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British equities opened the week with modest gains as investors positioned for upcoming employment and inflation releases that could influence the Bank of England's policy outlook. The FTSE 100 was up slightly by mid-morning, while individual company news - including profit forecast cuts, a significant accounting probe at a skincare group, and an a…
Hapag-Lloyd confirmed it is in advanced negotiations to buy all outstanding shares of Israeli carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services. The German group said no binding agreement has been signed and that approvals from its internal governance bodies remain outstanding. Financial terms were not disclosed. Because Zim is treated as a strategic asset …
Indian equity benchmarks ended the trading session higher, with the Nifty 50 up 0.83% and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 0.79%. Strength in Power, Real Estate and Public Sector Undertakings stocks drove the rally, while market breadth showed more decliners than advancers on both the NSE and BSE. Volatility as measured by the India VIX ticked down slightl…
Syrian Kurdish authorities released 34 Australians from the Roj camp on Feb. 16. The group was handed over to relatives who traveled to Syria to collect them and were put on small buses bound for Damascus ahead of a planned flight to Australia. The release comes amid ongoing transfers and shifting control in northern Syria, where thousands linked t…
Optima Health (AIM: OPT) saw its shares slip after announcing an agreement to buy PAM Healthcare Limited for around £100 million. The purchase is subject to clearance under the Irish Foreign Direct Investment regime and will be funded through a combination of new debt facilities and a bridge loan. Management expects the acquisition to drive signifi…
Deutsche Bank strategists estimate that the current cycle of individual tax refunds, which runs through mid-April, could channel about $11 billion a week into U.S. equities. Bank economists project an extra $50 billion to $100 billion in refunds this season and say the payments could support consumer spending, but note that weaker fiscal stimulus c…
Shares of Barratt Redrow fell just over 2% on Monday after Deutsche Bank reduced its price target by 15% and cut underlying pre-tax profit forecasts for fiscal years 2026 through 2028. The broker pointed to deteriorating trading conditions, pressure on margins and order books, and a significant £1.3bn remediation provision that will weigh on cash g…
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) reported a 5.2% quarterly drop in net asset value to 104 pence per share, citing lower consultant revenue forecast curves, a 50 basis point increase in UK offshore wind discount rates, and operational shortfalls that left fourth-quarter generation 5% below budget. Management kept its fiscal 2026 dividend t…
Several of the world’s largest technology companies have seen sharp drops in market capitalization this year as investors question whether heavy investments in artificial intelligence will deliver near-term returns. Microsoft and Amazon led declines among the biggest names, while chipmakers and retail names posted gains over the same period.
Sanlorenzo SpA reported fourth-quarter 2025 figures showing a 10.1% year-on-year rise in order intake to €253 million, revenues for new yachts of €270 million that matched analyst forecasts, and a net backlog reaching €1,002 million. EBITDA for Q4 was €53 million, with a margin of 19.5% slightly above consensus, while full-year results met revenue …
Solutions by STC reported fourth-quarter results that missed analyst forecasts and left full-year revenue growth well below management guidance. Revenue growth decelerated to 4.7% year-over-year in Q4 after earlier gains, and the company closed fiscal 2025 with 5.5% revenue growth versus a guided 8-10% range. Margins contracted and the performance …
Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group reported FY25 revenue of SAR 13,707 million, a 22% increase year-over-year, and operating profit of SAR 2,619 million, up 19%. Operating margin narrowed to 19.1% from 21.0% a year earlier. Net income was SAR 2,401 million and the company declared a SAR 1.31 per share dividend for Q4. UBS retains a Neutral rating w…
Snap just reported an earnings surprise and $1.72B in Q4 revenue while producing positive free cash flow. The stock is trading near the 52-week low with an oversold RSI and elevated short interest - a recipe for a mean-reversion trade if ad demand steadies. This idea lays out a clear entry, stop and target for a long trade over the next 180 trading…
CAPZA, part of BNP Paribas Asset Management Alternatives (EURONEXT:BNP), announced the first closing of its CAPZA Private Debt 7 fund with almost 1.4 billion euros in commitments. The initial raise already exceeds half of the capital collected for the preceding fund and draws significant participation from both returning partners and new investors,…
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ReNew Energy reported a 54% year-over-year rise in adjusted Ebitda for the third quarter, delivering 21.38 billion rupees and beating analyst expectations of 17.05 billion rupees. Revenue climbed 36% to 25.14 billion rupees. The company raised the lower bound of its fiscal 2026 adjusted Ebitda guidance to a range of 90 billion to 93 billion rupees,…
Alibaba on Feb 16 introduced Qwen3.5, an AI model engineered to carry out complex tasks autonomously. The company says the model is significantly cheaper and faster on heavy workloads than its predecessor, adds visual agentic features for taking actions across apps, and shows benchmark advantages over several leading U.S. models. The move comes ami…
The U.S. dollar eked out only minor gains Monday in light, holiday-affected trading after U.S. inflation came in softer than expected, reinforcing expectations for interest-rate cuts later in the year. Liquidity remained thin with several major markets closed. The Japanese yen slipped after fourth-quarter GDP data showed much weaker growth than for…
UK data science firm Physiomics reported a 51% year-on-year increase in first-half revenue to £498,000, its strongest six-month intake to date. Despite the revenue milestone, the company recorded a wider operating loss driven by onboarding and contractor costs. The firm launched a new Biometrics service line during the period, securing four initial…
Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded Norsk Hydro SA (OTC: NHYDY) from Hold to Reduce after the company reported Q4 2025 results, while modestly raising its price target to NOK73.00 from NOK71.00. The research house trimmed its estimates by roughly 4% because of a weaker downstream outlook and foreign exchange pressures that largely offset higher assumptions…
Shares of Norsk Hydro fell after two brokerages highlighted persistent weakness in the company’s downstream extrusion operations. RBC Capital Markets downgraded the stock from outperform to sector perform and lowered its price target, while Kepler Cheuvreux adjusted cost and price assumptions but left its overall 2026 EBIT estimate unchanged. Both …
Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded Orsted from Hold to Buy and increased its 12-month price target to DKK175 from DKK150 on Monday. The firm points to strong recent share momentum and a projected reduction in capital expenditure approaching in 2028 as reasons for valuation upside, while still recognizing ongoing risks from U.S. project delays and potential …
Traders face a shortened U.S. session and a packed calendar of data and corporate earnings as fresh negotiations between the U.S. and Iran add a geopolitical overlay. Inflation readings and growth figures this week will be watched closely by the Federal Reserve, while corporate reports from major names and developments in the media sector provide a…
The UK government is considering moving more quickly to increase defence expenditure to 3% of gross domestic product, with advisers to the prime minister examining ways to achieve the target ahead of the previously stated timetable. No decision has been taken, but officials acknowledge that current plans do not fully cover escalating defence costs.…
European equities moved modestly higher on Monday with financial stocks providing the main lift. The STOXX 600 index rose 0.3% to 619.74 by 0810 GMT, led in part by gains in Spain’s bank-heavy benchmark. Investors are preparing for several corporate earnings reports later in the week and a euro zone industrial production read that is expected to sh…
