Nicolas Thomas

Shares on the move: Puma falls relentlessly

Why are they up? Why are they down? Here are some explanations for the unusual fluctuations affecting stocks on European markets today. Only when they are reliable and documented: we avoid speculation as much as possible. The fluctuations are taken at the time of writing.

July 25, 2025 at 05:41 pm

Elon Musk is betting on debt to propel xAI in the AI race.

With the aim of competing with giants such as Alphabet and OpenAI, Elon Musk could decide to raise up to $12bn in debt to accelerate the expansion of xAI and its AI agent Grok.

July 23, 2025 at 06:59 pm

Diageo reshuffles its management team: Nik Jhangiani temporarily replaces Debra Crew

Diageo, which is still in turmoil, has decided to part ways with its CEO, Debra Crew, and appoint CFO Nik Jhangiani as interim CEO. Diageo shares are currently trading close to their all-time low.

July 16, 2025 at 05:29 pm

Meta to spend hundreds of billions on data centers

After recent high-profile hires, Mark Zuckerberg is talking about a multi-hundred billion dollar investment plan for massive AI infrastructure.

July 15, 2025 at 03:00 pm

Nvidia announces the return of its chips to China

Nvidia has announced its intention to relaunch the marketing of its H20 artificial intelligence chip in China, just days after its CEO met with US President Donald Trump in Washington, and while Jensen Huang is currently visiting Beijing.

July 15, 2025 at 02:49 pm

The new Superman takes off with $217 million at the global box office

The return of the Man of Steel is here. Warner Bros.' new Superman movie got off to a thunderous start, grossing $217 million worldwide, including more than $122 million in North America alone. The performance has revived hopes for DC Studios in the face of Marvel's continued dominance.

July 14, 2025 at 12:29 pm

Google offers big discounts specifically for US government

As part of his government's spending cuts, Trump has managed to secure discounts from Alphabet and many other players in the cloud sector to use their services at a lower cost.

July 11, 2025 at 01:44 pm

ASML targeted in espionage case, senior employee convicted

A former employee of ASML and NXP has been sentenced to three years in prison for industrial espionage on behalf of Russia.

July 11, 2025 at 01:33 pm

Google is offering big discounts specifically for the US government

As part of his government spending cuts, Trump has managed to secure discounts from Alphabet and many other players in the cloud sector to use their services at a lower cost.

July 11, 2025 at 11:38 am

Samsung is playing the finesse card to counter its Chinese rivals

Samsung is set to unveil its new Z Fold 7. However, the South Korean giant will now have to contend with increasingly aggressive Chinese competition in the ultra-high-end smartphone market.

July 10, 2025 at 06:12 pm

OpenAI takes on Google Chrome with an AI-powered web browser

Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the way we search the internet. OpenAI understands this and intends to take advantage of this revolution to challenge Google in the search engine arena. The creators of ChatGPT are reportedly preparing to unveil an AI-powered search engine, aiming to knock Google Chrome off the top spot.

July 10, 2025 at 01:40 pm

Banned in India, Jane Street steps up to defend its activities

US high-frequency trading firm Jane Street has told its employees that it will challenge the Indian financial market regulator's decision to accuse it of market manipulation. In an internal email seen by Reuters, the company said the transactions in question were "basic index arbitrage," a common and essential practice in financial markets.

July 08, 2025 at 06:34 pm

Samsung still lagging behind in the memory chip market

With its Q2 2025 results due on July 24, Samsung forecasts a 39% drop in operating profit. The group is once again suffering from delays in the design and delivery of its memory chips, a problem that is becoming a recurring issue.

July 08, 2025 at 11:32 am

China attacks Cognac again, but…

(MarketScreener with Reuters) - On Friday the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced that it will impose anti-dumping duties of up to 34.9% on brandy imports from the European Union starting from July 5 (tomorrow). According to the official statement, this measure will be effective for a period of five years. However, the possibility of an exemption reversed the initial decline in Rémy Cointreau and others.

July 04, 2025 at 12:52 pm

When Chinese cars make GM, Volkswagen… and Tesla look outdated

Faced with Western manufacturers still mired in their long and hierarchical processes, Chinese brands are setting a new industrial pace. Thanks to radical methods, extreme vertical integration, and a frenetic pace of development, they are reshuffling the deck in the global automotive industry.

July 04, 2025 at 11:17 am

Washington eases controls on chip software exports to China

The United States has lifted restrictions on exports of semiconductor design software and ethane to China, a tangible sign of easing trade tensions with Beijing as the superpowers consolidate their recent truce in the trade war.

July 03, 2025 at 01:40 pm

Paramount pays Trump $16m to settle "60 Minutes" case

Paramount has agreed to pay Donald Trump $16m to settle an explosive lawsuit against the television program "60 Minutes." The settlement, which avoids a formal apology, marks another victory for the president against media outlets he has accused of bias for years.

July 02, 2025 at 02:06 pm

Figma unveils strong growth ahead of its IPO in New York

Figma, creator of the design app of the same name, is preparing to go public on the NYSE. The timing is right: the IPO market is buoyant, the company's fundamentals are strong, and growth accelerated sharply in the last quarter. This combination makes this IPO one of the most promising of the year.

July 02, 2025 at 12:05 pm

BNP Paribas acquires AXA IM despite bad news

BNP Paribas completes the acquisition of AXA IM, although the ECB dampens the celebrations. The €5.1bn deal propels the bank into the ranks of Europe's asset management giants, although the ECB's refusal to approve the prudential treatment is weighing on the deal.

July 01, 2025 at 05:30 pm

Robinhood takes from Americans to give to Europeans

Robinhood, the cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform, is launching a new offering: tokenized US stocks. The idea is to simplify access to the US market for European investors, while allowing these tokens, backed by major US companies, to be traded 24 hours a day, five days a week.

July 01, 2025 at 12:42 pm

Apple plans to integrate third-party AI to revamp Siri

With Apple lagging behind in AI integration, the company could leverage OpenAI or Anthropic's technology to finally modernize Siri, its voice assistant.

July 01, 2025 at 11:20 am