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Asia Shares Sputter as Earnings Loom, Oil Weighed by Supply

Asia Shares Sputter as Earnings Loom, Oil Weighed by Supply

Asian share markets sputtered on Monday as caution took hold ahead of a crucial earnings season for the AI sector, while the potential for increased supply weighed on oil prices and ​promised relief from inflationary pressures. While there were no new developments in the fractious U.S.-Iran ...


July 6, 2026
Tencent Unit Seeks $1.55B from Kuaishou Share Sale
Tencent Unit Seeks $1.55B from Kuaishou Share Sale

Tencent Mobility, a ​unit of Tencent Holdings, is seeking to raise up ‌to $1.55 billion by selling shares in Chinese short-video company...

Microsoft to Cut 4,800 Jobs, Overhaul Xbox Unit
Microsoft to Cut 4,800 Jobs, Overhaul Xbox Unit

Microsoft said on Monday it would cut 4,800 jobs, or ​about 2.1% of its global workforce, overhauling its Xbox gaming business and divesting...

TeraWulf Jumps on $19B Data Center Lease Deal with Anthropic
TeraWulf Jumps on $19B Data Center Lease Deal with Anthropic

TeraWulf said on Monday it signed a 20-year lease with ​Anthropic for data center infrastructure, a ‌deal expected to generate about $19...

US Services Growth Dips in June; Employment Rebounds
US Services Growth Dips in June; Employment Rebounds

U.S. services sector activity dipped in June ​as some of the boost from businesses rushing to place orders amid the Middle East war ‌ebbed,...

ITV and Sky Reshape British TV Landscape with $2.1 bln Deal
ITV and Sky Reshape British TV Landscape with $2.1 bln Deal

Comcast's Sky has agreed to buy the broadcast channels ​and streaming service of Britain's ITV for £1.6 billion ($2.13...

Dior Beats Chanel to dress Taylor Swift for Wedding
Dior Beats Chanel to dress Taylor Swift for Wedding

In a ​coup for Parisian fashion house Christian Dior, both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wore Haute Couture designs ‌by creative director...

Hedge Funds Dump Chip Stocks for 4th Week as AI Sells Off
Hedge Funds Dump Chip Stocks for 4th Week as AI Sells Off

U.S. hedge funds sold tech hardware stocks for a fourth week in a row, according ​to a client note from Goldman Sachs on ‌Friday, in line...

Britain's FTSE Indexes Slip as Miners Offset Financial Gains
Britain's FTSE Indexes Slip as Miners Offset Financial Gains

London's FTSE 100 edged lower on Monday as losses in precious metal miners outweighed gains in financial stocks, while investors assessed a...

UK new Car Sales Hit Best June since 2019 as EV Sales Grow
UK new Car Sales Hit Best June since 2019 as EV Sales Grow

British new car sales in June climbed 11.4% from year-ago ​levels to their strongest since 2019, with battery electric vehicles taking ‌a...

Pound Breaks 7-Day Rally as Dollar Steadies after Jobs Data
Pound Breaks 7-Day Rally as Dollar Steadies after Jobs Data

The pound ​fell on Monday, breaking a seven-day stretch of gains as the dollar recovered some strength following a ‌selloff last week after...

Airbus Aims for 900 Deliveries after Strong June, Sources
Airbus Aims for 900 Deliveries after Strong June, Sources

Airbus has set an internal goal of ​exceeding 900 deliveries for the first time ‌this year after handing over 89 jets in June, though it...

Indian Oil, HPCL Buy 7M Barrels of Crude via Tenders
Indian Oil, HPCL Buy 7M Barrels of Crude via Tenders

Indian state refiners Indian Oil Corp and Hindustan ​Petroleum Corp have together purchased ‌about 7 million barrels of crude oil...

S.Korea's Hynix Launches $28B US Listing to Ride AI Wave
S.Korea's Hynix Launches $28B US Listing to Ride AI Wave

South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix will launch a U.S. listing on Monday to raise about $28 billion, according to regulatory filings, ​as it...

EasyJet Shares Jump 10% on $7.3B Castlelake Takeover
EasyJet Shares Jump 10% on $7.3B Castlelake Takeover

Shares in easyJet rose 10% in early trading on Monday after the British budget airline agreed in principle to a £5.5 ​billion...

Yen Pinned near 40-Year Lows as Intervention Risks Mount
Yen Pinned near 40-Year Lows as Intervention Risks Mount

The Japanese yen floundered around four-decade lows on Monday, raising the ​risk of official intervention, while the dollar steadied after last...

From Shampoo to Cookies, Consumer Products Get AI Makeover
From Shampoo to Cookies, Consumer Products Get AI Makeover

French cosmetics company L'Oreal has used AI to identify molecules in its ‌skincare products that can be repurposed for use in...

Gold Eases from Two-Week High as Firmer US Dollar Weighs
Gold Eases from Two-Week High as Firmer US Dollar Weighs

Gold retreated after touching its highest level in two weeks ‌on Monday as the U.S. dollar edged up from recent lows, though easing bets on...

Rupee Falls on Weak Asia FX and Oil Dollar Demand
Rupee Falls on Weak Asia FX and Oil Dollar Demand

The Indian rupee tracked regional currencies lower on Monday, while dollar demand from ​local oil companies and related to maturing contracts...

German Industrial Orders Rose more than Expected in May
German Industrial Orders Rose more than Expected in May

German industrial orders rose ‌more than expected in May due to large-scale orders. Industrial orders rose by ​1.9% on the previous month...

