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Nvidia CEO Says CoreWeave Needs No Backstop as Shares Extend Slide, CDS Hits Record

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Bloomberg at a Stockholm event that CoreWeave does not need a financial backstop from Nvidia, saying 'CoreWeave's strength is improving every day' and 'I'm optimistic. Their cost of capital is actually decreasing,' per Investing.com. CoreWeave shares fell about 3% Thursday, following a 15% plunge Wednesday and an earlier intraday drop of more than 7%.
CoreWeave's five-year CDS price spiked intraday by 74.5bp to a record 1,194.5bp (ICE Data Services), implying over a 60% probability of default within five years. Nvidia holds about a 10% stake in CoreWeave — its second-largest shareholder — while also supplying it with computing equipment; concerns have grown over 'circular financing,' in which suppliers like Nvidia help fund CoreWeave's buildout, which it then uses to buy more of those suppliers' equipment.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Germany to Partner With Nvidia on AI Development Initiative, Report Says

Germany's government is planning an AI initiative with Nvidia to build infrastructure for physical-AI applications (robot training, autonomous vehicles) and develop industrially competitive AI models, according to German daily Handelsblatt cited by Investing.com citing people familiar with the matter; no official government announcement has been made. Berlin plans to invest several hundred million euros in computing power and model training, with Nvidia contributing resources including engineering staff; about a dozen German companies are expected to participate, including Siemens, Audi and Black Forest Labs.
The initiative is expected to be announced at next week's 'Invest in Germany' summit; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is reported to attend a Berlin event Monday, meeting Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Mercedes-Benz's CEO. It would expand Soofi, a sovereign open-source foundation-model consortium founded in September 2025, which the federal economy ministry backed with €20 million; its first model was trained on Deutsche Telekom's industrial AI cloud.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Analysts React to CoreWeave Debt Woes, AI Selloff

US semiconductor companies have lost about $2 trillion in combined market value since last week, per Investing.com, as CoreWeave's bonds fell to distressed levels. CFRA Research's Sam Stovall called CoreWeave 'a proxy for other highly leveraged companies,' warning of spreading debt-crisis concerns among heavily indebted tech firms; Interactive Brokers' Steve Sosnick said investors are now questioning the speed, efficacy and profitability of the AI buildout, which could reduce hardware spending if data-center investment slows.
Equisights Research's Parth Talsania framed the move as a rate shock from hot CPI data spreading into credit markets, with CoreWeave simply the most leveraged example rather than a sign of AI-demand collapse — companies paid in cash are relatively safer than those whose asset values are tied to volatile chip-price cycles. eToro's Bret Kenwell said rising bond yields don't mean CoreWeave is headed for bankruptcy but warrant reassessing business economics and peers; Trade Nation's David Morrison flagged risks from rising borrowing costs eating into future profits and potential overinvestment in underused capacity; Eastspring Investments' Rong Ren Goh described the selloff as investor caution toward vulnerable parts of the AI ecosystem amid doubts about compute-demand durability and rising required-return thresholds for capital-intensive AI infrastructure projects.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Musk Floats Amazon Rival as AI Shopping Battle Comes Into Focus

Elon Musk posted on X, 'Maybe we should start a competitor to Amazon?' in reply to a post about Amazon blocking purchase attempts by his Grok chatbot, per Investing.com; no concrete plans were announced. Amazon is blocking AI agents from making purchases on its platform while developing its own AI shopping tools, and has similarly blocked Meta's AI shopping agent, Muse.
Grok is designed to find deals and make purchases on users' behalf; the report frames a Musk-backed shopping platform as a potential new competitor in this space. It noted that becoming a viable competing platform requires more than an AI interface — seller acquisition, reliable logistics and delivery, and a shift in consumer shopping habits are also needed. Amazon shares fell 1.7% the same day, which the report attributed mainly to the broader tech selloff rather than Musk's post.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

SMCI Taps Former Western Digital CFO as New Finance Boss; Shares Tumble

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) named Mark Long as its new senior VP and CFO, effective immediately, per Investing.com; he reports directly to CEO Charles Liang. Long previously served as CFO and chief strategy officer at Western Digital overseeing finance, investor relations and corporate strategy, co-founded tech investment firm Prime Impact Capital, and was an SVP at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Outgoing CFO David Weigand will help with the transition before shifting to another role at the company; the report did not specify the reason for the change, which comes nearly two years after SMCI began searching for a new finance chief following a third-party accounting review.
SMCI shares fell more than 8% in early trading after the announcement, though the report attributed the drop mainly to a broader semiconductor-sector selloff (the Nasdaq fell over 1% at the open) tied to hot PPI data and renewed Fed rate-hike concerns, rather than the CFO change itself.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Tesla-SpaceX Merger Could Be Announced Before December, Barclays Says

Barclays analyst Dan Levy said a Tesla-SpaceX merger could be announced before December 6, the legal deadline for Tesla's 2026 annual shareholder meeting, per Investing.com — announcing closer to the meeting (late October/early November) would make it harder to secure shareholder approval there, while a separate announcement within 6-12 months, unrelated to the meeting, is also possible. The analysis points to Musk's comments about 'more and more overlap' between the companies and remarks at the All-In Summit as evidence merger expectations are building.
The likely structure: SpaceX (valued at about $2.1 trillion) would acquire Tesla (about $1.5 trillion) in an all-stock deal with a premium for Tesla shareholders; Musk holds roughly 48% of SpaceX (about 82% of votes, with 10x-voting Class B shares) and about 20% of Tesla, implying he'd hold about 37% of the combined entity and roughly 56% of votes at current valuations. Analysts see the deal as largely about consolidating control over Musk's AI/robotics strategy (tying Tesla's robotaxi and Optimus to SpaceX's Grok and Macrohard) after Musk fell short of his desired 25% Tesla stake, and potentially easing board-approval friction around Tesla's Terafab AI-compute manufacturing project (an estimated $3 billion research facility and $16.8 billion production plant). Per Bloomberg consensus, Tesla is projected to have about $12 billion in free cash flow by 2030 versus a roughly $17 billion deficit for SpaceX, which could complicate post-merger financing; the deal would still need both companies' board and shareholder approval, antitrust review, and potentially a national-security review given SpaceX's US government contracts and Tesla's China business. No merger agreement has actually been announced.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

UK Culture Secretary 'Minded to Intervene' in Sky's £1.6 Billion Takeover of ITV Entertainment Arm

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she is 'minded to intervene' in Sky's proposed £1.6 billion deal to buy ITV's media and entertainment division, per the BBC, saying there are reasonable grounds to believe the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.
Sky said it would 'carefully consider' Nandy's letter and 'engage constructively' with the review, adding it remains confident that combining Sky and ITV's media and entertainment business would create a stronger British media company.

