FinMin Azumi on the newswires: USD/JPY edging slowly higher

APPN's 8.4% FCF margin & slowing growth raise flags. ARRY faces sales declines & high debt. ASTH shines with 55.7% revenue growth.

Japan's exports jump 14.8% on AI chip demand, trade surplus widens. Oil imports drop 50%.

HUBB's 10.2% revenue growth & 19.7% EPS surge beat market. EBAY's 5.8% sales growth & WST's margin decline raise flags.

FLWS revenue down 5.5%, VSAT cash-burning, ACDC low FCF. AI flags Meta, CRWD, AVGO for huge returns.

SLM drops 20% to $21.71, trades at 8.1x forward P/E. Weak revenue growth signals risk despite cheap valuation.

VSCO's low margins & slow growth raise red flags; NSSC & CI show strong revenue & EPS growth.

Japan's April exports rose 14.8% year-on-year, well above the 9.3% forecast, producing a surprise trade surplus of 301.9bn yen, as crude oil import volumes collapsed 64% in their steepest fall since 1980.