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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday, urging Germany to adopt an objective view of China and to maintain a positive China policy. According to state broadcaster CCTV, Xi called for the two countries to become "reliable partners," stressed cooperation on innovation and artificial intelligence, and asked…
A California woman identified in court as Kaley G.M. is scheduled to testify in Los Angeles about her childhood use of Instagram and YouTube and the mental health problems she attributes to those platforms. Her lawyers contend the companies engineered features and business strategies that hooked young users despite known risks. The trial has moved …
Lowe's reported a 1.3% increase in same-store sales for the fourth quarter but gave 2026 comparable-sales and adjusted EPS guidance that fell short of analysts' averages. The company cited weaker demand for major home renovations and constrained do-it-yourself spending amid economic uncertainty and higher borrowing costs. Shares fell about 4% in pr…
The technology sector has started 2026 poorly, weighed by AI-related disruption fears and investor rotation into previously lagging sectors. Semiconductor strength has offered some offset, but heavyweights including Microsoft and Amazon have dragged major indexes. Nvidia’s upcoming quarterly report is viewed as a critical test for the industry and …
Google said it disrupted a Chinese-linked hacking group tracked as UNC2814 or "Gallium" that had access to at least 53 organizations in 42 countries and may have been active in additional nations. The company, working with unnamed partners, terminated cloud projects, disabled internet infrastructure and shut down accounts the group used to operate,…
Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. surgeon general and an ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Wednesday in a confirmation hearing that was postponed from October. Means, 38, has close ties to Kennedy and to her brother, Calley Means, a …
Options traders are pricing in a notably modest move in Nvidia shares following the company's quarterly report, with options implying about a 5.6% move up or down. That anticipated swing is the smallest for a post-earnings period in at least three years, according to ORATS, and falls below recent averages for Nvidia and its historical reactions to …
ASML has revised its outlook on demand drivers, identifying artificial intelligence as the primary force behind product sales after seeing new and significant AI-related capacity expansion among customers. The Netherlands-based lithography equipment maker reported 2025 full-year sales of 32.7 billion euros, a 15.6% increase, a gross profit margin o…
ASML's 2025 annual report states that the artificial intelligence surge has become the principal source of demand for its lithography systems. The company cites broad-based capacity build-up across its customer base, anticipates continued semiconductor market growth led by AI logic and memory, notes evolving export controls including new Dutch meas…
Indian equity benchmarks closed modestly higher as gains in metals, automotive and technology stocks offset weakness in select heavyweight names. The Nifty 50 rose 0.23% at the close, while the BSE Sensex 30 recorded a smaller advance of 0.06%. Market breadth was mixed and implied volatility fell, while commodities and currency pairs showed modest …
On Running has opened a robot-operated factory in Busan, South Korea, expanding its automated manufacturing footprint to accelerate production and delivery. The move reflects a broader push toward nearshoring in response to U.S. tariff hikes, supply-chain disruption and geopolitical risk. The Busan plant uses a spray-on process for uppers and can p…
Global equity demand remained sturdy in February, with $101 billion of inflows, but Barclays strategists warn that a shift in the AI narrative - from build-out enthusiasm to concern about rapid disruption and possible deflation - is altering positioning across markets. Hedge funds and systematic managers have trimmed exposure, retail sentiment has …
GSK has agreed to acquire Canada-based 35Pharma for $950 million, incorporating a cardiopulmonary drug candidate, HS235, into its pipeline. The acquisition is described by the companies as complementary to GSK's push into conditions associated with obesity and is one of several deals pursued under CEO Luke Miels to bolster the company’s drug portfo…
Aston Martin said it will reduce its global workforce by as much as one-fifth to secure roughly 40 million pounds of annualised savings as the luxury carmaker grapples with the financial impact of U.S. import tariffs and weak sales in China. The company also trimmed its five-year capital expenditure plan and sold perpetual Formula One branding righ…
Santander unveiled a 2026-2028 strategic plan that aims to lift annual profit above 20 billion euros by 2028, driven by recent acquisitions in the United States and United Kingdom, growth in its customer base and efficiency gains from a global IT transformation. The lender also raised its profitability ratio target to above 20% and outlined changes…
Workday shares dropped roughly 10% in premarket trading after the company issued a conservative subscription revenue forecast for fiscal 2027 and signaled increased investment in its agentic AI roadmap. The stock has fallen about 40% year-to-date amid a broader weakness in software equities following competitive moves by AI-focused startups. Manage…
Richard Liu, founder of JD.com, has unveiled Sea Expandary, an independent yacht brand that aims to produce "100% green" vessels priced for ordinary households. Liu announced a 5 billion yuan investment at a signing ceremony and outlined plans for manufacturing, headquarters and marina involvement in southern China, while saying he will not manage …
WiseTech Global, the Australian provider of shipping and logistics management software, will reduce its global headcount by roughly 2,000 employees - about 29% of its workforce - as part of a two-year restructuring aimed at embedding artificial intelligence into customer-facing products and internal systems. The company reported a stronger-than-exp…
British equities advanced at the opening bell on Wednesday, led by a rally in bank stocks after HSBC posted full-year pretax profit above analyst forecasts and set a 2026 net interest income target that exceeded expectations. The FTSE 100 reached a fresh record level while the pound strengthened modestly against the dollar. Company headlines across…
General Atlantic has initiated a sale of part of its holding in ByteDance in a transaction that internally values the Chinese social media group at $550 billion, according to two people familiar with the matter. The move would represent a significant increase in private-market valuations for ByteDance and follows recent regulatory and corporate dev…
Jet2 Plc cautioned that operating profit for the year to March 2027 could undershoot market consensus by as much as 10% as costs linked to its newly opened London Gatwick base hit earnings. The company reiterated that operating profit for the year ending March 2026 is expected to meet current consensus, while Jefferies models show a gap between its…
European equities pushed to fresh highs as financial stocks rallied after HSBC lifted a key lending target following stronger-than-expected annual profit, while market fears that new AI models would abruptly displace traditional businesses moderated after a series of commercial partnerships and AI plug-in launches.
Indonesia's main share index closed higher on Wednesday, driven by advances in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors. The IDX Composite rose 0.62% at the close in Jakarta, with a handful of names recording strong intraday moves in both directions.Armada Berjaya Trans Tbk PT (JK:JAYA) led winners and climbed to three-year highs,…
Hammerson reported a net asset value (NAV) of 394 pence per share for the 2025 financial year, ahead of analyst expectations. The company delivered double-digit growth in net rental income and improved portfolio valuations, supported by rising footfall, higher occupancy and record leasing activity. Balance sheet metrics include a loan-to-value rati…
European stock indices inched higher on Wednesday as investors parsed a wave of major corporate earnings and global risk appetite improved. Gains in the U.K., France and Germany were modest, while attention turned to heavyweight U.S. technology results to come and to company-specific news across banking, utilities, aerospace, consumer goods, wind e…
