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Barclays adjusted its ratings across several Nordic telecom operators after identifying a near-term growth slowdown in Finland and Norway that could weigh on second-half results. The bank downgraded Telenor to Underweight and trimmed its price target, while upgrading Telia to Equal Weight and raising its target price. Elisa and Tele2 ratings were u…
Nasdaq-linked futures dropped about 2% early Tuesday as investors fretted over looming U.S. interest rate increases and the impact of higher borrowing costs on corporate AI investments. Broader U.S. futures fell, commodity prices eased, and market attention turned to upcoming business activity surveys and a key inflation reading later in the week.
Ramsdens shares climbed sharply after FirstCash Holdings announced a recommended all-cash offer of 600 pence per share through its UK subsidiary Chess Bidco Limited. The proposal, which includes an interim dividend, values the transaction at roughly £206 million and sets a timetable that could see completion by the end of 2026, subject to sharehold…
Telecom Plus PLC saw its shares plunge as much as 29.4% after reporting full-year FY26 results and issuing weaker forward guidance for the year ending 2027. Management warned adjusted pre-tax profit for 2027 will fall to between 80m and 90m versus a record 132.2m in the year just ended, while announcing a steep cut to the final dividend and a fi…
FirstCash Holdings has agreed to buy Ramsdens Holdings for 600 pence per share in cash, with an interim dividend of up to 9 pence per share payable on October 9. The transaction values Ramsdens at roughly £206 million ($273 million) including the dividend. Ramsdens shares jumped more than 30% on the announcement, reaching an intraday record of 600 …
RWE AG's stock slid after the company unveiled a €4 billion equity issuance to finance a move from a minority to a majority holding in German grid operator Amprion. An accelerated placement of roughly 74.4 million shares, equal to about 10% of RWE's share capital, priced at €54.00 per share and issued without subscription rights, has set a near-ter…
Morgan Stanley adjusted coverage across several European medical-technology names, upgrading Demant and Qiagen and nudging Sonova higher to equal-weight while downgrading bioMerieux. The bank cited early signs of demand recovery in hearing aids and life sciences, attractive entry valuations after sector de-rating, and a roughly 5% compound annual s…
Bunzl Plc shares climbed after the company published a half-year trading update that raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook, flagged a return to year-on-year adjusted operating profit with a slight margin improvement, and announced the acquisition of Scientifix Group in Australia. The update attributed revenue momentum to product-cost inflation …
Citi has named two established Japanese electronics companies - Panasonic and Mitsubishi Electric - as its preferred picks within the country’s industrial and consumer electronics sector. Panasonic is pursuing a ¥1.3 trillion sales target for its industry segment by the fiscal year ending March 2029, with a substantial portion of the planned expans…
Worldpanel by Numerator reported that UK grocery inflation slowed to 3.0% in the four weeks to June 14, down from 3.1% a month earlier. The data, an early indicator ahead of official figures due on July 22, also showed grocery sales rising 2.4% year-on-year over the same period, while shoppers leaned heavily on promotions and some categories saw ma…
European equity markets opened sharply lower as initial optimism about a U.S.-Iran peace agreement faded and investors re-focused on the inflationary consequences of recent conflict and the prospect of additional central bank tightening. Major indices from the STOXX 600 to national benchmarks in Germany, France, Italy and the U.K. booked declines, …
Japan's equity market closed lower on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 sliding 3.46% as declines in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors dominated trade. Market breadth favored decliners, volatility on Nikkei options eased, and oil, gold and major FX pairs moved lower alongside the index.
Barclays lifted its S&P 500 year-end target to 7,800 from 7,650 and published an initial 2027 target of 8,800, driven primarily by an improved earnings outlook. The bank increased its 2026 EPS forecast to $337 and introduced a 2027 EPS projection of $389, while trimming valuation multiples for Big Tech and flagging a number of macro and sector-leve…
Morgan Stanley has kept Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) as its highest-conviction pick in the U.S. beverages sector, maintaining an Overweight rating. The bank points to accelerated Fairlife sales tied to added capacity, sustained pricing strength relative to consumer packaged goods peers, and favorable foreign exchange and price-to-cost dynamics as reasons fo…
Australian equities closed lower on Tuesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 0.33% as weakness in information technology, gold and metals & mining stocks outweighed gains in a handful of names. Market breadth favored decliners, the VIX eased and commodity prices retreated, while currency moves were mixed.
Heineken N.V. has nominated Rafael Oliveira, current CEO of JDE Peet's N.V., to be its next chief executive. The Supervisory Board will propose Oliveira for a four-year term beginning Oct. 1, subject to shareholder approval at an Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for Aug. 5. Oliveira joins Heineken after leadership roles across major consumer…
Signify announced it will not resume the share repurchase program that it had planned for 2025, and presented medium-term financial targets through 2029 at its Capital Markets Day. The company outlined growth and margin objectives, updated its dividend policy, and detailed a portfolio prioritization under a Build or Harvest mandate. Future buybacks…
Tencent is conducting a review of multiple minority investments in Japanese game studios, including its stake in Marvelous Inc. The company is examining holdings where anticipated strategic benefits have diminished and is considering selling some stakes back to management - in some cases at a loss - while shifting capital toward higher-growth areas…
Taiwan equities closed higher on Tuesday, propelled by strength in the Plastic, Chemical and Biotech & Medical Care sectors. The Taiwan Weighted index rose 1.28% to reach a fresh record level. Top session performers included GEM Services Inc, Onano Industrial Corp and Lelon Electronics, while Reward Wool Industry, Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group…
Jefferies downgraded Yara International ASA from buy to hold and lowered its price target to 470 Norwegian crowns from 610 crowns, pointing to a softer agricultural outlook, reduced fertilizer price assumptions, deteriorating farmer incomes, and higher European gas cost assumptions. The broker also trimmed earnings and sales forecasts across 2026-2…
MediaTek shares climbed 2.9% to T$4,595.0 after a well-known analyst reported that the company secured an exclusive order from Google for an upgraded TPU v9 revision, possibly codenamed "Triggerfish." While the deal has not been independently confirmed, the report highlights MediaTek's position in artificial intelligence-driven demand for accelerat…
Firefly Aerospace is expected to receive a $110 million loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank to help fund expansion of its spacecraft production facilities in Texas. The EXIM board's three members are scheduled to vote on the financing, which features a 12-month availability window and a 10-year repayment term. Firefly, which landed an uncrewed sp…
SK Hynix shares fell 7.5% on Tuesday, reversing from an all-time intraday high set in the prior session as investors booked profits and reports indicated the company would scale back production of high-bandwidth memory. The slide followed a year-to-date rally of more than 340% and a momentary leap past Samsung Electronics in market capitalization. …
Registrations of new passenger cars across the EU, EFTA countries and the United Kingdom rose 3.6% year-on-year to 1.15 million in May, driven by a strong increase in battery-electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, according to ACEA data published on Tuesday. Traditional petrol and diesel registrations fell sharply while several EV-focused brands, i…
Air Water Inc. shares climbed sharply after Oasis Management Company Ltd., a Hong Kong-based investment firm, disclosed it had accumulated a 6.05% position in the company, crossing the reporting threshold under Japanese securities law. The stock advanced 6.8% to ¥2,664 on Tuesday and reached an intraday 52-week high of ¥2,740. The filing described …
