(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, sinking more than 410 points or 5.8 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,020-point plateau and it's got a positive lead for Tuesday's trade. The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat on easing crude oil prices. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bou...
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, sinking more than 410 points or 5.8 percent in that span. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 7,020-point plateau and it's got a positive lead for Tuesday's trade. The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat on easing crude oil prices. The European and U.S. markets were up and the Asian bourses are expected to follow that lead. The JCI finished sharply lower again on Monday following losses among the resource stocks and financial shares, while the food and telecom sectors offered support. For the day, the index tumbled 114.92 points or 1.61 percent to finish at 7,022.29 after trading between 6,917.32 and 7,120.19. Among the actives, Bank CIMB Niaga and Bank Rakyat Indonesia both dropped 0.85 percent, while Bank Mandiri skidded 1.05 percent, Bank Danamon Indonesia fell 0.40 percent, Bank Negara Indonesia jumped 1.89 percent, Bank Central Asia tumbled 1.82 percent, Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison climbed 1.00 percent, Indocement added 0.46 percent, Semen Indonesia tanked 2.41 percent, Indofood Sukses Makmur vaulted 1.27 percent, United Tractors strengthened 1.38 percent, Astra International gained 0.43 percent, Energi Mega Persada sank 0.71 percent, Astra Agro Lestari shed 0.34 percent, Aneka Tambang plunged 4.46 percent, Vale Indonesia plummeted 5.31 percent, Timah cratered 4.72 percent and Bumi Resources stumbled 2.86 percent. The lead from Wall Street is positive as the major averages opened higher on Monday and remained firmly in the green throughout the trading day, snapping a four-day losing streak. The Dow jumped 387.94 points or 0.83 percent to finish at 46,946.41, while the NASDAQ rallied 268.82 points or 1.22 percent to end at 22,374.18 and the S&P 500 spiked 67.19 points or 1.01 percent to close at 6,699.38. The rebound on Wall Street came amid a sharp pullback by the price of crude oil after President Donald Trump called on other countries to help secure ...
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is modestly higher on Monday, extending the sharp gains in the previous session, with the Nikkei 225 just below the 27,000 mark, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, with technology stock leading the charge. Meanwhile, traders also remain concerned about the spike in domestic coronavirus cases, with Japan topping 70,000 daily new cas...
(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is modestly higher on Monday, extending the sharp gains in the previous session, with the Nikkei 225 just below the 27,000 mark, following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street on Friday, with technology stock leading the charge. Meanwhile, traders also remain concerned about the spike in domestic coronavirus cases, with Japan topping 70,000 daily new cases for the fourth straight day and hitting record highs for the past almost two weeks. A majority of the 47 prefectures under quasi-state of emergency, with Tokyo expected go into virus state of emergency soon. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Index is up 245.909 points or 0.92 percent at 26,963.24, after touching a high of 26,967.44 and a low 26,541.65 earlier. Japanese shares ended sharply higher on Friday. Market heavyweight SoftBank Group is gaining almost 4 percent, while Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing is losing almost 1 percent. Among automakers, Honda is losing almost 1 percent, while Toyota is edging up 0.5 percent. In the tech space, Advantest is gaining almost 4 percent, Tokyo Electron is adding almost 2 percent and Screen Holdings is up 1.5 percent. In the banking sector, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial is losing more than 2 percent, while Mizuho Financial and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial are down 1.5 percent each. The major exporters are mixed, with Panasonic and Canon edging up 0.5 percent, while Sony is gaining more than 3 percent. Mitsubishi Electric is losing almost 2 percent. Among the other major gainers, Alps Alpine is soaring almost 18 percent and Z Holdings is surging 5.5 percent, while Olympus and Recruit Holdings are adding 4.5 percent. Japan Steel Works and M£ are gaining more than 4 percent each, while TDK, Japan Exchange Group and Minebea Mitsumi are adding almost 4 percent each. Conversely, Chubu Electric Power is plunging more than 9 percent, Omron is losing almost 8 percent, Tokyo Electric Power is slipping more than 6 percent and Seiko Epson is down more than 4 ...