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UK equities opened lower and the British pound weakened to about $1.33 as rising geopolitical tensions tied to the Iran-US-Israel situation damped investor sentiment. The FTSE 100 and major European indices fell, while corporate updates from Smith+Nephew, Bunzl, Oxford Nanopore and BYG delivered a mix of beats, in-line results and cautious guidance…
European equities tumbled Monday following weekend military action by the United States and Israel against Iran and Iran's retaliatory strikes, while oil prices spiked on disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. Major continental indices opened markedly lower, corporate results offered mixed signals, and economic data from Germany and the U.K. adde…
On March 2, Amazon Web Services reported power and connectivity problems affecting data center zones in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The company said one UAE zone suffered damage after "objects" struck a data center, producing sparks and fire and prompting a power shutdown. Two UAE zones and one zone in Bahrain were impacted; AWS asked cus…
Bank of America reports that commodity trading advisors (CTAs) and other systematic trend-following strategies remain in extended long positions across global equities, buoyed by strength in Japan and Europe even as U.S. stocks act as a drag. The bank highlights elevated, volatility-sensitive positioning across CTAs, risk parity and volatility-cont…
Orange announced a collaboration with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe - the AST-Vodafone joint venture - to advance direct-to-cell satellite connectivity. Demonstrations covering voice, SMS and data are scheduled for late 2026 in Romania. Satellite Connect Europe, formed last November, intends to build a Europe-based constellation with…
Heavy inflows to prediction markets tied to U.S. attacks on Iran and the reported removal of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have drawn renewed regulatory and ethical questions. Hundreds of millions of dollars were staked across contracts on Polymarket and others, while analytics firms flagged concentrated buying from newly created accounts in the hours and…
Vodafone Group and Amazon Leo have agreed to use Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband to backhaul 4G and 5G mobile sites in remote and underserved regions across Europe and Africa. The deal lets Vodafone avoid laying long fibre or fixed wireless links for new base stations, and is intended to improve resilience for emergency and critical se…
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority has launched a formal probe into whether Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group and Marriott International shared competitively sensitive information through STR, a hotel data analytics tool owned by CoStar. The investigation will assess if use of the platform reduced uncertainty about…
Kosmos Energy issued 2026 guidance that trims exploration spending well below consensus and sets production and capital expenditure targets, even as fourth-quarter results showed falling revenues, wider losses and weaker cash generation. The company reiterated a debt-reduction target for 2026 while allocating most capex to drilling in Jubilee.
Bavarian Nordic A/S announced on Monday that CEO Paul Chaplin will step down for personal reasons. Chaplin, who joined the company in 1999 and became CEO in 2014, will stay in his role through the end of 2026 or until a successor is appointed; the board has initiated a search for a new chief executive. Chaplin highlighted pride in the company's pro…
Japan's equity market closed lower on Monday as weakness in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors pushed the Nikkei 225 down 1.35%. A handful of industrial names posted strong gains, including Toppan Printing, Fujikura and Furukawa Electric, while major financial and airline-related stocks recorded steep declines. Market breadth was…
Block CEO Jack Dorsey said artificial intelligence has already altered how companies are built and run, announcing plans to eliminate over 4,000 roles as the fintech embeds AI across its operations. The move, and Dorsey’s public assertion that most companies are behind the AI curve, has intensified debate about whether AI chiefly augments worker ou…
Jefferies downgraded Centrica to "hold" from "buy", raising its price target to 210p but cutting FY26 and FY27 earnings forecasts materially after results in line with consensus. The broker pointed to £100m of higher net interest costs, constrained visibility on growth beyond 2028 and limited near-term catalysts as reasons for the more cautious sta…
Toyota has filed to raise its tender offer for group company Toyota Industries to 20,600 yen ($132) per share, contingent on securing loan guarantees from its banks, and to extend the offer deadline to March 16. The move follows an earlier bid of 18,800 yen and comes amid a protracted dispute with activist investor Elliott Investment Management. To…
The Taiwan market closed higher on Monday, with the Taiwan Weighted index recording a new all-time high despite a flat percentage change. Gains in Optoelectronic, Information Services and Financials stocks powered advances among individual names, while several large-cap technology and components names posted steep declines. Commodity and currency m…
Defense and heavy-machinery equities across Asia rose on Monday following an escalation in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, with several aircraft, missile and shipbuilders posting gains as markets priced in a higher likelihood of prolonged geopolitical instability in the Middle East. Comments from U.S. and Iranian officials reinforced the per…
Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed marginally higher, reaching a new record as gains in Energy, Gold and Resources names supported the market. Notable winners included Genesis Minerals, Stanmore Coal and DroneShield, while Zip Co, Mesoblast and Light & Wonder faced the steepest declines. Volatility and commodity prices rose alongside mixed cu…
Standard Chartered has advised employees to defer planned travel to the Middle East and instructed regional staff to shelter in place following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran. The bank reports no direct operational disruption and says its locations in several Gulf states remain functioning under existing arrangements. The lender also rei…
Asian airline equities fell sharply as markets reacted to renewed military strikes on Iran, which reportedly killed Iran's Supreme Leader, and to a consequent sharp rise in Brent crude oil. The twin shocks have pressured travel sentiment and raised the immediate cost outlook for carriers already facing route closures and cancellations across the Mi…
The Australian Securities Exchange is preparing for a leadership transition as CEO Helen Lofthouse plans to depart in May after 11 years with the company, including four as chief executive. The next leader will take charge while the exchange faces a Federal Court lawsuit tied to the CHESS trade settlement revamp, lingering technology rollouts that …
Lynas Rare Earths reported that Malaysia's atomic energy regulator has confirmed a 10-year extension of the operating licence for its Malaysian processing plant, effective from March 3, 2026. The announcement sent the Perth-based miner's shares higher, briefly reaching A$20.3, their strongest level since Oct 21, 2025. A formal licence document is e…
Asian equity markets tumbled Monday after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend intensified geopolitical risks, boosted oil prices and prompted a broad move out of risk assets. Major regional indices, led by Hong Kong and Tokyo, posted notable declines as technology shares and concerns about interest rates and China's policy direction a…
OpenAI's newest financing round values the company at $840 billion and includes a $110 billion package led by SoftBank, Nvidia and Amazon. The multi-phased deal is structured with conditions and tranches, and pairs large equity commitments with expanded cloud and hardware arrangements to support growing compute needs and product expansion ahead of …
Nvidia is developing a dedicated inference platform meant to help customers, including OpenAI, get faster and more efficient responses from AI models, according to a report. The system is expected to be unveiled at Nvidia’s GTC developer event in San Jose next month and will incorporate a chip designed by Groq. The report includes details about Ope…
Wall Street futures declined sharply on Sunday evening following a weekend of strikes between the U.S., Israel and Iran. The escalation lifted oil prices and intensified a flight from risk assets already under pressure from worries about artificial intelligence-driven disruption and persistent inflation, leaving major futures indices down more than…
