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ANZ now anticipates the Reserve Bank of Australia will increase its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% at the February 3 meeting. The forecast is driven by stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter trimmed mean inflation and a relatively low unemployment rate at the end of 2025. ANZ describes the rise as a single 'insurance' tightening and expects a…
Indonesian equities tumbled 7% after MSCI announced an immediate suspension of certain index changes, citing persistent investability problems. The index compiler said it will stop all index additions and freeze increases to the free-float share counts until Indonesian regulators address concerns over tightly held ownership and possible coordinated…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told staff in an internal Slack message that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is "going too far," distinguishing current enforcement actions from deporting violent criminals. His remarks add to rising corporate and employee criticism following two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis this month. Busin…
People familiar with the talks told a media outlet that privately held Automation Anywhere is in discussions to acquire enterprise AI software provider C3.AI. If completed, the purchase would allow Automation Anywhere to enter the public markets via the deal. Neither company provided comment and the report has not been independently verified.
Anthropic has increased its revenue outlook for 2026 by roughly 20%, projecting sales could approach $18 billion this year and around $55 billion in 2027. Rising expenses associated with training and operating large AI models have outpaced that revenue growth, prompting the company to move its target for becoming cash‑flow positive to 2028, about a…
UBS has raised its year-end 2026 target for the MSCI Emerging Markets index to 1,640, pointing to the strongest expected earnings growth among global regions, improving macro and financial conditions, and renewed investor interest in diversification. The firm retained an "Attractive" rating on EM equities and identified China technology stocks as "…
Oracle said on Tuesday that technical problems affecting U.S. users of TikTok stemmed from a temporary, weather-related power outage at one of its data centers. The statement came after California officials raised concerns that some content critical of former President Donald Trump had been suppressed. The newly formed U.S. majority-owned TikTok jo…
An internal email from an AWS senior executive and a meeting invitation sent hours ahead of schedule appeared to notify cloud computing staff that layoffs planned for Wednesday had already taken effect. The company has not publicly confirmed the broader layoff plan and has not completed notification of impacted employees.
SoftBank is reportedly in negotiations to put as much as $30 billion more into OpenAI, according to people familiar with the discussions. The report notes that Reuters could not immediately verify the account and that neither SoftBank nor OpenAI had responded to requests for comment. SoftBank previously completed a $41 billion investment in OpenAI …
SoftBank Group is in discussions to invest as much as $30 billion more in OpenAI, people familiar with the matter say. The talks remain ongoing and terms are subject to change. OpenAI is seeking up to $100 billion in new capital in a round that could value the company as high as $830 billion if it closes. SoftBank’s stake in the AI developer had al…
U.S. equity futures were largely unchanged on Tuesday evening as market participants held a cautious stance ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting conclusion and a concentrated earnings schedule from major technology companies. The S&P 500 reached a record close in regular trading, the Nasdaq gained on strength in large-cap tech name…
KRAKacquisition Corp, a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by an affiliate of Kraken, priced an initial public offering of 30 million units at $10 apiece, generating $300 million. The units will begin trading on Nasdaq under the ticker KRAQU on Jan. 28, 2026. Each unit contains one Class A ordinary share and one-quarter of a redeemable w…
The U.S. dollar tumbled to levels near multi-year lows after markets reacted to President Donald Trump’s apparent indifference to its decline. The move lifted the euro, the Australian dollar and commodity prices, while U.S. equities set fresh records. Investors weighed government signals on currency intervention and policy uncertainty against stron…
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company agreed to pay a $40 million civil penalty to resolve Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that it and two former executives inflated the performance of its Nutrition business segment. The Department of Justice closed a parallel criminal inquiry without filing charges. The resolve concludes years of investiga…
Delta Air Lines has agreed to acquire 31 Airbus widebody aircraft - 16 A330-900s and 15 A350-900s - as part of a longer-term strategy to modernize its international fleet and support growth focused on corporate and high-income travelers. Deliveries begin in 2029, the purchase converts 10 previously held options into firm orders and includes options…
Woodside Energy reported a 13% year-on-year drop in revenue for Q4, citing lower realized prices and reduced production. The company also provided 2026 volume guidance that factors in planned downtime as it prepares to process Scarborough gas, and flagged significant capital expenditure to complete Scarborough and advance a Louisiana LNG project.
Citigroup has asked a federal judge in Austin, Texas, to move Julia Carreon’s sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit into arbitration, rejecting her claims that wealth management head Andy Sieg repeatedly harassed her and that the bank’s human resources team pushed her out. The bank points to Carreon’s expressed support for Sieg during her te…
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced a set of reconstitutions to its S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 lineups, prompting notable after-hours gains for Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LegalZoom and Dutch Bros. The adjustments, driven largely by pending mergers and a company liquidation, will be implemented in two tranches before market open on January 30, 202…
Moody's Investors Service lowered Gogo Inc.'s corporate family rating to B2 from B1 while keeping a stable outlook, pointing to heightened competition in business-aviation connectivity, execution risks tied to the company’s strategic shift, and governance issues amid elevated leverage. The downgrade follows recent acquisitions and product launches …
Moody's Ratings has upgraded W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s senior unsecured rating to A1 from A2 and left the outlook as stable. The agency also affirmed the company's commercial paper rating at Prime-1 while moving its outlook from positive to stable. Moody's highlighted Grainger's robust cash generation, conservative leverage, leading market position in …
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Missions Systems has been awarded a $129,986,060 firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Department of War to provide training systems and upgrades for the Royal Australian Air Force C-130J program. Work will be performed in Georgia and Australia and is due for completion by March 31, 2030. Separately, Lockheed Martin Space…
Atomera Inc. saw its shares rise 2.1% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the PowerAmerica Institute accepted the company’s concept paper on Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technologies for advancement to the proposal stage. The paper describes a collaborative effort and explains how Atomera’s Mears Silicon Technology (MST) can improve GaN …
PPG Industries reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings below analyst expectations and signaled that demand in Europe and industrial end-use markets is likely to remain soft through 2026. The Pittsburgh-based paint and coatings supplier posted higher net sales year-over-year but said profit growth will be weighted toward the second half of next ye…
Seagate Technology projected third-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings per share above analysts' forecasts, attributing the upside to robust demand for capacity storage as corporations expand artificial intelligence infrastructure. The company reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results and noted that AI-related data growth is increasi…
Associated Banc-Corp declared quarterly cash dividends on both common and preferred shares and authorized a new $100 million common stock repurchase program, steps that coincided with a 1.9% gain in after-hours trading. The repurchase authorization supplements remaining authority from the prior buyback plan and is subject to regulatory constraints …
