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Kardex reported a strong second half for 2025 with group order intake rising to €528 million, beating consensus. Sales increased modestly in H2 while net income was weighed down by a CHF39 million impairment tied to a previous loan. The company reaffirmed its medium-term margin ambitions but did not provide explicit targets for fiscal 2026.
Autoneum reported solid free cash flow for full-year 2025 and met its margin guidance, but its 2026 sales and EBIT outlook landed below pre-results consensus. Net debt rose, driven by acquisition-related outflows and working capital movements, while regional results were mixed across Europe, North America, Asia and SAMEA.
Bumble Inc. saw its shares jump 25% in premarket trading after reporting fourth-quarter revenue above expectations and unveiling plans for an AI-driven revamp of its dating app, Bumble 2.0. Management emphasized experiments with a no-swipe option and new profile formats aimed at younger users, while J.P. Morgan upgraded the stock to neutral, citing…
RBC Capital Markets has upgraded Repsol by two notches to Outperform from Underperform, citing disruptions to refining capacity in the Middle East that are tightening supplies of refined products, particularly diesel. The firm raised its price target to €25 from €20 and flagged potential upside to earnings from elevated refining margins, as well as…
Immunome Inc. director Jean Jacques Bienaime purchased 2,000 shares across two days in March 2026 for a combined $43,670, increasing his direct stake to 38,415 shares. The insider buying coincides with a recently priced public offering and a separate $400 million equity financing intended to back the potential commercial launch of varegacestat and …
Stephanie Zapata Moore, Vistra Corp's Executive Vice President and General Counsel, sold 10,000 shares of the company's common stock on March 9, 2026, via a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transaction generated $1,603,100 at a weighted-average price of $160.31. The sale coincides with a company trading at a high P/E and mixed fourth-quarter 2025…
UBS strategists reaffirm a cautious stance on the British pound, projecting EUR/GBP at 0.89 by end-Q2 and GBP/USD at 1.31, citing the economic and financial risks stemming from the ongoing Middle East conflict. Recent front-end rate moves have temporarily supported sterling, but persistent energy disruptions, higher gilt yields and potential govern…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked Amazon CEO Andy Jazzy to explain how Amazon Business sets prices and structures contracts for public-sector buyers after a report by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance found instances where nearby schools and local governments paid markedly different amounts for the same office supplies. The senator's inqu…
Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used by both U.S. hospitals and health insurers in disputes over billing and reimbursement. Hospitals are adopting AI to capture and code services more precisely, driving higher payments, while insurers are using AI to detect potentially unwarranted care and challenge claims. Industry analyses and compa…
Bank of America says higher global oil prices are improving Brazil's current account and terms of trade, boosting fiscal receipts via royalties, taxes and dividends. The bank cautions these windfalls are uneven and volatile, and domestic inflation would rise only if Petrobras adjusts local fuel prices. BofA keeps its forecast for a 50 basis point S…
The U.S. Senate moved toward approving legislation designed to increase the pace of affordable housing construction across the country. Backed by Senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren, the bill proposes a mix of incentives, regulatory shortcuts and financing changes intended to address an estimated 4 million-home deficit driven by high interest r…
Google has given its new London headquarters the name Platform 37, a reference both to its proximity to King’s Cross railway station and to 'Move 37' from DeepMind’s AlphaGo match. The Thomas Heatherwick and Bjarke Ingels-designed building stretches 330 metres beside the rail lines, and will begin welcoming Google and Google DeepMind staff in the s…
U.S. officials have said they are engaged in high-level discussions with Cuban figures, while the Cuban government rejects that any formal talks are underway. Media outlets have linked the U.S. outreach to Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, the 41-year-old grandson of former president Raul Castro, who occupies a unique position at the crossroads of C…
Senior executives at major software companies are contesting the view that generative AI that automates human tasks will render traditional software-as-a-service (SaaS) firms obsolete. Oracle, Salesforce and other vendors say their deep, proprietary enterprise data, broad platforms and fast adoption of AI will protect their businesses, even as star…
In the run-up to U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader on February 28, a growing industry of former military and national security advisers warned financial clients that a high-probability military response was likely. Major financial institutions have been expanding in-house and external geopolitical expertise as markets respond t…
Bybit EU, authorized under the EU's MiCAR regime and headquartered in Vienna, will serve as Lead Sponsor of Paris Blockchain Week 2026, scheduled for April 15-16 at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. Co-founder and CEO Ben Zhou will appear on conference stages alongside Ambroise Helaine and Robert Macdonald to take part in panels addressing market d…
The Financial Conduct Authority has reviewed firms operating in the second charge mortgage market and found shortcomings in how some lenders and brokers advise customers, assess affordability and disclose fees. The FCA warns these weaknesses could increase the risk of financial harm for borrowers, particularly those seeking to consolidate existing …
The International Energy Agency says the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has produced the largest disruption to oil supplies in history. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed from about 20 million barrels per day to a trickle, forcing Gulf producers to cut at least 10 million barrels per day and sending global supply lower by around …
A scheduled international passenger train departed Beijing for Pyongyang on Thursday, restoring the direct rail connection between the Chinese and North Korean capitals for the first time in six years. The service, which had been suspended in 2020 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, will run on a limited timetable and with restricted ticketing tied to busi…
A senior European Parliament trade committee chair said the EU should only accept new U.S. tariffs that reproduce the substance of the agreement reached in Scotland last year, after Washington launched Section 301 investigations into alleged unfair trade practices. The lawmaker said the investigations were anticipated but do not yet signal U.S. com…
BYDFi has integrated its perpetual futures market data into TradingView, allowing traders to view real-time prices, volume and market-structure signals from BYDFi within TradingView charts. The move aims to reduce context switching for active derivatives traders by making BYDFi futures data directly available alongside TradingView's analytical tool…
Pharming Group reported fourth-quarter revenue of $106.5 million, up 15% year-over-year, and full-year revenue of $376 million, a 26% increase versus 2025. Product-level growth was led by Ruconest and Joenja, while operating expenses for the year surpassed prior guidance. The company reiterated 2026 guidance for revenues between $405 million and $4…
Lightwave Logic saw its shares rise as much as 30% in premarket trading on Thursday after the company announced a development agreement with Tower Semiconductor. The collaboration aims to integrate Lightwave Logic's compact, power-efficient modulator reference designs - targeting bandwidths of 110GHz and beyond - into Tower's PH18 silicon photonics…
A Russian military court has sentenced four Tajik men to life imprisonment and handed long terms to 15 other defendants for their roles in a mass shooting at Crocus City Hall on March 22, 2024, which killed 149 people. The Islamic State-Khorasan group claimed responsibility; prosecutors had charged 19 people in the case. Trials were conducted behin…
Eli Lilly reported finding a previously unidentified impurity in compounded weight-loss preparations that combine vitamin B12 with tirzepatide, the active ingredient in its Zepbound and Mounjaro medicines. Lilly said the impurity, detected in all samples it tested, results from a chemical reaction between the two substances and that its effects on …
