Jon Stow

Tax practitioner, business connector, freelance writer, blogger, radio ham G4MCU, photographer, sceptic. Quite nice, geekish tendencies. From Proxima Centauri.

ExxonMobil Defies Trump Rebuke, Keeps Venezuela Visit Plans

ExxonMobil Defies Trump Rebuke, Keeps Venezuela Visit Plans

Despite Trump’s resentment regarding the company’s cautious stance on oil investments in the crisis-hit Venezuela, the US-based natural gas company ExxonMobil is firm on sending a technical assessment team to the country. The differences of opinion between the oil company and the US president dates back to a January 10 White House gathering where President … Read more

Hyundai Motor Shares Surge Amid Nvidia Tie-up Speculation

Hyundai Motor Shares Surge Amid Nvidia Tie-up Speculation

Hyundai Motor shares are rallying 13%, rising by 42,500 won to 350,500 won today.  The surge in share prices is attributed to investor speculation regarding the deepening partnership between Hyundai Motor Group and NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) following a closed-door meeting between Hyundai Motor ⁠Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung and ​NVIDIA Corporation CEO Jensen Huang ​at … Read more

AMD Unveils Ryzen AI 400 Series, AI Platforms & Data Center Chips at CES 2026

AMD Unveils Ryzen AI 400 Series, AI Platforms & Data Center Chips at CES 2026

In an effort to compete with NVIDIA, AMD’s Lisa Su has let out the details regarding the next-generation Instinct MI400-series GPUs and the Helios rack-scale AI platform in her keynote speech at the CES(Consumer Electronics Show) 2026. Like Jensen Huang’s keynote, the one from AMD had also been much-awaited. While both Huang’s and Su’s presentations … Read more

Japan Lawmaker Satsuki Katayama Urges Crypto Integration With Regulated Exchanges

Japan Lawmaker Satsuki Katayama Urges Crypto Integration With Regulated Exchanges

Japanese finance minister Satsuki Katayama states her interest in providing a safe and regulated space for the general public to trade digital assets and blockchain-based products. To achieve this goal, Satsuki Katayama proposed the securities and commodity exchanges as the primary intermediary. The Japanese finance minister expressed her belief in digital assets by stating that … Read more

BigBear.ai Shares Jump 8% on Plan to Cut Debt

BigBear.ai Shares Jump 8% on Plan to Cut Debt

The NYSE-listed stock of AI firm BigBear.ai, BBAI, rallied 8.2% when the markets closed on Friday, kicking off the new year on a high note. This follows a 23% drop in December 2025. Despite its volatility, the stock gained 30% overall last year. The key driver behind the trend reversal is the company confirming that … Read more