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Russia's Economy Ministry reduced its forecast for 2026 GDP growth to 0.4% from a prior estimate of 1.3%, and lowered the 2027 projection to 1.4% from 2.8%, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak indicated growth could reach 2.4% in 2029. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin remains closely invol…
Swatch Group AG shares rose 4.3% after the company’s annual general meeting disclosed voting outcomes. Activist investor Steven Wood failed to secure a seat on the board, receiving 19.2% of total votes, but obtained 80.4% backing from bearer shareholders. The company’s bearer-share nominee Andreas Rickenbacher received 46% support from bearer share…
Bulgaria's state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz has named Shell the successful bidder in a tender for a single liquefied natural gas cargo. The shipment, sourced in the United States and sized at about 1 million megawatt hours, is scheduled for delivery in Turkey and is expected to arrive at the end of May. Bulgargaz will make use of its arrangement …
More than a dozen U.S. chief executives and senior executives are joining President Donald Trump on his May 14-15 meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, largely to press longstanding commercial and regulatory priorities rather than to sign large trade deals. Companies including Tesla, BlackRock, Illumina, Mastercard and Visa are expected to press …
TikTok asked the EU Court of Justice to annul its designation as a 'gatekeeper' under the Digital Markets Act, arguing the lower tribunal wrongly applied the law. The Commission defended the gatekeeper finding, saying certain user groups can still be locked in despite multihoming. The court's decision, expected in coming months, will be the first r…
Aena reported 28.3 million passengers at its Spanish airports in April, a 3.7% rise year-on-year. Consolidated traffic across all Aena-operated facilities reached 33.5 million, up 3.6%. The company said the year-to-date figures were helped by some travelers shifting from rail following a January 18 train accident, while broader industry constraints…
Jenoptik shares climbed sharply after the company released its Q1 2026 quarterly statement showing a near-74% year-over-year increase in order intake to about €357 million, EBITDA growth of 22.5% to €44.4 million and an expanded margin of 18.4%. A stronger product mix, the absence of relocation costs tied to the new Dresden plant and cost reduction…
Universal Display Corporation (NASDAQ: OLED) shares climbed 2.29% following a disclosed insider purchase by President and CEO Steven Abramson, who acquired 11,000 company shares at multiple price points. The transaction is a direct investment by the company's top executive in its organic light emitting diode business.
U.S. Gold (USAU) is a small-cap, permitted gold developer whose CK Gold Project feasibility study shows after-tax NPV(5) of $632M at base case prices and $1.30B at recent spot. The market currently values the equity at roughly $293M, leaving a meaningful mismatch if management can secure project financing and execute development. This trade idea ou…
JD.com announced its Q1 2026 results, showing 4.9% revenue growth year-over-year to RMB315.7 billion (US$45.8 billion). Although net income attributable to shareholders declined to RMB5.1 billion (US$0.7 billion) from RMB10.9 billion a year earlier, JD Retail segment income improved with stronger operating margins. The company increased investments…
The Australian government will overhaul long-standing tax settings for property investors and trusts, removing the 50% capital gains tax discount for most assets from July 1, 2027, and restricting negative gearing for residential property to new builds. Transitional rules and exemptions are included for certain purchases, widely held vehicles and t…
The Australian government is proposing sweeping changes to the taxation of residential property investments that Treasury modelling indicates would shave roughly two percentage points off house price growth over a short period. The measures - restricting negative gearing to newly built homes and removing existing capital gains tax discounts - are i…
Rheinmetall AG shares fell about 2% to €1,156.8, trading just above their 52-week low, after a first-quarter report that missed revenue and operating profit estimates and a notable downgrade from JPMorgan. Mixed analyst responses, a proposed higher dividend and the start of drone serial production at Neuss provided offsets, but broader market and g…
Brookfield Corporation shows bullish technical momentum with price above the 10/20/50 EMAs, an RSI under 70, and a positive MACD histogram. Combine that setup with a large-cap platform ($103.7B market cap), growing fee/insurance businesses and repeated positive thematic headlines in April-May 2026, and you have a technically-friendly swing entry. T…
Bayer AG NA stock climbed about 6% to €39.30 after first-quarter 2026 results topped analyst forecasts. Underlying operating profit rose to €4.45 billion, driven by the agricultural division's settlement with Corteva and a rebound in Dicamba pricing, while the company reaffirmed its 2026 guidance at constant currencies.
Jefferies has raised its 2026 commodity inflation forecast to 2.1% year-over-year, up 90 basis points from its April projection, citing disruptions tied to Middle East tensions that have sharply reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The firm highlights elevated freight, rerouting and insurance expenses affecting a broad set of commodities, …
Citi Research shifted its recommendation on Norsk Hydro ASA (OL:NHY) from Buy to Neutral after the company's shares climbed about 25% since February amid a sharp rise in aluminum prices. The broker increased its price target to NKr110 and revised key earnings and EBITDA forecasts higher, while flagging the outsized influence of recent aluminum pric…
Goldman Sachs economists estimate that investments in AI agents and the complementary non-hardware ecosystem could exceed $1 trillion worldwide over the coming years. The bank highlights substantial ongoing U.S. labor costs connected to the transition, large organizational capital needs, and major workforce reorganization expenses across the full a…
Dreamland Limited, listed on Nasdaq as TDIC, announced that its subsidiary Trendic International Limited has signed a non-binding MoU with LinkFung Innovation Limited to collaboratively develop a comprehensive AI-powered intelligent image library platform. This platform will integrate advanced AI features such as real-time face detection, automated…
Delta's unique refinery business, strong cash generation and low valuation create a practical trade as jet fuel shortages and Strait of Hormuz disruptions lift fuel costs. Enter at $71.00, stop at $65.00, target $82.00 over a mid-term horizon of 45 trading days.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has upheld an Italian regulator's authority to require online platforms to pay publishers for using extracts of news articles. The ruling, in a dispute brought by Meta Platforms, affirmed that a right to fair compensation for publishers can be consistent with EU law and sends the matter back to Italy's cou…
Hezbollah’s expanding use of inexpensive, fiber-optic-controlled First Person View (FPV) kamikaze drones against Israeli positions in southern Lebanon has introduced a new tactical dimension to the broader Iran-Israel confrontation. The recorded strikes, many released publicly, have occurred during a fragile ceasefire and are influencing both cease…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his cabinet he would 'get on with governing' after two days of intense pressure to set a departure timetable following a significant election defeat. Starmer acknowledged responsibility for one of Labour's worst results, noted there had been no formal move to start a leadership contest, and warned that recent destab…
A survey of 216 German companies operating in China shows an improvement in business sentiment versus a year ago, with a higher share expecting better economic conditions in the next six months and a substantial rise in planned investment over the next two years. Firms continue to report operational impacts from the Iran war and elevated U.S.-China…
Eckert & Ziegler reported a 7% year-over-year increase in both sales and net income for the first quarter, with sales of 72.90 million euros and net income of 10.40 million euros. Earnings per share were 0.17 euros. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes fell 2%, attributed to a weaker product mix and softer early-period sales in the Isotope P…
