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Lilly Sees India as Export Hub as Mounjaro Sales Surge

Lilly Sees India as Export Hub as Mounjaro Sales Surge

Eli Lilly has identified India as a strategic node in its global supply chain and intends to scale locally sourced manufacturing as part of a previously announced $1 billion contract manufacturing investment. Rapid uptake of Mounjaro in India has made it the company's top-selling medicine by value there, and Lilly plans further product launches and…

UBS Raises FinecoBank to Buy, Citing Readiness to Leverage AI

UBS Raises FinecoBank to Buy, Citing Readiness to Leverage AI

UBS upgraded FinecoBank (BIT:FBK) to a Buy rating and raised its price target to €23.80 from €21.80, saying the bank's business model and technology stack make it well placed to adopt artificial intelligence tools. The move follows a recent 15% share-price drop amid investor concerns about AI-driven competition for deposits and the adviser distribu…

Agility Global Posts Quarterly Beat Driven by Large One-Off Gains

Agility Global Posts Quarterly Beat Driven by Large One-Off Gains

Agility Global reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that outperformed consensus, with revenue rising to $1.42 billion and headline profitability lifted by substantial one-off gains. While statutory EBITDA and net income far exceeded analyst expectations, adjusted results excluding one-time items were more modest and missed some sell-side forecasts.

EU Regulators Intensify Scrutiny of Major Tech Firms Across Multiple Fronts

EU Regulators Intensify Scrutiny of Major Tech Firms Across Multiple Fronts

European competition and digital regulators have opened a wide range of investigations and levied sizeable fines against leading technology companies. The cases cover alleged anticompetitive conduct in online advertising and app stores, breaches of new digital rules, questions over access to data for AI use, and content-related compliance under rec…

Regulators Worldwide Target Grok Over Sexualised AI Deepfakes

Regulators Worldwide Target Grok Over Sexualised AI Deepfakes

Governments and regulatory bodies across multiple continents have initiated investigations, orders and access restrictions in response to reports that Grok, the AI chatbot developed by xAI and hosted on X, can produce sexually explicit or manipulated images, including material involving minors. Actions range from formal probes and evidence-preserva…

Spain Instructs Prosecutors to Investigate X, Meta and TikTok Over Alleged AI-Created Child Sexual Abuse Material

Spain Instructs Prosecutors to Investigate X, Meta and TikTok Over Alleged AI-Created Child Sexual Abuse Material

The Spanish government has asked prosecutors to examine whether social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok have been used to create and disseminate child sexual abuse material generated with artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. The move fits into a broader European push to address abusive and potentially illegal uses of AI and…

Fincantieri Lands Over €4 Billion Contract to Build Three Cruise Ships for Norwegian Cruise Line Group

Fincantieri Lands Over €4 Billion Contract to Build Three Cruise Ships for Norwegian Cruise Line Group

Fincantieri has won a contract exceeding €4 billion from Norwegian Cruise Line Group to construct three next-generation cruise ships for its Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. The order - announced Monday - represents about 40% of Fincantieri’s projected 2026 intake and is slated for delivery in 2036-2037. …

European Stocks Hold Steady as Geopolitics and AI Concerns Shape Mood

European Stocks Hold Steady as Geopolitics and AI Concerns Shape Mood

European equities were largely unchanged on Tuesday as investors adopted a cautious stance amid key diplomatic engagements between the U.S. and Iran and ongoing U.S.-mediated talks involving Ukraine and Russia. The pan-European index was flat at 819.22 at 0819 GMT, with most sectors trading higher while defence names slipped and select corporate re…

FTSE opens higher as pound weakens after UK jobs and wage data

FTSE opens higher as pound weakens after UK jobs and wage data

The pound slipped after official data showed the UK unemployment rate rose to 5.2% for the three months to December and headline regular pay growth excluding bonuses eased to 4.2%. British equities opened modestly higher, while company results from miners and consumer-facing groups highlighted divergent sector trends.

European markets mixed as miners, U.K. jobs and Iran talks shape trading

European markets mixed as miners, U.K. jobs and Iran talks shape trading

European equity markets traded with no clear direction as corporate results from major miners, a softening U.K. labor market and indirect U.S.-Iran nuclear talks weighed on investor sentiment. Mining company profits and cash flow led results this week, U.K. wage growth eased while unemployment edged up, and crude prices moved amid geopolitical unce…

Grenergy secures first tolling deal for 600 MWh standalone battery in Oviedo

Grenergy secures first tolling deal for 600 MWh standalone battery in Oviedo

Grenergy Renovables has signed its inaugural financial tolling agreement for a standalone battery project located in Oviedo, Spain. The 10-year contract with an international, Moody's-investment-grade utility covers day-ahead price spreads on 80% of the 150MW/600MWh project's capacity, based on an assumed 1.5 cycles per day. The asset is expected t…

Sirius Real Estate to raise £75 million in fresh equity to support growth

Sirius Real Estate to raise £75 million in fresh equity to support growth

Sirius Real Estate has announced plans to raise £75 million of new equity to bolster its balance sheet and finance a pipeline of acquisitions and refurbishment projects that will add roughly 500,000 square feet of high-yielding assets. The company says the move is designed to protect its progressive dividend policy and keep gearing below 35% loan-t…

Ottobock posts Q4 profitability beat, keeps 2026 growth guidance intact

Ottobock posts Q4 profitability beat, keeps 2026 growth guidance intact

Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA reported preliminary fourth-quarter 2025 results showing a modest revenue shortfall versus analyst consensus but a notable beat on profitability. Core sales rose year-over-year, while underlying core EBITDA and margins expanded sharply. The company confirmed its 2026 guidance and reiterated medium-term targets through 2029.

Asian Markets Trade Carefully Ahead of U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks

Asian Markets Trade Carefully Ahead of U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks

Asian financial markets traded cautiously on Tuesday with a number of regional markets closed for Lunar New Year and U.S. markets previously shut for Presidents' Day. Oil prices were mixed ahead of U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations in Geneva. Japan's weak fourth-quarter GDP and central bank speculation weighed on local markets and the yen, while bond …