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Lumexa Imaging announced robust preliminary financial results for Q4 and full year 2025, highlighted by revenue growth, improved adjusted EBITDA and margin expansion driven by advanced imaging volumes, new center openings, and key payer network returns. The company also reiterated its full-year 2026 guidance with expectations of continued growth an…
Deutsche Bank upgraded Leonardo SpA to a buy from hold and lifted its price target to €70 from €57 after the Italian defence group set medium-term 2025-2030 targets. The broker described the company’s 9% sales CAGR and 15.5% EBITA CAGR as attainable, pointing to efficiency gains, potential upside in specific units and order momentum linked to geopo…
MercadoLibre is trading well below its 52-week high despite sustained revenue momentum, a rapidly expanding credit book and a fintech engine that can compound returns. Valuation is attractive relative to growth, balance sheet supports reinvestment, and technicals show a workable entry. This trade plan targets $2,300 over 180 trading days with a $1,…
French builder Vinci has entered into an agreement to acquire the Safeway Concessions portfolio from Macquarie Asset Management for about 150 billion Indian rupees, or $1.60 billion on a debt- and cash-included basis. The package includes nine tolled highway concessions in southeast and western India, totaling almost 700 kilometers and operating un…
U.S. stock index futures fell Thursday as investors remained cautious over mixed messages about a possible de-escalation in the Middle East. Comments from U.S. and Iranian officials left markets unsure whether a diplomatic path will restore safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The oil price surge has reignited inflation worries, prompting mo…
China has pressed parties involved in the Middle East conflict to create conditions for genuine peace talks, urging swift action to seize openings for negotiation. Chinese officials reiterated cautious optimism after signals of potential engagement between the United States and Iran, while Tehran publicly denied holding talks and said it was review…
A conflict centered around Iran has disrupted oil and petrochemical flows through the Strait of Hormuz, triggering steep price increases and supply shortages in naphtha and other crude derivatives. The shock is reverberating across Asia’s manufacturing and consumer sectors - from instant noodles and snacks to cosmetics, toys and tyres - forcing pro…
U.S. equity futures moved lower as market participants digested a flurry of reports about possible negotiations to end the conflict with Iran. Oil traded back above $100 a barrel, underpinning a firmer U.S. dollar and pressuring gold. Separately, Jefferies reported first-quarter losses tied to loans to failed firms, even as investment banking activ…
Edenred SA shares dropped more than 12% after Italy's competition authority launched an investigation into Edenred Italia over alleged abuse of a dominant position in the meal voucher market. Authorities carried out inspections at company premises and are probing transaction handling changes introduced after caps on reimbursement fees.
Seisaku Kameda, the Bank of Japan's former top economist, said the central bank is likely to raise interest rates by June in response to escalating oil prices linked to the Iran war. Kameda argues that the oil shock compounds an environment of steadily rising prices and wages and that prolonged delay in tightening risks allowing inflation to become…
Pony AI Inc. announced a substantial 160% year-over-year increase in Robotaxi revenues and a 500%+ surge in fare-charging revenues in Q4 2025. The company's fleet surpassed 1,400 units with expansions in China and overseas cities such as Croatia and Qatar. Achieving unit economics breakeven in multiple Tier-1 Chinese cities and launching mass produ…
Two leading U.S. senators will introduce the American Security Robotics Act, a bipartisan bill designed to prevent federal agencies from purchasing or operating humanoid and unmanned ground robots produced by adversary nations such as China. The proposal includes prohibitions on federal funding tied to those robots, narrow research exemptions for d…
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli estimated that Wall Street bonus payments climbed 9% to a record $49.2 billion in 2025, lifting the average bonus to $246,900. The securities industry posted profits of $65.1 billion, up more than 30%, while preliminary employment figures show a slight decline in headcount to 198,200 from 201,500 in 2024. The…
European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said the euro area banking system has limited direct exposure to the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran and remains well capitalised and liquid. However, he warned that interconnected vulnerabilities across markets could produce systemic stress if the conflict drives a sharp repricing of risk, particul…
On March 26, South Korea's industry ministry said the Financial Services Commission's advisory board approved a 250 billion won ($166 million) direct investment into Rebellions, a domestic startup that designs neural processing units. The funding, approved at a fund management committee meeting for the state-led National Growth Fund, is intended to…
Shares of 3i Group fell more than 4% on Thursday after the firm released a trading update showing weaker recent like-for-like sales momentum at its flagship portfolio business Action. Despite the softer short-term trading signal, 3i left its full-year 2026 outlook intact, including guidance on sales growth, store openings and margin expectations.
A delegation of Russian lawmakers has traveled to the United States for meetings with members of Congress and U.S. officials, the first such visit since relations deteriorated after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Russian state media identify Vyacheslav Nikonov among the visitors and report a special flight landed in Washington. Moscow character…
Google's top legal executive in India, Bijoya Roy, has resigned after 16 months on the job, according to two sources. Her departure comes as the company contends with multiple regulatory and legal challenges in India, and while a government relations head remains absent. The company is simultaneously pursuing a large AI infrastructure investment in…
Henkel has reached an agreement to buy Olaplex in a $1.4 billion cash transaction aimed at expanding the German group's premium hair care offerings. The $2.06-per-share offer represents a substantial premium to recent trading levels, and follows Olaplex reporting $423 million in sales in 2025. Advent International is selling its stake, which amount…
Indonesia's IDX Composite Index closed down 1.69% after losses concentrated in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors. Market breadth was negative, with decliners outnumbering advancers by a wide margin. Several small-cap shares posted large intraday swings while global commodity and currency moves accompanied the session.
European stocks retreated on March 26 as investors weighed the prospect of an ECB rate increase in April and continued uncertainty over the Middle East conflict. The STOXX 600 declined 0.6% to 583.8 by 0809 GMT, while short-term bond yields climbed and interest-rate futures priced a greater than 68% chance of a hike. Elevated crude prices and confl…
The White House has placed a statue of Christopher Columbus on the north side of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, a move the administration frames as part of a campaign against what it calls 'anti-American' ideology. The installation, a reconstruction of a 1984 statue first unveiled by President Ronald Reagan in Baltimore, comes amid debat…
Uber Technologies, Chinese autonomous driving firm Pony.ai and Croatian startup Verne have formed a partnership to introduce the first commercial robotaxi service in Europe, beginning operations in Zagreb. Pony.ai will provide the driving technology, Verne will own and operate the fleet, and Uber will integrate the service into its global ride-hail…
European equity benchmarks opened lower as investors reacted to evolving reports that Tehran is reviewing a 15-point U.S. peace proposal, while conflicting public statements from U.S. and Iranian officials and sustained oil market disruptions kept risk appetite muted. Elevated crude prices and comments from the European Central Bank about the possi…
Porsche SE posted adjusted after-tax earnings of €2.9 billion for fiscal 2025, a decline of about 9% from the prior year. The holding company said net debt eased slightly to €5.1 billion and that gains from smaller portfolio stakes generated €193 million, helping to mitigate pressure from wider automotive costs. Management signalled diversification…
