Toyota Motor Corporation

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

TSMC reported record quarterly profits, showing that demand for AI chips continues to accelerate and is already directly transforming the financial results of major semiconductor manufacturers. Warren Buffett has publicly warned that the development of artificial intelligence is comparable in the scale of risks to the creation of nuclear weapons, as even industry leaders do not understand where this technology will eventually lead. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events for the morning of January 15.

Highlights for the morning: bitcoin growth, TSMC record and Buffett's warning

Tokyo Electron Limited

Toyo Engineering Corporation

The yen collapsed to levels not seen in a year and a half

"Takaichi-trade" is back: Japanese stocks soar over early election bets

Toyota Industries Corporation

Elliott has blithely opposed the biggest deal for Japan to buy out a public company and turn it private

Activist investor Elliott bought shares of Toyota Industries. They're up 55% for the year

Stellantis N.V.

Ford Motor Company

General Motors Company

U.S. auto giants face rising costs due to duties on automobiles, parts and metals

Trump ready to ease duties on imports of parts for U.S. auto industry - Bloomberg

Ford is the largest customer of an aluminum sheet metal plant that burned down three weeks ago  

Ford shares are down 6%. Why are investors reacting belatedly to the September firestorm?

Volkswagen AG

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Investors hope that now the EU can also negotiate with Trump on duty cuts

Shares of auto giants jump after US-Japan trade deal. Who's next?

Amid trade turbulence, Wall Street bets on auto component makers

Stellantis has gone into loss due to duties and other expenses. Will it be able to recover?

NVIDIA Corporation

Wells Fargo & Company

Nvidia's capitalization increased by $1 trillion in two months, thanks to investor confidence in the prospects of AI and steady demand for its hardware from tech giants. Wells Fargo achieved an important regulatory victory: the Fed lifted the bank's asset growth cap imposed after the 2018 scandals, which immediately boosted its shares. At the same time, Toyota Group announced the buyout of Toyota Industries for $33 billion, and the latter lost 13% of its capitalization. About these and other topics - in the review of key events by the morning of June 4.

Morning Highlights: Nvidia adds $1 trillion, Wells Fargo resets limits, Asia rises

Joby Aviation, Inc.

Archer Aviation Inc.

Quotes on air taxi maker Joby Aviation surged almost 29% yesterday, May 28, after the company <a href="https://ir.jobyaviation.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/130/joby-aviation-announces-closing-of-250-million-investment">announced</a> it had received half of a p<a href="https://ir.jobyaviation.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/107/toyota-to-invest-500-million-in-joby-aviation">reviously agreed</a> $500 million investment from Toyota. The Motley Fool <a href="https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/05/28/why-joby-aviation-stock-is-soaring-today/">says</a> that even though the funding itself was not unexpected, the news sparked investor enthusiasm around the stock and its relationship with the iconic automaker — especially amid attacks on its main peer, Archer Aviation.