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Jefferies reported a 22% rise in first-quarter profit driven by resilient dealmaking and underwriting, even as the firm recorded $17 million in losses connected to Market Financial Solutions and First Brands after compensation and tax adjustments. Investment banking revenues surged, buyback authorization was raised, and management acknowledged loss…
Navan said it expects 2027 revenue between $866 million and $874 million, topping analysts' consensus, as onboarding of new corporate clients and recent wins including Yahoo drive demand for its travel-management platform. The company reported strong fourth-quarter bookings and revenue growth while increasing sales and marketing investment.
Bank of America has established a Private Capital M&A Group inside its investment bank to help private equity firms monetize portfolio companies. The group, announced in an internal memo and reported Wednesday by Bloomberg, will coordinate resources across global capital solutions, financial sponsors and industry coverage teams. Richard Peacock and…
German satellite manufacturer OHB is exploring a placement of new and existing shares that could enable minority investor KKR to lower its holding. The potential transaction - discussed by the company's main shareholders and slated to be run by several global banks - may value OHB modestly above its current market capitalization.
Tourism Minister Daniela Santanche submitted her resignation after Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni requested she leave the cabinet in the wake of a referendum defeat. Santanche, who has faced multiple legal investigations, said she was resigning only in response to the party leader's request and denied any criminal convictions to date. Her departure …
A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed a lawsuit accusing Fidelity of keeping investors in higher-cost retail share classes of its $439.1 billion Fidelity Government Money Market Fund instead of converting them to lower-cost premium shares when account balances reached certain thresholds. The court found Fidelity had adequately disclosed the econom…
Bond prices tied to semi-liquid private credit funds tumbled from early February and reached their weakest levels in a year, according to hedge fund Fourier Asset Management. The firm says widening spreads on bonds issued by interval funds preceded a recent wave of redemption requests and withdrawal restrictions, indicating investors were wagering …
A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet’s Google and Meta Platforms legally responsible in a trial over youth social media addiction, determining both companies were negligent in how they designed and ran YouTube and Instagram and failed to provide adequate warnings. The jury awarded the plaintiff $3 million, assigning 70% of the award to Meta and 30% to…
Tracking data from Morgan Stanley shows two tankers left the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday - a crude tanker from Saudi Arabia and a fuel oil tanker from Kuwait. The movement coincides with U.S. diplomatic efforts that include a 15-point plan sent to Iran and arrangements for a meeting in Pakistan. Iranian state media initially reported the plan was r…
Negotiations between Thyssenkrupp and Jindal Steel International over the sale of Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (TKSE) have stalled and may be discontinued as early as next month, according to people familiar with the talks. Key sticking points include roughly 2.4 billion euros in pension liabilities tied to TKSE, divergent views on future capital requ…
Markets on Wednesday showed pronounced volatility across capitalizations, with Intel and Arm among the strongest gainers and a number of memory, apparel and biotech names posting sharp declines. Supply-chain and corporate transaction headlines helped lift several large-cap technology and industrial stocks, while corporate actions and clinical updat…
Markets face a concentrated pack of economic releases on Thursday, March 26, 2026, with the weekly initial jobless claims report taking center stage. Investors will parse labor-market readings alongside Treasury auctions, Federal Reserve balance-sheet figures and a volatile energy storage print as they reassess risk and term-premium conditions acro…
UBS has named three oil-sector companies as its top picks, highlighting their recent strategic moves and operational progress that could support valuation re-ratings. The bank favors Ovintiv for its improved pro-forma profile after asset transactions and debt reduction, Antero Resources for its enhanced scale and export exposure following integrati…
JetBlue Airways has hired advisers to evaluate whether a sale to another U.S. carrier is feasible, a report said, prompting a sharp one-day rise in its stock. The airline continues to emphasize progress on its JetForward turnaround plan and has projected substantial incremental operating profit by 2027, while remaining in preliminary stages of any …
U.K. equities closed higher on Wednesday, driven by sector-wide strength in Mining, Household Goods & Home Construction and Chemicals. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index ended the session up 1.58%. Notable winners included Vistry Group, Taylor Wimpey and Pershing Square Holdings, while Flutter Entertainment, Entain and Experian were among t…
London equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 finishing up 1.58%. Strength in the Mining, Household Goods & Home Construction and Chemicals sectors supported the rally. Vistry Group PLC, Taylor Wimpey PLC and Pershing Square Holdings Ltd were the session's top performers, while Flutter Entertainment PLC, Enta…
Sweden's equity market closed higher on Wednesday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 rising 1.20% as gains in Basic Materials, Healthcare and Industrials supported the advance. EQT AB led the index higher, while several major banks registered notable declines. Energy commodity prices fell, gold futures climbed sharply, and key Nordic currency pairs experie…
The OMX Stockholm 30 finished higher, gaining 1.20% at the close in Stockholm as Basic Materials, Healthcare and Industrials led sector gains. EQT AB, Svenska Cellulosa SCA AB B and Boliden AB were among the session's top contributors, while major banks including Nordea, Swedbank and SEB posted notable declines. Commodity moves included weaker crud…
Spain's benchmark index, the IBEX 35, rose 1.54% at the close in Madrid, supported by advances in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors. Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente, Acciona and Indra A were the session's top performers, while Puig Brands SA, Cellnex Telecom and Inmobiliaria Colonial were a…
Portugal's main equity index closed higher, with the PSI up 1.49% as the Utilities, Financials and Basic Materials sectors posted the strongest gains. EDP Renovaveis, The Navigator Company and Banco Comercial Portugues were among the top advancers, while Nos SGPS, Galp Energia and Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais weighed on the downside. Commodity a…
Netherlands equities closed higher on Wednesday with the AEX index up 0.91% as gains in Healthcare, Financials and Basic Materials supported the market. Prosus, CVC Capital Partners and ASM International recorded the strongest gains, while Koninklijke KPN, Relx and Magnum Ice Cream were among the laggards. Commodity prices moved mixed, with oil dow…
Italian equities finished the session higher in Milan, with the Italy 40 index gaining 1.63% as Technology, Travel & Leisure and Industrials sectors led advances. Fincantieri, STMicroelectronics and Prysmian were among the strongest performers, while Inwit, Ferrari NV and Telecom Italia ended the day weaker. Market breadth favored winners, and comm…
Goldman Sachs trimmed its 12-month price target for the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan index to 870 from 900, citing higher energy prices and weaker growth forecasts across the region. The firm also downgraded India to market weight and the Philippines to underweight, adjusted sector preferences toward energy and financials, and raised oil and gas pric…
Denali Therapeutics saw its stock climb after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued accelerated approval for AVLAYAH (tividenofusp alfa-eknm), an enzyme replacement therapy for neurologic manifestations of Hunter syndrome in children weighing at least 5 kg. The decision follows Phase 1/2 data showing substantial reductions in cerebrospinal f…
German equities ended Wednesday's session with broad-based gains as the Technology, Chemicals and Industrials sectors underpinned strength across the market. The DAX closed up 1.34%, the MDAX rose 2.53% and the TecDAX added 1.87%. Several individual names posted double-digit percentage moves, while market breadth was strongly positive and volatilit…
