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British shares slipped on Thursday as threats from Iran to strike regional infrastructure and ongoing military exchanges with U.S. forces dominated investor attention, offsetting UK GDP figures that came in above expectations. Markets weighed the prospect of a prolonged Strait of Hormuz standoff while oil and precious metals moved modestly.
European equity markets were largely unchanged as investors weighed easing U.S. inflation readings - which have damped near-term Fed hawkishness - against heightened geopolitical risk following U.S.-Iran military actions that have pushed crude to roughly one-month highs. Major regional indices showed little net movement, while attention turned to u…
Data posted on the government budget portal indicate Russia’s federal spending for 2026 could exceed the budget law by roughly 1 trillion roubles, raising the projected deficit to 4.83 trillion roubles. Revenues are unchanged in the portal’s figures, leaving the larger shortfall to be financed amid an already elevated deficit this year and question…
Euro-area government bond yields rose after renewed fighting in the Gulf heightened concerns about energy prices, pushing Germany's 10-year yield to its highest level since May 20. At the same time, cooler-than-expected US consumer and producer inflation readings have limited upward pressure on US Treasury yields, narrowing the spread between Germa…
Tokyo markets closed lower on Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 dropping 2.63% as declines in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication segments weighed on the index. Advancers were outnumbered by decliners by more than two to one. Several individual stocks posted double-digit moves in both directions, and key commodity and currency benchmarks showed m…
AIB Data Centers (AIB) is a microcap with $127M market cap that recently raised roughly $63.25M in gross proceeds. The stock trades near $1.675 after a steep drawdown from a $6.28 52-week high. If management lands a material AI hosting lease or announces new HPC capacity tied to AI customers, revenue and multiple expansion could follow quickly. Thi…
Euro zone government bond yields climbed on Thursday as renewed military confrontations between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices toward recent highs and raised worries about supply-driven inflation across Europe. Short-term German yields strengthened amid concerns that persistent energy price pressure could compel the European Central B…
Morgan Stanley identified three Chinese property developers that it believes offer a stronger risk-reward profile should the market endure a prolonged downturn. The bank assessed candidates across landbank quality, execution, scale, growth potential, profitability, financing capacity and leverage, and singled out Seazen Group, China Resources Land …
Equities experienced notable intraday volatility with gains concentrated in payments and electric vehicle names while several semiconductor and enterprise storage stocks posted steep declines. PayPal and Lucid led the advances among large and small caps respectively, while memory and equipment-related shares such as Micron and Lam Research weighed …
The United States carried out two separate waves of attacks on Iranian coastal defenses and missile facilities after resuming a naval blockade, while Iran responded by striking U.S. military sites in neighboring countries. The exchanges follow the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and have interrupted shipping through a waterway that before the confl…
Shipping data show a marked decline in vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day after the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports. The reduction in traffic coincides with intensified strikes by both countries across the Gulf, with several empty ships entering the Gulf and a limited number of laden vessels ex…
Australia's sharemarket finished the trading day with the S&P/ASX 200 effectively unchanged, as weakness in Metals & Mining, Resources and Materials offset strong gains in several individual stocks. The index closed at the same level it opened, while broader market breadth showed slightly more decliners than advancers. Volatility ticked up and key …
Swedish industrial technology group Indutrade AB reported a 23% rise in second-quarter net profit as robust order intake, improved operating margins and ongoing acquisitions supported revenue and earnings growth. Management cited a strengthened order book as a base for the rest of 2026 even as geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic uncertainty per…
Sodexo said it now expects stronger organic revenue growth in 2027, driven by improved execution and a focus on its largest market, North America. The company set a 2027 organic growth target of 2% to 3%—above its 2026 outlook—and reiterated a long-term goal of more than 5% organic growth for full-year 2030 with net new business above 3%. Managemen…
Renewed conflict in the Gulf has pushed jet fuel prices higher and unsettled key air routes, intensifying cost pressures on European carriers. While many airlines rebuilt their finances after the pandemic, the recent fuel spike has highlighted the vulnerability of smaller and highly leveraged carriers. Investors and bankers report multiple potentia…
The Taiwan stock market closed higher on Thursday, led by advances in the Oil, Gas & Electricity, Plastic and Chemical sectors. The Taiwan Weighted index gained 2.00% at the close. Several small- and mid-cap names recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions, with some reaching multi-year highs and others hitting new lows. Commodity an…
Pharming Group N.V., a global biopharmaceutical company, announced it will report its preliminary unaudited financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2026 on July 30, 2026. The company will also provide a business update during a conference call and webcast for analysts and investors.
Broadcom Inc. has entered a long-term strategic partnership with Standard Chartered to modernize the bank's global infrastructure through a secure, software-defined private cloud based on VMware Cloud Foundation. This initiative supports critical banking services in 54 markets, enhancing security, resilience, and operational efficiency while accele…
Publicis Groupe raised its full-year organic net revenue growth guidance for 2026 to 4.5% - 5.0% after reporting stronger second-quarter results. The advertising and communications group also nudged up its free cash flow forecast to about 2.2 billion and reiterated a modest operating margin improvement from the 18.2% it delivered in 2025. Manageme…
Russian defence authorities reported strikes on military and industrial targets in Kyiv, and on infrastructure at the ports of Odesa and Pivdennyi, including a maritime vessel and a high-speed boat. Ukrainian officials said ballistic missiles hit parts of Kyiv early on Thursday, causing fires and killing two people. Both sides have been escalating …
IES Holdings (IESC) remains a high-quality industrial services platform with strong margins, a healthy backlog and near-zero leverage. But recent M&A and capacity builds (Gulf Island integration, fabrication facility add-ons) imply the investment-to-return timeline is longer than the market has priced. For traders: consider a mid-term short/swing p…
Sodexo SA (EPA:EXHO) announced a multi-year strategy to restore competitiveness and improve profitability by fiscal 2030. The plan sets an objective of more than 5% organic revenue growth and an underlying operating margin above 5% by 2030. Management will boost recurring operating investment by roughly c100 million per year and commit c1 billion…
On Thursday, Telenor lowered its full-year financial outlook after a second-quarter performance that was softened by weaker trading in its Nordic operations and ongoing pressure in Bangladesh. The company reduced its 2026 organic adjusted EBITDA growth expectation to flat to slightly negative and tightened its free cash flow before M&A guidance to …
Alibaba and Baidu shares in Hong Kong jumped following regulatory approval from China for Apple to deploy its on-device generative AI, Apple Intelligence, on iPhones in the country. The approval allows Apple to integrate capabilities from Alibaba's Qwen large language model and Baidu's AI systems, with Alibaba confirming Qwen will power Apple Intel…
Orexo AB recorded a wider net loss in the second quarter as revenue missed analyst forecasts and operating expenses rose. The company signaled progress on its pipeline, including plans for a pivotal OX640 trial and a planned resubmission of the Izipry NDA, while exploring financing options and addressing legal matters with the Department of Justice…
