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Mediobanca shares rallied after Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) confirmed plans to acquire the remaining minority stake and remove the merchant bank from the stock exchange. MPS, which built an 86% holding last year through a roughly $19 billion transaction, will merge Mediobanca into the enlarged group and create an unlisted vehicle to run private…
Valeo will invest in excess of €200 million in India to grow its footprint and capabilities, targeting roughly €700 million in sales in the country by 2028. The company plans to deepen new-technology product expertise, increase localization, and serve both passenger vehicle and small mobility segments. Valeo has also been chosen to supply electric …
As the Lunar New Year holiday unfolds, Chinese artificial intelligence firms have rushed to unveil new models and upgrades, a response to last year’s disruptive entry by DeepSeek. Multiple companies across consumer apps, cloud services and robotics have released or updated models spanning chatbots, video generation, agent-based systems and robot co…
The pan-European STOXX 600 climbed modestly as defence stocks outperformed following strong full-year results from BAE Systems. Market attention was also drawn to reports of a potential leadership change at the European Central Bank, though asset moves remained limited as investors did not foresee imminent policy shifts. Elsewhere, Carrefour shares…
Orange Polska reported a 6% year-on-year increase in fourth-quarter core profit, delivering EBITDAaL of 861 million zlotys versus analyst expectations of 843 million. The company issued 2026 revenue and core-profit guidance and raised its 2028 organic cash-flow target, while announcing a 15% higher dividend per share.
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite Index closed up 0.96% on Wednesday, driven by strength in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors. Small-cap winners posted double-digit percentage gains, while several names including Link Net and PT Hillcon finished lower. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with crude and Brent oil higher a…
British equities opened modestly higher after official data showed UK inflation cooled in January, increasing expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in March and June. The pound regained some ground after slipping the previous day. Investors focused on corporate updates from BAE Systems and Glencore, and a board appointment a…
European stock indices rose modestly as investors parsed a generally constructive corporate earnings season and a sharper-than-expected drop in U.K. inflation. Gains were supported by small advances on Wall Street, company-specific catalysts across mining, defense and healthcare, and easing oil-market tensions after reports of progress in U.S.-Iran…
Puig reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results, with 9.8% organic sales growth beating consensus. Makeup led the quarter with a 26.5% like-for-like jump, aided in part by Amazon inventory loading. Fragrance, representing 72% of sales, grew 6.2% like-for-like, while skincare lagged. Full-year operating margin improved and management gui…
Kambi Group reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results that largely tracked market expectations for revenue while showing notable pressure on reported EBITA. Management provided EBITA guidance for fiscal 2026 excluding foreign exchange revaluations, and highlighted commercial momentum, AI-driven trading adoption and completed share buybacks…
JPMorgan Chase intends to open more than 160 retail branches across over 30 U.S. states during 2026 as part of a multibillion-dollar investment in its physical network and a broader pledge to add over 500 branches within three years. The expansion emphasizes markets such as the Carolinas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Massachusetts and Tennessee a…
Perplexity, an AI start-up based in San Francisco, has halted its advertising experiments and removed sponsored content from its chatbot, saying ads risk undermining user trust. Executives confirmed on Tuesday that advertising will no longer be part of the companys revenue strategy, which currently includes paid subscriptions. The move contrasts w…
Sunrise Communications reported a 1.4% drop in fourth-quarter core profit, with lease-adjusted EBITDAaL of 242.7 million Swiss francs, missing the average analyst forecast of 245 million francs. The company attributed the shortfall to changed seasonality in operating costs. Quarterly revenue rose slightly thanks to stronger business-to-business and…
Tokyo's equity benchmark ended higher, propelled by strength in real estate, banking and textile names. The Nikkei 225 rose 1.00% at the close, with GS Yuasa leading gains and several industrial and advertising names among the session's heaviest decliners. Commodity and currency markets moved modestly alongside equities.
Barclays analysis indicates several European transportation firms are advancing their share repurchase programs faster than planned. Ryanair and Jet2 are notable examples, with both airlines running buybacks that are materially ahead of schedule and reflecting strong liquidity metrics that managements are using to return capital to shareholders.
JPMorgan Chase intends to open more than 160 bank branches across over 30 states in 2026, continuing a multi-year, multibillion-dollar investment in its physical retail network. The move is presented as part of a previously stated commitment to add more than 500 branches over three years and is framed as a strategy to increase the bank’s share of U…
BofA Research's February note finds consumer spending diverging across European IT Hardware markets, with gaming-related purchases significantly outpacing other categories while smartphones remain weak. The bank singles out a small group of companies with material exposure to consumer end-markets - notably Logitech, Soitec, Mycronic and Nordic Semi…
Yotta Data Services announced plans to invest over $2 billion to create an AI processing hub powered by 20,736 liquid-cooled NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra processors. The supercluster, to be hosted at Yotta's New Delhi campus with supplemental capacity in Mumbai, is expected to be operational by August and will include a cloud cluster run by Nvidia under …
Eni is evaluating a return to oil and gas trading after ending such activities in 2019. CEO Claudio Descalzi said the move aims to capture trading profits that peers have earned during periods of price volatility. Preliminary talks with commodity traders, including Mercuria, are under way to form a joint venture, with any new trading arm to operate…
Qualcomm said it will allocate as much as $150 million to a fund dedicated to artificial intelligence startups in India, a move underscored by CEO remarks at an AI summit in New Delhi. The company, which employs more than 20,000 people across three Indian cities, has benefited from strong demand for advanced processors driven by AI adoption.
Australian equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 finishing up 0.54%. Technology, A-REITs and consumer discretionary sectors supported the advance. Netwealth, Magellan Financial and Zip Co were among the largest gainers, while Capstone Copper, Judo Capital and Suncorp were the session's weakest performers. Volatility eased as the…
Alcoa of Australia will pay A$55 million (about $36 million) in enforceable undertakings over historical land clearing and will carry out a strategic assessment of present and prospective mining areas through 2045 under changes to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. The company will cap land clearing, increase reha…
Nevada gaming regulators filed suit seeking to block Kalshi from offering event contracts that would permit Nevada residents to place financial bets on sports such as football and basketball. The legal action, filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, comes amid a broader dispute about whether state regulators or the Commodity Futures Trading Commi…
Billionaire investor John Paulson has disposed of his full shareholding in Trilogy Metals Inc., selling 14.3 million shares through Paulson & Co. in the fourth quarter of 2025. The sale ends an investment that spanned more than ten years and comes as the U.S. government advances plans to acquire a 10% stake in the Vancouver-based company, which is …
Asian equities edged up on Wednesday as technology shares, notably in Japan, recovered part of recent declines tied to AI-related concerns. Trading remained subdued with markets in several major economies closed for Lunar New Year. Investors are watching U.S. economic releases later this week, including Federal Reserve minutes and the PCE price ind…
