China is quietly reshaping the global oil market: China's crude oil imports fell -20% MoM in April, to 8.2 million barrels per day, the lowest in at least 2 years. This is down -30%, or -3.5 million barrels per day, from pre-war levels of ~11.7 million barrels per day.
The Chinese yuan is more than 20% undervalued against the US dollar, according to Goldman Sachs, which expects the currency to keep strengthening over the coming year
China's factory prices grew at the fastest pace since July 2022 as the fallout from the Iran war pushed up costs for companies, while cheaper food keeps consumer inflation in check
Cerebras is now expecting to go public between $150 to $160 per share above its original $115 to $125 per share range. Cerebras is going public this week
Beijing officially announced the date of Donald Trump's state visit this week, publicly green-lighting the first US presidential trip to China in nearly a decade despite tensions over the Iran war
China's car sales fell 21.5% in April after deliveries of gasoline vehicles plunged due to the Iran oil shock, and electric car demand wasn't strong enough to counter the slump
SoftBank's mobile unit said it plans to begin large-scale battery cell manufacturing at its Sakai, Osaka plant to address growing power demand for AI services
President Donald Trump is expected to press President Xi Jinping over China's approach to Iran and hammer out details on a new board of trade when they meet this week in Beijing, senior US officials said Sunday
President Donald Trump and Iran rejected each other's latest peace proposals to end the 10-week conflict as the two sides struggle to maintain a fragile ceasefire
Philippines' Vice President Sara Duterte is facing a second impeachment as soon as Monday, a possible victory for her ally-turned-rival President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that will likely deepen the country's political and economic turmoil
Helen saying 'Mira didn't realize she was the wind' is a clever attempt to flip causality. It implies that the board's actions would've had legitimacy if only employees had supported them after the fact. That's like saying 'I pulled the fire alarm. People ran off. And thats why I
taproot has been live for 3 years and sits at roughly 10% adoption. bitcoin's quantum migration will require near-100% compliance to protect $400b in exposed P2PKH addresses. ethereum's account abstraction lets individual wallets swap signature schemes without a protocol fork.
Copper headed for its highest-ever close and other metals advanced as traders shrugged off the apparent deadlock between the US and Iran to join a broader rally for risk assets
South Korea and Taiwan's AI-fueled chip booms are set to swell both economies' trade surpluses and pressure their central banks to raise interest rates later this year, according to Goldman economists
The oil market is in 'a race against time' as the factors that combined to restrain price rises from the Iran war so far may no longer hold if the Strait of Hormuz stays closed into June, according to Morgan Stanley
Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels.
A recent wave of investor redemption requests across the $1.8 trillion market for private credit has prompted Blackstone to enlist senior executives in putting up capital to bolster its flagship fund, according to President Jon Gray
BYD is projecting an increase in annual sales, fueled by a more optimistic domestic outlook and an aggressive global expansion that aims to defy cooling demand in the broader electric vehicle market, says JPMorgan
As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, the US auto industry and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are hammering him with a simple message: Please don't offer China any access to the US car market
One American passenger linked to the Hondius cruise ship outbreak has tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus and another is showing mild symptoms, US health authorities said, as 17 citizens are being repatriated from the vessel
x402 protocol is now native on both GCP and AWS. coinbase open-sourced an HTTP payment standard, handed it to the linux foundation, and two hyperscalers shipped it into their API gateways. every AI agent that needs to pay for an API call can now settle in USDC on Base without
DISMANTLED: 4 underground tunnel routes with a combined length of ~4km in southern Gaza, east of the Yellow Line. One of the tunnel routes was part of a group of routes used as infrastructure for holding hostages. Additionally, living quarters used by the senior command of
More than 350 U.S. service members have been injured since military action against Iran began in February. The majority of those are traumatic brain injuries. TBIs have become the defining injury of post 9/11 conflicts, and the symptoms can often linger for years, or even a
Tomahawk missiles; Pentagon canceled US long-range fire battalion deployment to Germany; NATO deterrence gap vs Russia; Germany re-initiating purchase talks
Starmer says Brexit has failed. That carries momentous consequences. He is still a long way from committing to rejoin the EU, though difficult to see how he can achieve his ambition of "being at the heart of Europe" without travelling in that direction
The reputation of the Strait of Hormuz as a reliable artery for global energy trade may be permanently damaged by its prolonged closure, IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol said
$MU > Traded >900k calls... most in company history and 9x normal volume > +38% weekly gain and now up ~130% since late March adding nearly ~$500bn in market cap > Now ~$840bn market cap company
KKR's largest private-credit fund held by individual investors took a $560 million loss in the first quarter when a growing number of loans tipped into default
Saudi Aramco's 🇸🇦 CEO just said: - If required, we can expect to reach our maximum sustainable oil production capacity of 12 million barrels per day in three weeks
It's tiring having to listen to talk on bubble vision about how great the U.S. economy is, as has been the case this morning. Good grief. Everyone is fixated on the +115k nonfarm payroll gain in April, with nary a comment anywhere on how the Household survey flagged a -226k job
UK's West: I am hereby giving notice to No. 10 that I am collecting names of Labour MPs to call on the Prime Minister to set a timetable for the election of a new leader in September - BBC News
Global Central Bank Update: -Mexico cut rates for the 15th time in the cycle with a 25 bps move down to 6.50%. The board stated this will be the final cut in the easing cycle.
