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The FTSE 100 is tipped to nudge higher at Thursday's open, with spread betters pencilling in a gain of around 9 points. The mood music comes courtesy of an overnight rally across Asia. Markets there took heart after the US Treasury said it would "at least double" its issuance of long-term...

Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are preparing record shareholder returns after investors sent their stocks tumbling over concerns around the sustainability of AI hardware spending.

It’s virtually impossible for U.S. investors to buy into Chinese IPOs, though some U.S. ETFs own shares.

U.S. futures edged higher after the U.S. Treasury Department said it would at least double the size of planned purchases of longer-term government debt. Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 1.3% to 66,178.26, reversing declines earlier in the week. Japan reported it logged a trade deficit for a third straight month in July, as both imports and exports hit record highs.

Webull Corp (BULL) posts record Q2 results with 51% revenue growth, driven by PDT rule changes and AI adoption.

Wolfspeed Inc (WOLF) reports $150 million in Q4 revenue with AI data center growth surging over 100% year-over-year, while management outlines key milestones for gross margin recovery.

Samsung Electronics is set to announce a new shareholder ‌return policy later this month worth ‌more than 100 trillion won ($71.75 billion), media reported ​on Thursday, as the company plans to share record profits with shareholders amid an AI-driven chip supercycle. The South Korean memory-chip maker ‌will hold a ⁠board meeting at the end of August to approve a shareholder ⁠return plan that includes a special dividend, MoneyToday reported, citing unidentified people in the ​industry. Samsung will ​spend 50% of ​its free cash ‌flow on the new programme, the report said.

More than 100 installers have collapsed, but one solar giant is surviving and remains positioned to benefit.

Investors looking to track China’s hottest companies are shifting their focus away from the country’s traditional stock indexes.

SK Hynix Inc. may follow up its new mega stock buyback with additional shareholder returns woth at least $130 billion through next year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

SK Hynix Inc. may follow up its new mega stock buyback with additional shareholder returns woth at least $130 billion through next year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

CORRECTIONS A judge ordered Meta Platforms to create a $567 million abatement fund as part of remedies stemming from a New Mexico trial. A U.S. News article on Wednesday about a different child-safety trial in California incorrectly said $567 billion.

The 40-year veteran fund manager resets his Nvidia forecast for the rest of the year.

A leadership shake-up at Tata Sons has highlighted the challenges facing India’s family-founded behemoths.

DA Davidson raised Target’s price target, citing stronger margins, sales trends and execution.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is reclaiming its place as one of investors’ favorite Chinese technology stocks, on bets it can beat rivals in the combative artificial intelligence market.

Despite a 4% comp sales beat and raised long-term store target to 7,500, the company faces near-term margin pressure and works to fix self-inflicted merchandise mix problems at its largest division.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists warned that markets may view the US Treasury’s surprise effort to curb long-term borrowing costs as lacking credibility, potentially pushing up term premium and yields over time.

Wall Street is booming, and that’s the problem.

CHICAGO, Aug 19 () - Merck and Moderna's success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors. Unlike chemotherapy, which kills both healthy and cancerous cells, or immunotherapy, which revs up the immune system, personalized cancer ‌vaccines train the immune system to specifically target mutations found only on a person's tumor.

Data center demand and AI infrastructure drove 40% revenue growth and record margins.

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Promising news from a major drug company, reports of some dovish Fed committee members, and a government bond buyback announcement combined forces to boost markets on Wednesday. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also closed up 0.2%. The Treasury Department’s announcement this morning also helped calm the bond market—though for how long remains to be seen after the U.S. debt crossed a $40 trillion threshold on Wednesday.

Paramount's merger with Warner Bros. Discovery could lead to massive job losses, battering an already fragile L.A. entertainment economy.

AI infrastructure orders hit $4 billion in quarter, driving record fiscal year results.

Record revenue and margin expansion driven by AI data center optical connectivity demand.

ATI stock has delivered a very large 5 year return, yet current pricing screens as rich, with both the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate and earnings based multiples pointing to ATI trading at a premium to those benchmarks. A very large 5 year gain of 1,101.3% leaves long term holders sitting on substantial profits, which can make fresh entries more sensitive to valuation. Expectations tied to growth in aerospace and defense related demand can support the current market...

The White House meeting put crypto regulation, prediction markets and Hyperliquid’s U.S. future in the spotlight.

Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) reported record second-quarter results for 2026, with revenue rising 51% year over year to $198.8 million as higher trading activity and customer asset growth lifted both transaction- and interest-related income. Group President and U.S. CEO Anthony Denier said the elimination

Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the ’80s, Steve Jobs might not have made a triumphant return to Apple—and the iPhone might not have its foundational operating code.