Ruling by state’s top court comes as 34 other states are pursuing similar cases against Meta in federal court Meta Platforms must face a lawsuit by the Massachusetts attorney general alleging that as the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, it deliberately designed social media features to addict young users, the state’s top court ruled on Friday. The ruling by the Massachusetts supreme judicial court marked the first time a state high court has considered whether a federal law that generally shields internet companies from lawsuits over content posted by their users would also bar claims that companies like Meta knowingly addicted young users. Continue reading...

President Donald Trump singled out Palantir Technologies Inc. for its “great war fighting capabilities and equipment” in a Truth Social Post on Friday. “Just ask our enemies,” Trump said in the post. Trump’s tweet came minutes after a segment on Fox Business discussing Michael Burry ’s bear case against Palantir, in which the money manager made famous by The Big Short has argued that rival Anthropic PBC is winning the race for enterprise AI spending. Trump’s social media post echoed comments made by guest Michael Lee, who was championing the role Palantir’s technology played in the raid to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro . Last month, the Pentagon notified Anthropic that it had determined its products pose a risk to the US supply chain, after the startup demanded assurances that its AI wouldn’t be used for mass surveillance of Americans or autonomous weapons. Anthropic is challenging the Pentagon designation in court. Palantir was set up in the early 2000s by Thiel and four other co-founders, including Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp , and secured early investment from In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s investment arm. The company relies on the US government for the largest share of its revenue, with contracts worth close to $900 million with the Pentagon last year, along with smaller contracts for ICE, as well as Treasury and other government agencies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Government. The Pentagon is planning to make Palantir’s Maven Smart System a so-called program of record, which will provide “will provide the stable funding and resourcing necessary” for development, integration and for commanders to fight and win wars, Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Weinberg said in the memo. Read More: Pentagon to Push AI Battlefield Integration with Focus on Maven The US military already uses the Maven digital mission control platform in every combatant command, or regional theater. The system provides a digital map display of battlefields, helps identify an...

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Think "Weekends" Rather Than "Weeks" By Elwin de Groot, head of macro strategy As another volatile week comes to an end, investors and market participants appear to be clinging to the hope that the two‑week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which began on Wednesday, will not unravel entirely – at least until a direct, face‑to‑face exchange and clarification of key demands can take place during the planned talks in Islamabad this weekend. Near‑dated Brent crude edged up by $2 to $97, equity markets posted modest declines in Europe, whilst US stocks rose. European bond yields rose by 3–5 basis points, as UST yields dropped a few. This suggests that the powerful risk‑on move seen on Wednesday has been dented but not broken. Experts continue to stress the fragility of the ceasefire, but markets are showing slightly greater confidence than the underlying geopolitical reality might warrant. Compared with the first day of the ceasefire – which saw Israel launch its largest‑ever strike on Hezbollah, the UAE carry out a large‑scale operation against Iran’s oil and petrochemical assets in the Gulf, and Iran respond with ballistic missile and drone attacks – yesterday’s developments were notably more contained. There were no confirmed direct US‑Iran strikes. That said, Hezbollah did fire rockets into northern Israel, and Iran formally accused the United States of violating the ceasefire due to Israel’s continued strikes in Lebanon. Kuwait also accused Iran and its proxies of launching drone attacks. Crucially, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted, with only a handful of Iran‑linked and/or Chinese vessels transiting the waterway . Iran indicated that it would allow no more than 15 ships per day to pass under the ceasefire agreement – hardly meaningful given that an estimated 800-900 vessels are still waiting to exit the strait. More fundamentally, the move underscores Iran’s effective control over the waterway, a message reinforced by the...

