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The CEO of the European Payments Initiative says anxiety about potential U.S. restrictions on access to American payments infrastructure has heightened interest in Wero, a pan-European payments platform. Founded by 16 banks in 2020, EPI has expanded its membership and user base, but Wero remains limited to peer-to-peer transfers and faces competiti…
Insider filings filed on March 23 and March 24, 2026, show concentrated buying by private investment vehicles at Surrozen and a sizable stake purchase in MGM Resorts by IAC Inc., alongside material insider purchases at FRP Holdings, Grocery Outlet, and Tempest Therapeutics. Several high-value insider disposals were also reported, including large sa…
Berenberg has initiated coverage of HBX Group International with a "buy" rating and a price target of €10.30, implying roughly 62% upside from the stock's current trading level of €6.34. The broker highlights the company's strong cash generation, scalable technology stack and potential for market share gains in a fragmented accommodation distributi…
Futures tied to Canada's resource-heavy main index declined on Thursday as oil climbed above $100 a barrel and gold retreated, driven by a surge in Middle East developments and uneven diplomatic signals over potential negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. futures also pointed lower after a session of gains linked to tentative reports of will…
Needham & Company upgraded Arm Holdings to a Buy rating and assigned a $200 price objective, arguing that the companys series of high-risk strategic initiatives - including higher royalty rates, expansion into compute subsystems and moves into designing silicon - are beginning to show tangible progress just as demand for AI-focused processors acce…
Two U.S. senators have asked the Commerce Department to open a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of heavy construction and agricultural equipment produced in Mexico by manufacturers including Deere & Co, Caterpillar and CNH Industrial. The request, made in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, coincides with a schedu…
Saudi Arabia's broad market index closed marginally higher, lifted by advances in Industrial Investment, Cement and Petrochemicals names. The Tadawul All Share rose 0.09% to reach a one-month high, with several individual stocks recording double-digit and multi-percent gains while others finished lower. Crude and Brent oil both climbed, gold future…
UK and broader European equities declined Thursday as lingering uncertainty around the Middle East conflict pressured markets and the pound weakened. The OECD lowered its 2026 growth forecast for the UK and projected higher near-term inflation, while individual UK-listed companies issued results and updates that produced mixed reactions from invest…
Barrick Mining has informed Pakistani partners and the project's local operator that development at the Reko Diq copper and gold project will be slowed and spending reduced for a 12-month period beginning in July. The decision follows a company review initiated last month after increased separatist violence in Balochistan and further escalation in …
Major European retailers cautioned that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East risks feeding inflation across the continent by lifting transportation and commodity costs, potentially forcing price rises and weakening consumer spending. Company executives from apparel groups to food retailers signalled supply-chain pressures and rising fuel bills a…
Coinbase has partnered with Better Home & Finance to permit prospective homebuyers to use bitcoin or USDC held in Coinbase accounts as collateral for a separate loan to cover a down payment, without forcing the sale of crypto assets. The mortgage on the property remains a separate Fannie Mae-backed loan originated and serviced by Better. Coinbase s…
Interruptions to oil and petrochemical traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war have cut global chemicals supply, lifting prices for plastics and polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene to levels not seen in roughly four years. Analysts and industry executives say the stoppages threaten nearly $20 billion to $…
AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) shares slid as much as 7% during trading after industry checks pointed to weakening e-commerce spending momentum and customer churn in the first quarter. Feedback from e-commerce brands highlights scale and creative constraints that have reduced return on investment as budgets expand, while the company’s Max mediation tools an…
U.S. stock futures fell in early trading as oil prices climbed back above $100 a barrel amid continued fighting in the Middle East, even as reports surfaced about possible U.S.-Iran peace talks. Strength in energy names contrasted with weakness across travel and mining, while specific biotech trial data and corporate results produced sharp stock re…
JPMorgan strategists report that investors are increasing cash holdings in a pattern similar to 2022, driven by geopolitical uncertainty following the Iran conflict and fears that central banks may repeat policy errors. Implied cash allocations have risen modestly but remain low by historical measures, creating a headwind for both equities and bond…
Goldman Sachs downgraded Evolution Gaming Group from neutral to sell, reducing its 12-month price target to Skr 545 from Skr 785. The bank raised its WACC and lowered terminal growth assumptions, trimmed revenue and EBITDA forecasts, and highlighted regulatory, competitive and cybersecurity risks after a weak fourth-quarter result and slowing reven…
MARA Holdings announced privately negotiated deals to repurchase approximately $1.0 billion in convertible note principal across 2030 and 2031 maturities, reducing its outstanding convertible indebtedness by about 30%. The transactions, financed by the sale of 15,133 bitcoin for roughly $1.1 billion, are expected to close at the end of March 2026 a…
U.S. stock futures declined on Thursday while crude oil climbed further above $100 a barrel amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East and tentative reports of possible talks between the U.S. and Iran. Mixed messaging from all sides, continued military activity and tightened shipping through the Strait of Hormuz left markets skittish. The dollar stre…
Equitable and Corebridge announced an all-stock merger valued at $22 billion that will combine their retirement, life insurance and asset management operations into a single company with over $1.5 trillion in assets under management and administration and more than 12 million customers. The new entity, to operate under the Equitable name and be hea…
The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran has produced widespread disruption to global trade and transport. Tens of thousands of flights have been cancelled or rerouted, jet fuel costs have surged, and flows of important raw materials and energy have been constrained. Industries from aviation and tourism to chemicals, metals production and ph…
Bernstein increased its price targets for ASML, citing a sharp acceleration in DRAM capacity build-out that it expects will more than double EUV tool shipments to memory customers by 2028. The broker raised EPS estimates, adjusted its shipment forecast and lifted targets for Japanese equipment suppliers as well.
Wave Life Sciences reported interim Phase 1 INLIGHT data showing a single 240 mg dose of WVE-007 produced a placebo-adjusted 14% reduction in visceral fat at six months, along with improvements in visceral fat-to-muscle ratio, waist circumference, and lean mass. The company also reported sustained reductions in Serum Activin E and tolerability up t…
Bank of America analysts recommend positioning for Nasdaq-100 outperformance and higher Nasdaq volatility relative to the S&P 500. The call rests on the outsized role of survivorship bias in the NDX since late 2022, proposed Nasdaq methodology changes that could speed inclusion of newly listed names, and a pipeline of tech and AI initial public off…
Bertelsmann is intensifying its legal campaign against restrictions on books in U.S. schools and libraries, the group's CEO said after quarterly results. The United States now represents 28% of Bertelsmann's revenue, up from roughly 14% in 2011, driven by growth across its publishing, music, logistics and education units. The company maintains it h…
William Blair downgraded Adobe to Market Perform on Thursday, pointing to mounting competitive pressure across its core Creative Cloud offerings and rising uncertainty about its longer-term competitive standing. Analyst Arjun Bhatia, now sole coverage lead for the stock, flagged concerns about pricing power, differentiation and Adobe's ability to s…
