USA:

  • Apple considers raising iPhone prices due to new features and design changes, independent of tariff impacts.
  • NRG Energy acquires power generation assets from LS Power in a $12 billion deal and reaffirms its 2025 guidance for adjusted EPS.
  • Qualcomm extends the deadline for its bid to acquire Alphawave IP Group, leading to a rise in Alphawave's share prices.
  • AB InBev plans to invest $300 million in its U.S. manufacturing facilities.
  • Fox Corp reports higher-than-expected third-quarter revenue, surpassing Wall Street estimates.
  • Starwood Property Trust Inc. files for the resale of up to 11.9 million shares and enters into a sales agreement to offer and resale up to $500 million of common stock.
  • Danone acquires a majority stake in Kate Farms, a US-based plant-based medical nutrition company, to expand its specialized nutrition products portfolio.

Europe:

  • UniCredit raises its profit outlook for 2025 following a robust first quarter and plans to exit its Russia retail business by the first half of 2026.
  • PPF launches a competitive bid to acquire ProSiebenSat.1, offering 7.00 euros per share to increase its stake to nearly 30%.
  • Eli Lilly's Zepbound outperformed Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in a weight loss trial.
  • Novo Nordisk reports positive results from multiple trials of Sogroya, a long-acting growth hormone for growth disorders.
  • Fincantieri experiences a 53.5% increase in Q1 core profit and reaffirms its financial forecasts for 2025.
  • Salzgitter's Q1 2025 financial performance impacted by declining steel prices and a European economic slowdown.
  • IG Group Holdings PLC anticipates strong Q4 2025 financial performance, potentially surpassing market expectations.

Rest of the world:

  • SoftBank's collaboration with OpenAI is troubled by tariff issues.
  • OpenAI and Microsoft renegotiate their partnership to facilitate an IPO and ensure Microsoft's continued access to AI models.
  • Polestar reports an 84% increase in revenue to $608 million in Q1 2025 and a narrowed net loss of $190 million.
  • CATL plans to raise up to $4 billion through a Hong Kong listing.
  • Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Metal Mining enter into a joint venture to develop the Winu project in Western Australia.
  • Venezuelan oil traders disguise their oil shipments to China as originating from Brazil to bypass U.S. sanctions.