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Welcome to our guide to the commodities driving the global economy. Today, Asia Oil Trading Team Leader Serene Cheong explores the economic hit to Iran from America’s continuing naval blockade. More than 100 days into the Iran war, Tehran is increasingly feeling the strain. Almost no Iranian crude has exited the region during the past month as Washington enforces a strict naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman. The nation’s oil-laden tankers are clustered inside the Persian Gulf, and even foreign vessels linked to the Iranian trade face attacks by American forces. The standstill is starving Tehran of billions of dollars in oil revenue, not to mention substantial returns from the sale of fuels, natural gas, petrochemicals and bitumen. Perhaps most damaging is the impact on Iran’s long-standing oil trade with China — a relationship that’s proved resilient to years of US sanctions but is now under immense pressure . Iranian crude flows to China plunged to about 160,000 barrels a day in May from 1.8 million barrels a day in February, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The drop in shipments — coupled with a collapse in Chinese demand as independent refiners, known as teapots, grapple with mounting financial losses — is forcing sellers to offer larger discounts for what little they have. Meanwhile, producers in Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and other parts of the Middle East are managing to sneak some tankers through the Strait of Hormuz to global markets, eroding Tehran’s leverage over the waterway — and its negotiating position. US President Donald Trump claimed yesterday that an agreement with Iran is close. There’s speculation that a deal could be signed on the sidelines of the Group of Seven world leaders’ summit next week, though Tehran has yet to confirm it’s ready. Previous diplomatic progress has failed to bring about a breakthrough, and the Islamic Republic remains in a tricky position. With the squeeze on its energy sector tightening by the day, does it accept American t...

Futures Rally Amid Fresh Iran Peace Hopes, All Eyes On SpaceX US stock futures and global markets are higher, extending their rally while oil hit the lowest level in months following fresh reports that the US and Iran are nearing a provisional agreement to end their war, even if top leadership has yet to sign off. Meanwhile, all eyes are on SpaceX - the world's biggest IPO- where shadow markets are pricing a spike of at least 35% for SpaceX on its debut, while online market see odds of a 30% close at roughly breakeven . As of 8:00am ET, S&P 500 futures rose 0.6% after the benchmark climbed 1.8% in the previous session. Pre-market, all Mag 7 are higher led by GOOGL and META. Treasuries held steady after Thursday's gain: 10Y yields are at 4.46%. The DXY dollar index fell 21bp to 99.639. Commodities are all lower: WTI fell $3.90 to $83.81 while Brent slid almost 4% to head for its first close below $88 a barrel since the first week of the war. Base/precious metals are unchanged; ags are all lower. Today's US economic data calendar includes June University of Michigan sentiment at 10am. In premarket trading, Mag 7 stocks are all higher (Alphabet +1.3%, Meta +1%, Amazon +1%, Nvidia +0.6%, Microsoft +0.6%, Tesla +0.7%, Apple +0.4%) Rocket, satellite and space-linked companies gain after Elon Musk’s SpaceX raised $75 billion in its initial public offering. Movers include EchoStar +5% and Rocket Lab (RKLB) +4%. Adobe (ADBE) falls 6% after the company said its chief financial officer, Dan Durn, would depart, leaving the company without a top tier of veteran leadership after Chief Executive Officer Shantanu Narayen announced he would step aside. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) gains 2% as Citi upgraded the chipmaker to buy, seeing the company as a key beneficiary of AI. Marvell Technology (MRVL) slips 1% after appointing Adobe’s Dan Durn as chief financial officer, succeeding Willem Meintjes. Travelers Cos. (TRV) slips 2% after Barclays cut its the recommendation on the property...

