India cuts rates to 5.25% as expected as central bank flags ‘weakness in some key economic indicators’

India’s central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, matching forecasts from economists polled by Reuters.
‘China’s Nvidia’ Moore Threads surges over 400% on trading debut after $1.1 billion listing

Shares of Moore Threads soared by more than 400% on its debut in Shanghai following its $1.1 billion listing.
CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How a government app in India triggered a backlash over internet freedom

The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, drawing a public backlash.
Asia-Pacific markets slide after subdued Wall Street session

Asia-Pacific markets slid on Friday following a subdued Wall Street session.
Salesforce CEO calls AI a ‘commodity feature’, says the technology bolsters enterprise software

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told CNBC’s Jim Cramer how his company uses AI.
SoFi’s stock drops on $1.5 billion share sale announcement

SoFi said it’s selling $1.5 billion in stock after the company’s market cap almost doubled this year.
Some AI stocks that trade at a reasonable price, according to Citigroup

Citigroup’s “AI at a Reasonable Price” basket offers an avenue for individuals into AI using a diversified set of stocks, such as Meta, Eaton and Adobe.
Santoli’s Thursday market wrap-up: Speculative juices starting to flow back into spicier corners

After a 5% rebound rally, the S&P 500 is hesitating a bit around 6850, comfortably near the upper end of a two-month range.
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: DocuSign, SoFi Technologies, Ulta, Hewlett Packard Enterprises and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.
Apple announces departure of general counsel and policy chief

The two executives reported to Apple CEO Tim Cook and are the latest members of senior leadership to exit the iPhone maker.