Global finance braces for mounting Iran crisis risks

Banks, hedge funds and insurers spent the weekend racing to map out their exposure to the Middle East as the escalating confrontation between Iran, the United States and Israel disrupted markets, travel and business operations across the Gulf. The latest round of strikes, which hit targets in the United......

ClassPass claims $3.1 billion milestone as Playlist EGYM merger reshapes fitness tech

ClassPass says it has generated a total of 3.1 billion dollars in revenue for fitness and wellness studios worldwide since its launch in 2013, underscoring its argument that the booking platform delivers incremental income rather than cannibalizing in house memberships. The figure, nearly double the......

Amazon and global investors pour $110 billion into OpenAI

OpenAI has secured a record breaking 110 billion dollars in new funding, more than doubling the size of its previous capital raise and cementing its position at the center of the artificial intelligence race. The deal values the ChatGPT maker at 730 billion dollars before the new money, placing it among......

Bezos AI lab plans massive industrial acquisition push

Jeff Bezos’ artificial intelligence venture Project Prometheus is seeking tens of billions of dollars to build a new holding company that will buy industrial businesses reshaped by AI, deepening the Amazon founder’s latest return to an executive role in the technology sector. The planned......

BlackRock highlights rare yield window in Japan’s bond market

Japan’s government bond market is offering some of the most attractive returns in years for dollar-based investors using currency hedges, according to BlackRock. The asset manager estimates that buyers of long-dated Japanese sovereign debt can currently secure yields of about 6 percent once the......

Nvidia's record quarter fails to excite Wall Street

Nvidia reported another blockbuster set of quarterly results, yet investors responded with striking restraint as the stock barely moved despite a clean beat on both earnings and guidance. The muted reaction underlined how fully the company’s dominance in artificial intelligence hardware is already......

Stellantis reports €22.3 billion loss as electric shift reversal weighs heavily

Stellantis has reported a record €22.3 billion net loss for the 2025 fiscal year, marking the worst result in the automaker’s history. The results reveal the high financial toll of dismantling its costly electric vehicle expansion strategy, a move that led to €25.4 billion in charges......

Finland's IQM plans SPAC listing in US at $1.8 billion value

Finland’s IQM Quantum Computers has agreed to merge with Real Asset Acquisition Corp, a US-listed special purpose acquisition company, in a deal that would take the quantum hardware maker public at an equity valuation of about 1.8 billion dollars. The transaction, which remains subject to approval......

Pakistan and US sign pact to redevelop New York's Roosevelt Hotel

Pakistan has signed an agreement with the United States to jointly redevelop the iconic Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan, unlocking the potential of one of Pakistan’s most valuable overseas real estate investments. The pact follows approval from Pakistan’s cabinet and involves a memorandum......

Rubio continues European tour with Trump-aligned leaders

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is continuing his European tour with visits to Slovakia and Hungary, two countries led by political figures who maintain close ideological ties with President Donald Trump. The diplomatic trip follows Rubio’s address at the Munich Security Conference, where......

Legal chief of Goldman Sachs resigns amid renewed scrutiny over Epstein ties

The chief legal officer of Goldman Sachs has announced her resignation following renewed public scrutiny over her past professional relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Wall Street bank confirmed that Kathryn Ruemmler will step down from her role at the end of June. Her decision......

Palo Alto Networks closes $25 billion CyberArk deal, plans Tel Aviv listing

Palo Alto Networks on Tuesday completed its $25 billion acquisition of CyberArk, positioning identity security at the core of its strategy as enterprises grapple with the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence agents across corporate networks. The deal, first announced in July 2025, is the largest......

Disney CEO designate plans film premieres inside Fortnite

Josh D’Amaro, who is set to become chief executive of The Walt Disney Company in March, is considering launching new Disney films directly within the video game Fortnite, signaling a major expansion of the entertainment giant’s partnership with Epic Games. The proposal, first reported by......

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