OpenClaw AI agent explodes in China as Baidu and Tencent host public demos. Regulators warn of security risks while users rush to build one-person businesses.
Pentagon staff are resisting the Claude AI ban as replacement could take 18 months. OpenAI, Amazon, and Google lobby DOD to reverse Anthropic designation.
Signet Jewelers (SIG) stock declined 7% following fiscal 2027 guidance that missed analyst expectations, overshadowing a strong Q4 earnings performance.
Accenture (ACN) stock dropped 3% despite beating Q2 estimates as weak Q3 guidance and client spending concerns weighed on investor sentiment.
Micron stock dropped 5% despite strong earnings. Five Below surged 8% on sales growth. Alibaba fell 4.5%. See Thursday’s biggest stock movers.
Iran attacks Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG facility, triggering 26% natural gas price surge and 8% Brent crude spike. Trump threatens South Pars destruction.
Alibaba (BABA) shares fell 4% after Q3 revenue of $41.4B missed forecasts and net income dropped 66% due to heavy AI and commerce investments.
TSMC (TSM) posts record $10.1B February revenue, up 22% YoY, as Nvidia becomes largest customer at 19% share, overtaking Apple’s smartphone chips.
Tesla (TSLA) stock slides as NHTSA escalates Full Self-Driving probe to engineering analysis, examining 3.2M vehicles after nine crashes and one death.
Samsung (SSNLF) stock climbs on $73B chip investment plan for 2026, targeting AI memory leadership and challenging TSMC, SK Hynix in HBM race.