Profit guidance

Honda has struggled to keep up with intense competition as the global automobile industry shifts towards electrification and automation.

Transport & Logistics

Honda forecasts profit recovery after first ever annual loss

Almost one in three motorcycles sold globally carries the carmaker badge

Alphabet was the biggest stock in the market in early 2016 when it briefly surpassed Apple.

Telcos, Media & Tech

AI growth pushes Alphabet closer to overtaking Nvidia as world’s biggest company

The gap between the two has narrowed considerably over the past six months

Dario Amodei, 43, made his remarks at Anthropic’s annual developer conference in San Francisco, where he and other executives gave a glimpse into the company’s plans.

Startups

Anthropic’s CEO says it could grow by 80 times this year

The company is one of the world’s leading AI startups with its Claude chatbot and its popular AI coding tool, Claude Code

Arm’s designs power virtually every smartphone in the world, giving it an important role in the vast handheld market.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Arm forecasts higher-than-expected revenue on surging AI data centre demand

The company generates revenue by licensing its technology to companies such as Nvidia and Apple

AMD is seen by analysts and investors as a leading challenger to Nvidia’s dominance in AI chips, commonly referred to as graphics processing units or GPUs.

Telcos, Media & Tech

AMD forecasts quarterly revenue above expectations as AI chip demand stays strong

Unlike Intel, the company outsources its manufacturing to contract chipmakers such as TSMC

The chip unit’s profit growth contrasts with declines in Samsung’s mobile and displays operations, which are fighting rising materials and components prices.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung’s chip profit soars 48-times due to AI spending frenzy

The results reflect massive spending by hyperscalers, with both Meta Platforms and Alphabet planning to plough even bigger sums into AI infrastructure

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has signalled that his company will spend hundreds of billions of US dollars on AI infrastructure before the end of the decade.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta shares plunge on escalating concerns over AI spending spree

The company has announced billion-dollar deals with Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices and Broadcom for chips and other hardware

Nomura has been benefiting from volatile global markets and a boom in investing and dealmaking at home.

Banking & Finance

Nomura stock hit after research affiliate writedown, Europe loss

The coming quarters may provide a test for CEO Kentaro Okuda as the Iran war puts a strain on the global economy

Under CEO Nicolas Hieronimus, L’Oreal has proven more resilient to the broader consumer slowdown than peers, helped by its broad range of offerings.

Consumer & Healthcare

L’Oreal sales rise on demand for haircare and fragrances

The US beauty group has seen its shares tumble since confirming talks with Spain’s Puig Brands last month over a possible combination

The company’s shares had their worst start to a year on record in the first quarter of 2026, falling by 28%.

Consumer & Healthcare

LVMH sales disappoint as Middle East war crimps Dior demand

There are signs that the more exclusive brands are holding up better during the slump

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