Elon Musk plans xAI supercomputer, The Information reports

(Reuters) – U.S. businessman Elon Musk recently told investors that his artificial intelligence startup xAI is planning to build a supercomputer to power the next version of its AI chatbot Grok, The Information reported on Saturday citing a presentation to investors. Musk said he wants to get the proposed supercomputer running by the fall of 2025, as per the report, adding that xAI could partner with Oracle to develop the massive computer. xAI could not … Read more…

Tesla shareholders advised to reject Musk’s $56 billion pay

(Reuters) – Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said on Saturday it has urged Tesla shareholders to reject a $56 billion pay package for Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, which if passed would be the largest pay package for a CEO in corporate America. The report cited reasons like the “excessive size” of the pay deal, the dilutive effect upon exercise and the concentration of ownership. It also mentioned Musk’s “slate of extraordinarily time-consuming projects” which … Read more…

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Dell hits record high amid rally in AI stocks

By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – Shares of Dell Technologies hit a record high on Friday amid a rally in companies working on generative artificial intelligence applications, buoyed by strong optimism for the new technology. AI-heavyweight Nvidia posted strong quarterly results and forecast current-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, reinforcing that customers’ spending on genAI will continue to hold strong. The positive momentum extended to Dell, which has recently launched AI-oriented personal computers and … Read more…

US FDA panel votes against use of Novo Nordisk’s weekly insulin in type 1 diabetes patients

(Reuters) – A panel of independent experts to the U.S. health regulator on Friday voted against the use of Novo Nordisk’s weekly insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes due to risks of low blood sugar. The Food and Drug Administration’s panel voted 7-to-4 against the use of the weekly basal insulin icodec saying its benefits do not outweigh the risks when used in adult patients with type 1 diabetes. The comments come after the … Read more…

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China ends war games, Taiwan details warplane, warship surge

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – China ended two days of war games around Taiwan, in which it simulated attacks with bombers and practiced boarding ships, and Taiwan’s defence ministry detailed on Saturday the surge of Chinese warplanes and warships involved. Chinese state television’s military channel said late on Friday the drills had concluded. A commentary in the official People’s Liberation Army Daily said they had lasted for two days from Thursday to Friday, as … Read more…

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GameStop surges after fetching $933 million from stock sale

(Reuters) -GameStop made nearly $933.4 million by selling 45 million shares, the struggling videogame retailer said on Friday, sending its shares up 15% after the bell. The company had disclosed its share sale plan earlier this month amid a retail buying frenzy sparked by the return on social media of “Roaring Kitty” Keith Gill, whose bullish calls on the company spurred the 2021 meme stock rally. The deal was structured as an “at-the-market” offering, in … Read more…

Exclusive-Saudi Arabia plans Aramco share sale as soon as June, sources say

By Hadeel Al Sayegh and Federico Maccioni DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia is planning a multi-billion-dollar share sale in energy giant Aramco as soon as June in what would be one of the region’s biggest stock deals, two people familiar with the matter said. The offering could raise around $10 billion, one of the people said. The preparations are ongoing and the details could still change, the sources said, who were speaking on condition of anonymity … Read more…

Wall St rallies, Treasury yields steady ahead of holiday weekend

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rebounded and Treasury yields paused in the wake of upbeat economic data on Friday as investors positioned themselves ahead of the long U.S. Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start to summer. The U.S. stock market’s bounce-back caps a week in which minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve policy meeting struck a more hawkish-than-expected tone, economic data hinted at the possibility of rising inflation and … Read more…

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Lilly invests further $5.3 billion in new Indiana site as obesity drug demand soars

By Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -Eli Lilly said on Friday it has invested another $5.3 billion in its new Lebanon, Indiana manufacturing plant, more than doubling its previous investment, as it scrambles to meet soaring demand for its weight-loss and diabetes drugs. The new investment, which brings the total to $9 billion, will help boost production of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for Lilly’s powerful weight-loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro, the company said. “Today’s … Read more…

The Surging Indexes – by Justin Vaughn

(Justin Vaughn, Editor, Options Trading Report) At Friday’s close all three indexes stood near records, as the market was sizzling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.2%, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were up !.5% and 2.1% respectfully. For the month of May the S&P 500 was up 5.3%, with nearly all equities in the positive. “The market is very keyed in on this notion of a soft landing, and most data points … Read more…