Elon Musk set out to tell a jury that his falling out with OpenAI was a simple tale of betrayal. But the many questions that came up during the billionaire’s three days on the witness stand this week revealed the decade-long saga to be complicated — with twists and turns that cast some doubt on Musk’s version of events. Musk has accused OpenAI, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman of subverting the mission of the artificial intelligence nonprofit that the men founded together in 2015 by accepting billions of dollars in investments from Microsoft Corp. and turning it into a for-profit company now approaching a valuation of $1 trillion and moving toward an initial public offering. OpenAI, Altman, Brockman and Microsoft deny Musk’s allegations and argue he is trying to undermine a top competitor to his own company, xAI . Musk was the first witness to testify at the high-profile trial in federal court in Oakland, California. Brockman, OpenAI’s president, is expected to be called to the stand Monday, and Altman, the chief executive officer, is likely to testify later in the case. Musk told jurors about the dissolution of his relationship with his fellow co-founders and how he came to distrust their motives. But he also faced scrutiny over his financial support for the nonprofit, his attempts to retain control of it and actions he has taken since creating a for-profit AI company that competes directly with OpenAI. Altman Versus Musk: How the Biggest Feud In Tech Landed in Court The world’s richest person has a solid track record in court, winning several trials where he testified. But he’s used to playing defense, punching holes in claims against him. In this case, he’s the one alleging wrongdoing by others and he needs his narrative to hold up under attack to prevail. Musk spent hours recalling how a rift grew with his fellow co-founders over differing visions of who should lead OpenAI and how to structure it to keep pace with Google and other well-heeled rivals in the AI race. ...

财联社5月2日讯（编辑 卞纯） 在美伊局势持续处于僵局之际，越来越多的迹象表明，美国与伊朗之间的战争正从热战转向“经济战”。 综合央视新闻等媒体报道，美国总统特朗普最新表示， 对伊朗最新提交的谈判方案“不满意”。白宫称，与伊朗的敌对行动已经“结束”。而伊朗最高领袖则表示，当前阶段需要推动“经济抗争” 。 特朗普称“不满意”伊朗最新谈判方案 当地时间5月1日，美国总统特朗普表示，对伊朗最新提交的谈判方案“不满意”，并对双方最终达成协议的可能性表示怀疑。 特朗普在白宫对记者表示“他们想达成协议，但我对此并不满意”，但他未具体说明无法接受的内容。 他同时表示，美伊现在通过电话进行谈判，尽管伊朗在谈判中“有所进展”，但不确定其是否能够真正达成协议。 特朗普当天还表示，对伊朗的选项包括“彻底打击”或“达成协议”，并表示不担心美国导弹库存问题。 当天稍早前，巴基斯坦官员称，伊朗提出的最新谈判方案已转交给美国官员。目前这一新方案的具体内容尚未公布。 据悉，伊朗已于4月30日通过巴基斯坦向美国转交了最新谈判方案。 上周伊朗方面曾向美国提交一份提案，该提案核心内容是重开通霍尔木兹海峡、结束当前冲突并解除美国海军封锁，但将伊朗核问题推迟到后续谈判解决。这一方案未能满足美方核心诉求。 特朗普的最新言论表明，尽管他有意结束这场极不受美国民众欢迎的冲突，但美伊之间的僵局恐怕将持续下去。 尽管美国和伊朗自4月8日以来便开始实行停火，但双方在一系列问题上仍存在分歧，包括伊朗的核野心和对霍尔木兹海峡的控制权，而且在上个月于伊斯兰堡举行的高级别谈判无果而终后，双方尚未同意举行第二次直接会面。 据伊朗媒体5月1日凌晨报道，伊朗外交部发言人巴加埃参加一档电视节目时表示，期待伊朗和美国谈判迅速达成结果并不现实。 白宫称与伊朗的敌对行动已“结束” 白宫周五在一封致美国国会的信中表示， 尽管美军在伊朗周边地区仍有军事存在，但其与伊朗的敌对行动已经“结束” 。特朗普政府表示，鉴于4月初已开始停火，对伊战争实际上已经结束。 这一表态与“60天法律期限”有关，试图解释为何无需就此寻求国会授权。 信中还表示，尽管美国对伊朗政权的军事行动取得了成功，并且持续努力确保持久和平，但伊朗对美国及其武装部队构成的威胁仍然十分重大。 特朗普当天还表示，限制总统在未获国会授权情况下动用武力的《战争权力法》“完全违宪”，暗示不会就持...

