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In Brussels on March 17, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the European Union has begun to take the United States' recent unpredictability into account, one year after President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Kallas said the bloc has adopted a calmer posture by expecting unexpected U.S. moves and remaining focused.
Bybit has launched a refreshed On-Chain Earn experience intended to simplify discovery and management of decentralized finance yield strategies directly from users' Bybit accounts. The upgraded interface groups earning options into four categories - Vault, Hold to Earn, Stake to Earn, and Alpha Farm - and adds enhanced asset management capabilities…
Wirtek, an IT services provider based in Denmark, issued guidance for 2026 forecasting revenue of DKK 65.0 million to DKK 70.0 million, an increase of 1% to 9% versus 2025. The company also expects EBITDA of DKK 3.0 million to DKK 6.0 million in 2026, implying margins of 4.3% to 9.2% and a rise of 76% to 253% from 2025 EBITDA of DKK 1.70 million. M…
IP Group reported a 13% increase in net asset value per share to 110.4p for 2025, driven by £128.2m of licensing income tied to Pfizer's acquisition of Metsera. Shares jumped over 8% on the news, even as an IFRS 10 reclassification created a technical covenant breach on a £120m private placement that required a waiver and a reclassification of £119…
British equities opened modestly firmer on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 gaining and the pound easing slightly but remaining above $1.33. European markets were mixed as oil prices firmed amid geopolitical tension. Market attention this week centres on upcoming central bank meetings and ongoing developments in the Middle East, even as corporate reports…
Indonesian equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the IDX Composite Index finishing up 1.13%. Strength in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors underpinned the advance. Several mid-cap and small-cap names recorded double-digit percentage gains while a handful of stocks declined sharply. Commodity prices and currency moves were…
Citigroup has reduced its 12-month price forecasts for bitcoin and ethereum, citing stalled U.S. congressional progress on crypto market-structure legislation and a shrinking timetable for regulatory catalysts that could support ETF-driven demand and broader institutional uptake. The bank presented downside scenarios under a recessionary macro envi…
BNP Paribas has outlined a plan for its asset management arm to lift pre-tax profit from a 2025 pro-forma base of €820 million to about €1.5 billion by 2030, implying roughly 13% compound annual growth. Analysts note the target falls short of consensus estimates once recently removed businesses are excluded from the base. The plan relies on net inf…
European share indexes struggled to find a clear trajectory at the opening of trade on Tuesday as crude prices climbed after several U.S. partners said they would not participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The move coincided with continued regional tensions following recent strikes, disruptions to container shipping and mounting con…
Finland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom said they are developing a collaborative defence financing and procurement mechanism intended to combine demand, accelerate investment, and expand access to critical capabilities such as munitions. The countries aim to have the initiative operational by 2027 and say it will complement NATO and EU effo…
Nordea Bank Abp will record a €190 million restructuring cost in the first quarter of 2026 linked to its 2030 strategy. The moves focus on altering workforce composition, are expected to impact about 1,500 employees across 2026 and 2027, and aim to deliver at least €150 million in annual cost savings from full year 2028. Technology, data and AI are…
Goldman Sachs warns that disruptions to LNG supply and diversions toward Asia are narrowing European gas physical balances, likely driving prompt TTF prices higher in the second quarter. The bank reiterates a Q2 TTF forecast of 63 EUR/MWh but says prices may need to climb further if outages persist.
Operations at the Shah gas field remained suspended after a drone attack, while a separate assault ignited a fire at Fujairah port and prompted ADNOC to halt oil loading. The combined disruptions risk cutting off the United Arab Emirates' remaining crude export channel amid broader regional closures of the Strait of Hormuz, reducing domestic gas su…
At Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference, Samsung introduced its sixth-generation HBM4 memory chips optimized for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform, reporting operational speeds of 11.7 Gbps with headroom toward 13 Gbps. The firm also promoted an enhanced HBM4E chip running at 16 Gbps and reiterated its role across memory, logic, foundry and advanced packa…
Primary Health Properties increased its fully covered dividend per share by 3% for the year 2025 while reporting a 4% drop in net asset value to 99 pence. The £6 billion healthcare real estate investment trust posted modestly higher earnings per share, expanded contracted rent roll with a high proportion of government-backed income, and reported su…
Vistry Group PLC has named Rob Woodward CBE as its next non-executive chair, with the role to take effect at the conclusion of the company's annual general meeting on May 13, 2026. The move follows the decision by Greg Fitzgerald to step down as executive chair at the AGM and to retire as chief executive, though Fitzgerald will remain in the CEO ro…
Iran's football federation has told FIFA it is negotiating to relocate its World Cup group matches from the United States to Mexico, citing concerns for the safety of its players after joint air strikes by the U.S. and Israel. The federation's statement follows comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that Iran would be welcome to participate but th…
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told Manager Magazin that the war in Iran increases risks for Gulf carrier hubs and could reduce the dominance of airlines such as Emirates and Qatar Airways on routes to Asia. He said the conflict undermines momentum to grant additional slots to Gulf carriers at German airports and emphasized concerns about Europe becom…
Lufthansa's chief executive, Carsten Spohr, told Manager Magazin that the war in Iran raises new risks for Gulf-based airline hubs and could reduce the dominance of carriers such as Emirates and Qatar Airways on routes to Asia. He said the conflict also complicates recent talks about allocating additional take-off and landing slots at German airpor…
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked to delay a planned summit in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, introducing uncertainty into a thawing bilateral relationship. Analysts say the postponement, driven in part by the fallout from the Iran conflict and ongoing U.S. trade actions, casts a shadow over recent progress but is unlikely to derail th…
Japan's equity market finished lower on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 slipping 0.22% as losses concentrated in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors. Market breadth was positive but several large-cap electrical and semiconductor-related names recorded notable declines. Energy and precious metals futures edged higher while the yen weakene…
Sartorius AG and its listed subsidiary, Sartorius Stedim Biotech, published formal mid-term targets that commit both companies to sustained organic revenue growth and annual underlying EBITDA margin expansion beginning in 2027. The guidance reflects expectations of continued biopharma-led demand, divergent division-level pacing, and caution around …
The Reserve Bank of Australia increased its official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1%, the second consecutive monthly rise and the highest level in ten months. Policymakers cited a material upside risk to inflation as the intensifying Middle East conflict and sustained domestic demand weighed on the outlook. The decision was narrowly approved b…
A study by the German Economic Institute (IW) concludes that, one year after approval, the country's special infrastructure fund delivered little net new investment. The IW found most of the money used in the past year was shifted from other budget lines, with planned allocations missed or delayed and some expenses reclassified as investment.
Shigeaki Mori, who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at age eight and later gained international attention when former U.S. President Barack Obama embraced him at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in 2016, has died at 88. Mori spent decades identifying victims cremated at his school playground and located 12 Americans among those killed. He …