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temizyurek/E+ via Getty Images McEwen Inc. ( MUX ) is a fascinating investment story that offers a multi-bagger opportunity over the next 5 years. The crown jewel of this company is its flagship Los Azules project in Argentina, the 10th largest copper project under development worldwide and the main focus of today's article. MUX also has an unremarkable gold business, unloved by the market, which nevertheless offers misunderstood upside. The core pitch of the investment thesis for McEwen ( MUX ) is as follows: at current prices ($21/share, $1.3 billion market cap), you are buying the copper project at a bargain valuation and getting MUX's gold business for free. The multiple sources of upside to the copper story alone could make this a home run, and the gold business becomes interesting once you understand Rob McEwen's playbook, who built Goldcorp from $50 million to $10 billion and is looking to repeat the same strategy today. While there are certainly execution risks, the margin of safety is excellent, and the numerous stock catalysts and various credible sources of long-term upside make this a very asymmetric risk-reward proposition, so long as you agree with the bullish consensus view for long-term gold and copper prices. Los Azules alone makes MUX a Buy Before we begin, a quick word on the copper macro backdrop. Global copper demand is projected to rise 50% to 42 Mt by 2040 , driven by four growth vectors: energy transition and electrification (EVs, grid, renewables), AI/data center infrastructure, traditional industrial demand growth (largely from Asia), and defense modernization. Meanwhile, supply is structurally constrained, as the pipeline is thin and new mines take an average of 17 years to be built, in no small part due to environmental concerns, social opposition, permitting delays, and shifting regulatory dynamics. As a result, most investment banks are long-term bullish on copper and see the market moving into a structural deficit by the end of this de...

10日下午，正在大陆参访的中国国民党访问团在北京举行记者会。中国国民党主席郑丽文应询表示，未来要坚定地走和平之路，“只要对两岸和平有帮助的事，我都愿意去做”。 应中共中央和习近平总书记邀请，郑丽文一行于4月7日至12日到访大陆。记者会上，郑丽文回顾了连日来在南京、上海的参访经历，盛赞大陆方面贴心的安排接待。她特别提及，国共两党领导人时隔10年再次会面，真情流露、坦率诚挚，充分展现了共同期待两岸关系和平发展的心愿、善意与诚意。 “两岸关系日趋紧张，恶意螺旋上升，是大家不愿意看到的。”郑丽文答问时表示，担任中国国民党主席以来，感受到岛内百工百业对加强两岸交流、维护台海和平的强烈呼声。此次大陆行，证明没有什么所谓的“门票”。只要认同“九二共识”、反对“台独”，就能看到彼此的笑容，就可以坐下来交流对话。“心魔也好，障碍也好，都是人为刻意制造出来的。” 郑丽文表示，两岸共同的祖先、民族的血脉不可切断。今天，台湾和大陆取得的发展成就都是中华民族非常伟大、成功的成就。我们要彼此欣赏、彼此尊重、彼此学习，通过交流合作扩大已有的成就，不断巩固海峡两岸和平稳定的关系。(新华社)

The SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF (QUS) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 233,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 32,000. Shares of QUS were off about 0.3% on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest vo

《科创板日报》4月10日讯（记者 王楚凡） 容百科技 于今日（4月10日）发布2025年年报。 财报显示，该公司2025年实现营业收入122.67亿元，同比下降18.69%；归属于上市公司股东的净利润为-1.87亿元，同比大幅下降163.34%；归属于上市公司股东的扣除非经常性损益的净利润为-2.17亿元，同比下降188.96%。 对于业绩变动的原因，容百科技在财报中解释称，营业收入同比下降主要系三元材料产品处于升级换代期，销量阶段性承压，全年出货约10万吨，同比有所回落，进而带动营业收入下降。与此同时，受国内市场竞争加剧及国际政治经济形势变化等多重因素影响，该公司前三季度业绩阶段性承压，导致全年净利润出现亏损。 不过，《科创板日报》记者注意的是，第四季度公司已实现单季度盈利，销量与利润环比同步增长，盈利能力正在逐步修复。此外，公司在全球化布局、技术升级与产品创新方面的投入有所增加，也对当期利润产生了一定影响。 从单季度表现来看，第四季度公司实现营业收入32.82亿元，同比下降12.82%；归属于上市公司股东的净利润为1619.84万元，同比下降90.98%；归属于上市公司股东的扣除非经常性损益后的净利润为368.09万元，同比下降97.63%。 在非经常性损益方面，2025年内计入当期损益的政府补助（与公司正常经营业务密切相关、符合国家政策规定、按照确定的标准享有、对公司损益产生持续影响的政府补助除外）为2641.47万元；委托他人投资或管理资产的损益为2052.05万元。 现金流方面，该公司经营活动产生的现金流量净额本期为11.35亿元，而上年同期为5.23亿元，同比增幅达到116.89%。据了解，容百科技的销售回款方式以银行承兑汇票回款为主，公司会根据现金需求及资金成本状况，对应收票据贴现进行灵活管理。 具体来看，报告期内正极材料收入为117.34亿元，同比减少18.27%，毛利率为6.54%，较上年下降2.80个百分点；前驱体收入为1.05亿元，同比微降0.32%，毛利率为-10.93%，大幅下降21.43个百分点。值得一提的是，该公司三元正极材料出货约10万吨，高镍正极出货继续保持行业领先地位；同时磷酸锰铁锂销量实现翻番，产品结构正朝着多路线协同方向发展。 地区方面，报告期内，容百科技中国大陆地区收入为104.88亿元，同比减少24.85%，毛利率为7.3...

