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Lukas Schmidt
Author: Lukas Schmidt
06:55am, Friday, Sep 05, 2025
Putin defended the Bank of Russia at Vladivostok, rebutting Sberbank CEO Gref's stagnation warning. Key rate 18% (July), inflation 8.79%-higher-for-longer rates lift policy risk; mixed for banks: margin gains vs recession pressure.
05:14am, Friday, Sep 05, 2025
General Motors (NYSE: GM) cuts EV output at Spring Hill-pausing Cadillac Lyriq and Vistiq production in December and idling a shift into early 2025 as demand and federal EV policy shifts force pullbacks.
05:10am, Friday, Sep 05, 2025
Quantinuum, spun out of Honeywell (HON), raised ~$600M at a $10B valuation (up from $5B) with Quanta, QED, NVIDIA's NVentures, JPMorgan and Mitsui joining. Funding boosts R&D and strengthens its IPO roadmap (target: by 2027).
09:00am, Thursday, Sep 04, 2025
HubSpot (HUBS) unveils AI-first Loop and rebrands Ops Hub as Data Hub, pushing hybrid seat+usage pricing to monetize AI. Strong net-new ARR and a 2027 20-22% margin target; adoption and consumption will drive stock upside.
08:51am, Thursday, Sep 04, 2025
Cambricon Slumps 12% After August Rally Doubled Shares, 15% STAR50 Weight Sets Up Sept. 12 Rebalance
Cambricon Technologies (SSE:688256) plunged ~12% after August gains doubled the stock and pushed its STAR50 weight to ~15%-above the 10% cap. Sept 12 index reweighting could force selling; mainland semiconductors and STAR50 fell sharply.
08:33am, Thursday, Sep 04, 2025
Monte dei Paschi (BMPS) says it secured minimum Mediobanca (MDBI) investor acceptances for its €16.15bn takeover bid, clearing a key hurdle. Shares slipped ~2.7% (BMPS) and ~2.3% (MDBI); deal still needs approvals.
04:45am, Thursday, Sep 04, 2025
Trump says he's pushing for a Russia‑Ukraine peace deal after talks with Putin and Zelenskiy, keeping markets on edge. Diplomatic progress could hurt defense & oil stocks; stalled talks lift safe havens, oil and volatility.
04:06am, Thursday, Sep 04, 2025
Lloyds (LON:LLOY) will put roughly 3,000 staff (bottom 5%) at risk under Charlie Nunn's tougher performance drive to cut costs - likely triggering severance charges, morale/operational risks and short-term share volatility.
02:48am, Thursday, Sep 04, 2025
Revolut signed a multi‑year, multi‑million deal to run core fintech services on Google Cloud, tapping Gemini AI for tougher fraud screening and personalization - sending Alphabet (GOOGL) shares up about 9% on the news.
08:47am, Wednesday, Sep 03, 2025
Judge Mehta rejected DOJ's bid to force a Chrome sale and Android breakup, but limited exclusivity and TAC-style deals. Alphabet (GOOG) jumped ~6% premarket as analysts raised targets; an appeal is likely.
08:44am, Wednesday, Sep 03, 2025
BlackRock says the 60/40 hedge is weakening as stocks and bonds correlate. It urges shorter duration, TIPS/commodities, broader credit, private real assets, active hedges and cash/liquidity management-each with cost and liquidity trade‑offs.
08:41am, Wednesday, Sep 03, 2025
CoreWeave (CRWV) plunged after heavy insider selling once lockups expired - Magnetar and execs sold millions, sending shares down ~9% to $93.54 and slicing the deal value for Core Scientific, heightening volatility concerns.
08:40am, Wednesday, Sep 03, 2025
Winklevoss-backed bitcoin treasury to list in Amsterdam via MKB Nedsense reverse takeover (Euronext). Raised €126M, holds >1,000 BTC, targets ticker TRSR after a 72% premium-shareholder vote pending.
08:35am, Wednesday, Sep 03, 2025
Blackstone (BX) agrees to buy Paris landmark Centre d'Affaires in Trocadéro for ~€700M (~$819M). 41,000 sqm, 57 luxury apartments; deal closes Q4 2025 - a clear vote of confidence in trophy European offices.
