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Barclays has downgraded Vodafone Group Plc from Overweight to Equal Weight and trimmed its price target to 110 pence from 120 pence. The move reflects continued deterioration in Vodafone's largest market, Germany, where customer losses, falling ARPU and negative broadband additions have pressured EBITDA. While group revenues marginally outperformed…
Britain’s minister for Northern Ireland described two nights of anti-immigration unrest in Belfast as 'racist thuggery' after police used water cannon to control rioters for a second consecutive evening. The violence followed a knife attack linked to a Sudanese man charged with attempted murder. Officials report that ethnic minority communities hav…
Cellectis reported final Phase 1 clinical trial results for lasme-cel, an allogeneic CAR-T therapy targeting CD22 in relapsed/refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, demonstrating a 100% overall response rate in the target Phase 2 population with manageable safety. Preliminary Phase 1 data of eti-cel, a dual CD20/CD22 CAR-T therapy for rela…
Core Lithium shares rose sharply after management revealed plans to carve out several exploration assets into a new gold exploration company, Axiant Resources, to be taken public via an IPO. The move, paired with a board leadership change and a second sale of lithium fines from the Finniss stockpile to Glencore, boosted the company’s liquidity and …
Shares of PPAP Automotive climbed sharply after the company disclosed an exclusive technology partnership with Hutchinson to manufacture advanced body sealing systems for India’s passenger vehicle market. The agreement, effective April 1, 2026, grants PPAP rights to Hutchinson’s proprietary technology and includes technology transfer fees, ongoing …
The S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.23% after losses in the Information Technology, Financials and Gold sectors weighed on the market. Market breadth favoured decliners, with 656 stocks falling versus 492 advancers. Volatility eased slightly as the S&P/ASX 200 VIX dipped, while gold futures weakened and crude oil rose modestly.
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has opened an investigation into Ryanair's policy requiring parents to pay for a reserved seat to sit with children aged 2-11. The CMA will assess whether the airline is effectively charging customers to meet regulatory obligations and whether fees and pricing are presented transparently to consumers.
The European Central Bank is widely expected to end a year-long pause and raise its deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% at its upcoming meeting, responding to a sharp energy-driven inflation shock tied to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. With consumer inflation at 3.2% in May and core inflation at 2.5%, economists forecast the ECB…
NCC Group reported a 5.0% year-on-year increase in first-half revenue to £151.3 million, with adjusted EBITDA up 27.7% to £23.5 million. The company flagged stronger Cyber Security performance in the UK and Asia-Pacific, margin improvement driven by higher-margin services, and plans for a £170 million tender offer plus a £15 million buyback followi…
Safestore reported H1 revenue of £120.60 million, up 6.9% year-on-year, driven by new store openings and like-for-like gains. Adjusted diluted EPRA earnings per share increased 2.1%, and adjusted EBITDA reached £67.90 million. However, operating profit fell 52.8% to £53.30 million, with pretax profit at £36.30 million. The company warned of increas…
RWS Holdings reported a 5% year-on-year rise in first-half revenue, driven by strong uptake of its TrainAI product in the Generate segment. Adjusted basic EPS increased 34% and adjusted profit before tax rose 33%, supported by efficiency measures. Management trimmed the interim dividend and flagged a modest foreign exchange headwind and a near-term…
Norcros reported a 10.6% rise in full-year revenue to £393.40 million, a hair below the consensus of £393.94 million. Adjusted earnings per share, adjusted operating profit and adjusted pretax profit exceeded analyst estimates, supported in part by the completed acquisition of Fibo and a withdrawal from tile manufacturing in South Africa. The group…
Goldman Sachs is the lead underwriter on the SpaceX IPO and sits at the center of a record 2026 IPO pipeline. Fundamentals are solid: $295B market cap, EPS of $58.03, and a P/E near 17x. Technicals suggest a near-term dip/entry opportunity around $1,000. This trade recommends a mid-term swing buy with a clear stop and target to capture underwriting…
GSK has agreed to buy U.S. biotech Nuvalent for $10.6 billion in a deal codenamed Project Nashville, bringing two late-stage lung cancer therapies that could see U.S. approval this year. The acquisition marks the largest in GSK’s history and advances CEO Luke Miels’ program to rebuild the company’s oncology presence after its 2015 exit from the fie…
Taiwan stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the Taiwan Weighted climbing 2.76%. Strength in Electronic Parts/Components, Financials and Optoelectronic sectors pushed the index upward. Several individual issues posted double-digit gains, while a handful of names recorded sharp declines and multi-year lows. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, …
Shares of Alibaba and JD.com fell sharply after Beijing regulators reprimanded several leading online shopping platforms for irregularities in high-profile subsidy and promotional campaigns. The Beijing Municipal Administration for Market Regulation summoned representatives from five platforms and identified problems including misleading advertisin…
Compagnia di San Paolo, the Turin-based banking foundation, has publicly endorsed Intesa Sanpaolo's unsolicited €30.6 billion cash-and-share proposal to acquire Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. The foundation, which holds about 6.6% of Intesa, said the transaction would be positive for shareholders and bolster the banking sector in Italy. If the de…
Evaxion A/S unveiled new preclinical results for EVX-04, an AI-designed off-the-shelf therapeutic vaccine targeting endogenous retrovirus tumor antigens in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The data demonstrates successful expression and secretion in human cells, robust immune activation across different immune profiles, and potential for targeted tumo…
GigaCloud (GCT) has rallied more than 70% from its 52-week low as the company pivots into B2B large-parcel commerce and completes an accretive furniture acquisition. The shares have corrected sharply from a $51.86 high and now trade at an attractive P/E and EV multiple. This trade idea lays out a disciplined long with an entry at $31.71, stop at $2…
Longfor Properties' shares climbed after the developer reported contracted sales of roughly RMB 13.67 billion in the first five months of 2026, with May accounting for about RMB 3.32 billion. The result, together with an upgraded price target from Morgan Stanley and a unanimous Buy consensus among covering analysts, helped lift the stock even as th…
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. announced the pricing of two concurrent public offerings: $250 million aggregate principal of convertible senior notes due 2032 at 4.75% interest and approximately 17.7 million shares of common stock, aiming to raise gross proceeds of $395 million. The net proceeds will primarily be used to repurchase existing higher-in…
Dave (DAVE) has the ingredients for compounding: improving unit economics, a recently strengthened AI/engineering board, and $175M of 0% convertible notes whose structure both funds buybacks and embeds a clearly defined upside. We outline a long trade with entry at $271.00, stop at $238.00 and a primary target at $421.34 over a long-term (180 tradi…
Shares of FS.COM (SEHK:3355) climbed 10.7% to HK$32.98 on Thursday after the company unveiled a program to repurchase as much as 5% of its issued H share capital through open market purchases, with a ceiling of HK$350 million (approximately $44.67 million). Management said the move reflects the board's confidence in the group's long-term prospects …
Core Lithium shares climbed as much as 6.3% on Thursday following the company's plan to divest exploration assets in Australia's Northern Territory and South Australia into a separately listed gold explorer, Axiant Resources. The spin-out will be pursued via an initial public offering, and Core Lithium intends to lodge a prospectus with the Austral…
Conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori reclaimed a razor-thin advantage over leftist rival Roberto Sanchez late Wednesday after remaining overseas ballots were included in Peru's presidential count. The official electoral body reported Fujimori at 50.002% and Sanchez at 49.998% with 98.21% of polling stations tallied. A small share of polling statio…
