South Korea export data (first 20 days of May) -20.3% y/y

Walmart's 33% YTD gain beats Costco's flat return. WMT offers a higher dividend yield & resilience.

GOOGL revenue surges 22% on AI, cloud growth. Stock jumps 9%, but P/E in 30s signals risk.

Petrobras hits record Q1 production, up 16.1% YoY. Refining utilization hits 95%. Strong operational momentum.

Meta's 33% revenue growth & 41% margin shine, but capex hike sparks sell-off. P/E now ~20.

investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Japan warns of more intervention if needed

GOOGL surges on AI-fueled 22% revenue growth & 81% net income jump. Cloud backlog hits $460B!

Japan basically confirmed FX intervention for first time in nearly two years after yen breached 160/USD, sending it 3% higher to 155.5. Mimura warns further action possible during Golden Week. US and Japan in extremely close contact on markets.