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China's top flash memory chipmaker YMTC has begun the so-called "tutoring" process ‌for a potential initial public offering, where ‌a company receives formal pre-IPO guidance from an investment bank, ​a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday. Yangtze Memory Technologies Co (YMTC) has hired CITIC Securities, a Chinese state-owned investment bank, to guide its IPO preparation ahead of ‌a potential stock ⁠market listing.

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Nvidia, the most valuable public company by market capitalization, will report earnings this week, the last of the Magnificent Seven tech companies to do so. Big retailers including Walmart and Home Depot will also report.

AT&T currently trades at $24.69 per share and has shown little upside over the past six months, posting a small loss of 3.1%. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 11.5% gain during that period.

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By Aditya Kalra and Abhijith Ganapavaram NEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) - Indian air safety officials plan to travel to Seattle to observe Boeing's testing of a fuel-control switch panel that was removed

May 19 (Reuters) - European shares ticked higher on Tuesday after investors welcomed news that the U.S. had paused a planned attack against Iran following Tehran's latest peace proposal, with chances

Figma, Inc. (NYSE:FIG) is one of the 10 Best Low Leverage Stocks to Buy. On May 14, 2026, Figma, Inc. (NYSE:FIG) reported Q1 adjusted EPS of 10c, versus the consensus estimate of 6c. Revenue totaled $333.4M, compared to the consensus estimate of $316.02M. Co-founder and CEO Dylan Field said revenue growth accelerated for the second […]

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Global fund managers raised their allocation to equities by the most on record in May, driven by optimism over earnings growth and by the possibility of the Federal Reserve

Geopolitical tensions from the Iran war are raising alarms on Wall Street, with top economists warning that inflationary pressures could force the Federal Reserve into aggressive rate hikes. Inflation Fears And ‘Economic Damage’ The economic toll of the Iran war is extending far beyond rising commodity prices. According to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, surging interest rates—highlighted by the 10-year Treasury yield jumping to 4.6%—reflect a rapidly shifting landscape. Zandi

(Bloomberg) -- Embattled Switch 2 maker Nintendo Co. enjoyed its biggest stock gain in two months on Tuesday as concerns about overvaluation in the AI sector sent investors on the hunt for bargains elsewhere.Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksTrump Says Holding Off on New Iran Strikes After Gulf AppealStocks and Oil Whipsaw on Mixed US-Iran Signals: Markets WrapElon Musk Loses Case Against S

(Bloomberg) -- Moonshot AI has informed its investors it will revamp its corporate structure to pave the way for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, aligning with Beijing’s tightened requirements for Chinese companies seeking an overseas debut. Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksStocks and Oil Whipsaw on Mixed US-Iran Signals: Markets WrapTrump Says Holding Off on New Iran Strikes After

(Bloomberg) -- Linkerbot, a Chinese startup that specializes in making highly dexterous robotic hands, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksStocks and Oil Whipsaw on Mixed US-Iran Signals: Markets WrapTrump Says Holding Off on New Iran Strikes After Gulf AppealElon Musk Loses Case Against S

Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft was dismissed by a jury, removing a significant legal overhang. The verdict leaves Microsoft, NasdaqGS:MSFT, free of financial or reputational penalties linked to the case. The decision clears a path for OpenAI to pursue an IPO, with Microsoft remaining its largest outside backer. For Microsoft shareholders, the jury decision comes with the stock last closing at $423.54 and up 2.6% over the past week. The company has also delivered gains of...

Dell Technologies has been one of the loudest stories in AI infrastructure this year. The numbers behind the rally are real, but so is the debate about how much upside is left. That tension is exactly why Bank of America's latest move stands out. The firm just raised its price target on Dell ...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Market sentiment remained fragile on Tuesday even after U.S.

Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart and Target report earnings this week, offering a clear picture of how consumers are faring amid inflation and high energy costs.

The reading on the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey has recently plummeted to near all-time lows.

WHATS NEWS BUSINESS FINANCE A jury rejected Elon Musk’s claims against OpenAI, finding that he brought his lawsuit against the company and Chief Executive Sam Altman after the statute of limitations expired.

Soaring borrowing costs could trigger a “correction” in the stock market, big investors have warned, highlighting a growing disconnect between...

(Bloomberg) -- A surge in longer-maturity US Treasury yields is testing the resolve of global bond investors torn between the possibility of locking in the rates near to the highest levels in decades and the risk of an even greater selloff.Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksStocks and Oil Whipsaw on Mixed US-Iran Signals: Markets WrapTrump Says Holding Off on New Iran Strikes After Gulf Appe

By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL, May 19 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labour union began another round of government-mediated talks on Tuesday to break an impasse in negotiations over pay

Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as uncertainty about what will happen with the Iran war roiled global markets. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.6% in morning trading to 60,433.79, erasing initial gains after the government reported that the economy grew for the second straight quarter in January-March, mainly due to better than expected consumer spending. Shares in Samsung Electronics slipped 3.8% and SK Hynix fell 4%, tracking losses in tech shares overnight on Wall Street.

Some courtroom wins look better on the scoreboard than on the balance sheet. Wall Street has watched two of them play out in the last quarter-century, from the antitrust case that hobbled Microsoft in 2001 to the one that hung over Google for most of the 2020s, and in both cases the supposed loser ...

(Bloomberg) -- Seagate Technology Holdings shares fell 6.9% Monday in its worst one-day drop in nearly two months after management comments at a JPMorgan conference sparked investor fears that the company won’t be able to keep up with soaring demand for memory chips. Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksStocks and Oil Whipsaw on Mixed US-Iran Signals: Markets WrapElon Musk Loses Case Against S

Coming off a year where the company posted its first-ever annual revenue loss, 2026 was always going to be pivotal for Tesla. While CEO Elon Musk told investors that the company would focus on autonomy and humanoid robots this year, car sales account for 73% of Tesla's revenue. When combined with ...

NextEra and Dominion must convince state and federal regulators that combining two of the U.S.’s largest utilities will benefit customers and avoid increasing electricity bills.

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) just picked up one of the more unusual analyst calls of 2026, and it landed at a price the market wasn't ready for. Bank of America analyst Tal Liani reinstated coverage of Salesforce on May 18 with an Underperform rating and a $160 price target, Yahoo Finance reports. The ...

Samsung Electronics and its South Korean labour union began another round of talks on Tuesday to break an impasse in bonus negotiations, ‌after dialogue on Monday did not produce an agreement. The two sides are under mounting pressure ‌to avert an imminent strike that threatens to hurt the Korean economy and chip production, but remained far apart during the ​government-mediated pay talks on Monday. Media reports said on Tuesday, citing the chairman of the National Labor Relations Commission that Samsung and the labour ‌union are narrowing some differences.