Analysis: Must Read

The new Superman takes off with $217 million at the global box office

The return of the Man of Steel is here. Warner Bros.' new Superman movie got off to a thunderous start, grossing $217 million worldwide, including more than $122 million in North America alone. The...

Ashmore gains as investors pivot to emerging markets

Ashmore, the London-based wealth manager with a firm eye on emerging markets, has reported a rise in assets under management in the fourth quarter, climbing 3% to reach $47.6 billion as of 30 June....

For Canada, 35% tariffs but many exemptions

While Canada is standing firm against Washington, the country has been hit with 35% tariffs, 10 points higher than previously set. However, the trade agreement signed during Donald Trump's first term...

Silly question: which is stronger, Nvidia or Bitcoin?

Here is a free exercise of questionable usefulness, but one that allows you to take snapshots of the market's two favorite risky assets over several time periods.

The Fed wants to relax its assessment criteria for large banks

The US Federal Reserve is considering relaxing its system for assessing large banks, a reform that could facilitate mergers and acquisitions. This initiative is also in line with the Trump...

Google offers big discounts specifically for US government

As part of his government's spending cuts, Trump has managed to secure discounts from Alphabet and many other players in the cloud sector to use their services at a lower cost.

ASML targeted in espionage case, senior employee convicted

A former employee of ASML and NXP has been sentenced to three years in prison for industrial espionage on behalf of Russia.

The Best Articles of the Week: Bayeux, all pilots and a little sex

In this week's press review, we take you from Bayeux to a marine cemetery, and from the UK to Canada via Beirut and Lebanon. Meanwhile, Europe is being lectured by Jamie Dimon, American tourists are...

Google is offering big discounts specifically for the US government

As part of his government spending cuts, Trump has managed to secure discounts from Alphabet and many other players in the cloud sector to use their services at a lower cost.

Samsung is playing the finesse card to counter its Chinese rivals

Samsung is set to unveil its new Z Fold 7. However, the South Korean giant will now have to contend with increasingly aggressive Chinese competition in the ultra-high-end smartphone market.

Faced with uncertainty, investors are betting on corporate America

Letters every day, new sectors targeted… After a few weeks in which international affairs and budget debates in Congress have dominated the news, Donald Trump is relaunching his tariff offensive....

OpenAI takes on Google Chrome with an AI-powered web browser

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the way we search the internet. OpenAI understands this and intends to take advantage of this revolution to challenge Google in the search engine arena. The...

Autodesk considering taking over competitor PTC.

There industrial software sector continues to concentrate. According to Bloomberg, Autodesk is considering the acquisition of its competitor PTC, which, like Autodesk, specializes in 3D design and...

Tether, gold, and the invisible vault: the secret $8bn strategy - Crypto review

Tether, the issuer of USDT, is no longer content to play on digital markets. It is hoarding, both secretly and physically nearly 80 tons of gold-worth $8bn-are now stored in a top-secret Swiss bunker...

Politicians are businesspeople… and vice versa

The revolving door, or the transition from the political sphere to the private sector, illustrates the growing blurring of lines between regulators and the regulated. This phenomenon has taken on a...

Nvidia reaches $4 trillion in market capitalization: an historic first

This is a new milestone for Wall Street. Nvidia has become the first publicly traded company to reach a market capitalization of $4 trillion, driven by the explosion of generative artificial...

Washington cracks down on copper imports, a market dominated by its neighbors and China

Tariffs are once again the focus of attention. After beginning to send letters to several countries on Monday, yesterday Donald Trump announced his intention to impose a 50% tax on copper imports....

The Week's Biggest Mergers Unpacked

This week saw a series of moves, from bold cross-border banking plays to regulatory shakeups in tech and entertainment. UniCredit's aggressive push into Germany dominated headlines, as did the...

Company earnings: key dates for next week

The traditional Q2 earnings season will kick off next week. Who is reporting? When? And what can we expect?