25% of US non-homeowners expect to buy within 5 years; all-time low since Gallup 2013; down from 30% (2025) and 49% (2017); 45% say they do not expect to buy at all
BREAKING: Just 25% of US non-homeowners expect to buy a home within the next 5 years, the lowest reading since Gallup first asked the question in 2013. This is down from 30% in 2025 and from 49% in 2017. At the same time, 45% of non-homeowners say they do not expect to buy a
Google security researchers; AI-generated hacking tool; bypasses defenses in widely-used system administration tool; attributed to cybercrime group (non-state actor)
Security researchers at Google said they believe a cybercrime group used artificial intelligence to create a hacking tool that can bypass defenses in a widely-used tool to administer computer systems
Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest person, is targeting a valuation of as much as $50 billion in a planned listing of his refinery business this year as higher oil prices boost its prospects, sources say
The European Union agreed to sanction violent West Bank settlers, marking the first unanimous backing for punitive measures against Israel since the height of the Gaza crisis
Trump threat to withdraw troops from Germany; EU foreign ministers meeting Brussels today; some EU ministers proactively offering own countries as alternative US military base
Donald Trump's threat to withdraw troops from Germany is looming over today's meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, with some ministers offering their own countries as a base.
Sudan; drone strikes; at least 880 civilians killed in 2026 YTD; UN warning; civil war 'likely to widen in coming weeks'; non-combatants at further risk
Drone strikes have killed at least 880 civilians in Sudan this year, with the civil war likely to widen in the coming weeks and put non-combatants further at risk, the United Nations said
High energy prices 'very unlikely' to cause US recession; inflation falling 'at the microeconomic level'; Fed should 'see through the supply shock' — NEC Director Hassett
"The bottom line is inflation is going down at the microeconomic level because of a million things that we've done," says NEC Director Kevin Hassett. "But at the macroeconomic level, the driving force right now is temporary increase in the price of gas."
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire在CNBC节目中宣布正式推出Circle Agent Stack,定位为人类开发者与AI代理均可使用的支付基础设施,支持AI代理在无人工干预的情况下发起和完成支付交互。
Circle Agent Stack launched; 'for humans and developers building AI agents, but it's also for agents' — Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire
Circle Agent Stack的推出标志着传统稳定币公司向AI代理支付层扩张的具体产品化落地,与此前已报道的x402协议(GCP/AWS原生集成)形成互补,AI代理原生支付赛道正快速从协议层向产品层演进。
"We saw the birth of these new platforms....we actually literally today just launched Circle Agent Stack," says @Circle CEO @jerallaire. "It's for humans that want to go there and developers who are building AI agents, but it's also for agents."
USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) monitors regional waters as it transits the Arabian Sea during enforcement of the U.S. blockade against Iran. CENTCOM forces have redirected 62 commercial ships and disabled 4 to ensure compliance.
BREAKING: President Trump says he is considering renewing "Project Freedom" in the Strait of Hormuz. "Project Freedom" is a US Military operation which was established to escort merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz. US oil prices rise to $98/barrel on the news.
