* Higher-risk currencies firmer; dollar and yen off multi-month highs

Asia's stock markets headed for their best day in two months on Thursday though growth-sensitive currencies struggled to rally, pointing to nagging doubts about the recovery as investors looked to the European Central Bank for their next cue.

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Software maker Autodesk Inc said on Monday it had ended takeover talks with peer Altium Ltd , weeks after the Australian firm rejected its A$5.05 billion ($3.74 billion) offer.

Binance said on Friday it had stopped selling digital tokens linked to shares, as Hong Kong's financial watchdog became the latest in a string of regulators to crack down on the cryptocurrency exchange platform's "stock tokens" offerings.

Hiromichi Mizuno's connections, spanning from the Japanese government to Harvard University, made him a guiding voice among climate-focused investors worldwide.

Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Friday that users can no longer buy digital tokens linked to stocks, a day after Italian regulators joined a string of financial watchdogs to crackdown on the platform

* Indexes: Dow -0.24%, S&P 500 -0.74%, Nasdaq -1.27% (Updates with afternoon trading)

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Folks, brace yourselves for what’s about to come… Elon Musk has revealed that he hates being the CEO of Tesla. Oh boy! Specifically, The Wall Street Journal reports the following words: I rather hate it and I would much prefer to spend my time on design and e…

Global shares dipped back from record highs on Tuesday as investors digested news of U.S. consumer prices rising by the most in 13 years, reinforcing expectations of tapering by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Global shares hung near record highs on Tuesday, buoyed by better than expected Chinese export data as markets awaited the release of U.S. inflation data for further clues about the global economic recovery.

U.S. stock index futures traded mixed on Tuesday, as investors awaited earnings updates from big banks and a reading on inflation data for early clues on the health of the domestic economy.

Elon Musk will return to the witness stand on Tuesday for a second day to defend Tesla Inc's $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity in 2016, a deal that shareholders say benefited the CEO at the electric vehicle maker's expense.

For a man who wants to create a better future, Elon Musk seems stuck in the past, and an alternate version at that. During testimony in a shareholder lawsuit over Tesla’s (TSLA.O) 2016 acq…

Asian shares climbed in early trade on Tuesday after Wall Street hit record highs overnight, as investors awaited the second-quarter earnings season and a batch of economic data, including key U.S. inflation figures later in the day.

Australian shares rose on Tuesday for a second straight session, as heavyweight miners and banks advanced while strong cues from Wall Street also aided investor sentiment.

Wall Street's main indexes closed at their highest levels ever on Monday, lifted by Tesla and bank stocks as investors eyed the start of the second-quarter earnings season and a batch of economic data.

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Sweden's Volvo Cars on Wednesday laid out an extensive road map to becoming a fully electric car maker by 2030, including plans to sell 600,000 battery electric vehicles at mid-decade and build a European battery gigafactory in 2026.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is shaking up the way the firm serves its startup clients with a new software platform that streamlines and automates legal needs across a company's lifecycle.

Tesla’s margins remind us that it’s an automaker, not a tech company https://t.co/vex9vU5OQQ

RT @farzyness: What just happened to Tesla stock? $TSLA https://t.co/C5PgxQ1tHk

RT @JesseLeeDow1: I can't get over Tesla's $TSLA growth in Revenue vs. Operating Expense. Definitely one of the best stories in the S&P rig…

Elon Musk @elonmusk, @ElonMuskCRP Got $18 Billion Poorer Thursday As Tesla Stock Faltered https://t.co/qBkkiBEUNI via @forbes

RT @JesseLeeDow1: I can't get over Tesla's $TSLA growth in Revenue vs. Operating Expense. Definitely one of the best stories in the S&P rig…

Get the $1.08 billion. Invest in Tesla. Become a 1% shareholder of Tesla. Stock goes up 300% in one year. Sell 20% to pay for taxes. #winning https://t.co/MhvLIpubXz

RT @TeslaBoomerMama: The official breakdown of Tesla's financial results from the quarter: Source: https://t.co/k9TdViGq0u https://t.co/yk…

RT @alex_avoigt: I've seen days with Tesla's stock down 10% before when the company news was also positive, and I've learned that a stock p…

RT @JesseLeeDow1: I can't get over Tesla's $TSLA growth in Revenue vs. Operating Expense. Definitely one of the best stories in the S&P rig…

RT @alex_avoigt: I've seen days with Tesla's stock down 10% before when the company news was also positive, and I've learned that a stock p…

RT @xtrends: $TSLA keeps cutting prices and is chosen the second least reliable car by JD. Not to mention Toyotas new EV with 10min charge…

Tesla Inc. stock is overvalued and should be closer to $50 per share. The company's fundamentals are disconnected from reality. Tesla has a declining return on invested capital, ongoing cash burn, and falling margins.

