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A fresh wave of attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters and cross-border strikes have intensified an already volatile security situation, disrupting shipping around major Middle Eastern producers and lifting global energy prices. Incidents included an attempted remote-controlled explosive boat attack on a Bahamas-flagged tanker near Iraq, a la…
OKX’s valuation rose to $25 billion after a minority investment from Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the NYSE. The strategic tie-up will see ICE license OKX spot prices and launch U.S.-regulated futures, while OKX will distribute ICE’s U.S. futures and tokenized equities to a global audience. The deal follows ICE’s recent investmen…
Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to introduce legislation aimed at stopping the commercial sale of military-grade ammunition produced at a U.S. Army-owned plant, arguing that some of those rounds have been diverted to Mexican drug cartels and used in multiple U.S. mass shootings. The Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act would curb sales by Pentagon cont…
Delta Air Lines announced a broad executive reshuffle that moves Chief Financial Officer Dan Janki into the chief operating officer role and names Peter Carter as president. The changes take effect April 1 as long-serving operations head John Laughter prepares to retire and remain through April 30. Several other senior appointments and departures w…
J.P. Morgan has identified mining equipment manufacturers as an attractive segment within the European capital goods complex ahead of 2026. The bank points to robust commodity fundamentals and improving order flows on mining projects, and singles out companies with strong technology offerings and substantial aftermarket revenues that it believes wi…
BP evacuated its foreign personnel from an oil field in Iraq after detecting drone activity near the site. The move comes amid a string of maritime attacks in regional waters tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict and renewed concerns about European gas supplies following reports Russia may consider stopping exports to Europe.
J.P. Morgan has launched coverage of Czech defense manufacturer Czechoslovak Group (CSG) with an "overweight" recommendation and a €40 price target in a research note dated March 5, 2026. The brokerage's valuation rests on multiples-based assumptions and forecasts robust revenue and earnings growth through 2027, while highlighting CSG's market posi…
Minutes from the European Central Bank's latest meeting indicate mounting concern among policymakers that inflation may fall further below the bank's target in the near term. While incoming data broadly affirmed the baseline outlook in the December staff projections, officials flagged that recent shocks and a stronger euro could push inflation lowe…
USA Rare Earth announced it will acquire the remaining minority interest in the Round Top rare earth deposit in Texas in an all-stock transaction valued at $73 million. The deal, approved by both companies’ boards, will transfer all outstanding shares of Texas Mineral Resources to USA Rare Earth and is expected to close by the third quarter. The mo…
Saudi Arabia's equity market finished higher on Thursday, with the Tadawul All Share index rising 0.78%. Gains were concentrated in the Media & Publishing, Energy & Utilities and Agriculture & Food sectors. Al Moammar Information Systems led the session with a near 10% jump, while CATRION Catering Holding fell to a three-year low. Oil and gold futu…
U.S. stock futures opened slightly lower on Thursday amid investor concern about the economic fallout from the ongoing Middle East conflict. Several companies reported quarterly results or guidance that drove notable premarket share price moves, with Broadcom and Burlington Stores rising sharply while StubHub, BJs Wholesale Club and Victoria’s Secr…
Analysts at Bernstein caution that the same dynamics behind this year’s gains in oil-related equities - sensitivity to oil prices, investor rotation into the sector, and a premium for geopolitical risk - also create pathways for further declines. Bernstein analyst Bob Brackett identifies three scenarios that tend to make oil-linked stocks fall: dem…
Barclays downgraded Television Francaise 1 SA (TFFP) to Underweight from Equal Weight, warning that escalating tensions in the Middle East and faltering French television advertising trends could weigh on broadcasters. The bank also cut its price target and reduced earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027, citing weaker ad growth assumptions and modell…
Meta has informed EU competition authorities it will permit general-purpose AI chatbots to operate on WhatsApp in Europe for the next 12 months through the WhatsApp Business API for a fee. The move comes as the European Commission weighs interim measures after complaints from AI providers barred from the messaging platform and follows similar regul…
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:GO) saw its stock fall about 24% in premarket trading after fourth-quarter results and fiscal 2026 guidance missed key expectations. Adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA fell short of analyst estimates despite an 11% year-over-year rise in net sales to $1.22 billion. Management disclosed an optimization plan with re…
DHL said it will continue to take delivery orders for the Middle East despite the escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, though customers should expect delays. CEO Tobias Meyer made the remarks at a press conference following the company’s annual results, noting that deliveries to Israel are currently routed via Cyprus and reiterating the group's co…
Wix.com Ltd. said it will repurchase up to $1.75 billion of its ordinary shares through a modified Dutch auction tender offer, permitting shareholders to sell shares for cash at a price between $80.00 and $92.00 per share. The announcement followed an earnings release that had already lifted the stock, and the buyback plan prompted a further modest…
Indian Oil Corp is accelerating the acquisition of Russian crude oil, including cargoes that are currently loaded on vessels anchored around India, a company source said. The state-owned refiner is expediting these transactions as part of its procurement plan, and other Indian refiners are reported to be considering Russian purchases while tankers …
Kroger on March 5 provided conservative guidance for fiscal 2026, forecasting low single-digit comparable sales growth excluding fuel and an adjusted earnings-per-share range that sits at or below Wall Street estimates. The report is the company’s first under CEO Greg Foran, who takes the helm following a leadership gap after the exit of long-time …
Wizz Air expects the operational and financial effects of the Middle East crisis to be confined to the fiscal year ending March 2026, with conditions starting to improve after April. The airline is moving a majority of its Middle East capacity back to Europe, is not prioritizing expansion in Israel, and cites strong fuel hedges and potential accele…
BofA Securities' research finds that steep increases in energy prices have historically preceded gains of up to 2.3% in a major European stock index over the following one to six months about 70% of the time. The bank's strategists report that ‘high quality’ stocks with low leverage and steady profits have tended to outperform, while banks have gen…
JPMorgan research highlights a repeated sequence in investor flows observed after the 2022 outbreak of war in Ukraine: initial retail resilience in equities, immediate selling of bond funds, a turning point after about a month once the conflict was seen as protracted and inflationary pressure from energy emerged, and coordinated moves in commoditie…
Citi upgraded Airbus from Neutral to Buy and increased its price target to €217 from €208, pointing to sustained long-term production growth, an improving defense franchise and a favorable U.S. dollar-euro relationship. The stock rose 2.1% by 11:37 GMT on Thursday. While delivery ramps have been slower than expected and near-term operating profit f…
J.P. Morgan reworked its coverage of several European exploration and production names after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, a move the bank says threatens a significant portion of global seaborne crude and LNG flows. The firm raised its 2026 Brent assumption and increased price targets across EnQuest, Aker BP, Var Energi and Harbour Ene…
Snam's chief executive told analysts that Italy does not expect disruptions to its natural gas deliveries tied to the Middle East crisis through April, highlighting that national storage sits at 45% capacity versus about 30% across the rest of Europe. The company manages the country's transmission network, strategic reserves and connections to mult…
