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SIX Group AG's chief executive expressed guarded optimism about this year's initial public offering (IPO) market in Switzerland and Spain, saying the operator sees no withdrawals but expects some listings to be postponed amid uncertainty tied to the war in Iran. The company noted a stronger stance compared with last year and highlighted a robust Sw…
Deutsche Bank strategist Henry Allen tells clients that global bonds and equities are moving together in a pattern associated with stagflation as the war in the Middle East continues. However, Allen argues the scale of the current sell-off is smaller than the market shocks seen in 2022 or during the 1970s, citing three key differences: markets are …
Global passenger schedules continue to be heavily disrupted after the escalation of conflict in the Middle East led to the closure of key regional airspace. Airlines from Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia have imposed lengthy suspensions or reduced services to destinations including Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Tel Aviv. The can…
A collision at LaGuardia Airport between an Air Canada Express plane and a Port Authority fire truck has killed the two pilots and injured dozens, and has prompted investigations into whether federal or local entities can be held legally responsible. Recordings indicate an air traffic controller cleared both the aircraft to land and the truck to cr…
Beyond Meat said it will postpone the release of its fourth-quarter financial results by roughly one week to March 31, citing the need for extra time to complete internal processes. The maker of plant-based meat substitutes earlier delayed its annual report after finding material weaknesses in controls over inventory accounting, including issues wi…
Shares of several major memory and storage companies fell Wednesday following Google's announcement of TurboQuant, a compression approach that can reduce key-value cache size to 3 bits without retraining and that showed marked memory and performance improvements in tests. The decline in select memory-related stocks occurred even as the Nasdaq 100 m…
Wolfe Research is lowering its fiscal 2026 operating income projections for Amazon as rising diesel prices push up shipping costs. The broker quantifies a multi-quarter hit to operating income driven by fuel, models substantial incremental costs for the first half of the year, and notes a potential offset from higher Prime pricing even as it holds …
The White House announced plans to appoint top technology executives, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). An initial group of 13 industry members was named, among them Google co-founder Sergey Brin and AMD C…
SentinelOne announced an expanded multi-year strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to build integrated security solutions that combine the two firms' technologies. The agreement extends SentinelOne’s Singularity Platform availability to three Google Cloud regions - North America, Frankfurt, and Saudi Arabia - and targets solutions for data sove…
Albemarle has officially initiated the environmental review for its inaugural Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) project in Chile. The U.S.-based company, the world’s largest lithium producer, says the project is designed to nearly double lithium recovery while reducing the volume of brine removed from the Salar de Atacama. Plans include building a DL…
Indian regulators have issued directives to streamline right-of-way approvals and push city gas distributors to expand connections, acknowledging that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) continues to be the dominant household fuel while piped natural gas (PNG) penetration remains low. Targets for dramatic expansion of domestic PNG connections have been s…
Shares of Bunge Global SA declined more than 2% in pre-market trading after short seller Spruce Point Management published a forensic review calling for an independent investigation into the agribusiness's accounting and financial disclosures. The report alleges a long history of cash-flow shortfalls after investments, sizable dividend and buyback …
Capital markets in Europe are still responding to recent Middle East tensions, with volatility spikes, higher energy prices compared with pre-war levels, and a modest improvement in speculative default rates. The European speculative default rate fell to 3.5% in February from 4% in January, while inflation forecasts and credit spreads reflect conti…
Sarepta Therapeutics saw its stock climb 14% after releasing initial Phase 1/2 data for two investigational siRNA candidates, SRP-1001 for FSHD1 and SRP-1003 for DM1. The Cambridge, Massachusetts company reported dose-dependent muscle exposure, early biomarker effects, proof-of-concept after a single dose, and a tolerability profile dominated by mi…
Morgan Stanley upgraded the European energy sector to Attractive after the Strait of Hormuz disruption forced a structural repricing of the oil market. The firm raised its 2027 Brent crude forecast to $80 per barrel and substantially increased 2026 earnings estimates for European majors, leading to higher free cash flow projections and a reorientat…
Insider filings made public Tuesday reveal concentrated buying at Janus Living, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAN) by the company’s CEO and several directors tied to its recent IPO, totaling $3.58 million. Separately, large shareholders and affiliated entities sold sizable stakes in Dell Technologies (DELL), PBF Energy (PBF) and Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), …
U.S. stock index futures rose Wednesday amid renewed hopes for a possible reduction in hostilities involving Iran, after a day in which markets swung between gains and losses on contrasting reports from the region. Investors continued to react to a flurry of headlines about potential negotiations and ceasefire proposals while watching oil prices, c…
Barclays has reiterated an Overweight rating on EssilorLuxottica following a share-price pullback, describing the move as a timely buying opportunity. The bank highlighted persistent long-term growth potential from smart glasses and AI integration, even as European market introduction faces supply constraints and regulatory hurdles related to remov…
Six Flags Entertainment has appointed Richard Haddrill as executive chairman, shifting Marilyn Spiegel to the role of lead independent director, amid public pressure from activist investor Jana Partners to install new board leadership and evaluate a potential sale. The changes come as the company works to restore profitable growth while finishing u…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warned that oil prices could climb to $150 a barrel and precipitate a global recession if Iran continues to pose a threat to trade and to the Strait of Hormuz even after active hostilities cease. He made the remarks on the BBC's Big Boss Interview. Markets have seen heightened volatility in oil since the U.S.-Israeli war on…
Saudi Arabia's equity market closed higher, with the Tadawul All Share rising 1.19% to reach a one-month high. Strength in Hotels & Tourism, Agriculture & Food and Energy & Utilities sectors helped push stocks up. Market breadth was positive, and select large movers recorded double-digit basis-point shifts. Crude oil and Brent futures declined whil…
Apple shares rose modestly after the company began deploying an iOS update across the United Kingdom that introduces age verification and automated "communication safety" checks for Messages and FaceTime. The measures, prompted by UK government calls for stronger child protections online, will limit web browsing for adults who do not verify their a…
Morgan Stanley moved Prosus to an overweight rating from equal-weight and raised Naspers to Overweight, while reducing price targets for both. The bank says Prosus trades at a substantial holding-company discount to its net asset value, funded in part by Tencent sales that have underpinned a large share buyback program. Despite cutting its target p…
Freshpet (FRPT) ticked up in premarket trading after DA Davidson maintained a Buy rating and a $98 price target, arguing that recent announcements from competitors pose limited fundamental risk. The move follows press about The Farmer’s Dog launching on Walmart.com and talks of a Kirkland fresh pet food product at Costco. Bank of America acknowledg…
Futures linked to Canada’s primary equity gauge climbed Wednesday after media accounts suggested mediators were seeking talks between U.S. and Iranian officials and that Washington had offered a 15-point peace proposal. The move boosted risk assets, pressured oil prices and lifted precious metals, while U.S. futures also pointed higher ahead of fur…