RT @TeslaBoomerMama: The official breakdown of Tesla's financial results from the quarter: Source: https://t.co/k9TdViGq0u https://t.co/yk…

RT @JamesDrgme: Out of all the meme stocks that all failed; gamestop has graduated to a high tech stock. Yes, they told you to forget games…

RT @DivesTech: Wedbush’s Dan Ives, a long-time Tesla bull, raised his price target for Tesla from $300 to $350 on Thursday, citing fresh op…

RT @seth1620: Best piece on $TSLA that @WSJheard has ever published. If you're a $TSLA bull you better not miss it. https://t.co/G0lgFkdugf

U.S. stock index futures rose slightly in premarket on Friday. As of 06:54 a.m. ET, Dow/S&P 500/ Nasdaq 100 were up 43.8/13.0/82.0 points. The previous session was marred by Tesla and Netflix, with the tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite posting its biggest one-day drop in 4 months https://t.co/HGHog58G30

RT @farzyness: What just happened to Tesla stock? $TSLA https://t.co/C5PgxQ1tHk

Netflix, Tesla Shares Fall Premarket https://t.co/trzIs6JeNr

Tesla is squeezing its competitors in China by aggressive price cuts from the top and raising assembly line worker salaries from below. Given that the vastly majority of EV makers are unprofitable, this tactic puts enormous pressure on them. Meanwhile $TSLA stock doesn’t flinch. https://t.co/SCZNWNooef

Tesla Beat Earnings Estimates. This Is Why The Stock Is Down. https://t.co/pVfBPuZVYM

RT @KevinMulhall: "I don't know what the hell is going on," Musk told analysts on the earnings conference call. What many have suspected. h…

Is This The Top For Tesla Stock? $TSLA https://t.co/YA1j7zpvYG

Nasdaq-100 fall as Netflix shares decline after earnings Tesla tumbled after Musk said on earnings call that vehicle production would slow due to shutdowns for factory improvements. Johnson & Johnson posted earnings that exceeded analyst expectations https://t.co/EYDYebAGzg

Dow Jones Futures Rise: Market Rally Hits 2023 Highs; Tesla Skids Late On These Elon Musk Comments https://t.co/WyFbrwL1ej via @IBDinvestors

RT @MarketWatch: Netflix shares slump on revenue outlook, Tesla stock slips on margin fears and other stocks on the move https://t.co/vOrQB…

RT @JulianMI2: IF (still a big one) we fail here (we are down in the after-market) we could have another bull trap in #Tesla PS. If anyone…

MarketWatch: Netflix shares slump on revenue outlook, Tesla stock slips on margin fears and other stocks on the move https://t.co/Xbnj1s2xXy

Netflix shares slump on revenue outlook, Tesla stock slips on margin fears and other stocks on the move https://t.co/vOrQBDOVU3

RT @acemaxx: #Tesla and #Netflix - both part of New York's 10-stock FANG+TM index of leading tech and digital giants that has almost double…

Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Hover; Netflix, Tesla Shares Fall Premarket - The Wall Street Journal https://t.co/nfOrIGsNAS

RT @JesseLeeDow1: Tesla $TSLA is SUPER close to my $300 target before #earnings. That said, I've decided NOT sell a dime of my calls or s…

European stocks mixed; corporate earnings in focus https://t.co/QbLzhFTOyR https://t.co/gpAocneE7k

The world's richest person just got even richer - Elon Musk is quarter-way to becoming a trillionaire, once more https://t.co/dt7vy150Gq

Nasdaq, S&P 500 futures fall after Q2 reports by Tesla, Netflix - https://t.co/U4YpB8ziQI

RT @DCStars: To those of you complaining about #Tesla stock volatility. $TSLA https://t.co/5yJ1C5MxnM

#TSLA $TSLA - when i said Tesla must touch $282 - i mean it. Stock hit $284.65 After hours. Tesla Algo is my B&):(tch! SOLD my last night after hour purchase! https://t.co/PFVuVr0a5J

The world's richest person just got even richer - Elon Musk is quarter-way to becoming a trillionaire, once more https://t.co/VABH8fIfjM

Tesla stock will rebound. The earnings were adequate, and they announced new technology and partnerships, as well as additional details about the cybertruck.

RT @strengthPlan: Tesla FSD beta navigates Wash DC rush hour and navigates me 40 miles all major highways 395,495,66,28 without any disenga…