De Nederlandsche Bank decided to move its gold holdings from New York to London, arguing that the geopolitical situation makes New York less stable and that London offers better tradability for gold.
A Chinese court ordered the freezing of assets valued at 2.14 billion yuan belonging to Dutch semiconductor company Nexperia, intensifying the ongoing dispute over control of the firm between its owner Wingtech Technology and other stakeholders.
Investors such as BlackRock and Vanguard have signaled they will push back against Prosus NV’s dual‑class share structure and high executive pay, urging the company and its parent Naspers to adopt a more shareholder‑friendly governance model.
Dutch regulators imposed a €825 million penalty on Uber for automatically suspending driver accounts in breach of GDPR, marking the second‑largest fine ever issued under the EU privacy law.
Centrifuge added Symbiotic’s Liquid Lane liquidity solution, enabling instant USDC liquidity for investors in three tokenised funds overseen by Janus Henderson and NYLIM, with a total value of roughly $1.6 billion.
Nebius Group NV, a Dutch cloud services provider, announced that its cloud business sales surged 514% in Q2 as demand for AI computing power boomed.
Bank of America appointed Simbah Mutasa and Sjoerd van Hooijdonk to head its Africa and Benelux investment banking operations, seeking to grow its corporate and investment banking business in those markets.
ASML’s dominant position in the future of chip manufacturing is eroding, with Chinese advancements narrowing the gap, although the company’s monopoly is not under immediate threat.
NXP Semiconductors NV presented a generally optimistic revenue outlook for the current period, yet the guidance failed to convince investors, reflecting growing worries about the broader semiconductor market.
ASM International NV reported a third-quarter revenue forecast that exceeded analyst expectations, citing strong demand for its chip manufacturing tools driven by the growth of artificial intelligence infrastructure.