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The U.S. is said to be considering expanding its nuclear weapons-hosting capability to more European NATO member states. Six NATO member countries — the U.K., Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and Turkey — currently form part of the alliance’s nuclear weapons-sharing arrangements, and are approved to host U.S. dual-capable aircraft capable of deploying nuclear missiles. But this group could now be expanded to include additional NATO countries in Europe, according to the Financial Times, which cited three people who had been briefed on the highly confidential discussions.Analysts say the move would boost certain defense names involved in the manufacture, maintenance…

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Shoppers may be feeling gloomy about high prices at the pump, but they’re still shelling out for new bras and underwear at Victoria’s Secret. The lingerie retailer raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday after blowing past earnings estimates in its fiscal first quarter, citing lower tariff costs and more customers willing to spend full price on its products. Shares soared about 40% in premarket trading.There was “very consistent, double-digit [sales] increases across Victoria’s Secret, Pink, beauty channels, digital, stores and international, all very positive,” CEO Hillary Super told CNBC in an interview. “Supercharging bras being one of our most important initiatives, double-digit…

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When we met Sterling Anderson in 2024, he was the chief product officer of Aurora, the self-driving startup he cofounded in 2016 after several years at Tesla. Just over a year ago, though, Anderson decamped from the startup world for something a little more established, taking over as chief product officer at General Motors, the nation’s largest automaker. Since then, he’s had a good view of how GM is entering what he calls the third epoch of engineering and design. “There was a time when humans looked at birds and were like, ‘OK, those wings seem to work pretty well.…

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Take-Two Interactive Software’s will get a big boost due to the release of the widely awaited video game “Grand Theft Auto VI,” according to Piper Sandler. The investment firm initiated coverage of the video game maker with an overweight rating. It also put a $280 price target on shares, implying 23% upside from Monday’s close. “Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 could be one of the greatest entertainment launches of all-time,” analyst James Callahan said in a note to clients. “We also see an improving mobile franchise + public market scarcity value. On key debates, our analysis suggests investors ignore the…

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Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks at the Nvidia GTC conference on the sidelines of Computex 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, June 1, 2026. Lam Yik Fei | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang hailed this chip designer as the next trillion-dollar firm, sending its shares up sharply in premarket trading Tuesday. Marvell Technology, a semiconductor firm that designs chips for data centers, soared after Huang touted the company’s efforts in supplying the AI infrastructure build-out during an onstage appearance with Marvell CEO Matthew Murphy at Computex Week in Taipei on Monday.The stock was last…

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.It sometimes takes years to get “good”, “correct” figures for UK growth, so FT Alphaville is going to be gentle towards the soft animal of our body for being a week late to an interesting analysis by James Rossiter of TD Securities:[S]peculation has risen that there is a growing issue with the [Office for National Statistics]’ seasonal factors in recent years, resulting in an over-stating of H1 GDP growth and an under-stating in H2 growth (seasonal factors don’t affect the year as…

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U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday, following global yields lower, as President Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel bolsters investor sentiment.The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for U.S. government borrowing — fell more than 4 basis points to 4.434%.The 2-year Treasury note yield, which more closely tracks short-term Federal Reserve interest rate policy, fell more than 3 basis points to 4.018%. The longer-dated 30-year Treasury bond yield fell more than 3 basis points to 4.956%. One basis point is equal to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.Global bond…

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