Important news
1. Trump threatens to impose high tariffs on copper and medicines, and the price of copper in the United States soars by more than 10%.
Individual stock news
1. Meta (META.O) increases its investment in the field of AI glasses and invests $3.5 billion in EssilorLuxottica SA.
2. Rivian (RIVN.O) spins off the micro electric car company Also and receives $200 million in investment, with a valuation of $1 billion.
3. Apple (AAPL.O): Williams will step down as COO this month and officially retire later this year.
4. Merck (MRK.N) is close to reaching a deal to acquire respiratory drug manufacturer Verona for $10 billion.
5. Altice (ATUS.N)'s Lightpath plans to issue $2.8 billion in fiber optic ABS to deal with $7.2 billion in debt due in 2027.
6. Novo Nordisk (NVO.N) announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted the application for the listing of 7.2mg semaglutide for weight management.
7. Starbucks (SBUX.O)'s Chinese equity sale has attracted multiple bids, with a valuation of up to $10 billion.
8. Super Micro Computer (SMCI.O) plans to increase investment in Europe and expand the scale of AI server manufacturing.
9. Arm (ARM.O) said its data center customer base has increased 14 times to 70,000 since 2021.