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imv/E+ via Getty Images Following our recent update on Anglo American ( AAUKF ), we are back to comment on Rio Tinto Group ( RIO , RTPPF , RTNTF ). The company released its Q1 production report, so it is a good time to review Rio's performance and 2026 expectations. In our last analysis , we moved Rio Tinto to neutral on the back of a potential acquisition of Glencore. This add-on could result in the largest listed mining group globally, but there are differences in the asset mix. That said, this potential investment could have added structural complexity and execution risks. From an operational standpoint, Rio Tinto's business continues to perform well. Still, much of the standalone value is already priced into the stock, so we preferred to take a more cautious approach. Our view was not reflected in the stock price, and Rio Tinto has performed well since our rating, with a total return of more than 20% (Fig. 1). Mare Ev. Lab Rating Update Fig 1 Q1 Production Results And Our Neutral Stance Rio Tinto's Q1 2026 results are overall in line with or above Wall Street consensus expectations. Still, the company reiterated production and unit cost guidance for all divisions unchanged (Fig. 2). Iron ore production at Pilbara mine operations performed very well. The company recorded the 2nd-highest Q1 production since 2018. We achieved this despite two cyclones during the quarter that impacted shipments. Still on a positive note, Rio Tinto confirmed that the Pilbara projects, Brockman HD2, remain on track for first production in 2027. Bauxite production of 13 Mt declined due to weather disruptions at Weipa. That said, the outlook was unchanged at 58-61 Mt. In numbers, production was down by 11%. On the copper side, all in all, Rio Tinto achieved a 9% yearly increase. This is due to the Oyu Tolgoi mine ramp-up and Escondida output, which was stronger than expected. In aluminum and lithium production, the former was resilient at 0.84 Mt, despite the ramp-down at Arvida; the la...

Apple's stellar Q2 report added strategic significance to its strong performance.

格隆汇5月2日｜特朗普吹嘘美国将能够“几乎立即”接管古巴。

【有線新聞】黃金周第二天，截至上午10點，有7.9萬內地旅客訪港，多個景點都人山人海。在油麻地警署，無論門外，抑或對面馬路都迫滿人，人人都舉起手機打卡。對面海的花園道纜車總站，一樣人頭湧湧，輪候乘搭纜車上山頂的人龍「打蛇餅」，車站告示顯示，輪候時間要一小時，有職員維持秩序。部分人第一次來港，他們都有不同感受。 江蘇旅客楊小姐表示：「我對香港，一直都有一種執念，就是很喜歡九零年代香港的，所以就想逛一逛，感受一下地理人文。各國的遊人也很多，可以讓我看到很多，不一樣的人種聚集在一起，讓我覺得很新鮮。」 河南旅客陳先生表示：「大陸可能景點，熱門的地方，排隊可能會更熱烈一些，這邊也還好。香港是我們祖國超一線的城市，包括這邊人的整體素質，餐廳工作人員的服務態度，整體也是非常非常好，體驗比想像中好很多很多。」

格隆汇5月2日｜日本央行前行长黑田东彦在周六发表的采访中表示，日本央行2%的通胀目标已经实现，不需要财政扩张或货币宽松政策。黑田表示，日本央行在4月28日没有加息是正确的，当时存在通胀和经济放缓的风险。此次采访于4月30日进行。

比特幣升超過百分之2，升穿7.8萬美元水平。 全個四月計，比特幣升近一成三，連續第二個月上升，並錄得自去年四月以來最大單月升幅。 不過，CryptoQuant研究部主管莫雷諾表示，加密貨幣價格上升是由槓桿推動，並不由新增買入資金帶動。從過往歷史看，升勢缺乏基本支持，通常會在期貨平倉後回調收場。

比特幣升超過百分之2，升穿7.8萬美元水平。 全個四月計，比特幣升近一成三，連續第二個月上升，並錄得自去年四月以來最大單月升幅。 不過，CryptoQuant研究部主管莫雷諾表示，加密貨幣價格上升是由槓桿推動，並不由新增買入資金帶動。從過往歷史看，升勢缺乏基本支持，通常會在期貨平倉後回調收場。

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格隆汇5月2日｜据深圳边检总站统计，今年截至5月2日，经深圳各口岸出入境人员突破1亿人次，较2025年提前17天达成，日均客流82.5万人次，同比2025年增长13.5%，稳居全国第一。随着240小时过境免签、互免签证、单方面免签等一系列便利措施优化实施，外籍人员经深出入境量稳居全国第二，并保持高速增长。截至5月2日，深圳边检总站累计查验出入境外国人近300万人次，同比增长28%，其中免签入境外国人约70万人次，同比增长48%。