Spain, Portugal Step Up Scrutiny of Soaring Property Markets
Spain, Portugal Step Up Scrutiny of Soaring Property Markets

Spain and Portugal are stepping up scrutiny of their soaring property markets ​amid early signs of overheating, but supervisors are unlikely to...

Samsung Profit may Jump 18-Fold on Surging AI Demand
Samsung Profit may Jump 18-Fold on Surging AI Demand

Samsung Electronics is likely to estimate that its operating profit jumped about 18-fold ​to another record high from a year earlier in the...

Foxconn Q2 Revenue Jumps, Company Cautions on Geopolitics
Foxconn Q2 Revenue Jumps, Company Cautions on Geopolitics

Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, reported a 39.8% year-on-year rise in second-quarter revenue that beat...

Record Wave of IPO Lock-Up Shares to Hit Hong Kong Market
Record Wave of IPO Lock-Up Shares to Hit Hong Kong Market

Shares in some of Hong Kong's hottest new listings are set to hit the market this week ​in an unprecedented wave of lock-up expirations, which...

Oil Drifts Down after OPEC+ Agrees to Raise Output Targets
Oil Drifts Down after OPEC+ Agrees to Raise Output Targets

Oil prices ​inched lower on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August ‌while exports from key producers via...

July 3, 2026
FTSE Posts Weekly Gain as Financials, Miners Rise
FTSE Posts Weekly Gain as Financials, Miners Rise

Britain's FTSE 100 ended higher on Friday and notched a weekly gain, supported by financials, while higher gold prices lifted ​precious metals...

China Proposes New Refinancing Rules for Listed Firms
China Proposes New Refinancing Rules for Listed Firms

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Friday proposed changes ​to rules for refinancing by ‌listed companies, releasing draft...

Gulf Oil Exports Jump in June on Record UAE Flows
Gulf Oil Exports Jump in June on Record UAE Flows

Gulf oil exports in June jumped more than 3 million barrels from May ‌to exceed 10 million barrels per day as the U.S. military helped to...

Oil Prices Stable as US-Iran Peace Efforts Hold
Oil Prices Stable as US-Iran Peace Efforts Hold

Oil prices were steady on Friday and little changed ​for the week as traders held on to hopes for a successful outcome from attempts ‌to...

India Seeks to Quell Backlash over Ethanol Fuel 'Experiment'
India Seeks to Quell Backlash over Ethanol Fuel 'Experiment'

India's government on Friday ​sought to contain a growing backlash against its mandatory use of 20% ethanol-blended petrol, as consumers...

Goldman Dominates 1st-Half M&A as Dealmaking Surges in EMEA
Goldman Dominates 1st-Half M&A as Dealmaking Surges in EMEA

Goldman Sachs increased its share of ​mergers and acquisitions advisory work involving Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the...

EU-US Trade Hits Record High Despite Tariffs
EU-US Trade Hits Record High Despite Tariffs

Trade in goods between the European Union ‌and the U.S. reached a record €875 billion ($1.00 trillion) last year despite tariffs,...

French Services in June Hit by Bigger Than Expected Slump
French Services in June Hit by Bigger Than Expected Slump

France's services sector contracted in June by more than initially forecast, as sluggish ​demand and inflationary pressures weighed on...

Japan Keeps Yen Intervention Threat Alive, Eyes US Ties
Japan Keeps Yen Intervention Threat Alive, Eyes US Ties

Japan issued a fresh warning to currency markets on Friday as Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama ‌said Tokyo was in regular contact with...

UK Firms Keep Price Hikes Despite Iran de-Escalation: BoE
UK Firms Keep Price Hikes Despite Iran de-Escalation: BoE

British businesses showed no sign of easing their price expectations in ​June despite a de-escalation of the Iran war that ‌had sent energy...

GBP Set for Biggest Weekly Jump in 12 Weeks on Soft USD
GBP Set for Biggest Weekly Jump in 12 Weeks on Soft USD

The British pound was headed for its biggest weekly jump in 12 weeks against the U.S. ‌dollar on Friday, helped by easing domestic political...

India's Adani Enterprises Upsizes Share Sale to $1.75B
India's Adani Enterprises Upsizes Share Sale to $1.75B

India's Adani Enterprises increased the ​size of its qualified institutional placement by 50% to ‌150 billion rupees ($1.75 billion)...

German Services Contraction Eases in June, PMI
German Services Contraction Eases in June, PMI

Germany's services sector contracted for a third straight month in June as weaker demand, dragged down by higher prices and lower market...

Gold Heads for 1st Weekly Rise in 5 on Easing Rate-Hike Bets
Gold Heads for 1st Weekly Rise in 5 on Easing Rate-Hike Bets

Gold rose more than 1% on Friday and ‌was set for its first weekly gain in five, as investors dialled back expectations for U.S. rate hikes...

India's June Services PMI Drops to 17-Month Low
India's June Services PMI Drops to 17-Month Low

India's dominant services sector expanded at its slowest pace in 17 months in June as domestic demand weakened sharply ​and overall new...

Rupee Posts Modest Gains on Corporate Hedging
Rupee Posts Modest Gains on Corporate Hedging

The Indian rupee was a tad stronger on Friday but on course for a weekly ​decline as hedging demand and intermittent maturities of non-deliverable...

KNDS Listing Delay Signals Defence Sector Jitters
KNDS Listing Delay Signals Defence Sector Jitters

Tank maker KNDS's delayed IPO has underscored growing unease over the defence industry's ability to keep pace with Europe's ​rapid...

India's HCLTech Wins $1.14 Billion Deal with European Firm
India's HCLTech Wins $1.14 Billion Deal with European Firm

 India's HCLTech ​has won a $1.14 billion deal with a ‌major European firm, the software services exporter said on...


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