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Indian equity benchmarks ended higher, with the Nifty 50 climbing 1.63% to a one-month high and the BSE Sensex 30 up 1.64%. Gains were concentrated in Power, Consumer Durables and Capital Goods sectors. Broader market participation was strong on both the NSE and BSE, while India VIX fell and commodity and currency moves were mixed.
Jefferies downgraded Autoliv to a "hold" rating and reduced its financial forecasts, citing a tougher operating backdrop beyond the first quarter. The broker cut 2026 EBIT estimates and reduced its price target, pointing to higher raw material and energy-related costs, tariff risk, and softer demand in China as key headwinds.
DHT Holdings, an independent crude oil tanker company specializing in VLCCs, announced estimated first quarter 2026 time charter equivalent (TCE) earnings of $78,800 per day, with strong spot market performance. For Q2, approximately 49% of spot days have been booked at an average rate of $189,500 per day, indicating healthy demand and revenue grow…
Snap announced workforce reductions affecting about 1,000 full-time employees - roughly 16% of its global staff - and will eliminate over 300 open positions. CEO Evan Spiegel framed the actions as steps to improve efficiency and pursue profitable growth, noting AI improvements that enable faster work. The stock jumped 8.2% in premarket trading as m…
Barclays has reshuffled ratings on several Spanish lenders ahead of first-quarter earnings, upgrading CaixaBank and downgrading BBVA as analysts shift toward firms with clearer earnings visibility and downside protection. The bank now models a higher ECB deposit rate path and greater rate pressure in Turkey, adjusting earnings and capital distribut…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the secretaries of the Department of Energy and Department of Defense to explain the extent of their reliance on Nvidia hardware and software following Nvidia’s acquisition of SchedMD, the developer of Slurm cluster-management software. Warren raised concerns about potential national security and competition …
The U.S. dollar has relinquished the majority of the gains it posted after the Iran conflict prompted a rush into safe-haven assets. A fragile ceasefire has pushed investors back toward riskier currencies, yet sustained foreign purchases of U.S. assets, higher relative yields and reduced odds of Federal Reserve rate cuts leave many market participa…
The 12 regional Federal Reserve presidents - locally selected figures who provide regional perspective to U.S. monetary policy - are facing an unprecedented pressure test. A pending Supreme Court case over presidential removal powers, a contentious transition at the Fed’s top, and criticism and proposals from Treasury levels and others raise questi…
Eric Swalwell’s decision to leave the California governor’s race and resign from Congress after multiple allegations of sexual misconduct has narrowed a crowded June primary field. The development could concentrate Democratic support around a smaller set of contenders and alter the dynamics of the June 2 jungle primary, with implications for debate…
Records released under the Freedom of Information Act show the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency terminated the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Washington headquarters lease in February and agreed to transfer the property to the General Services Administration at no cost. The move cuts the lease short by at least six years and comes …
Netflix faces its first quarterly report since abandoning an effort to acquire Warner Bros Discovery. Investors will watch for signs that higher content spending, expansion of advertising revenue and increased live programming can offset lost strategic options and intensifying competition from a potential combined Warner Bros-Paramount Skydance.
Automakers and battery manufacturers are attempting to redirect idle EV battery capacity into stationary energy storage to meet rising electricity and data-center demand. But conversion is expensive and time-consuming, China dominates key supply chains, and projected storage demand in North America will not match the glut of factory capacity built …
Kokopi Koalas, a woman-founded project on Solana, launched its $KOKOP token as a 100% fair launch on March 9, 2026. Within weeks the token gained verified listings, established staking pools with high-yield incentives, and locked portions of supply on-chain. The project plans an April release of a Modular NFT collection and a Trait Store designed f…
Volkswagen Group China cautions that competition will intensify as the Chinese auto market shows signs of slowing, with the region's chief saying a decline in sales cannot be excluded and the group's long-term global volume forecast trimmed to 26 million vehicles by 2030 from 28 million previously forecast.
Equifax Canada reveals a significant 31% year-over-year increase in first-party fraud from Q4 2024 to Q4 2025, particularly affecting credit card and banking sectors, with younger consumers demonstrating higher incidence. While third-party fraud declines in some areas, first-party fraud involving falsified or inconsistent financial information rise…
President Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is actively working to extend a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, urging both sides to use the pause to resolve difficult issues and keep diplomatic engagement alive. He also warned that Israeli strikes in Lebanon are damaging prospects for broader regional peace.
Barclays has adjusted its stance on Irish lenders, upgrading Bank of Ireland to overweight from equal weight, moving Permanent TSB to equal weight from underweight, and retaining AIB Group PLC at equal weight. The bank set price targets for the three lenders and provided multi-year forecasts for net interest income, statutory profit before tax, ret…
Speaking at UBS's annual general meeting in Basel, Chairman Colm Kelleher said proposed Swiss capital requirements represent a serious risk to the bank's business model and offer little improvement to financial stability. He reaffirmed UBS's commitment to Switzerland and growth plans in Asia and the United States, while noting the bank may need to …
Shares of several quantum computing companies climbed in premarket trading after Nvidia introduced NVIDIA Ising, a new set of open-source quantum AI models intended to address key technical hurdles such as error correction and processor calibration. Market moves included gains of more than 8% for D-Wave Quantum and a 6.2% rise for IonQ, with other …
At its 2026 Annual General Meeting, Ferrari N.V. announced the approval of its 2025 financial accounts, a cash dividend totaling approximately €640 million, the reappointment of its board members including executive directors John Elkann and Benedetto Vigna, and renewals of authorizations for share issuance and buybacks. The AGM also approved cance…
UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher told shareholders at the bank's annual meeting in Basel that new Swiss government proposals on capital requirements risk undermining UBS’s business model. While reaffirming the bank’s commitment to keeping its headquarters in Switzerland and pursuing expansion in Asia and the United States, Kelleher said the bank must con…
At a PIMCO media briefing in London, group chief investment officer Daniel Ivascyn said the private credit market does not constitute a systemic risk to the broader financial system. While acknowledging weaker-than-expected returns and liquidity-driven stresses, he said such dynamics will likely prompt increased trading and present opportunities fo…
Standard Life has struck an agreement to buy Aegon’s UK business for 2 billion pounds in a cash-and-shares transaction that will increase Standard Life’s customer base to 16 million and lift managed assets to 480 billion pounds. The deal includes a 750 million pound cash payment and a share issuance giving Aegon a 15.3% stake, and is expected to cl…
Talen Energy (TLN) combines predictable wholesale power cash flow with a growing digital infrastructure pivot. Recent acquisitions, AWS tie-ups, and the structural tailwind of AI-driven data-center power demand make TLN a compelling long opportunity. This trade plan sets an entry at $347.50, stop at $320.00, and target at $480.00 over a 180 trading…
On April 15, U.S. equity futures were largely steady as market participants digested a recent rally and awaited a busy slate of corporate earnings and Federal Reserve commentary. Optimism that Washington and Tehran might restart negotiations has buoyed risk appetite despite an ongoing U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. Financial-sector results a…
