Remote work — not AI — may be to blame for new grads' job woes
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Remote work — not AI — may be to blame for young college grads’ job market woes
Work-from-home arrangements, which have surged fourfold since the pandemic, may explain an estimated 64% of the recent increase in joblessness among young grads, the New York Fed said.
Tesla Optimus & Musk face a new threat — OpenAI Robotics
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Tesla Optimus & Musk face a new threat — OpenAI Robotics
Tesla's Optimus robot may have a new challenger, and it's the one CEO Elon Musk least wanted to see: OpenAI.
IBM Shares Surge as Old Clip of Trump’s Praise Recirculates
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/ibm-shares-surge-old-clip-141836172.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/ibm-shares-surge-old-clip-141836172.html
Factories face soaring costs as Iran war causes supply shocks
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Factories face soaring costs as Iran war causes supply shocks
By Jonathan Cable, Leika Kihara and Lucia Mutikani LONDON/TOKYO/WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) - The economic shock from the Iran war hit European factories last month, suppressing demand for their
Explainer-What are AI PCs that Nvidia's Jensen Huang is betting on?
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Explainer-What are AI PCs that Nvidia's Jensen Huang is betting on?
June 1 () - Nvidia has turned the spotlight on AI PCs after CEO Jensen Huang launched a new chip that would put artificial intelligence capabilities directly into laptops and desktop computers, amid mixed demand for such devices already in the market. HP…
US Manufacturing Activity Expands by Most in Four Years
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Bitcoin juggernaut Strategy stock drops as it sells coins for the first time since 2022
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Bitcoin juggernaut Strategy stock drops as it sells coins for the first time since 2022
The Strategy founder recently signaled that the firm may sell some bitcoin this year.
Why SoundHound AI's CEO Says the Company Doesn't Need to Spend Excessively on AI Like Big Tech Giants
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Why SoundHound AI's CEO Says the Company Doesn't Need to Spend Excessively on AI Like Big Tech Giants
Its queries aren't overly complex and can be answered efficiently through specialized models.
Here's What Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Said That's Causing Big Moves in The AI Trade Today
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Here's What Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Said That's Causing Big Moves in The AI Trade Today
Shares of Nvidia and its partners climbed, while rivals' stocks sank Monday after CEO Jensen Huang made a number of announcements at a conference in Taiwan.
Anthropic killing all software companies? This chart says nope.
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Anthropic killing all software companies? This chart says nope.
Software stocks finally seem to have found some footing.
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver as oil surges
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Markets entered June weighing conflicting signals on an interim Middle East peace deal awaiting President Trump’s approval. On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social that “it will all work out well,” even after the US and Iran traded fire over the weekend.
Oil prices pushed higher on Monday after Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim reported that Iran had suspended talks with the US over Israel’s actions in Lebanon and Gaza, which added to uncertainty around the ceasefire deal.
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq waver as oil surges
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Markets entered June weighing conflicting signals on an interim Middle East peace deal awaiting President Trump’s approval. On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social that “it will all work out well,” even after the US and Iran traded fire over the weekend.
Oil prices pushed higher on Monday after Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim reported that Iran had suspended talks with the US over Israel’s actions in Lebanon and Gaza, which added to uncertainty around the ceasefire deal.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/live/stock-market-today-monday-june-1-dow-sp-nasdaq-waver-225422932.html
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq clinch records as Nvidia surges, US-Iran optimism returns
US stocks slipped early Monday as investors eyed US-Iran peace talks and Nvidia's (NVDA) new laptop chip as markets faltered after reaching record highs in May.
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Wall St ends higher, boosted by tech gains, US-Iran peace hopes | Reuters
SUMMARY
Indexes up: Dow 0.09%, S&P 500 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.42%
Nvidia gains on unveiling new chip to bring AI to laptops
Micron shares top $1,000 for the first time
Jobs report, Broadcom results on deck this week
NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks posted modest gains on Monday as investors watched developments in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and cheered the unveiling of a new computer chip that promises to bring artificial intelligence to personal computing.
