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NEC Corporation's board has authorized a share buyback program capped at ¥30 billion, equivalent to roughly 0.51% of its outstanding shares (excluding treasury stock). The company will repurchase up to 6.8 million common shares through open-market transactions on the Tokyo Stock Exchange between February 10, 2026 and March 31, 2026, using a discret…
The European Commission has informed Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:META) that it may impose interim measures compelling WhatsApp to allow rival AI assistants access to the messaging app. In a Statement of Objections sent on Monday, the Commission outlined its preliminary view that Meta abused a dominant market position by amending its WhatsApp Busines…
U.S. seaports handled 6.8% fewer container imports in January compared with the same month a year earlier, driven in part by the absence of the frontloading surge that pushed imports to a record high in the prior year as companies sought to avoid tariffs. Descartes Systems Group reported the total January volume at 2,318,722 TEUs, above the histori…
Adyen and Uber have deepened their commercial relationship so Adyen can handle Uber's payment processing in additional markets, add local acquiring capabilities in several countries, and deploy kiosks that allow riders to book trips without using a phone. The expansion includes adoption of region-specific payment methods and an immediate market rea…
UBS upgraded Germany-listed Scout24 SE from Neutral to Buy, pointing to the company's favourable positioning against AI-driven disintermediation, steady performance in its core property classifieds business and higher near-term earnings projections. The bank trimmed its price target to €102.60 from €107.80 after adopting a discounted cash flow valu…
Warpaint London PLC saw its shares rise 2.5% after revealing the £1.4 million acquisition of the Barry M brand and issuing a trading update for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The group expects FY25 revenue of approximately £105 million and adjusted EBITDA of around £22 million, both short of prior targets and consensus, while highlighting…
Documents released by the U.S. Justice Department show UBS opened personal and business accounts for Ghislaine Maxwell in 2014, months after JPMorgan Chase moved to sever ties with Jeffrey Epstein. The files detail account holdings, payments, relationship management and a later grand jury subpoena as investigators probed Maxwell following Epstein's…
Goldman Sachs analysts project a sharp recovery in U.S. initial public offerings in 2026, forecasting proceeds of $160 billion and roughly 120 listings as improving economic growth, firmer equity prices and easier financial conditions revive dealmaking. A small group of highly valued private companies - including SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic - are …
Jefferies has upgraded Dunelm from "hold" to "buy" after the UK homewares retailer's shares slid roughly 20% following softer second-quarter trading. The broker says the decline has pushed Dunelm to trade at about 11x forecast FY27 earnings - near 30% below its long-term average valuation - and believes the market reaction is disproportionate to th…
Morgan Stanley has reaffirmed its favorable view of European banks following a round of fourth-quarter results that delivered widespread beats at the operating and pre-tax levels. Reporting so far covers roughly 65% of the sector by market capitalization, with an average 4% outperformance at both pre-provision operating profit (PPOP) and profit bef…
Standard Chartered has appointed Raza Jafree as global head of private client sales as the bank establishes a new partnership between its corporate and investment bank and wealth unit to support single-family offices and ultra-high net worth clients. Jafree, who joined on February 2 from UBS and is based in Hong Kong, brings almost 30 years of expe…
European equities opened higher Monday as investors brace for a slate of corporate earnings from major banks and blue-chip companies and await critical U.S. economic data later in the week. UniCredit reported strong annual results and set ambitious profit and shareholder distribution targets, while oil prices eased after diplomatic talks between th…
European equities ticked higher on Monday as global markets recovered from last week’s volatility tied to concerns about new AI models. Investors parsed corporate results from UniCredit and monitored deal activity after a consortium including Advent and FedEx agreed to acquire InPost. Tech stocks advanced, while moves in pharma and banking also sto…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite finished higher after Monday's session, led by gains in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors. Market breadth favored advancers, with several individual stocks recording double-digit percentage moves. Oil and currency markets moved lower while gold futures rose.
Deutsche Bank downgraded Unilever Plc to 'hold' from 'buy' after the stock climbed past the bank's unchanged 5150p target. Analyst Tom Sykes noted the shares now trade at roughly 19x forward 12-month earnings, a 19% premium to the market, and that Unilever's valuation versus sector peers is at or near record highs. While the bank continues to ackno…
Novo Nordisk shares jumped sharply in Copenhagen after telehealth company Hims Hers Health pulled a newly launched $49 compounded weight-loss pill that used semaglutide, following pressure from Novo and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said it will tighten oversight of compounded GLP-1 products, and Novo confirmed it will pursue legal…
British equities rose modestly on Monday alongside broader European advances, with the FTSE 100 up 0.4% as the pound slipped. Market attention centered on corporate results and strategic deals, including Plus500's upbeat outlook, NatWest's acquisition of Evelyn Partners and executive suspensions at Phoenix Global Mining. The Financial Conduct Autho…
Jefferies has moved Greggs to a 'hold' rating from 'buy' and lowered its price target to 1,610p, pointing to growing evidence that rapid adoption of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs is producing a persistent reduction in customer volumes. The brokerage has reduced like-for-like growth forecasts and models margin compression across FY26 and FY27, while manag…
JPMorgan strategists contend that recent weakness in the U.S. dollar should generally support risk assets, including equities, and that concerns about foreign-exchange headwinds for Europe may be overstated. They point to a 3% fall in the DXY index in late January and say stronger local activity can counteract translation effects, while emerging ma…
Phoenix Global Mining Ltd has placed its executive chairman and chief financial officer on immediate suspension while the board investigates allegations concerning recent conduct and past payments to a former corporate finance adviser. The AIM-listed miner has put interim financial controls in place, is seeking an interim CFO, and says current cash…
Novo Nordisk’s Frankfurt-listed shares gained 4.5% on Monday following Hims & Hers’ decision to stop selling a $49 compounded weight-loss pill based on semaglutide after legal warnings from Novo and action from U.S. regulators. The move followed earlier signals from the FDA that it would crack down on unauthorized compounded GLP-1 medications. Desp…
Warpaint London has agreed to acquire the Barry M cosmetics brand for £1.4 million in cash, subject to court approval expected Monday. The purchase, completed out of administration, includes Barry M’s intellectual property, inventory and order book but explicitly excludes manufacturing capabilities and liabilities. Warpaint also issued a trading up…
Centrica has finalised the disposal of several non-core energy solutions businesses for in excess of £80 million, selling units in Italy and the Netherlands to a 3i Infrastructure portfolio company, enabling a management buyout in Hungary, and completing the sale of Panoramic Power. Management says proceeds will be redirected to Centrica Business p…
A consortium led by Advent and FedEx has agreed to buy InPost at €15.60 per share, valuing the parcel locker operator at €7.8 billion ($9.2 billion). The transaction, which preserves InPost's name, management team and Polish headquarters, aims to support further expansion of its automated parcel machines across multiple European markets. The partie…
NatWest Group has agreed to acquire Evelyn Partners for an enterprise value of £2.7 billion, creating the UK’s largest Private Banking and Wealth Management franchise. The transaction combines Evelyn Partners’ £69 billion of assets under management with NatWest’s £59 billion, boosts fee income and is expected to be accretive to Return on Tangible E…