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The post What is a Stock Buyback? by AJ Fabino appeared first on Benzinga . Visit Benzinga to get more great content like this. When Netflix walked away from its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery this spring, it turned around and announced a $25 billion plan to buy its own shares, pushing its total repurchase firepower to roughly $32 billion. If you own almost any S&P 500 index fund, companies are quietly doing the same thing with your money right now, and it shapes your returns whether you notice or not. A stock buyback, also called a share repurchase, is when a company uses its own cash to buy its shares back from investors on the open market or through a formal offer. What Is a Stock Buyback Those repurchased shares are typically retired or held in the company’s treasury, which shrinks the total number of shares outstanding. With fewer shares in circulation, each remaining share represents a slightly larger slice of the company’s profits and assets, which is why buybacks are considered a way of returning cash to shareholders. The scale is enormous: S&P 500 companies spent a record $942.5 billion on buybacks in 2024, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices, and authorizations have kept growing since. How a Buyback Works The process starts when a company’s board approves a repurchase authorization, such as the $25 billion expansion Netflix announced in April 2026 after strong first-quarter earnings. An authorization is a ceiling, not a promise, so a company can repurchase less than the announced amount or stop entirely without notice. Most buybacks happen gradually through open-market purchases, where the company buys its stock the same way you would, often using preset trading plans to stay within securities rules. Some companies instead use a tender offer, inviting shareholders to sell a set number of shares back at a stated price, usually at a premium to the market. A third route is the accelerated share repurchase, where a company pays an investment bank upfront to del...

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首尔中央地方法院认定尹锡悦“一般利敌罪”和“滥用职权罪”成立。尹锡悦方宣布将提起上诉 【财新网】 当地时间6月12日，因涉嫌下令向朝鲜投放无人机一案，韩国前总统尹锡悦一审被判有期徒刑30年。据韩联社报道，首尔中央地方法院刑事审判第36合议庭当天开庭宣判，认定尹锡悦“一般利敌罪”和“滥用职权罪”成立，并作出如上判决。 尹锡悦方律师团在宣判后宣布将提起上诉，并表示司法部门若强行将人贴上内乱、利敌的标签，未来必将付出代价。 与尹锡悦一同被起诉的，还有韩国前国防部长官金龙显和前国军防谍司令部司令吕寅兄，二人分别被判处有期徒刑30年和15年。

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曾超认为，金融行业应用AI的优势是场景丰富；作为严监管的行业，容错率比较低，则是其中劣势 【财新网】 AI的边界就是人的责任的边界。广发证券（香港）CEO曾超在6月12日于香港举办的 2026年财新夏季峰会 上发表上述观点。 曾超强调，但凡涉及到客户资产安全，涉及到重大投资决策，涉及到监管环节，AI只能做辅助，最终的决策一定是人来做的，这是底线。 当前全球处于人工智能（AI）超级周期，各界人士均在热烈讨论AI对本行业的渗透。曾超认为，金融行业应用AI的优势是场景丰富；作为严监管的行业，容错率比较低，则是其中劣势。

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Representatives says increase is ‘signal of intent’ Tennis stars had boycotted media at French Open Wimbledon will avoid the threat of player protests at this year’s tournament after representatives of the world’s leading tennis stars revealed they recognise the significant prize money increase offered by the All England Club. “Leading players from the ATP and WTA Tours welcome Wimbledon’s 2026 prize money announcement as a genuine and significant step forward – the 20% increase is the largest single-year uplift in the tournament’s history and a meaningful signal of intent,” the player group said in a statement. Continue reading...

Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg’s daily dive into what’s moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I’m Menaka Doshi . If you didn’t receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here , and share feedback with us here . Today, I look for silver linings in the economy, and my colleague Sudipto Ganguly writes about India’s football fever as the World Cup kicks off. Confused, but Hopeful India’s bond and stock markets have shrugged off news that the government is preparing for a fiscal miss of as much as half a percentage point. Authorities are willing to let the deficit widen to 4.8% of GDP compared with the 4.3% goal set in February, Bloomberg News reports. One reason for the investor forbearance is rising hope of a US-Iran deal, even though such an agreement has so often proved elusive in the past. The two nations are close to signing an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz ahead of next week’s Group of Seven world leaders meeting, according to this exclusive story . The second is that the prolonged war and energy crisis meant markets had started to price in a wider budget gap. “Given this size of the geo-political shock, some fiscal slippage is par for the course. What matters for the bond market is that underlying intent and credibility towards adhering to the path of consolidation is very much intact,” Suyash Choudhary, chief investment officer for debt at Bandhan AMC, said. The third is that the economic picture remains too fuzzy to gauge the extent of damage done by the Middle East conflict. Take, for instance, this week’s data on May’s big decline in investor inflows into mutual funds. In the same month, bank credit growth rose to nearly 18%, according to a note by Suresh Ganapathy, managing director and head of financial services research at Macquarie Capital. It’s tough to tell if separately those data points speak of smart investor behavior and sustained economic growth or whether they add up to...

Neural Therapeutics (NURL) said on Friday that Director Alex Storcheushas has been appointed as the chief financial officer effective June 8, 2026, following the resignation of Omar Gonzalez. The announcement was made alongside a list of others following its annual general and special meeting of shareholders held on May 25, 2026. Neural will also rebrand itself as Hanf.com. Additionally, the company said it will acquire the remaining 69.25% equity interest in CWE European Holdings. Source: Press Release More on Neural Therapeutics Inc. Financial information for Neural Therapeutics Inc.

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据多位高级官员透露，美国和伊朗可能会在下周七国集团（G7）领导人峰会间隙签署一项协议，以重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。 一位G7官员和一位非G7国家外交官表示，一名伊朗高级官员在隔夜沟通中释放信号称，双方很可能达成协议。由于涉及敏感事务，两人均要求匿名。 今年的G7峰会将于6月15日至17日在法国阿尔卑斯山区的埃维昂举行。知情人士透露，毗邻的瑞士日内瓦正被考虑作为潜在的签署地点，最快可能在周日完成签署。 如果这一进展最终落实，将有助于大幅推动结束自今年2月底以来持续的战争。这场战争已经导致中东地区陷入混乱，造成数千人死亡，并推动能源价格飙升。冲突还加剧了全球通胀压力，使美国总统特朗普在11月中期选举来临前面临更大的政治压力。 据一位了解相关情况的欧洲官员透露，这份所谓的谅解备忘录的具体条款，仍需获得伊朗最高领袖穆杰塔巴·哈梅内伊的批准。自美国和以色列对伊朗发动打击以来，哈梅内伊一直处于隐秘地点。主要调解方卡塔尔和巴基斯坦发现，与他取得沟通往往需要数天时间。 伊朗外交部一位发言人周五表示，“我们尚未就与美国的任何协议得出最终结论。”不过，他同时示意，最近几天相关谈判已经取得进展。 与此同时，伊朗伊斯兰共和国通讯社援引外交部发言人报道称，协议草案已接近最终完成，目前正等待伊朗决策机构作出最终决定。 周四晚些时候，油价下跌、股市上涨，当时特朗普表示已经取消了原定即将实施的对伊朗的空袭行动，并宣称协议实际上已接近完成。 周五能源价格进一步下滑，其中布伦特原油价格下跌3.2%，跌破每桶88美元。尽管作为全球原油基准价格的布伦特原油今年以来仍累计上涨近45%，但其价格已经从4月底每桶125美元的高点回落。部分原因在于，交易员越来越倾向于押注美伊达成协议，而不是全面战争重新爆发。 特朗普表示，商业船只将能够自由通过霍尔木兹海峡。该海峡通常承担着全球约20%的石油和液化天然气运输。不过，伊朗方面尚未证实这一说法，并且此前一直坚持保留对海峡通行的控制权。 一位熟悉谈判情况的外交人士表示，美国及其盟友的目标是在协议签署后约一个月内，使通过霍尔木兹海峡的运输量恢复到正常水平。不过，这一目标可能面临复杂挑战，因为伊朗很可能已经在海峡内布设了水雷。英国和法国目前正准备协助开展排雷行动。 在冲突爆发之前，这条狭窄的海上咽喉要道平均每天有约140艘船舶通过。随后，伊朗通过无人机和导弹袭击过往船只，实际上...