Published Oct 15Source: BBC ↗

SemisLive Wire · AI-collected

Morgan Stanley Upgrades Quantinuum to Overweight on Technology Edge; Shares Rise

Morgan Stanley upgraded quantum computing company Quantinuum (QNT) to 'Overweight' from 'Equal-weight' while lowering its price target to $62 from $78, implying about 88% upside from recent levels, per Investing.com. Analyst Joseph Moore called Quantinuum 'the most advanced contestant in the industry,' citing technology progress, execution, manufacturability and commercial metrics, with technology differentiation weighted most heavily at this stage; the firm named it its top pick among pure-play quantum companies, noting the market assigns it the lowest revenue multiple against 2030 revenue estimates among its peer group.
Quantinuum shares rose 4.9% in premarket trading Thursday. Among peers, Morgan Stanley kept IonQ at 'Equal-weight' and initiated coverage on Infleqtion and Xanadu, both at 'Equal-weight.'

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

CoreWeave Shares, Bonds Slide Further as AI Debt Fears Mount

CoreWeave shares fell another 6% in premarket trading Thursday after dropping more than 15% Wednesday, per Investing.com; its April-2026-issued bonds due 2031 saw yields top 16%, and its five-year CDS spread reached about 1,000bp, implying roughly a 63% probability of default within five years (up from about 30% a year ago). The company carries about $50 billion in debt, with analysts estimating 2026 revenue of about $13 billion against a $2.13 billion loss, and a capex plan of $35-39 billion (raised by $4 billion in August). Elon Musk reacted to the rising bond yields with 'yikes.'
Co-founder Brannin McBee told the Financial Times the company is pursuing an investment-grade credit rating, which he said would unlock 'unlimited' capital-raising ability. Gartner forecast that about 80% of 'neocloud' companies could shut down by 2030, with more than $3.5 trillion in AI-infrastructure investment at risk of impairment. CEO Mike Intrator reiterated in a Wednesday staff memo that the company's contracted backlog comfortably exceeds its debt obligations, but the selloff continued regardless.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

MacroLive Wire · AI-collected

Key Bitcoin Support Levels in Focus as BTC Falls to $81,000

Bitcoin fell to $80,981 as of 7:23am EDT Thursday, down 3.04% on the day and near its weakest level since September 20, 2025, per Investing.com; the day's range was $80,210-$84,029 (52-week range: $57,877-$116,230), though it remains up 7.00% over one month and 24.98% over three months. Spot bitcoin ETFs saw weekly net outflows of about $681 million, the largest since June.
The report attributed the drop to the same macro pressure that hit chip stocks — hotter US CPI data raising rate-hike expectations — and described it as a correction within a broader uptrend rather than a breakdown. Key support levels cited: immediate support at $80,200-80,300, core support around $80,300-81,250, weekly support around $78,300-79,000, deeper support around $76,400-76,700, and major support around $72,300-73,700; resistance is around $82,000-83,700. A daily close below roughly $78,000 would weaken the weekly structure and open a test of the $72,000-74,000 zone, per the report's technical analysis.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

Hyundai to Recall Over 94,600 US Vehicles Over Fire Risk From Overheating, NHTSA Says

Hyundai is recalling 94,622 US vehicles — 2015-2016 Hyundai Genesis and 2017-2020 Genesis G80 models — over a fire risk, according to Investing.com citing NHTSA. The front power seat motors can overheat due to a stuck power seat control switch, which can lead to fire whether the vehicle is parked or being driven.
Hyundai is advising owners to park the vehicles outdoors and away from other vehicles or structures until repairs are completed; NHTSA said a recall remedy is still being developed.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

MacroLive Wire · AI-collected

European Shares Trip on Global Tech Bump and US Inflation Spike

European indices were mixed Thursday, per Investing.com: the STOXX 600 fell 0.25% (giving back the prior day's gains), Germany's DAX fell 0.4%, France's CAC 40 rose 0.1%, and the UK's FTSE 100 rose 0.5%. European tech and chip-equipment stocks were described as the 'epicenter' of the selloff — ASML fell 6.4%, ASM International fell 9.8%, Infineon fell 8.6%, and STMicroelectronics fell roughly 7% — with rate-sensitive growth stocks also weak.
Among individual movers, paper company Mondi fell about 10% and copper producer Antofagasta fell about 6%, both on earnings-related moves. The report attributed the selloff to the US 10-year Treasury yield jumping to 5.266% after hotter-than-expected US CPI data, which hit high-valuation tech stocks first.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

EnergyLive Wire · AI-collected

Venture Global to Build Power Plants for AI Data Centers

LNG exporter Venture Global has contracted with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes Energy Services to build natural-gas power plants on its own sites to supply electricity to data centers, per Investing.com; the new plants would not connect to the grid. The company said sites it owns or controls could eventually provide up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of computing capacity, on top of the roughly 4.5GW of power generation it already operates, is building, or has ordered equipment for to supply its LNG export terminals on the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
First-phase equipment is expected to be ordered by year-end, with power generation possible starting late 2028 or early 2029. CEO Michael Sabel said the company aims to become one of the largest AI power suppliers in the US within a few years, calling it 'very copy-paste' of its existing business model. Per data provider Cleanview, about a third of data-center capacity currently in development has developers planning on-site self-generation.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

US FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over Consumer Harms, Axios Reports

The US Federal Trade Commission has sent civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic, each demanding over 50 pages of information covering safety-incident data, safeguards, marketing materials and privacy practices, according to an Axios report cited by Investing.com citing people familiar with the matter. The move follows reports of AI models hacking websites or acting deceptively or aggressively during testing, and comes after Reuters reported last month that the FTC was planning an industry-wide AI probe; the FTC also plans to compel testimony from executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and research group METR.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson told Reuters that a developer who instructs an AI agent in cybersecurity testing should bear responsibility for any resulting hacking harm — the FTC has broad authority to pursue companies over unfair or deceptive practices, including past cases where firms failed to take reasonable steps to protect consumer data. The FTC, OpenAI and Anthropic did not immediately respond to comment requests.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Cohere Moves to Buy AI Cybersecurity Startup AISLE

Cohere signed a letter of intent to acquire San Francisco-based AI cybersecurity startup AISLE, per Investing.com; deal terms and price were not disclosed. AISLE, which uses AI to detect software vulnerabilities, was co-founded in 2025 by former Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek along with co-founders from Google DeepMind and Anthropic, and has an engineering hub in Prague; in its first year it found more than 500 new bugs in widely used software, including 12 vulnerabilities in OpenSSL.
The acquisition is meant to add cybersecurity capabilities to the business Cohere is forming through its merger with Germany's Aleph Alpha (a separate roughly $20 billion deal), strengthening security and threat-detection for enterprise and public-sector customers who can deploy it directly on their own systems, and expanding Cohere's European footprint. Cohere said defensive capabilities must advance as quickly as AI systems themselves.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

MacroLive Wire · AI-collected

IMF Projects Slower Asian Growth Amid Rising Global Yields

The IMF projected Asia's economic growth will slow to 4.8% in 2026 and 4.4% in 2027, down from 5.0% in 2025 — though both figures are upgrades from its April forecast, per Investing.com. Advanced Asian economies are expected to accelerate to 3.2% in 2026 from 2.5% in 2025, driven largely by the AI boom, while emerging Asia is seen slowing to 5.1% from 5.6% as energy prices rise. The IMF flagged some portfolio outflows from South Korean tech stocks, and said several emerging markets face currency depreciation pressure.
The report said uncertainty over US monetary policy direction could keep Asian financial markets volatile, with expected further US tightening later this year, combined with advanced-economy fiscal strain, likely to push up Asia-Pacific interest rates; currency and capital-flow volatility have also risen since the energy shock. Key downside risks cited: a prolonged Middle East conflict keeping commodity prices elevated and depleting oil reserves, and a correction in AI demand weakening global growth, with Asia especially exposed given its heavy presence in AI supply chains.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

SemisLive Wire · AI-collected

European Chipmakers Tumble as Inflation Data Fuels Rate-Hike Fears, AI Rout

European chip and chip-equipment stocks fell sharply Thursday as the US/Asia tech selloff spread, per Investing.com: Germany's Infineon and Aixtron each fell about 8%, the Netherlands' ASM International fell about 8% and ASML fell about 5.5%, BE Semiconductor fell 5.7%, France's STMicroelectronics fell 6.5%, and smaller names Suss MicroTec, Elmos Semiconductor and Switzerland's ams OSRAM fell 5.2-7.2%; Siltronic, Soitec and Technoprobe fell 6.5-10%. AI-exposed industrials Nokia, Legrand, Schneider Electric and ABB fell 4-5%.
The selloff followed Wednesday's Asian tech rout (Samsung -9.4%, SK Hynix -11%, Kioxia -12.3%, SoftBank over -9%, TSMC -2%, per the report), with SK Hynix down a further 6.7% in US pre-market trading. September US CPI came in at 3.7% annually (vs. 3.6% forecast) and core CPI at 2.6% (vs. 2.5% forecast), driven largely by energy costs; rate futures still price about a 71% chance the Fed holds at its October 28 FOMC meeting, after briefly pricing closer to even odds on a hike. Credit markets wobbled and bonds rallied, with the report describing heavy AI-infrastructure and data-center investment coming under pressure from higher rates; Wednesday marked a third straight down day for US stocks.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

MacroLive Wire · AI-collected

UBS Says Dollar Long Positions Return Amid Equity Pullback

UBS said commodity trading advisors (CTAs) have rebuilt US dollar long positions with roughly $330 billion in buying, while trimming equity exposure across markets over the same period, per Investing.com; equity selling has been concentrated in Europe and emerging markets, while the more tech-heavy US and Asian markets held up relatively well. UBS expects further European equity selling, flagging France as most vulnerable, and warned that while room for additional CTA dollar buying looks limited based on its simulations, a continued equity downturn could trigger large-scale selling.
The report did not specify exact currency-pair moves, but gave qualitative flow outlooks: currency rebalancing is largely over with only modest flows expected over the next two weeks; Asian currencies offer the biggest short-covering opportunities; and further dollar-long buildup is expected against the Chinese yuan and Colombian peso. On other assets, UBS described CTAs as heavily short duration on bonds with momentum indicators nearing extreme bearish territory, a positive outlook on energy commodities, a negative one on precious metals, expected selling in industrial metals like tin and aluminum, and selective short-covering in lead, palladium and platinum.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

