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Aerospace Electronics Stock Rockets Another 10% in Premarket After Blowout Quarter; May Gains Now Near 28%

Aerospace Electronics Stock Rockets Another 10% in Premarket After Blowout Quarter; May Gains Now Near 28%

Shares of an aerospace and defense electronics manufacturer surged more than 10% in premarket trading after the company reported a standout quarter, sending its month-to-date gain to roughly 27.7%. The quarter featured a 25% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.38 billion and a 49% jump in net income to $233.8 million, driven by strong demand acro…

Dollar Tree Lifts 2026 Earnings View as Value Shopping Holds Up

Dollar Tree Lifts 2026 Earnings View as Value Shopping Holds Up

Dollar Tree raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings-per-share outlook and reported first-quarter results that beat estimates, driven by sustained demand for lower-priced essentials, a shift to multi-price merchandising, and easing freight costs. The company reiterated its net sales guidance and said its upgraded EPS range excludes roughly $110 mil…

From Diapers to Drug Launches: How India’s Global Hubs Are Embedding AI into Core Operations

From Diapers to Drug Launches: How India’s Global Hubs Are Embedding AI into Core Operations

Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India are extending artificial intelligence beyond chatbots, integrating it into marketing, clinical workflows, regulatory drafting and enterprise operations. Companies from retail and consumer goods to pharmaceuticals and software are piloting and deploying AI tools to accelerate work once done manually, reclaim…

Hormel Foods Beats Estimates as Protein Demand Lifts Sales

Hormel Foods Beats Estimates as Protein Demand Lifts Sales

Hormel Foods reported second-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by robust demand for its chicken, turkey and other protein offerings. Revenue and adjusted earnings per share topped estimates, the company reiterated its annual guidance, and shares rose sharply in premarket trading as consumers continued to favor pantry staple…

JD.com Says Ceconomy Takeover Will Not Rely on Chinese Subsidies

JD.com Says Ceconomy Takeover Will Not Rely on Chinese Subsidies

JD.com has told regulators that its planned purchase of German retailer Ceconomy is not supported by Chinese or any other non-EU government subsidies, stating the transaction will be financed through external private bank debt and available cash from regular business operations after the European Union launched a formal investigation under its subs…

IBM Pledges $5 Billion to Bolster Security for Open-Source Software

IBM Pledges $5 Billion to Bolster Security for Open-Source Software

IBM announced a $5 billion commitment to Project Lightwell, an initiative that will deploy engineers and AI tools to help companies secure open-source software. The program aims to establish a clearinghouse for reporting and fixing vulnerabilities across the software supply chain, and will be offered as a commercial subscription within the next 30 …

Zelenskiy Visits Sweden as Gripen Fighter Jet Announcement Expected

Zelenskiy Visits Sweden as Gripen Fighter Jet Announcement Expected

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is in Sweden for meetings with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, with officials expected to announce developments related to Saab Gripen fighter jets. A prior letter of intent envisaged the potential sale of up to 150 Gripen E aircraft, but delivery schedules remain several years out and talks have included tra…

High-Profile AI Investor Stakes Claim as Nebius Shares Jump Pre-Market

High-Profile AI Investor Stakes Claim as Nebius Shares Jump Pre-Market

Nebius shares rose sharply in pre-market trading after Situational Awareness LP, the AI-focused hedge fund established by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, revealed a 12.41 million Class A share stake equal to 5.6% of the company. The announcement arrived alongside strong Q1 2026 results and expanded power capacity guidance, while ana…

Delivery Hero Shares Drop After Uber Pays Premium to Buy Out Aspex Stake

Delivery Hero Shares Drop After Uber Pays Premium to Buy Out Aspex Stake

Delivery Hero shares slid more than 3% after Uber Technologies paid just under €40 a share to acquire activist investor Aspex Management’s stake. The purchase increased Uber’s stake to 36.83% and lifted voting rights to 24.99%, while leaving a portion of the holding in instruments and remaining below the 30% level that would trigger a mandatory bid…

Shanghai Exchange Exploring Futures on AI Tokens as China Eyes Alternative to U.S. Compute Contracts

Shanghai Exchange Exploring Futures on AI Tokens as China Eyes Alternative to U.S. Compute Contracts

Chinese regulators and market participants are exploring futures contracts tied to AI tokens - the smallest unit of information processed by AI models - with the Shanghai Futures Exchange reported to be in early-stage product design. The initiative, driven in part by competition with the United States, would create a derivatives tool for firms acro…

Reuters Executive Simon Robinson to Lead ABC News and Current Affairs

Reuters Executive Simon Robinson to Lead ABC News and Current Affairs

Simon Robinson, currently executive editor at Reuters, has been named director of news and current affairs at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He will begin in September, succeeding Justin Stevens, who resigned this week. Reuters has designated Nick Tattersall to succeed Robinson as global managing editor, newsroom.

GM recalls 2,785 pickup trucks for roof-rail airbag inflator defect

GM recalls 2,785 pickup trucks for roof-rail airbag inflator defect

General Motors LLC has issued a recall covering 2,785 pickup trucks because of a potential failure in the roof rail airbag inflator. The recall, filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, covers select 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles, and select 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500 and GMC Sierra 2500/35…