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Samsung Electronics' union said on Friday it will enter a ‌mediation process with the company on ‌May 11 and 12 over a wage dispute that ​has threatened to escalate into a full-blown strike at the company. Negotiators from the union, management and the government met on Friday, with Labour Ministry officials pledging "full support" for talks between the two sides, the union said. Shares of Samsung Electronics jumped ‌2.6% in after-hours trading ​in Seoul.

(Bloomberg) -- A key company behind Thailand’s national AI effort is suspected of helping to smuggle billions of dollars worth of Super Micro Computer Inc. servers containing advanced Nvidia Corp. chips to China, with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. one of multiple end customers, according to people familiar with the matter.Most Read from BloombergBillionaire Duke of Westminster to Sell £700 Million of US Real Estate AssetsUS Fires on Iranian Targets as Trump Demands Deal From TehranSony to Pay Almos

Stocks were on course to rise to close out the week, with Wall Street seemingly more focused on the looming April jobs report than an exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran. S&P 500 futures added 0.3% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%. Friday’s nonfarm payrolls report could have a bigger bearing on the market than events in the Middle East.

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MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) opened 2026 with what executives repeatedly characterized as an investment-led quarter, highlighting accelerating growth in both commerce and fintech while acknowledging margin pressure tied to a deliberate push to scale key initiatives. During the company’s earnings call

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP) reported March-quarter results that exceeded its prior guidance and pointed to continued momentum heading into the June quarter, as management said demand is improving across end markets and distributor inventory appears to have normalized. Quarterly and full-year

Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) executives used the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call to highlight what CEO David Risher described as “another strong quarter,” pointing to double-digit year-over-year gains in active riders, gross bookings and adjusted EBITDA. Risher said rideshare demand “remained healt

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:LXRX) executives highlighted progress across late-stage regulatory programs and efforts to bolster the company’s financial position during the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call on May 7. Chief Executive Officer Mike Exton said the company entered 2026 with o

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. posted its slowest pace of monthly revenue expansion since October, highlighting the potential challenges of sustaining a torrid AI-fueled pace of growth.Most Read from BloombergBillionaire Duke of Westminster to Sell £700 Million of US Real Estate AssetsUS Fires on Iranian Targets as Trump Demands Deal From TehranSony to Pay Almost $4 Billion for Bieber, Neil Young CatalogDOJ Plans Intervention in Trump Supreme Court Carroll AppealUS Has Ope

Super Micro Computer gave investors the kind of earnings report that usually fits neatly into the artificial-intelligence growth story, with revenue more than doubling from the prior year and management pointing to stronger demand ahead. Super Micro shares recently traded at $34.66, up 24.50% from ...

LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results on May 7, highlighting what management described as continued momentum in revenue growth, backlog expansion, and improving profitability as the company executes a multi-year shift from components to vertically integrated

(Bloomberg) -- When Tony Cowell retired in 2023 from a three-decade career advising private equity and hedge funds from the Cayman Islands at KPMG LLP, AI was still relatively nascent.Most Read from BloombergBillionaire Duke of Westminster to Sell £700 Million of US Real Estate AssetsUS Fires on Iranian Targets as Trump Demands Deal From TehranSony to Pay Almost $4 Billion for Bieber, Neil Young CatalogDOJ Plans Intervention in Trump Supreme Court Carroll AppealUS Has Opened a Passage Through Ho

For logistic companies, or for logistics investors, it is time to stay calm and carry on. Monday, Amazon com sent a shock wave through the market by announcing Amazon Supply Chain Services, or ASCS, essentially opening up to outside customers the logistics network it built to support its retail business.

