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UBS has raised its near-term gold price target to $6,200 per ounce for multiple points in 2026, joining other major banks that have pushed up forecasts as spot gold reached an all-time high. While UBS projects a slight pullback to $5,900/oz by the end of 2026 after U.S. midterm elections, it also set a defined upside and downside scenario. Several …
Australia said it will continue advancing a strategic reserve and other support measures for critical minerals despite the United States stepping back from plans to guarantee a minimum price for projects. Australian rare earth stocks fell after reports of the U.S. reversal. Resources Minister Madeleine King insisted Canberra will press ahead with a…
Panama's Supreme Court has voided concession contracts held by a CK Hutchison subsidiary for the Balboa and Cristobal container ports, citing constitutional violations tied to how the agreements were extended. The ruling follows an audit flagging concerns about renewals and the lack of competitive bidding. Shares of the Hong Kong-listed company fel…
Most Asian markets fell on Friday as technology equities retreated following a weak close on Wall Street. Investors tracked Tokyo consumer price data that, while showing easing inflation, left a core measure just above the Bank of Japan's 2% target and kept the prospect of further BOJ policy tightening under consideration. Despite the pullback, man…
Panama's Supreme Court has voided primary port operating contracts held by Panama Ports Company, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison, saying the agreements are unconstitutional. The contracts covered container terminals at the Pacific and Atlantic entrances to the Panama Canal and had been in effect since the 1990s. The decision raises que…
Nine Entertainment will buy outdoor advertising firm QMS Media for A$850 million (US$597.7 million) and simultaneously sell its broadcast radio division for A$56 million, moves that support a strategic shift to digital revenue and coincided with a notable intraday rise in Nine's stock price. The transaction advances Nine's goal of boosting digital …
Shares of New World Development Co rose sharply after reports that U.S. private equity firm Blackstone is in advanced discussions to acquire a stake that would make it the company's single largest shareholder. New World confirmed its controlling shareholder has been approached by multiple potential investors but said no binding agreement exists and…
Australian lithium producer PLS Group (ASX:PLS) posted a 73% increase in December-quarter revenue to A$373 million as rising lithium prices and higher spodumene production improved results. The company said it could restart its Ngungaju plant in Western Australia within four months, citing strong offtake interest, and will decide in the next quarte…
Asian equity trading opened choppy on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump backed a bipartisan plan to avoid a government shutdown and said he has selected a candidate to lead the Federal Reserve. MSCI’s Asia-Pacific index outside Japan swung between gains and losses and was modestly lower as it sought its strongest monthly advance in over thre…
Indonesian equities are set for a tentative start after MSCI raised concerns about ownership and trading transparency, prompting a selloff that erased over $80 billion in market value. Authorities announced measures including raising the free-float requirement to 15% and reviewing shareholders with holdings under 5%, and say talks with MSCI have be…
Muzero Acquisition Corp has priced an initial public offering of 17.5 million units at $10 each, representing $175 million in gross proceeds. Each unit contains one Class A ordinary share and one-half of a redeemable warrant; each whole warrant permits the holder to buy one Class A ordinary share at $11.50. Units are slated to start trading on NASD…
President Donald Trump announced that the United States is decertifying Bombardier Global Express business jets and warned of a 50% tariff on aircraft imported from Canada if Ottawa does not certify several Gulfstream models. The administration's statement raises legal and operational questions about who can revoke aircraft certifications and what …
U.S. equity futures moved lower Thursday evening following a broadly weaker regular session on Wall Street, driven largely by a sharp drop in Microsoft shares after its quarterly report highlighted slowing cloud revenue growth and record AI-related spending. Investors also absorbed a slate of corporate earnings, including stronger-than-expected res…
Stryker raised its full-year earnings-per-share guidance after posting better-than-expected adjusted fourth-quarter profit and revenue driven by implants and surgical devices. Management said tariffs will add about $400 million of costs in 2026 - roughly $200 million more than the prior year - and that impact will be felt in the first half, while t…
Venezuela's legislature has passed a comprehensive revision of the country's principal hydrocarbons law that reduces certain taxes, expands the oil ministry's authority, permits private operators greater autonomy over production and payments, and enables asset transfers and outsourcing. The reforms, fast-tracked in under two weeks, are pitched as a…
A U.S. district judge has thrown out a suit by five cancer plaintiffs who accused Johnson & Johnson of using repeated corporate bankruptcy filings to frustrate access to relief in tens of thousands of talc-related claims. The judge concluded the plaintiffs failed to demonstrate they suffered a legally cognizable injury from litigation delays betwee…
OpenAI is preparing for a potential initial public offering in the fourth quarter of 2026, holding preliminary discussions with Wall Street lenders and expanding its finance staff. The move comes amid internal concerns that rival Anthropic could reach public markets first, and as OpenAI seeks significant private capital to cover the substantial cos…
Mondelez International said its finance chief, Luca Zaramella, will take on the newly established chief operating officer post beginning in February. The snack and confectionery company has opened a search for Zaramella's replacement as chief financial officer. The redefined executive structure is intended to accelerate execution and allow the CEO …
Newbridge Acquisition Limited has set the terms for its initial public offering, selling 5 million units at $10.00 per unit in an offering that values the primary issuance at $50 million. The units are scheduled to begin trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker "NBRGU" on January 30, 2026, with the underlying Class A ordinary shares an…
The Hartford reported a 33% increase in core earnings for the fourth quarter, supported by improved underwriting outcomes and stronger investment income. Growth in business insurance premiums and a lower combined ratio helped lift results, while investment returns benefited from larger invested assets and higher reinvestment yields.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration proposed a regulation that would require pharmacy benefit managers to disclose the full range of fees and compensation they receive. The rule targets disclosures of rebates, manufacturer payments, compensation tied to differences between plan payments and pharmacy reimbursemen…
BMG Rights Management, part of German media group Bertelsmann, is reportedly weighing an acquisition of Concord in a transaction that could reach $7 billion. Sources told Bloomberg that BMG may propose a mix of cash and stock for Concord, which is majority owned by the State of Michigan Retirement System. Talks are ongoing and not certain to produc…
Perplexity has agreed to a three-year, $750 million deal to run frontier AI models on Microsoft's Azure Foundry service, a move that provides an alternate cloud engine amid an ongoing legal dispute with Amazon over the startup's shopping agent. Perplexity says it still considers AWS its preferred provider and plans further expansions there.
Two major international miners are reportedly on the verge of agreeing to buy control of Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) from Brazil’s Grupo Votorantim. The seller is divesting a 69% stake in the integrated aluminium producer, which has seen its shares more than double over the past year and currently has a market capitalization of $1.27 bil…
Arthur J. Gallagher reported a 24.5% rise in adjusted profit for the fourth quarter, helped by a notable increase in commissions and fees. Commissions rose to $2.06 billion from $1.50 billion year-over-year, while total fees climbed nearly 34.8% to $1.2 billion. The results underscore durable demand for insurance coverage among businesses and house…
