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JPY/USD: Japan Likely Spent $34.5 Billion in FX Intervention to Boost Yen - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/05/01 10:15:36

JPY/USD: Japan Likely Spent $34.5 Billion in FX Intervention to Boost Yen - Bloomberg.com

Japan likely spent around $34.5 billion Thursday in its first currency intervention to prop up the yen since July 2024, according to a Bloomberg analysis of central bank accounts.

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Jane Street’s Record Year Translates Into a $2.68 Million Payout Per Employee - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/05/01 10:15:10

Jane Street’s Record Year Translates Into a $2.68 Million Payout Per Employee - Bloomberg.com

Jane Street Group’s journey to the top of Wall Street has been a lucrative ride for its workforce.

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Private credit group Ares draws nearly $20bn from investors - Financial Times
business 2026/05/01 10:02:13

Private credit group Ares draws nearly $20bn from investors - Financial Times

Real estate and infrastructure commitments help offset weakness in group’s core business

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AstraZeneca stock falls after FDA panel votes against new cancer drug - CNBC
business 2026/05/01 09:51:15

AstraZeneca stock falls after FDA panel votes against new cancer drug - CNBC

The advisory panel wasn’t convinced that a clinical trial proved that early switching to camizestrant improved long-term survival rates.

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The weirdest aspect of the Iran war that has befuddled oil experts - CNN
business 2026/05/01 09:00:51

The weirdest aspect of the Iran war that has befuddled oil experts - CNN

For two months, the economic narrative about the Iran war boiled down to this: Oil and gas prices are really high, exacerbating an affordability problem that could send America’s economy into the toilet. But prices aren’t as high as they should be, considerin…

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Apple Delivers Strong Forecast in Sign It’s Weathering Shortages - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/05/01 08:32:59

Apple Delivers Strong Forecast in Sign It’s Weathering Shortages - Bloomberg.com

Apple Inc. delivered a surprisingly strong revenue forecast for the third quarter, even as it warned that memory-chip costs will increase and that shortages of Mac computers will persist for “several months.”

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