RBC Capital Markets raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 7,900 from ‌7,750 on Friday, citing resilient earnings growth and ‌continued strength in artificial intelligence‑linked sectors. The Canadian brokerage's new target implies ​a 7.7% upside from the benchmark index's Thursday close of 7,335.66. U.S. equities have rallied to hit record highs in recent weeks as enthusiasm around AI-related investment and expectations of ‌solid profit growth continue ⁠to support investor appetite.

nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) reported what management called an “exceptional” first quarter of 2026, with revenue, margins, and profitability coming in ahead of internal expectations as aerospace and defense demand remained the primary growth driver. Chairman and CEO Scott Keeney said Q1 results “comfortab

Kodiak AI (NASDAQ:KDK) executives used the company’s first-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings call to highlight a $100 million capital raise, progress scaling paid driverless operations, and new partnerships spanning long-haul trucking, industrial applications, and defense. Founder and CEO Don Burnette s

By Harry Robertson and Amanda Cooper LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Inflation-linked bonds — despite the promise in their name — have stumbled along with the rest of the bond market as the Iran war drives

World shares retreated and oil prices fell back Friday as the fragile ceasefire with Iran was strained by missile and drone attacks that prompted U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iranian military facilities. Investors are closely watching the war situation as negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to end the war make limited progress.

IREN (NASDAQ:IREN) used its fiscal third-quarter earnings call to highlight a rapid expansion in AI data center capacity, a new long-term customer agreement with NVIDIA, and continued progress in shifting its business mix away from Bitcoin mining and toward AI Cloud services. Strategic focus: conve

Iovance Biotherapeutics (NASDAQ:IOVA) reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $71 million, up roughly 45% year-over-year, as the company pointed to rising demand for its tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) therapy AMTAGVI and expanding commercial execution. Management also reiterated that recent manu

Inseego (NASDAQ:INSG) reported first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that management said were in line with expectations, while also outlining the strategic rationale and structure for its planned acquisition of Nokia’s fixed wireless access (FWA) device business. Q1 revenue rose 8% year over year as s

Innodata (NASDAQ:INOD) reported what management described as a “record-setting” first quarter of 2026, posting new highs in revenue, adjusted gross profit, adjusted EBITDA, and cash while raising its full-year growth outlook. Executives also detailed new and expanding engagements across large techno

Big Tech’s record $725bn AI investment strategy is beginning to strain the resources of America’s largest companies, leaving them with less cash...

(Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve’s custody holdings of Treasuries fell for the first time in a month at a time Japan was likely intervening to support its currency, with market participants debating whether the nation offloaded US securities to fund its yen purchases.Most Read from BloombergBillionaire Duke of Westminster to Sell £700 Million of US Real Estate AssetsUS Fires on Iranian Targets as Trump Demands Deal From TehranSony to Pay Almost $4 Billion for Bieber, Neil Young CatalogDOJ Plan

For 25 years, American manufacturing quietly hollowed out. Factory jobs moved overseas. And industrial machinery orders fell nearly 50% in real terms after China joined the World Trade Organization. The logic behind it? Go where labor is cheapest. That logic is now running in reverse. The bank's ...

indie Semiconductor (NASDAQ:INDI) reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $55.5 million, topping the midpoint of its prior outlook by about $0.5 million and increasing roughly 3% year-over-year, as the automotive chip supplier cited improving market conditions and continued demand for higher semicond

Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) reported first-quarter 2026 results that came in above its prior profit outlook despite a typical seasonal slowdown around the Lunar New Year period, as management pointed to improving demand trends into the second quarter alongside continued cost pressures tied to t

AMD just posted its strongest quarter as an AI company. The stock surged nearly 18% on the day. And one analyst responded by nearly doubling his price target. The move from Bernstein is not a routine post-earnings trim. It is a fundamental reassessment of what AMD is worth and where it is heading. ...

McDonald’s Corporation will release earnings for its first quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, May 7. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $2.74 per share, up from $2.67 per share in the year-ago period. The consensus...

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD) reported first-quarter 2026 results highlighted by growth in its base business, a higher full-year revenue outlook, and multiple late-stage pipeline and launch milestones across HIV, oncology, liver disease, and inflammation. Executives repeatedly pointed to “consistent