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How AI Could Reshape Cruise Economics: A Barclays Outlook

How AI Could Reshape Cruise Economics: A Barclays Outlook

Barclays analysts, led by Brandt Montour, argue that artificial intelligence could unlock material earnings gains for cruise operators by enabling a shift from third-party travel agents to AI-driven direct bookings and by improving customer discovery and pricing power. The bank quantifies potential EPS upside of 12% to 45% for major carriers if boo…

Federal Judge Declines Bayer Injunction Seeking to Halt Johnson & Johnson Claims on Prostate Cancer Drug

Federal Judge Declines Bayer Injunction Seeking to Halt Johnson & Johnson Claims on Prostate Cancer Drug

A U.S. district judge in Manhattan refused Bayer's request for an injunction that would have stopped Johnson & Johnson from promoting claims that its prostate cancer drug Erleada cuts the risk of death by roughly half compared with Nubeqa. The court concluded Bayer had not demonstrated it was likely to prevail on the merits of its false advertising…

Australia Keeps Looser Petrol Sulphur Rules in Place Through September

Australia Keeps Looser Petrol Sulphur Rules in Place Through September

Australia will maintain a temporary relaxation of petrol sulphur limits until September, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said, as the nation contends with supply disruptions related to the Iran war and reduced output at a fire-affected refinery owned by Viva Energy. The move raises permitted sulphur in petrol to 50 parts per million from the usual 10 p…

Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Sells Shares Once Managed by Todd Combs

Berkshire CEO Greg Abel Sells Shares Once Managed by Todd Combs

Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Greg Abel has sold equity holdings that had been overseen by Todd Combs, who left the company in December to join JPMorgan Chase. The change is one of the clearest portfolio shifts since Abel replaced Warren Buffett as CEO in January. Berkshire has not identified which common stocks were managed by Combs and fello…

ITC Rejects Masimo Bid to Reinstate Apple Watch Import Ban

ITC Rejects Masimo Bid to Reinstate Apple Watch Import Ban

The U.S. International Trade Commission declined to review a preliminary March ruling that Apple’s updated Apple Watch models do not infringe Masimo patents tied to blood-oxygen measurement, closing Masimo’s case and allowing Apple to continue selling the redesigned devices while legal fights proceed in other courts.

Mexican equities climb as Industrials and consumer sectors lead gains

Mexican equities climb as Industrials and consumer sectors lead gains

Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC finished higher, supported by advances in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Market breadth favored gainers, with notable winners including Qualitas Controladora and Industrias Peñoles, while several financial and real estate-related names retreated. Commodity and FX moves were mixed, with go…

Cerebras Systems Files for Proposed Nasdaq IPO After Rapid Revenue Expansion

Cerebras Systems Files for Proposed Nasdaq IPO After Rapid Revenue Expansion

Cerebras Systems, maker of wafer-scale AI processors and systems, has filed for a proposed initial public offering on Nasdaq. The company reported accelerating revenue growth from $24.6 million in 2022 to $510.0 million in 2025, with significant year-to-year gains and divergent GAAP and non-GAAP profit metrics. Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Barclays a…

Broad U.S. Gains Lift Dow to One-Month High as Industrials, Consumer Goods, Tech Advance

Broad U.S. Gains Lift Dow to One-Month High as Industrials, Consumer Goods, Tech Advance

U.S. equity markets closed higher on Friday, led by gains in Industrials, Consumer Goods and Technology stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.79% to reach a one-month high, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite also finished the session with solid advances. Market breadth favored advancers on both exchanges, the CBOE Volatility Index fel…

Bovespa Falls 0.55% as Utilities, Power and Financials Lose Ground

Bovespa Falls 0.55% as Utilities, Power and Financials Lose Ground

Brazil's benchmark Bovespa index closed lower on Friday, dragged down by losses in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Financials sectors. While several mid-cap names posted double-digit percentage changes, broader market breadth favored advancers. Key commodity and foreign exchange benchmarks also moved notably during the session.

Cerebras Files for U.S. IPO as AI-Focused Listings Rebound

Cerebras Files for U.S. IPO as AI-Focused Listings Rebound

Cerebras Systems has filed for a U.S. initial public offering, a step that advances the AI chipmaker toward public markets following an earlier withdrawal of IPO paperwork last October. The company, which makes high-performance processors for AI workloads, aims to list on Nasdaq under the symbol CBRS. Major global banks are leading the deal as mark…

Meta to begin layoffs May 20, cutting roughly 10% of workforce

Meta to begin layoffs May 20, cutting roughly 10% of workforce

Meta will start a round of job cuts on May 20 that will remove about 10% of its global staff - nearly 8,000 roles - according to three sources familiar with the matter. The company expects this to be the first phase, with further reductions anticipated in the second half of the year, though timing and scale have not been finalized. Meta has decline…