News Digest / Lukas Schmidt

Author: Lukas Schmidt

11:04am, Monday, Jan 19, 2026
Donald Trump is set to meet with global business leaders at Davos, spotlighting US policy changes like the Greenland acquisition push and tariff threats that are shaking markets worldwide.

06:52am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Canada and China have agreed to cut tariffs on electric vehicles and canola products, aiming to reset trade relations and boost economic cooperation after years of tensions.

06:50am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Mitsubishi Corp's $7.53B acquisition of Aethon Energy's Texas and Louisiana shale gas assets marks a major move to boost supply near the U.S. Gulf Coast, aligning with Japan's energy transition goals.

06:45am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
UBS downgrades Sanofi to neutral, slashing earnings forecasts after trial failures and risks to key drug Dupixent. Weak pipeline and FDA delays cloud the pharma giant's growth outlook.

06:34am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Early 2026 shows investors moving away from U.S. mega-cap tech toward diversified global equities amid geopolitical events and AI concerns, says Barclays analysts.

06:33am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Porsche's worldwide vehicle deliveries fell 10% in 2025, with a sharp 26% drop in China amid fierce competition and regulatory challenges hitting Europe's combustion engine models hard too.

06:31am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Silver prices surged about 15% this week, hitting record highs before a slight pullback amid shifting supply and demand dynamics and robust retail ETF inflows, marking a rapid rally unlike past spikes.

06:27am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Japan steps up scrutiny of Elon Musk's Grok AI service due to inappropriate image creation, joining other countries probing the AI tool amid concerns over content moderation challenges.

06:25am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Italy's watchdog investigates Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) over alleged aggressive sales tactics and consumer rights issues in 'Call of Duty Mobile' and 'Diablo Immortal', flagging concerns around in-app purchases and parental controls.

06:21am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Amid ongoing Middle East tensions, major European carriers continue rerouting flights to avoid Iran and Iraq airspace, favoring longer paths over Afghanistan and Central Asia.

06:16am, Friday, Jan 16, 2026
Aeva (NASDAQ:AEVA) unveils a high-output semiconductor optical amplifier, targeting AI data centers and physical AI. The new tech boosts optical power with efficiency, driving an 8% jump in stock price.

09:30am, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026
SiFive is integrating Nvidia's NVLink to enable blazing fast chip-to-chip connections for RISC-V CPUs, challenging Arm and Intel in the AI data center race from 2027 onwards.

09:24am, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026
Goldman Sachs outperformed profit forecasts with strong equity trading and asset management, overcoming revenue dips from its Apple Card portfolio sale. Its capital markets and investment banking fees jumped amid solid client engagement.

09:11am, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026
Repsol (OTC:REPYY) dropped over 5% after RBC downgraded the stock to underperform, citing shrinking refining margins and weaker earnings visibility amid cooling macro conditions.

09:08am, Thursday, Jan 15, 2026
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) is set to cut around 1,600 jobs in Sweden as part of a broader efficiency drive, signaling a strategic shift ahead of its upcoming Q4 2025 earnings report.