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Forty people have drowned in France since June 18 after seeking relief from a heatwave by swimming in unsupervised areas, officials said. The surge of extreme heat, driven by an Omega block creating a so-called heat dome over western and central Europe, has raised temperatures across Britain, Italy, Spain and Belgium, disrupting transport, forcing …
Macquarie Economics predicts China will step up fiscal support in the months ahead to arrest a deeper slowdown, while stopping short of the broad, aggressive stimulus measures deployed in 2024. Economists Larry Hu and Yuxiao Zhang say a modest near-term easing of fiscal policy is likely, driven by a desire to protect growth without overcommitting b…
A short-term U.S. sanctions waiver permitting the sale of Iranian-origin crude, petroleum products and petrochemicals through August 21 has so far failed to spur significant purchases from well-stocked Asian refiners, according to trade sources and analysts. Instead, independent Chinese refiners are expected to account for most demand, though their…
Philippine officials announced plans to broaden school safety and civil defence preparations to include responses to gun violence after a rare and deadly shooting at a Tacloban City public high school left three students dead and 20 wounded. Two pupils, aged 15 and 14, used a 9mm Glock and a .38-caliber revolver in the attack. Authorities are inves…
Global equity markets moved sharply lower as investors reacted to signs that heavily concentrated positioning in AI-related names is beginning to unwind. Asian indexes led losses, with South Korea's KOSPI plunging and major memory and semiconductor stocks sharply lower. European and U.S. futures extended declines as strategists warned that crowded …
China’s LineShine supercomputer, built with domestically designed chips and hosted at the National Supercomputing Centre in Shenzhen, has claimed the number one position on the TOP500 list, returning China to the top of the ranking after a three-year absence. Experts caution that the TOP500 metric reflects traditional high-performance computing wor…
European Central Bank policymaker Peter Kazimir said on June 23 that the bank has more to do to ensure inflation expectations remain anchored, noting that damage from the Middle East conflict will not be undone quickly. He highlighted the June rate increase as a tool that positions the ECB to respond if incoming data require further action, and sai…
NatPower and Tesla have signed a multiyear agreement to construct 25 gigawatt hours of battery storage across Italy and Britain, marking the opening phase of a programme with an estimated construction cost of $4 billion to $5 billion and a total programme value of up to $5 billion. The companies say the broader initiative ultimately aims to exceed …
Heineken has named Rafael Oliveira as its new chair and chief executive officer, the first time the Dutch brewer has recruited an external candidate for the top role. Oliveira, who has led JDE Peet’s since 2024 and held senior roles at Kraft Heinz, will start on October 1 for a four-year term and is expected to push forward Heineken’s 2030 strategi…
Citi's research places the EUR/JPY exchange rate at about ¥184 per euro for the 2017-2025 window and close to ¥191 per euro for 2023-2025. The report notes no clear price distortion currently, while acknowledging that Japanese government yen-buying operations may have left the pair slightly undervalued. Gains in Japanese equities are identified as …
Deutsche Bank reports that sterling's risk premium has moved little over the past two weeks despite rising expectations that Andy Burnham will assume the role of Prime Minister in mid- to late July after winning the Makerfield by-election. The bank says markets have been operating for some weeks under the premise that Burnham would be in place in t…
Volkswagen shares fell after Citi reduced earnings forecasts and cut its price target to €94 from €110, citing faster-than-expected sales declines in China and growing structural and geopolitical challenges that are pressuring margins, volumes and cash flow projections for the automaker and its businesses.
Global semiconductor equities plunged on Tuesday as a sweeping technology selloff moved from Asian markets into Europe and threatened U.S. openings. Concerns about richly priced AI-related stocks and the likelihood of higher U.S. borrowing costs weighed on demand for chip makers, hitting memory leaders in South Korea hardest and sending major Europ…
U.S. equity futures pointed lower as investors scaled back exposure to technology names, driven by fresh weakness in SpaceX shares and rising doubts about the sustainability of heavy AI-related investment. Nasdaq 100 futures plunged, while S&P 500 and Dow futures also moved lower. Energy markets softened after signs of progress in U.S.-Iran negotia…
European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane told lawmakers that euro zone inflation could remain above the ECB's 2% target for an extended period, even if a resolution of the Middle East conflict reduces near-term energy price pressure. He said the central bank raised rates this month to guard longer-term inflation expectations and that marke…
June's flash S&P Global UK Services PMI fell to 48.7 from 49.3, the weakest reading since January 2023, signaling contraction in Britain’s services sector with steep declines in employment and new business. The drop, together with weaker manufacturing and a soft composite PMI, highlights economic fragility as a likely change in prime ministership a…
Morgan Stanley moved GEA Group from Underweight to Equal-weight and raised its price target to 60 euros from 58 euros, saying a steep de-rating has largely reflected medium-term growth concerns. The broker points to a stronger-than-expected first quarter, management confidence in the order pipeline and a net cash position as reasons the risk-reward…
Infleqtion's stock climbed in pre-market trading after the White House issued executive orders accelerating federal efforts in quantum technologies and the company announced a founding-members coalition for space-based quantum applications. The move comes on top of a letter of intent from the Commerce Department's CHIPS research office for up to $1…
Brenntag SE reported preliminary second-quarter operating EBITDA of roughly €450 million, comfortably above analyst consensus, and raised its full-year 2026 operating EBITDA guidance. Despite the stronger-than-expected result and an upgraded outlook, the company's shares fell as management stressed lingering uncertainty and the risk of weaker deman…
International Business Machines Co. shares climbed in pre-market trading after President Trump signed two executive orders on quantum computing and publicly praised IBM's chief executive. The orders set aggressive federal targets for quantum deployments and cryptography migration, while an existing Commerce Department funding plan and a new AI-driv…
Ship-tracking data show increased vessel movements through the Strait of Hormuz, including two previously stranded supertankers and seven empty Qatar-linked LNG carriers returning to the Gulf. The pickup in traffic coincided with a round of U.S.-Iran talks and a U.S. sanctions waiver, while sanctioned and Iranian-linked tankers continued to transit…
Telenor shares fell about 1.0% to trade at NOK 143.4 after Barclays downgraded the stock from Equalweight to Underweight and reduced its price target to NOK 140 from NOK 160. The bank noted Telenor was the only EU telecom operator to issue a profit warning in Q1 2026, and analysts expect further deterioration in Finland and Norway in Q2. Recent dow…
IG4, a private equity firm that recently took co-control of Braskem, is pursuing a path to acquire Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Raizen. The firm aims to win creditor support and reach a binding commitment to buy Raizen by the end of March 2027, contingent on a successful pitch to creditors and other stakeholders. IG4 has presented a non-bin…
An independent U.N. commission concluded that Israeli authorities and security forces deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza, a pattern it says amounts to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The inquiry also documents war crimes in the occupied West Bank and finds severe disruption to healthcare, increased miscarriages and…
Barclays adjusted its ratings across several Nordic telecom operators after identifying a near-term growth slowdown in Finland and Norway that could weigh on second-half results. The bank downgraded Telenor to Underweight and trimmed its price target, while upgrading Telia to Equal Weight and raising its target price. Elisa and Tele2 ratings were u…
