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Samsung Electronics Co.'s semiconductor arm beat expectations with a 48-fold jump in profit after AI's reliance on memory delivered hefty margins....

New Zealand's central bank will disclose the votes of members of its Monetary Policy Committee if it is unable to reach a consensus decision on interest rates under the terms of a new charter agreed with the government....

Meta Platforms Inc. raised its spending outlook for the year, projecting full-year capital expenditures of $125 billion to $145 billion, driven by its AI strategy and higher component pricing. Bloomberg's Sandeep Singh has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled a next-generation infotainment system — anchored by a new AI voice assistant capable of natural, multi-step conversations — as South Korea's top automaker accelerates its shift toward software-defined vehicles....

SoftBank Group Corp. plans to establish and float a standalone AI robotics and data center company called Roze in the US, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter....

ASX Ltd. named Darren Yip, who oversees the exchange operator's markets and listings divisions, as its interim chief executive officer effective May 29....

AvalonBay Communities Inc. and Equity Residential are considering a potential combination that could reshape the US apartment market, people familiar with the matter said....

Jon Ferro, Lisa Abramowicz and Tom Keene host a special edition of "Bloomberg Surveillance" covering Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell's remarks. Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged, but revealed a deepening division over the outlook for policy around the conflict in the Middle East. Jerome Powell said he intends to remain at the central bank as a member of its Board of Governors, and will not leave until a controversial criminal investigation into the central bank is "well and truly over with transparency and finality." (Source: Bloomberg)...

Hong Kong's once-quiet local currency bond market is quickly becoming one of Asia's hottest funding venues, as corporate issuers seek stability in a city looking to lure more debt offerings....

DBS Group Holdings Ltd. reported first quarter profit that was largely in line with expectations as wealth fees continued to offset weakness in net interest income....

Asia's artificial intelligence-fueled rally is masking signs of strain, with gains in tech names overshadowing the impact of the US-Iran war on the broader market....

As Kevin Warsh moves closer to becoming chair of the Federal Reserve, his future colleagues are moving further from supporting the resumption of interest rate cuts that President Donald Trump is expecting....

Japan's two-year bond auction on Thursday will test investor demand after recent policy signals from the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve added upward pressure to short-term rates....

Ford Motor Co. is in early discussions with the Trump administration about working on defense projects, Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said....

Gold held losses after the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady and said the war in Iran was clouding the economic outlook....

Banco do Brasil SA shareholders approved a plan to boost the lender's capital limit to 150 billion reais ($30 billion) as rising delinquencies on agricultural loans weigh on profit....

Starwood Capital Group is halting redemptions from one of its real estate investment trusts in a bid to support the fund's share price and performance....

Japanese borrowers are selling record amounts of euro-denominated bonds in one of the most prominent examples of global companies scaling back their reliance on the dollar....

US equity-index futures fell early Thursday after a mixed picture from tech giants reporting late Wednesday in the US failed to ease concerns over AI spending....

Oil pushed higher for a fourth session, with no signs of progress toward a resolution to the Iran war that's roiled global markets following the near-closure of the crucial Strait of Hormuz....