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ADNOC Logistics & Services raised its fiscal 2026 guidance after a stronger-than-expected second quarter, citing ongoing strength in its Shipping business and incremental recovery in material handling volumes within its Integrated Logistics and Services Platform under Offshore Contracting. The company left assumptions for its Jack-Up Barge fleet un…
Robinhood Markets shares rose 1.1% in premarket trading after the company published preliminary June metrics through June 25 that showed record volumes across several product categories. Event contracts, options and equities all recorded significant sequential gains, while cryptocurrency volumes expanded but fell short of Street expectations. Analy…
Jefferies has upgraded Mercedes-Benz Group AG from a "hold" to a "buy" rating while reducing its price target to €52 from €60. The firm pointed to supportive messaging at its German-Swiss conference and said the market's full-year consensus appears "tired" and should be revised lower. Jefferies provided updated margin and cash-flow expectations for…
The revived Orient Express brand, now operated by Accor in partnership with LVMH, has launched its first of two large yachts designed to court a rising cohort of ultra-high net worth individuals created by the tech and AI boom. The offering complements a portfolio that includes luxury hotels and a planned art deco train, and relies on high-profile …
Trevi Finanziaria Industriale jumped 7.4% to €3.80 after ICOP, a Friuli-based foundation engineering specialist, filed a voluntary all-share public exchange offer for 100% of Trevi’s ordinary shares. The proposed exchange rate of 133 newly issued ICOP shares for every 1,000 Trevi shares implies a per-share value of €4.163, about a 20% premium to Tr…
Exosens shares climbed 2.6% to €55.55 following a contract to supply the Czech Armed Forces with roughly 17,000 image-intensifying devices through 2032, coupled with a €140 million European Investment Bank facility for night-vision R&D and industrial investment. The stock has also benefited from a record order for digital imaging in interceptor dro…
Indonesia's stock market closed lower on Monday, with the IDX Composite Index sliding 1.57% as losses in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture weighed on the session. Market breadth favored decliners, while commodities and currency pairs saw mixed moves: crude and Brent oil rose, gold futures fell, and the rupiah strengthened slightly versus t…
ICOP has launched a public exchange offer to acquire all outstanding shares of Trevi Finanziaria Industriale, proposing payment in newly issued ICOP shares at a ratio of 133 ICOP shares for every 1,000 Trevi shares. Trevi shares climbed after the announcement; the transaction values Trevi at roughly €4.16 per share and around €273 million in total,…
Shares of British American Tobacco fell after the company announced a major restructuring that will eliminate roughly 9,000 roles through direct cuts and outsourcing, while targeting additional annual savings of £600 million by 2028 on top of previously announced cost reductions. The move, coupled with the expiration of a Merrill Lynch share buybac…
Gerresheimer AG shares fell to €25.74 after the company scaled back its 2026 financial outlook. Management pointed to project delays, operational headwinds including difficulties ramping production, and a weaker macroeconomic environment. Revenue is now expected to land in the lower half of the previously stated €2.3–2.4 billion range, and adjusted…
Viridian Therapeutics shares climbed 10.2% in pre-open trading after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lumvoa (veligrotug-vvze) to treat thyroid eye disease. The approval delivers Viridian's first FDA-cleared therapy and commercial product, clears the way for an immediate launch, and is backed by clinical labeling for both active and c…
Soitec shares climbed 5.8% to €120.95 following the announcement of a supply partnership with ZenSemi. The deal will see Soitec provide 300mm Power-SOI substrates for ZenSemi's BCD-on-SOI manufacturing process, with both firms targeting fabless and integrated device manufacturers in automotive, AI and industrial markets once ZenSemi achieves full p…
Viva Wine surged 36.2% to SEK 38 after reporting SEK 1.03 billion in net revenues for the April 1-May 31, 2026 period, a 33.2% year-over-year increase driven by recent purchases of Delta Wines and Alpha Brands. Organic sales fell 8.3%, with management citing Easter timing differences as a partial explanation. The rally was company-specific amid a m…
Gerresheimer AG reduced its 2026 outlook after citing customer-driven project postponements, operational challenges tied to production scale-up, and a tougher economic backdrop. The company narrowed expected revenue to the lower half of its prior €2.3 billion-€2.4 billion range, trimmed its adjusted EBITDA margin forecast to about 17%-18%, and now …
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) shares fell following an FDA Complete Response Letter that requested further manufacturing-related data for its uncontrolled gout therapy, and a Deutsche Bank cut to its price target. The combination of company-specific regulatory hurdles and a muted market environment pressured the stock, though the shares remain fa…
Soitec shares climbed roughly 8% after the company confirmed a supply agreement with Chinese specialty foundry ZenSemi. Under the arrangement, Soitec will deliver 300mm Power-SOI substrates to support ZenSemi’s BCD-on-SOI manufacturing, a process that integrates bipolar, CMOS and DMOS transistors on a silicon-on-insulator wafer to enable devices co…
Shares of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (SOBIV) fell following an FDA decision not to grant approval for the company’s investigational gout therapy NASP, with the agency citing manufacturing-related deficiencies. The FDA did not raise safety or efficacy concerns, and Sobi intends to meet with regulators and its manufacturing partners to address the i…
Elmera's stock rallied to a new 52-week high following a recommended cash tender offer from Fortum valuing Elmera at roughly NOK 5.1 billion. The Norwegian firm's board has unanimously urged shareholders to accept the NOK 47-per-share proposal. With broader U.S. indices trading slightly lower and no sector-wide catalyst on the Oslo Børs energy and …
Bridgepoint said it will acquire Kayne Anderson Real Estate in a transaction valued at about $1.39 billion including debt. The consideration includes $759 million in cash and roughly 189 million new Bridgepoint shares. The combined firm would manage about $117 billion in assets versus Bridgepoint's current £95 billion, and Bridgepoint expects EPS a…
British American Tobacco has announced it will eliminate 5,500 positions and transfer around 3,500 roles to strategic partners as part of an AI-driven transformation programme. The company said most changes have been communicated to affected employees, with remaining consultations continuing in line with local rules. The programme excludes the Unit…
Prosus shares jumped after the Amsterdam-listed investor posted significantly stronger full-year fiscal 2026 results, including an 84% rise in adjusted core profit, a 57% revenue increase to $9.7 billion and confirmation that all regional ecosystems are profitable for the first time. Management also proposed a roughly 28 euro cent per-share dividen…
Shares of Apple Inc.'s Asian suppliers slid further as investors adjusted expectations for consumer electronics demand following Apple's move to shift rising memory chip and storage costs to customers. The price increases, announced last week for select iPads and MacBooks, have amplified concern that elevated component prices tied to an AI-driven m…
Bridgepoint's stock climbed sharply following the announcement that it will acquire Kayne Anderson Real Estate from Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors for an upfront enterprise value of about $1.39 billion, funded by $759 million in cash and roughly 189 million newly issued Bridgepoint shares. The transaction, expected to close by year-end subject to …
BT Group rose after unveiling a 50:50 joint venture with Verizon Communications that will merge their international enterprise operations. Verizon will make a $625 million equalization payment to BT. The new venture is projected to serve more than 3,000 customers in over 180 countries and represents about $4 billion of combined annual revenue. BT a…
Nagarro SE shares jumped sharply after Persistent Systems announced a voluntary public takeover offer of €81 per share in cash, valuing the Munich-based digital engineering firm at about €1 billion. The bid includes a pre-agreed acquisition of roughly 21% of Nagarro from founding shareholder Lantano Beteiligungen GmbH, management and supervisory bo…
