BMW's preliminary Q1 profit before tax surges 370%.
- #BMW said that earnings before tax in the first quarter rose a preliminary 370%, citing strong sales growth in all regions and especially China.
- Purpose Investments, Evolve ETFs, and CI Global Asset Management were all approved by Canadian regulators to launch Ethereum-backed #ETFs, which will be the first ETH ETFs in North America.
- U.S. equity futures drifted lower while European stocks were steady as investors looked for fresh catalysts to push shares beyond record highs.