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Johnson Matthey said Honeywell has reduced the agreed purchase price for its Catalyst Technologies unit to £1.33 billion from the £1.8 billion agreed in May 2025. The revision lowers the planned shareholder return to about £1 billion and coincides with a 15% drop in the speciality chemicals group's share price. The companies have also pushed back a…
The U.S. ambassador to Portugal has urged Lisbon to replace its F-16 fighters with Lockheed Martin’s F-35, arguing the stealth jet would improve interoperability with Europe’s leading air forces. Ambassador John Arrigo also said he hopes to use his business background to encourage Portugal to raise defence spending toward NATO’s 5% of GDP target by…
JD Sports Fashion PLC unveiled a £200 million share buyback programme for fiscal year 2027, prompting a 6.2% jump in its shares. The programme begins immediately with an initial tranche of up to £100 million due to complete by July 31, 2026, followed by a second tranche of up to £100 million. Merrill Lynch International will undertake the first tra…
Barclays retained overweight calls on Bellway and Barratt Redrow and upgraded Vistry to equal weight after modelling a targeted, housebuilder-funded equity loan that could boost sector EBIT by about 22% in 2027 without assuming an improvement in market fundamentals. The note highlights weak demand and persistent build cost inflation in 2025, but po…
Pascal Daloz was unanimously appointed chairman and chief executive officer of Dassault Systèmes after Bernard Charlès immediately stepped down from his executive chairman and board positions for personal reasons. The board acted on a recommendation from the Compensation and Nomination Committee; Charlès will remain available to support adoption of…
Shares of Lazio (BIT:LAZI) fell roughly 5% on Monday after the club issued a statement denying any formal takeover approach and dismissing media speculation that a Qatari investor was targeting the controlling stake held by Claudio Lotito. Local reports had suggested a €600 million proposal was on the table and that Lotito might reject it after a b…
Smiths News disclosed it received a Warning Notice from The Pensions Regulator on Feb. 20, 2026, relating to the Tuffnells Parcels Express Pension Scheme. The regulator is considering imposing a Financial Support Direction (FSD) under a 'no-fault' liability framework. The company says it is reviewing the notice with advisers and that it is too earl…
British stocks opened modestly lower as markets digested an unexpected change in U.S. tariff policy announced over the weekend. The pound strengthened against the dollar, while key European bourses also retreated. Corporate news flow in London was mixed, with MONY Group posting modest gains in revenue and profits, Smiths News facing a pensions regu…
Jefferies overhauled its coverage of U.S. applications software, applying a new AI risk framework alongside company-specific fundamentals. The firm downgraded Workday, DocuSign, Monday.com and Freshworks to Hold, citing execution, growth and competitive concerns, while highlighting Intuit, Procore, Atlassian and Salesforce as preferred names better…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite closed up 1.19% on Monday, supported by advances in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors. Market breadth favored gainers, while selected small- and mid-cap names recorded large percentage moves. Commodities and currency pairs moved unevenly, with crude and Brent oil lower and gold futures higher…
European markets turned lower in choppy trade as a renewed wave of U.S. tariff uncertainty weighed on sentiment. The pan-European STOXX index retreated after a recent record high, with Germany's DAX falling the most. Technology sectors led losses while domestic-facing banks outperformed; company-specific news drove outsized moves in utilities and s…
European equities opened lower on Monday as new uncertainty around U.S. trade levies dented investor confidence. Benchmarks in Germany, France and the U.K. all eased in early trading, while oil retreated after a strong prior week. Economic data suggested a nascent recovery in the Eurozone, and a packed corporate calendar includes major earnings bot…
Rolls-Royce is pressing the UK government for taxpayer-backed support to help fund the development and testing of an UltraFan 30 demonstrator, part of a programme estimated at about £3 billion. The London-listed group has requested an initial contribution in the range of £100 million to £200 million and is pursuing discussions with UK ministers whi…
Taiwan equities closed higher on Monday, with the Taiwan Weighted index rising 1.61% to a new record. Strength in Glass, Plastic and Cement & Glass sectors powered the advance. Several individual stocks recorded sharp moves in both directions, while energy and precious metals futures moved lower and higher respectively. Currency and dollar-index mo…
Shares of Chinese companies with significant U.S. export exposure advanced in Hong Kong trade after the U.S. Supreme Court limited the executive branch's authority to impose trade tariffs. The decision, and subsequent policy moves, boosted exporters and lifted the Hang Seng nearly 3% as investors priced in a lower probability of sustained, broad U.…
Lendlease Group reported a loss after tax attributable of A$318 million for the half-year ended December 31, driven by A$118 million of non-cash negative revaluations and impairments across several international markets and a significant loss from its Capital Release unit. The result sent the stock to its lowest intraday level since mid-December 19…
Australian equities closed lower on Monday with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 0.61% in Sydney. Strength in a handful of mid-cap names contrasted with broad sector weakness across information technology, healthcare and A-REITs. Volatility, measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX, rose, while commodity and currency markets showed mixed moves.
Asian equity markets showed a mixed performance as investors weighed the fallout from recent U.S. tariff actions. Hong Kong surged on bargain hunting and strength in tech and auto names, while South Korea’s KOSPI reached a record high driven by chipmakers. Broader regional activity remained subdued due to holidays in China and Japan and mounting un…
Regis Healthcare saw its shares climb sharply after reporting first-half results that included an 18% revenue gain, a modest rise in underlying EBITDA and stable underlying net profit after tax. The company cited improved occupancy and recent acquisitions as drivers of revenue growth, while higher wage costs and expansion spending held underlying p…
Samsung Electronics shares reached an all-time high on Monday, extending gains from the prior week after a report suggested the company may become the exclusive supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for Nvidia's next-generation processors. The move coincided with Samsung's announcement that it has started mass production and shipments of HBM4, an…
Microsoft announced a major change atop its gaming business as Phil Spencer steps down after a 38-year tenure and Asha Sharma, an internal executive with AI product development experience, is appointed executive vice president and CEO of the gaming division. The move comes as the unit faces tariff-driven cost pressures, tougher competition from Son…
U.S. stock index futures fell Sunday evening following President Donald Trump's move to raise a temporary global tariff under a different statute after the Supreme Court curtailed his prior authority. Traders were also closely watching upcoming earnings from NVIDIA Corporation, with the chipmaker's fiscal fourth-quarter results due on February 25.
Asian equity markets traded cautiously and the dollar eased on Monday as investors grappled with uncertainty over new U.S. tariffs following a Supreme Court ruling and awaited earnings from Nvidia that could reshape sentiment in the AI sector. Oil edged lower ahead of U.S.-Iran talks in Geneva, while safe-haven metals gained.
Rolls-Royce Holdings plans to announce a new share buyback program of up to 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) when it issues its annual results this week, according to unspecified sources. The move follows an upgrade to the company's annual guidance last year and comes as the firm expects stronger profit and free cash flow driven by recovering demand…
Russia's equity market closed with a flat MOEX Russia Index as a handful of large-cap names posted modest gains and losses. Market breadth favored advancing issues, the RVI volatility gauge was unchanged, and commodity and currency moves were small but varied across gold, oil and the ruble pairs. The session's sector leadership was not specified in…
