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Unionised employees at Samsung Electronics approved a tentative wage pact with about 74% of participating voters in favour, a result that halted plans for an 18-day strike affecting roughly 48,000 staff - most from the company’s semiconductor operations. The government-mediated agreement introduces a 10-year special performance bonus for semiconduc…
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda cautioned that what begins as a short-lived energy price spike could harden into a lasting inflationary force if it feeds into wages and expectations. Speaking at a BOJ-hosted conference, he said central banks must evaluate oil price movements within the broader economic backdrop because the same rise in crude can …
Fireworks AI, a startup that helps companies run artificial intelligence models, is reportedly holding discussions to secure new capital that would value the company at around $15 billion. Index Ventures is said to be preparing to co-lead the round, though sources indicate negotiations are ongoing and terms could change. The talks highlight investo…
U.S. stock futures were largely unchanged on Tuesday evening following a technology-led rally that pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record highs. Semiconductor strength, highlighted by Micron's surge and milestone market valuation, powered gains in equities even as renewed U.S. strikes on Iranian targets and heavy Israeli air attacks in Lebanon int…
SK Hynix's shares surged to a record high, lifting the company's market capitalization past $1 trillion as momentum from AI-related memory demand tightens supplies and lifts prices across the sector. The move follows similar milestones at Micron and a rally in Samsung, which together have pushed regional markets higher.
Chilean lithium producer SQM reported first-quarter net income of $365 million, up from $138 million a year earlier, driven by sharply higher realized lithium prices and increased sales volumes. Revenue rose to $1.76 billion, topping analyst estimates, but net profit missed Reuters/LSEG expectations of $426 million. The company raised its expected …
A U.S. district judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Military Academy at West Point from applying a February 2025 policy that required prior approval for public statements by civilian faculty and from enforcing limits on classroom expression challenged in a class-action lawsuit. The ruling addresses constitutional free spee…
A Reuters poll of analysts projects the Nikkei will climb to a record 69,000 by the end of next year, driven by enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and solid corporate earnings. The index has already reached fresh highs, and while some strategists warn of a potential pullback, many see the uptrend continuing amid domestic reforms and growth-o…
On May 26, data center operator IREN announced an agreement to buy Nvidia air-cooled Blackwell systems from Dell for about $1.6 billion. The equipment will support a previously disclosed five-year, $3.4 billion cloud AI service contract with Dell and is planned for installation at IREN's Childress, Texas, campus, with commissioning expected by earl…
Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro said he met U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House and published a photo of the two men together in the Oval Office. The visit occurred as the senator faces a political setback that has reduced his standing in recent polls and amid scrutiny over his outreach to a jailed banker to finance a film about his f…
On May 26, Alabama’s Board of Medical Examiners issued a formal warning to healthcare providers advising against prescribing, dispensing or administering so-called research-grade peptides. The board said these products are not reviewed or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, are not subject to standard oversight of safety, effectivene…
Airbus is examining the prospect of producing helicopters in Canada for global shipment contingent on winning several planned federal contracts. Executives say the move could align with Ottawa's push to broaden domestic defense manufacturing and create more high-skilled jobs, provided foreign suppliers accept stronger local investment commitments t…
FTSE Russell says SpaceX meets newly introduced fast-entry and index eligibility thresholds, opening the door for the company to be included in several major U.S. and global equity indexes. The assessment is based on SpaceX’s current S-1 filing and available public details; FTSE Russell noted the evaluation could change with further filings. SpaceX…
Fitch Ratings raised YPF S.A.'s long-term issuer ratings and senior unsecured notes to B- from CCC+, aligned the company's rating with Argentina's sovereign B- rating and assigned a Stable outlook. The agency also upgraded YPF's Standalone Credit Profile to b+ and maintained a Recovery Rating of RR4 for the notes. Fitch flagged both strong incentiv…
Elon Musk has raised the idea of merging SpaceX with Tesla in conversations with colleagues, according to a report. The two firms already coordinate closely on personnel, materials engineering and large capital outlays tied to artificial intelligence and energy storage, and they have a history of commercial transactions between them.
Moody's Ratings raised the senior unsecured rating for CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. to Baa2 from Baa3 and revised the outlook to stable from positive, citing the company's robust competitive position in endpoint security, projected operating profit expansion, and healthy cash generation. The agency expects subscription revenue growth near 23% and ope…
Colombia's benchmark COLCAP index finished higher on Tuesday, advancing 4.48% as gains in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors lifted the market. Corporacion Financiera Colombiana SA, Organizacion Terpel SA and Mineros SA were among the session's top performers, while Celsia SA, Ecopetrol SA and Grupo Energia Bogota SA ESP recorded dec…
Lockheed Martin Corp. received two U.S. Department of Defense awards totaling approximately $114.8 million: a $100.5 million order for 1,459 F-35 brake assembly heat sinks and a $14.3 million modification for engineering services on the Multiple Launch Rocket System. Work is slated across sites in Indiana and Texas with funding originating from fis…
Russian equities finished lower Tuesday, with the MOEX Russia Index closing 0.24% down to a six-month low. Losses were concentrated in Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, and several commodity prices moved lower during the session, including crude oil and gold futures.
Raytheon Co. has received a $1.02 billion firm-fixed-price contract from the U.S. Department of War to supply National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) units. The full contract amount was obligated at award, is funded through fiscal 2026 Foreign Military Sales for Kuwait, and assigns work to Raytheon’s Tewksbury, Massachusetts facili…
The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion fixed-price nontraditional contract to build the Space Data Network (SDN) Backbone, a proliferated low Earth orbit satellite constellation designed to provide resilient, high-speed communications connecting military sensors and weapons platforms worldwide. The vendor must produce a fully operation…
U.S. and Thai officials, along with private firms, have accelerated discussions on long-term shipments of U.S.-produced liquefied natural gas (LNG), driven in part by damage to Qatar's export infrastructure after regional hostilities. Sources say negotiations center on a potential binding contract between Venture Global and Thailand's state-run ene…
Shares of Hims & Hers Health Inc. rose modestly in after-hours trading after a Form 4 disclosed that director David B. Wells acquired 48,400 Class A common shares on May 26, 2026. The purchase, recorded at an average weighted price of $24.235 per share with individual trades between $24.19 and $24.25, increased Wells' direct holdings to 224,417 sha…
CVC Capital Partners has disposed of its entire 13.8% ownership in Spanish utility Naturgy. The sale, handled through Goldman Sachs on behalf of CVC's Rioja Acquisition vehicle, combined an accelerated bookbuilding private placement of 107.5 million shares with the settlement of pre-existing derivative contracts covering 26.4 million shares. The ac…
U.S. stock benchmarks closed at or near record levels as optimism around artificial intelligence lifted semiconductor names and broader technology shares. Micron Technology surged after a large price-target revision, pushing its market value past $1 trillion. Markets shrugged off recent military activity and comments indicating diplomatic progress …
