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Binance announced it has added trading in U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds to its app, offering access to more than 7,000 securities, fractional-share purchases from $5, and 24/5 trading hours. The move positions Binance alongside other platforms that combine digital assets and traditional investment products and highlights an ongoing converge…
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit on May 29 put on hold a federal injunction that had blocked portions of Texas' border enforcement law, allowing state authorities to move forward with key elements that permit arrests and deportations of people suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally. The decision r…
Yardeni Research argues the Federal Reserve should begin raising rates in July, citing elevated inflation readings and continued economic resilience. The firm expects a move to a tightening bias at the Fed's June 16-17 meeting and a 25-basis-point increase in July, warning that bond markets could push yields higher if policymakers hesitate.
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD halted an eight-month run of falling sales in May, reporting a modest 0.3% year-on-year rise in global vehicle deliveries to 383,453 units. Exports and overseas demand led the recovery, with international sales rising 80.4% to 160,644 units, supported in part by firmer electrified-vehicle demand in Europe and emer…
Governor Mikie Sherrill directed New Jersey state police to assume control of the area outside Delaney Hall in Newark after a week of clashes between federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and protesters. Authorities said the move aims to preserve public safety and the right to assemble by establishing separate protest zones and vehicle…
Goldman Sachs published a report arguing that economic convergence between poorer and richer countries has been durable since the 1980s once GDP measures are weighted by population. The bank identifies China, and from the late 1990s India, Indonesia and Bangladesh, as the primary contributors to this pattern and notes that emerging markets - partic…
Indian equity indices closed in negative territory on Monday, with the Nifty 50 down 0.70% and the BSE Sensex 30 falling 0.68%. Declines in the Power, Capital Goods and Real Estate sectors weighed on the market, although several large-cap technology and coal stocks posted gains. Market breadth favored decliners on both the National Stock Exchange a…
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and Newark officials said demonstrators from other states and national extremist groups have inflamed protests outside Delaney Hall, a 1,000-bed immigration detention center. City leaders implemented a nightly curfew for the area around the facility, and state police established designated protest zones after clas…
SOCAR, TotalEnergies, ADNOC International and Turkey's BOTAS have signed a natural gas sales and purchase agreement covering production from Azerbaijan's Absheron field. The deal was signed at Baku Energy Week by senior representatives of each organisation. A final investment decision for the project’s second phase is expected this year, with first…
Nvidia introduced the RTX Spark chip at Computex, a processor built to run AI agents locally on personal computers. The announcement - presented by CEO Jensen Huang and described as the result of three years of work with Microsoft - sparked sharp moves across semiconductor and technology stocks: PC OEMs rose in premarket and overseas trading while …
FedEx Freight will complete its separation from FedEx Corp on Monday and begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker FDXF. The company, the largest U.S. provider of less-than-truckload services, is going public as an independent operator during a period when freight rates may be stabilizing after a four-year decline. Analysts high…
Adjusted lending in the euro area rose to 3.2% year-on-year in April, up from 3.1% a month earlier, according to data published by the European Central Bank. The increase was driven by a stronger pace of corporate borrowing, while household lending held steady. Deposit growth decelerated and mortgage lending was unchanged.
U.S. stock index futures opened higher on Monday as fresh AI-related product announcements from Nvidia and Microsoft buoyed technology shares. Gains in the tech sector came alongside renewed concerns about the U.S.-Iran military exchanges, which pushed oil prices higher and kept investors attuned to inflation risk and central bank policy signals ah…
Bank of America analysts said U.S. bank CEOs delivered a largely constructive message last week, noting robust commercial loan demand, solid consumer credit quality and deposit patterns that remain stable with only manageable pricing pressure. Federal Reserve H.8 data show loan growth tracking roughly flat year-over-year, while seasonal deposit out…
Moderna announced a partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to develop a vaccine candidate targeting Bundibugyo ebolavirus, the strain implicated in the current outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. CEPI has pledged up to $50 million for Moderna's preclinical and early clinical work and is also provid…
CoreWeave Inc saw a pre-market surge after announcing a strategic investment in Tensormesh and being named to the Russell 3000 Index preliminary additions. The company’s stock moved higher as investors digested the capital infusion into an AI inference optimizer, upcoming index-driven flows, and a recently closed $3.1 billion infrastructure loan fa…
EasyJet Plc shares climbed sharply after U.S. investor Castlelake revealed it was contemplating a potential offer. The airline said its board would assess any formal proposal, while market participants priced in a takeover scenario that lifted the stock well above the legally required minimum bid level.
Dell Technologies gained momentum in early trading after the market continued to react to its fiscal Q1 FY2027 results, which showed historic revenue and earnings growth driven by AI-optimized server demand. The company reported record revenue of $43.8 billion and strong EPS beats, boosted by an Infrastructure Solutions Group surge and a sizeable g…
Crude oil surged more than 3% after the United States and Iran exchanged attacks over the weekend, eroding hopes for a swift extension of the truce and prompting gains among U.K. oil companies. Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate both posted notable intraday rises, reversing part of steep monthly declines seen in May as negotiations over the Str…
Wise plunged sharply in pre-market trading as Belgian prosecutors launched a formal probe into whether the fintech’s accounts were used to launder criminal proceeds. The inquiry focuses on roughly €500 million in suspicious transactions and follows the appearance of Wise accounts in hundreds of cross-border criminal cases across more than 30 Europe…
South Korea's exports jumped 53.2% year-on-year in May, driven primarily by a surge in semiconductor shipments that accounted for 42% of export value. Imports rose 21.5%, expanding the trade surplus to $26.9 billion. Bank of America raised its projection for South Korea's 2026 current account surplus to $289 billion, or 15% of GDP.
Shares of Wise plunged in London after the company confirmed it is cooperating with queries from prosecutors in Belgium following media reports that its platform was used to move proceeds from fraud, drug trafficking and corruption. Wise reiterated that requests for information from law enforcement are routine and said it has invested heavily in co…
EasyJet said its board would examine any formal takeover proposal after U.S. investment firm Castlelake revealed it was in preliminary talks about a potential bid. The airline's shares rose roughly 9% in London trading after Castlelake, which owns a 2.14% stake, set a minimum valuation of £3.06 billion, or at least 403.23 pence per share, under U.K…
The International Labour Organization has convened its last round of talks to craft the first binding international standards for workers on digital platforms such as ride-hailing, food delivery and e-commerce. Delegates will debate whether protections like minimum wages and social benefits should apply to all platform workers regardless of formal …
Goldman Sachs adjusted ratings across its European real estate coverage after a post-Q1 review, promoting logistics and data-centre specialist Segro to Buy while moving Swedish landlord Castellum to Neutral. Analysts cited improving demand in certain segments, a retrenchment in new supply and valuation gaps within the sector.
