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NinjaOne announced a $400 million Series C extension that sets the company's valuation at $12.3 billion. The round attracted participation from a range of institutional investors and strategic growth backers. The company, which supplies unified IT management tools for device security, patching, backups and remote access, said it served nearly 40,00…
Italy's competition authority has imposed a €2.5 million fine on German online broker Trade Republic after concluding that marketing for the firm's payment card lacked clarity and could have led customers to believe they would receive traditional cashback refunds. The promotion, which used the slogan "1% makes the difference," actually linked the 1…
Indian equities ended Tuesday’s session in positive territory, with the Nifty 50 up 0.52% and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 0.54%. Banking stocks were among the top drivers of the advance, while several energy and consumer discretionary names finished lower. Market breadth favored advancers and implied volatility fell.
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority has begun an initial probe into Paramount Skydance Corp.'s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. The CMA has set an August 7 deadline to complete its first-stage review, mirroring parallel scrutiny from the European Union and U.S. state authorities. Regulators will assess whethe…
Finland-based ICEYE on Tuesday completed a Series F financing that raised €450 million ($519.5 million), putting the satellite-based intelligence firm at a valuation above €10 billion ($11.54 billion). The round was led by General Atlantic and included participation from a mix of domestic and international investors. ICEYE said the proceeds will su…
BASF's chief executive has signalled a strategic pivot away from defending the company's longstanding position as the world's largest chemical producer by revenue. Markus Kamieth told journalists the firm will focus on enhancing value rather than maintaining sheer scale, while warning that the business environment and the green transition pose unus…
Airlines are accelerating installations of high-speed satellite Wi-Fi to win premium customers, turning onboard connectivity into a major commercial battleground. SpaceX's Starlink has accumulated a sizeable early lead in airline contracts and fleet coverage, while Amazon's Leo network has begun securing carrier deals even as its constellation is s…
Goldman Sachs has substantially increased its price target and earnings forecasts for Micron, citing constrained supply and stronger-than-expected demand for memory chips. The firm raised its 12-month target to $900 from $400, boosted 2026-27 revenue and non-GAAP EPS estimates, and left a Neutral rating in place. Analysts expect Micron to top conse…
Rising jet fuel prices are not only eroding margins across U.S. carriers but are also accelerating a split in product offerings. Network and well-capitalized airlines are sustaining investments in lounges, premium cabins, technology and international expansion, while lower-margin operators face tighter cash flows, credit downgrades and constrained …
Demant A/S shares climbed about 3% after BofA Securities upgraded the company from underperform to buy and raised its price objective to DKK280 from DKK170. The bank’s call rests on stronger-than-expected market growth, early adoption of Demant’s Oticon Zeal product and a lower perceived earnings risk that supports upside to consensus rather than f…
A broad-based surge in companies that supply and enable AI infrastructure has produced sharp short-term and multi-period gains. Materials suppliers, semiconductor toolmakers and custom-silicon designers featured among the strongest performers in June, with several names delivering double- and triple-digit returns since selection by an AI-driven sto…
GSK plc shares declined after the company revealed an all-cash agreement to buy U.S. oncology biotech Nuvalent Inc. for $10.6 billion, a transaction that brings three lung cancer drug candidates into GSK's pipeline and carries a 40% premium to Nuvalent's last close. While management highlights near-term sales growth potential and improved profits f…
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Boliden with a sell rating and a 12-month target of 468 Swedish crowns, signaling roughly 13.1% downside from the most recent share price. The bank points to operational challenges at the Garpenberg mine after a March 2026 seismic event that displaced part of the Lappberget orebody, affecting an area that histori…
Indra's stock dropped about 3.5% to €54.93 following a Morgan Stanley downgrade of the European defence sector to Equal Weight from Overweight. The move cut into gains made since Indra's 52-week low of €32.34 and leaves the shares well under their 52-week high of €66.15. The downgrade, cited as the primary catalyst, came as investors weigh the impa…
GDS Holdings climbed sharply in pre-market trading after Chinese authorities mapped out a nearly 2 trillion yuan program to build an interconnected national network of data center computing hubs, and the company announced a RMB 30 billion-plus investment commitment with the Ulanqab Municipal Government to develop high-density, gigawatt-scale data c…
VNET Group shares jumped in pre-market trading after reports that China’s National Development and Reform Commission is drafting a plan to invest about 2 trillion yuan over five years to build interconnected computing hubs, with state-owned enterprises expected to take a leading role. The move amplified gains for VNET, a large private, carrier-neut…
Givaudan shares jumped 5.1% to CHF 3,076 after a wave of analyst upgrades. Goldman Sachs performed a double upgrade the day prior, and on Tuesday J.P. Morgan put the stock on Positive Catalyst Watch while Deutsche Bank raised its rating to Buy and lifted its price target. Analysts flagged higher like-for-like growth projections, margin and EPS revi…
Morgan Stanley reduced its stance on European defense to Equal Weight from Overweight, citing limited catalysts, weakening factor momentum, and the prospect that Russia-Ukraine ceasefire negotiations could damp investor interest. The downgrade coincided with declines in several defense equities, with Spain's Indra among the heaviest fallers. The ba…
Shares of GDS Holdings and Vnet Group rose roughly 8% on Tuesday after reports indicated that Chinese authorities are preparing a 2 trillion yuan ($295 billion) plan to build interconnected data centers across the country over the next five years. The plan, said to be under development by agencies including the National Development and Reform Commi…
Oxford Instruments shares slid sharply after the company published preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2026. Full-year revenue fell 4.6% to 423.2 million and adjusted operating profit declined 7.3% to 73.7 million. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations fell to 99.7p per share from 107.8p the prior year. Investors responded by sel…
Molten Ventures' stock climbed 8.6% on Tuesday after the venture capital group's stake in ICEYE was revalued following the startup's Series F funding round. The higher valuation raises Molten's holding in ICEYE to £317 million, adds £238 million of uplift, and increases both gross portfolio value and net asset value per share, the company said.
Unipol Gruppo Finanziario shares climbed after the insurer’s board approved a proposal to buy a bank composed of 635 branches from Intesa Sanpaolo, contingent on Intesa’s takeover of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena. The plan foresees merging the acquired branches with BPER Banca to form a new Banca Monte dei Paschi, with Unipol proposing a €2.5 bil…
K+S Aktiengesellschaft shares slid after the company disclosed plans to issue approximately €300 million of unsecured, unsubordinated convertible bonds due 2031. The securities, offered to institutional investors via accelerated bookbuilding, can be converted into up to 17.91 million ordinary shares and will be issued without pre-emptive rights for…
The IDX Composite Index closed higher in Jakarta, gaining 5.97% as advances in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors pushed the market up. Small-cap movers dominated both the top gainers and decliners list, while commodity markets and currency pairs moved lower. Rising issues outnumbered decliners by a wide margin with 659 advanci…
Citi cautions that the KOSPI’s heavy bullish positioning and high profit levels have created an asymmetric downside risk, leaving the index susceptible to abrupt unwind if market sentiment around AI turns. The bank’s regional assessment shows divergent risk profiles across Asian indices, with China A50 and the Nikkei showing relatively more resilie…
