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U.S. stock futures turned lower Monday after President Donald Trump cancelled plans to send negotiators to Pakistan for renewed discussions with Iran, extending an impasse that has kept the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and pushed oil prices higher. Investors now face a dense slate this week of corporate earnings — beginning with Verizon — ma…
DeepSeek’s newly unveiled V4 model produced a far quieter market reception than the company’s prior breakthroughs. While benchmarkers see genuine gains in V4 Pro, the model is judged to sit among the leaders rather than clearly outclass rivals. Analysts say last year’s shock to markets has receded as investors and competitors internalize low-cost, …
Bank of America strategists led by Vivek Arya say Nvidia could prompt a re-rating by significantly increasing cash returned to shareholders. They argue a more meaningful dividend and buyback plan would attract income-focused investors, narrow a valuation discount versus its Magnificent Seven peers, and better reflect the company's projected free ca…
Shipbuilders in South Korea and China have seen a pickup in contracts for liquefied natural gas carriers after a weak 2025, driven by expanding LNG supply, tighter emissions rules and a wave of vessel retirements. Industry analysts and executives say orders are increasing, but the Iran war complicates near-term demand and could weigh on freight rat…
Leonardo’s shares rose just above 1% on Monday after Moody’s upgraded the company’s credit rating from Baa3 to Baa2 and kept a positive outlook. The change reflects an improved view of the firm’s financial position. Leonardo is active across aerospace, defense and security, producing helicopters, aircraft and electronic systems, and is partially st…
British equities began the week with little directional conviction as Iran forwarded a proposal to Washington aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending hostilities with the United States. Global markets were cautious given no clear U.S. response, while U.K. financial and corporate developments - including lender acceptance of a redress sch…
European stock indices showed little net movement on Monday as investors digested a breakdown in scheduled negotiations between the U.S. and Iran and the prospect that disruptions to oil shipping through the Strait of Hormuz could continue. German and French benchmarks ticked higher, while the pan-European Stoxx 600 and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 were unc…
Deutsche Boerse CEO Stephan Leithner cautioned that moving to continuous, seven-days-a-week trading risks fragmenting liquidity and undermining market efficiency, even as major U.S. venues explore extended hours for equities and crypto-linked derivatives. Leithner urged preserving concentrated trading times favored by large investors and called for…
European equities were mostly unchanged on Monday as investors weighed a further stall in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations that pushed oil prices up, while a heavy calendar of central bank meetings — including the European Central Bank and the Bank of England — kept attention on the potential for rate hikes.
Japanese equities rose at Monday's close in Tokyo, with the Nikkei 225 advancing 0.97% to a fresh all-time high. Gains were concentrated in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors, while several large-cap names posted significant individual moves. Market breadth showed more decliners than advancers and implied volatility climbed.
Barclays has raised its rating on Kingfisher Plc from underweight to equal weight while reducing its price target to 300p and trimming near-term earnings forecasts. The upgrade follows a solid contribution from the group's marketplace and trade channels, even as Barclays flags limited visibility on demand amid geopolitical and inflationary pressure…
Moore Threads Technology swung to a first-quarter profit as revenue surged 155% year-on-year, driven by robust demand for domestic GPUs and AI computing. Shanghai-listed shares climbed to multi-month highs after the company reported net profit and continued to expand production of its flagship hardware, positioning itself as a local alternative to …
The S&P/ASX 200 finished lower on Monday, falling 0.23% as losses in Utilities, Energy and Telecoms Services pressured the market. Advancers and decliners were closely matched, while volatility edged higher. Commodity markets diverged with crude oil and Brent rising and gold retreating. Currency moves were modest.
Finland-based Nitro Games reported first-quarter revenue of 1.50 million euros, falling short of analyst expectations of 2.20 million euros and declining versus the same period last year. The studio nevertheless reported positive net income and maintained EBITDA and operating profit slightly ahead of the prior-year quarter, driven by efficiency mea…
Finnish industrial conglomerate Aspo reported a 1.7% year-over-year fall in first-quarter net sales from continuing operations to EUR 114.1 million. Comparable EBITA from continuing operations slipped, mainly because of reduced profitability at ESL Shipping amid soft demand early in the quarter and elevated fuel costs tied to the war in Iran. Other…
The Taiwan stock market ended Monday on a strong note, with the Taiwan Weighted index climbing 3.23% to a new all-time high. Strength was concentrated in the Semiconductor, Electronic Parts/Components and Electronics sectors, while a handful of small-cap names posted sharp declines. Commodities and foreign-exchange rates showed mixed moves during t…
DeepSeek has launched a preview of its V4 family of AI models and is offering developers a 75% discount on the Pro variant through May 5. At the same time, the company reduced input cache hit charges across its entire API suite to one-tenth of prior levels. V4 is available in a higher-performance Pro edition and a lighter Flash edition, and the com…
Shares of Zhipu AI (Knowledge Atlas Tech, HK:2513) and MiniMax Group Inc (HK:0100) fell further on Monday after rival DeepSeek released a new open-source model, V4, and announced deep cuts to API input cache pricing. The moves have intensified concern about escalating competition and a potential price war among Chinese AI developers. Tencent (HK:07…
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has agreed to purchase U.S. drugmaker Organon & Co in an all-cash transaction valued at about $11.75 billion including debt. The acquisition, financed with cash and committed bank loans, is aimed at boosting Sun's footprint in specialty medicines and women's health while providing global scale and a cash-generating bus…
Eutelsat's CEO says demand from U.S. businesses and the Department of Defense remains robust despite SpaceX urging U.S. regulators to limit market access for some European satellite operators. The company, backed by French and British governments and positioned as Starlink's primary European competitor, continues to pursue U.S. opportunities and di…
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has greatly reduced the cost of input cache hits across its API suite to one-tenth of previous levels, effective immediately, and extended a 75% discount on its V4-Pro model through May 5. The moves aim to boost developer adoption and lower compute costs, and are likely to put additional pricing pres…
The conflict in the Middle East has constrained supplies of key raw inputs used to manufacture printed circuit boards (PCBs), sending board prices sharply higher and adding pressure to electronics companies already facing elevated memory chip costs. An attack on Saudi Arabia’s Jubail petrochemical complex halted production of high-purity polyphenyl…
Toyota Motor reported a 7.3% year-on-year fall in global vehicle sales for March, its second consecutive monthly decline. Overseas volumes fell 7.2%, sales in Japan declined 7.8%, and regionally the Middle East saw nearly a one-third drop. Toyota said steady underlying demand was disrupted by a production shift from the outgoing RAV4 to a new RAV4 …
Chinese semiconductor equities extended a broad-based rally, driven by optimism around domestic AI development and follow-through from recent AI model previews. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp outperformed peers with a near 9% rise, while other foundry, packaging and equipment-related names also posted notable gains as market partici…
The top U.S. diplomat in Taiwan has called on the island's opposition-led parliament to approve a comprehensive supplemental defence budget proposed by President Lai Ching-te. The package, which includes purchases of U.S. systems and domestically produced weapons such as drones, aims to strengthen Taiwan's deterrence against China. Lawmakers have d…
