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SpaceX’s planned IPO and its large retail allocation have set off a scramble among Asian investors for exposure through supply-chain suppliers and ETFs. With the company targeting a roughly $1.75 trillion valuation and a final price due June 11 ahead of Nasdaq trading the following day, restrictions on direct participation in parts of Asia are driv…
BofA Securities retains a 'buy' rating and a 16,500 pence price objective on AstraZeneca, highlighting the CAMBRIA-1 Phase 3 study of camizestrant as a potentially decisive near-term catalyst for the company’s oncology franchise. The bank points to two structural advantages for CAMBRIA-1 - a patient population thought to sit between adjuvant and fi…
The Taiwan Weighted closed down 1.33% on Tuesday as losses concentrated in the Electricity and Plastic sectors pressured the market. Several small-cap names recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions, with King Core Electronics reaching a record intraday level. Crude oil and Brent futures fell while gold in the August contract ticked…
VAALCO Energy, Inc. successfully restarted production at the Baobab field offshore Côte d’Ivoire after a nine-month refurbishment of its Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel. The FPSO refurbishment extends operational life, enabling a significant development drilling program planned for H2 2026, with expectations of increased productio…
President Donald Trump said two U.S. helicopter pilots involved in a crash near the Strait of Hormuz are safe, after reports that the crew of an Apache gunship had been rescued. It remained unclear whether the helicopter was downed by hostile fire, suffered a mechanical failure or experienced some other malfunction. The incident occurred amid fragi…
Morgan Stanley has released a set of three actionable investment recommendations across the Asia Pacific region. The shortlist spans Japan, Australia and India and reflects firm-specific drivers: an upbeat outlook for Furukawa Electric tied to optical and water-cooling module sales; a more cautious stance on Westpac Banking amid a weaker view of th…
The Bank of Japan is considering pausing a planned reduction in its monthly government bond purchases beyond the next fiscal year, keeping the current pace of roughly 2.1 trillion yen per month. The decision is expected to be contentious among the nine board members who are split between prioritizing market stability and pursuing steady balance she…
Swiss legislators are considering a revised legislative draft that would reduce the capital burden placed on UBS Group by lowering the required Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) backing for its foreign subsidiaries from full coverage to about 70-80%. The change follows earlier proposals and parliamentary hearings where government officials and UBS execut…
Tencent shares rose sharply after the company unveiled a formal developer integration framework that allows third-party mini-programs to connect to WeChat’s AI agent features, and concurrently completed a heavily oversubscribed dual-currency bond sale. Household brands including KFC, Meituan, and Tongcheng Travel are launch partners for the WeChat …
Smith & Wesson is showing the patchwork signs of a durable recovery — stable handgun shipments, new product rollouts and meaningful free cash flow. At roughly $14.67, the stock offers asymmetric upside to the prior 52-week high with a manageable downside profile given a high current liquidity position. This trade idea sets an entry at $14.67, a sto…
Stellantis has announced a recall encompassing 1,076,999 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles from model years 2021 through 2025 because of an electrical fault in the hydraulic power steering pump wiring that may lead to a fire. The automaker has not identified a fix and is advising owners to park their vehicles outside and away from structures. Th…
WuXi AppTec's Hong Kong-listed shares plunged after the U.S. Defense Department added the contract drug research and manufacturing firm to a list of entities alleged to have ties to China's military. The listing triggers automatic classification under the U.S. Biosecure Act, raising the prospect of curtailed U.S. government procurement and grant ac…
Prime Minister Mark Carney has mounted an active campaign to broaden Canada’s trade and investment ties beyond the United States, leading multiple trade missions and signing new pacts. Yet interviews with officials and business leaders show that preferential access to the U.S. market via the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) continues to be the …
Brandman Retail, the Indian partner for U.S. sneaker maker New Balance, aims to increase its physical retail footprint from its current footprint to 116 locations by 2028 and to introduce additional international sports and footwear labels. The move is premised on rising affluence, growing fitness awareness and social media-driven interest in globa…
South Korea's two biggest memory-chip firms staged significant rebounds after sharp declines, as investors bought into beaten-down AI-related names. SK Hynix jumped after securing a multi-year supply deal with Nvidia, while Samsung pared earlier losses with a more modest recovery. The moves were part of wider market volatility tied to interest-rate…
Asian equities staged a broad bounce on Tuesday as investors bought into recent weakness, with relief from a temporary halt in Iran-Israel hostilities easing oil prices. South Korea's Kospi rallied sharply after Monday's selloff, Chinese export and import data beat estimates, and U.S. futures were buoyed by demand for chip stocks even as most S&P 5…
Tencent's Hong Kong-listed shares rose as investor demand overwhelmed a planned dual-currency bond sale. Orderbooks showed more than 20.5 billion yuan in bids for offshore yuan bonds and over $3 billion for U.S. dollar notes; the company is marketing maturities ranging from 10 to 30 years and expects to raise about $4 billion for general corporate …
Rescue crews in General Santos are working through rubble to reach two people believed to be trapped inside a collapsed commercial building after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province. The quake has killed at least 37 people, injured more than 400 and caused widespread damage to buildings, utilities and public servic…
Alaska’s lieutenant governor has launched an inquiry into a U.S. Senate challenger who uses the same name as the Republican incumbent, following allegations the filing was intended to confuse voters. The investigation seeks to establish whether Daniel James Sullivan Jr. coordinated with others or intentionally mimicked campaign materials, and wheth…
A group of retired Honda executives convened late last year to challenge Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe’s stewardship, blaming him for strategic missteps in China and an ambitious EV pivot that has cost billions. They urged his resignation in April after months of private discussions, but Mibe retained his role with backing from the board and has o…
NIO Inc. announced that the U.S. Department of Defense added the company to its 'Chinese military companies' list, a designation NIO contests, asserting it is not involved with the Chinese military or defense industrial base. The listing does not impose sanctions or restrict trading of NIO's securities. NIO plans to engage with the U.S. Department …
Global equities have largely recovered from the initial market shock tied to the Iran war and are trading near record levels, while sovereign bond markets have been punished by fears of persistent inflation and higher borrowing costs. Some portfolio managers now argue bonds could resume their traditional safe-haven role if inflation begins to hurt …
In a recent episode of The Big View, economist Mariana Mazzucato, author of 'The Common Good Economy', argues for expanding how the discipline defines its purpose. The episode - available on Apple, Spotify and the host's app, with a transcript - focuses on the difficulty of moving from diagnosis to actionable solutions and explores how economics co…
Aware, Inc., a leader in biometric orchestration, revealed significant updates to its Awareness Platform, including integration with ROC and Mitek technologies, enhanced Intelligent Liveness and Matching capabilities, and more configurable biometric workflows. These advancements aim to strengthen real-time, high-confidence identity decisions to com…
Revised figures from the Bank of Korea show South Korea's economy grew 1.8% in Q1 from the prior quarter, up from an earlier 1.7% estimate, and 3.8% year-over-year, revised from 3.6%. Growth was led by exports of semiconductors, electronics and data center equipment, supported by strong demand from the artificial intelligence sector. The upward rev…