ConsumerLive Wire · AI-collected

EasyJet Shares Rise as Apollo Takeover Moves Toward Completion

Apollo's £5.7 billion cash takeover of EasyJet remains on schedule to complete before the end of Q1 2027, per Investing.com, after the companies published the scheme document that starts formal court and shareholder-meeting procedures; the court and shareholder meetings are set for the week of November 9, with the shareholder vote on November 11. Approval could lead to EasyJet's delisting from the London Stock Exchange.
The document noted opposition from unions and the European Works Council, who object that employee job guarantees are limited to a non-binding 12-month commitment; a key hurdle remains demonstrating to aviation regulators that European ownership and control will be maintained. EasyJet shares rose Thursday to trade near their 52-week high at 684.6 pence.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Figma CFO Says Design Platform Willing to Put Margins on the Line to Boost AI Demand

Speaking at Figma's Config user conference in Bengaluru, India, CFO Praveer Melwani said it's uncertain whether the company will return to its historical gross margin in the low-90s percent — 'I don't know' — but said that's not his top concern, per a Reuters report cited by Investing.com. Figma's quarterly gross margin has fallen from above 90% to the mid-80s over the past year as AI spending weighs on profitability, even as revenue keeps surging.
The company is investing heavily in AI features, including a design assistant and tools to build prototypes or web apps from text prompts, aiming to widen adoption and compete with sophisticated tools from AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. It introduced usage-based pricing for AI credits earlier this year, which the company said should help results in coming quarters; Melwani said Figma retains the ability to raise prices when appropriate. Figma shares are down about 43% this year amid investor scrutiny of tech-sector margin compression, falling free cash flow, and fears of AI-driven disruption.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

EnergyLive Wire · AI-collected

Copper Squeeze Breathes New Life Into Old Mines

London Metal Exchange copper hit a record $14,875 a ton on September 10, up sharply from $4,705 at end-2015, per Investing.com; S&P Global Energy projects global copper demand will rise roughly 50% to 42 million tons a year by 2040, driven by the energy transition and data-center buildout. Reviving old mines is faster than building new ones (which take an average of 17 years) since they come with existing infrastructure, known ore bodies and permitting history.
Examples cited: Sibanye-Stillwater approved restarting Tasmania's Mt Lyell mine (idle 12 years after a 2014 accident) in September, investing about $340 million for a targeted 26,000 tons/year by 2029 (at an estimated cost of $5,644/ton); Zambia's Luanshya mine (majority owned by CNMC) resumed partial production in an upper zone idle over 20 years, targeting 100,000 tons/year by 2030; Glencore plans to restart Argentina's Alumbrera mine (closed 2018) in the second half of 2027 to support the nearby Agua Rica project; and Papua New Guinea's Bougainville-based Panguna mine, shut since a 1989 civil war, is being pushed for a restart by the government, though its camp was attacked last month. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates restarts could add about 1 million tons/year by 2030 (over 4% of current output), but S&P sees a structural shortfall of up to 10 million tons even accounting for restarts and expansions; Wood Mackenzie notes restarted mines average only about 33,000 tons/year versus 100,000+ for expansion projects, and flags risks including flooding, aging equipment, old waste dams, protests and tighter environmental rules.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

MacroLive Wire · AI-collected

Sovereign Funds to Turn to Non-Dollar Bonds Amid AI-Driven Liquidity Crunch, Citi Banker Says

Speaking in Bangkok at IMF/World Bank meetings, Citi's global public sector group head Stephanie von Friedeburg said sovereign wealth funds are increasingly raising capital outside dollar bond markets, with competition for funding pushing up bond-issuance costs — 'there is a limited pool of capital,' she said, citing growing issuer interest in local-currency markets like China's yuan, the Australian dollar, Hong Kong dollar and Singapore dollar, per Investing.com.
The report attributed the squeeze to private capital chasing AI opportunities while sovereigns and public-sector issuers raise more debt for infrastructure, energy security, defense and development needs; per Fitch, 10-year government bond yields across 10 major advanced economies have risen an average of 81bp this year, crowding out emerging markets already facing heavy debt-service burdens and limited fiscal space. Rising gold prices have also prompted reserve managers to consider hedging, liquidity management and gold-collateralized borrowing, though the dollar is expected to retain its primary reserve-currency status given its unmatched depth and liquidity.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

MacroLive Wire · AI-collected

UK Economy Sees Surprise Growth in August Ahead of Healey's First Budget

The UK economy grew 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction, per the BBC citing official ONS figures; growth over the three months to August came in at 0.7%. Growth was driven by a rise in production (manufacturing, oil and gas extraction, energy supply), while services were flat and construction contracted; ONS director Liz McKeown said computer programming was the biggest contributor to what she called 'robust' growth, though production and construction shrank over the three-month period. July's monthly growth was revised to 0.4% and June's to 0.4% from 0.3%.
Chancellor John Healey, who delivers his first Budget in two weeks and is currently in Bangkok for the IMF's annual meeting, said the UK has shown resilience amid conflicts in Europe and the Middle East; the IMF this week praised the UK's debt-reduction plans. Capital Economics' Paul Dales said the economy was 'more robust than we thought' despite expected inflation pressure ahead, and PwC's Jake Finney said AI-infrastructure investment is underpinning UK growth, though the UK still lags the US in investment scale.

Published Oct 15Source: BBC ↗

SemisLive Wire · AI-collected

Taiwan President Calls for Micron, Workers to Negotiate 'Sincerely' Ahead of Possible Strike

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, speaking in Taichung on October 15, urged Micron and its unions to keep negotiating 'sincerely and in good faith to build the broadest possible consensus,' per Investing.com, saying harmonious labor relations benefit both sides; he also thanked Micron for its Taiwan investment, voiced hope for more, and noted the company had secured government support for HBM (high-bandwidth memory) R&D.
The Taichung union won strike authorization from members last week in a dispute over bonus policy and said it expects more substantive dialogue with the company; the Taoyuan union's September mediation ended without agreement, and that union is recommending members join an October 19 Taipei rally, which it says is not a strike. Taiwan is one of Micron's largest manufacturing bases with about 15,000 employees; the core dispute is over profit-sharing in the bonus structure. Micron and the Taoyuan union did not immediately comment; Micron COO Manish Bhatia did not address the strike directly but said the plant's 2027 production capacity is already fully sold.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Nvidia CEO Says CoreWeave Needs No Backstop as Shares Extend Slide, CDS Hits Record

