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Croda International shares climbed after Goldman Sachs moved the stock from "sell" to "buy" and lifted its 12-month price target to 3,200p from 2,800p, implying roughly 25.3% upside from the prior close of 2,554p. The broker pointed to a combination of pricing improvement and stronger volumes driving margin recovery, and raised near-term adjusted E…
Sony Group Corp. is reported to be close to signing a binding agreement to transfer a majority interest in its home entertainment business to TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. The transaction is valued at about $1 billion, with talks said to be advanced and an announcement possible this month. Under a previously disclosed memorandum of understanding, S…
On March 23, Victory Capital pushed back against criticism from Nelson Peltz’s Trian over Victory’s revised $8.6 billion bid for Janus Henderson, accusing the activist of seeking to spread uncertainty in the market. Trian, the asset manager’s largest shareholder with a 20.7% stake, had flagged concerns about Victory’s higher offer, which competes w…
Fighting around Iran intensified as fresh barrages caused blackouts in parts of Tehran and Israel, allied with the U.S., signaled it would target Iranian infrastructure. The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed to tanker traffic amid fears of attacks, removing a key artery for roughly a fifth of global oil flows. At least 40 energy faciliti…
Several Bank of England officials will give public remarks this week, led by Chief Economist Huw Pill on Tuesday, with Megan Greene, Sarah Breeden and Alan Taylor also scheduled to speak. UK inflation data for February is due on Wednesday and PMI releases on Tuesday are likely to draw market attention. Currency markets show EUR/GBP trading about 0.…
European luxury equities have underperformed this year as fears linked to the Iran conflict weigh on the sector. An RBC Capital Markets note examined 15 luxury stocks under three stress scenarios and found an average 16% year-to-date drop across the sector, with disproportionate earnings vulnerability for some groups. While several names look overs…
Morgan Stanley views the recent equity pullback as a correction within an ongoing bull market, noting a sizable valuation reset and accelerating forward earnings growth. The firm warns that a renewed shift toward tighter central-bank policy - a 'hawkish pivot' - is the principal obstacle to stocks finishing their correction in nominal terms. Key in…
Deutsche Bank reports a substantial rise in global equity fund inflows last week, led by a surge into U.S. equities, while aggregate investor positioning fell to its weakest level since June 2025. Simultaneously, credit funds experienced significant withdrawals and market volatility intensified amid renewed Middle East hostilities.
India's benchmark indices closed lower on Monday with the Nifty 50 falling 2.60% to a six-month low and the BSE Sensex 30 down 2.46%. Losses were led by Consumer Durables, Metals and Real Estate sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, volatility jumped to a three-year high and select commodity and currency moves accompanied the equity sell-off.
Tokio Marine Holdings has agreed to a strategic partnership with National Indemnity Company, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, under which National Indemnity will acquire an initial 2.49% stake via a 287.4 billion yen ($1.80 billion) third-party allotment of treasury shares. The deal includes reinsurance cooperation, joint work on mergers and acquis…
Sinopec plans to reduce its refining throughput by 5% this month amid supply interruptions and has applied for permission to draw on China’s state oil reserves, company President Zhao Dong said. The refiner is not planning to purchase Iranian crude even after a 30-day U.S. sanctions waiver for oil already at sea, citing unresolved payment channels …
A former U.S. congressman, David Rivera, is set to go on trial on charges that he failed to register as a foreign agent after being paid $20 million in 2017 by Venezuelan state-owned entities to lobby U.S. officials to ease sanctions on the government of Nicolas Maduro. The case includes allegations that Delcy Rodriguez - then Venezuela's foreign m…
United Airlines shares fell in premarket trading after the carrier announced further cuts to unprofitable flights as it prepares for sustained elevated jet fuel prices linked to the Iran war. CEO Scott Kirby warned in an internal memo that oil could reach $175 per barrel and remain above $100 through the end of 2027, which would raise United's annu…
Tokio Marine has notified Japanese regulators that it will form a strategic partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and will raise 287.4 billion yen through a share sale, according to a filing submitted to Japan's Finance Ministry. The regulatory documents confirm the capital raise and the alliance but do not provide details on the partnership structur…
Shares of leading gold producers tumbled sharply Monday, tracking bullion’s slide to its lowest level in four months. Spot gold extended a long losing streak, pressured by market moves that favor higher interest rates as geopolitical conflict in the Middle East continues and oil remains elevated near $100 per barrel.
DiaSorin reported a 20% decline in full-year net profit to €150 million for 2025 and issued guidance for 2026 that points to flat-to-lower adjusted EBITDA margins, prompting a 17% share-price drop and a fresh 10-year low. Revenue edged up slightly while adjusted EBITDA remained steady; the company outlined cost-saving measures including the closure…
Leading European broadcasters have asked the EU's antitrust chief to designate major smart TV operating systems and virtual assistants as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), citing growing market power and potential incentives for Big Tech to favour their own ecosystems. The broadcasters pointed to market-share data and warned of a reg…
U.S. equity futures declined as conflict in the Middle East intensified and threats to energy infrastructure lifted crude prices above $100 a barrel. Markets repriced expectations for Federal Reserve policy, reducing the likelihood of rate cuts this year and increasing the chance of further tightening later in 2024. Energy names rallied in premarke…
Delivery Hero said it has agreed to sell its Taiwan business to Grab Holdings for $600 million in cash. The divestment - structured on a cash-free, debt-free basis and expected to close in the second half of 2026 pending regulatory approvals - is the first deal from a strategic review being run with JP Morgan. Delivery Hero plans to use net proceed…
UK equities opened the week lower amid rising geopolitical tensions after a U.S. 48-hour ultimatum concerning Hormuz and a restricted Iranian reopening to neutral vessels. By 08:10 GMT the FTSE 100 was down 1.5%, the pound slipped against the dollar and European benchmarks also fell. Shares of Applied Nutrition PLC plunged after the company warned …
Bank of America models show commodity trading advisors (CTAs) and other trend-following strategies are increasing short positions in equities while continuing to liquidate U.S. Treasury futures. Faster-moving CTA models are already biased to the short side on stocks, with slower trend signals nearer to neutral but vulnerable to a rapid deterioratio…
A recent collision at New York’s LaGuardia airport that killed the pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express regional jet is the latest in a string of deadly aviation accidents around the world. This report lists documented fatal incidents from 2014 through 2025, noting the known circumstances and casualty figures where available.
The IDX Composite Index closed higher on Monday, rising 1.20% as gains in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors supported the market. Several individual stocks posted double-digit percentage moves in both directions, while oil, gold and currency pairs also showed notable intraday activity.
European stocks opened sharply lower amid renewed hostilities involving Iran and threats over the Strait of Hormuz. Major indexes fell and oil prices climbed as traders priced in the potential for sustained disruption to Persian Gulf energy flows. Policymakers have cautioned that prolonged conflict could revive inflationary pressures.
Major index administrators are reassessing their inclusion rules in light of roughly $3 trillion of value sitting in the 10 largest U.S. venture-backed private companies. Proposed rule changes would allow some newly public mega-cap firms to join indices much sooner, but Goldman Sachs strategists argue the market impact may be modest given low free …