In trading on Friday, the Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF (SOXQ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 2.7% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Astera Labs (ALAB), up about 13.3% and shares of Credo Technology Group Holding (CRDO), up

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格隆汇4月10日｜据福克斯新闻，白宫官员表示，特朗普对与伊朗达成协议持乐观态度。以此同时，特朗普称正在给军舰装载武器，以应对谈判失败的局面。

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美国白宫国家经济委员会主任凯文·哈西特10日在接受美国福克斯商业新闻电视台采访时称，霍尔木兹海峡有望在未来两个月内恢复通航，美方针对开通霍尔木兹海峡一事已制定“备用方案”。 被问及霍尔木兹海峡能否在两个月内开通并恢复石油运输时，哈西特回答道“是的”，并表示“我们对此抱有很大期望。我们已派出团队前往巴基斯坦与伊朗方面进行谈判，同时，如有必要，我们也有备用方案”。 哈西特还说，目前虽有船只通行霍尔木兹海峡，但其流量仅为正常水平的10%左右。他预计，一旦该海峡恢复通航，能源价格将出现“迅速回落”。 白宫新闻秘书莱维特8日宣布，美伊将于当地时间11日上午在伊斯兰堡举行首轮会谈。美方代表团成员包括副总统万斯、总统特使威特科夫以及总统特朗普的女婿库什纳。万斯10日已启程前往伊斯兰堡。（新华社）

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LilliDay/iStock via Getty Images A ceasefire continues to hold for now in the Middle East, even if the flow through the Strait of Hormuz is still a trickle of what it was before hostilities commenced late in February. Not surprisingly, oil has sold off after a huge move up in March and early April. For now, the headlines from the region are not nearly as negative or frequent as they were to start the week when the administration was threatening to blow Iran back to the ' stone age. ' Macro Butler, Zero Hedge If the Iranian conflict continues to fade from the front pages of the financial media, the deterioration in the private credit market is there to take its place as one of the biggest worries for investors. Since problems first popped up at Blue Owl Capital ( OWL ) in the back half of February, issues have accelerated. And this week has been no exception, with several snippets of new bad news for this niche of the credit markets that is rapidly becoming a quagmire. Lark Davis - March 2026 The private credit market saw many large funds by the likes of Apollo Global Management ( APO ), Morgan Stanley ( MS ), Blackstone ( BX ) , Cliffwater, Ares Management Corporation ( ARES ), and BlackRock ( BLK ) ' gate ' redemptions in March, which increased the panic level throughout this space. Of note, redemption requests have been rising for a few quarters now. Zero Hedge, Company Filings, FT Research And problems were becoming more apparent in the private sector before these latest redemption requests. At the end of 2025, Fitch Ratings pegged the default rate in the private credit sector at a record 9.2%. Of note, this is more than 60% of the way to UBS's recent worst-case scenario of a 15% default rate in private credit. UBS It also should be noted that private credit funds' over nine percent default rate doesn't account for the increasing utilization of Payment in Kind, or PIK, by these lenders. This keeps the loan ' current' even if it doesn't involve a scheduled loan pa...

Shares of Palantir Technologies pared some of their losses Friday after President Trump singled out the data-analytics company on social media. “Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has proven to have great war fighting capabilities and equipment.

