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  • Analyst says hold Applied Optoelectronics amid volatility, citing hyperscaler orders, Texas capacity build, and shipment catalysts.
  • Analyst recommends long AppLovin with $505 entry, $465 stop, and $650 target after revenue accelerated to $1.84bn and margin strength.
  • CBAK Energy reports Q1 revenue nearly doubled to $69.62m but posted a $9.7m operating loss due to ramp-up costs.
  • IMF raises UK 2026 growth forecast to 1% and urges the Bank of England to keep Bank Rate at 3.75% with flexibility.
  • IMF technical team in Bolivia is consulting with officials and private sector as finance minister signals a possible $2.6–3bn program.
  • WHO assembly voted against inviting Taiwan as an observer after China opposed, prompting concerns about gaps in disease surveillance.

Latest Articles

U.S. Opens Two Section 301 Probes Targeting Excess Capacity and Forced Labor Across Major Trading Partners

U.S. Opens Two Section 301 Probes Targeting Excess Capacity and Forced Labor Across Major Trading Partners

The U.S. Trade Representative has launched two separate Section 301 investigations aimed at addressing alleged structural excess industrial capacity in 16 trading partners and at banning imports tied to forced labor from more than 60 countries. The moves rebuild tariff pressure after the Supreme Court invalidated much of the previous tariff program…

Kallas Says U.S. Seeks to ‘Divide Europe,’ Urges Collective EU Response

Kallas Says U.S. Seeks to ‘Divide Europe,’ Urges Collective EU Response

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has accused the United States of wanting to 'divide Europe' and of disliking the EU, saying member states should respond to Washington together rather than bilaterally. Her remarks come as the Trump administration opens trade investigations into the EU and several other countries and after recent lega…

Taiwan Market Climbs as Glass and Electronics Names Lead Gains

Taiwan Market Climbs as Glass and Electronics Names Lead Gains

Taiwan's benchmark index closed higher on Friday, rising 4.10% as advances in the Glass, Electronic Parts/Components and Optoelectronic sectors pushed the market upward. Several individual stocks recorded double-digit percentage moves on both the upside and downside. Key commodity and currency benchmarks showed modest moves during the session.

Crude Shock Reverberates Through Markets as War in Middle East Extends

Crude Shock Reverberates Through Markets as War in Middle East Extends

Markets are wrestling with the prospect that a protracted conflict in the Middle East will keep oil near $100 per barrel, prompting intensified selloffs in bonds and equities, stronger US dollar demand and a reassessment of central bank rate paths. With leaders of Iran, Israel and the United States remaining defiant as the confrontation nears two w…

Australian Stocks Slip as Mining and Materials Weigh on Index

Australian Stocks Slip as Mining and Materials Weigh on Index

Australian equities closed modestly lower on Friday, with the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 down 0.14%. Strength in a handful of small- and mid-cap names was offset by sharp declines among mining and materials companies, while market breadth favoured decliners and volatility ticked higher. Key market indicators, commodity prices and currency moves were mi…

Apple Lowers App Store Commission Rates in China After Regulatory Pressure

Apple Lowers App Store Commission Rates in China After Regulatory Pressure

Apple announced a reduction in App Store commission fees for mainland China, trimming the standard cut to 25% from 30% and lowering rates for small-business and mini app programme developers to 12% from 15%. Chinese state media and industry advisers framed the change as a win for developers and consumers following apparent regulatory pressure. The …

Glencore Sees Coal Rally as a Path Back to Rio Tinto Merger Talks

Glencore Sees Coal Rally as a Path Back to Rio Tinto Merger Talks

Glencore executives and investors met this week in Australia as Glencore’s chief executive hopes a recent surge in coal prices will reopen the possibility of reviving merger discussions with Rio Tinto. The earlier attempt to form a combined $240 billion company collapsed in February over valuation disputes. Changes in commodity prices have improved…

Japan’s Room to Curb Yen Weakness Narrows as Oil-Driven Dollar Demand Rises

Japan’s Room to Curb Yen Weakness Narrows as Oil-Driven Dollar Demand Rises

Japan appears to have less capacity to stabilise the yen now than during previous episodes when authorities stepped into markets to counter speculative selling. This time, officials say the currency's slide is driven more by safe-haven demand for dollars and higher crude prices linked to the Iran war, rather than by the large, speculative short pos…

U.S. Poised to Approve Record Arms Package for Taiwan After Trump’s China Visit

U.S. Poised to Approve Record Arms Package for Taiwan After Trump’s China Visit

A substantial U.S. weapons package for Taiwan, centered on advanced interceptor and air-defense systems and valued at about $14 billion, is prepared for presidential approval and may be announced after a planned trip to China. Sources familiar with the discussions say the move - the largest arms sale to Taiwan on record - has been kept confidential…

Honda warns of first annual loss in decades as shares drop nearly 7%

Honda warns of first annual loss in decades as shares drop nearly 7%

Honda Motor announced a major charge tied to the cancellation of three electric vehicle models planned for the United States and flagged its first annual loss since the 1950s. The company said the cancellation will generate a total charge of up to 2.5 trillion yen to be recorded across the current and next fiscal year, and it now expects an annual …