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U.S. equity futures climbed as sustained demand tied to artificial intelligence bolstered sentiment and cautious hopes for a U.S.-Iran agreement held. Markets digested a fragile truce in the Middle East, rising bond yields and fresh corporate results, with notable moves in memory and semiconductor names alongside weakness in select cloud and chip-r…
Skirmishes between Israeli forces and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have reignited questions about the durability of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and cast uncertainty over parallel negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Israeli leaders report expanded operations and efforts to consolidate control in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah s…
Colliers has successfully acquired Ayesa Engineering, a global multidisciplinary engineering and project management firm based in Spain. This acquisition boosts Colliers Engineering's workforce to over 11,000 professionals across 23 countries and enhances its capabilities in property, infrastructure, water, and environmental sectors. The move under…
Agomab Therapeutics NV, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company listed on Nasdaq, announced at its Annual General Meeting on May 26, 2026, that all agenda items were approved, including approval of financial statements for 2025, discharge of board members and auditors, and reappointments to the Board of Directors. The company focuses on developi…
Three months into the Iran war, a roughly 40% rise in oil has reshaped inflation and interest-rate outlooks, strengthened the dollar as a safe-haven and left many Asian currencies under pressure. Stocks have generally held up thanks to renewed AI optimism, but airlines, luxury goods and government bonds have been hit. The energy shock is weighing p…
Pets at Home Group Plc reported pretax profit of £92.8 million for the year ended March 2026, down from £133 million a year earlier. The result beat the company's March outline of £92 million and sat within the £90 million to £100 million range set in September 2025. Management said it is comfortable with market consensus of £98 million for fiscal …
Leading brokerages broadly expect the S&P 500 to continue its advance into 2026, citing AI-driven momentum and robust corporate profits as offsetting forces to near-term disruption from the protracted Middle East conflict. Several firms raised index targets, with a cluster of forecasts in the 7,500-8,100 range. Forecasters also provided divergent r…
Sandisk has re-rated on AI-driven NAND demand, strong margin profile and a thin short book. Even if spot NAND prices ease, fundamentals and momentum can keep the stock moving higher. This trade idea lays out an entry at $1600, a stop at $1400 and a target of $2000 with clear horizons and risk controls.
Victrex shares rose about 2.7% to 649p as investors positioned ahead of the stock going ex-dividend on May 28, 2026. The company’s interim dividend of 0.1342 and a yield near 9.5% have encouraged income-driven buying, while analysts point to stabilising operational momentum after difficult half-year results that included a large non-cash impairment…
AkzoNobel has rejected a joint cash takeover proposal valuing the company at €73 per share from Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams, saying the approach undervalued the business, lacked regulatory certainty and would effectively split the company. AkzoNobel reaffirmed its recommendation of a planned merger with Axalta, while its shares climbed roughl…
The Philippines has established an independent, civilian-led Truth and Reconciliation Commission chaired by former International Criminal Court judge Raul Pangalangan to investigate killings linked to the country’s controversial 'war on drugs'. The panel aims to create a credible public record of alleged extrajudicial killings, gather evidence for …
U.S. stock futures moved higher following a strong session for chipmakers that helped the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite close at record highs. Micron Technology surged, pushing its market value above $1 trillion as demand for high-end memory tied to artificial intelligence outpaced supply. Diplomatic movements around an extended ceasefire between th…
The Bank of Japan recorded a decline in net income for fiscal 2025 after rising policy rates raised the interest it pays on excess reserves. For the first time, the BOJ's interest payments on reserves exceeded the interest it earned from its government bond holdings, while the central bank also reduced its total assets as it scaled back bond purcha…
Greencore Plc reported a 15% increase in pro-forma adjusted operating profit for the first half and maintained its full-year adjusted operating profit guidance. Revenue metrics were mixed across reporting bases, and the group highlighted progress on the integration of newly acquired BAKK, alongside elevated net financial debt and near-term measures…
Aroundtown SA reported a 7% decline in funds from operations (FFO) per share for the first quarter of 2026, driven by increased financial expenses and a sharp pullback in joint venture contributions. Absolute FFO I fell to €70.2 million, net rental income inched higher and like-for-like rental growth remained positive, but office vacancies climbed …
Amazon said it invested more than £15 billion in the United Kingdom in 2025, keeping the company aligned with a planned £40 billion investment program covering three years through the end of 2027. The company disclosed UK-specific revenues, taxes borne and employment figures for 2025, and outlined areas of spending that include new operational site…
Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan warned that if shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains curtailed because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, global consumption of oil and liquefied natural gas may need to fall more substantially. Logan highlighted strained supplies, finite inventories, and limited near-term gains in U.S. oil output,…
The German Council of Economic Experts has lowered its growth projection for Germany, blaming the Middle East conflict, rising energy costs and shifts in U.S. trade policy. The panel now forecasts 0.5% growth for the current year, down from a 0.9% projection issued in November, and 0.8% for 2027. Inflation is expected to rise in 2026 before easing …
In its biannual Financial Stability Report, the European Central Bank cautioned that the Iran war and persistent trade tensions pose risks to euro area growth and fiscal stability. Markets have largely discounted these threats, keeping equity valuations high and borrowing costs low, but the ECB warned that a sustained energy shock or a loss of conf…
Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky, commander of Ukraine’s Third Army Corps, says Ukraine has a critical six- to nine-month period - with the next six months most decisive - to regain initiative from Russian forces. He describes Moscow’s army as exhausted and argues Ukraine can force Russia from remaining parts of Donetsk through sustained pressure,…
Nebius has gone from deep-value to market leader narratives in a matter of months. Revenue acceleration, improving margins, and strategic partnerships around data center power have turned the name into a high-growth, profitable infrastructure franchise. Technicals still show momentum and shorts are sizable but manageable. I rate NBIS a Strong Buy w…
Norway's competition authority has launched a preliminary inquiry into the country's banking sector, requesting information from banks and other stakeholders to assess how competitive the market is and whether restrictions are present. Fourteen banks have been asked to provide data as part of the review. The authority noted that stronger competitio…
Infleqtion (INFQ) is trading on momentum following federal funding headlines and a sharp volume breakout. The business is nascent and losses are real, but technicals, rising volume, and a pipeline tied to neutral-atom quantum hardware create a defined, asymmetric trade: enter near $16.00, stop $12.00, target $25.00 with a mid-term hold. This is a h…
PodcastOne (PODC) has accelerated revenue and profit guidance after selling original IP and expanding AI-driven distribution. Market cap sits near $130M with EV/Sales ~2.1x and free cash flow turning positive. Technicals show a breakout, but RSI is extended. We lay out a mid-term swing trade with concrete entry, stop and target and an explicit risk…
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has imposed a 900,000 yuan penalty on Luxshare Precision Industry for completing an acquisition of parts of Wingtech Technology without filing for merger review. The regulator said the deal, which transferred full control of certain electronics manufacturing operations to Luxshare through three sub…