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says artificial intelligence companies from major players like Anthropic and OpenAI to budding startups are all hungry for more computing power to drive the technology (JOSH EDELSON) · JOSH EDELSON/AFP/AFP Nvidia chief Jensen Huang on Monday said he expects the artificial intelligence chip powerhouse to bring in at least a trillion dollars in revenue through next year. Huan...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says artificial intelligence companies from major players like Anthropic and OpenAI to budding startups are all hungry for more computing power to drive the technology (JOSH EDELSON) · JOSH EDELSON/AFP/AFP Nvidia chief Jensen Huang on Monday said he expects the artificial intelligence chip powerhouse to bring in at least a trillion dollars in revenue through next year. Huang made the ramped-up revenue forecast while outlining Nvidia's latest innovations for a packed audience at the opening of its annual developers conference in Silicon Valley. "I see, through 2027, at least a trillion dollars (in revenue)," Huang said. "I am certain that computing demand will be higher than that." A year earlier, at the same event, Huang had projected revenue of half that much. The revenue is expected to be driven by demand for its premium graphics processing units (GPUs), which Huang touted as delivering high performance while reining in the cost of delivering AI services. Huang contended that demand for computing power has increased "a million-fold" in just two years and shows no sign of abating. He went on to show Nvidia's latest innovations when it came to GPU's and platforms for building AI into nearly everything, from robots and apps to data centers orbiting the planet. Nvidia is tailoring its technology for "agentic" AI and training models, as well as inferencing -- in which AI makes deductions or generates content, demonstrations showed. The entire tech world -- from big names like OpenAI and Anthropic to young startups -- feels like they could grow revenue and their AI "if they could just get more capacity," Huang told the audience. Nvidia is aiming its AI expertise at seemingly all sectors from automobiles to health care. "Every single enterprise company, every single software company in the world needs an AI agent strategy," Huang said. "This is going to become a multi trillion-dollar industry, offering not just tools for people to use, but agents ...
Japan has identified nearly 1,500 additional facilities that could serve as shelters in the event of missile or bomb attacks, amid mounting fears over the worsening security situation in northeast Asia. The government began a study in 2024 to expand the existing list of facilities where the population could take cover during an attack and has confirmed 1,489 sites – including subway stations and u...
Japan has identified nearly 1,500 additional facilities that could serve as shelters in the event of missile or bomb attacks, amid mounting fears over the worsening security situation in northeast Asia. The government began a study in 2024 to expand the existing list of facilities where the population could take cover during an attack and has confirmed 1,489 sites – including subway stations and underground car parks – as being suitable for providing short-term protection. The aim, the Sankei newspaper reported on March 12, was to integrate the new sites into the network of 61,142 locations designated as shelters and provide protection for around 10.8 million people, slightly less than 9 per cent of the population. Yonaguni Island, Okinawa prefecture, is just 111km from Taiwan. Photo: Reuters/Kyodo “I do not think that people in Tokyo or Osaka are too worried about missile attacks, but that is different in places that have in recent years become closer to what might be considered Japan’s ‘front lines’,” said Stephen Nagy, a professor of international relations at Tokyo’s International Christian University. Advertisement “These are the people who live on the outlying islands of Okinawa prefecture, such as Yonaguni Island.” Nagy pointed out that the island was just 111km from Taiwan and hosted a Self-Defence Force base that would have Type-03 medium-range surface-to-air missiles by 2031, which Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed in February. Advertisement China issued an official protest after the deployment was announced. Residents of northern parts of mainland Japan and Hokkaido also have good reason to be jittery, according to Nagy, as North Korean missiles have in the past overflown the area before splashing down in the Pacific.
On February 10, China’s State Council Information Office released a white paper titled “Hong Kong: Safeguarding China’s National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems”. This is the third white paper issued by the Chinese central government on Hong Kong-related affairs since 2014. It reviews Hong Kong’s efforts in safeguarding national security, elaborates on the central governme...
