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European stocks advanced modestly on Monday amid a broadly constructive earnings season, even as trading volumes were muted because of holidays in Asia and the United States. Key indexes in Germany, France and the U.K. rose, while miners and scheduled corporate reports dominated the week’s market focus. Economic and geopolitical developments, inclu…
Jefferies upgraded ACS from hold to buy and lifted its price target to €116, saying the market is not fully valuing the company's greenfield infrastructure pipeline. The brokerage's revised sum-of-the-parts model explicitly incorporates secured data-center capacity and the U.S. SR-400 express-lane project, producing an implied equity stub roughly €…
RBC Capital Markets lowered its recommendation on Schroders Plc to "sector perform" from "outperform," saying the stock now trades close to the value implied by Nuveen's 612p-per-share proposal. The brokerage raised its price target to 610p and noted the deal's structure - including irrevocable commitments representing roughly 42% of Schroders' sha…
Japan's equity market closed modestly lower on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 ending down 0.22% as declines in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors outweighed gains in several individual stocks. Market breadth was positive but notable individual moves pushed some large-cap names sharply higher and others sharply lower. Volatility edge…
Average asking prices for newly listed UK homes were effectively unchanged in February, easing by just £12 to £368,019 after a sharp 2.8% increase in January. Rightmove's monthly index, covering 106,287 new listings between Jan. 11 and Feb. 7, shows buyers enjoying improved conditions as wage growth outpaces recent property inflation and mortgage c…
Uruguay intends to accelerate a move away from dollar-denominated sovereign debt and broaden its trade relationships, driven by strong investor demand for local-currency instruments and the desire to reduce exposure to external currency shocks. Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone said the government plans to issue about half its debt in pesos, expects …
Olympus Corp. saw its stock tumble after revising down its fiscal net profit forecast and reporting a decline in adjusted quarterly profit. The company cited higher expenses, weaker U.S. sales of gastrointestinal endoscopes and voluntary shipment suspensions following U.S. FDA re-inspections as factors driving the cut.
The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.22% in Sydney, pushed higher by gains in the information technology, consumer discretionary and industrials sectors. Small-cap winners included Austal, Wisetech Global and Genesis Minerals, while Summerset, Treasury Wine Estates and Fortescue were among the biggest decliners. Market breadth favoured advancers and implied…
European companies are reporting stronger fourth-quarter earnings than analysts anticipated, with a majority of market capitalisation now disclosed and average growth ahead of expectations. Yet lofty valuations, a stronger euro, mixed sector performance and lingering tariff effects are restraining share-price responses and leaving investors demandi…
Shares of Mitsui Kinzoku climbed to an all-time high after the company raised its fiscal 2025 operating profit forecast and lifted its annual revenue outlook, while also increasing its dividend. Management pointed to stronger-than-expected demand in its copper foil business tied to AI server applications, alongside favorable metal prices, a weaker …
Most Asian equity markets held a narrow range on Monday with trading activity subdued because of a market holiday in China and closures in South Korea and Taiwan. Japanese shares fell after fourth-quarter GDP growth unexpectedly weakened, while Hong Kong edged higher on index inclusion gains for several miners and a battery-maker. Other regional be…
Sources cited by the Wall Street Journal say Anthropic’s large language model, Claude, was employed during the U.S. operation that seized former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The deployment reportedly occurred through Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies, whose platforms are commonly used across the Defense Department and feder…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Food and Drug Administration will consider a petition to remove the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for dozens of processed refined carbohydrates unless manufacturers can demonstrate they are safe and not contributing to health problems and obesity. The petition, fil…
Qube Holdings has accepted a A$11.7 billion takeover proposal from a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management. The announcement pushed Qube shares to an intraday record before they remained below the consortium's A$5.20 per-share offer. The agreement allows Qube to pay dividends up to 40 Australian cents, which would be deducted from the offer …
U.S. equity futures inched upward on Sunday evening in low-volume trading ahead of a Monday holiday, while market participants prepared for a string of economic releases and the Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes that could shape interest-rate expectations. Modest gains in futures followed a second consecutive week of losses on Wall Street, …
Warner Bros Discovery is reviewing whether to resume merger discussions with Paramount Skydance after receiving an amended proposal from the rival studio. Board members are weighing whether Paramount's revised terms could outmatch the company's current arrangement with Netflix, though no response has been decided and the Netflix deal may remain in …
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the developer behind the open-source AI agent OpenClaw, CEO Sam Altman said on social media. Steinberger will lead efforts on personal agents at OpenAI, with OpenClaw becoming an open-source foundation the company will support. The move follows viral attention to OpenClaw for its ability to carry out autonomous t…
Peter Steinberger, creator of the open-source assistant OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI to lead development of next-generation personal agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said OpenClaw will be housed in a foundation as an open-source project that OpenAI will continue to support. The agent has drawn viral interest since its November release, but also scrutin…
Treasury Wine Estates reported a sharp decline in first-half profit and said it will temporarily suspend its fiscal 2026 interim dividend to preserve capital. Management attributes the weaker result to a reset in its two largest markets after 2025 shipments exceeded underlying demand, leaving elevated distributor inventories in China and the United…
The MOEX Russia Index finished the trading session unchanged, with several large-cap names reporting no price movement at the close. Key commodities and currency pairs moved modestly, while the Russian Volatility Index remained steady. Market breadth data published for the session showed an unusual 0 to 0 reading for decliners versus advancers.
Saudi Arabia's stock market closed lower on Sunday, with the Tadawul All Share down 0.21% as losses in the Media & Publishing, Petrochemicals and Insurance sectors weighed on the benchmark. Despite the overall decline, several individual names gained sharply while others led the session's losses. Oil, Brent and gold futures recorded gains, and majo…
Battery-electric heavy trucks are approaching total cost of ownership parity with diesel in multiple use cases, particularly where subsidies apply and charging costs are low, former Scania executive Fredrik Allard said. Improved energy efficiency and lower maintenance for electric powertrains are driving better economics, but limited charging infra…
After decades of rising per-capita alcohol consumption, the United States has experienced a notable decline. While some market forecasts treat the downturn as permanent and have pressured valuations of listed brewers and distillers, Barclays contends the drop is cyclical. The bank highlights long-standing structural constraints on U.S. drinking, li…
PayPal has experienced a marked decline in its share of digital wallet checkouts as competitors capture more volume and shifts in how consumers shop online reduce the benefit of branded checkouts. Bernstein estimates PayPal’s share has fallen to roughly 40% today from about 90% in 2017 and near 50% in 2023. Faster growth among digital wallets, incr…
Major brokerages this week highlighted a mix of upgrades and reiterated buys across software, semiconductor and industrial suppliers as AI-related sentiment pressures have driven selective selloffs. Citi screened for software names whose terminal multiples have compressed despite positive earnings revisions, flagging a set of firms it says are well…