BREAKING: President Trump is considering suspending the federal gasoline tax amid surging prices, per CBS News. The tax currently adds about 18 cents per gallon.
Elon Musk (Tesla), Tim Cook (Apple), Kelly Ortberg (Boeing), Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, BlackRock, Citigroup, Meta; Trump China trip this week; 'series of business deals'
BREAKING: The White House is inviting Elon Musk and Tim Cook to join President Trump on his trip to China this week. Executives from Boeing, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, BlackRock, Citigroup and Meta have also been invited. Trump hopes to unlock a "series of business deals" with
A bipartisan group of senators has urged President Donald Trump to advance a $14 billion arms sale for Taiwan and signal to Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a summit in Beijing this week that US support for the island nation is non-negotiable
U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Iran's counterproposal to end the 10-week war in the Middle East, calling it "totally unacceptable," while Tehran vowed to "never bow," prolonging a standoff that has choked the Strait of Hormuz and roiled global energy markets.
Saudi Aramco CEO Nasser: If the current disruptions continue at this rate, market will lose around 100 million barrels of oil every week the Strait remains closed.
I'm delighted that @coursera and @udemy have come together as one company to serve learners. Both Coursera and Udemy were founded with the belief that access to high-quality education changes lives. Over the years, both companies have advanced this goal, creating opportunities
Iran IRIB: 'enrichment is non-negotiable, nuclear technology not on agenda'; Iran denied removing enriched uranium — Axios; Trump: 'ceasefire is on massive life support'; Iran letter lacked no-nuclear-weapon commitment
tokenized stocks on solana 🤝 @OndoFinance internet capital markets [QT @OndoFinance: $1,000,000,000+ in tokenized stock TVL. In less than 8 months, Ondo Global Markets became the first tokenized stock & ETF platform to reach $1 billion in TVL, one of the fastest climbs in the history of onchain finance.]
BREAKING: President Trump says the ceasefire between the US and Iran is "unbelievably weak" and "on life support." Brent crude oil prices extend gains toward $105/barrel.
Goldman Sachs & Co and Bank of America Corp are the latest in a growing cohort of Wall Street banks pushing back their forecasts for interest-rate cuts
How Consumer Delinquencies Become A Bank Lending Problem The mistake is looking at credit card and auto delinquencies as if they stop with the borrower. They do not. They start with the borrower, move into the bank's loss models, then into reserves, capital protection,
Michael Burry, the investor made famous in The Big Short, is warning that the Nasdaq 100 Index is headed toward a dramatic reversal after a "parabolic" surge that has driven technology valuations to unsustainable heights.
The White House is reviewing a plan for the SEC to end its decades-old policy that lets companies and people settle enforcement actions without admitting wrongdoing if they also promise not to dispute the allegations.
US 3-Year Note Auction High Yield 3.965% (Tailed by 0.6 basis points) Bid-to-cover 2.54 Sells $58 bln Awards 37.53% of bids at high Primary Dealers take 16.9% Direct 20.14% Indirect 62.96%
OpenAI Deployment Company; majority-owned and controlled by OpenAI; 19 investment firms, consultancies, system integrators
OpenAI此举标志着从API提供商向全栈企业AI落地服务商的战略转型,直接挑战埃森哲等传统咨询巨头及云厂商的部署业务。Box CEO Levie将其比作云计算浪潮催生的专业服务繁荣,认为AI代理部署将开启下一个巨型咨询服务市场;机构化AI落地能力的整合将加速企业侧渗透速度。
The need and opportunity for professional services and FDEs to deploy agents right now is massive. Every tech wave offers a new era of consulting and tech services requirements. Moving from analog to digital led to a massive wave in the 90s. Moving from on-prem to cloud did the same.
Trump could sign an order on AI security as soon as today - WaPo. As Trump prepares to travel to a summit in China, his administration is sharply split over a plan to give U.S. intelligence agencies a bigger role in evaluating AI models, according to two people familiar with
BREAKING: Texas is suing streaming giant Netflix , $NFLX, for allegedly spying on children and collecting users' data without their knowledge or consent.
A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine was due to expire Monday with both sides accusing each other of breaching the 72-hour arrangement, as American and European officials considered how they might steer the warring countries into further talks.
OpenAI co-founder and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever said his stake in the ChatGPT maker is worth roughly $7 billion, making him one of the largest individual shareholders in the artificial intelligence startup.
