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Zealand Pharma A/S shares rose more than 7% on Thursday ahead of scheduled obesity pipeline presentations at the American Diabetes Association’s 2026 Scientific Sessions. Jefferies kept a buy rating and DKK505 price target, while Deutsche Bank retained a hold rating and raised its target to DKK300. The company will present Phase 2 results for petre…
Amazon unveiled an upgraded AI-driven mobile robot and several other warehouse automation systems at its Dartford fulfilment centre on June 4, as the company detailed plans tied to a €10 billion investment in its European fulfilment network. The new Proteus is designed to operate across warehouse floors and accept conversational commands, with a Eu…
Fuji Media Holdings has drawn stronger-than-anticipated interest in its real estate arm, Sankei Building, with multiple bidders submitting offers exceeding 1 trillion yen. The company is reopening the initial bidding round to allow additional time to assess proposals, with a new submission deadline in mid-June. Fuji Media said it was not the source…
European semiconductor shares dropped after Broadcom kept its fiscal 2027 artificial intelligence revenue goal unchanged despite robust quarterly results and large year-over-year AI revenue gains. Broadcom beat near-term sales and earnings expectations but guided AI chip revenue and margins below some Street forecasts, a combination that weighed on…
Kepler Cheuvreux cut its rating on Smith & Nephew from "buy" to "hold" and reduced its target price to GBp 1,230 from GBp 1,462, citing limited near-term catalysts and a sizeable shortfall to the company’s 2026 organic revenue target. The brokerage trimmed revenue, EBIT and EPS forecasts for 2026 and 2027 and highlighted unresolved U.S. issues in s…
Remy Cointreau stock rallied more than 10% after the cognac and spirits producer reported FY2025/26 operating profit of €165.4 million and an operating margin of 17.7% - both ahead of analyst projections. Management outlined a path back to organic sales growth and modest margin improvement for 2026/27, while analysts highlighted the results and a m…
Shares of Partners Group (SIX:PGHN) rebounded on Thursday after a record single-day fall the previous session, as the firm capped withdrawals from a key private equity evergreen vehicle and disclosed further sizeable redemption requests across several funds. Management expects fundraising momentum to slow in late 2026 and into 2027 but kept its 202…
AI-curated equity strategies available to InvestingPro members have produced unusually strong returns in 2026. The flagship Tech Titans strategy reported double-digit monthly gains in April and May and an early-June jump, translating to a 37.53% advance since the start of 2026 compared with 10.22% for the S&P 500. Since launch, the strategy has ret…
Broadcom shares fell sharply in premarket trading after the company reported quarterly revenue below analyst expectations and signaled a slower near-term ramp for AI chip revenue than investors had hoped. Management reiterated long-term AI targets and raised a shipment forecast for 2027, but commentary on upcoming quarters and lingering questions a…
Universal Music Group NV shares plunged after Pershing Square Capital Management sold its remaining stake in the company in a one-off placement. The sale, which flooded the market with about 80 million shares at a meaningful discount to the prior session’s price, came days after UMG’s board unanimously dismissed an unsolicited acquisition offer fro…
Puma SE shares jumped after Citigroup began coverage with a Buy rating and a €35 price target, with analyst Monique Pollard citing Anta Sports' strategic 29.06% investment as a catalyst for material revenue upside in China. Pollard's 2027-2028 revenue forecasts stand up to 13% above the current analyst consensus, while prior analyst commentary and …
Shares of B&M European Value Retail jumped 6.0% to 207.2p after the company published FY26 results showing adjusted EBITDA of £459 million and group revenue of £5.78 billion, figures that fell within guidance and helped soothe concerns after multiple profit warnings earlier in the year. Early signs of operational improvement and a reduction in net …
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite fell 1.33% at Thursday's close in Jakarta, sliding to a fresh five-year low as losses in Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture led the downturn. Decliners outpaced advancers by a wide margin, while a handful of small-cap stocks posted large intraday gains. Oil prices eased and currency moves included a stron…
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of major European online classifieds, assigning Buy ratings to Scout24 and Autotrader while rating Rightmove Neutral. The bank argues widespread concerns that large language models will disintermediate property and car portals have driven valuations down to historically low multiples, but that the technology does no…
Goldman Sachs reduced its rating on Barry Callebaut to Neutral from Buy and trimmed its 12-month price target to 1,210 Swiss francs from 1,280, warning that the firm's new 'Focus for Growth' strategy will take several years to have a meaningful impact. The bank lowered fiscal 2027 and 2028 EPS estimates and signalled limited near-term upside for th…
European equities opened largely unchanged as investors remained cautious amid Middle East tensions and fresh corporate developments. The STOXX 600 edged up slightly while crude slipped after a reported Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement. Remy Cointreau jumped on a first-time turnaround plan, and market attention lingered on signs of strain in priv…
British equities opened higher on Thursday as comments from the U.S. administration suggested progress toward an Iran agreement, a tone that helped offset ongoing military escalation in the Gulf. The FTSE 100 reversed the previous session's losses and traded modestly higher, while German and French markets also posted gains. Domestic corporate upda…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang returns to South Korea for a follow-up trip less than seven months after his last visit, combining executive meetings with public appearances including a TV talk show and a ceremonial first pitch. The trip highlights growing reliance on South Korean memory suppliers and manufacturing strengths that support both cloud AI and …
European equity benchmarks traded slightly higher after Israel and Lebanon agreed to renew a precarious truce, a development that market participants said could ease energy market strains and influence negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Oil prices fell, sovereign bond yields eased, and semiconductor names showed mixed moves amid AI-driven …
Pershing Square is exiting its position in Universal Music Group following the company’s rejection of a takeover proposal. The hedge fund is placing about 80.6 million shares via a Bank of America-managed sale, while UMG has repurchased part of the stake under a separate authorisation. The move follows UMG’s statement that the takeover approach und…
SK Hynix told investors this week it received highly favorable reactions to its plan to list shares in the United States, citing robust demand for memory semiconductors used in AI data centers. The company, which filed confidentially to list in the U.S. and may raise up to $14 billion, said it expects a supportive pricing environment for high-bandw…
Japan's equity benchmark closed sharply lower Thursday with the Nikkei 225 down 1.35% as losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors pushed more stocks into the red than advanced. While several heavyweights fell, Tokyo Electron and other industrial names posted gains, and volatility on the Nikkei gauge eased.
U.S. investment firm Castlelake is exploring a partnership with global shipping group MSC as it evaluates a possible takeover offer for British low-cost carrier easyJet. Castlelake has signalled it is in early-stage consideration of an offer above 403.23 pence per share but has not delivered a formal proposal to easyJet's board. Under UK takeover r…
At the India Investment Forum 2026, Morgan Stanley convened senior executives from four leading Indian private banks to discuss growth trajectories, pricing dynamics and asset quality trends. Management teams from HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and IndusInd Bank reviewed SME and consumer loan momentum, fee income outlooks, deposit strat…
Australian equities finished lower on Thursday, with the S&P/ASX 200 retreating 1.13% at the close in Sydney. Losses in Metals & Mining, Materials and Gold sectors led declines, while Treasury Wine Estates, Telix Pharmaceuticals and Ampol were among the day’s top gainers. Market breadth favored decliners and implied volatility rose.