On February 10, China’s State Council Information Office released a white paper titled “Hong Kong: Safeguarding China’s National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems”. This is the third white paper issued by the Chinese central government on Hong Kong-related affairs since 2014. It reviews Hong Kong’s efforts in safeguarding national security, elaborates on the central government’s stance on Hong Kong’s role in maintaining national security and summarises the experience and insights gained under “one country, two systems”. The document holds significant and far-reaching importance for clarifying misconceptions, building consensus and ensuring the high-quality development of the “one country, two systems” policy with a high standard of security. Advertisement First, the white paper provides a chronological overview of the struggle to safeguard national security in Hong Kong. Ensuring national security is a top priority. The struggle to safeguard national security in Hong Kong is persistent. During the transitional period prior to the return of Hong Kong, the Chinese government resolutely guaranteed the implementation of “one country, two systems”. Advertisement
J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Last time we wrote about Zeta Global ( ZETA ) was after the 3Q 2025 earnings report. Since then the return of the stock totalled about 2% despite massive selloff in software industry. We are confident that Zeta is protected from the so - called ' AI Disruption ' , and the recent acquisition of Marigold reinforces the value proposition that the company provi...
J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images Last time we wrote about Zeta Global ( ZETA ) was after the 3Q 2025 earnings report. Since then the return of the stock totalled about 2% despite massive selloff in software industry. We are confident that Zeta is protected from the so - called ' AI Disruption ' , and the recent acquisition of Marigold reinforces the value proposition that the company provides to its shareholders . The integration of Marigold and the steady organic growth of the Zeta business prompted us to revise the target price upward . Let's look at 4Q 2025 earnings Revenue jumped by 25% y/y to $394.6 mln (beat by $15.4 mln according to SA consensus). Adjusted EBITDA shot up by 22% to $81.3 mln (the number includes acquisition expenses in the amount of $14 mln – otherwise, it would have been $95 mln). We calculate adjusted EBITDA as operating income + D&A + SBC while Zeta also adjusts this for acquisition expenses. Zeta earnings slides Operating metrics The number of customers spending an average of more than $100,000 a year increased by 14% y/y to 602, with ARPU of this cohort totaling $625,000 (+8% y/y). Zeta earnings slides Management’s guidance In 2026, revenue is now expected to reach $1.75-$1.76 bln (+35% y/y) versus $1.54 bln previously (before Marigold's integration assumptions). The main change is that the guidance now includes the results that are expected from the Marigold acquisition (previously, we lacked data regarding the expected effect on financial results). Adjusted for the acquisition, according to our calculations, the guidance was revised upward by about 1-2%, while total growth excluding Marigold and political revenue will reach 20%-21%. Adjusted EBITDA is expected to be in the neighborhood of $390 mln, which also exceeds the original forecast of $354 mln due to the acquisition. Adjusted for the acquisition, according to our calculations, the guidance was revised upward by about 1-2%. Interpreting the report The report beat market ex...
DOE Unleashes $500M To Break China's Grip On Critical Materials The DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for up to $500 million for advancing its strategy to develop secure domestic sources of critical minerals and battery materials . The aim is to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers that have long dominated these markets. This ma...
DOE Unleashes $500M To Break China's Grip On Critical Materials The DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for up to $500 million for advancing its strategy to develop secure domestic sources of critical minerals and battery materials . The aim is to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers that have long dominated these markets. This marks the third round of funding under the Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing & Recycling programs. Our readers have been tracking these developments for some time. Last summer we published an overview of the emerging domestic critical minerals sector , identifying several publicly traded companies now well-positioned for further government support . This new round of funding will support projects focused on domestic processing of raw feedstocks, recycling of battery manufacturing scrap and end-of-life batteries, and the manufacturing of battery components and materials . Key targeted minerals include lithium, graphite, nickel, copper, and aluminum , along with other materials used in commercial battery systems. The overarching objective is to build resilient supply chains for electric vehicles, grid storage, defense applications, and broader industrial needs. Energy Secretary Wright highlighted: “For too long, the United States has relied on hostile foreign actors to supply and process the critical materials that are essential in battery manufacturing and materials processing . Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, the Department of Energy is playing a leading role in strengthening these domestic industries that will position the U.S. to win the AI race, meet rising energy demand, and achieve energy dominance.” Assistant Secretary Audrey Robertson provided additional context from recent international engagements, including meetings in Japan on allied energy cooperation. Our previous write-ups have included details on MP Materials , the operator of the M...