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79% That’s how much South Korea’s exports jumped in June compared with a year prior, as the AI boom fueled demand for chips made by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. It was the fastest expansion since October 1978 and came as the Kospi finished the second quarter yesterday with a more than 50% gain despite volatility from the war.

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The companies offered concessions to the commission to ease competition concerns about the planned $81 billion deal.

Bending Spoons is set for its U.S. market debut later on Wednesday after the Italian technology company priced its initial public offering above ‌the range to raise $1.68 billion. The listing will test investor appetite for software companies after ‌the industry was hammered earlier this year over fears that AI could disrupt established business models. Software companies have been ​largely absent from the U.S. IPO market so far in 2026, even as a steady flow of large deals and SpaceX's blockbuster listing pushed second-quarter proceeds past a record-breaking $100 billion.

Markets begin the second half cautiouslyUS stock futures traded lower on Wednesday ahead of the first session of the second half of the year, with investors preparing for comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, fresh US manufacturing data and ongoing geopolitical developments in the Middle East. By 03:16 ET, Dow Jones futures were down 202 points, or 0.

July 1 (Reuters) - JPMorgan on Wednesday named Rahul Badhwar as senior country officer for India, according to a statement.

Net income increased by just over four times, or 407%, to $1.06bn in the quarter.

Autonomous-driving startup Wayve is riding a tide of investor interest. The London-based company has pulled in $2.8 billion from a roster of investors and strategic partners that includes big names across the technology and automotive sectors, from Nvidia to Mercedes-Benz and Nissan. In June, Wayve said it will deploy its system in robotaxis ‌from Jeep maker Stellantis, to go on Uber's ride-hailing network.

Joby Aviation is teaming up with Toyota to create air taxis.

A few years ago, the idea of using hundreds of small engines to power gigawatts of data-center capacity would have seemed ridiculous. More hyperscalers are seeking to hook their data centers to off-grid power, bypassing lengthy wait times to connect to the grid. Many of them are looking to smaller natural-gas turbines that have shorter wait times than the heavy-duty ones.

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment around SPY was ‘bearish’, while QQQ sentiment remained ‘bullish.’

Express Scripts, Caremark and Optum Rx sued the FTC after the agency accused them of driving up the cost of insulin. But the countersuit is being put to bed now that the PBMs are settling with regulators.

BT Group spent more than 18 months looking for a buyer for its international business. Nobody bit. So BT did something different: It gave half of its international business to Verizon and kept the other half. BT and Verizon announced on June 29 that they signed an agreement to combine their ...

Millions of older Americans are on the cusp of more affordable access to popular weight-loss drugs when a major Medicare coverage expansion kicks in July 1.

The president is traveling to North Dakota on Wednesday for the opening of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential library.

Fed officials now believe higher interest rates will be necessary to curb inflation.

44 The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have notched that many record closes combined in 2026, most recently driven by the artificial-intelligence boom that has fueled eye-popping gains in shares of chip makers supplying the build-out.

(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc. has had a remarkable 12 months by just about any measure you can imagine.Most Read from BloombergSpaceX IPO Left Mirae With No Shares on MisunderstandingSupreme Court Backs Birthright Citizenship in Blow to TrumpTrump Reports at Least $1.4 Billion in 2025 Crypto EarningsWhatsApp Opens Username Reservations to 3 Billion UsersYen Hits Four-Decade Low in Historic Slide That’s Rattled JapanThe stock price has more than doubled, raising its market capitalization by more t

Jerome Powell's successor removed something that Wall Street and investors have held near and dear since 2003.

It’s been a wild few months for markets: Oil industry disruption. Resurgent inflation. Nerves about AI. Despite it all, US stocks are still trading near record highs.

U.S. stock futures were heading for losses to kick off the third quarter of the year. Markets are looking ahead to an appearance by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh at a central-banking forum. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 242 points, or 0.5%.

Galderma shares fell after the Swiss skincare specialist failed to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its latest product to rival AbbVie’s Botox for the second time. Shares in Galderma were down 5.6% in European morning trading Wednesday, leaving the stock up 7% since the start of the year. The company said it received a complete response letter from the FDA declining its application for the product—marketed in some countries as Relfydess and also known as relabotulinumtoxinA—with comments related to observations during an inspection of the company’s manufacturing site and its analytical method optimization.

Bloomberg Opinion's Andrea Felsted assesses the outlook for the sportswear market and how the football World Cup impacts competition between Nike Inc. and Adidas AG. Felsted speaks on Bloomberg Television. Her views are her own.

European Technology Commissioner Henna ‌Virkkunen had a "constructive" talk ‌with Apple's Chief Executive Tim Cook ​during a video call held on Monday, said a Commission spokesperson. They spoke ‌about "topics of ⁠common interest" on which work continues, the ⁠spokesperson added on Wednesday. The iPhone maker has said ​its Siri ​AI would ​not be ‌available initially in the EU on iPhones or iPads and faulted the European Commission for refusing to engage ‌constructively with ​them to ensure ​privacy ​and security on ‌their devices, while the ​Commission ​blamed Apple, saying the company had been unable to ​develop "interoperability" ‌to meet EU standards.

NIKE is prioritizing margin recovery, tighter inventory and sport-led execution as uneven demand keeps pressure on Sportswear and sales.

Tech deals accounted for a record $302 billion of global issuance in the first six months of the year, raising questions around investor capacity to absorb IPOs expected in the coming months.

July 1 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Wednesday, pausing after a strong finish to the second quarter and amid caution over signs that peace talks between Iran and the United States hit a new

Citigroup slashed its 12-month forecasts for bitcoin and ether, saying weakening investor appetite, negative ‌exchange-traded fund flows and a lack of progress on ‌U.S. digital asset legislation have hurt the outlook for the two largest cryptocurrencies. The ​brokerage, in a note dated Tuesday, lowered its target for bitcoin to $82,000 from $112,000 and trimmed its ether forecast to $2,240 from $3,175. Bitcoin was last trading at $58,864.27, its weakest level since September 2024, having halved in ‌value from an all-time ⁠high of $126,223.18 in October last year.

Nike Inc (NKE) reports mixed results with revenue declines but shows promise through strategic investments and innovation in key markets.

The Iran war handed Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Chevron (CVX) their sharpest stock surge in years. Then the peace dividend arrived, and it had the opposite effect. West Texas Intermediate prices fell to about $69 a barrel on June 28, its lowest since late February. This happened as tanker traffic ...