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Meta Platforms has entered an agreement with Overview Energy to reserve up to 1 gigawatt of electricity from the startup’s planned space-based solar power system for use at the company’s data centers. Overview Energy plans an orbital demonstration in 2028 and aims to begin commercial power delivery in 2030. Financial terms were not disclosed.
A fresh jump in energy and commodity costs tied to the Middle East conflict is putting the fragile consumer demand recovery at risk. Procter & Gamble signalled about a $1 billion hit to fiscal 2027 profit from higher crude-related input and logistics costs, and a range of consumer goods firms are weighing whether to raise prices, run promotions or …
JetBlue was positioning for its first profitable year since the pandemic, but a sharp rise in jet fuel costs tied to the Middle East conflict and the prospect of a U.S. rescue for Spirit Airlines have complicated its recovery. The carrier has increased borrowing, revised fuel cost assumptions sharply higher, and faces margin pressure that could und…
Domino’s Pizza reported first-quarter U.S. same-store sales growth of 0.9%, below the 2.72% analyst estimate compiled by LSEG, as consumers curtailed discretionary spending amid elevated living costs and rising transportation-driven food prices. International same-store sales fell 0.4%, and quarterly EPS of $4.13 lagged last year’s $4.33 and analys…
Deutsche Bank downgraded Thyssenkrupp Nucera to 'hold' from 'buy' and cut its price target to €10 from €11 after a mid-March profit warning materially reset near-term earnings expectations for the German electrolyser maker. The bank highlighted a weak green-hydrogen (gH2) order pipeline and now expects no further major gH2 order wins in fiscal 2025…
Wall Street futures opened cautiously on April 27 as peace negotiations between the United States and Iran stalled. Traders are awaiting a heavy slate of corporate earnings and commentary from the Federal Reserve later this week. Early earnings have largely beaten expectations, but some market participants question how representative those results …
A lawsuit filed by Elon Musk against OpenAI, its CEO Sam Altman and co-founder Greg Brockman will present internal documents and testimony that illuminate the personalities, strategic decisions and governance changes at the heart of OpenAI’s evolution. Musk seeks $150 billion in damages and reversal of structural changes he says betrayed the nonpro…
Goldman Sachs has shifted J Sainsbury to a sell rating from buy and reduced its price target to 335p, citing a weakening macroeconomic backdrop and heightened pressure in the grocer's non-food operations. The move follows April 23 results that met expectations but prompted the bank to downgrade future profit forecasts and raise its risk-free rate a…
The war in Iran has intensified a global fertiliser squeeze, pushing urea and other input prices sharply higher as shipments through the Strait of Hormuz are halted and production in the Gulf is curtailed. With grain prices significantly lower than during the 2022 supply shock, many growers lack the revenue buffer to absorb rising input costs, prom…
Goldman Sachs upgraded Orsted to Buy and set a 185 Danish crown price target, pointing to European electrification trends, tentative U.S. policy shifts and an improving balance sheet if current U.S. projects are completed. Shares rose over 3% in Copenhagen following the upgrade. Analyst Alberto Gandolfi also said he is well ahead of consensus on th…
South Carolina health authorities have announced the conclusion of a measles outbreak that infected 997 people over roughly six months, the largest single-location outbreak in the United States since measles was declared eliminated. The outbreak began in October 2025, affected mostly unvaccinated school-age children, and prompted a surge in vaccina…
Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded Ferretti SpA to "hold" from "buy", citing a roughly 40% share-price rise since December that has largely closed the gap to fundamentals. The broker left its €4.10 target price unchanged after rolling its discounted cash flow model, while trimming earnings, sales and adjusted EBIT estimates for 2026 and 2027. The move com…
Qualcomm shares climbed sharply in premarket trading after TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported industry checks indicating OpenAI is collaborating with Qualcomm and MediaTek on smartphone processors. The note also named Luxshare as the planned exclusive system co-design and manufacturing partner, with mass production aimed for …
Investors enter a packed calendar as stalled negotiations between the U.S. and Iran keep the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, while corporate earnings from major technology companies, several central bank rate decisions and the first U.S. GDP reading for the year all converge to influence asset prices. Energy-driven inflation risks have tempere…
Sartorius AG shares climbed after Berenberg upgraded the German life sciences supplier from hold to buy and raised its price target to €250 from €215. The bank said the roughly 10% decline after the company's April 23 first-quarter results overstated downside, and presented forecasts showing revenue, margin and cash-flow improvements through 2028.
South Korea and Google have agreed to create an artificial intelligence campus in Seoul aimed at strengthening collaboration between the U.S. firm, Korean engineers and local startups, a presidential policy adviser said. The pact follows a meeting between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis in Seoul, and incl…
Deutsche Bank strategists reported that aggregate equity positioning climbed to a modest overweight last week, driven by increased allocations from volatility-control funds, commodity trading advisors and risk-parity strategies. While flows into equity and bond funds rose, discretionary investor exposure remains below levels suggested by first-quar…
Indonesia’s main equity gauge finished marginally higher on Monday as advances in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture stocks offset losses among several mid-cap names. The IDX Composite ended the day up 0.04% with a larger number of winners than losers on the exchange. Commodity and currency moves added context to the session, with crude and…
Whitbread shares rose 2.5% after a newspaper report detailed elements of an alleged new five-year strategy ahead of the company's full-year results. The plan reportedly targets a reduction in freehold ownership and could free up about
U.S. stock futures turned lower Monday after President Donald Trump cancelled plans to send negotiators to Pakistan for renewed discussions with Iran, extending an impasse that has kept the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and pushed oil prices higher. Investors now face a dense slate this week of corporate earnings — beginning with Verizon — ma…
DeepSeek’s newly unveiled V4 model produced a far quieter market reception than the company’s prior breakthroughs. While benchmarkers see genuine gains in V4 Pro, the model is judged to sit among the leaders rather than clearly outclass rivals. Analysts say last year’s shock to markets has receded as investors and competitors internalize low-cost, …
Bank of America strategists led by Vivek Arya say Nvidia could prompt a re-rating by significantly increasing cash returned to shareholders. They argue a more meaningful dividend and buyback plan would attract income-focused investors, narrow a valuation discount versus its Magnificent Seven peers, and better reflect the company's projected free ca…
Shipbuilders in South Korea and China have seen a pickup in contracts for liquefied natural gas carriers after a weak 2025, driven by expanding LNG supply, tighter emissions rules and a wave of vessel retirements. Industry analysts and executives say orders are increasing, but the Iran war complicates near-term demand and could weigh on freight rat…
Leonardo’s shares rose just above 1% on Monday after Moody’s upgraded the company’s credit rating from Baa3 to Baa2 and kept a positive outlook. The change reflects an improved view of the firm’s financial position. Leonardo is active across aerospace, defense and security, producing helicopters, aircraft and electronic systems, and is partially st…
British equities began the week with little directional conviction as Iran forwarded a proposal to Washington aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ending hostilities with the United States. Global markets were cautious given no clear U.S. response, while U.K. financial and corporate developments - including lender acceptance of a redress sch…
