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CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesShares of SoftBank Group skyrocketed Thursday as blockbuster earnings from Nvidia overnight signaled strong momentum in the artificial intelligence space.SoftBank Group shares, which had declined for five straight sessions, rose 19.8% to add about $35 billion to its market-cap Thursday.The company’s fortunes are closely tied to the AI boom through its stake in Arm Holdings, whose chip designs are used in AI servers and data centers…
In response, a Welsh labour source said the Drakeford government’s 20mph law, as well as Welsh NHS waiting lists, the decision to expand the Senedd and change Wales’ voting system, and a feeling that Welsh government had taken its eye off day-to-day issues “all contributed to the result”. Source link
Containers at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan’s trade deficit surged in September as imports overwhelmed export growth.Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan’s exports climbed 14.8% in April, the fastest pace since January and solidly beating expectations on a surge in semiconductor shipments.The figure was sharply higher than the 9.3% expected from Reuters. Imports increased 9.7% year-on-year, versus an expected 8.3% rise, according to government data. The country’s trade balance narrowed to 301.9 billion yen in April, from 643 billion yen in March. The rise was powered by a surge in semiconductor shipments, which…
Samsung shares jump on last-minute union deal to avoid strike Source link
After nearly a quarter of a century operating as a private company, with its financial accounts a closely guarded secret, SpaceX on Wednesday afternoon released a detailed accounting of its business in a nearly 400-page S-1 filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. SpaceX, founded in 2002 and still led by Elon Musk, submitted the filing in anticipation of an initial public offering of its stock as soon as June 12. The document revealed no major surprises about the company’s space operations, but there was a trove of details about its sprawling operations, which now encompass launch, spaceflight, space-based…
The government has now shifted to a voluntary digital ID scheme which it says will allow people to access services more easily. Source link
E.l.f. Beauty is planning to walk back some of the tariff-fueled price increases it implemented less than a year ago after the retailer has seen a slide in demand that’s ramped up in recent months as consumers contend with higher gas prices.”Whenever you take a price increase that’s that big, you’re going to see unit degradation, but I would say we’ve seen units drop off a bit more in the last few months as consumers have particularly been suffering with higher costs,” CEO Tarang Amin told CNBC in an interview. “So it’s one of the reasons why we want to…
AT&T sues California in bid to stop offering traditional phone service Source link
Dario Amodei speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBCAnthropic is on track to generate $10.9 billion in revenue during the second quarter, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday, a figure that would top the artificial intelligence company’s sales for all of last year. If Anthropic hits that target, it will post its first profitable quarter, according to a source familiar with the matter who asked not to be named because the details are private. Anthropic generated $4.8 billion during the first quarter, the person said, meaning that its…
The U.S. House by an overwhelming vote of 396-13 approved a bipartisan housing affordability bill Wednesday that would limit major investors from purchasing single-family homes while allowing them to build additional housing units.The measure is getting support from the White House after some last-minute changes struck a balance between the Senate version, which placed more restrictions on major investors owning homes, and the House version, which was seen as more friendly toward Wall Street.The legislation won the support of the rental, construction and housing industries by removing a requirement in the Senate-passed bill that would have forced major investors —…