Amendment calling for step-incest to be included in ban on harmful content tabled by Conservative peer Gabby Bertin The government has agreed to ban the production of porngraphy depicting sex acts between stepfamily members following a vote in the House of Lords. An amendment calling for step-incest to be included in a ban on harmful content was tabled by the Conservative peer Gabby Bertin , who led a review into pornography regulation that was published last year. Continue reading...

美国白宫国家经济委员会主任凯文·哈西特10日在接受美国福克斯商业新闻电视台采访时称，霍尔木兹海峡有望在未来两个月内恢复通航，美方针对开通霍尔木兹海峡一事已制定“备用方案”。被问及霍尔木兹海峡能否在两个月内开通并恢复石油运输时，哈西特回答道“是的”，并表示“我们对此抱有很大期望。我们已派出团队前往巴基斯坦与伊朗方面进行谈判，同时，如有必要，我们也有备用方案”。哈西特还说，目前虽有船只通行霍尔木兹海峡，但其流量仅为正常水平的10%左右。他预计，一旦该海峡恢复通航，能源价格将出现“迅速回落”。白宫新闻秘书莱维特8日宣布，美伊将于当地时间11日上午在伊斯兰堡举行首轮会谈。美方代表团成员包括副总统万斯、总统特使威特科夫以及总统特朗普的女婿库什纳。万斯10日已启程前往伊斯兰堡。(新华社)

Key PointsThe geopolitical conflict in the Middle East has upended global energy markets.

Hi there, it’s Jamie Nimmo, UK Business Editor in London. Hope you enjoy today’s Readout. Queuing, starting all conversations on the topic of the weather, self-deprecation: These are three typically British things, but probably not the “British values” Keir Starmer was talking about in his latest interview. The prime minister said that Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran — and how the US president threatened to destroy that country’s civilisation — is contrary to British values . “Let me be really clear about this. They are not words I would use — ever use — because I come at this with our British values and principles,” Starmer told ITV News. It’s the latest sign that Starmer is distancing himself from Trump after previously being criticised for attempting to cosy up to him. Last month, the prime minister had what was described as his “Love Actually moment,” where he in effect stood up to the cocksure US president, just as Hugh Grant’s character (albeit a fictional one) eventually did in the 2003 movie. As Allegra pointed out earlier this week , Starmer is shaking off his image as a “Trump Whisperer” and is now more of a “Trump Baiter,” similar to Spain’s Pedro Sanchez. Starmer’s been heavily criticised — and sometimes belittled — by Trump since the Iran war began, over his decision not to commit British forces to the conflict or allow unrestricted use of military bases. Now the UK leader is firing back, though in typically British fashion. “I’m fed up with the fact that families across the country see their bills go up and down on energy, businesses’ bills go up and down on energy because of the actions of Putin or Trump,” Starmer said in the interview. Starmer was speaking in Bahrain as part of a tour of the Middle East aimed at shoring up relations with Gulf partners and discussing next steps as the allies seek to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. His latest comments are also a sign that he’s positioning his Labour Party for the local elections next mon...

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Swiss contract drugmaker PolyPeptide Group AG is attracting potential takeover interest from private equity firms including EQT AB and KKR & Co. , people with knowledge of the matter said. Advent has also been studying a possible acquisition of PolyPeptide, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private. Any buyout firm pursuing a take-private deal could seek to team up with its billionaire controlling shareholder, Swedish businessman Frederik Paulsen Jr. , according to the people. Shares of Zug-based PolyPeptide have risen almost 20% this year, giving the company a market value of about 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.3 billion). PolyPeptide specializes in the development and manufacturing of synthetic peptides related to metabolism, notably targeting obesity and diabetes. The biotech has been going through a turnaround which was welcome by investors and is ramping up new facilities. It operates sites in Europe, the US and India. Deliberations are ongoing and there’s no certainty they will lead to a transaction, according to the people. PolyPeptide could also attract interest from other suitors, they said. Representatives for Advent, EQT and KKR declined to comment. A spokesperson for PolyPeptide said the company “remains focused on executing its strategic plan and delivering long-term value to its shareholders and customers,” declining to comment further.