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Panama Seeks Reversal of COSCO Suspension at Balboa Port, Canal Minister Says

Panama Seeks Reversal of COSCO Suspension at Balboa Port, Canal Minister Says

Panama’s canal affairs minister said the government hopes COSCO Shipping will withdraw its decision to suspend calls at the Balboa port, which handles about 4% of the port’s cargo. The suspension follows a late-January Supreme Court ruling that annulled the concession held by a unit of CK Hutchison and the temporary takeover of operations by APM Te…

Madrid Stocks Slip as IBEX 35 Ends Lower; Repsol Leads Gains

Madrid Stocks Slip as IBEX 35 Ends Lower; Repsol Leads Gains

Spanish equities closed lower on Friday, with the IBEX 35 falling 0.47% as losses in the Consumer Goods, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors outpaced advances. Repsol, Cellnex and Redeia were the session's top performers, while ArcelorMittal, Sacyr and International Consolidated Airlines Group registered the largest…

Madrid Market Inches Lower as IBEX 35 Closes Down 0.47%

Madrid Market Inches Lower as IBEX 35 Closes Down 0.47%

Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 finished lower on Friday, slipping 0.47% as declines in the Building & Construction, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors exerted downward pressure. While energy and infrastructure names outperformed, several industrial and transport stocks recorded the session's largest drops. Commodity and currency markets also r…

Paris Stocks Retreat; CAC 40 Drops 0.91% to Three-Month Low

Paris Stocks Retreat; CAC 40 Drops 0.91% to Three-Month Low

French equity markets closed lower on Friday, with the CAC 40 sliding 0.91% to a new three-month low and the SBF 120 also falling 0.91%. Losses were concentrated in the Consumer Goods, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors, while energy and a handful of consumer names outperformed. Market breadth was negative as decliners outnumbered advancers by…

Belgian equities end lower as BEL 20 slips to one-month trough

Belgian equities end lower as BEL 20 slips to one-month trough

Belgian stocks closed lower on Friday, with the BEL 20 falling 0.77% to a one-month low. Sector declines in Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Technology were the principal drivers. Anheuser Busch Inbev led gainers while Syensqo plunged to an all-time low. Commodities and currency markets showed mixed moves, with gold down and crude and Brent oil …

Morgan Stanley Lowers Strait of Hormuz Transit Counts After Data Review

Morgan Stanley Lowers Strait of Hormuz Transit Counts After Data Review

Morgan Stanley has cut its estimates for tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz after a review of vessel position data found no crude, refined product or LNG tankers exited the Persian Gulf via the strait on March 12. The bank now places recent daily transits at roughly 0-2 vessels, down from a prior range of 2-6, and says the revision reflect…

Swedish equities retreat as OMX Stockholm 30 drops 1.45% at close

Swedish equities retreat as OMX Stockholm 30 drops 1.45% at close

Sweden's stock market closed lower on Friday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 index slipping 1.45% as losses in Basic Materials, Industrials and Oil & Gas weighed on the session. A handful of large-cap names outperformed, but decliners outnumbered advancers across the exchange. Commodities and foreign exchange moves accompanied the equity sell-off.

Fantasia Lays Out $4.66 Billion Offshore Restructuring with New Shares, Convertibles and Long-Dated Notes

Fantasia Lays Out $4.66 Billion Offshore Restructuring with New Shares, Convertibles and Long-Dated Notes

Fantasia released detailed terms of an offshore debt restructuring plan that would reshape about $4.66 billion of its obligations through new equity, mandatory convertible bonds and long-dated secured notes. The proposal also includes conversion of a shareholder loan into equity and a small fresh loan from the controlling shareholder to cover restr…

BofA Urges Selling Oil Above $100, Citing Likely Policy Responses

BofA Urges Selling Oil Above $100, Citing Likely Policy Responses

Bank of America advises selling crude oil once prices surpass $100 per barrel, arguing that such levels would probably prompt policy makers to act to limit downside risks to the broader economy. The bank links the oil rally to shifts in Fed rate-cut expectations and recommends tactical positioning across Treasuries, the U.S. dollar and the S&P 500.

Polish Equities Slip; WIG30 Drops 0.48% to One-Month Low

Polish Equities Slip; WIG30 Drops 0.48% to One-Month Low

Poland's main index closed lower on Friday, with the WIG30 sliding 0.48% to register a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in Construction, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas. Among large-cap movers, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa, PGE and PZU were the session's top risers, while Budimex, Synektik and Asseco Poland registered the largest declines. Marke…

Musk Installs Fixers, Ousts More xAI Founders Amid Troubles in Coding Unit

Musk Installs Fixers, Ousts More xAI Founders Amid Troubles in Coding Unit

Elon Musk has initiated further departures at xAI after bringing in managers from SpaceX and Tesla to review the company’s coding division. Several co-founders and staff have left or been moved aside amid complaints about product shortcomings, burnout and declining morale, sources say. The restructurings come as xAI is positioned within SpaceX ahea…