Microsoft Corp. targeted a $92 billion return from its large early investments in OpenAI, a landmark arrangement that helped usher in the current AI era.
UnitedHealth said it will move away from having profits in its pharmacy benefits unit linked to the list prices of medications, the latest move to address longstanding criticisms of its business model.
The US Navy said it plans to buy at least 15 new battleships endorsed by President Trump over the next 30 years, according to its new shipbuilding plan.
BREAKING: Iran's Speaker of the Parliament releases a statement after President Trump says the US-Iran ceasefire is "on life support." "Our armed forces are ready to deliver a well-deserved response to any aggression; mistaken strategy and mistaken decisions will always lead to
Launch rehearsal complete. During a flight-like countdown, more than 5,000 metric tonnes (11+ million pounds) of propellant were loaded on the fully stacked Starship and Super Heavy V3 vehicles for the first time
HIMS EPS: -$0.40 vs est +$0.03; Revenue: $608M vs est $616M; stock -8% AH
盈利端与预期的鸿沟(实亏$0.40 vs 预期盈利$0.03)远超营收层面的小幅不及,市场聚焦利润路径可见度而非营收规模;GLP-1减重药业务结构调整期的持续高成本投入或是核心压力源,8%盘后跌幅反映投资者对盈利时间线重新定价。
BREAKING: $HIMS earnings: - EPS: -$0.4, est: $0.03 - Revenue: $608 million, est: $616 million $PLUG earnings: - EPS: -$0.18, est: -$0.1 - Revenue: $163 million, est: $139 million
BREAKING: The United Arab Emirates has secretly carried out military strikes on Iran in early April, including an attack on a refinery on Iran's Lavan Island, per WSJ
Introducing Daybreak: frontier AI for cyber defenders. Daybreak brings together the most capable OpenAI models, Codex, and our security partners to accelerate cyber defense and continuously secure software. A step toward a future where security teams can move at the speed
The lawsuit comes after state authorities disclosed that ChatGPT gave information to the shooter about time and location to maximize victims on campus, as well as the type of gun and ammunition to use.
The AI revolution is driving historic market momentum: The S&P 500 excluding AI names is up +16% over the last 2 years and is trading below its February all-time high. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 as a whole is up +42% and has posted 15 all-time highs year-to-date.
Israel's parliament approved a special military tribunal for hundreds of Palestinians accused of taking part in the attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, some of whom could face execution
The US sanctioned a dozen entities for helping sell Iranian oil to China, stepping up its economic pressure as President Donald Trump cast doubt on a continued ceasefire with Tehran
~590,000 depositors; $59M total deposits; zero devices shipped; 1 year elapsed; launch date removed from website; terms: 'deposits do not guarantee a phone will' be delivered
Nearly 590,000 people paid $59 million in deposits for the Trump gold phone, yet a year later not a single device has shipped and the launch date has disappeared from the website, per YF Trump Mobile's updated terms reportedly now state deposits do not guarantee a phone will
The Philippine peso is likely to sink to new lows against the dollar as the country's outsized vulnerability to high energy costs offsets expected interest rate hikes, analysts said
British employers are relying more heavily on temporary workers, a closely watched survey shows, as they adapt to economic turbulence from the war in the Middle East
Startups have developed chips that allow people to control machines with their thoughts. Billionaires are betting these brain-computer interfaces could one day become everyday consumer tech.
Love. [QT @Soulmotionlabs: Seedance 2.0 is insane for stop motion animation. Really enjoying this tactile style. Here's a clip from an upcoming short i'm working on using @runwayml Stop Motion Prompt: Handcrafted stylized stop-motion aesthetic. Miniature practical set look with tactile materials]
I Squared Capital发出竞争性全现金收购要约,将澳大利亚户外广告公司oOh!media估值定为7.659亿澳元(5.54亿美元)。
I Squared; oOh!media; rival all-cash offer; A$765.9M ($554M); Australian outdoor advertising
I Squared竞争性出价意味着oOh!media已成为多方争夺的并购标的,全现金要约通常具有较强溢价诱惑;目标公司董事会须权衡竞争出价与原有方案的战略适配性。
I Squared has lobbed a rival all-cash offer for Australian outdoor advertising company oOh!media, valuing the company at A$765.9 million ($554 million)
former Citadel Securities Asia quant research chief; China hedge fund; assets more than tripled; recent months; strong track record; boosted fundraising
A former Asia quant research chief at Citadel Securities has more than tripled assets at his China hedge fund in recent months, as the firm boosted fundraising after building up a strong track record
A small group of bankers in Hong Kong tasked with cleaning up the city's unprecedented pile of bad debt has increasingly been turning to last-resort tactics of selling collateral or pushing borrowers into liquidation
Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.
