Thailand’s new prime minister courts US companies for investment
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks during a press conference after a weekly cabinet meeting at the government house in...
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U.S. stocks close lower as investors take cover ahead of Fed decision
Maplebear shares surge in debutDisney falls after doubling capex plan for parksCanadian inflation jumps on higher gasoline pricesIndexes down: Dow...
China and EU hold talks on AI, cross-border data flow amid renewed tensions
An attendant walks past EU and China flags ahead of the EU-China High-level Economic Dialogue at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in...
SoftBank’s Arm soars nearly 25% in market debut to $65 billion valuation
Sept 14 (Reuters) - Shares in SoftBank's Arm Holdings (ARM.O) soared almost 25% above their Nasdaq debut price on Thursday, rekindling investor hopes for a turnaround in the moribund market for initial public offerings (IPO).The stock, which had opened at $56.10, notched a 24.68% gain to close at $63.59, giving the British chip designer a valuation of $65 billion in its return to public markets following a seven-year absence. The IPO had priced at $51.Arm's strong performance suggests that investor demand for initial public offerings, which had been hit hard...
S&P 500, Nasdaq gain, Treasury yields dip as data firms Fed pause bets
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023....
Analysis: Investors call ‘peak pessimism’ for beaten-up UK stocks
Investors see improvements for UK consumer economyInflation has claimed retail scalps, but easingUK stocks still hobbled by weak interest at...
SoftBank’s Arm aims for over $52 bln valuation in biggest US IPO of the year
Sept 5 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group's (9984.T) Arm is seeking a valuation of more than $52 billion in its initial public offering, the chip designer said on Tuesday as it begins marketing for the biggest U.S. stock market flotation of the year.SoftBank is offering 95.5 million American depository shares of the United Kingdom-based company for $47 to $51 apiece and is looking to raise up to $4.87 billion at the top of the range, Arm said in a regulatory filing.The valuation that Arm is chasing now represents a climb-down from...
Factbox: Scrutiny of iris-scanning crypto project Worldcoin grows
A general view of the biometric imaging device, the Orb of the identity and financial public utility Worldcoin, to create...
US charges two founders of sanctioned virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash with money laundering
Aug 23 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday indicted Roman Semenov and Roman Storm, two co-founders of the virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, for their involvement with the banned outfit and related laundering of up to $1 billion in criminal proceeds.Storm, a naturalized U.S. citizen who lives in Washington state, was arrested on Wednesday, while Semenov - a Russian national - is yet to be taken into custody, the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York said in a statement.The criminal charges against both men, which include conspiracy to commit...
Wall St shares fall on slowing but strong US labor market
Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoU.S. shares slip but global markets rally on U.S. jobs dataAmazon shares surge 8% on strong earnings; Apple falls nearly 5%U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar declineOil gains 1% plusAug 4 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks fell on Friday, while the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields were lower, after a government jobs report showed a slowing but still tight U.S. labor market.Nonfarm...