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US stock futures rise as chips rebound ahead of jobs data
By Sruthi Shankar and Utkarsh Hathi May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as a recovery in chipmakers helped offset worries about renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, while investors looked...
May 08, 2026
Sony, Nintendo grapple with memory price surge as AI boom constrains supply
(Corrects name of organisation in paragraph five to Morningstar from HSBC) By Sam Nussey TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games bu...
May 08, 2026
Trump’s crackdown on China-linked solar firms stalls U.S. factory boom
By Nichola Groom May 8 (Reuters) - Top solar companies, banks and insurers have stopped doing business with at least a half dozen recently built U.S. panel factories because of uncertainty over whethe...
May 08, 2026
Data, Iran, US-China meeting in focus for scorching US stock market
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - The rallying U.S. stock market will take its cues next week from fresh inflation and consumer spending data, developments in the war in Iran, and a high-...
May 08, 2026
US hybrid-car sales soar, along with gas prices
By Kalea Hall May 8 (Reuters) - Many American car buyers are gravitating to hybrid vehicles to offset the recent surge in gas prices from the Iran war, according to fresh industry sales data and deale...
May 08, 2026
Mattel investor asks CEO to consider go-private or sale as toy demand weakens
May 8 (Reuters) - Mattel investor Southeastern Asset Management has called on CEO Ynon Kreiz to explore strategic options for the toy maker to be taken private or bought out by rival Hasbro amid weak ...
May 08, 2026
US container imports fell 5.5% in April on trade and geopolitical risks, Descartes says
May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. container imports dropped 5.5% in April as importers contend with trade policy uncertainty and geopolitical risks, supply chain technology provider Descartes Systems Group said ...
May 08, 2026
Zara denies infringing Jo Malone trademark in Estee Lauder case
By Helen Reid LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fashion retailer Zara has denied infringing Estee Lauder's Jo Malone trademark, saying in UK High Court filings that it uses the perfumer's name on fragrances i...
May 08, 2026
Mercedes-Benz to recall about 144,000 US vehicles over display issues, NHTSA says
May 8 (Reuters) - Mercedes-Benz is recalling 144,049 vehicles in the U.S. over instrument panel display issues, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The recall inclu...
May 08, 2026
Sony, TSMC plan new Japan joint venture for next-generation image sensors
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, May 8 (Reuters) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Sony Semiconductor Solutions said on Friday they plan to form a new joint venture in Japan to develop and manufacture...
May 08, 2026