The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco a week ago were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said Sunday. Military teams were still searching for a second missing soldier.
gm just a few weeks left until trading on Nansen is out of beta make some trades [QT @ASvanevik: trading in Nansen is coming out of beta soon recommend making some trades before beta ends]
Apollo Global Management has been holding talks to sell MidCap Financial Investment Corp., its publicly listed business-development company, a type of private-credit fund.
Bearish yen positions have seen a significant reduction after Japanese authorities intervened to support the currency, underscoring how official action is unwinding a crowded trade
Consumers are really starting to run on fumes. Their rate of spending increasingly exceeds their income growth...while their savings rate keeps declining, now down near pandemic lows. This makes the system more vulnerable to any further inflation shocks
OpenAI let more than 600 current and former employees sell their OpenAI shares back in October 2025 at a ~$400B valuation. The 600 employees sold a total of $6.6 Billion for an average of $11 Million per employee - WSJ
Just got back from @consensus2026 Miami. Some unfiltered thoughts on the vibes: The industry has clearly grown up. The degens are gone, the allocators are wearing suits, and your @Uniswap booth has been replaced by a JP Morgan activation with 50 year old boomers.
/goal Close all arbitrages. Make no mistakes. [QT @chatgpt21: Codex made me money without me doing anything.. Huge turning point for me today, I asked Codex to go off and make me $5. It went out, found a small open-source security/audit bounty path, made a legit PR, followed up with the maintainer, kept my payment details private]
PENGU generated $40m in merchandise revenue, hit 100b GIF impressions, launched a payment card with 100k signups in 24 hours, got an ETF filing from canary capital, testified before congress, and integrated with venmo/paypal through paxos. token is down 84% from ATH.
ASML builds the $400 million machines powering the world's most advanced chips — and no one has been able to replicate them. Here's why this company has become one of the most critical chokepoints in the global semiconductor race.
Semiconductor earnings are unleashed and driving the market, writes @johnauthers. The overall pie will grow, even if the winnings stay concentrated (via @opinion)
KKR & Co.'s experience of carving out a food business from Unilever should end any illusions that such deals always offer a quick buck, writes @hughes_chris (via @opinion)
The Farmgate scandal has effectively sealed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's fate, leaving just the question of timing, writes @justicemalala (via @opinion)
CI/CD开发者工具Crabbox发布0.11.0版本,新增Google Cloud提供商支持、仓库本地作业流程、AWS Windows WSL2水化及Blacksmith同步停滞守卫功能。
Crabbox 0.11.0; Google Cloud provider; repo-local job workflows; AWS Windows WSL2 hydration; Blacksmith sync-stall guard; QA tooling
🦀📦Crabbox 0.11.0 is live ☁️ Google Cloud provider 🧰 Repo-local job workflows 🖥️ AWS Windows WSL2 hydration 🧯 Blacksmith sync-stall guard This tool is essential in our org and helped level up QA.
The total amount of Indonesian central bank bills outstanding climbed by the most in almost two years last month as the monetary authority sought to attract capital inflows to support the weakening rupiah
A $3.5 billion multi-asset fund at Pictet has sharply raised its equity exposure, shifting as much as 30% of its cash-equivalent holdings into AI heavyweights
New datacenters can lower electricity prices. [QT @BenSchifman: Narrative violation: with the right policy, new data centers can *lower* electricity prices by spreading the fixed costs of the grid out among more paying customers.]
I am on my way to hear Keir Starmer try to save his job by saying - according to an overnight briefing that - "to meet the challenges that our country faces incremental change won't cut it."
$1B Kenya deal stalls. Microsoft moves $329M to South Africa. Microsoft asked Nairobi to guarantee compute purchases. No hyperscaler has done that before.
