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U.S. equity futures edged lower Sunday evening after President Donald Trump criticized Iran's reply to a U.S. 14-point proposal aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The decline in futures was contained, however, as major U.S. indexes sit near record levels, supported by a rally in chipmaking stocks and stronger-than-expected …
The Australian Labor government is preparing to introduce significant reforms to capital gains tax discounts and negative gearing provisions in the upcoming federal budget. According to reports from the Australian Financial Review, these adjustments are designed to tackle intergenerational inequality by altering how investment properties are taxed.…
Share futures in Asia eased and the dollar strengthened as indications that U.S.-Iran negotiations have stalled left the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut, sending crude prices higher. Risk-sensitive assets softened after President Donald Trump rejected Iran's response to a U.S. peace-talk proposal, while markets weighed upcoming corporate results …
Cerebras Systems is preparing to raise both the price range and the number of shares in its planned initial public offering, with a new target range of $150-$160 per share and 30 million shares on offer. The move reflects strong investor appetite for the AI chipmaker amid broader surge in demand for high-performance chips, and would boost the poten…
Facing intensified pressure from within his own party after heavy local election losses, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will use a Monday speech to frame his government’s next phase as a mission to restore relations with Europe. Extracts released by his office say the scale of reforms required on the economy, defence and energy security is lar…
Russian equities finished the Sunday session with the MOEX Russia Index unchanged at a new three-month low. Major constituents including AFK Sistema, Aeroflot and Rosseti were unchanged at their respective closing prices. Commodity prices and ruble exchange rates moved modestly, while the Russian Volatility Index held steady.
Japanese authorities are implementing a multi-pronged strategy to combat the yen's continued decline, relying on a coordinated approach between the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Japan (BOJ), and the United States. By aligning the central bank's hawkish policy direction with potential diplomatic support from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that three Polish and two Moldovan detainees were freed from custody in Belarus and Russia. He credited special envoy John Coale for the outcome and thanked Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The announcement also referenced the earlier release of Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut…
RadNet, Inc. announced record financial results for the first quarter of 2026, with total company revenue increasing 22.1% year-over-year to $575.6 million and Adjusted EBITDA rising 36.3% to $63.3 million. The company also raised its full-year 2026 financial guidance for its Imaging Center segment on revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, and Free Cash Flow, w…
U.S. headline consumer inflation moved higher in March 2026, propelled by a surge in retail gasoline prices tied to the Iran conflict. The pickup in energy costs pushed the year-over-year CPI to 3.3% and intensified a K-shaped pattern in household sentiment and spending. Lower-income consumers are bearing a larger share of the burden, even as some …
Narges Mohammadi, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner who has been serving a prison term in Zanjan, has been moved to Tehran Pars Hospital and placed under the care of her own medical team after suffering a heart attack. Her family’s foundation said her sentence has been suspended on heavy bail, though it provided no specifics of the arrangement and …
Thousands marched along Paseo de la Reforma in Mexico City on Mother’s Day in a demonstration led by collectives of mothers searching for relatives who have disappeared in the country’s decades-long drug violence. Protesters decried impunity and called on soccer fans and the public to recognize the human cost as Mexico prepares to co-host the FIFA …
A Morgan Stanley survey of roughly 2,000 Americans finds 44% view artificial intelligence favorably while 28% hold negative views and 25% are neutral. Attitudes vary markedly by age, income, gender, political affiliation and how often respondents use AI, with weekly users the most positive and older Americans the most skeptical.
Speaking at Carnegie Mellon University, NVIDIA chief executive Jensen Huang argued that artificial intelligence will democratize intelligence, making computing power accessible to people who previously lacked it. He described the AI expansion as a reindustrialization that requires a broad workforce, defended AI as augmenting rather than replacing h…
Latvia's defence minister stepped down after two drones flew in from Russia and detonated at an oil storage facility. The move followed a demand from the prime minister citing delays in anti-drone defenses. Latvia and Lithuania have urged NATO to reinforce air defences in the region as Ukraine says the unmanned aerial vehicles were Ukrainian craft …
Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs issued a public warning to France and Britain that their warships would face "a decisive and immediate response" if they entered the Strait of Hormuz in company with U.S. forces. The statement followed Paris’ announcement that the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle had been sent to …
Ellomay Capital Ltd. has finalized the sale of its 50% stake in Ellomay Luzon Energy Infrastructures Ltd., which holds a 33.75% interest in Dorad Energy Ltd., for approximately NIS 559.8 million. The transaction reflects a Dorad valuation of NIS 4.4 billion and allows Ellomay to repay secured debentures early, providing financial means to support i…
Amazon on May 4 introduced Amazon Supply Chain Services, an asset-based fourth-party logistics (4PL) offering that layers automated decision-making atop the company’s existing transportation and fulfillment footprint. The announcement triggered broad declines across freight-related equities, but Bernstein analysts argue the market reaction may over…
Novo Nordisk’s Q1 beat and the blockbuster uptake of the Wegovy pill give the stock room to re-rate. With reported Q1 sales of $15.17B, guidance raised to $42.39-$46.24B, and more than 2 million Wegovy prescriptions since launch, the company is pivoting from price-driven headwinds to volume-led growth. Valuation (market cap ~$209B, P/E ~10.8) leave…
Credo Technology trades at premium multiples today, but the company's move into silicon photonics via the DustPhotonics acquisition and continued data-center connectivity momentum create a plausible path for significant revenue and profit upside. This is a long trade with clear entry, stop, and target levels tied to expected catalyst delivery over …
A planned Microsoft data center in Kenya, developed in partnership with UAE AI firm G42 and announced as a $1 billion investment in May 2024, has been delayed after the companies and the Kenyan government could not agree on Microsoft’s request for guaranteed annual payments. The facility, intended to run on geothermal power and host an Azure cloud …
Pakistan has engaged in discussions with Iranian officials to secure permission for a limited number of Qatari liquefied natural gas shipments to transit the Strait of Hormuz, using a northern route close to the Iranian coast. The move responds to immediate domestic demand after Islamabad declined higher-priced spot purchases and follows recent voy…
Angel Studios has a differentiated crowdsourced content model and an active pipeline of licensed and self-produced titles. With multiple monetization levers still scaling — ad-supported streaming, theatrical/streaming windowing and licensing — the stock looks attractive for a measured long with clear risk controls. This trade idea lays out entry, s…
HSBC Global Investment Research mapped how artificial intelligence could reshape corporate revenues across markets. Under a moderate disruption scenario Taiwan and South Korea register the largest net AI-enabled revenue shares, while India shows the highest net disruption. In a larger disruption outcome, several European markets turn negative drive…
Apple's device+services moat positions it to monetize AI in a uniquely high-margin way. With a $4.3T market cap, $129B of free cash flow and industry-leading returns on capital, the stock is richly priced but offers an asymmetric payoff if Apple converts AI features into recurring paid services. This trade is a long position sized for conviction wi…
