Google loses fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine
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Google loses fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine

By Foo Yun Chee and Sudip Kar-Gupta BRUSSELS, July 2 (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google on Thursday lost its long-running fight against a record EU antitrust fine for using its Android mobile operating system to ā€Œblock rivals, a court ruling which is seen as likely to boost Europe’s crackdown on Big Tech. The ā€ŒEuropean Commission, the…

Microsoft partners with Singapore’s Lightstorm to build India-Southeast Asia undersea cable
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Microsoft partners with Singapore’s Lightstorm to build India-Southeast Asia undersea cable

By Abhirami G July 2 (Reuters) – A consortium including Microsoft and telecom startup Lightstorm plans to build a new undersea cable linking India ā€Œwith Malaysia and Singapore as technology firms compete to expand AI ā€Œand cloud infrastructure in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing data markets. The consortium, whose other ​members include Tata Communications,…

Alumni Stay Proud But Grow Distant As B-School Grads Demand More
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Alumni Stay Proud But Grow Distant As B-School Grads Demand More

Business school alumni remain proud of where they studied, but their connection to their former institutions is weakening across almost every measure, according to the latest Alumni Matters study from CarringtonCrisp, produced in association with EFMD. The research, conducted among nearly 2,000 alumni from 41 countries, finds that just over three-quarters (76%) of respondents say…

Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise after June jobs report falls short
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise after June jobs report falls short

US stocks rose on Thursday as investors assessed a June jobs report that tempered expectations for the next move in interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked up roughly 0.5%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) nudged up 0.3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose 0.2% following Wednesday’s chip sector-led slide. The spotlight is…

Stocks flat as traders digest Fed comments, oil falls
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Stocks flat as traders digest Fed comments, oil falls

By Rodrigo Campos and Danilo Masoni NEW YORK/MILAN, July 1 (Reuters) – A gauge of stock markets around the world edged lower to start the quarter on Wednesday as the U.S. central bank head said inflation expectations have fallen but policy won’t be loose, while oil ā€Œprices fell as optimism over U.S.-Iran talks eased supply…

Bridgewater’s flagship macro fund gains 8.1% in first half amid market volatility, sources say
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Bridgewater’s flagship macro fund gains 8.1% in first half amid market volatility, sources say

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) – Bridgewater Associates’ flagship Pure Alpha macro fund posted a gain of 8.1% after braving a volatile market backdrop during the first half of the year, people familiar with the matter said on ā€ŒWednesday. Top hedge funds have grappled with turbulence in financial markets this year on…

ETF League Tables: SPDR Sheds .4B
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ETF League Tables: SPDR Sheds $8.4B

Issuer AUM ($, mm) Net Flows ($, mm) % of AUM YTD 2026 Net Flows($,M) BlackRock, Inc. 4,563,526.69 381.60 0.01% 300,691.75 Vanguard 4,474,685.09 213.54 0.00% 259,730.71 State Street 1,736,759.15 -8,311.16 -0.48% 26,894.24 Invesco 975,369.65 -3,881.43 -0.40% 49,040.62 Charles Schwab 579,748.34 525.71 0.09% 33,892.57 JPMorgan Chase 326,160.28 379.51 0.12% 37,353.83 Dimensional 297,832.11 387.00 0.13% 26,371.39 First…

Weakness in Chipmakers Drags Stock Indexes Lower
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Weakness in Chipmakers Drags Stock Indexes Lower

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Wednesday closed down -0.22%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.03%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -1.54%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -0.21%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -1.57%.  Stock indexes settled lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling from a…

Japan’s Biggest LNG Buyer Creates Long-Term LNG and Lower-Carbon Fuels Company
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Japan’s Biggest LNG Buyer Creates Long-Term LNG and Lower-Carbon Fuels Company

Japan’s JERA is creating a wholly-owned subsidiary to develop and manage its LNG, upstream, low-carbon fuels, and shipping businesses, the biggest Japanese LNG importer and largest power producer said on Wednesday. The new company, JERA Global Energy Solutions (JERA GES), will be the Japanese utility giant’s response to increasingly volatile and complex energy markets. JERA…

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