Amazon could become the first company in the world to reach $1 trillion in annual revenue as early as 2028. This forecast was published by Shay Bolur, chief market strategist at Futurum Equities.

Neuralink announced the first use, as part of clinical trials, of a method for implanting electrode threads through the intact dura mater.

A massive surge in investment in artificial intelligence, which has driven global stock markets to record highs, could end in a financial crash, warns the Bank for International Settlements.

Chinese smartphone manufacturers are preparing for a sharp decline in shipments in 2026. The reason is a memory shortage, which has been exacerbated by the explosive growth in demand for artificial intelligence equipment.

Authorities in Romania, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine dismantled a network suspected of investment fraud as a result of a joint operation on June 25, 2026. A total of 25 searches were conducted: 8 in Romania and 17 in Ukraine. The operations also targeted call centers used by the group. EUROJUST and EUROPOL participated in the operation, which involved prosecutors and police officers from the three countries.

Concerns about Microsoft’s future stem from a market correction. In June 2026, the company’s stock suffered a historic decline: its market capitalization fell by $570 billion, marking the sharpest drop in a decade. Analysts attribute this to record spending on AI, an overheated market, and a slowdown in the growth of the cloud business.

Shares of the American company Palantir Technologies rose following the announcement of a strategic partnership with NVIDIA to deploy open artificial intelligence models in secure government environments.

Demand for sodium chloride—common table salt—could increase significantly in the medium term amid the development of sodium-ion batteries, which are seen as a cheaper alternative to lithium-based solutions. This is stated in an analytical report by Morgan Stanley.

Using land for both electricity generation and food production is a promising solution.

In 2025–2026, Moldova was hit by a wave of telephone scams. Using various pretexts and schemes, scammers swindled millions of lei from citizens. The vast majority of these calls originated from abroad.

President Donald Trump claims that the election of “socialist” Democrats will set the U.S. on a path toward becoming like Venezuela or Cuba. But Trump’s own actions—as is often the case with him—completely contradict his statements and everything his Republican Party supposedly stands for.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX will be added to the Nasdaq-100 index on July 7, which will automatically generate additional demand for its shares from large index funds and ETFs.

PHILADELPHIA—We at Vanguard expect U.S. GDP to grow by 3% in 2027. This estimate is significantly higher than other professional forecasts and assumes that demand for risky assets will remain strong.

Stocks of companies involved in artificial intelligence infrastructure led global markets in the first half of 2026. Meanwhile, gold and Bitcoin posted significant declines, according to a report by the British investment firm AJ Bell.

South Korea’s Samsung Electronics is considering a large-scale investment plan totaling about $700 billion over a ten-year period.

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (ULBS) received two grants as part of the national call for proposals “Comprehensive Bilateral Projects with the Republic of Moldova,” funded by the Executive Agency for Financing Higher Education, Research, Development, and Innovation (UEFISCDI) as part of European and international cooperation programs.

Oracle, an American software development company, has laid off 21,000 employees over the past year as part of a strategy to restructure its business processes to incorporate artificial intelligence technologies.

Apple has raised prices on a number of Mac computers and iPad models worldwide, citing a shortage of memory chips and storage devices as the reason for the decision.

The world’s largest companies, as listed in the new annual Forbes Global 2000 ranking, have set new records for revenue, profit, assets, and market capitalization. According to the updated ranking, despite trade wars, geopolitical tensions, high energy prices, and inflation, global companies continue to demonstrate steady growth.

ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns the social media platform TikTok, is in preliminary talks with international banks to secure a loan of approximately $20 billion.
