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Australian equities ended lower on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 retreating 0.37% as losses in Consumer Staples, Energy and Utilities led declines. Broad market breadth favored decliners, A2 Milk sank to a 52-week low and the S&P/ASX 200 VIX ticked up, while commodity and currency moves were mixed in overseas trading.
Taiwanese equities closed lower on Monday with the Taiwan Weighted declining 0.96%. Losses were concentrated in the unnamed sector, Computers & Peripherals and Semiconductor groups, while individual names from industrial components to textiles posted double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Energy and precious metals prices fell, and c…
Bernstein identified two Taiwan-based electronics suppliers it expects to gain from accelerating AI infrastructure investment. The brokerage highlighted Unimicron for its exposure to AI server printed circuit boards (PCBs) and ABF capacity expansion, and TSMC for its stronger-than-expected 2026 guidance and elevated capital spending toward the high…
Australia and Japan announced joint support totaling A$1.67 billion for critical minerals initiatives as part of bilateral cooperation aimed at reducing supply chain vulnerabilities in mining, refining and manufacturing. Australia will provide up to A$1.3 billion and Japan has put forward around A$370 million in investments and grants, with further…
Kone has launched a fresh attempt to combine with Germany’s TK Elevator, a move that would create the world’s largest lift and escalator supplier by market value. The proposal comes as the European Commission considers reforms to merger assessment that could give greater weight to sustainability, resilience and innovation, potentially altering the …
Companies in Australia and New Zealand are reporting the early financial impacts of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, citing higher fuel and freight costs, disrupted shipping routes and softer demand. The effects span aviation, banking, retail, logistics, packaging, construction materials and dairy, with a series of earnings downgrades, suspended guida…
Anthropic is finalizing a $1.5 billion joint venture backed by several Wall Street firms to market artificial intelligence tools to companies owned by private equity sponsors. The arrangement is expected to be anchored by Anthropic, Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman, with each of those three groups set to invest about $300 million and Goldman Sachs…
Berkshire Hathaway investors declined a proposal to require a published report on how the conglomerate supervises its roughly 387,000 employees across nearly 200 businesses. At the same meeting they approved non-binding measures endorsing executive compensation practices and instituting a triennial advisory vote on pay. All 13 directors, including …
A New Mexico court is set to hear a case that accuses Meta Platforms of designing social networks to addict minors and failing to protect children from sexual exploitation. If a judge finds Meta's products constitute a public nuisance under state law, the court could order sweeping technical and operational changes, and the state may seek billions …
Asian stock markets advanced on Monday, led by South Korea's KOSPI which reached a record high on gains from major memory chipmakers. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose as technology shares rallied, while other regional markets largely followed last week's Wall Street gains. Trading volumes were subdued because of holidays in Japan and Mainland China, and …
Samsung Electronics has appointed Lee Won-jin to head its Visual Display Business, replacing Yong Seok-woo who will move into an advisory role. The personnel change - the first in more than two years for the TV unit - is intended to refresh the division as it faces growing competition from Chinese rivals and a strategic partnership between TCL and …
Two manufacturers of mifepristone have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court order that paused mail-order deliveries of the drug. The filings come after a unanimous three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked shipments, narrowing access to a medication used in about two-thirds of U.S. abortions …
Asian equities ticked higher but trading remained cautious on mounting geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty. Oil prices were largely unchanged after an initial slide, while investors parsed mixed signals from a reported diplomatic exchange between the United States and Iran and a U.S. announcement of military support to help clear shipping in…
Linkerbot, a Beijing robotics company that leads the global market for high-degree-of-freedom robotic hands for humanoid systems, said it will target a $6 billion valuation in its next financing round - double the $3 billion valuation assigned in a recently completed "series B+". The company, backed by prominent private and state-aligned investors,…
U.S. stock index futures were largely unchanged on Sunday evening following a strong week on Wall Street. Traders are preparing for a large slate of first-quarter earnings from more than 100 S&P 500 companies and the April nonfarm payrolls report later this week. Attention also remains on the conflict involving Iran after a U.S. operation was annou…
Shares of New Zealand-based a2 Milk fell sharply after the company announced a voluntary recall of three batches of its a2 Platinum infant formula sold in the United States following tests that detected the toxin cereulide. The recall - involving products manufactured by associate Synlait Milk - prompted a near 14% drop in the stock, removal of aff…
National Australia Bank reported first-half cash earnings below analyst estimates after recording significant one-off charges and a credit impairment related to the Iran-U.S. conflict. Strong business lending growth helped underlying earnings, but the bank warned that the war in the Middle East creates uncertainty for asset quality and capital meas…
Asia’s local currency bond markets have recorded exceptional issuance in 2026, with Hong Kong dollar and Australian dollar volumes reaching their strongest starts on record. The surge comes even as Middle East hostilities raised short-term market caution; bankers and investors point to diversification away from U.S. dollar debt, strong technical de…
Russian equities closed with divergent outcomes across individual names while the MOEX Russia Index finished unchanged. Several energy and commodity-related stocks were among the biggest movers. Market breadth favored gainers, the Russian Volatility Index held steady, and commodities and FX markets saw notable shifts in oil, gold and ruble crosses.
A Goldman Sachs report finds that while AI usage is expanding quickly among consumers, financial returns for most companies remain limited. Despite tens of billions invested, up to 95% of firms see little to no return, with semiconductor firms capturing the lion's share of profits as enterprises and cloud and model developers struggle to justify he…
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr warned that stress in private credit markets could produce a 'psychological contagion' that prompts a wider pullback in credit and increased financial strain. While direct bank-private credit connections do not appear highly concerning now, Barr highlighted overlaps with the insurance sector as an area of vulne…
Federal authorities have halted approvals for roughly 165 onshore wind projects on private lands, with the Pentagon pausing processing and signaling a review of how energy projects are evaluated for national security implications. Developers report canceled meetings, reduced communications and legal pushback tied to classified concerns about radar …
A Morgan Stanley AlphaWise survey of companies in the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Australia reports an average net workforce decline of 4% as AI adoption rises. While automation directly removed 11% of roles and left 12% unfilled, these effects were partly offset by 18% new hiring and retraining efforts. Productivity climbed an average of 11.5%, wit…
Saudi Arabia's equity market closed marginally higher on Sunday, with the Tadawul All Share finishing up 0.05%. Gains in Media & Publishing, Transport and Cement sectors supported the index, while individual large-cap movers produced a mixed session. Crude and Brent oil prices fell, and currency pairs were largely unchanged.
The S&P 500 has climbed about 7% since a bullish "true gap" signal, outpacing the historical median four-week gain of 6%. Yet internal market measures point to uneven participation: fewer than 60% of S&P 500 components sit above their 200-day moving averages and the equal-weight S&P 500 has not made a fresh high. Small-cap stocks, by contrast, are …
