Financial Times:
Chinese investors are using tokenized stocks bought with stablecoins like USDT to bypass Beijing's capital controls and mimic bets on hot US IPOs like SpaceX  —  Manoeuvres highlight the lengths traders are willing to go to get exposure to hot western investments despite risks

Bloomberg:
ASML's stock is up 64% YTD, but trails the broader US chip sector as the industry focuses spending on processes outside of lithography like advanced packaging  —  ASML Holding NV's ascent to fresh record highs has been a highlight for European markets, yet it's done little to improve …

Financial Times:
Sources: the ECB temporarily barred Revolut from releasing new products in the European Economic Area last summer until the company had rectified “deficiencies”  —  Europe's most valuable fintech was ordered to address ‘deficiencies’ in oversight with staff encouraged to rapidly launch new financial products

Anissa Gardizy / The Information:
Sources: OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center campus in Ohio as part of a deal that could include financial backing from Nvidia  —  OpenAI is in advanced negotiations to lease a proposed 10 gigawatt data center campus on federal land in Ohio as part of a deal …

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Nintendo's shares fell as much as 8.2% Wednesday morning in Tokyo after its 2026 Game Showcase came up short on new titles from major franchises such as Mario  —  Nintendo Co.'s shares fell by the most in a month after the game maker's presentation of upcoming games came up short on brand …