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London’s blue-chip FTSE 100 extended losses as renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pressured risk assets and the pound weakened against the dollar. Investors digested a range of full-year corporate results from major U.K. and international-listed companies, with several firms announcing buybacks or raising dividends even as some report…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite fell 0.53% at Tuesday's close in Jakarta as losses in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors pulled the index lower. Market breadth was negative, with more decliners than advancers. Several small-cap names posted outsized gains while a handful of stocks recorded double-digit declines. Commodity an…
Diplomats in Geneva are entering a decisive stretch of talks on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS), with the chair of the CCW Group of Governmental Experts warning that delays risk being overtaken by rapid technological change. Between now and the mandate's conclusion in September, 128 states will consider whether to approve by consensus a no…
Ondas (ONDS) has transformed from a sub-$1 name last year into a $4.8B market-cap drone and ISR contender thanks to a string of defense contracts, an acquisition, and a swollen cash balance. The set-up is binary: continued contract execution and integration could push the stock back toward analyst targets, but valuation and execution risk remain el…
Donald Trump told a British tabloid that the bilateral relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom has worsened after Prime Minister Keir Starmer initially declined to provide military backing for strikes on Iran. Trump said the partnership is "not what it was" and described the situation as "very sad," while criticizing Starmer o…
European stocks extended losses as investors absorbed rising oil prices and geopolitical threats tied to an escalated Middle East conflict. The STOXX 600 fell 1.3% to 615.72 by 0804 GMT, with utilities and banks among the weakest sectors while energy posted a small gain. Comments from U.S. and Iranian officials, and warnings from a key European cen…
Official figures show consumer prices in Turkey rose 2.96% in February on a monthly basis and 31.53% year-on-year. Food and drinks led monthly gains, while producer prices also climbed. Market turbulence tied to conflict in the Middle East prompted emergency central bank measures and a sharp intraday rise in overnight rates, leaving policymakers fa…
U.S. stock index futures fell as investors absorbed news of intensified U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and weighed the risk that rising energy prices could stoke inflation. Oil climbed, gold extended gains, the dollar strengthened and the 10-year Treasury yield rose, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve may keep rates elevated. Marke…
Grocery inflation in the United Kingdom ticked up to 4.3% in the four weeks to February 22, according to market researcher Worldpanel by Numerator. The reading follows a brief dip to 4.0% in the prior report and gives an early indicator ahead of the official UK inflation release on March 25. Retailers recorded mixed sales results over the most rece…
Johnson Service Group reported full-year 2025 results that broadly matched analyst expectations. Adjusted EBITA came in at £72.5m against a forecast of £72.1m while revenue was £535.4m, marginally below the previously disclosed forecast of £535.6m. The group achieved 1.4% organic growth, improved adjusted EBITA margin to 13.5%, and signalled it rem…
Morgan Advanced Materials reported 2025 results that missed analyst expectations on profitability, driven by weakness in its Thermal Products division and elevated central costs. The company posted modestly higher revenues versus consensus but saw organic revenue decline and margins compress. Management has placed the Thermal Products business unde…
European equity benchmarks fell sharply early Tuesday as a widening conflict in the Middle East rattled investor sentiment. Major indices in Germany, France and the U.K. opened lower, oil prices jumped following threats to flows through the Strait of Hormuz, and a string of corporate earnings produced mixed results for regional stocks. Market atten…
An Israeli military spokesperson said forces have prepared for an operation against Iran that could last several weeks, while noting that deploying ground troops to Iran is unlikely. The comments came amid ongoing air strikes carried out by Israel and the United States and subsequent Iranian retaliation. Israeli leaders have said the conflict could…
U.S. President Donald Trump told a British newspaper he was "sad to see" the U.S.-UK relationship had weakened after Prime Minister Keir Starmer initially refrained from offering military support for strikes against Iran. Starmer later permitted the United States to use British military bases for defensive strikes, while senior British ministers st…
Yum Brands CEO and chairman Christopher Lee Turner sold 238 shares on March 2, 2026, through a 10b5-1 trading plan for $166.29 per share, totaling $39,577. The transaction occurred with the stock close to its 52-week high. Turner still directly holds 65,058.66 shares. Yum reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results, missing EPS expectations while be…
Nano Labs (NA) is a sub-$100M microcap that has shifted toward a crypto-reserve strategy while retaining semiconductor IP. The move reduced operating expenses and produced a cleaner loss profile, and management has been buying stock. At a market cap of roughly $70.5M and a float of ~11.5M shares, the company’s >128,000 BNB reserve could materially …
Following intense strikes on Iranian targets over the weekend, the US dollar strengthened broadly. Market moves were driven principally by energy price repercussions and the relative exposure of other economies to supply disruptions, rather than a straightforward return of the dollar's traditional haven role.
Scott Mezvinsky, chief executive of Yum Brands' KFC division, carried out several stock transactions on March 2, 2026, including an outright sale of 287 shares valued at $47,725. The trades occurred near the stock's 52-week high as Yum! Brands reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that fell short on earnings per share but exceeded revenue forecasts.
SunCoke Energy director Andrei Alexander Mikhalevsky purchased 5,000 shares of common stock on February 26, 2026, at $5.53 per share, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The acquisition, totaling $27,650, leaves Mikhalevsky with 7,000 directly held shares. The purchase occurred just above the company’s 52-week …
Teleflex ($TFX) is trading near $122.93 after a run-up that has pushed momentum indicators into bullish territory. The business still shows negative EPS but solid free cash flow, a modest leverage profile, and exposure to several end-markets that are growing. This trade idea lays out a mid-term (45 trading days) long with a clear entry, stop and ta…
Japan's Nikkei 225 finished sharply lower, sliding 3.08% as losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication stocks weighed on the market. A handful of utilities and services names posted gains, but the session was dominated by heavy declines in several large-cap names. Volatility along the Nikkei options curve jumped and commodity and currency …
Bitcoin climbed modestly but settled below recent intraday highs as renewed conflict between the U.S. and Iran kept investors wary. The world's largest cryptocurrency stayed inside the trading band seen for much of February and continued to register steep losses year-to-date. Broader crypto markets posted gains, but remained shy of Monday's peaks a…
Macquarie has mapped the potential vulnerability of select Indian lodging and hotel companies to fallout from the Iran conflict, assessing each firm's presence in affected regions, the share of revenue sourced from key urban centres, and their dependence on international visitors. The broker ranks Lemon Tree Hotels as the most insulated, while Chal…
Market volatility caused by the widening conflict in the Middle East has increased the probability that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will refrain from raising interest rates at its March meeting, according to people familiar with the central bank's deliberations. Only a sudden, steep depreciation of the yen appears likely to force a March hike, while of…
Mark C. Rodgers, Managing Director for Africa-Asia Pacific at NEWMONT Corp (NYSE:NEM), sold 4,443 shares on February 27, 2026, at $130.00 per share for a total of $577,590. The transaction occurred while Newmont's shares traded close to a 52-week high of $134.88 after a 209% gain over the prior year. Rodgers retains 27,807 shares and executed the s…
