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Qantas shares jump on earnings as airline updates business class
Qantas and Jet Star aircrafts at Sydney Airport. April 10th, 2026, (Photo by Wolter Peeters / The Sydney Morning Herald via Getty Images)Fairfax Media | Fairfax Media | Getty ImagesShares of Australian carrier Qantas Airways jumped 4% on…
The toy industry’s latest craze is cheap, colorful and very squishy
GUILDERLAND, NY - JUNE 11: Mike Richman, owner of the Ta-Da! toy store, squishes a glitter ice cube squishy on Thursday, June 11, 2026, in his shop in Stuyvesant Plaza in Guilderland, NY. (Jim Franco/Albany Times Union via Getty…
U.S. considers fresh round of tariffs on semiconductors, report says
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks as U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick looks on before signing an executive order to limit mail-in voting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong |…
Nvidia reportedly agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
Nvidia has agreed to buy open-source platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with knowledge of the deal.Deal talks began after Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform developers…
Treasury yields ease ahead of jobs data and Jackson Hole
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 25, 2026. NYSETreasury yields were slightly lower on Thursday as investors geared up for jobs data and the start of the Federal Reserve's closely watched annual economic symposium in…
Nvidia stock rises 7% after blockbuster earnings boost AI confidence
Nvidia shares rose on Thursday after the chip giant's revenue guidance reassured investors that AI demand will remain strong.Shares were last up 7.4% in premarket trading. Investor bullishness suggests Nvidia could buck the trend of its…
CIA chief made Moscow trip to warn Russia not to attack NATO: Reports
CIA Director John Ratcliffe attends a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise…
Does Nvidia need a hug?
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang gestures during the NVIDIA GTC global AI conference in San Jose, California, U.S. March 17, 2026. Carlos Barria | ReutersHello, this is Leonie Kidd coming to you from London. It was going to take something big for…
Tanker attack tests Trump’s claim that Hormuz is a ‘functioning strait’
Children swim as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Ali Saeedi | Getty ImagesAn oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK…
Japanese startups, IPOs set for boost with unlisted-company platform
An investor gazes at a share price board showing various stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 25, 2015. Japan's share prices dropped 733.98 points, or nearly 4.0 percent, to close at 17,806.70 at the Tokyo Stock…