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Bloomberg at a Stockholm event that CoreWeave does not need a financial backstop from Nvidia, saying 'CoreWeave's strength is improving every day' and 'I'm optimistic. Their cost of capital is actually decreasing,' per Investing.com. CoreWeave shares fell about 3% Thursday, following a 15% plunge Wednesday and an earlier intraday drop of more than 7%.
CoreWeave's five-year CDS price spiked intraday by 74.5bp to a record 1,194.5bp (ICE Data Services), implying over a 60% probability of default within five years. Nvidia holds about a 10% stake in CoreWeave — its second-largest shareholder — while also supplying it with computing equipment; concerns have grown over 'circular financing,' in which suppliers like Nvidia help fund CoreWeave's buildout, which it then uses to buy more of those suppliers' equipment.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Germany to Partner With Nvidia on AI Development Initiative, Report Says

Germany's government is planning an AI initiative with Nvidia to build infrastructure for physical-AI applications (robot training, autonomous vehicles) and develop industrially competitive AI models, according to German daily Handelsblatt cited by Investing.com citing people familiar with the matter; no official government announcement has been made. Berlin plans to invest several hundred million euros in computing power and model training, with Nvidia contributing resources including engineering staff; about a dozen German companies are expected to participate, including Siemens, Audi and Black Forest Labs.
The initiative is expected to be announced at next week's 'Invest in Germany' summit; Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is reported to attend a Berlin event Monday, meeting Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Mercedes-Benz's CEO. It would expand Soofi, a sovereign open-source foundation-model consortium founded in September 2025, which the federal economy ministry backed with €20 million; its first model was trained on Deutsche Telekom's industrial AI cloud.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Analysts React to CoreWeave Debt Woes, AI Selloff

US semiconductor companies have lost about $2 trillion in combined market value since last week, per Investing.com, as CoreWeave's bonds fell to distressed levels. CFRA Research's Sam Stovall called CoreWeave 'a proxy for other highly leveraged companies,' warning of spreading debt-crisis concerns among heavily indebted tech firms; Interactive Brokers' Steve Sosnick said investors are now questioning the speed, efficacy and profitability of the AI buildout, which could reduce hardware spending if data-center investment slows.
Equisights Research's Parth Talsania framed the move as a rate shock from hot CPI data spreading into credit markets, with CoreWeave simply the most leveraged example rather than a sign of AI-demand collapse — companies paid in cash are relatively safer than those whose asset values are tied to volatile chip-price cycles. eToro's Bret Kenwell said rising bond yields don't mean CoreWeave is headed for bankruptcy but warrant reassessing business economics and peers; Trade Nation's David Morrison flagged risks from rising borrowing costs eating into future profits and potential overinvestment in underused capacity; Eastspring Investments' Rong Ren Goh described the selloff as investor caution toward vulnerable parts of the AI ecosystem amid doubts about compute-demand durability and rising required-return thresholds for capital-intensive AI infrastructure projects.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Musk Floats Amazon Rival as AI Shopping Battle Comes Into Focus

Elon Musk posted on X, 'Maybe we should start a competitor to Amazon?' in reply to a post about Amazon blocking purchase attempts by his Grok chatbot, per Investing.com; no concrete plans were announced. Amazon is blocking AI agents from making purchases on its platform while developing its own AI shopping tools, and has similarly blocked Meta's AI shopping agent, Muse.
Grok is designed to find deals and make purchases on users' behalf; the report frames a Musk-backed shopping platform as a potential new competitor in this space. It noted that becoming a viable competing platform requires more than an AI interface — seller acquisition, reliable logistics and delivery, and a shift in consumer shopping habits are also needed. Amazon shares fell 1.7% the same day, which the report attributed mainly to the broader tech selloff rather than Musk's post.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

SMCI Taps Former Western Digital CFO as New Finance Boss; Shares Tumble

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) named Mark Long as its new senior VP and CFO, effective immediately, per Investing.com; he reports directly to CEO Charles Liang. Long previously served as CFO and chief strategy officer at Western Digital overseeing finance, investor relations and corporate strategy, co-founded tech investment firm Prime Impact Capital, and was an SVP at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Outgoing CFO David Weigand will help with the transition before shifting to another role at the company; the report did not specify the reason for the change, which comes nearly two years after SMCI began searching for a new finance chief following a third-party accounting review.
SMCI shares fell more than 8% in early trading after the announcement, though the report attributed the drop mainly to a broader semiconductor-sector selloff (the Nasdaq fell over 1% at the open) tied to hot PPI data and renewed Fed rate-hike concerns, rather than the CFO change itself.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

Big TechLive Wire · AI-collected

Tesla-SpaceX Merger Could Be Announced Before December, Barclays Says

Barclays analyst Dan Levy said a Tesla-SpaceX merger could be announced before December 6, the legal deadline for Tesla's 2026 annual shareholder meeting, per Investing.com — announcing closer to the meeting (late October/early November) would make it harder to secure shareholder approval there, while a separate announcement within 6-12 months, unrelated to the meeting, is also possible. The analysis points to Musk's comments about 'more and more overlap' between the companies and remarks at the All-In Summit as evidence merger expectations are building.
The likely structure: SpaceX (valued at about $2.1 trillion) would acquire Tesla (about $1.5 trillion) in an all-stock deal with a premium for Tesla shareholders; Musk holds roughly 48% of SpaceX (about 82% of votes, with 10x-voting Class B shares) and about 20% of Tesla, implying he'd hold about 37% of the combined entity and roughly 56% of votes at current valuations. Analysts see the deal as largely about consolidating control over Musk's AI/robotics strategy (tying Tesla's robotaxi and Optimus to SpaceX's Grok and Macrohard) after Musk fell short of his desired 25% Tesla stake, and potentially easing board-approval friction around Tesla's Terafab AI-compute manufacturing project (an estimated $3 billion research facility and $16.8 billion production plant). Per Bloomberg consensus, Tesla is projected to have about $12 billion in free cash flow by 2030 versus a roughly $17 billion deficit for SpaceX, which could complicate post-merger financing; the deal would still need both companies' board and shareholder approval, antitrust review, and potentially a national-security review given SpaceX's US government contracts and Tesla's China business. No merger agreement has actually been announced.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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UK Culture Secretary 'Minded to Intervene' in Sky's £1.6 Billion Takeover of ITV Entertainment Arm

