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Macquarie analysts say the U.S. light-vehicle market appears to have settled at a new normal of roughly 16 million units on a seasonally adjusted annual rate, with hybrid electric vehicles emerging as the primary margin driver for Asian manufacturers. The report highlights record HEV penetration in May, weaker BEV sales and rising incentives and ba…
Swedencare's stock rose modestly after management used its capital markets day to restate a financial framework targeting double-digit organic growth, mid-term operating EBITDA margins above 26%, and leverage below 2x. Executives outlined channel diversification across e-commerce, direct-to-consumer, pharmaceutical production and Big Box retail, an…
U.S. stock index futures held near all-time highs on Wednesday but showed limited upside as climbing crude prices and renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed on sentiment. Brent crude advanced after regional strikes raised the prospect of supply disruption. Market optimism about sustained AI investment, buoyed by recent product launches and cor…
Goldman Sachs raised its combined capital expenditure forecast for Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet to $5.3 trillion for fiscal 2025-2030 and expects a broader mix of financing sources - including private infrastructure and real estate capital - to meet the funding needs of the AI-driven data-center expansion. The firm highlighted growing overl…
Novo Nordisk has begun offering its once-daily Wegovy weight-loss tablet in the United Arab Emirates after receiving regulatory approval earlier this week. The UAE becomes the second country to approve the oral form of the drug after the United States. The Emirates Drug Establishment based its clearance on clinical data showing the medication suppo…
Volvo Car AB reported a 5.5% drop in global vehicle deliveries for the three months ending in May, selling 178,980 units versus 189,440 a year earlier. The automaker cited broad regional challenges, with particular pressure in China and mixed conditions in the U.S., while electrified models account for nearly half of sales and continue to grow in E…
Indonesia's stock market closed sharply lower on Wednesday, with the IDX Composite falling 3.82% to a new three-year low. Losses were widespread, led by Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture names. Market breadth was heavily negative as commodities and currency moves accompanied the sell-off in Jakarta.
The General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg has rejected Meta Platforms' challenge to the European Commission's decision to classify its Messenger app as a gatekeeper under the bloc's Digital Markets Act. The court found no error in the Commission's determination that Messenger functions as an important gateway for businesses to reach use…
Akzo Nobel NV plunged after Nippon Paint Group and Sherwin-Williams halted efforts to pursue a joint all-cash acquisition. The bidders had proposed €73 per share, valuing AkzoNobel at €12.5 billion; that premium evaporated when the consortium withdrew, sending the stock sharply lower. Analysts and banks say the cancelled approach increases the chan…
Shares of Swedish property firm Atrium Ljungberg AB tumbled more than 6% after Finnish pension fund Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company disposed of its full holding of 40,586,490 Class B shares in an overnight accelerated bookbuild priced at SEK 27.35 per share. The trade generated about SEK 1.11 billion and sent the stock to its lowest level in…
Marvell Technology shares jumped sharply in pre-market trading after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly endorsed Marvell at Computex Week in Taipei on June 2 and announced a $2 billion strategic investment. The endorsement compounded a strong May 27 quarterly report - record Q1 FY27 revenue of $2.418 billion, non-GAAP EPS of $0.80, and record operati…
AkzoNobel shares plunged about 19% in early trading after Nippon Paint and Sherwin-Williams abandoned their joint bid for the Amsterdam-based paint and coatings maker. The withdrawal followed AkzoNobel's rejection last week of a €12.5 billion all-cash, non-binding proposal that would have split the business between the two buyers. AkzoNobel's board…
BP shares rose on Wednesday after reports that advanced negotiations to sell UK North Sea assets to Ithaca Energy for close to £2 billion had broken down in recent weeks. Sources told the Financial Times the proposed transaction fell through, though BP is said to still be pursuing a sale and could engage other potential buyers. The discussions come…
Partners Group's stock fell 12.5% to CHF 718, establishing a fresh 52-week low as the firm continues to contend with allegations from a short-seller report and doubts about fundraising and deployment momentum. Legal action against the short seller and corrections to portions of the report have not yet restored confidence, while investors await a Ju…
B&M European Value Retail's shares climbed 13.8% to 194p after the retailer released preliminary FY26 figures showing a 37.5% drop in adjusted profit before tax to £284 million, a 25.9% fall in adjusted EBITDA to £459 million, and group revenue up 3.6% at £5.78 billion for the 52 weeks to March 28, 2026. The market reaction reflected relief that re…
European stock indexes opened lower Wednesday while crude oil prices and eurozone government bond yields rose after new missile strikes reduced the chances of a rapid resolution to the Iran conflict. Movers included energy-sensitive airlines and textile retailer Inditex, with investors recalibrating rate expectations for the European Central Bank.
Barclays strategists say global equity markets can extend their advance despite concentrated gains in AI and semiconductor names that appear stretched. The bank highlights strong corporate earnings, abundant liquidity and corporate buybacks as pillars of the bull market, while flagging a set of risks - from extended hedge fund positioning to rising…
British equity markets edged lower as renewed hostilities in the Gulf and a fresh set of proposed U.S. trade duties unsettled investors. Rising oil prices and disruptions in regional aviation added downward pressure on sentiment, while several UK-listed retailers released mixed full-year and trading updates.
Europe's General Court on June 3 delivered a split ruling in Meta Platforms' legal challenge to the European Commission's decision to designate two of its services as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act. The court found the explanation for Marketplace's gatekeeper label deficient, while upholding the designation for Messenger.
Japan's equity market closed higher Wednesday, with the Nikkei 225 advancing 2.61% to a new record. Strength in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors underpinned the rally. Several individual stocks posted double-digit gains, while others slid, and market volatility and commodity price movements were notable ahead of close.
Global smartphone shipments are forecast to fall 13.9% this year to 1.08 billion units, the largest annual contraction on record, as a worsening memory chip shortage - worsened by the Iran war - squeezes production, particularly for low-end devices. Wholesale prices rose sharply in Q1 even as volumes declined, and analysts warn certain sub-$150 mod…
Ramsdens Holdings has increased its full-year profit-before-tax projection after reporting a first-half pretax profit of £16.7 million, helped by elevated gold prices and robust performance across its precious metals, jewellery retail and pawnbroking operations. The company now expects fiscal 2026 profit before tax of £30 million to £33 million and…
Deutsche Bank increased its price target for Gooch & Housego to 1150 pence from 880 pence and kept a Buy rating following the company's first-half results that showed revenue and order growth alongside slightly better-than-expected EBIT. The bank also revised targets for Anglo American, Liontrust and Hexagon, reflecting an integrated modelling appr…
The S&P/ASX 200 closed higher in Sydney on Wednesday, supported by advances in Energy, Resources and Materials stocks. The index finished up 0.70%, with Paladin Energy and Tuas among the largest percentage gainers, while Lovisa, Lend Lease and Temple & Webster were the session's biggest decliners. Commodity prices moved mixed, with oil higher and g…
Chinese semiconductor stocks climbed sharply amid advance buying ahead of a Shanghai Stock Exchange index rebalancing that analysts estimate could generate more than $48 billion in gross two-way passive flows. Gains were concentrated in AI chip designers, GPU makers, equipment suppliers and foundries as investors priced in both the prospect of size…
