lidar sensors and could partner with a Chinese firm to incorporate technology, CEO RJ Scaringe said in an interview. The company, which has already begun developing its own chips, plans to include lidar on upcoming R2 vehicles and is holding active talks with lidar suppliers and other automakers about buildin…
On May 5, Fitch upgraded Argentina's long-term foreign and local currency issuer default rating to B- from CCC+, keeping a stable outlook. The agency pointed to improved fiscal and external balances, progress on reforms and better prospects for foreign exchange reserve accumulation, while warning that weak reserves, high inflation and a history of …
Vernal Capital Acquisition Corp. completed an initial public offering of 10 million units at $10 per unit, raising $100 million. The units are scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker VECAU on May 6, 2026. The company is a blank-check entity formed to pursue business combinations without industry or geographic limi…
On May 5 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized fruit-flavored e-cigarette pods from Glas Inc., marking the first approval of non-tobacco flavored vaping products. The agency said the company's age-gating technology, together with mandated marketing limits, is expected to limit youth uptake. The move follows political pressure and industr…
