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Citi Research upgraded Centrica Plc from "neutral" to "buy" and increased its 12-month price target to £2.18 from £2, citing heightened geopolitical risks and rising gas prices as drivers that make government support for strategic energy infrastructure - notably the Rough gas storage facility - more likely. Citi's valuation incorporates potential n…
Barclays analysts say the waste management sector is positioned to absorb rising fuel costs driven by the Iran war through existing surcharge programs and selective pricing levers. Coverage has outperformed the S&P 500 since the conflict began, and firm-level mechanisms differ in speed and scope of pass-through, producing a mixed but generally supp…
Growing use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs in the U.S. is altering eating habits and taste perception, increasing demand for bold condiments and seasonings. Recent acquisitions of Bachan's and Tapatio illustrate heightened buyer appetite and above-average valuations in the specialty sauce category as buyers position for a long-term shift toward lean pr…
CRISPR Therapeutics AG said it plans a private offering of $350 million in convertible senior notes due 2031, and its stock slid 6.75% on Tuesday. The company will offer the notes to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and may allow initial purchasers to buy up to an additional $52.5 million aggregate principal amount. Key terms such as …
Morgan Stanley analysts say demand for AI computing capacity should continue to exceed available supply as large language model capabilities advance rapidly and the economic case for AI adoption strengthens. The firm identifies value accruing to holders of key infrastructure bottlenecks - labor, power, and premium hardware - while flagging rising o…
MiNK Therapeutics stock climbed sharply after the company announced a collaboration with the C-Further pediatric oncology consortium to develop a PRAME-targeted T cell receptor-engineered invariant natural killer T cell therapy. The agreement supplies about $1.1 million in non-dilutive support for IND-enabling work and includes milestone-linked pay…
Pershing Square USA, the closed-end investment company managed by Pershing Square Capital Management, submitted an IPO registration with the SEC seeking an aggregate offering of at least $5 billion. The planned offering incorporates $2.8 billion in gross commitments from a private placement to be settled alongside the IPO. Shares are planned to be …
UBS upgraded Admiral Group from neutral to buy and increased its 12-month price target to 3,550p, citing a favourable turn in UK motor pricing, stronger-than-expected contribution from non-motor units and a potential one-off capital distribution should an internal Solvency II model be approved. The move lifts EPS estimates and positions shares at a…
U.S. stock-index futures advanced on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he expects the war in Iran to end soon, easing some immediate market fears. Oil prices, which had spiked on concerns about disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, reversed course and fell sharply. Investors monitored geopolitical developments, shifts in bond yields and…
Indian equity benchmarks finished higher on Tuesday with the Nifty 50 up 0.97% and the BSE Sensex 30 up 0.82%. Gains in Auto, Consumer Durables and Banking names supported the rally while breadth favored advancers. Volatility declined and commodities showed divergent moves, with gold higher and crude oil down sharply.
Pershing Square USA, Ltd. has filed an SEC registration statement for an initial public offering priced at $50 per share and is pursuing a concurrent private placement, while the prospective parent company has filed its own IPO registration. The combined fundraising is capped at $10 billion in gross proceeds, with all net proceeds directed to the c…
Bill Ackman’s investment firm, Pershing Square, has filed for a U.S. initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PS. The filing is part of a combined transaction with Pershing Square USA, Ltd. (PSUS), which has secured $2.8 billion in private placement commitments and plans a public offering to bring total proceeds in th…
Grifols shares fell after Morgan Stanley lowered its recommendation to Equal-weight from Overweight and trimmed the price target to €11 from €14, citing reduced visibility on medium-term revenue growth. The bank highlighted pressure in the China albumin market and uncertainty around alpha-1 therapies, while still noting solid profitability and free…
SpaceX is leaning toward an initial public offering on the Nasdaq and is pressing for expedited inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index as a prerequisite for choosing that exchange. The company is weighing options between Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange while exploring mechanisms that would allow newly listed megacaps to join the Nasdaq 100 ahead …
Exxon Mobil has proposed abandoning its New Jersey incorporation and reincorporating in Texas, where it maintains its headquarters in Spring. The company said the move, subject to shareholder approval, could better align its legal domicile with the state where its executives and operations are concentrated and provide enhanced protections under rec…
Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire BBVA’s Romanian Garanti unit for about 550 million euros ($641 million). The move would deepen Raiffeisen’s presence in Romania and represents a notable investment in the country’s banking sector. Negotiations are said to be in advanced stages, though the final terms have not been co…
U.S. President Donald Trump said the campaign in Iran could end soon but warned that Washington - together with Israel - may take further action, including seizing control of the Strait of Hormuz if Tehran interferes with oil shipments. The remarks coincided with a pullback in oil from near $120 per barrel and moved bond and equity markets as inves…
Goldman Sachs has shifted its short-term tactical stance to neutral on equities and overweight cash amid a surge in energy prices tied to the Middle East conflict. The bank's economists say an oil price rise to $100 per barrel would add roughly 0.7 percentage points to global headline inflation and trim global growth by about 0.4 percentage points.…
Britain's Financial Reporting Council has opened an investigation into two accountants over their handling of forecasts and financial reporting for Vistry's South division covering the 2023 and 2024 financial years. The probe, announced on Tuesday, comes after a difficult period for the homebuilder that included three profit warnings, an operating …
Hugo Boss management told investors on a conference call that no layoffs are planned at the German fashion company and that, as of the call, it has seen no operational impact from the conflict in the Middle East. Leadership said it is still too early to judge the full implications and that the company would adapt operations if the situation changes…
Flughafen Zurich reported 2025 results that modestly outperformed analyst expectations on EBITDA, net income and dividend per share, but free cash flow lagged consensus due to elevated capital expenditure. For 2026 the company signalled broadly flat EBITDA, higher capital spending and a decline in group net income driven by financing and depreciati…
The Kospi climbed 5.4% on Tuesday but investor confidence remains severely weakened, leaving the market vulnerable to further declines. Pressure on the AI investment narrative from rising energy costs for data centers and strains on SoftBank's funding - signaled by widening credit spreads as it meets a large OpenAI commitment - have weighed on valu…
Deutsche Beteiligungs AG reported fiscal 2025 figures that sat at the mid-point of its updated guidance. The private equity firm recorded a net asset value for PE Investments of €640 million (€36.37 per share), group net income of €24.7 million, and EBITA from Fund Investment Services of €14.3 million. The company completed a post-year-end exit fro…
Lynas Rare Earths has renegotiated its supply arrangement with Japan Australia Rare Earths (JARE), securing a firm yearly commitment to deliver 5,000 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and allocating the bulk of its heavy rare earth oxide output to Japanese industry. The pact preserves Lynas' maximum annual supply capacity at up to 7,200 tonne…
Indonesia's IDX Composite Index climbed 1.43% at Tuesday's close in Jakarta, with strength centred in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture. Several midcap names posted double-digit percentage gains while a few stocks recorded sharp declines. Oil prices fell substantially, gold futures rose, and the rupiah weakened slightly against the dollar …