Energy price spikes linked to the war in the Middle East may make key euro area imports more expensive and raise uncertainty, hitting real incomes and shaping saving behaviour. Our #EconomicBulletin explores how this may dampen growth and push up inflation
"It did feel like it was career-shortening and that I shouldn't be sitting here today." How Blackstone President Jon Gray made $14 billion betting on Hilton.
Barclays says that stocks are rallying on U.S.-Iran deal hopes, but warns semiconductor names look "stretched" and further gains may depend on easing geopolitical risks, alongside continued AI-driven earnings, liquidity, and FOMO support.
everclear cleared $2b in 8 months, doubled from $1b to $2b in just 2 months, then solver volume collapsed from $300-400m monthly to ~$100m in february. average tx size grew 6x to $5,130 which means fewer larger players dominating flow. 75% of protocol revenue goes to $CLEAR
Indian state refiners are expecting a modest increase in retail fuel prices within days, as the government seeks to balance the impact of the ten-week war in the Gulf and the needs of consumers
Discounts on Russia's flagship crude widened for the first time since the start of the Iran war, as shifting expectations over a possible end to the Middle East conflict rattled oil markets
S&P single-stock put-call skew; bottom ~3% of last 10 years; comparable to March 2024 AI melt-up and post-election Dec 2024 euphoria; vol panic index at Jan lows; GS data
Average S&P single-stock put-call skew closed Friday in roughly the bottom ~3% of the last 10 years. Current levels are now comparable to the March 2024 AI melt-up or the post-election Dec 2024 euphoria. - GS
Rheinmetall (Germany's largest defense company); Deutsche Telekom (Germany's largest mobile carrier); joint drone/sabotage defense shield; critical infrastructure protection
Germany's largest defense company and its biggest mobile phone carrier plan to jointly develop a defense shield against drones and acts of sabotage to protect critical infrastructure in their home country
The head of Denmark's Liberal party said he has a two-week deadline to form the country's new government, after record-long talks were thrown off track last week
Ripple's prime-brokerage unit got fresh financing from Neuberger Berman to expand the margin it offers investors to trade in traditional and digital markets
I'm adding new features to [app] and Codex noticed that the API it needs is not enabled, so it started Computer Use and is happily clicking around in Google Cloud Admin to turn on what's needed.
Yes, there will be a 2x DRAM ETF launching soon. Leverage Shares has filed to launch: Leverage Shares 2X Long Memory Daily ETF. Seeks 2x daily exposure to the Roundhill Memory ETF $DRAM. $DRAM launched on April 2, 2026 and has been one of the most successful ETF launches in history: Crossed $1B in AUM
Bank of America today raised its price target on Nebius $NBIS to $205 up from $175 while maintaining its Buy rating ahead of the company reporting its Q1 results before the open on Wednesday, May 13.
people keep saying "new l1's are dead", but the reality is that corpo chains are hoovering all the money, just like dat's did last year, institutions simply want to invest in stuff sold by suits stripe/paradigm -> tempo: $5b circle -> arc: $3b digital assets -> canton: $2b
Heathrow Airport reported a 5% drop in passenger numbers in April, citing the impact of the Iran war on travel plans and a 50% plunge in Middle East traffic
A space unicorn started by Baiju Bhatt, the billionaire co-founder of Robinhood, raised $275 million, changed its name and unveiled a plan to build data centers in orbit
Fervo Energy, a geothermal energy developer, is seeking to raise as much as $1.82 billion in a US initial public offering, raising its target from $1.33 billion
Argentina's latest credit upgrade is fueling bets that the country will get another shot at tapping international markets after missing a window in early 2026
Philippine lawmaker; ICC human rights case link; chased through Senate building by authorities; escalates Marcos Jr. vs Sara Duterte feud; new development following VP second impeachment
A Philippine lawmaker tied to an ICC human rights case was chased through the Senate by authorities, adding to the feud between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte
"They can't sustain this. Their economy is literally on the ropes," says @victoriacoates of Iran & the U.S. blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. "They can't go on much longer, so I think it's working."
