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HSBC Chief Executive Georges Elhedery told investors that generative AI will remove some jobs and create others, and that the bank is retraining its roughly 200,000 staff to be productive with new tools. His comments came amid wider industry moves to use AI to cut costs, including Standard Chartered’s announced reduction in corporate function roles…
Samsung Electronics and its labour union did not reach an agreement on bonus payments, leaving in place plans for 48,000 employees to commence an 18-day strike on Thursday. Management said union demands were unacceptable and would undermine the company's core principles. Government and business groups had pressured both sides to avoid work stoppage…
U.S. equity futures were largely unchanged on Tuesday evening as market participants paused ahead of Nvidia's quarterly earnings. Elevated U.S. Treasury yields and concerns that rising oil prices could stoke inflation kept pressure on equities, particularly technology and semiconductor stocks. Attention also turned to forthcoming Federal Reserve mi…
Ed Gallrein, who received the endorsement of U.S. President Donald Trump, defeated incumbent Representative Thomas Massie in the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th congressional district, according to U.S. media projections. The outcome was framed as a test of Trump's ability to influence Republican voters and remove intra-party critics.
Goldman Sachs is expected to assume the lead-left role on SpaceX's upcoming initial public offering, with Morgan Stanley listed as a co-lead. The preliminary prospectus may be released as soon as this week, and SpaceX aims to price the offering around June 11 seeking up to $75 billion at a $1.75 trillion valuation.
Lincoln International raised $421 million by selling 21 million shares in its U.S. initial public offering at $20 per share, the top of its targeted range, giving the firm an approximate valuation of $2.04 billion. The Chicago boutique, focused on mid-market M&A and valuations, will list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker LCLN. Recent …
Goldman Sachs is expected to take the lead left underwriter position for SpaceX's planned initial public offering, with Morgan Stanley joining as a co-lead on the prospectus. The filing could be released as soon as Wednesday, and SpaceX is targeting a June 12 listing on Nasdaq and a fundraising goal near $75 billion at a valuation of about $1.75 tr…
Hong Kong is drawing renewed interest from overseas issuers as a rebound in initial public offering activity on the mainland and in the city coincides with greater foreign capital flows. An HKEX executive said roughly 10 companies from markets such as Indonesia, South Korea and Singapore have filed for listings in Hong Kong this year, with a wider …
The UK government will expand the Competition and Markets Authority's authority to act against firms judged to have raised prices unfairly during crises, finance minister Rachel Reeves said. A new anti-profiteering framework would allow regulators to investigate rapid price rises and publish firms' margin changes, and ministers could grant time-lim…
Lincoln International Inc. has set the price for its initial public offering at $20.00 per share for 21,049,988 Class A shares and has provided underwriters a 30-day option to buy 3,157,498 more shares. The firm expects its shares to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LCLN on May 20, 2026, with the offering slated to clos…
Two Democratic senators told the Transportation Secretary to explain why a family road trip, filmed as a five-part web series and funded by companies his department regulates, was appropriate. The trip was sponsored by firms including Boeing, Toyota, United Airlines, Enterprise, Shell and Royal Caribbean Group; an advocacy group has filed an ethics…
Stellantis is set to announce a European joint venture with China’s Dongfeng and a plan to manufacture at least one fully electric Voyah-brand vehicle at the Stellantis factory in Rennes, France. According to a letter of intent, Stellantis would hold a 51% stake in the venture. Producing the Voyah model in France would allow Dongfeng to avoid EU ta…
Mexico's main equity gauge finished higher on Tuesday, with the S&P/BMV IPC rising 0.22% as gains in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples buoyed the market. Gentera, Grupo Bimbo and Banco del Bajio were the session's best performers, while Cemex, Vuela and Vesta posted the largest declines. Market breadth was positive and com…
Colombian shares finished Tuesday's session in positive territory, with the COLCAP index rising 0.43%. Strength in Industrials, Services and Agriculture helped lift the market, though several large-cap names posted notable declines. Commodities traded with mixed results and currency pairs were largely unchanged at the close.
The MOEX Russia Index closed modestly lower, down 0.11%, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Power and Manufacturing sectors offset gains among select metal and exchange-related names. Market breadth favored decliners, while the Russian Volatility Index rose and key commodity prices moved unevenly during the session.
Three major brokerages have launched positive coverage on X-energy, pointing to the company’s Xe-100 reactor technology, TRISO-X fuel business and service-focused operating model as reasons to expect long-term commercial traction in the emerging advanced nuclear and small modular reactor market. Price targets range from $38 to $41, while analysts h…
General Motors will start assembling the Chevrolet Groove and Aveo at its Ramos Arizpe factory in Mexico beginning in 2027 for sale in the Mexican market, while continuing to source component production from China. The initiative, unveiled at an event with Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum, is part of GM's previously announced $1 billion investm…
Parabilis Medicines has submitted a prospectus to launch an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker PBLS. The clinical-stage company plans to offer voting common stock while retaining an existing class of non-voting shares, and will use proceeds to support development of its Helicon peptide platform and lead candidate z…
AMC Entertainment's stock climbed about 7% in after-hours trading following a disclosure that Chief Executive Officer Adam Aron purchased 250,000 shares of the company's Class A common stock on May 19 at a weighted average price of $1.3774 per share. The buy was reported on a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and was execute…
A group of activist investors that includes SOC Investment Group, Trillium Asset Management and Mercy Investment Services has urged fellow shareholders to vote against Target's Executive Chair Brian Cornell and Lead Independent Director Christine Leahy at the company's June 10 annual meeting. The coalition says a pattern of strategic and operationa…
Analog Devices said it will buy Empower Semiconductor for about $1.5 billion in cash to bolster its portfolio in AI-focused power management. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is slated to close in the second half of 2026. Empower’s leadership will remain in place to continue work on integrated voltage regulator technology …
In after-hours trading, Keysight Technologies and CAVA Group climbed after reporting results and issuing upbeat guidance, while Viavi Solutions retreated following a proposed $500 million underwritten public offering aimed primarily at repaying debt. Roblox gained after its board approved a substantial stock repurchase program, and Toll Brothers nu…
Relay Therapeutics disclosed an underwritten public offering of common stock intended to raise $175 million, prompting a roughly 2% decline in its shares during after-hours trading. The company said it will sell all shares in the proposed offering and will give underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 15% of the shares. The deal is s…
Roblox Corporation's board approved its inaugural share repurchase program, authorizing up to $3 billion in buybacks and signaling plans to repurchase as much as $1 billion in the coming 12 months. The announcement drove a roughly 5% increase in the company's shares in after-hours trading. The program is designed to counteract dilution from employe…
Mayville Engineering Company saw its stock decline roughly 7% in after-hours trading following the announcement of an underwritten public offering of common stock. The company said it will sell all shares in the offering, grant underwriters a 30-day option for up to an additional 15% of the shares, and use net proceeds to repay borrowings, finance …
