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British equities ticked slightly higher at the Monday open as the pound weakened modestly against the dollar. NatWest Group reported a 24% rise in annual profit for 2025, beating internal consensus and raising its return on tangible equity goal. European indices were mixed and geopolitical developments, including planned defence procurement proposa…
Novartis reported that Vanrafia reduced the rate of kidney function decline in adults living with IgA nephropathy (IgAN) based on phase 3 trial results. The company previously received accelerated approvals in the United States and China in 2025 to treat proteinuria associated with IgAN, and intends to file for traditional regulatory approval in 20…
AD Ports Group reported fiscal 2025 results that exceeded company consensus across key metrics, including EBITDA and net profit. Strong fourth-quarter performance was driven by the Maritime and Economic Cities & Free Zones divisions. Operating cash flow surged and the group recorded positive free cash flow for the first time, even as capital expend…
Huhtamaki reported a slight fourth-quarter earnings beat with EBIT of €103 million and earnings per share of €0.65, alongside a robust €311 million in free cash flow. Sales declined 2% year-on-year, with volume gains in North America and Fiber, while Foodservice sales fell amid weaker volumes in Western Europe and the UK. Management says trading co…
Japan's equity market ended the session lower, with the Nikkei 225 sliding 1.24% at the close in Tokyo. Sectors including Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication were among the weakest performers. While several individual stocks posted strong gains, a larger number of issues fell, and measures of implied volatility eased.
Capgemini reported 2025 revenue of 22.47 billion euros, a 3.4% increase at constant exchange rates that exceeded its October guidance. Fourth-quarter sales jumped 10.6%, with newly consolidated units WNS and Clou4C cited as significant contributors. The company said generative and agentic AI accounted for more than 10% of group bookings in the late…
Belén Garijo, 65, who will take over as Sanofi's CEO in April, inherits a company grappling with a stalled development pipeline, heavy reliance on the asthma drug Dupixent for revenues, declining vaccine sales and a share price under pressure. Investors praise her operational rigor but point to a mixed R&D track record at Merck KGaA, where she has …
Safran said on Friday it expects recurring operating profit of 6.1 to 6.2 billion euros for 2026, driven by robust services revenue for its civil jet engines and positive defence momentum. The group reported strong 2025 adjusted results, upgraded its 2028 profit range and highlighted continued aftermarket growth supported by rising air travel and e…
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed down 1.39% on Friday as losses concentrated in the IT, Healthcare and Gold sectors pushed most stocks lower. Market breadth was heavily negative with 955 decliners versus 253 advancers and 325 unchanged. Major individual moves included steep falls at Austal, Nick Scali and Cochlear, while AMP, GQG Partners Inc DRC…
Deutsche Bank's private banking arm plans to recruit up to 50 relationship managers in its emerging markets unit this year and intends further selective hiring in 2027 and 2028. The push forms part of a broader effort to expand emerging markets front office headcount by 50% over three years and increase presence in the Gulf, North Asia and Switzerl…
Indian information technology stocks declined sharply on Friday, led by a more than 5% drop in the Nifty IT index and steep losses across large-cap IT services firms. Investors cited growing worries that advances in generative artificial intelligence could reduce demand for labour-intensive outsourcing contracts, while weakness on Wall Street and s…
President Lai Ching-te told reporters that Taiwan’s plan for $250 billion in corporate investment in the United States rests with the companies themselves, and he emphasized that the island’s largest production capacity, research and development centers and advanced manufacturing processes will remain in Taiwan. The comments come after U.S. officia…
Hua Hong Semiconductor reported an all-time high in fourth-quarter revenue and swung back to profitability, driven by demand for AI-related and power-management chips. The company’s improved gross margin and higher wafer shipments helped lift its Shanghai and Hong Kong listings, while broader investor enthusiasm around domestic AI developments supp…
Xiaomi Corp reports that cumulative deliveries of its electric vehicles have surpassed 600,000 units since the lineup began shipping in early 2024. The two-model offering - the SU7 sedan and the YU7 crossover, launched in mid-2025 - accounted for strong volume growth, including just over 39,000 units delivered in January 2026. Xiaomi sold more than…
GE Aerospace is upgrading its Singapore repair facility with robotics, digital tools and Lean manufacturing practices to address industry-wide maintenance bottlenecks caused by unexpected engine wear and constrained parts supply. The company aims to raise repair capacity by one-third at the 2,000-employee hub through reorganised workflows, floor-sp…
Asian equities eased on Friday following declines in U.S. technology stocks that undercut enthusiasm for AI-linked valuations. Despite the pullback, key regional markets were still poised for substantial weekly advances, driven largely by gains among semiconductor heavyweights and solid corporate earnings in sectors such as banking.
Willow Lane Acquisition Corp. II completed an initial public offering of 12.5 million units at $10 per unit, raising $125 million. Units are slated to begin trading on February 13, 2026 on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol WLIIU, with separate trading for Class A shares and warrants to follow.
Shares of China's leading artificial intelligence startups jumped sharply after the companies released upgraded open-source models, driving gains across AI-linked chipmakers even as the broader technology sector slid amid international market weakness. Zhipu (Knowledge Atlas Tech Joint Stock, HK:2513) and MiniMax (HK:0100) led the advance with reco…
Michael Kors unveiled its fall/winter lineup at New York Fashion Week, showcasing wool coats, monochrome knits and feather-accented bags as the brand celebrated its 45th anniversary. The presentation followed a holiday-quarter sales decline for the Michael Kors business, and Capri Holdings shares fell on the day of the show.
Asian equities retreated from fresh highs as concerns about compressing margins in the technology sector weighed on major names and pushed investors toward U.S. Treasuries. The move followed a sharp technology selloff on Wall Street after Cisco reported weaker-than-expected adjusted gross margins, with knock-on losses for Apple and broader risk-sen…
A federal judge in Texas has enjoined a 2024 rule that broadened the information companies must provide during merger reviews, finding the Federal Trade Commission did not demonstrate that the rule's benefits outweighed its costs. The decision follows a lawsuit by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and comes as some dealmakers accelerated filings ahead o…
The Japanese yen rallied this week and is poised for its largest weekly advance since November 2024 after voters delivered a decisive election result that eased concerns about Japan's fiscal trajectory. The move supported Japanese stocks and government bonds while pushing the U.S. dollar toward a weekly decline as markets await U.S. inflation data …
Elliott Investment Management said it will not submit its Toyota Industries shares into the extended tender offer under the current terms and urged other shareholders to refrain from tendering or to withdraw shares already tendered. The activist investor has been the most vocal critic of a consortium led by Toyota Motor companies seeking to take th…
U.S. stock index futures moved slightly lower Thursday evening following a broad selloff in technology shares that spilled into logistics and transportation stocks. Weak results from a major networking company and worries about AI-driven disruption weighed on sentiment. Attention now turns to January's consumer price index print for fresh guidance …
Westpac Banking Corp posted unaudited first-quarter profit of A$1.9 billion, up 6% from the second-half 2025 quarterly average, driven by balance sheet expansion and stronger treasury contributions despite softer markets revenue and narrow margin moves. Lending rose A$22 billion, and the bank maintained a healthy CET1 buffer above its target after …
