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Morning Bid: Stocks surge in Seoul as Samsung surpasses Berkshire
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Global stocks were at record highs on Wednesday as some of Asia's biggest markets returned from a holiday in euphoric m...
May 06, 2026
Lynas CEO says US, Europe rules sway buyers from Chinese rare earths
(Corrects location of speech to Canberra, not Sydney, in paragraph 5) MELBOURNE, May 6 (Reuters) - New government regulations in the U.S. and Europe are helping to push customers to buy rare earth pro...
May 06, 2026
Jeff Bezos shakes up Blue Origin staff incentives ahead of SpaceX IPO, FT reports
May 5 (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos's space venture, Blue Origin, has outlined a new stock plan for employees in an attempt to put an end to staff unrest and make the incentives more competitive with rival S...
May 06, 2026
BHP CFO says new investors buying in on copper exposure, AI demand
By Scott Murdoch and Melanie Burton SYDNEY, May 6 (Reuters) - BHP's Chief Financial Officer Vandita Pant said on Wednesday that a new and broader set of investors were buying into the company as AI de...
May 05, 2026
Exclusive-Rivian developing variants of its more affordable R2 EVs
By Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (Reuters) - Rivian is working on undisclosed variants of its R2 electric vehicles, the company's CEO said, days after starting volume production of the smaller and ...
May 05, 2026
China services activity grows at faster rate in April, private PMI shows
By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING, May 6 (Reuters) - China's services activity expanded at a faster pace in April, helped by stronger growth in new business, although overseas demand continued to ...
May 05, 2026
Asia markets hit records on AI euphoria, Iran peace hopes
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, May 6 (Reuters) - Stocks leapt, oil prices sank and the dollar dropped in the Asian morning on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump touted "great progress" to...
May 05, 2026
Samsung Electronics' market cap surpasses $1 trln after US AI chip stocks surge
SEOUL, May 6 (Reuters) - The market capitalisation of Samsung Electronics' common stock surpassed $1 trillion on Wednesday, making it the second Asian company after TSMC to reach the milestone. Samsun...
May 05, 2026
Dollar eases as US-Iran deal hopes grow, yen firms on intervention speculation
(Correct milestone in second paragraph to February 24, from February 26) By Jiaxing Li HONG KONG, May 6 (Reuters) - The dollar fell against most major currencies on Wednesday after the U.S. signalled ...
May 05, 2026
Exclusive-Rivian mulls making its own lidar sensors, possibly in partnership with Chinese firms
By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Abhirup Roy SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (Reuters) - Rivian Automotive is considering making its own lidar sensors and could do so in partnership with a Chinese firm, CEO...
May 05, 2026
