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Indutrade delivered a resilient fourth quarter with a modest rise in order intake and an improved underlying EBITA margin after adjusting for one-off items. While reported EBITA and quarterly profit declined versus the prior year, operating cash generation remained strong and the board has proposed a higher dividend. The company completed multiple …
Mersen reported a smaller-than-expected like-for-like sales decline in the fourth quarter and delivered a full-year 2025 sales fall that sat at the upper end of its revised guidance. Performance was buoyed by strength in Electrical Power while SiC and Solar weighed on Advanced Materials. Management trimmed capital expenditures and affirmed medium-t…
Nokia Chief Executive Justin Hotard said Europe and the United States are mutually dependent markets for large technology companies and warned that firms cannot rely on a single continent for scale. He highlighted the need for broad market access during a period of policy shifts that are reshaping supplier dynamics in telecoms, as Western vendors s…
The IDX Composite closed down 1.97% on Thursday, hitting a new three-month low as losses in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture weighed on the market. A limited number of small-cap stocks recorded sharp gains, while a larger group of listings declined. Key commodity and currency moves accompanied the equity sell-off.
Deutsche Bank reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of €6.12 billion for 2025, its largest annual profit since 2007 and ahead of analyst expectations. The results come a day after prosecutors conducted searches linked to an alleged money-laundering investigation. The bank beat fourth-quarter profit forecasts, authorised €1 billion in b…
European equities rebounded on Jan 29, driven by rising oil and precious metal prices that propelled mining and energy sectors. The STOXX 600 moved up 0.2% by 0803 GMT after a 0.8% decline the previous session. Strong demand for gold and record highs in silver lifted miners, while concerns over a potential U.S. military action against Iran pushed o…
ITM Power reported first-half 2025 results that broadly matched its December trading update and reiterated guidance for fiscal 2026. The hydrogen equipment maker posted £18 million of revenue, an adjusted EBITDA loss of £11.9 million and a cash balance of £197.8 million. Firm order backlog rose to £152 million and the firm said development of its C…
European equities traded unevenly Thursday following the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged. Market participants focused on a heavy slate of corporate earnings from major European banks, industrials and technology suppliers, while crude oil climbed amid heightened tensions with Iran and storm-related U.S. production di…
Henry Boot PLC reported solid results for 2025, driven by record residential plot sales and progress across its development businesses. The group expects profit before tax for 2025 to be broadly in line with consensus, but cautioned that profit before tax in 2026 will likely be significantly below current market expectations because of subdued tran…
St. James's Place reported a sharp year-on-year drop in fourth-quarter net flows to £0.6 billion, a 63% decline driven by pricing changes in August and pension taxation worries tied to the November budget. Despite the quarterly setback, full-year 2025 net flows rose 42% to £6.2 billion and funds under management grew to £220 billion, helped by inve…
Greencore Plc reported a 5.4% increase in first-quarter revenue to 500 million, a moderation from the prior year increase, driven in part by pricing and inflation and accompanied by modest volume gains. The company reiterated a synergy target of at least 80 million as it prepares to integrate Bakkavor after a parallel operating phase.
Specialty chemicals firm Synthomer expects fiscal 2025 EBITDA of £135-138 million, modestly under analyst forecasts, and forecasts full-year sales of roughly £1.74 billion versus consensus of £1.82 billion. The company cited margin improvements driven by a strategic tilt toward higher-margin specialty products and cost reductions, while divisional …
Bank of America identifies five European infrastructure companies positioned to capture growth and investor interest in 2026, highlighting strengths across toll road franchises, data-center construction, airport operations and regulated networks. Each company carries specific catalysts and measurable financial targets cited by BofA, from projected …
Eurofins Scientific reported fiscal 2025 results close to market expectations, with full-year revenue of €7,296 million and reported organic growth of 4.1% (3.7% excluding a 0.4% working-day adjustment). The fourth quarter delivered a sequential uptick in organic growth to 4.7%, and free cash flow improved materially, while the company kept its FY2…
Fever-Tree Drinks reported full-year 2025 revenue of £375.3 million, marginally above analyst expectations, and delivered 3% organic growth. Management pointed to improving second-half trends, led by the US distributor transition and stabilization in the UK. The company completed a £100 million buyback in 2025 and will begin an additional £30 milli…
Swedish fashion retailer H&M reported a sharper-than-expected increase in operating profit for its fiscal fourth quarter, driven by lower costs and improved inventory productivity, yet signalled a decline in December-January sales measured in local currencies. Management cited strong Black Friday demand and the timing of Chinese New Year as factors…
Grainger has commenced construction on a second build-to-rent development at Guildford Station that will deliver 179 homes as part of a £75 million project. The scheme increases Grainger’s local portfolio to 277 homes and forms part of a broader £150 million regeneration of the station quarter, including £25 million earmarked for station upgrades. …
Remy Cointreau reported an organic sales rise in the third quarter of fiscal 2025/26 that exceeded market expectations, driven by an improvement in the United States and offsetting softer sales in China. The company reiterated full-year organic sales guidance but warned of an expected decline in annual current operating profit on an organic basis.
A powerful winter storm that delivered heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain has caused widespread power outages across parts of the United States, leaving 296,685 customers without electricity. Utilities including Nashville Electric Service and Entergy reported thousands of customers impacted. Restoration crews from multiple states are working to re…
Ghana has recorded a steep decline in malaria deaths among children under five after introducing two recently developed vaccines alongside existing prevention measures. Health officials and Gavi, the international vaccine alliance, say the shots are a major factor in the progress. However, reductions in donor funding including from the United State…
Bain & Company projects China’s personal luxury goods market will move back into modest growth in 2026 after a smaller-than-expected contraction in 2025. The consultancy described 2025 as a year of recalibration for Chinese luxury consumers, with winners among affordable luxury and ultra-premium offers and a marked shift toward domestic spending an…
Tokyo's stock market closed modestly higher on Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 gaining 0.12% as Real Estate, Banking and Textile groups supported the advance. Sumitomo Metal Mining and Advantest reached all-time highs, while notable declines at Tokyo Electron and SMC weighed on the index. Market breadth was negative and implied volatility for the Nik…
Jefferies upgraded Nabtesco Corp. from Hold to Buy and increased its price target to ¥5,000 from ¥3,200, citing stronger-than-expected profit performance in the reduction gear segment, solid orders from major Japanese robot makers, and anticipated margin and profit upside in both Component Solution and Transport Solution businesses ahead of the com…
Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said the licence for the company’s H200 artificial intelligence chip is being finalised and that he hopes Chinese authorities will permit Nvidia to sell the device in China. Huang made the comments after a visit to China where he met customers, partners and government officials and spoke to reporters upon arrival…
ABB reported robust fourth-quarter performance, driven by a 36% surge in orders to $10.3 billion and a 13% rise in revenues to $9.1 billion. Operating income and margins improved year-over-year. For the full year, orders reached $36.8 billion and revenues $33.2 billion. The company proposed a higher dividend and announced a new buyback program, whi…
