Ahead of the Easter break, investors were handed an escalating Iran conflict, a US$122 billion AI mega-round, aluminium prices at four-year highs, a $29 billion food distribution deal the market hated, and a reminder that the Strait of Hormuz has no single off-switch. All the top moves, shakes, and chocolate bunny flakes from Azzet's editorial team are right here in your weekly business wrap ev
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened to launch attacks against major United States technology companies operating in the Middle East, warning firms including Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft and Google they could be treated as “legitimate targets” from 1 April. The warning, issued via an IRGC-affiliated Telegram channel on Tuesday, marks a significant escalation in the widenin
United States manufacturing activity increased in March, but supplier deliveries slowed amid the Iran war. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing PMI was 52.7% in March, rising 0.3 percentage points from February. “In March, U.S. manufacturing activity remained in expansion territory, growing at a slightly faster pace than the month before,” said ISM manufacturing business s
United States mortgage applications fell sharply last week as mortgage rates reached their highest point since last August. Contract rates for 30-year fixed mortgages climbed by 0.14 percentage points to 6.57% for the week ending 27 March. Applications dropped 10.4% from the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) said. “The 30-year mortgage rate, now at 6.57 percent, reached i
SpaceX has reportedly taken another step toward the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history by confidentially filing draft registration documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The IPO could value the private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation company founded in 2002 by Elon Musk at more than US$1.5 trillion (A$2.2 trillion), according to
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer will convene with 35 countries to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz, after it was effectively closed due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. In a Wednesday news conference, Starmer said UK foreign minister Yvette Cooper would host a virtual meeting of 35 countries to assess measures to open the strait “after the fighting has stopped”. This comes
Eli Lilly CEO, Dave Ricks, said the company opposes the White House’s proposed “most favoured nation” pricing laws. The company is one of many companies that signed a deal with the Trump administration last year, agreeing to charge similar prices for prescription drugs in the U.S. as in other countries. The deal is expected to eventually increase the number of prescriptions but hurt sales. I
Tesla deliveries are expected to rise slightly, despite another slip in sales and a difficult EV market. According to Bloomberg consensus, the EV maker is expected to deliver 364.645 vehicles globally in Q1, which is a 9% jump from last year year-over-year. This is despite the company’s total from last year being down due to the changeover to the new Model Y, which impacted sales. Tesla’s
Intel will repurchase a 49% stake in its Ireland manufacturing plant for US$14.2 billion (A$20.42 billion), sending shares up 9%. The company, which owns the remainder of the Fab 34 chipmaking plant, sold a 49% stake to Apollo Global Management for $11.2 billion in 2024. According to Intel, the purchase was driven by an improved balance sheet due to the increased use of its chips for artificial
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