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STMicroelectronics' President and CFO, Lorenzo Grandi, will present at Citi's 2026 Global TMT Conference in New York on September 9, 2026. The company highlighted its semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, extensive customer base, and commitment to sustainability including carbon neutrality and 100% renewable electricity sourcing by 2027.
Shares of Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) declined 4.2% to HK$567 after Hungarian authorities suspended operations in three sections of the company’s Debrecen plant following biological monitoring that detected raised nickel levels in nine employees. The share drop was amplified by new guidelines from China’s Ministry of Commerce and two oth…
Cathay Pacific Airways shares fell 1.9% to HK$13.78 on Wednesday after Swire Pacific revealed plans to place 362.65 million Cathay shares at HK$13.20 apiece. The placement, priced at a 7.7% discount to Cathay's Tuesday close, will cut Swire's holding to 39.15%. The share move came as crude oil jumped on renewed U.S.-Iran military exchanges and the …
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) reported that global temperatures are very likely to surpass the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold within a few years, increasing extreme weather risks and stressing ecosystems, glaciers and low-lying coastal cities. While returning to or below 1.5C remains feasible, UNEP described the prospect as "possib…
Shares of Hong Kong-listed CATL fell sharply after Hungarian authorities ordered temporary suspensions in three areas of the company’s Debrecen battery facility following elevated nickel exposure detected in nine employees. Authorities permitted equipment testing to continue while safety deficiencies are addressed; CATL has paused equipment commiss…
Long-term U.S. Treasury yields are unlikely to fall in the near term as a combination of rising term premium, heavy supply from governments and high-quality corporates, and a shift toward more rate-sensitive buyers constrains demand. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces structural market headwinds that go beyond tactical tools, with investors inc…
Australia's 10-year government bond yield rose to 5.223% on Wednesday, a 15-year high, after stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP and ongoing elevated core inflation increased the chances of further Reserve Bank rate hikes. Global tensions and a jump in oil prices amplified the move, pushing yields higher overseas and weighing on Australian eq…
The New Zealand Dollar weakened about 1.0% to 0.5834 after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand lifted the Official Cash Rate by 25 basis points to 2.75%. Although the rate rise matched market expectations, the central bank's revised forward guidance - including a lower Q4 average OCR forecast and an emphasis that the future rate path is not pre-determi…
Tectonic Therapeutic's TX45 program has cleared multiple early clinical hurdles and the company sits on a sizeable cash position with runway into Q4 2028. With crowded short interest, a modest float and technical consolidation, the risk/reward for a long trade looks favorable over the next 180 trading days. This trade lays out concrete entry, targe…
Stronger-than-expected Q2 GDP in Australia has raised the likelihood of further Reserve Bank of Australia rate increases. While higher policy rates are broadly negative for equities, certain financial sectors - notably large banks and insurers - can benefit when loan repricing outpaces deposit-cost rises and insurance portfolios reinvest at higher …
Renewed exchanges between the U.S. and Iran and a jump in oil prices have driven the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield to an intraday peak of 4.8122%, its strongest level in nearly three years, while Japanese 10-year yields have climbed to heights not seen in about 30 years. The disruption compounds fiscal worries for bond markets, prompts hawkish talk f…
A week after a glacier collapse triggered flash floods in the Himalayas, Nepali officials say chances of finding more survivors are declining. At least 1,050 people have died; nearly 4,000 are unaccounted for. Authorities are transitioning from rescue to rehabilitation amid concerns over trapped workers in hydropower tunnels, massive debris removal…
BYD’s rapid historical revenue expansion faces a consolidation phase as Chinese market growth softens. Management’s push into foreign markets could underpin future top-line gains, but the critical test is whether international scale restores or improves margins, stabilizes free cash flow and converts shipments into profitable earnings.
Ito En's stock climbed 8.1% to ¥3,255 after the company reported a first-quarter operating profit of ¥10.2 billion, a 22.0% year-over-year increase that exceeded market forecasts by roughly ¥4 billion and the company's guidance by about ¥3 billion. Investors reacted to signs of recovery in the vending machine business and stronger-than-expected ear…
The United States and Iran exchanged a series of strikes on Tuesday, the most intense fighting between the two since late-July, centered on the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM said it struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) air-defense, radar and naval targets after recent IRGC actions against commercial shipping and U.S. service members. Iranian…
Shares of Lenovo dropped after a Dropbox security incident exposed a weakness in an older Lenovo ID integration. Dropbox said about 5,000 accounts were compromised in August, with files viewed or downloaded from fewer than one-third of those accounts. Lenovo has described the issue as a legacy integration vulnerability and said its customers were n…
Cadeler, owner-operator of Windfarm Installation Vessels Pacific Orca and Pacific Osprey, is trading below its recent highs despite improving technicals and a clear addressable market in European offshore wind. The company trades at a market cap of roughly $2.44B with a P/E near 9.8 and a PB of 1.19. For traders willing to tolerate project timing r…
SoftBank Group shares fell sharply after SB Energy's Nasdaq IPO prospectus disclosed a $3.2 billion net loss on only $139 million of revenue in the first half of 2026, deepening worries about losses within SoftBank's AI-focused investments and adding to market pressure from rising yields and a weak global macro backdrop.
Morgan Stanley expects Nintendo to host a Nintendo Direct event in September focused on The Legend of Zelda's 40th anniversary and early Switch 2 software, including a teaser for the live-action Zelda film due in April 2027, and release date and gameplay information for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which the firm forecasts will arrive arou…
Honda has told its suppliers to sharply lower prices as part of a plan to trim 1.5 trillion yen in costs by 2030, documents and people familiar with the matter show. The move accompanies a strategic pivot after large projected EV losses and the company’s first annual loss as a publicly traded firm, with Honda seeking to improve competitiveness agai…
Asian equities tumbled Wednesday, with Japan and South Korea leading declines after a jump in oil pushed global government bond yields higher. The move rekindled concerns that central banks may need to keep policy tight. Australia reported better-than-expected second-quarter GDP, while New Zealand's central bank raised rates as anticipated.
A broad selloff in global sovereign debt is driving borrowing costs to levels not seen in decades, as geopolitical tensions, sticky inflation, and aggressive corporate financing for artificial intelligence projects strain capital markets. Rising yields are reshaping mortgage pricing, government spending capacity, and long-term investment planning a…
First Bancorp (FNLC) looks attractively valued on several classic bank metrics: P/E ~10, P/B ~1.32, dividend yield north of 4%, and ROE ~12.9%. Technicals have softened and momentum is negative, so this is a trade-for-conviction rather than a buy-and-forget. I prefer a position trade with defined entry, stop and targets while watching credit trends…
BHP Group’s Chief Commercial Officer Rag Udd will depart at the end of January to pursue an opportunity outside the company, according to an internal staff memo. Udd’s exit opens a key vacancy responsible for managing iron ore contracts and relations with Chinese buyers, a role that Brandon Craig, who assumed the top position in July, will need to …
Three days after a flash flood tore through a side canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, search-and-rescue teams continued to comb the affected area on Tuesday for one confirmed missing hiker, while officials remained open to the possibility of additional, as-yet-unidentified victims. Two members of a hiking group were recovered and identified; doz…
