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Arcline Investment Management LP said on Wednesday it will not proceed with a proposed acquisition of Senior plc, filing a statement under Rule 2.8 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. The firm said it retains the ability to restart a bid if certain events occur, including a board-sanctioned approach, a formal bid from named potential rival b…
British manufacturers reported a marked rise in input costs and lengthening delivery delays in March, linked to elevated oil and gas prices and shipping routes avoiding the Strait of Hormuz. The final S&P Global UK Manufacturing PMI fell to 51.0, with the output gauge slipping into contraction at 49.2. Employment readings weakened further and firms…
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Barratt Redrow to outperform from sector perform and trimmed its price target to 350p from 425p, arguing the stock's selloff has become excessive. The broker reduced volume, revenue and profit forecasts across FY2026-FY2028, laid out upside and downside scenarios, and highlighted risks tied to the Redrow integration, sy…
Meg O'Neill began her tenure as BP's chief executive on Wednesday, telling staff she will bring steady leadership while seeking to accelerate the group's performance. Her appointment - the first external CEO in over a century and the fourth since 2020 - accompanies a broader company reset that includes cuts to renewable spending, asset disposals, d…
Indonesia's stock market closed higher on Wednesday, driven by advances in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors. The IDX Composite rose 1.55% in Jakarta trade, with several small- and mid-cap names posting double-digit gains while other stocks saw sizable declines. Commodity and currency markets moved in mixed directions, with cru…
First Solar trades at a reasonable multiple with strong free cash flow and a lean balance sheet. Rising fossil fuel prices and constrained generation capacity make utility-scale solar attractive to power buyers even as federal tax incentives wane. This trade idea lays out an actionable long with entry, stop and target, plus the catalysts and risks …
U.S. equity futures rose as markets parsed signals that the United States may be preparing to step back from its campaign in Iran. Oil retreated below $100 a barrel, easing from the spike seen after the conflict began, while gold extended gains and select corporate earnings and energy deal talk drew investor attention. The trading day reflected a m…
Euro zone manufacturing registered its most robust monthly expansion in almost four years in March, according to the S&P Global PMI, as delivery delays linked to Middle East hostilities inflated headline growth. Despite gains in production and a stabilisation of export orders, demand indicators remain subdued and input cost inflation has jumped to …
The Iran war shock has repriced risk across aviation, but Boeing's mix of commercial deliveries, defense revenue and services gives it a pathway back to growth. The stock trades at $202 with stretched multiples and weak near-term cash flow, yet order momentum (including recent airline fleet expansions and freighter demand) plus a manageable short-i…
An ECB policymaker warned that the euro zone economy may already be following the central bank’s outlined 'adverse' path, with energy-driven inflation potentially becoming entrenched faster than during the 2022 spike. Officials will monitor incoming data ahead of the April 30 meeting, but if high energy costs spread through the broader economy and …
J.P. Morgan initiated coverage of Inficon with an "overweight" rating and a December 2027 price target of CHF130, implying a roughly 29.7% upside from the March 31 close of CHF100.20. The bank's thesis centers on Inficon's exposure to a wafer fabrication equipment cycle, projecting above-consensus sales and earnings growth through 2028 and a return…
JPMorgan has revised its stance on European utilities, pointing to elevated commodity prices following the conflict in Iran as a principal factor improving near-term earnings prospects and supporting a longer-term revaluation of the sector. The bank upgraded Engie to Overweight, retained Overweight convictions in RWE, SSE and Centrica, and kept For…
Jefferies released a fresh ranking of major tobacco companies based on March performance in the oral nicotine pouch category. The note evaluates volume changes, price per unit, and brand momentum as tobacco firms press further into smoke-free products, with ZYN, Velo, on!, and Zone receiving differentiated assessments.
British equities opened strongly on Wednesday, buoyed by a U.S. announcement on potential troop withdrawal from Iran. By 07:25 GMT the FTSE 100 had climbed 1.7% while the pound strengthened to 1.3280 against the dollar. Several FTSE-listed companies disclosed operational and strategic updates, including a developer pausing land purchases, a retaile…
IBEX Ltd. ($IBEX) combines a low-leverage balance sheet, strong cash flow and improving AI-powered digital services to target growing healthtech CX and diagnostics workflows. The company trades at an attractive multiple relative to fundamentals. This trade idea proposes a long entry at $26.81, a stop at $24.50 and a target of $36.00 over a long-ter…
Barclays downgraded Future Plc to equal weight from overweight and reduced its 12-month price target to GBp 285 from GBp 640 following a company profit warning tied to falling digital advertising traffic and lower e-commerce commissions. The broker materially reduced earnings and revenue forecasts, highlighted outsized margin exposure in programmat…
Topps Tiles Plc reported total group revenue of £142.7 million for the 26-week period ended March 28, effectively flat year-on-year with a 0.1% decline. Excluding CTD, group revenue rose 2.1%, although growth slowed to 0.6% in the second quarter after a stronger opening quarter. The company noted an increase in online sales and said cost-saving mea…
Babcock International has secured a six-month bridging contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to continue delivering naval base and nuclear submarine fleet support following the end of the five-year Future Maritime Support Programme. The interim arrangement, accompanied by a Letter of Intent from the MOD, maintains operational continuity while bo…
European stocks opened sharply higher and Brent crude slipped below $100 a barrel after President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be leaving the conflict in Iran within two to three weeks. Major European indexes jumped in early trading, while energy markets retreated from recent peaks amid continuing geopolitical uncertainties tied to strikes in t…
BYDFi, a global crypto trading platform, will celebrate its sixth anniversary with a month-long series of events starting April 1, 2026. The platform underlines growth across centralized and onchain trading, regulatory registrations, proof-of-reserves transparency, recent product launches including tokenized U.S. equities and TradFi trading, and a …
Citi has upgraded Babcock, Leonardo and TKMS to Buy after recent share price drops made the valuation upside more compelling under its 'What’s priced in?' reverse DCF framework. Target prices were left unchanged. Saab remains a Sell, while Rheinmetall was initiated at Neutral as Citi warns of uneven sustainability in weapons and ammunition demand.
Tokyo equities advanced at Wednesday's close, led by strength in Real Estate, Banking and Textile names. The Nikkei 225 ended the session up 5.31%, with Furukawa Electric, Archion and Advantest among the top gainers. Broader market breadth favored advancing issues by a wide margin, while measures of volatility and crude oil prices moved lower.
European stock futures surged on Wednesday after remarks from U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the conflict in the Middle East could end soon. Contracts tied to major European indexes rose more than 2%, while energy prices fell, easing pressure on markets that had been weighed down since late February by hostilities affecting oil transit.
Berkeley Group Holdings has paused new land acquisitions and restructured its medium-term plan to run through April 2030, citing geopolitical disruption, a worsening economic outlook and regulatory delays that have extended construction lead times by about a year. The FTSE-listed housebuilder now aims for cumulative pre-tax profit of more than ove…
Barclays says consensus earnings growth for European equities still underestimates the economic hit from the Middle East conflict. While headline EPS forecasts for fiscal year 2026 remain at 13% year-on-year, the bank argues underlying expansion is weaker once autos base effects are removed. Barclays has trimmed its own EPS expectation to 6% assumi…
