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Centrica has finalised the disposal of several non-core energy solutions businesses for in excess of £80 million, selling units in Italy and the Netherlands to a 3i Infrastructure portfolio company, enabling a management buyout in Hungary, and completing the sale of Panoramic Power. Management says proceeds will be redirected to Centrica Business p…
A consortium led by Advent and FedEx has agreed to buy InPost at €15.60 per share, valuing the parcel locker operator at €7.8 billion ($9.2 billion). The transaction, which preserves InPost's name, management team and Polish headquarters, aims to support further expansion of its automated parcel machines across multiple European markets. The partie…
Goldman Sachs has upgraded its projection for India’s real GDP growth in 2026 by 20 basis points to 6.9% year-on-year, attributing the revision to a substantial reduction in U.S. tariffs under an interim trade agreement. The pact lowers duties on a wide swath of Indian exports, includes commitments on Indian purchases of U.S. goods, and prompts Gol…
NatWest Group has agreed to acquire Evelyn Partners for an enterprise value of £2.7 billion, creating the UK’s largest Private Banking and Wealth Management franchise. The transaction combines Evelyn Partners’ £69 billion of assets under management with NatWest’s £59 billion, boosts fee income and is expected to be accretive to Return on Tangible E…
South Korea's National Assembly has established a 16-member special committee to accelerate passage of legislation tied to Seoul's $350 billion investment commitments in the United States. The move follows a late-January announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump threatening to raise tariffs on South Korean goods, which Seoul says prompted urgent …
Iranian authorities have arrested several senior figures affiliated with the Reform Front, including Azar Mansouri, the secretary-general of the Islamic Iran Nation’s Union Party, as part of a wider wave of detentions and intimidation following large-scale unrest last month. State-linked media and the judiciary’s outlet have reported indictments of…
UniCredit said it now targets net profit of 11 billion euros for this year after reporting quarterly results above analyst expectations. Management pointed to earnings support from investments in rival banks and a tax-credit boost, and reiterated longer-term ambitions to reach 13 billion euros by 2028 with average annual growth of 7% from 2026 to 2…
Japan's equity market closed higher on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 advancing 4.06% in Tokyo trading. Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors were principal drivers. A handful of large-cap industrials and semiconductors recorded the session's strongest gains, while several notable names fell. Market breadth favored advancers, and option-implied vol…
The Financial Conduct Authority is preparing to release comprehensive trading data for UK-listed equities, gathering transactions from exchanges, dark pools and off-exchange platforms to present a fuller view of liquidity. The regulator says current metrics, which depend heavily on the London Stock Exchange central limit order book, understate acti…
HSBC upgraded Align Technology (ALGN) from Hold to Buy and raised its price target to $200 from $150 following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results. The bank sees revenue growth edging higher in 2026 and expects planned direct 3D printing to be a long-term margin tailwind, even as the business contends with declining average selling prices, ma…
Morgan Stanley has launched coverage of Cipher Mining (CIFR), assigning an Overweight rating and a $38.00 price target. The bank frames established Bitcoin mining operations with contracted data centers as infrastructure assets that should attract long-term investors, while Cipher pursues a $2 billion secured note offering and new executive hires a…
Morgan Stanley initiated coverage of TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ: WULF) with an Overweight rating and a $37.00 price target, highlighting the company’s experience in building power assets and its record of securing data center agreements. The stock trades at $14.29, below the bank’s target and above an InvestingPro Fair Value assessment, while TeraWulf r…
Morgan Stanley has opened coverage of MARA Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:MARA) with an Underweight rating and an $8.00 price target, citing a hybrid business model, high exposure to Bitcoin price moves, and limited hosting track record as constraints on upside from Bitcoin-to-data center conversions. The bank models MARA’s mining business using a 5x P/E mul…
Bernstein has singled out three South Korean internet companies it views as best positioned for growth: Hybe, Kakao and Naver. Each received an Outperform rating and distinct price targets, with Hybe marked for IP-led upside tied to BTS and new properties, Kakao noted for its frequency-driven ad business, and Naver credited for regaining e-commerce…
Dollar Tree (DLTR) has rallied from its 2025 low but still offers a favorable risk/reward. Recent multi-price execution lifted sales and margins, Q3 2025 showed 9.4% net sales growth and an EPS beat, and the company generates meaningful free cash flow. At a market cap near $24.6B and EV/EBITDA ~12.8, the stock looks priced for modest growth, not th…
UBS downgraded Crown Holdings from Buy to Neutral and set a $126.00 price target, pointing to a transition to more moderate earnings growth as the packaging manufacturer approaches fuller capacity utilization. The move follows strong recent volume and EPS performance but comes alongside reduced 2026-2027 EPS estimates and other analyst re-ratings t…
UBS moved Corteva Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) from Buy to Neutral and trimmed its price target to $80 from $81, saying the stock's recovery toward the target has narrowed upside and increased the balance of risk and reward. The bank flagged execution risk tied to a planned separation of the company's Seed and Crop Chemicals businesses and suggested the share…
Roth/MKM raised Roblox Corp. (RBLX) from Neutral to Buy and increased its price target to $84 from $78 after the company provided stronger-than-expected bookings guidance and projected more than 20% bookings CAGR in coming years. The move followed a sizable jump in the stock and comes amid a range of analyst reactions to Roblox's recent results and…
Japan's $1.4 trillion foreign currency reserves have emerged as a potential funding source after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed to pursue a two-year suspension of the 8% tax on food sales without issuing new debt. Officials and economists warn the reserves - intended for currency stability and largely invested in U.S. Treasuries - should not b…
Innovent Biologics has entered a collaboration with Eli Lilly to co-develop new cancer and immune-disease therapies. Innovent will direct research through Phase 2 in China, while Eli Lilly will hold exclusive commercialization rights beyond Greater China. Innovent receives $350 million up front and may collect up to about $8.5 billion in milestone …
Bitcoin traded above $70,000 on Monday after a pronounced rebound from lows near $60,000, with the token last quoted 1.5% higher at $70,402.5. The recovery followed heavy liquidations and a risk-off episode that hit technology stocks and crypto futures, while a decisive election outcome in Japan supported regional equities and helped shift sentimen…
Citizens has moved SoFi Technologies (SOFI) from Market Perform to Market Outperform and set a $30.00 price target, signaling roughly 44% upside from a reference price of $20.86. The call arrives amid a year-to-date share retreat and a recent quarter that beat earnings and revenue expectations, prompting other firms to issue divergent ratings and p…
Markets face a busy calendar after Japan’s snap election produced a sweeping victory for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s coalition, lifting equities and reshaping perceptions of fiscal policy in Tokyo. At the same time, investors are increasingly sorting winners and losers in the AI trade, while a backlog of major U.S. economic releases - postponed…
A group led by FedEx and private equity firm Advent has submitted a binding offer of €15.60 per share to acquire Polish parcel locker operator InPost for about €7.79 billion ($9.22 billion). The consortium's proposal values InPost at a 17.3% premium to the company's most recent Amsterdam close and has received the recommendation of InPost's board, …
Elon Musk said SpaceX is prioritizing the creation of a 'self‑growing city' on the Moon that the company believes could be built in under a decade, while still intending to pursue a Mars city in the coming five to seven years. The announcement accompanies disclosures about corporate strategy, recent acquisitions, revenue composition and plans for a…
