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Acerinox is keeping open the option of listing its U.S. subsidiary on the New York Stock Exchange after completing the acquisition of Haynes International. Company leaders cite stronger U.S. valuations and liquidity, say they would retain majority control if they proceed with an IPO, and downplay fears of U.S. trade retaliation linked to Spain's st…
As first-quarter results continue to arrive, investors are rotating beyond mega-cap technology into Industrial and cyclical names that had been trading at depressed valuations. AI-powered selection models identified several stocks that rallied sharply after earnings, producing notable gains for subscribers. Two industrial-focused companies - a comm…
Deutsche Bank upgraded Prysmian SpA to a 'buy' rating from 'hold' and raised its price target to €167 from €100, citing accelerating demand for fiber and medium-voltage cabling driven by artificial intelligence infrastructure requirements. The bank highlighted Prysmian's U.S. manufacturing footprint and potential long-term agreements with hyperscal…
Rheinmetall shares tumbled after JPMorgan cut the stock to Neutral from Overweight and reduced its price target to €1,500 from €2,130, pointing to execution shortfalls and doubts about the company’s product mix. The downgrade followed a pair of quarterly misses in which sales and operating profit fell short of analyst consensus, and comes despite m…
Neutron Holdings, Inc., the operator of Lime, has submitted a registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of common stock and plans to list on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol LIME. The filing does not specify share count or price range and the offering remains conting…
Neutron Holdings, Inc., which operates under the Lime brand, has submitted a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of common stock. The company says it is the largest global shared micromobility business and plans to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker sym…
Indian equity markets ended the session lower on Friday, with the Nifty 50 falling 0.60% and the BSE Sensex 30 slipping 0.66%. Losses were concentrated in Public Sector Undertakings, Banking and Oil & Gas names. Market breadth favored decliners on both the NSE and BSE. A handful of large-caps including Titan Company, Apollo Hospitals and Asian Pain…
Sony and Nintendo warned that a sharp rise in memory chip prices, driven by artificial intelligence data-centre demand, is eating into margins and forcing hardware price increases. Memory costs doubled in the first quarter and are forecast to climb up to 63% this quarter, prompting both firms to raise console prices and adjust sales and profitabili…
Barclays downgraded Deutsche Lufthansa AG to underweight from equal weight and reduced its price target to €7.50, saying the airline's first-quarter commentary was overly optimistic. The bank flagged fading revenue tailwinds from passenger rerouting away from Gulf hubs, the risk of rising fuel costs, and ongoing labour disputes as reasons for steep…
Bank of America argues the materials sector - now only about 2% of the S&P 500 by market capitalization and near its smallest share in three decades - is positioned to benefit from a set of simultaneous macro and structural forces. BofA strategist Michael Hartnett identifies AI-related capital expenditures, rising defense budgets, a persistent U.S.…
KBC Securities upgraded health technology firm Philips (AS:PHG) from accumulate to buy following a solid first-quarter performance and the company's decision to reaffirm its full-year guidance. The broker noted that, despite expecting a weaker second quarter, Philips appears better placed than some rivals to withstand cost pressures and headwinds f…
Uncertainty over whether U.S. solar panel factories with ties to Chinese companies qualify for newly restricted federal clean-energy subsidies has led major installers, banks and insurers to stop doing business with at least six recent domestic plants. The pullback, driven by provisions in a Trump-backed law passed in 2025 and the lack of full guid…
U.S. buyers have shifted toward hybrid vehicles in the two months since the Iran conflict began, with hybrid sales rising 37% versus a 15% increase in the overall market. Fully electric vehicle sales grew only 11% in the same period and remain below levels from a year earlier after the federal $7,500 tax credit expired. Dealers report rising consum…
Baidu-backed chip designer Kunlunxin has begun IPO counseling for listings on Hong Kong's exchange and the Shanghai STAR Market, with Morgan Stanley saying the Hong Kong H-share listing is the primary objective and targeting late Q2 to early Q3. Baidu holds a 57.67% stake, and the company is expected to stay a consolidated Baidu subsidiary at the t…
Taiwan's equity market extended a powerful AI-fueled upswing in April, lifting the TWSE Index 22.7% month-over-month to 38,926.63 and 34.4% year-to-date. Trading was heavily concentrated in technology names, which accounted for 79% of turnover and 82% of market capitalization, while margin borrowing hit a record NT$641 billion. Strong AI-related ex…
Southeastern Asset Management, which owns roughly 4% of Mattel, urged CEO Ynon Kreiz to explore strategic alternatives including taking the company private or pursuing a sale to Hasbro, pointing to weak demand for traditional toys and the value of Mattel's intellectual property. The investor also suggested large media companies could better value M…
Shares of companies tied to Hyundai Motor Group jumped sharply on Friday after a local report suggested a possible June decision on a Boston Dynamics initial public offering. The report, combined with announced robotics expansion from Samsung Electronics, lifted the wider Korean robotics theme and produced notable gains for Hyundai Motor, Kia, Mobi…
Intertek Group PLC's board unanimously rejected EQT's revised cash bid of £58.00 per share, saying it materially undervalues the company and carries execution risk. The stock fell after the announcement as Intertek presses ahead with a strategic review that could separate its Energy & Infrastructure unit from Testing & Assurance, with a sales-led p…
Zara's UK subsidiary ITX has filed a defence in the UK High Court denying it infringed The Estée Lauder Companies' trademark rights in relation to the use of the name 'Jo Malone' on product descriptions and packaging. ITX says its current product wording adheres to guidance previously provided by Estee Lauder's lawyers in 2020 and raises the broade…
South Korea's Oceans Ministry has dispatched investigators to examine an explosion and subsequent fire aboard the Korean-operated container ship HMM Namu after it was towed to Dubai. Authorities have not ruled out either an external attack or an internal malfunction and are prioritizing fact-finding amid diplomatic denials and U.S. calls for coordi…
Sony Semiconductor Solutions and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) announced plans to establish a new joint venture in Japan to develop and manufacture next-generation image sensors. The planned entity, to be majority-owned by Sony, will combine Sony's sensor design capabilities with TSMC's process and manufacturing expertise and locate …
European equities fell broadly after a new exchange of strikes between U.S. and Iranian forces cast doubt on a month-long ceasefire. The escalation sent oil prices higher and prompted risk-off flows across regional indexes, while aviation-related firms warned of profit and capacity pressures and some consumer-facing stocks bucked the trend.
Goldman Sachs' global credit trading desk says investment-grade issuance in both U.S. dollar and euro markets has reached or exceeded prior record levels year-to-date, with part of the surge linked to accelerated financing for artificial intelligence projects. The bank reports divergent patterns in high-yield markets, larger average deal sizes in d…
Indonesia's main gauge, the IDX Composite, fell 2.21% at Friday's close in Jakarta as losses in Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture pushed the market lower. While a handful of small-cap stocks recorded strong single-session gains, a larger number of listings declined. Commodity and currency moves showed mixed directions, with US dollar stren…
Morgan Stanley says domestic Indian steel prices have eased in recent weeks but expects support from government safeguards, import-driven inventory restocking and higher input-cost spreads. The bank highlights mixed moves across hot-rolled coil, rebar, iron ore and coking coal, and sees steel equities positioned to benefit near term as domestic pri…