Andrew Burton/Getty Images News Vanguard Group has become the largest ETF issuer, surpassing BlackRock ( BLK ), which had held the top spot since 2003, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Pennsylvania-based Vanguard currently manages about $4.39 trillion in assets across its 116 U.S.-listed ETFs, the report published on Friday, June 12, noted. The asset manager reportedly saw inflows of $13B in its latest session that pushed the figure past BlackRock's $4.36 trillion. Vanguard's core audience of buy-and-hold individual investors and financial advisers kept adding money to its lineup of low-cost funds, according to Bloomberg. More on related tickers Even During A Currency Crisis, Gold And Silver Don't Rise In A Straight Line May CPI Report: War Impact Remains Contained, Allowing The Fed To Stay On Hold Is SpaceX worth $1.8T? SA analysts weigh In ahead of the blockbuster IPO Gold price pops after Trump cancels threatened military strikes on Iran

JHVEPhoto/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Comcast Corporation ( CMCSA ) is starting to pop up on my dividend radar as the yield is now nearly 5.5%. The stock continues to slide, down another 13% on a YTD basis. There are real issues plaguing the stock, mostly centered around pressure in domestic broadband, cord-cutting, and subscriber profitability on the Peacock side, but the company generates a significant amount of free cash flow and trades at a punitive multiple. While the dividend and buybacks are great, the company quite simply needs to grow revenue on a consistent basis for the stock to actually start to provide a decent return. Otherwise, I think this should simply be held for the dividend. I begin my coverage today with a Hold. The Broadband Giant Remains Under Pressure Comcast is a global media and technology company with two primary segments—Connectivity & Platforms and Content & Experiences. Within these, the company reports several verticals: Residential Connectivity & Platforms, Business Services Connectivity, Media, Studios, and Theme Parks. The most important business for the company is Connectivity & Platforms. This includes residential broadband, wireless, video, advertising, international connectivity, and related platform revenue. Broadband is really the core driver of the business. Broadband refers to high-speed, digital internet access. It's delivered to the home via fiber-powered coaxial cables. It's delivered primarily through the Xfinity brand. Broadband has been under pressure in recent years. For example, domestic broadband customers declined by 711,000 in 2025 to 31.3 million. Wireless is helping to offset broadband pressure. Comcast added 435,000 domestic wireless lines in Q1 2026, its best quarterly result on record. Wireless is different from broadband because it does not require a cable network to deliver service. Domestic wireless service revenue increased 15% year over year in Q1, and domestic wireless equipment revenue increased ...

美国东部时间6月12日，埃隆·马斯克旗下的太空探索公司SpaceX即将在 纳斯达克 挂牌上市，股票代码为SPCX，发行价定为每股135美元，预计募资规模将高达750亿美元，公司估值将达到1.77万亿美元，一举超越沙特阿美2019年创下的294亿美元纪录，成为全球历史上规模最大的IPO。 本次IPO将采用固定定价模式，跳过传统路演与区间询价流程。值得关注的是，约30%的发行股份将优先配售给散户投资者，远高于传统IPO不超过10%的比例。 这场资本盛宴将造就惊人的财富效应。据媒体分析，SpaceX的4400多名现任及离任员工有望通过此次IPO成为百万富翁，其中约400人预计将获得1亿美元以上的财富。一位37岁的前发射工程师持有超过10万股，按发行价计算将获得1350万美元。 创始人马斯克更是有望成为全球首位万亿美元富豪。据测算，马斯克持有SpaceX约一半股份，价值约8660亿美元，加上 特斯拉 持股，其个人总身家将突破1.1万亿美元。这一数字相当于全球第二富豪的三倍以上。 不过，市场对SpaceX的估值存在严重分歧。公司2026年第一季度净亏损高达42.8亿美元，自2023年初以来累计亏损约130亿美元。部分市场人士认为估值已严重透支未来，有机构给出的公允价值仅为每股63美元，较发行价低53%。而乐观派则认为，SpaceX的星链业务、xAI人工智能及太空数据中心布局，足以支撑其当前估值。 责任编辑：张俊 SF065