major commodity shipper; Strait of Hormuz 'effectively closed for the rest of the year'; full-year operational planning; global maritime trade disruption
A major commodity shipper is planning for the Strait of Hormuz to remain effectively closed for the rest of the year, underscoring how the Iran conflict is disrupting global maritime trade
Moderna's stock continued to rally following news of its work on a vaccine targeting the Hantavirus, which recently infected passengers linked to a cruise ship outbreak. Sam Fazelli reports
The short selling industry will be in the spotlight this week when one of its most prominent players goes on trial, accused of using social-media posts to illegally move their stock and make a quick profit
$TROLL has low-key pumped almost 8x in 10 days it went from crashing 96% from its $280m ATH to as low as $10m, a range it consolidated around for ~100 days while everyone declared it dead... then BOOM, it's up 14x off the lows and 7x in one week all of a sudden this reminds me
The European Commission on Monday proposed giving more free emissions permits to industries over the next few years, potentially saving companies 4 billion euros ($4.7 billion) in CO2 costs.
Shein accused Temu of copyright infringement involving thousands of photos, while Temu argued the lawsuit aims to stifle competition, as a trial opened in London's High Court
Tuesday's CPI report will be a "spicier" set of figures, the first in a series of readings this week that will feed into the Fed's preferred measure of inflation, according to Morgan Stanley's global head of macro strategy
An oil supertanker that exited the Persian Gulf on Sunday hauling a cargo of Iraqi crude has come to a halt as it was about to exit the Gulf of Oman for the Arabian Sea.
"America must now build autonomous systems at both the quality and quantity required to win. We have the talent advantage. We are losing the production race. The stakes are whether the United States arrives at the next conflict with overwhelming superiority in autonomy, or
The 16% gain in the S&P 500 over the last 6 weeks is the 11th biggest 6-week gain for the index since 1950. What's unique about this rally? It's the only example in the top 20 that did not occur either during a bear market or soon after a bear market low.
General Motors Co. plans to cut hundreds of salaried workers from its information technology ranks in an effort to trim costs and clear the way to bring in staff with skills in other technology areas.
US President Donald Trump reiterated that he would raise the case of imprisoned Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai when he meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping at their summit this week.
Sean Duffy; reality TV show; US Transportation Department; corporate sponsorships from companies overseen by his department; conflict of interest concerns
Sean Duffy taped a reality TV show while leading the US Transportation Department, raising concerns about corporate sponsorships of the show from companies that are overseen by his department.
Alberta separatist lawyer Jeff Rath; confirms meetings with Trump administration high-level officials; claims Trump will recognize Alberta as sovereign state
Wow [QT @_MAGA_NEWS_: WATCH: In a jaw-dropping revelation that's sending shockwaves through Canada, Alberta separatist lawyer Jeff Rath CONFIRMS he has been meeting with high-level officials in the Trump administration. Rath claims US President Donald Trump will recognize Alberta as a sovereign state.]
About two-thirds of Germans are cutting energy use as prices rise amid the Middle East conflict, with many using less electricity, heating, hot water and driving less, per Verivox.
Diet Coke can shortage; India; Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption; Iran war; venues hosting ticketed events and raffles with cans as prizes — Reuters
Diet Coke parties are on the rise in India after a can shortage linked to the Iran war has disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Venues are hosting ticketed events and raffles with cans as prizes
This seems like a critical reason to open up about AI use in academia. Scholars are using old AI models, badly, and not talking about it. New models hallucinate very few citations, and good agentic harnesses drop that further. Being open about use would help us make new norms.
Claude's Constitution audiobook; read by authors Amanda Askell and Joe Carlsmith; Q&A on writing process, philosophies, and future evolution as models become more capable
Claude's Constitution is now an audiobook, read by two of its authors, Amanda Askell and Joe Carlsmith. It includes a Q&A on the writing process, the philosophies that shaped the document, and how it might change as models become more capable.
Cerebras IPO is priced at $150-$160… A valuation of $34 Billion. Polymarket says $CBRS will close it's first day of trading at $50+ Billion, or $235/share.
First fully autonomous AI agent wine purchase on Solana; AgentScore KYC 21+ age verification; MPP payment rails; USDC on-chain payment; zero human intervention
Should really call it 'margin accounts' more than 'lending' since it feeds into lending, spot, leverage, total return swaps, perps, options, insurance, the works. Margin based trading directly onchain coming to all blockchains (as we slowly rollout).
