Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2026. NYSE For an $18 billion market-cap company, data-center owner Iren trades like one of the AI giants. The company had two of the top 20 biggest options trades in the market on Thursday and a total $173 million of premium traded hands, with…
U.S. President Donald Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, with U.S. flags visible behind him, in Washington, United States, on March 2, 2026. The White House via X | Anadolu | Getty Images Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition…
Pension funds are sticking with private credit, and in some cases doubling down on allocations even as concerns mount over underwriting standards, valuation opacity and sector concentration. Institutional investors, including pension funds, “generally remain committed to the asset class, with many continuing to build out their allocations,” said Cameron Systermans, head of multi-asset at Mercer…
Offshore vessel ‘Zakher Duty’ at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Friday, as concerns grew over renewed hostilities between Iran and the U.S. amid a fragile ceasefire….
A logo of Cloudflare sits outside the company’s house on the opening day of the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 20, 2025. Yves Herman | Reuters Cloudflare reported first-quarter earnings Thursday that beat analysts’ expectations, but shares fell 18% in extended trading as the company announced a 20%…
A satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway between Iran and Oman that links the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea. Gallo Images | Getty Images The U.S. and Iran opened fire in the Strait of Hormuz, with each side claiming the other initiated the attack. The renewal of hostilities further imperils…
The oil market faces a shortage of nearly 1 billion barrels that will only get worse every day the conflict in the Middle East drags on, Shell CEO Wael Sawan told investors Thursday. “The hard facts are we have dug ourselves a hole of close to a billion barrels of crude shortage at the moment,…
Brian Chesky, co-founder and chief executive officer of Airbnb Inc., during a news conference in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Eric Thayer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Airbnb reported mixed first-quarter results after the bell on Thursday and warned of regional weakness spurred by the war in Iran. Here’s how the…
Even as numerous international consumer brands shrink their footprints in China, McDonald’s is bucking the trend thanks to consumers like Yue Ma. Over the May Day holidays, Yue showed up at the U.S. fast food giant’s newly opened McDonaldland store in Beijing’s Chaoyang Park — one of the few stores countrywide that reintroduced the chain’s…
Kylian Mbappe exercising inside the gym at Ciudad Real Madrid on May 06, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. Antonio Villalba | Real Madrid | Getty Images France has emerged as a clear fan favorite for this year’s FIFA World Cup in North America, according to a Bank of America survey — but Microsoft’s Copilot artificial intelligence…