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Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images The last few months have been a bit of a tough time for shareholders of Armstrong World Industries ( AWI ). This is in spite of the fact that revenue for the company continues to grow. The fact that profitability is mixed probably has something to do with this. Plus, while the stock is not expensive, it certainly isn't cheap. Still, I do find it a bit surprising that shares are down 9.1% since I reaffirmed the business as a ‘hold’ candidate back in March of this year. The S&P 500, meanwhile, has jumped 14%. This is a significant return disparity. But the good news is that, since I originally downgraded the business to a ‘hold’ way back in June of 2024, it has performed much more along the lines of the market. Shares are up 35.7%, only narrowly trailing the 38.7% increase that the S&P 500 enjoyed. Based on my own assessment of the company, I expect this kind of return to be the norm in the long run. That doesn't mean we won't have windows of underperformance like we just had. But on the whole, I think that the picture of the business is sufficiently positive to justify a neutral assessment. So the probability of continued underperformance for the foreseeable future seems quite low. Putting results into perspective From a purely fundamental standpoint, it is true that the most recent data for Armstrong World Industries has been something of a mixed bag. Take the most recent quarter, which would be the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year . It's also the only quarter for which we have new data available that we did not have access to when I last wrote about it. During that time, revenue came in strong at $410 million. That's up 7% compared to the $383 million that the business reported a year earlier. Even though revenue increased, profitability was more of a mixed bag. Net profits dipped from $69 million to $67 million. And on an adjusted basis, profits were flat at $73 million. We unfortunately saw operating cash flow drop...

马文・荣看好SpaceX，并非认为这只股票价格低廉。 这位51岁的区域运营主管认为，埃隆・马斯克旗下这家火箭企业此次上市的估值实在高得离谱。但他依旧通过罗宾汉交易平台申购了1000股。他判断，这场万众瞩目的首次公开募股热度极高，市场对估值偏高的担忧终将被高涨情绪盖过。 SpaceX定于本周五正式上市，本次IPO发行价定为每股135美元，对应整体估值达1.77万亿美元。按市值计算，该公司上市后将直接跻身全美企业第七位，市值甚至超过 特斯拉 。 谈及这份估值，荣直言：“坦白讲，这个价格夸张、离谱，完全不合常理。” 但这并未打消他申购新股的想法。此次SpaceX面向散户配售的股份比例异常可观，散户获配比例约两成出头。据富达投资统计，该比例虽低于此前市场预估的30%，但仍远高于常规水平——多数IPO仅向散户配售5%至10%的股份。 投资者可通过多家券商平台申购IPO股份，富达便是其中之一。该平台此次将参与门槛设为账户资产不低于2000美元。 据知情人士透露，这一门槛远低于富达以往IPO项目10万至50万美元的常规准入标准。 荣是一名业余自主投资者，曾在热门概念股行情火热时积极交易，也常年在红迪网投资论坛关注市场动态。他并不打算长期持有SpaceX股票，而是计划借助该股上市首日的大幅上涨获利后离场。 他表示：“结合SpaceX的业务以及马斯克的布局，这只股票集齐了所有引爆市场热度的热门要素。我认为它上市首日大概率会大幅拉升，保守估计涨幅至少能达到30%。” 荣打算在股票开盘交易后不久就卖出，回笼资金去布局下一批重磅IPO项目，也就是人工智能企业安索皮克与开放人工智能。 不过散户需要留意，各大券商均设有禁短炒规则，会对上市后迅速抛售股票的投资者予以限制。以富达为例，若投资者在新股上市后15个自然日内卖出获配股份，其未来参与IPO的资格将受到影响。 责任编辑：江学思