Right around the time the Fed stopped buying MBS in spring 2022, the mortgage spread sharply widened. Over the past three years, that spread has gradually compressed back closer to its historically normal range
One of the most important properties of LLMs that we take for granted is that newer, bigger models are just better at everything. The AI Labs are pouring effort into economically valuable fields like coding, but bigger models are also better at negotiation, alignment, poetry, etc
White House Correspondents' Association dinner; guns and knives; attempted murder of President Trump; shotgun fired at Secret Service officer; not guilty plea Monday
A man accused of storming the White House Correspondents' Association dinner while armed with guns and knives pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he attempted to kill President Donald Trump and fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer.
The FAA has approved Boeing's protocols to address safety issues on the cargo jet model involved in last year's fatal United Parcel Service plane crash, allowing the aircraft to return to service after being grounded for months.
The US airline industry is primed for a new round of mergers as low-cost carriers are squeezed by the oil-price spike, according to Deutsche Bank analyst Michael Linenberg.
A private credit fund managed by Carlyle Group Inc. cut the value of its assets in the first quarter and lowered its dividend, while reporting that it originated more loan deals.
Archer, $ACHR, earnings: - EPS: -$0.28, est: -$0.31 - Revenue: $1.6 million, est: $1.66 million $MARA earnings: - EPS: -$3.31, est: -$2.3 - Revenue: $174 million, est: $184 million
Bloomberg News' Stacey Vanek Smith discussed recent productivity trends in the US, highlighting a notable 2.9% year-over-year increase in 2026 productivity figures that exceeded expectations
Thinky's secret plan: 1: Increase Human<->AI bandwidth 2: Raise ceiling of human+AI intelligence 3: Help humans continue as main-characters in the new world We are at Step 1. Interaction Models are great real-time collaborative tools for humans.
GitLab, which makes software that helps developers on coding projects, said it is cutting jobs to free up money to spend on the market opportunity for artificial intelligence agents
Bank of Montreal agreed to sell its business that finances trucks, trailers and equipment to Stonepeak, offloading a portfolio that totals about C$14.5 billion ($10.6 billion)
The Pentagon's leadership is now supportive of the Navy's next-generation stealth fighter replacing the service's aging F/A-18 Super Hornet, after previously pushing back against the new program
The number of new foreign undergraduate students at US colleges dropped by an average of 20% this spring from a year earlier, according to a study by a coalition of education groups
BTC has not made a new low for 94 days. over 3 months. if you're not at least entertaining the notion that the bottom is in, you're doing it wrong i'm still bullish rn and expect higher prices. could be in for some chop and volatility of course but overall
Still no break of $2400 for $ETH but it's also not yet given up on the quest. Multiple taps now into the region, mini range developing through here. Still feels like one of the best opportunities for utilisation of leverage if it breaks up.
Three things to watch for in April's CPI tomorrow: 1) a jump in rents inflation that is roughly 2x the typical monthly oer/primary rents pace. This is the primary cause of hthe hot core reading. This June reflects the rectification of the zero-out rents inflation last October
IFM Investors Pty warned it may scrap a proposed A$3 billion ($2.2 billion) investment to make sustainable aviation fuel in Australia, unless the government mandates that airlines use the product.
Sam Altman; 'new ChatGPT model, personality, and personalization feels like a new thing'; 'would you call it a superapp?'; Codex; Claude Code competitive context
would you call it a superapp? [QT @fimoculous: After being a Claude Code devotee for a year, I finally tried Codex on a new project this weekend. Once again, in the matter of a few months, it feels like the world changed. I can see myself doing *everything* inside of Codex this week.]
Goldman Sachs generated its highest revenue from Japan in more than a decade, leading a bumper year for global banks as they sought to capitalize on the country's financial-market rebound
Sunshine Silver filed for a US initial public offering, and is seeking funds to restart a mine in Idaho that previously produced silver, antimony and other minerals
Staking revenue annualized now exceeding $300 million for Bitmine @BitMNR $BMNR [QT @BitMNR: As of May 10, 2026, Bitmine total staked ETH stands at 4,712,917 ($11.1 billion at $2,366 per ETH). Annualized staking revenues are now $319 million. Bitmine's own staking operations generated a 7-day yield of 2.86% (annualized)]