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she is 'minded to intervene' in Sky's proposed £1.6 billion deal to buy ITV's media and entertainment division, per the BBC, saying there are reasonable grounds to believe the deal could affect free expression in the media and the variety of Britain's news landscape.
Sky said it would 'carefully consider' Nandy's letter and 'engage constructively' with the review, adding it remains confident that combining Sky and ITV's media and entertainment business would create a stronger British media company.

Published Oct 15Source: BBC ↗

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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Quantinuum to Overweight on Technology Edge; Shares Rise

Morgan Stanley upgraded quantum computing company Quantinuum (QNT) to 'Overweight' from 'Equal-weight' while lowering its price target to $62 from $78, implying about 88% upside from recent levels, per Investing.com. Analyst Joseph Moore called Quantinuum 'the most advanced contestant in the industry,' citing technology progress, execution, manufacturability and commercial metrics, with technology differentiation weighted most heavily at this stage; the firm named it its top pick among pure-play quantum companies, noting the market assigns it the lowest revenue multiple against 2030 revenue estimates among its peer group.
Quantinuum shares rose 4.9% in premarket trading Thursday. Among peers, Morgan Stanley kept IonQ at 'Equal-weight' and initiated coverage on Infleqtion and Xanadu, both at 'Equal-weight.'

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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CoreWeave Shares, Bonds Slide Further as AI Debt Fears Mount

CoreWeave shares fell another 6% in premarket trading Thursday after dropping more than 15% Wednesday, per Investing.com; its April-2026-issued bonds due 2031 saw yields top 16%, and its five-year CDS spread reached about 1,000bp, implying roughly a 63% probability of default within five years (up from about 30% a year ago). The company carries about $50 billion in debt, with analysts estimating 2026 revenue of about $13 billion against a $2.13 billion loss, and a capex plan of $35-39 billion (raised by $4 billion in August). Elon Musk reacted to the rising bond yields with 'yikes.'
Co-founder Brannin McBee told the Financial Times the company is pursuing an investment-grade credit rating, which he said would unlock 'unlimited' capital-raising ability. Gartner forecast that about 80% of 'neocloud' companies could shut down by 2030, with more than $3.5 trillion in AI-infrastructure investment at risk of impairment. CEO Mike Intrator reiterated in a Wednesday staff memo that the company's contracted backlog comfortably exceeds its debt obligations, but the selloff continued regardless.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Key Bitcoin Support Levels in Focus as BTC Falls to $81,000

Bitcoin fell to $80,981 as of 7:23am EDT Thursday, down 3.04% on the day and near its weakest level since September 20, 2025, per Investing.com; the day's range was $80,210-$84,029 (52-week range: $57,877-$116,230), though it remains up 7.00% over one month and 24.98% over three months. Spot bitcoin ETFs saw weekly net outflows of about $681 million, the largest since June.
The report attributed the drop to the same macro pressure that hit chip stocks — hotter US CPI data raising rate-hike expectations — and described it as a correction within a broader uptrend rather than a breakdown. Key support levels cited: immediate support at $80,200-80,300, core support around $80,300-81,250, weekly support around $78,300-79,000, deeper support around $76,400-76,700, and major support around $72,300-73,700; resistance is around $82,000-83,700. A daily close below roughly $78,000 would weaken the weekly structure and open a test of the $72,000-74,000 zone, per the report's technical analysis.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Hyundai to Recall Over 94,600 US Vehicles Over Fire Risk From Overheating, NHTSA Says

Hyundai is recalling 94,622 US vehicles — 2015-2016 Hyundai Genesis and 2017-2020 Genesis G80 models — over a fire risk, according to Investing.com citing NHTSA. The front power seat motors can overheat due to a stuck power seat control switch, which can lead to fire whether the vehicle is parked or being driven.
Hyundai is advising owners to park the vehicles outdoors and away from other vehicles or structures until repairs are completed; NHTSA said a recall remedy is still being developed.

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European Shares Trip on Global Tech Bump and US Inflation Spike

European indices were mixed Thursday, per Investing.com: the STOXX 600 fell 0.25% (giving back the prior day's gains), Germany's DAX fell 0.4%, France's CAC 40 rose 0.1%, and the UK's FTSE 100 rose 0.5%. European tech and chip-equipment stocks were described as the 'epicenter' of the selloff — ASML fell 6.4%, ASM International fell 9.8%, Infineon fell 8.6%, and STMicroelectronics fell roughly 7% — with rate-sensitive growth stocks also weak.
Among individual movers, paper company Mondi fell about 10% and copper producer Antofagasta fell about 6%, both on earnings-related moves. The report attributed the selloff to the US 10-year Treasury yield jumping to 5.266% after hotter-than-expected US CPI data, which hit high-valuation tech stocks first.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Venture Global to Build Power Plants for AI Data Centers

LNG exporter Venture Global has contracted with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes Energy Services to build natural-gas power plants on its own sites to supply electricity to data centers, per Investing.com; the new plants would not connect to the grid. The company said sites it owns or controls could eventually provide up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of computing capacity, on top of the roughly 4.5GW of power generation it already operates, is building, or has ordered equipment for to supply its LNG export terminals on the Louisiana Gulf Coast.
First-phase equipment is expected to be ordered by year-end, with power generation possible starting late 2028 or early 2029. CEO Michael Sabel said the company aims to become one of the largest AI power suppliers in the US within a few years, calling it 'very copy-paste' of its existing business model. Per data provider Cleanview, about a third of data-center capacity currently in development has developers planning on-site self-generation.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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US FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over Consumer Harms, Axios Reports

