Oil tankers face ‘worst case scenario’ in Hormuz as Iran steps up attacks on ships, maritime risk CEO says
One seafarer was killed and three were injured in attack on the crude oil tanker Al Bahyah off Oman’s coast on Tuesday.
Anthropic in early talks with Meta to acquire compute power
The talks come weeks after Anthropic announced a similar deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to use the computing capacity at its Colossus 1 data center
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Travelers, SpaceX, Alphabet, Netflix, Synopsys & more
Here are some of the companies making headlines in midday trading.
Amazon’s Zoox issues software recall after robotaxi drove into heavy smoke
Last month, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi drove into an active emergency fire scene that was clouded with smoke, the company said.
Apple, Nvidia vie for title of world’s most valuable company
Nvidia shares have underperformed in 2026 as Wall Street shifts to companies powering the infrastructure AI buildout.
Import prices post surprise gain as costs of goods from China hit highest since 2008
Import prices were up 0.3% for the month, as a drop in energy was more than offset by increases elsewhere.
The semiconductor trade tumbled this week. Why UBS and Barclays are still bullish
Some stress earnings growth for chipmakers and argue that the sector still has room to run to support the broader market.
U.S.-China AI feud sees ASML walk tightrope between sales and geopolitics
ASML is set to make around a fifth of its 2026 net sales from China, but geopolitical headwinds present a delicate situation.
Andy Burnham becomes UK Labour leader. Next stop — prime minister
Andy Burnham was elected leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a decade.
Goldman says Europe’s data center electricity demand boom could light up these stocks
Several of Goldman’s picks are tied to hopes for a revival in wind energy.
