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Sodexo said it now expects stronger organic revenue growth in 2027, driven by improved execution and a focus on its largest market, North America. The company set a 2027 organic growth target of 2% to 3%—above its 2026 outlook—and reiterated a long-term goal of more than 5% organic growth for full-year 2030 with net new business above 3%. Managemen…
Renewed conflict in the Gulf has pushed jet fuel prices higher and unsettled key air routes, intensifying cost pressures on European carriers. While many airlines rebuilt their finances after the pandemic, the recent fuel spike has highlighted the vulnerability of smaller and highly leveraged carriers. Investors and bankers report multiple potentia…
The Taiwan stock market closed higher on Thursday, led by advances in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Plastic and Chemical sectors. The Taiwan Weighted index gained 2.00% at the close. Several small- and mid-cap names recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions, with some reaching multi-year highs and others hitting new lows. Commodity an…
Publicis Groupe raised its full-year organic net revenue growth guidance for 2026 to 4.5% - 5.0% after reporting stronger second-quarter results. The advertising and communications group also nudged up its free cash flow forecast to about 2.2 billion and reiterated a modest operating margin improvement from the 18.2% it delivered in 2025. Manageme…
Sodexo SA (EPA:EXHO) announced a multi-year strategy to restore competitiveness and improve profitability by fiscal 2030. The plan sets an objective of more than 5% organic revenue growth and an underlying operating margin above 5% by 2030. Management will boost recurring operating investment by roughly c100 million per year and commit c1 billion…
On Thursday, Telenor lowered its full-year financial outlook after a second-quarter performance that was softened by weaker trading in its Nordic operations and ongoing pressure in Bangladesh. The company reduced its 2026 organic adjusted EBITDA growth expectation to flat to slightly negative and tightened its free cash flow before M&A guidance to …
Alibaba and Baidu shares in Hong Kong jumped following regulatory approval from China for Apple to deploy its on-device generative AI, Apple Intelligence, on iPhones in the country. The approval allows Apple to integrate capabilities from Alibaba's Qwen large language model and Baidu's AI systems, with Alibaba confirming Qwen will power Apple Intel…
Orexo AB recorded a wider net loss in the second quarter as revenue missed analyst forecasts and operating expenses rose. The company signaled progress on its pipeline, including plans for a pivotal OX640 trial and a planned resubmission of the Izipry NDA, while exploring financing options and addressing legal matters with the Department of Justice…
South Korean authorities are preparing measures to tighten rules on leveraged exchange-traded funds linked to Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix following a severe market rout that regulators say has highlighted risks to investor protection and market stability. Officials are coordinating across the finance ministry, the Financial Services Commission…
SpaceX shares fell below their initial public offering price, dipping as low as $132.15 before closing at $135.27, a development that highlights the potential for further market turbulence when substantial insider and early investor lockups begin to lift in the weeks ahead. Despite the pullback, the company remains among the most valuable on Wall S…
Nvidia announced partnerships with Japanese firms including Fanuc and Yaskawa Electric to accelerate robotics and artificial intelligence development. CEO Jensen Huang said AI will make robots smarter, more adaptable and more accessible. His visit to Tokyo generated notable public interest and included meetings with executives from major chip suppl…
Xpeng Holdings' stock advanced 7.5% on Thursday following a report that the company intends to take its IRON humanoid robot to global markets by 2027 and aims for a monthly production capacity exceeding 1,000 units by the end of 2026. The rally was reinforced by the public unveiling of the Mona L03 SUV in Munich, a model positioned to drive volume …
Csquare, Inc. has set the price for its initial public offering at $21.00 per share for 50,000,000 common shares, a move that is expected to generate roughly $1.05 billion in gross proceeds before underwriting discounts and commissions. The company granted underwriters a 30-day option to buy an additional 7,500,000 shares at the same price, which w…
Hyundai Motor will acquire SoftBank Group's remaining stake in Boston Dynamics, taking full control of the robotics firm as it seeks to commercialize humanoid robots and expand artificial intelligence capabilities. The transaction follows SoftBank's exercise of a contractual put option; financial terms were not disclosed. Hyundai said full ownershi…
BHP Group's stock slid after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter production results and faced its first significant industrial stoppage at Port Hedland in over 20 years. A strike by roughly 160-200 port and maintenance workers and a reduction in FY2027 copper guidance, coupled with lingering cost concerns from a prior potash project overruns,…
Asian equities fell broadly, led by a steep drop in South Korean semiconductor names that briefly halted trading on the KOSPI. Investors also reacted to a Bank of Korea rate hike and heightened geopolitical tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Attention turned to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co ahead of its quarterly report for clues on AI-r…
SK Hynix shares tumbled 11.3% to ₩1,847,000 after a broad overnight decline in U.S. chip stocks spilled into Asian semiconductor markets. The drop compounds volatile trading since the company’s July 10 Nasdaq listing, where leveraged single-stock ETFs have intensified intraday swings. Additional pressure came from a sharp fall in the stock’s U.S. A…
Kuaishou Technology climbed 5.6% to HK$47.22 after UBS added the company to its China Global Equity Focus List with a 3% weighting. The move coincides with continued corporate buybacks, investor enthusiasm for Kuaishou's AI initiatives, and a stronger Hong Kong market that saw the Hang Seng index rise 1.8%.
Standard Nuclear, Inc. has set the price of its initial public offering at $15.00 per share for 10,000,000 Class A shares. The offering includes a 30-day option for underwriters to buy up to 1,500,000 additional shares at the IPO price, and shares are slated to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on July 16, 2026, with the offering expecte…
South Korean equities plunged further on Thursday, with the KOSPI falling 7.2% as heavyweights in the semiconductor sector led broad selling. The Korea Exchange imposed a five-minute sidecar on program sell orders after KOSPI 200 futures declined more than 5% and remained at that level for at least one minute, bringing the index closer to the 8% dr…
UBS raised its 12-month price target on Advanced Micro Devices to $700 from $670 and kept a Buy rating, reflecting increased confidence in AMD's AI roadmap, an expanding customer set and a stronger long-term outlook for GPU revenue. The bank's supply-chain checks indicate materially higher accelerator demand through 2027, prompting upward revisions…
U.S. equity futures were largely unchanged on Wednesday evening after inflation data for June came in softer than expected, reducing the probability of an imminent interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve. Persistent military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran and pronounced losses across chipmaking stocks, however, capped broader market opti…
UBS has refreshed its China Global Equity Focus List, introducing Kuaishou Technology and Meituan while increasing allocations to Alibaba Group, Ping An Insurance, WuXi AppTec and Xiaomi. The bank reiterated a constructive stance on Chinese equities, pointing to accelerating AI adoption, supportive policy and improving fundamentals as the basis for…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that Anthropic’s Mythos AI presents a significant risk that demands controlled access, saying the U.S. government is monitoring the situation. Dimon spoke at Senator Dave McCormick’s Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit and likened unfettered access to the model to handing dangerous weapons to individuals…
Eli Lilly is reportedly negotiating the acquisition of psychedelic drug developer AtaiBeckley in a transaction that could be announced imminently. The discussions are said to contemplate a purchase price above AtaiBeckley’s current market capitalization, which has risen to roughly $2 billion following a substantial run-up in the company’s share pri…
