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Banca IFIS shares endured a volatile session, briefly halted on the Milan exchange for excess downward pressure before returning to trade flat at €21.32. The Venice-based lender lowered its 2026 net profit guidance to €100-€110 million from €170-€190 million after booking €70 million of extra provisions following a supervisory audit, and said it wi…
European equities opened weaker on Friday, with the STOXX 600 slipping from a record-high close amid renewed weakness in global technology names. Zalando shares dropped after Germany's financial regulator opened an investigation into the retailer's 2025 financial statements. Rising memory-chip costs tied to AI demand and declines in Asian markets a…
Zalando SE shares fell sharply after Germany's financial regulator said it had formally opened an investigation into the company's consolidated financial statements and management report for fiscal year 2025. The probe centers on possible omissions related to a related-party transaction tied to the About You Holding SE acquisition. The announcement…
Orrön Energy shares climbed sharply after the company agreed to merge its Nordic renewable energy operations with Oslo-listed Cloudberry Clean Energy ASA. Under the transaction terms announced late on June 25 and detailed in a June 26 investor webcast, Orrön will become the largest shareholder of the combined Cloudberry, receive MEUR 4.2 in cash, a…
TD Cowen named Agios Pharmaceuticals among its leading ideas in biotechnology, pointing to faster-than-expected adoption of the company’s thalassemia therapy Aqvesme and pipeline progress in sickle cell disease. The firm says early prescription trends and an anticipated Phase 2 readout for tebapivat could materially alter investor perceptions and u…
British equities declined on Friday after reports of an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz coincided with a broad technology selloff in Asian markets. The FTSE 100 and major European indices fell, oil prices eased and shipping and travel-related earnings forecasts were cut amid heightened uncertainty about transit arrangements in th…
Barclays strategists contend that recent weakness in oil and commodity prices could pivot the market narrative toward disinflation in the second half of the year. That scenario would support a broadening in performance toward European equities and cyclical, consumer-facing and rate-sensitive sectors that have underperformed amid a recent hawkish tu…
Japan's stock market closed lower on Friday as sector losses pushed the Nikkei 225 down 4.09%. A small group of stocks posted gains while several large-cap names registered double-digit percentage declines. Commodity prices and currency pairs also moved lower in late trade, and implied volatility on Nikkei options fell sharply.
Berenberg has adjusted its recommendations and forecasts for several UK housebuilders, upgrading Barratt Redrow and Bellway to buy while downgrading Berkeley Group to hold. The broker trimmed sector profit-before-tax forecasts for 2027 by 15% and flagged margin pressure from elevated gilt yields and rising energy costs tied to geopolitical events i…
Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 finished Friday's session up 0.18%, with strength in gold, utilities and materials names supporting a modest advance. Mining stocks led the best performers, while several smaller-cap and healthcare shares recorded notable declines. Trading breadth was negative and volatility eased slightly as commodities and FX mov…
Italy's antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Microsoft, examining whether the company engaged in unfair commercial practices when it integrated AI tools Copilot and Designer into Microsoft 365 and moved users onto a higher-cost subscription by default without adequate information or consent.
European equities opened lower after a brief peak, with the STOXX 600 down 0.4% following a record close. Investors reacted to reports that OpenAI may push its IPO to 2027, a hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation print lifting Federal Reserve tightening odds, and a reported attack on a commercial tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Tech names, consumer d…
TD Securities upgraded Diageo plc from hold to buy and increased its price targets to 1,750 pence for the London-listed shares and $93 for the American depositary receipt. The broker cited what it called a valuation dislocation, confidence in cost-led improvements under new CEO Dave Lewis, and an anticipated strategy update tied to fiscal 2026 resu…
Taiwan's benchmark closed sharply lower on Friday, with the Taiwan Weighted index falling 2.24% as weakness in the Semiconductor and Electronics sectors drove broad selling. Several individual names recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions, while energy, precious metals and currency indicators also moved during the session.
Shares of Japanese memory-chip maker Kioxia tumbled 12% after reports that OpenAI may delay its IPO, a development that sparked broader declines in AI-related equities. The company, a top producer of memory chips and the most valuable member of the Nikkei 225, has recently signaled plans to pursue a U.S. listing of American depositary shares and is…
TD Cowen has elevated Rhythm Pharmaceuticals to its top biotechnology pick after the company released six-month Phase 2 results for Imcivree in Prader-Willi syndrome showing measurable BMI reduction and reductions in hyperphagia among study participants. The investment house frames the data as supportive of moving the program into Phase 3 and assig…
SpaceX is exploring a consumer-facing mobile phone service under the Starlink brand for U.S. customers and may ultimately construct its own terrestrial wireless network, people familiar with the matter said. The potential offering would expand Starlink beyond wholesale partnerships with telecom operators and place SpaceX in direct competition with …
Samsung Electronics shares fell sharply on Friday, tumbling 7.8% to ₩330,500 amid a broad tech-sector sell-off that began on Wall Street. The immediate catalyst was Apple’s move to raise MacBook and iPad prices to offset higher memory and component costs, which weakened confidence in the strength of AI-driven hardware demand. The decline was intens…
Alibaba's stock tumbled to a fresh 52-week low after Anthropic accused operators tied to the company's Qwen AI lab of using nearly 25,000 fake accounts to flood the Claude model with tens of millions of requests, and as Alibaba filed a lawsuit seeking removal from the U.S. Department of Defense's "Chinese Military Companies" list. The combined repu…
South Korea’s main stock index, the KOSPI, dropped sharply on Friday as steep declines in technology and chipmaking shares led to a market-wide sell-off. The index fell more than 8%, activating a circuit breaker that stopped trading for 20 minutes. Investors reacted to price increases from Apple and reports that OpenAI may delay its public offering…
Major Asian suppliers to Apple fell sharply after Apple raised prices for MacBooks and iPads, stoking investor concern that rising semiconductor costs are denting consumer demand and technology spending. South Korean memory names led the selloff while several Japanese and Chinese component suppliers also tumbled; Taiwan-based manufacturers were rel…
At Honda Motor's annual shareholders meeting in Tokyo, Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe apologised for the automaker's recent poor financial results and secured approval for his reappointment to the company's board. Shareholders also approved ten other director nominees as Honda seeks to recover from strategic missteps that led to its first annual lo…
Shares of Luk Fook climbed after the company reported record full-year results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, with revenue and profits rising sharply and the board proposing a materially higher dividend. Management also announced plans to re-establish a presence in Singapore with a VivoCity flagship as part of a three-year push for overs…
Samsung Group and SK Hynix are expected to present multi-year investment programs centered on semiconductors, artificial intelligence infrastructure and other advanced technologies at a government-hosted economic briefing on June 29. Reports say Samsung's plan could exceed 1,000 trillion won over the next decade, while SK Hynix is poised to raise u…
Sinda Ltd. has set the price of its initial public offering at $12.00 per share for 17,750,000 common shares and granted underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to 2,662,500 additional shares. The company expects its common stock to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SIND on June 26, 2026, with the deal expected to close J…
