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Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai, 62, and his wife, Clara Wu Tsai, have announced that they are ending their nearly 30-year marriage, according to a report by The Paper. In a statement, their representatives said the decision was mutual and that the two continu…
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Alibaba Group Chairman Joe Tsai, 62, and his wife, Clara Wu Tsai, have announced that they are ending their nearly 30-year marriage, according to a report by The Paper. In a statement, their representatives said the decision was mutual and that the two continu…
2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences laureate and economist Daron Acemoglu recently challenged Elon Musk on X, citing Musk’s earlier comment in an interview that “by 2036, money will no longer matter.” “Here is a proposal for Elon Musk,” Acemoglu wrote. “This…
Tesla China has denied a report that the electric-car maker is considering spinning off its China operations to pave the way for a potential future merger with SpaceX. The report emerged on July 31. Tesla China told a reporter from The Paper that the claim was…
Amazon disclosed in its 10-Q filing on July 31 that it had completed its full $50 billion investment in OpenAI. In the first quarter, Amazon invested $15 billion in OpenAI's Series C preferred stock and committed to purchase an additional $35 billion. In the s…
The dramatic July trading month ended with Friday’s U.S. market close. The “AI trade,” led by South Korea’s market, suffered a sharp setback over the past month. By contrast, the Hang Seng Index rose more than 13% in July, leading major global indexes, while t…
South Korean regulators have announced a series of new rules for single-stock leveraged exchange-traded funds as the market’s relentless, roller-coaster decline puts pressure on authorities. The measures are intended to curb volatility and protect investors, b…
After raising its policy rate by 25 basis points in June, the Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep its benchmark rate at 1% at its July meeting. A persistently weak yen, imported inflation pressures and continued wage gains are providing grounds for furthe…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is considering reducing the frequency of the central bank’s policy meetings, a move that could represent the most significant change to the Fed’s operating model in decades. The 12-member Federal Open Market Committee meets ei…
Meta’s second-quarter 2026 results appeared mixed on the surface, but its core business and outlook remain strong, according to Deutsche Bank. The bank said artificial intelligence is already generating substantial returns through advertising, user engagement…
Latest close on July 31, 2026: $464.72 (+3.0% on the latest daily bar). HMA21 / HMA55: $408.22 / $390.27. 200DMA: $433.58. Relative volume: 1.72x the 20-day average. Latest comparable filing period: 2026 FY ending 2026-06-30; filed 2026-07-29. Comparable growt…
Morgan Stanley expects Ping An Insurance’s first-half 2026 results to maintain steady momentum. Operating profit after tax (OPAT) and net profit after tax (NPAT) are expected to increase 8% and 29%, respectively. New business value (VNB) growth is expected to…
Morgan Stanley said the Politburo meeting called for economic fine-tuning rather than new stimulus. It urged faster implementation of the previously announced roughly 2 trillion yuan in on-budget fiscal impulse, including government bond issuance, policy-based…
Microsoft’s and Meta’s cash capital expenditures rose sharply year over year in their latest quarters, while guidance for the second half of the year and the following year increased further. Azure cloud revenue accelerated, while Windows OEM revenue weakened.…
Bernstein says executive compensation at Japanese companies is significantly lower than at U.S. and European peers. At pharmaceutical companies, chief executive pay averages just one-sixth of the level at those peers. The firm attributes the gap to structural…
OpenAI and Anthropic, two prominent artificial-intelligence startups, are competing intensely while also facing a new wave of competition from lower-cost open-source AI products and working to sustain growth. OpenAI has received some encouraging news. At an in…
As major U.S. AI companies release their midyear earnings reports, Meta, Alphabet and Amazon have again raised their 2026 capital-expenditure guidance. The full-year capital-spending ceiling for the four U.S. giants could approach $750 billion, far exceeding t…
Xiaomi has launched its new EV brand, SkyNomad, marking its first entry into the range-extended electric-vehicle market. The brand introduced the N90 Max, a seven-seat SUV, and the N70 Max, a five-seat SUV, at what the source describes as attractive prices. Th…