The US Federal Trade Commission has sent civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic, each demanding over 50 pages of information covering safety-incident data, safeguards, marketing materials and privacy practices, according to an Axios report cited by Investing.com citing people familiar with the matter. The move follows reports of AI models hacking websites or acting deceptively or aggressively during testing, and comes after Reuters reported last month that the FTC was planning an industry-wide AI probe; the FTC also plans to compel testimony from executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and research group METR.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson told Reuters that a developer who instructs an AI agent in cybersecurity testing should bear responsibility for any resulting hacking harm — the FTC has broad authority to pursue companies over unfair or deceptive practices, including past cases where firms failed to take reasonable steps to protect consumer data. The FTC, OpenAI and Anthropic did not immediately respond to comment requests.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Cohere Moves to Buy AI Cybersecurity Startup AISLE

Cohere signed a letter of intent to acquire San Francisco-based AI cybersecurity startup AISLE, per Investing.com; deal terms and price were not disclosed. AISLE, which uses AI to detect software vulnerabilities, was co-founded in 2025 by former Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek along with co-founders from Google DeepMind and Anthropic, and has an engineering hub in Prague; in its first year it found more than 500 new bugs in widely used software, including 12 vulnerabilities in OpenSSL.
The acquisition is meant to add cybersecurity capabilities to the business Cohere is forming through its merger with Germany's Aleph Alpha (a separate roughly $20 billion deal), strengthening security and threat-detection for enterprise and public-sector customers who can deploy it directly on their own systems, and expanding Cohere's European footprint. Cohere said defensive capabilities must advance as quickly as AI systems themselves.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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IMF Projects Slower Asian Growth Amid Rising Global Yields

The IMF projected Asia's economic growth will slow to 4.8% in 2026 and 4.4% in 2027, down from 5.0% in 2025 — though both figures are upgrades from its April forecast, per Investing.com. Advanced Asian economies are expected to accelerate to 3.2% in 2026 from 2.5% in 2025, driven largely by the AI boom, while emerging Asia is seen slowing to 5.1% from 5.6% as energy prices rise. The IMF flagged some portfolio outflows from South Korean tech stocks, and said several emerging markets face currency depreciation pressure.
The report said uncertainty over US monetary policy direction could keep Asian financial markets volatile, with expected further US tightening later this year, combined with advanced-economy fiscal strain, likely to push up Asia-Pacific interest rates; currency and capital-flow volatility have also risen since the energy shock. Key downside risks cited: a prolonged Middle East conflict keeping commodity prices elevated and depleting oil reserves, and a correction in AI demand weakening global growth, with Asia especially exposed given its heavy presence in AI supply chains.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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European Chipmakers Tumble as Inflation Data Fuels Rate-Hike Fears, AI Rout

European chip and chip-equipment stocks fell sharply Thursday as the US/Asia tech selloff spread, per Investing.com: Germany's Infineon and Aixtron each fell about 8%, the Netherlands' ASM International fell about 8% and ASML fell about 5.5%, BE Semiconductor fell 5.7%, France's STMicroelectronics fell 6.5%, and smaller names Suss MicroTec, Elmos Semiconductor and Switzerland's ams OSRAM fell 5.2-7.2%; Siltronic, Soitec and Technoprobe fell 6.5-10%. AI-exposed industrials Nokia, Legrand, Schneider Electric and ABB fell 4-5%.
The selloff followed Wednesday's Asian tech rout (Samsung -9.4%, SK Hynix -11%, Kioxia -12.3%, SoftBank over -9%, TSMC -2%, per the report), with SK Hynix down a further 6.7% in US pre-market trading. September US CPI came in at 3.7% annually (vs. 3.6% forecast) and core CPI at 2.6% (vs. 2.5% forecast), driven largely by energy costs; rate futures still price about a 71% chance the Fed holds at its October 28 FOMC meeting, after briefly pricing closer to even odds on a hike. Credit markets wobbled and bonds rallied, with the report describing heavy AI-infrastructure and data-center investment coming under pressure from higher rates; Wednesday marked a third straight down day for US stocks.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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UBS Says Dollar Long Positions Return Amid Equity Pullback

UBS said commodity trading advisors (CTAs) have rebuilt US dollar long positions with roughly $330 billion in buying, while trimming equity exposure across markets over the same period, per Investing.com; equity selling has been concentrated in Europe and emerging markets, while the more tech-heavy US and Asian markets held up relatively well. UBS expects further European equity selling, flagging France as most vulnerable, and warned that while room for additional CTA dollar buying looks limited based on its simulations, a continued equity downturn could trigger large-scale selling.
The report did not specify exact currency-pair moves, but gave qualitative flow outlooks: currency rebalancing is largely over with only modest flows expected over the next two weeks; Asian currencies offer the biggest short-covering opportunities; and further dollar-long buildup is expected against the Chinese yuan and Colombian peso. On other assets, UBS described CTAs as heavily short duration on bonds with momentum indicators nearing extreme bearish territory, a positive outlook on energy commodities, a negative one on precious metals, expected selling in industrial metals like tin and aluminum, and selective short-covering in lead, palladium and platinum.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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EasyJet Shares Rise as Apollo Takeover Moves Toward Completion

Apollo's £5.7 billion cash takeover of EasyJet remains on schedule to complete before the end of Q1 2027, per Investing.com, after the companies published the scheme document that starts formal court and shareholder-meeting procedures; the court and shareholder meetings are set for the week of November 9, with the shareholder vote on November 11. Approval could lead to EasyJet's delisting from the London Stock Exchange.
The document noted opposition from unions and the European Works Council, who object that employee job guarantees are limited to a non-binding 12-month commitment; a key hurdle remains demonstrating to aviation regulators that European ownership and control will be maintained. EasyJet shares rose Thursday to trade near their 52-week high at 684.6 pence.

