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Defense: Major NATO states block minimum aid target for Kyiv

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's proposal to set a minimum annual contribution for military aid to Ukraine will remain without a majority. The backgrounds.

Meta is trying to sell AI agents to businesses in latest effort to diversify away from ads

The Meta Business Agent will be included in the company's Meta One paid subscription offerings.

Technology: EU Commission: Save independence in chips and clouds

Dangerous addiction? Important data is held by US cloud providers, Europe's auto industry relies on chips from China. Brussels suggests how digital unbundling could work.

Rep. Virginia Foxx is the only member of Congress trading $ARLP, and she just bought more

Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) is the only politician in Congress who has ever disclosed trades in Alliance Resource Partners ($ARLP). She’s done it 27 times now, and today she disclosed another $1K–$15K buy. Performance when you copy her $ARLP buys on the day they become public and hold for 90 days: +6% median SPY-adjusted return +9% median return 65% win rate (23 trades) Nothing insane, but very consistent for an energy name most people have never heard of. I analyze congressional trades after disc

We're starting a position in a chipmaker that is benefiting from the AI boom in multiple ways

We're initiating our stake on the smaller size, giving us room to build it up over time.

Iraq Looks to Triple Pipeline Oil Exports as Hormuz Remains Closed

Iraq plans to triple within three months its exports of crude oil through Kurdistan to the Turkish Mediterranean port of Ceyhan as OPEC’s second-largest producer is one of the Middle East’s producers worst affected by the closed Strait of Hormuz. The Iraqi government has approved a plan to hike crude exports to Ceyhan and onto international markets from the Mediterranean as the blocked Strait of Hormuz has cut most of Iraq’s oil shipments. Iraq is seeing the worst of the Middle East crisis as it

Piero Cipollone: Europe’s money evolves so people’s freedom to pay remains

Check your rent bill: You could be paying a monthly fee for a service you didn’t know you signed up for

A property-management technology company is charging people for a credit-repair service without their knowledge, a new class-action complaint alleges.

My turning point: “Sometimes I stood alone, sometimes Werner decided something completely on his own.”

Kieser boss Michael Antonopoulos learned in the kitchen of the company founder and his wife who he was more likely to get through with. And to offer resistance that is paying off today.

Nico Lange: Putin knows it, the elites know it - and people feel it every day

Behind the show of strength at the economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia's economic crisis is becoming increasingly obvious. Europe's scope for maneuver is growing. A guest post.

Pharmaceutical company: Boehringer cancels investments of 900 million euros in Germany

The pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim is withdrawing investment plans in Germany. The reason is poorer general conditions and the planned austerity law in the healthcare system.

Pharma: Boehringer Ingelheim stops investments in Germany

900 million euros that were actually earmarked for the pharmaceutical company's local locations are now being invested in other regions of the world. The company boss chooses clear words.

Agriculture: Why Denmark will soon tax cows for the climate

From 2030, Danish livestock farmers will have to pay a methane levy. No trace of farmers' protests. What Germany can learn from this.

Bitcoin trails stocks by most since 2019 as traders get their kicks elsewhere

Bitcoin hasn't had this cold a winter in seven years.

What If Putin Can’t End the War?

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RBC Capital reiterates Meta stock Outperform rating on AI opportunity

RBC Capital reiterated an Outperform rating and $810.00 price target on Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META), suggesting significant upside from the current price of $632.51. The stock appears undervalued according to InvestingPro analysis, placing it among promising opportunities on the platform’s Most Undervalued list. The firm believes Meta sits at the intersection of two trends that could accelerate accessible total addressable market expansion in the coming years: differentiated compute capaci

Real estate: Buying furniture from the previous tenant: Large sums of money cause trouble when looking for an apartment

Anyone who rents an apartment often has to pay four-figure sums to take over inventory in addition to the deposit and moving costs. That's basically okay - but there are rules.

