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European stock markets opened sharply lower Monday as crude oil prices climbed following a weekend escalation in the Middle East. Supply disruptions and production cuts from regional producers pushed Brent and U.S. crude sharply higher, while weak German industrial data added to investor concern about global growth.
JPMorgan has softened its stance on United Arab Emirates equities and shifted its regional preference toward Saudi Arabia as the ongoing Middle East conflict raises investor risk and could damage Dubai's safe-haven status. The bank trimmed its MSCI UAE rating from overweight to neutral, removed three UAE names from its Top 10, and recommended focus…
On March 9, U.S. equity futures fell sharply while crude oil rallied toward $120 a barrel as continued hostilities in the Middle East and a leadership announcement in Iran intensified market anxiety. The move higher in energy prices and the U.S. dollar, alongside a rise in Treasury yields and the Cboe Volatility Index, heightened concerns that infl…
JPMorgan has shifted to a negative stance on European mining and steel equities, flagging that the recent escalation in the Middle East could suppress metal prices and squeeze sector earnings. The bank introduced downside price scenarios for base metals and downgraded a number of producers, warning of further downside even after recent sector weakn…
Barclays upgraded four European airlines, arguing that kerosene prices should decline if the air campaign over Iran slows or stops. The bank adjusted ratings and price targets across its coverage, laid out base, bear and bull kerosene scenarios for 2026, and warned that temporary benefits to European carriers from Gulf carrier disruptions are fadin…
Agilent Technologies will buy privately held Biocare Medical in an all-cash transaction valued at $950 million. The California-headquartered clinical pathology company, which supplies integrated tissue diagnostic products for cancer and infectious disease and counts government and military laboratories among its customers, will be folded into Agile…
GlaxoSmithKline has licensed worldwide exclusive rights to linerixibat to Italy's Alfasigma for an upfront payment of $300 million. The deal includes further regulatory- and sales-linked payments and hands Alfasigma responsibility for advancing the IBAT inhibitor through pending reviews across multiple jurisdictions. Linerixibat's approvals remain …
Roche Holding (SIX:ROG) reported that a late-stage trial testing its investigational oral estrogen receptor degrader giredestrant in combination with Pfizer's Ibrance did not achieve the study's primary endpoint of a statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival for patients with advanced breast cancer. The company said the reg…
Japan's equity market closed sharply lower on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 sliding 5.24% as Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication stocks led declines. Market breadth was heavily negative, volatility readings jumped and oil rallied significantly while the dollar strengthened against the yen. A handful of individual stocks bucked the trend, but se…
Traders with direct knowledge said on Monday that Saudi Arabia has moved to offer prompt crude cargoes on the spot market via a set of infrequent tenders as an intensifying Middle East conflict has disrupted traditional shipping lanes. The state oil company placed roughly 4.6 million barrels across three grades for near-term delivery and has divert…
Tencent is reportedly testing an application called QClaw that wraps the open-source AI agent OpenClaw in a one-click local launcher. The tool is intended to let users deploy OpenClaw on personal computers quickly and to connect it with a range of models, including local Chinese models and user-defined options. QClaw is described as a productised i…
Growing activism - and the prospect of being targeted - is prompting Japanese corporates to speed up the dismantling of cross-shareholdings that historically tied businesses and financial institutions together. High-profile moves by major firms and rising activist campaigns are changing corporate behavior, while the government and markets press for…
Taiwan's benchmark fell modestly at Monday's close, weighed by losses across several sectors including Glass and Machinery. A small number of stocks posted double-digit percentage gains, while several others recorded steep declines. Commodities moved sharply, with oil jumping and gold retreating. Currency and index futures showed modest upward move…
Australian equities closed lower on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 dropping 2.85% to a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Gold, Materials and Metals & Mining sectors. Market breadth was weak, the S&P/ASX 200 VIX jumped to a six-month high, and commodities showed mixed moves with oil climbing and gold retreating.
Live Nation Entertainment is reportedly close to reaching a settlement in a U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit that would not require the company to divest Ticketmaster, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Discussions intensified after the case proceeded to trial on March 2, and a finalized agreement could be unveiled in the co…
Commercial aviators are confronting a growing range of airborne threats - from military drones to ballistic missiles - as regional conflicts expand. Attacks tied to the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran and Tehran’s reprisals have led to strikes on airports, grounding of flights across the Gulf and a small number of rescue operations for stranded …
Airline stocks across Asia plunged after oil surged about 20% amid the intensifying U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Widespread airspace closures, cancelled flights and rising demand for alternate transport and charters have compounded operational strain on carriers already coping with supply-chain and political uncertainties. The crisis has triggered m…
Asian stock markets opened sharply lower after oil prices surged past $100 a barrel amid an intensifying Middle East conflict. Major indexes in Japan and South Korea led declines, while other regional bourses and U.S. futures also retreated. Mixed inflation figures from China added nuance to the outlook, but the rapid rise in energy costs has heigh…
On March 9 in Sydney, Australia implemented broad online age-restrictions requiring websites that distribute pornography and app stores to verify users are 18 or older. The rollout coincided with spikes in VPN downloads and actions by a major pornography network to restrict Australian access and present non-explicit versions of its sites. The law a…
South Korea's benchmark KOSPI plunged 8.1% in morning trade, prompting a roughly 20-minute suspension of trading after hitting the index's lower circuit breaker. The sell-off, driven by concerns over a recent escalation in the U.S.-Israel war with Iran and a resulting spike in oil prices, saw major technology and automotive names suffer double-digi…
KKR is exploring a possible sale of CoolIT Systems that could command more than $3 billion and deliver an estimated near-tenfold return on its recent majority stake purchase, according to people familiar with the matter. The process is early and may not culminate in a deal; Mubadala retains a minority stake.
An activist investor has built a significant position in Lamb Weston and is pressing the frozen-potato supplier to move faster on operations and expense reductions to help boost its share price. The investor has become one of the company's largest shareholders and now holds substantial influence on the board following a recent settlement. Lamb West…
Activist investor Starboard Value has accumulated a sizeable position in Lamb Weston Holdings Inc and is pressing the company for measures to shore up its stock price, including cost reductions and the divestiture of its Asia Pacific operations, according to a report citing people familiar with the matter. The exact size of Starboard's holding was …
U.S. stock index futures moved lower Sunday evening after oil climbed above $100 a barrel amid an intensifying conflict in the Middle East. The slide in futures and the prior week's declines in major averages reflect investor unease that higher energy costs could lift inflation and damp U.S. consumer spending, complicating the Federal Reserve's pol…
Preparations for a late-March summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping suggest the meeting is set to protect the fragile stability that has returned to bilateral ties rather than to produce a substantive reset in business and investment relations. Sources involved in planning say a high-profile CEO delegation has not…