Tech shares rose 2.5%, boosting the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 to the latest in a series of record closing highs, while the blue-chip Dow closed nominally higher, its gains limited by weakness in all but two of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors.
U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran continue. Earlier, Iran's news agency announced Tehran was halting indirect negotiations with Washington after a new round of strikes threatened to derail diplomatic efforts to end the war, now in its fourth month.
The intensification of hostilities sent crude prices jumping, along with worries over the extent to which a protracted war could accelerate inflation.
Stocks added to their gains after Trump said no Israeli troops would go into Beirut, citing a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab rose 6.3% after the company unveiled a new chip that puts AI capabilities directly into personal computers.
The chip is the result of a three-year partnership with Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab to "reinvent the PC" for the AI era, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. Microsoft shares added 2.3%.
The reaction among semiconductor stocks was mixed.
Qualcomm (QCOM.O), opens new tab tumbled 8.8%, while Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab fell 4.7%. But Micron (MU.O), opens new tab shares breached the $1,000 mark for the first time, rising 6.6%.
The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index (.SOX), opens new tab advanced 1.1%.
In economic news, U.S. factory activity expanded in May for the fifth consecutive month as goods-makers navigate tariff and geopolitical crosswinds.
Investors will turn to Friday's jobs report ahead of Kevin Warsh's debut policy meeting as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve this month, amid fears of rising inflation linked to the Iran war that could upend the stock market rally.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), opens new tab rose 46.42 points, or 0.09%, to 51,078.88, the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab gained 19.90 points, or 0.26%, to 7,599.96 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), opens new tab gained 114.19 points, or 0.42%, to 27,086.81.
Of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, only technology (.SPLRCT), opens new tab and energy (.SPNY), opens new tab enjoyed gains, while utilities suffered the largest percentage drop.
Software stocks rebounded from the heavy selling earlier this year on AI disruption fears. ServiceNow (NOW.N), opens new tab and IBM (IBM.N), opens new tab rose 9.2% and 7.6%, respectively. The software services index (.SPLRCIS), opens new tab advanced 4.3%.
"On the software side, companies that hadn't been doing very well, but now are doing well today," Martin added. "Some of that has been attributed to Nvidia comments that software is part of the solution, so the market's coming back to" software stocks.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.O), opens new tab added 10.5% after launching an Nvidia-powered AI agent for chip design.
Broadcom's (AVGO.O), opens new tab earnings, due on Wednesday, will be closely parsed in the wake of solid results from Dell (DELL.N), opens new tab last week, which signaled strong AI server demand.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/wall-street-futures-gain-ai-advances-overshadow-us-iran-tensions-2026-06-01/
US stocks close higher, boosted by tech gains, US-Iran peace hopes
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/us-stocks-close-higher-boosted-by-tech-gains-us-iran-peace-hopes
Wall St ends higher, boosted by tech gains, US-Iran peace hopes | Reuters
SUMMARY
Indexes up: Dow 0.09%, S&P 500 0.26%, Nasdaq 0.42%
Nvidia gains on unveiling new chip to bring AI to laptops
Micron shares top $1,000 for the first time
Jobs report, Broadcom results on deck this week
NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks posted modest gains on Monday as investors watched developments in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and cheered the unveiling of a new computer chip that promises to bring artificial intelligence to personal computing.
Tech shares rose 2.5%, boosting the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 to the latest in a series of record closing highs, while the blue-chip Dow closed nominally higher, its gains limited by weakness in all but two of the 11 major S&P 500 sectors.
U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with Iran continue. Earlier, Iran's news agency announced Tehran was halting indirect negotiations with Washington after a new round of strikes threatened to derail diplomatic efforts to end the war, now in its fourth month.
The intensification of hostilities sent crude prices jumping, along with worries over the extent to which a protracted war could accelerate inflation.
Stocks added to their gains after Trump said no Israeli troops would go into Beirut, citing a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab rose 6.3% after the company unveiled a new chip that puts AI capabilities directly into personal computers.