格隆汇5月2日｜美国总统特朗普：（关于伊朗）我们不会提前离开，问题会再次出现。

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FILE PHOTO: President of Bard College Leon Botstein speaks during the "Changing Landscapes: From the Digital Classroom to the Global Campus" panal during the TIME Summit On Higher Education on Oct. 18, 2012 in New York City. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Bard College President Leon Botstein announced Friday that he will retire at the end of June after 51 years leading the prestigious New York liberal arts school, a day after a law firm retained by its Board of Trustees delivered a critical report about his relationship with the late notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . "Nothing that President Botstein did in connection with his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein was illegal," WilmerHale attorney Jamie Gorelick wrote in a summary to those trustees, which CNBC obtained. "But President Botstein made decisions in the course of that relationship that reflect on his leadership of Bard," wrote Gorelick, who served as a deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration . Bard retained WilmerHale in February to review its 79-year-old president's relationship with Epstein after details about their communications were made public with the release by the Department of Justice of documents , which made clear they were more extensive than previously known. Botstein, who is a renowned orchestral conductor , had said he cultivated Epstein as a donor for Bard, which is located in Annandale-on-Hudson. His pursuit of Epstein came several years after the shady money manager pleaded guilty in Florida state court to soliciting a minor for prostitution and served a 13-month jail term. "President Botstein forcefully argues that Bard's need for funds was paramount," Gorelick wrote in her summary of her report for Bard's trustees. "His view was, 'I would take money from Satan if it permitted me to do God's work,' " Gorelick noted. "President Botstein said that he did not see a risk to Bard's reputation in pursuing Epstein or the potential risk to Bard students of exposure to Epstein, ...

bluebay2014/iStock via Getty Images Below is a snapshot of key ETF performance across asset classes for the month of April and so far year-to-date. The S&P 500 ( SPY ) jumped more than 10% in April for its best month since November 2020. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 ( QQQ ) did even better with a gain of 15.7%, while the Dow 30 ( DIA ) was up a more modest 7.7%. Growth outperformed value, and dividend stocks lagged badly. The tech sector ETF ( XLK ) gained more than 20%, while the semis ( SMH ) gained 32%! On the downside, both Health Care ( XLV ) and Energy ( XLE ) actually finished the month in the red. Country ETFs gained in April, but they didn't gain nearly as much as the US. Oil ( USO ) rallied 15.6%, but natural gas ( UNG ), gold ( GLD ), and silver ( SLV ) were all down. Longer-duration Treasury ETFs were slightly lower in April, but the bond market as a whole ( AGG , BND ) was up 15 bps. There were some historic moves for individual stocks in April, including two Russell 1000 stocks that more than doubled: Organon ( OGN ) and Intel ( INTC ). Intel began April with a market cap of roughly $222 billion. It ended the month with a market cap of $474.9 billion. As shown in the table below, tech stocks dominated the list of April winners, making up 19 of the top 25 performers. Other notable winners include Astera Labs ( ALAB ), Advanced Micro ( AMD ), and Sandisk ( SNDK ) - all up 70%+. Of course, not all stocks went up in April. Below are the 25 worst performers in the Russell 1000 during the month, led by Lucid ( LCID ) with a 33% drop. Charter ( CHTR ), Liberty ( LBRDK ), and Tractor Supply ( TSCO ) all fell more than 20%, while other notables on the list of April losers include NIKE ( NKE ), Wayfair ( W ), ServiceNow ( NOW ), and Northrop Grumman ( NOC ). Original Post Editor's Note: The summary bullets for this article were chosen by Seeking Alpha editors.

Estée Lauder Accelerates Turnaround, Adds 3,000 Jobs To Chopping Block Beauty and cosmetics giant Estée Lauder is accelerating its workforce restructuring, announcing Friday morning that it will cut another 3,000 jobs, bringing total planned reductions to as many as 10,000 roles. The move is expected to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in additional savings. Still, it also suggests a deeper reset in the company's workforce after its hiring spree leading up to Covid, potentially putting a long-term cap on headcount. The owner of Clinique, La Mer, MAC, Aveda, Bobbi Brown, Jo Malone London, Le Labo, Tom Ford Beauty, Too Faced, and others wrote in an earnings press release that it now "estimates a final net reduction in positions of 9,000 to 10,000, an increase from 5,800 to 7,000." In other words, management found another 3,000 jobs to cut. According to Bloomberg data, Estée Lauder has a global workforce of about 40,470 as of the second quarter of 2025. The total workforce peaked in 2022 at around 44,800, ending a multi-decade hiring spree. "Over 70% of the increase is attributable to the reduction in point-of-sale demonstration roles at select unproductive doors in its department store and freestanding store channels, as the Company continues to evolve its focus towards high-growth channels," the company noted. Management said the restructuring is based on four objectives: reorganization and rightsizing of certain areas, simplification and acceleration of processes, outsourcing of select services and evolution of go-to-market footprint and selling models, all to help rebuild operating margin and also fuel reinvestment in consumer-facing areas to drive sustainable sales growth. Shares jumped as much as 16% in premarket trading, and if those gains hold through the cash session, it would be the largest increase since November 3, 2011. The optimism stemmed from Estée Lauder's earnings report, which raised its profit outlook. The company now expects adjusted EPS of $...

