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Investing.com -- SoftBank Group Corp. arranged a $10 billion margin loan backed by its ownership in OpenAI, adding to the company's borrowing to fund its artificial intelligence investments.

It’s been 23 weeks since the U.S. began strikes on Iran, and we’re still in the midst of what feels like the hundredth attempt at peace talks. President Donald Trump said this week that a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz was close, but warned that strikes could resume if talks fall apart. This week I’m diving into El Niño, and how the sheer strength of this year’s weather event means that its effects will extend well beyond agriculture profit margins—it will hurt global central banks’ efforts to curb inflation.

SpaceX stock closed down 14% after Musk said the company will build AI infrastructure exclusively on Nvidia chips.

Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) shares fell sharply in premarket trading after the energy drinks company reported second-quarter results that missed Wall Street forecasts on both earnings and revenue.

1655 GMT – Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks says on CNBC that Foundayo—the company’s recently launched once-daily GLP-1 pill—is expanding the market, not cannibalizing it even though it’s offered at lower prices. At the same time, access to weight-loss treatments continues to expand, further increasing the total addressable market, Ricks says. Eli Lilly is up 3%.

Motorola Solutions Inc. (NYSE:MSI) reported second-quarter results that comfortably exceeded Wall Street expectations and lifted its outlook for the full year, sending the company’s shares about 7% higher in premarket trading on Thursday.

Not really, but CME Group the granddaddy of derivatives exchanges, would like to keep it respectable. CME provides many products needed for the normal functioning of financial markets. Its business has also gotten a big lift from the explosion in retail options trading and the public’s embrace of leveraged and options income funds.

Investing.com -- Celsius Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CELH) reported second quarter results that fell short of Wall Street expectations, sending shares plunging premarket.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings and revenue, although the stock posted only modest gains in premarket trading on Thursday after the online marketplace issued mixed guidance for the current quarter.

Technology shares linked to the artificial intelligence boom came under renewed pressure on Thursday, as another wave of corporate earnings prompted investors to take profits from some of the market’s biggest winners. The weakness spread across Asia before carrying into U.

Duolingo Inc. (NASDAQ:DUOL) shares dropped more than 9% in premarket trading on Thursday after the language-learning platform issued third-quarter revenue guidance that came in below Wall Street expectations, overshadowing stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings.

SoftBank shares fell 4.4% after Q1 profit beat estimates on a 1.33 trillion yen Intel gain, while OpenAI added nothing.

Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) shares fell in premarket trading on Thursday after the flash memory manufacturer issued first-quarter guidance that failed to meet investors’ elevated expectations, despite another quarter of exceptional growth fuelled by artificial intelligence demand. The company forecast fiscal first-quarter 2027 revenue of between $10.

AppLovin Corporation (NASDAQ:APP) shares plunged more than 14% in premarket trading on Thursday after the software company delivered quarterly earnings that exceeded expectations but failed to satisfy investors on revenue growth and forward guidance. For the second quarter ended 30 June, AppLovin reported adjusted earnings per share of $3.

Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) announced on Thursday that the U. S.

(Bloomberg) -- Accell Group Holding BV, the bike maker whose €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) buyout by KKR & Co. epitomized pandemic lockdown bets, has sought court protection in the Netherlands after running out of cash to pay its debts.Most Read from BloombergIran Says Agreement on Hormuz Shipping Reached With OmanGoogle AI Veterans Depart During Seismic Leadership ShiftMajor Hedge Funds Targeted in Wave of Attempted CyberattacksMicrosoft’s AI Sales Mostly Come From OpenAI, Disclosures ShowSpaceX’

Aug 6 () - Four months ago, the Netherlands approved Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system and has since then advocated for its adoption across the EU. But Dutch road regulator RDW won’t tell the public why it concluded the driver-assistance system is safe or how it evaluated the technology, which for years has faced regulatory investigations and lawsuits over FSD-involved crashes in the United States.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) reported higher revenue, operating profit and free cash flow for the year ended May 31, 2026, as growth across its four lead markets and top 10 brands supported increased marketing investment and a materially lower debt position. Group revenue rose 5.4% to £541 million, represe

SpaceX insiders and early investors will be able to sell their stock for the first time on Thursday, when 911.5 million shares become eligible to trade — around 43% more than the 638.9 million shares the company floated in its June initial public offering.

Doustdar was fairly fresh off an earnings call, but we connected to discuss a different milestone—his one-year anniversary in the CEO role, which is tomorrow. Introducing culture change had been part of the CEO’s mission since he landed the job, and he arrived with notes, having already worked at Novo Nordisk for 33 years.

Aug 6 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Dow futures were steady on Thursday after this week's record-breaking rally as investors awaited details on a Middle East peace deal, while Nasdaq futures slipped as

Investing.com - A selloff in Asian technology shares gathered pace on Thursday, following sharp losses in SpaceX and Advanced Micro Devices that renewed skepticism over the sustainability of returns from the AI investment boom.

NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Air India, owned by the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, has named Tewolde Gebremariam as its new CEO at a time when the Indian carrier faces a host of challenges, from

Aug 5 () - Nutrien missed analysts' estimates for second-quarter profit on Wednesday as lower potash and nitrogen sales volumes offset the ‌benefit of higher fertilizer prices at the world's largest potash ‌producer. Fertilizer producers have benefited from firmer nutrient prices this year, but earnings remain sensitive to ​shipment volumes, which reflect farmer demand and application activity.

Few big-pharma bosses enjoy a stronger reputation on Wall Street than AstraZeneca’s chief executive, Pascal Soriot. After plunging on a Financial Times report of merger discussions with Bristol-Myers Squibb shares of AstraZeneca recovered somewhat when Reuters reported there are no ongoing talks. After rebuffing Pfizer’s $120 billion takeover bid in 2014, he steadily transformed AstraZeneca into one of the drug industry’s top growth stories.

U. S. stock index futures traded with little direction on Thursday as investors monitored diplomatic developments involving Iran, assessed another round of corporate earnings and looked ahead to key labour market data due later this week.

Reports of talks were quickly disputed, but the prospect exposed the appeal — and antitrust risks — of combining two pharma giants.

European stock indexes rose in early trade as earnings stories drove increases. The Europe-wide Stoxx 600 added 0.3%, led by consumer-facing stocks and healthcare. London's FTSE 100 moved 0.3% higher, led by a 10.

Chip stocks fell in Asia and the U.S. as investors once again grew nervous about the durability of artificial-intelligence spending, while oil held steady in early European trade.

German industrial giant Siemens on Thursday raised its profit outlook for the second time this year after a quarter boosted by AI spending, but its shares plunged after the forecast fell short of investors' hopes.But Siemens shares dropped six percent in early Frankfurt trading, with analysts pointing to expectations of higher full-year profits, as well as fears that new AI tools will disrupt Siemens's own software business.