North America:

  • Nvidia faces a $5.5 billion charge due to new US export curbs on AI chips to China, escalating trade tensions.
  • Google is dealing with multiple legal challenges, including a potential £5 billion lawsuit in the UK and scrutiny by EU antitrust regulators.
  • United Airlines shares rose 6% in premarket trading after reporting a Q1 2025 adjusted EPS of $0.91, surpassing expectations.
  • Microsoft has entered into an agreement with AtmosClear to eliminate 6.75 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over 15 years.
  • Citigroup is experiencing a profit surge, benefiting from strong trading revenue and positive market conditions.
  • Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is under FTC investigation and testified in an antitrust trial regarding Instagram's acquisition.
  • Harley-Davidson faces a campaign by H Partners to challenge the board and CEO at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Ecolab Inc. is imposing a 5% trade surcharge on its products and services in the US due to increased costs.
  • Tesla faces disruptions in U.S. production plans due to tariffs on Chinese parts.
  • Boeing is negotiating with Russia to sell jets using frozen assets amidst halted deliveries to China.

Europe:

  • ASML Holding experienced a 6% drop in shares due to weaker than expected Q1 bookings and tariff uncertainties.
  • Rio Tinto reported a 10% drop in Q1 iron ore production due to severe cyclones in Pilbara.
  • Heineken reported Q1 revenue of EUR 7.78 billion, exceeding expectations with 0.9% organic growth.
  • Sartorius stock surged 5.4% following better-than-expected Q1 2025 results and a 6% revenue growth forecast.
  • UniCredit faces conditions from the Italian government on its acquisition of Banco BPM, including exiting Russia.
  • Playtech appointed John Gleasure as its new chairman, effective after the AGM in May 2025.

Rest of the world:

  • Orascom Construction announced the start of commercial operations at the 500 MW Red Sea wind farm in Egypt.
  • South Korea and Vietnam have agreed to cooperate in response to US tariffs.