据参考消息，4月30日，美国总统特朗普在社交平台发布了一张图片，图片中霍尔木兹海峡被更名为“特朗普海峡”。 另据新华社，伊朗外长阿拉格齐4月30日在社交媒体上发文，纪念伊朗“国家波斯湾日”。 阿拉格齐说，今天是伊朗的“国家波斯湾日”，纪念先辈400多年前将葡萄牙人逐出霍尔木兹海峡，但美国总统特朗普将霍尔木兹海峡称为其他名称是一个“可怕的错误”。

《科创板日报》5月2日讯 继4月29日暴涨12%后，当地时间5月1日，英特尔股价再度上涨5.46%，续创历史新高，市值突破5000亿美元。整个四月，英特尔股价涨幅为114%。 两年前，这家芯片巨头还是“被AI热潮抛下”的典型案例：股价暴跌并被踢出道琼斯工业指数，而取代它的正是如今的算力霸主——英伟达。 两年后的今天，这位巨头又重回牌桌，并且手握三张“王牌”：CPU、芯片代工业务、玻璃基板技术。 ▌CPU或迎来“绝对主场” 毋庸置疑的是，在英特尔这波暴涨中，CPU带来的增长预期是最关键的一项催化。 在过去两三年中，“算力”几乎与英伟达GPU画上了等号。但进入2026年，产业风向变了，AI从大规模预训练阶段转向推理与Agent代理落地阶段，CPU开始崛起。 几天前的财报会上，英特尔CEO陈立武给出了非常乐观的预测： 此前每部署1颗CPU要搭配7-8颗GPU，如今这一比例已降至1:4，而随着AI Agent进一步普及，未来可能变成1:1甚至CPU占优——换言之，CPU或将迎来“绝对主场”。 英伟达、谷歌的最新产品也验证了这一趋势：黄仁勋透露Vera CPU与Rubin GPU采用的是1:2配比，核心目的是实现系统级算力均衡；谷歌技术团队在4月Google Cloud Next大会展示拓扑图TPU V8与CPU采用了1:2配比设计。 一同到来的就是涨价潮。 1月已有消息称，由于超大规模云服务商“扫货”，英特尔与AMD在2026全年的服务器CPU产能已基本售罄，两家公司均计划涨价。 近日供应链再次透露，国际大厂酝酿Q3再进行新一轮涨价。此前英特尔已于3月调涨PC CPU价格，并于4月1日进一步调整服务器CPU售价，市场预期下半年仍有约8％-10％的再度调涨空间。AMD方面，也有市场消息称其服务器CPU产品线在第二季与第三季各有一次涨价，累计涨幅将达16％～17％。供应链直言，“目前CPU仍处于严重供不应求状态”，价格上调仍未见终点。 ▌代工业务“起死回生” 在股价爆发不久前， 英特尔在4月发生了三项标志性关键事件：回购Fab 34厂股份、牵手马斯克TeraFab、斩获谷歌长单。 4月1日，英特尔宣布，将从阿波罗管理公司手中回购爱尔兰Fab 34工厂49%股权，恢复对Fab 34完全控制。 英特尔曾在2024年因财务压力卖出这部分股份， 如今买回被外界解读为现金流恢复健康、管理...

Yet again, it posted growth and robust profitability in its latest quarter.

Key PointsCompounding that, it topped analyst estimates on both the top and bottom lines.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) executives used the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call to highlight what CEO Christian Ulbrich called a “very strong quarter” to start the year, citing record first-quarter revenue and earnings driven by broad-based strength in its advisory businesses and contin

Worawith Ounpeng/iStock via Getty Images By Jennifer Nash U.S. economic growth rebounded at the beginning of 2026, according to the BEA’s latest estimate. Real GDP rose at a 2.0% annual rate in Q1, falling short of the 2.2% forecast but marking an acceleration from the 0.5% final estimate seen in Q4 of last year. Here is the opening text from the Bureau of Economic Analysis news release : Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 0.5 percent. The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the first quarter were investment, exports, consumer spending, and government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, also increased. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Real gross domestic product (GDP) measures how fast or slowly the economy is growing and measures the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy. It is considered the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary indicator of an economy's health. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) releases real GDP data on a monthly basis. There are three versions released a month apart: advance, second, and final, each incorporating data that was previously unavailable. Economists can use GDP to determine whether an economy is growing or experiencing a recession. This chart illustrates the annualized, inflation-adjusted change in U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) from the preceding quarter, with data beginning in Q2 1947. (Prior to Q2 1947, GDP was calculated annually.) For context, the chart also highlights recessions (as determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, NBER), the historical GDP growth average of 3.19%, and the current 10-year moving average of 2.71%. A key trend is evident: the 10-year moving average of GDP ...