Individual Stock News
1. Apple (AAPL.O) announces it will discontinue sales of its Mac Pro desktop computers.
2. Novartis (NVS.N): Will acquire Excellergy for up to $2 billion upfront, with additional milestone payments.
3. Meta Platforms (META.O) will invest over $10 billion in a data center in Texas, nearly a six-fold increase in investment.
4. According to sources, Apple (AAPL.O) plans to open Siri to external AI assistants, a move aimed at strengthening the iPhone's position as an AI platform.
5. Market news: The Whitstone platform, operated by Chevron (CVX.N), experienced a malfunction on Thursday, causing disruptions to liquefied natural gas and natural gas production.
6. Santander Bank (SAN.N) Executive Chairman Anna Boutin stated that the bank's efficiency will improve this quarter and indicated that full-year 2026 profits will grow.
7. The UK Treasury Committee stated that Lloyds Banking Group (LYG.N) suffered a major IT outage earlier this month, resulting in the data breach of nearly half a million customers.
8. According to sources, Anthropic, the developer of Claude, is considering an IPO as early as October and has made initial contact with Wall Street banks to discuss a potential lead role in the listing.
9. According to the Financial Times, Apple (AAPL.O) CEO Tim Cook is pushing to move some of its supply chain back to the US and reduce over-reliance on Asia. Apple will source US-made components from Japan's TDK.
10. Netflix (NFLX.O) on Thursday raised the price of its ad-supported standard subscription plan in the US market by $1 to $8.99 per month, the ad-free standard plan by $2 to $19.99 per month, and the premium plan, which supports simultaneous viewing on four devices, by $2 to $26.99 per month.