CRWD earnings might be a real test for the cybersecurity trade

CrowdStrike reports earnings after the close on June 3, and I think this one is worth watching beyond just CRWD itself. Cybersecurity has been a weird trade lately. On one side, AI should make security more important because attacks are getting faster, more automated, and harder to detect. That should benefit companies like CRWD, PANW, OKTA and other larger security platforms. On the other side, expectations are already high. CRWD has had a big run this year, and options pricing is implying a la

Baltic Sea Tunnel: Costs for railway tracks to the Fehmarnbelt are increasing significantly

The connection of the tunnel between Fehmarn and Lolland is now expected to cost 10.7 billion euros - 2.6 billion euros more than announced last year.

Reforms: State objections to austerity package - protest from general practitioners

The ever-increasing expenses of health insurance companies should be brought under control. The coalition is planning a major austerity law. The headwind for the Federal Minister of Health is getting stronger.

Morgan Stanley will soon open its trillion-dollar wealth management funnel to AI agents

Morgan Stanley's move is one of the earliest instances of a major Wall Street bank opening its platforms to external AI tools.

Saudi Arabia and Russia draw closer amid OPEC upheaval

As Saudi Arabia and Russia deepen cooperation, their combined influence over global oil supply is growing. Could this shift the balance of power in energy markets?

Hong Kong launches DeepSeek-based AI model designed to run on domestic chips

The Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) has officially launched a new DeepSeek-based large language model that can run on domestic chips, as the government-backed lab seeks to commercialise its products and export Chinese AI overseas. The HKGAI-V3 model, built on DeepSeek V4, has achieved “significant improvements” in efficiency and agentic capabilities, the centre said on Wednesday. The home-grown model delivered over tenfold improvement in the efficiency of token...

China plans compute futures in Shanghai as AI computing demand surges

China is preparing to launch compute futures in Shanghai, signalling a push to link financial markets to computing power as the global AI boom drives new demand for digital infrastructure. The Shanghai municipal government has released guidelines stating the new financial derivative would form part of efforts to turn the city into a global wealth management hub. It is the first time Shanghai’s authorities have explicitly mentioned compute futures in an official document. “In light of the central

Chinese AI lets everyday users command quantum computing with natural language

Quantum computing has long carried an aura of exclusivity, cloaked in dense academic papers and ultra-cold laboratory systems understood by only a small circle of physicists and mathematicians. However, a Chinese start-up has changed quantum computing into something closer to an AI chatbot. On May 15, Shanghai-based Youshu Quantum Technology unveiled what it described as the world’s first agent-driven quantum computing platform. UnitaryLab 2.0 is designed to allow users to operate quantum...

VWCE 70% and 30% ZPRV? Or?

Hi! I'm new to investing but I'll keep it short. I have 20K to get started, 200€ monthly and hoping to hold 15 years at least, I know everyone says VWCE and chill... but... I need something else in the mix that drives a bit more profit. Is ZPRV a good choice? Or is there anything better? Thank you! submitted by /u/ur-ita-bull [link] [comments]

Competition for Tiguan and Co: Grizzly: Fiat unleashes the next bear

After the Italians have already launched the Panda and Grande Panda, they are now launching the Grizzly as an SUV for the compact class. What does the car intended for families offer?

Savings laws unnecessary?: Funds generate billions in surplus in just three months

In the first quarter, health insurance companies received 1.2 billion euros more than they spent. Is there still a need for the health minister’s major reform? Yes, say the health insurance companies and warn of rising contributions.

Iran war: Dozens injured in Kuwait after new escalation in the Gulf

Tehran says it is retaliating after a US attack on an oil tanker. Despite the ceasefire in force, the situation between the USA and Iran is escalating again - with dozens of people injured.

Controversial labor market reform: General strike paralyzes Portugal in many places

Garbage is piling up in many places in Portugal, the subway is not running, and hundreds of flights are cancelled. In the popular holiday destination, many employees are refusing to work in protest against a planned reform.