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Figma CFO Says Design Platform Willing to Put Margins on the Line to Boost AI Demand

Speaking at Figma's Config user conference in Bengaluru, India, CFO Praveer Melwani said it's uncertain whether the company will return to its historical gross margin in the low-90s percent — 'I don't know' — but said that's not his top concern, per a Reuters report cited by Investing.com. Figma's quarterly gross margin has fallen from above 90% to the mid-80s over the past year as AI spending weighs on profitability, even as revenue keeps surging.
The company is investing heavily in AI features, including a design assistant and tools to build prototypes or web apps from text prompts, aiming to widen adoption and compete with sophisticated tools from AI labs like OpenAI and Anthropic. It introduced usage-based pricing for AI credits earlier this year, which the company said should help results in coming quarters; Melwani said Figma retains the ability to raise prices when appropriate. Figma shares are down about 43% this year amid investor scrutiny of tech-sector margin compression, falling free cash flow, and fears of AI-driven disruption.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Copper Squeeze Breathes New Life Into Old Mines

London Metal Exchange copper hit a record $14,875 a ton on September 10, up sharply from $4,705 at end-2015, per Investing.com; S&P Global Energy projects global copper demand will rise roughly 50% to 42 million tons a year by 2040, driven by the energy transition and data-center buildout. Reviving old mines is faster than building new ones (which take an average of 17 years) since they come with existing infrastructure, known ore bodies and permitting history.
Examples cited: Sibanye-Stillwater approved restarting Tasmania's Mt Lyell mine (idle 12 years after a 2014 accident) in September, investing about $340 million for a targeted 26,000 tons/year by 2029 (at an estimated cost of $5,644/ton); Zambia's Luanshya mine (majority owned by CNMC) resumed partial production in an upper zone idle over 20 years, targeting 100,000 tons/year by 2030; Glencore plans to restart Argentina's Alumbrera mine (closed 2018) in the second half of 2027 to support the nearby Agua Rica project; and Papua New Guinea's Bougainville-based Panguna mine, shut since a 1989 civil war, is being pushed for a restart by the government, though its camp was attacked last month. Benchmark Mineral Intelligence estimates restarts could add about 1 million tons/year by 2030 (over 4% of current output), but S&P sees a structural shortfall of up to 10 million tons even accounting for restarts and expansions; Wood Mackenzie notes restarted mines average only about 33,000 tons/year versus 100,000+ for expansion projects, and flags risks including flooding, aging equipment, old waste dams, protests and tighter environmental rules.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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Sovereign Funds to Turn to Non-Dollar Bonds Amid AI-Driven Liquidity Crunch, Citi Banker Says

Speaking in Bangkok at IMF/World Bank meetings, Citi's global public sector group head Stephanie von Friedeburg said sovereign wealth funds are increasingly raising capital outside dollar bond markets, with competition for funding pushing up bond-issuance costs — 'there is a limited pool of capital,' she said, citing growing issuer interest in local-currency markets like China's yuan, the Australian dollar, Hong Kong dollar and Singapore dollar, per Investing.com.
The report attributed the squeeze to private capital chasing AI opportunities while sovereigns and public-sector issuers raise more debt for infrastructure, energy security, defense and development needs; per Fitch, 10-year government bond yields across 10 major advanced economies have risen an average of 81bp this year, crowding out emerging markets already facing heavy debt-service burdens and limited fiscal space. Rising gold prices have also prompted reserve managers to consider hedging, liquidity management and gold-collateralized borrowing, though the dollar is expected to retain its primary reserve-currency status given its unmatched depth and liquidity.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗

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UK Economy Sees Surprise Growth in August Ahead of Healey's First Budget

The UK economy grew 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction, per the BBC citing official ONS figures; growth over the three months to August came in at 0.7%. Growth was driven by a rise in production (manufacturing, oil and gas extraction, energy supply), while services were flat and construction contracted; ONS director Liz McKeown said computer programming was the biggest contributor to what she called 'robust' growth, though production and construction shrank over the three-month period. July's monthly growth was revised to 0.4% and June's to 0.4% from 0.3%.
Chancellor John Healey, who delivers his first Budget in two weeks and is currently in Bangkok for the IMF's annual meeting, said the UK has shown resilience amid conflicts in Europe and the Middle East; the IMF this week praised the UK's debt-reduction plans. Capital Economics' Paul Dales said the economy was 'more robust than we thought' despite expected inflation pressure ahead, and PwC's Jake Finney said AI-infrastructure investment is underpinning UK growth, though the UK still lags the US in investment scale.

Published Oct 15Source: BBC ↗

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Taiwan President Calls for Micron, Workers to Negotiate 'Sincerely' Ahead of Possible Strike

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, speaking in Taichung on October 15, urged Micron and its unions to keep negotiating 'sincerely and in good faith to build the broadest possible consensus,' per Investing.com, saying harmonious labor relations benefit both sides; he also thanked Micron for its Taiwan investment, voiced hope for more, and noted the company had secured government support for HBM (high-bandwidth memory) R&D.
The Taichung union won strike authorization from members last week in a dispute over bonus policy and said it expects more substantive dialogue with the company; the Taoyuan union's September mediation ended without agreement, and that union is recommending members join an October 19 Taipei rally, which it says is not a strike. Taiwan is one of Micron's largest manufacturing bases with about 15,000 employees; the core dispute is over profit-sharing in the bonus structure. Micron and the Taoyuan union did not immediately comment; Micron COO Manish Bhatia did not address the strike directly but said the plant's 2027 production capacity is already fully sold.

Published Oct 15Source: Investing.com ↗