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A portion of U.S. employers that currently cover GLP-1 medications for weight loss are planning to end coverage in 2027, citing growing patient numbers and persistent cost differences between direct-to-consumer pricing and employer contracts negotiated through pharmacy benefit managers. Surveys of large employers and statements from industry figure…
A Reuters/Ipsos national online poll finds SpaceX is familiar to a broad majority of Americans, who also express mixed views on space commercialization and the company’s leadership as it prepares to sell shares. The firm’s planned offering reserves an unusually large allocation for retail investors and could value the company at over $1 trillion de…
Deutsche Telekom shares fell more than 3% after reports that CEO Tim Höttges is advocating for a merger with the company’s U.S. unit, T-Mobile US. The U.S. business has become the group’s main earnings driver, contributing nearly two-thirds of revenue. Any transaction would require minority shareholder support, backing from the German government - …
Repsol climbed today after Citi put the stock on a 90-day upside catalyst watch tied to an impending disclosure of full financial terms for a proposed downstream joint venture, while Alphavalue/Baader Europe raised its rating and commodity forecasts. Strong Q1 results, an active buyback, and a sizeable 2026 shareholder distribution plan further rei…
Workers at BHP’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia have voted to authorise strike action, with union members approving work stoppages from 30 minutes up to 24 hours. The votes follow months of unsuccessful bargaining over pay and employment conditions and raise the possibility of disruptions to iron ore shipments from one of the world’s …
UBS has reduced its view on the European Information Technology sector from Attractive to Neutral, pointing to stretched price-to-earnings multiples after roughly a 40% rally year-to-date. The bank recommends a selective IT exposure via its AI TRIO framework and favors Industrials, Consumer Discretionary, Healthcare, Real Estate and Germany as pref…
Shares of Turkiye Halkbank rose nearly 4% after U.S. prosecutors filed a request seeking dismissal of the bank's criminal case. The action follows a settlement that included a 90-day compliance window, and a jointly filed dismissal letter was submitted by the bank and U.S. prosecutors as required under the agreement.
UBS has maintained a neutral recommendation on UK equities, pointing to the market's heavy reliance on commodity and energy sectors and its relatively low exposure to industrials as key reasons for not moving to a positive stance. While the bank has lifted earnings forecasts—helped by rising oil prices—and set upside and downside FTSE 100 targets t…
A fresh wave of high-profile IPOs led by SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic and Stripe is transforming public market access. While U.S. listings are fewer year-over-year, capital raised has surged, and SpaceX's proposed offer - seeking about $75 billion for a 5% stake at a $1.75+ trillion valuation - highlights the tension between sprawling long-term narrat…
As SpaceX readies a potential $75 billion initial public offering, exchanges, broker-dealers and market-making firms are intensively stress-testing systems to prevent the kind of technical failures that marred prior high-profile listings. Firms from Nasdaq to S&P Global, along with major market makers, have run simulations, upgraded infrastructure …
Indian investigators have signaled they will not meet the first anniversary deadline for a final report into the Air India Boeing 787 accident, citing the need to finish an engine analysis. Preliminary material, including cockpit audio, has been cited by U.S. officials' early assessment as supporting the view that the captain cut fuel flow to the e…
Indian investigators say they will not issue a final report by the one-year anniversary of a deadly Air India Boeing 787 crash, citing the need to complete engine analysis. Investigators' previously released timeline documents the seconds from pushback to the moment the aircraft lost data recording, including engine fuel cutoffs, automatic relight …
Goldman Sachs upgraded EDP Renovveis (EDPR) to Buy and moved EDP from Sell to Neutral, citing a structural improvement in U.S. renewable returns. The bank highlights historically high project returns, sharply higher U.S. power purchase agreement prices, and rising capital costs driven by domestic equipment sourcing as central forces that could sust…
Norcros Plc saw its stock rise 3% to 271p after reporting full-year results for the 53 weeks ended 5 April 2026 that exceeded key analyst forecasts. Group revenue rose 10.6% to £393.4 million and underlying operating profit increased 7.9% to £48.0 million, ahead of consensus estimates. Management also revealed plans to explore the sale of its remai…
RWS Holdings PLC shares dropped sharply after the company released half-year results for the six months ended 31 March 2026. While revenue and adjusted profit before tax improved, the board's reduced interim dividend and warnings about foreign exchange pressures weighed on income-focused investors. Management reiterated its growth and profitability…
Goldman Sachs on Thursday upgraded Porsche AG to a "buy" rating from "neutral" while increasing its 12-month price target to €59 from €39. The bank applied a higher valuation multiple and updated earnings forecasts, cutting fiscal year 2026 EPS but raising estimates further out as it expects model mix normalization and indirect cost savings to supp…
Onitsuka Tiger, Asics' vintage sneaker imprint known for its yellow-and-black Mexico 66 design, is being restructured as a separate business and expanded with new flagship stores in Europe, China, South Korea and a planned Los Angeles opening. Rapid sales growth and margins near 40% have made the label a standout within Asics, but analysts caution …
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite closed lower, down 0.24%, as losses in the Agriculture, Basic Industry and Property sectors pushed the market into negative territory. Trading featured a handful of large percentage gains among smaller names while several stocks posted double-digit declines. Commodity prices and currency moves showed modest shift…
SAP SE shares dropped after Goldman Sachs cut its gross margin forecast citing higher hardware costs in the latter half of 2026. The stock's decline was intensified by a negative market reaction to Oracle's fiscal results and large capital-spending and financing plans for 2027. Broader risk aversion and a Fed rate-cut delay also contributed to the …
NCC Group reported solid first-half financials, including a 5.0% rise in revenue and a 27.7% jump in adjusted EBITDA, but the market reacted negatively to cautious full-year guidance and a widely-anticipated divestiture. The company's capital return plan followed the sale of Escode, while broader risk-off sentiment linked to a hotter-than-expected …
Kontron stock climbed sharply after its largest shareholder, Taiwan-listed Ennoconn Corporation, notified the company it had exceeded the 30% voting rights threshold. That notification obliges Ennoconn to make a mandatory cash offer for all remaining Frankfurt-listed shares at €23.50 each, valuing Kontron at about €1.47 billion. Management signalle…
Intertek's stock rose after the Swedish private equity firm EQT secured an extension to the takeover deadline to June 18, 2026. EQT's conditional proposal, first submitted on May 11, 2026, offers to buy all ordinary Intertek shares for £60.00 in cash. Market reaction reflected the view that the extension indicates active deal progression, supported…
Beijer Ref AB shares rallied after Melker Schörling AB (MSAB) agreed to acquire all non-listed A-shares held by EQT and founder-linked seller Peter Jessen Jürgensen. The move makes MSAB the largest shareholder by voting rights, and the transaction was struck at an undisclosed premium. MSAB signaled it plans to increase its stake gradually, promptin…
Shares of SAP fell sharply after Oracle revealed fiscal 2027 capital expenditure plans that significantly exceeded analyst expectations. Oracle said it could spend as much as $95 billion, with up to $25 billion expected to be recovered from customers, and plans to raise nearly $40 billion through a mix of debt and equity financing. The disclosure h…
Halma PLC's shares plunged around 12% after the group's full-year results for the year ended March 31, 2026 prompted a pronounced sell-the-news reaction. While revenue and adjusted EBIT beat analyst forecasts and the board increased the dividend by 7%, investors latched onto rising customer concentration in the photonics business, a sizable slowdow…
