What happened in the markets last week? What Have You Missed?

📌 What Happened?

This week, critical developments from companies based in the United States and Turkey attracted attention in the markets. Both the balance sheet season and the investment and buying news gave important signals for investors.

🧮 Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) He explained his balance sheets. Microsoft and metawhile offering strong financials that exceeded analyst forecasts, Apple and Amazonian although it exceeded expectations, it remained under pressure from uncertainties over customs tariffs.

🏭 Sasa Polyester (SASA)in Adana Textile, Bottle and Pet Chips production plant with MTR technology completed its investment. The giant investment of $230 million was put into operation.

🎉 Tesla (TSLA) Insider buying in its shares attracted attention. Director of Tesla Joseph Gebbiapurchased a total of 4,000 Tesla shares on April 24 at a price of $256,308 per share. This was the first insider purchase since 2020.

🚘 Tofaş (TOASO), Stellantistook over Turkey's operations for 400 million euros. Company, Peugeot, Citroën, Opel and DS Automobiles assumed the import and sale rights of their brands.

📱 Google (GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichaiwhile the pressure from federal regulators continues, Gemini artificial intelligenceHe revealed that they are in talks with Apple to integrate it into iPhone devices.

💰 Capital Market Board (SPK), Ford (FROTO)Approved their application for a 900% free capital increase. The capital of the company will be increased from 350.91 million TL to 3.5 billion TL.

🤝 AlphabetSubsidiary of Waymo and Toyota Motor (TM)announced that they have signed a preliminary agreement to develop autonomous driving technologies in personal vehicles.

⚖️ Competition Authority, Teknosa (TKNSA) announced the launch of a competition investigation into some electronic retailers, including.

💵 IBM (IBM)in the next five years USAHe announced that he would invest $150 billion. This investment is aimed at stimulating economic growth and strengthening the company's global position.

💵 Borusan Investment (BRYAT), which has 30.53% Supply Borusan100% of CEVA Corporate ServicesTo sell to Borusan Holding and reached an agreement with CEVA. The sale price was announced at $440 million.

🤖 Alibaba Group (BABA)a next-generation AI model with hybrid reasoning capabilities Qwen 3He introduced it. The system is notable for its enhanced problem-solving capacity.

🏗️ Real Estate Housing GYO (EKGYO) with Besiktas (BJKAS)signed a cooperation protocol for the development of projects in real estate in Obelitaş, owned by Besiktas. The total area was declared as 15,382,49 m².

🏦 SoFi Technologies (SoFi) CEO Anthony Notoannounced that they will bring back cryptocurrency services after the regulatory change in the Trump era.

🧠 Expert Review

This week's news carries clear signals for investors. Strong results in the US balance sheet season have boosted confidence in equities, while insider purchases such as Tesla are creating expectations in the individual investor. In Turkey, the steps taken by giants such as Sasa, Tofaş and Borusan point to new themes that can create value in the domestic market. While sectors such as technology, automotive and AI stand out, regulatory pressure and macroeconomic uncertainties still keep the balance of risk on the agenda.

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