The chip is the result of a three-year partnership with Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab to "reinvent the PC" for the AI era, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. Microsoft shares added 2.3%.
The reaction among semiconductor stocks was mixed.
Qualcomm (QCOM.O), opens new tab tumbled 8.8%, while Intel (INTC.O), opens new tab fell 4.7%. But Micron (MU.O), opens new tab shares breached the $1,000 mark for the first time, rising 6.6%.
The Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index (.SOX), opens new tab advanced 1.1%.
In economic news, U.S. factory activity expanded in May for the fifth consecutive month as goods-makers navigate tariff and geopolitical crosswinds.
Investors will turn to Friday's jobs report ahead of Kevin Warsh's debut policy meeting as chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve this month, amid fears of rising inflation linked to the Iran war that could upend the stock market rally.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), opens new tab rose 46.42 points, or 0.09%, to 51,078.88, the S&P 500 (.SPX), opens new tab gained 19.90 points, or 0.26%, to 7,599.96 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), opens new tab gained 114.19 points, or 0.42%, to 27,086.81.
Of the 11 major sectors in the S&P 500, only technology (.SPLRCT), opens new tab and energy (.SPNY), opens new tab enjoyed gains, while utilities suffered the largest percentage drop.
Software stocks rebounded from the heavy selling earlier this year on AI disruption fears. ServiceNow (NOW.N), opens new tab and IBM (IBM.N), opens new tab rose 9.2% and 7.6%, respectively. The software services index (.SPLRCIS), opens new tab advanced 4.3%.
"On the software side, companies that hadn't been doing very well, but now are doing well today," Martin added. "Some of that has been attributed to Nvidia comments that software is part of the solution, so the market's coming back to" software stocks.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS.O), opens new tab added 10.5% after launching an Nvidia-powered AI agent for chip design.
Broadcom's (AVGO.O), opens new tab earnings, due on Wednesday, will be closely parsed in the wake of solid results from Dell (DELL.N), opens new tab last week, which signaled strong AI server demand.
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/wall-street-futures-gain-ai-advances-overshadow-us-iran-tensions-2026-06-01/
US stocks close higher, boosted by tech gains, US-Iran peace hopes
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 2, 2026
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 2, 2026
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 2, 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HPE soars after record quarter on AI boom
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HPE lifts forecast past 2028 goals on robust AI demand, shares surge 36%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise posted record second-quarter results on Monday, prompting it to accelerate its long-term financial goals by two years, as expansion of AI data centers boosts demand, sending its shares up 36% in extended trading. HPE, which competes…
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PBOC Currency Policy Guessing Game is Traders’ New AI Experiment
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/currencies/articles/pboc-currency-policy-guessing-game-230000748.html
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BYD sales rise for first time in 9 months on overseas demand
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/byd-sales-rise-for-first-time-in-9-months-on-overseas-demand
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BYD sales rise for first time in 9 months on overseas demand
High oil prices are spurring a switch to electric cars. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Trump Aims to Calm Lebanon Tensions to Keep Peace Talks Alive
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/energy/articles/iran-halt-message-exchanges-us-140254019.html
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Trump Says Iran Talks Still On, Attacks in Lebanon to Halt
(Bloomberg) -- US President Donald Trump said Israel and Hezbollah agreed to stop attacking each other in Lebanon and that talks with Iran were continuing after fresh violence threatened negotiations to end the Middle East conflict.Most Read from BloombergUS…
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Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on June 2, 2026
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A Singaporean employee has sparked discussion online after asking when earning a six-figure annual salary ceased to be considered a major financial milestone.
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#HKMarketUpdate
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China stocks dip to six-week low as techs drag, factory activity stalls
China stocks weakened to the lowest in six weeks on Monday, dragged by tech sectors, after lukewarm factory data added to concerns about slowing growth momentum.** The Shanghai Composite index SSE:000001 lost as much as 0.6% to the lowest since April 17,…