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The Magnum Ice Cream Company N.V. announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Abhijit Bhattacharya, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Kwality Wall's (India) Limited, a subsidiary listed on Indian stock exchanges. The company confirmed no further disclosures are required under UK listing rules. TMICC is a leading global ice…
U.S. stock index futures rose after a report suggesting a possible de-escalation in the Iran conflict, even as the S&P 500 and Dow prepare for steep monthly declines. Oil remained volatile but was on track for a historic monthly gain, while the energy sector led S&P 500 gains. Investors await JOLTS data and comments from Fed officials for further d…
Barclays has lowered its recommendation on J D Wetherspoon Plc to underweight from overweight and cut its price target to 540p from 825p, citing heavy tax payments, a softer consumer outlook, rising costs tied to inflation and geopolitical tensions, and balance sheet leverage. The new target implies roughly 5% downside from the 577p close on March …
Microsoft is trading near pre-COVID valuation multiples (P/E ~22) despite accelerating cloud and AI revenue and $77.4B in free cash flow. The stock looks technically oversold (RSI ~24.7) after a sector-wide derating. This trade targets a mean-reversion to a more constructive mid-cycle multiple: entry $363.50, stop $345.00, target $420.00 over a mid…
Ciena sits at the physical layer that hyperscalers and cloud providers must buy to feed AI models. Strong order backlog, double-digit revenue tailwinds and healthy free cash flow argue for a buy-on-pullback approach. This trade plan targets a measured rebound while acknowledging valuation and execution risks.
Phreesia Inc. saw four leading brokerages lower their recommendations after the healthcare software provider sharply reduced its fiscal 2027 revenue forecast. Management pointed to weaker commitments from some pharmaceutical manufacturers in areas such as vaccines, GLP-1s and public health as the driver of the revision. The company retained its adj…
Symbotic (SYM) is a leading warehouse automation specialist with a $22B+ backlog, improving margins, and substantial free cash flow. The stock has pulled back into the high-$40s after a post-earnings wobble. I view the current price as a tactical buying opportunity for a mid-term swing trade, sized for disciplined risk management.
Berenberg has downgraded Givaudan from Buy to Hold and lowered its price target to CHF2,915, flagging softer organic sales growth driven by a slowdown in Middle East fragrance demand. The bank trims near-term growth forecasts and marginally lowers 2026 EPS while raising its discount rate assumption; Givaudan shares have already fallen about 13% sin…
The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency has proposed establishing a high-level panel to examine the deaths of more than 390 agency employees during the two-year Gaza conflict. Speaking at a Geneva press conference on the final day of his term, the commissioner said the proposal has been raised with U.N. leadership and member states, but tha…
Inflation across the 21-country euro area rose to 2.5% in March from 1.9% the previous month, pushed higher by a jump in energy costs. Underlying inflation excluding food and energy edged down to 2.3%, but the rapid increase in oil and gas has prompted debate at the European Central Bank over whether to tighten policy to prevent second-round effect…
The European Central Bank published a model that transforms infrequent survey responses into monthly inflation expectation series for horizons up to ten years, stretching back to 1999. The analysis finds professional forecasters initially underestimated the magnitude and persistence of the 2021-22 inflation spike, only revising their 12-month outlo…
ASE (ASX) looks like an actionable long: the stock is digesting a pullback near $20.88 while industry reports point to multi-year growth in high-end packaging and a capacity squeeze for premium solutions. We lay out a mid-term trade with precise entry, stop and target, plus the macro and company-specific catalysts that could re-rate ASE's multiple.
The European Central Bank outlined modeling work intended to generate a more continuous picture of inflation expectations, addressing limitations in survey frequency and market-based measures. The models interpolate sparse survey forecasts into a monthly curve and separately strip risk premia from market signals to produce a 'clean' expectations se…
Getlink shares climbed more than 4% on Tuesday after Italy-based Mundys announced plans to increase its ownership of the cross-Channel infrastructure operator to as much as 25% of share capital, subject to regulatory approval from the UK government under the National Security and Investment Act 2021. Mundys will make an immediate 3.5% acquisition a…
UBS shares gained roughly 3% after senior Swiss parliamentarians privately told the bank they would seek a compromise to soften proposed capital requirements that could raise the group apital burden by $22 billion. The reform package, introduced by the finance ministry in the wake of Credit Suisse's 2023 collapse, contains two main elements: tighte…
BRCK Group Plc dismissed a non-binding, unsolicited 65 pence-per-share cash proposal from Atlas LLC as undervaluing the business. The board unanimously rejected the approach and said it will provide limited additional information to encourage a higher offer, while detailed due diligence would require terms the board could recommend to shareholders.…
Indonesia's benchmark index closed lower on Tuesday, dragged down by losses in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors. The IDX Composite fell 0.62% in Jakarta trade. A handful of smaller-cap names posted large gains, while a larger number of stocks ended the session in decline. Commodities and currency moves included a dip in crude …
UBS has raised its view on Swiss equities to Attractive after a sharp market correction tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict. The bank calls the decline a "constructive entry point" and recommends funding Swiss equity allocations by trimming exposure to more cyclical markets. UBS highlights the Swiss market's defensive sector bias, relatively compelling …
Iran's judiciary has warned that individuals accused of spying for or assisting 'hostile states' face the death penalty and confiscation of assets under enhanced legislation, authorities said. The measures, emphasized a month into a regional conflict that began with strikes on February 28, also treat the sharing of imagery or content that could aid…
Ye Win Oo, a 60-year-old general who led the squad that detained Aung San Suu Kyi during the February 1, 2021 coup, was named commander-in-chief of Myanmar's military on Monday. His promotion marks the first time a former head of military intelligence has risen to the top post. Analysts, diplomats and a defector point to his loyalty and proximity t…
UBS upgraded its recommendation on Beiersdorf AG from sell to neutral while reducing its 12-month price target to €80 from €90, citing the stock's sharp underperformance versus peers. The bank lowered near-term earnings estimates, flagged weaker consumer and Tesa sales for Q1 2026, and outlined downside and upside valuation scenarios. Short interes…
U.S. stock futures rose as the first quarter neared its close, supported by reports that President Trump is weighing an end to the Iran military campaign without reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices remained historically high after a Kuwaiti tanker near Dubai caught fire following an alleged Iranian attack. Investors awaited U.S. JOLTS job op…
South Korean equities suffered heavy losses as the KOSPI plunged 4.3% on Tuesday, bringing its fall since late February to 19.9%. The won weakened about 1% to trade below 1,500 against the dollar. Large foreign sell-offs and a rapid unwind of positions, amid rising energy prices and reduced risk appetite tied to the Middle East war, underpinned the…
Blackstone has sold the full Fidere residential portfolio in Spain to Brookfield Asset Management for a gross price of 1.2 billion euros, with Fidere valuing the transaction at a net 1.05 billion euros in a regulatory filing. The package covers about 5,000 homes across 47 buildings in Madrid and is described by Blackstone as the largest multifamily…
Unilever has entered advanced discussions to merge its packaged foods division with spice maker McCormick in a transaction that would provide $15.7 billion in cash to Unilever and leave its shareholders with majority control of the combined company. The proposal comes as CEO Fernando Fernandez pushes to reshape the group, shifting emphasis toward p…
