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Glencore has entered an agreement to acquire almost 2,000 metric tons of cobalt from long-time market participant Rami Weisfisch for roughly $115 million at prevailing prices. The material, acquired by Weisfisch in 2015 and held in Europe and the United States, is expected to move to a planned U.S. strategic stockpile backed by Project Vault fundin…
Strategists at Societe Generale report that equities classified as extremely cheap by conventional measures have become rare in Europe and Japan after a strong run since the end of 2024. The research, led by a team including Andrew Lapthorne, shows a marked decline in the share of stocks with forward P/E ratios below 8x and a concurrent rise in ric…
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation has opened early-stage discussions with a group of international investment firms and sovereign investors about selling a roughly $7 billion interest in its crude oil pipeline assets. The proposed structure would include about $1.5 billion of equity and the balance financed through debt, and several of the approached pa…
Gold rose to its strongest level in over three weeks during Tuesday trading, even as the U.S. dollar strengthened by more than 0.2%. The move came amid escalating trade rhetoric from the U.S. and the prospect of fresh diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States, supporting demand for the metal as a safe-haven asset despite currency headwind…
Indian equity benchmarks closed lower on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 down 1.12% and the BSE Sensex 30 sliding 1.28%. Losses were widespread across Technology, Real Estate and Fast Moving Consumer Goods sectors. NTPC was among the few gainers, touching 52-week highs, while HCL Technologies recorded 52-week lows.
Samsung Electronics reached a record KRW200,000 after a six-month advance that has pushed the share price close to a 200% gain, driven by a surge in demand for memory used in AI servers. Industry-wide momentum from cloud hyperscaler investment, planned HBM4 shipments in the second half of 2026 and improving DRAM yields are cited as key supportive f…
Yardeni Research warned that large language models lack true comprehension despite advanced outputs, arguing AI is 'artificial but not intelligent.' The firm highlighted labor-market risks, recent softness in tech payrolls since ChatGPT's debut in late 2022, market reactions to AI headlines, and potential implications for equities and gold. Yardeni…
Ashmore Group Plc shares climbed 4% after Jefferies upgraded the emerging-markets asset manager to buy and lifted its price target to 285 pence from 170 pence. The broker cited the firm’s strongest flow momentum in years, highlighted by $2.6 billion of net new money in Ashmore’s fiscal second quarter of 2026 and a marked skew toward new mandates.
Barclays has reduced its rating on Rio Tinto plc from Overweight to Equal Weight and lowered its price target to 6,600p from 6,885p, citing a tighter valuation framework and softer near-term iron ore dynamics. The revised target implies roughly 8% downside to Rio Tinto's Feb. 23 close of 7,162p. Barclays also flagged constrained long-term copper gr…
JPMorgan moved Novo Nordisk to Neutral from Overweight and trimmed its price target to 250 Danish crowns from 350 after late-stage REDEFINE-4 data suggested CagriSema is less competitive than Eli Lilly’s Zepbound. The bank significantly reduced sales and earnings forecasts for Novo across the 2026-2030 period, and shares fell in Copenhagen trading.…
Shares in Finnish asset manager Mandatum dropped sharply after private equity firm Altor sold a significant block of the company’s stock. Altor disposed of 35 million shares at €6.80 apiece, raising about €238 million (around 2.5 billion Swedish crowns). The placement, arranged by Citi and SEB, represented roughly 7% of Mandatum’s share capital and…
European equities edged lower on Tuesday as investors held back from large positions amid renewed trade uncertainty and fresh worries about artificial intelligence upending established business models. The STOXX 600 fell, banks led sector declines, while a handful of corporate earnings beats offered limited support.
Indonesia's stock market closed lower on Tuesday, with the IDX Composite Index down 1.20% as losses in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors pushed the benchmark lower. Market breadth favored decliners, while several individual stocks delivered double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Commodity and currency moves were …
Brooks Macdonald reported first-half 2026 underlying pre-tax profit of 13.6 million, which exceeded consensus by 5% despite a 12% year-on-year decline. Revenue rose 12% to 58 million but missed estimates by 3%, with a notable drop in funds-under-management related yield tied to reduced transactional revenue. The firm signalled full-year performance…
British equities opened lower on Tuesday with the FTSE 100 down modestly and the pound under pressure as investor sentiment remains fragile. Markets are being driven by lingering concerns about AI-driven disruption and geopolitical uncertainty, while four Bank of England rate-setters are due to give evidence to parliament. Corporate updates from St…
European equity indices slipped modestly on Tuesday as markets digested the implementation of a new U.S. tariff framework and a stream of corporate results. Investors also tracked gains in oil prices ahead of another round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks, while auto sales data and sector-specific earnings provided mixed signals for financials, healthcar…
Vodafone Group Plc has issued a notice of redemption for its 4.375% notes due in May 2028. The company will redeem the securities at a price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of principal plus accrued interest or (2) the present value of remaining scheduled payments discounted using an adjusted treasury rate plus 25 basis points; the discount uses a…
Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that showed EBITDA growth year-over-year but fell short of analyst expectations due to higher operating costs. GAPB posted MXN5.1 billion in EBITDA, up about 8% despite a 1% drop in passenger traffic, while OMAB reported MXN2.58 billion, a…
OC Oerlikon reported fourth-quarter orders and sales that exceeded consensus, driven by double-digit organic order growth. The company flagged a materially higher book gain from the sale of Barmag, which supports a large special dividend and debt repayment, while full-year operational metrics largely matched or slightly beat analyst expectations de…
Solvay reported Q4 adjusted EBITDA of €169 million, modestly ahead of some analyst estimates yet slightly below consensus, while sales missed expectations. The Belgian chemicals group set fiscal 2026 targets for underlying EBITDA and free cash flow that come in below analyst and consensus forecasts and underneath the company's dividend payout targe…
dormakaba Holding AG reported first-half results that missed consensus on revenues and adjusted EBITDA, driven by weaker volumes and a significant negative foreign exchange impact. Net sales reached CHF1,363 million, with organic growth of 2.0% driven by price increases of 2.6% while volumes declined 0.6%. Group adjusted EBITDA came in at CHF212 mi…
Japan's equity market closed higher on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 rising 0.83% as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors supported broader advances. Several individual stocks recorded large percentage moves, with Furukawa Electric, Murata Manufacturing and Fujikura among the top gainers, while Trend Micro, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma…
Tesla's new-car registrations in the European Union dropped 17% year-on-year in January to 8,075 vehicles, pushing the company's market share down to 0.8% from 1.0%. The decline comes amid a modest overall fall in EU car registrations and a rising share for battery-electric vehicles, according to industry data.
Hyundai Motor President Sung Kim warned South Korean lawmakers that pressure from the U.S. to impose higher, sector-specific tariffs could increase after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidated reciprocal tariffs. Kim called for prompt ratification of a $350 billion U.S. investment package tied to a trade agreement that would lower tariffs…
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany’s manufacturing heartland, is experiencing mounting economic pressure as demand in the automotive supply chain weakens. Small suppliers that invested heavily to serve vehicle makers are now reporting staff cuts and revenue declines. The state - home to Mercedes and Porsche and a major R&D hub - has seen insolvencies clim…
