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Macquarie reports China’s hog prices fell about 30% year-over-year to under Rmb10 per kilogram by the end of March, a 15-year low, while per-head breeding losses topped Rmb400 in March. Sow inventories and policy interventions, alongside international market movements, frame expectations for a potential profit recovery in the second half of 2026.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) signed a Letter of Intent to buy F9 Brands, the owner of Lumber Liquidators, Cabinets To Go, Gracious Home/Thos. Baker, and Southwind Building Products. The agreement values the transaction at roughly $150 million in headline consideration and is intended to expand BBBY's Beyond Home Services platform into cabinets, fl…
Citigroup updated ratings across its European media coverage, promoting RELX and Rightmove while trimming targets and downgrading Autotrader. WPP was shifted to a Neutral/High Risk designation. The moves reflect an ongoing AI-related valuation re-rating and heightened macro uncertainty from the Middle East conflict, with Citi noting broad share-pri…
Unity Software stock jumped 8% Wednesday following the announcement that the company and Meta have extended their multi-year virtual reality partnership. The renewal promises deeper tooling and support for developers creating apps and games for Meta’s VR platform, with Unity remaining a primary engine for the platform’s top-selling titles. Company …
Hovnanian Enterprises shares climbed after a reported joint venture with GTIS Partners created a $200 million fund for homebuilding. GTIS is to commit $150 million and Hovnanian $50 million to a portfolio spanning seven communities with varied product types and price points, including several follow-on investments from prior partnerships.
Arxis Inc., a Bloomfield, Connecticut manufacturer of electronic and mechanical components serving aerospace and defense customers, has filed to raise up to $1.06 billion in a U.S. initial public offering. The company plans to offer 37,735,849 shares at $25 to $28 each, seeking a Nasdaq Global Select Market listing under the symbol ARXS. At the top…
Standard Chartered is planning to merge portions of its majority-held crypto custody arm, Zodia Custody Ltd., with a digital-asset division inside its corporate and investment bank. Zodia would continue to exist as an independent software-as-a-service provider for crypto custodial technology. It is not clear whether minority shareholders have been …
SoftBank Corp. has engaged four international banks to arrange investor calls in Asia and Europe for a potential debut euro-denominated bond, offering fixed-rate senior unsecured tranches with six- and 10-year maturities. The move comes amid the wider SoftBank Group effort to raise sizable financing, primarily to back its investment in OpenAI.
U.S. defense stocks moved lower in premarket trading after a reported plan to reduce the Pentagon's supplemental war-funding request to roughly $80-$100 billion, coupled with a temporary truce between the U.S. and Iran. The de-escalation also sent oil prices sharply lower and spurred a broad equity rally.
European steel producers and mining companies posted strong gains following reports that the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, a move that reduced near-term energy supply concerns and pushed commodity prices higher. Oil fell on expectations of eased disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, while metals from copper to gold adva…
Futures tied to Canada’s benchmark stock gauge climbed sharply after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week pause in military action with Iran. Gains were driven by higher gold prices that buoyed the resource-heavy S&P/TSX 60 futures, even as crude weakened amid hopes for restored tanker access through the Strait of Hormuz.
On April 8 Shell reported that weaker first-quarter gas production and volatile inventory valuations had compressed short-term liquidity, but the group said stronger oil trading and improved marketing results would partially offset the impact. The company revised down its integrated gas guidance for the quarter, warned net debt would rise because o…
Arxis Inc. has filed to offer 37,735,849 shares of Class A common stock with an intended price range of $25.00 to $28.00 per share and plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker ARXS. The company, a portfolio business of Arcline Investment Management, makes electronic and mechanical components for aerospace, defense, medical …
U.S. equity futures rose sharply Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he had agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Iran and postponed planned strikes for two weeks. Oil prices slid more than 13%, easing inflation concerns tied to energy and helping push bond yields lower. That combination lifted futures across major indexes and drove distinct…
Barclays indicates that European banks face constrained earnings risk from stagflationary pressures linked to the Middle East conflict. The research team projects that modest increases in interest rates will largely offset incremental loan-loss provisions and models scenarios showing limited downside for median pre-tax profits unless provisions and…
Exxon Mobil said higher crude and natural gas prices linked to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran could lift first-quarter upstream earnings by as much as $2.9 billion, offsetting lower physical production in the Middle East. At the same time, the company disclosed a roughly $5.3 billion near-term hit to downstream earnings driven largely by timing and a…
ExxonMobil stock fell 5.5% in premarket trading after the company disclosed that conflicts in the Middle East disrupted operations at assets in Qatar and the UAE during the first quarter of 2026. The disruptions are expected to reduce global oil-equivalent production by about 6% versus the fourth quarter of 2025, with knock-on effects for refining,…
Levi Strauss saw its stock jump about 12% after reporting its strongest quarterly revenue advance in nearly four years. The company credited growing full-price sales, driven by demand for its baggy jeans and stronger digital engagement with younger consumers, with helping to absorb the impact of an approximately 10% tariff applied to imports into t…
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square has proposed a roughly $64 billion cash-and-shares takeover of Universal Music Group, a bid that has divided market analysts. The decisive factor is whether Vincent Bolloré and Vivendi - together holding close to 32% of UMG - will back the plan. UMG’s board will examine the offer, valued at about 30.40 euros per share,…
Delta Air Lines said on April 8 that a steep rise in jet fuel tied to the Iran war is forcing it to lower expectations for second-quarter profits and postpone any update to full-year guidance, removing all planned capacity growth from the June quarter and signaling a cautious stance until fuel costs stabilize.
Delta Air Lines reported first-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst projections, while the carrier's profit outlook for the current quarter came in below consensus. Shares advanced sharply ahead of results amid a market reaction to a geopolitical ceasefire that pressured oil prices and lifted airline stocks. Management emphasized actions to prese…
Grab’s chief executive said the Southeast Asian ride-hailing and delivery giant will rely on artificial intelligence and its scale to drive growth and respond to affordability pressures and rising fuel costs tied to geopolitical tensions. The company unveiled 13 new AI-driven products, including a group ride feature promising up to 40% fare savings…
Jefferies has trimmed price targets for major UK housebuilders while maintaining buy ratings for several names, but still ranks Persimmon as its preferred pick. The broker lowered forecasts and assumed constrained demand and rising build costs, yet argued valuations already reflect downside and highlighted Persimmon’s vertical integration and north…
Indian equity benchmarks closed sharply higher on Wednesday, with the Nifty 50 rising 3.78% and the BSE Sensex 30 up 3.95%. Strength in Real Estate, Auto and Banking names supported the advance, while market-wide participation was reflected in strong breadth figures. Volatility retreated and major commodities and currency pairs saw notable moves.
Alibaba and China Telecom have launched a new AI-focused data center in Shaoguan, Guangdong province, powered by Alibaba's self-developed Zhenwu AI semiconductors. The cluster begins with 10,000 chips designed for AI training and inference, is capable of running models with hundreds of billions of parameters, and is planned to expand toward a 100,0…
