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Australian equities closed lower on Wednesday with the S&P/ASX 200 down 0.46% to a one-month low as losses in the Financials, Utilities and Industrials sectors outweighed gains. Aristocrat Leisure (ASX:ALL) topped the session’s winners, while Paladin Energy (ASX:PDN) recorded the steepest fall. Market breadth was marginally negative and volatility …
Morgan Stanley has singled out two state-owned Indian oil and gas companies as leading opportunities in the sector, placing Oil India Limited first and Oil & Natural Gas Corp. second. The bank applied sum-of-the-parts valuation approaches, using discounted cash flow models and holding-company discount adjustments, and highlighted specific asset-lev…
SCHOTT Pharma confirmed its fiscal 2026 guidance after reporting second-quarter sales slightly above consensus. Revenue was flat on a constant currency basis and declined modestly on a reported basis. The company highlighted ongoing weak demand for polymer syringes tied to a major glass syringe customer, while expecting Drug Containment Solutions t…
FLSmidth & Co A/S reported first-quarter results that combined stronger-than-expected order intake with weaker-than-forecast adjusted EBITA and softer operating cash flow. The company kept its fiscal 2026 guidance intact, outlining a narrow range for organic revenue growth and a mid-teens adjusted EBITA margin target.
Abu Dhabi Ports Co PJSC (ADX:ADPORTS) reported first-quarter results that outperformed analyst expectations, with EBITDA of AED 1,516 million, net profit attributable to shareholders of AED 497 million, and revenue of AED 5,750 million. The company cited higher throughput at accessible ports, new overland logistics corridors, and expanded feedering…
Eiffage SA reported a sluggish opening to 2026 in the first quarter, with weather disruptions denting its Energy Systems activity in France and project phasing outside Europe weighing on Infrastructure. Overall sales were 1.3% below consensus. Construction delivered a 5% like-for-like gain supported by a ramp-up of major contracts, and the group or…
Wix reported first-quarter revenue of $541.2 million, representing a 14% year-over-year increase. Adjusted gross margin narrowed to 66% from 69% a year earlier, below analyst expectations. Total bookings reached $585.0 million, a touch under the consensus. The company reaffirmed mid-teens growth guidance for revenue and bookings for both Q2 and ful…
Spain is advancing regulatory measures aimed at curbing harmful social media practices and high-risk artificial intelligence, the country's digital transformation minister said, despite strong opposition from major technology companies. The government seeks a coordinated European approach to enforce protections for minors, privacy and public safety…
A family-run toy maker in southern China says a one-day tariff rollback between Washington and Beijing last year prevented the firm from collapsing. The company, which shifted some production toward Vietnam, rerouted moulds at the eleventh hour after a trade truce on May 12 last year. The episode highlights how tariff swings, export curbs and commo…
The Taiwan market ended the trading session higher, with the Taiwan Weighted advancing 0.45%. Strength in the Electronic Products Distribution, Machinery and Communication and Internet sectors supported the rise. Several small-cap names posted double-digit percentage moves, while commodity and currency markets showed modest shifts.
Aligos Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that ten scientific abstracts detailing their innovative therapies for chronic hepatitis B virus and metabolic liver diseases have been accepted for presentation at the prestigious 2026 EASL Congress. These presentations underscore Aligos' expanding pipeline and commitment t…
Assembly Biosciences announced it will present topline Phase 1a data of ABI-6250, its investigational oral hepatitis D virus entry inhibitor, at the EASL Congress 2026. The data support advancing ABI-6250 directly into Phase 2 studies by year-end. ABI-6250 is the only oral entry inhibitor in development for chronic hepatitis D and aims to address a…
ArcelorMittal has priced a $1 billion offering of 5.375% notes due 2036 to raise funds for general corporate use. The offering is subject to customary closing conditions and registration with the SEC. The company emphasized forward-looking risk disclosures and detailed the regulatory jurisdictions involved.
Charles Schwab ($SCHW) looks better insulated from AI-driven disintermediation than many investors assume. The combination of stable Advisor Services revenue, healthy capital generation (free cash flow $8.76B, cash $10.15B), and a reasonable P/E (~18.6) offers a low-cost entry into a high-quality broker. Trade idea: buy at $90.00, stop $83.00, targ…
Soluna (SLNH) is a small-cap operator pairing renewable generation with compute assets. Recent asset purchases and capacity additions in Texas shine a light on a broader multi-gigawatt pipeline the market is beginning to price in. This trade targets that narrative while sizing risk for negative cash flow and operational execution risk.
SMA Solar Technology delivered a mixed first quarter: top-line growth and a sizable rise in orders contrasted with EBITDA and EBIT that missed analyst consensus. The company tightened its full-year guidance toward the upper end of prior ranges while reporting a reduction in net cash and negative free cash flow for the quarter.
Shift4 Payments is trading near its 52-week low while converting sizable revenue growth into free cash flow. Enterprise value multiples look reasonable relative to cash generation even as debt and goodwill remain a material risk. This trade targets a rebound to $65 over the next 180 trading days with a tight stop to respect balance-sheet risk.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia added A$200 million to collective provisions in the March quarter and reported higher loan impairment charges, prompting its shares to fall more than 10%. The move weighed on the banking sub-index of the S&P/ASX 200 and pressured domestic rivals, while the lender posted quarterly cash net profit after tax of roughly A…
A person with direct knowledge says Japan’s top three banks are expected to receive access to Anthropic’s Mythos AI model in about two weeks. Cybersecurity experts view Mythos as presenting serious challenges to banks and legacy systems, prompting regulatory warnings. The Finance Minister announced a public-private working group to address related …
The Bank of Thailand said it will not rush to raise interest rates after a unanimous decision to keep the one-day repurchase rate at 1.00%. Minutes from the central bank's April 29 policy meeting indicate supply-side inflation should ease next year, but near-term inflation may rise temporarily due to higher energy prices and cost pass-throughs. The…
Siemens posted second-quarter results showing flat sales of 19.76 billion euros and an 8% decline in industrial profit to 2.97 billion euros, both missing company-gathered analyst forecasts. Net profit of 2.24 billion euros topped expectations, and orders rose 11% as demand strengthened across factory automation, building infrastructure and mobilit…
Argentina has stepped up maritime surveillance in response to a near 50% rise over the past decade in Chinese-flagged fishing vessels operating near its waters. Officials and U.S. counterparts express concerns about overfishing just outside Argentina’s exclusive economic zone and the possibility that some boats could be used for intelligence or sea…
Australia's Labor government has moved to reduce tax incentives for property investors in a bid to improve access to home ownership for younger Australians. Changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax form the centrepiece of the federal budget, but measures will be grandfathered for existing investors, leading economists to predict only modes…
Shares of KakakuCom Inc surged after EQT disclosed a tender offer to acquire the company for roughly ¥593.51 billion ($3.76 billion), or ¥3,000 per share. The stock climbed 17% to ¥3,425, its highest level since late 2021. EQT said Kakaku's board and a special committee supported the proposal and that it reached an agreement with Digital Garage and…
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's government has moved to reduce tax advantages for property investors by curbing deductions and replacing a flat 50% capital gains tax discount for assets held more than a year with an indexation-linked measure. The changes were framed around intergenerational fairness and have drawn praise from many prospective fir…
