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AMS, a UK-based maker of tissue-healing devices, reported preliminary results for 2025 showing 29% revenue growth driven by organic gains and the full-year impact of recent acquisitions. The company delivered a 24% rise in adjusted EBITDA and a 12% increase in adjusted diluted earnings per share. The board has proposed a 10% increase to the full-ye…
Tokyo equities ended higher on Wednesday, with the Nikkei 225 advancing 3.15% as gains concentrated in Real Estate, Banking and Textile names. A handful of large-cap stocks recorded double-digit percentage gains, while market breadth favored advancers by a wide margin. Volatility eased and commodity and currency movements were mixed at the close.
Shares of Tencent Music Entertainment Group (HK:1698) fell sharply after the company released fourth-quarter results that showed revenue and net profit growth but revealed weakening user engagement and an end to public reporting of certain operating metrics. Market reaction drove Hong Kong-listed shares down as much as 24% intraday.
Industrie De Nora projects adjusted core profit margins between 15% and 19% annually over the next three to five years, confirmed its 2025 adjusted net profit and reiterated prior guidance for 2026 while signaling a strategic push into electrochemistry and water treatment markets. The company also proposed a dividend and maintained its earlier prel…
TAG Immobilien reported a 3% year-over-year increase in FFO I for 2025 to EUR 181 million, driven by stronger rental performance and lower vacancies in both Germany and Poland. Adjusted rental EBITDA rose 4% to EUR 333.1 million, net income reached EUR 90.30 million and FFO per share was EUR 1. The company confirmed FFO I guidance for 2026 and flag…
Unionised employees at Samsung Electronics in South Korea voted overwhelmingly to authorise a strike, with 93% of 66,019 ballots cast in favour. The union has warned management to address its demands or face an 18-day walkout that could begin on May 21 after a planned rally on April 23. The dispute centers on bonus limits and profit-linked pay, and…
Mersen reported a 3.2% organic decline in sales for 2025, with revenue of €1,186 million and net income of €14 million after a €45 million asset impairment. The company reinstated a dividend of €0.90 per share, delivered a return on capital employed of 8.4%, returned to positive free cash flow a year earlier than planned, and issued guidance for 20…
Industrie De Nora has forecast adjusted core profit margins of 15%-19% on an annual basis for the next three to five years, while reporting modest growth in 2025 adjusted net profit and reaffirming earlier full-year preliminary figures and 2026 guidance. The company plans to push into new markets using electrochemistry and water treatment technolog…
SkiStar AB reported an 8% year-over-year increase in adjusted operating profit for the second quarter, while revenue rose 8% to SEK 2.99 billion, slightly below analysts' SEK 3.02 billion estimate. The company cited robust demand for mountain holidays and higher skier days sold, even as near-term winter bookings showed a decline for 2025/26 and sta…
Swiss residential landlord Investis reported a 24% rise in rental income for 2025, driven by acquisitions and higher rents at full occupancy. Net profit declined year-over-year because this period lacked gains from an asset sale that benefitted the prior year. The company booked a CHF 113.5 million upward revaluation and a CHF 11.1 million gain fro…
Shares of Chinese AI companies advanced sharply after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised OpenClaw and autonomous AI agents. Early-stage AI developers and several cloud and AI-computing firms posted sizeable gains, while larger technology names showed mixed performance amid regulatory warnings and a weak earnings print at a Tencent unit.
Blue Cap reported preliminary 2025 revenue of EUR 129.10 million, slightly under the consensus of EUR 129.60 million from four analysts. The firm saw its adjusted EBITDA margin increase to 5.5% from 4.9% a year earlier. A completed sale of con-pearl during the period enhanced liquidity and the equity ratio and allowed for a reduction in net financi…
Valneva reported a deeper full-year net loss for 2025 despite a slight increase in sales of its proprietary vaccines. The France-based vaccine maker cited the absence of a one-off gain that buoyed the prior year and highlighted margin deterioration driven by manufacturing issues. The company reiterated its 2026 revenue guidance and expects operatin…
A rise in gasoline prices linked to disruptions from the Iran war is prompting stronger demand for electric vehicles at some used dealerships and nudging European shoppers toward electrified options. While observers say immediate, large-scale shifts in new-car buying patterns are unlikely in the United States unless prices climb much higher, dealer…
Britain’s financial regulator reviewed Meta’s social platforms and found that during one week in November there were 1,052 adverts for foreign exchange trading and certain complex derivative products posted by advertisers not authorised by the regulator. More than half of those adverts came from advertisers the regulator had already identified to M…
Taiwan's benchmark slipped 0.17% at the close on Wednesday as losses in the , Optoelectronic and Auto sectors weighed on the market. A handful of names posted 10.00% gains, while several others registered double-digit declines. Commodity and currency markets also moved, with crude and Brent oil falling and the US dollar index futures easing slightl…
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed higher, propelled by strength in IT, Utilities and A-REITs. Market breadth favored advancers, volatility eased and key commodities including crude and Brent fell. Major individual movers included Sims Metal Management, DroneShield and New Hope on the upside, with IperionX, Summerset Group and Pro Medicus among decline…
Samsung Electronics is evaluating a move away from short-term memory chip agreements toward contracts lasting up to three to five years, according to comments made by co-CEO Jun Young-hyun at the company's annual general meeting. The proposal aims to stabilize supply as concerns rise over a memory chip shortfall that is already affecting profits, c…
Geely Automobile posted a modest increase in full-year profit, driven by surging sales of new energy vehicles that helped counteract intense price competition in China. Revenue rose 25% to 345.2 billion yuan while core profit, excluding one-offs, expanded 36%. The company also proposed a higher final dividend and set a 2026 sales target as it steps…
Goldman Sachs has flagged Krafton and NCSOFT as top buy ideas in South Korea’s online gaming industry, pointing to each company’s efforts to broaden revenue bases beyond traditional PC and hit-driven titles. Krafton’s entry into AI-driven industrial applications and a joint venture with Hanwha Aerospace positions it for exposure to drones and defen…
Semiconductor companies operating in Malaysia are closely tracking potential disruptions to helium supply linked to the Middle East conflict. Industry representatives say higher helium prices and reduced output from LNG processing in Qatar have raised concern, but so far there have been no reported operational halts among Malaysian chipmakers. Firm…
Most Asian equity markets climbed on Wednesday, led by strong gains in technology stocks that lifted Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's KOSPI. Optimism around AI demand following announcements at Nvidia GTC 2026 helped chipmakers rally, while markets awaited a closely watched U.S. Federal Reserve policy decision later in the day. Geopolitical dev…
Shares of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines jumped sharply after Elliott Investment Management disclosed a significant investment and signaled plans to engage with management on the company’s medium-term strategy, arguing the market undervalues the business and recommending a review of its real estate assets and the possible relisting of the Dibiru unit.
Shares of Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rose sharply after Nvidia highlighted both companies as partners in its artificial intelligence supply chain at the GTC developer conference. Samsung was singled out to produce Nvidia's latest AI inference chips on a 4-nanometre process and introduced HBM4E memory, while SK Hynix emphasized its advanced me…
Beijing has approved purchases of Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence processor by several Chinese companies, according to a person familiar with the matter. The clearance follows the company's decision to restart production of the H200 for the Chinese market and reported purchase orders from local buyers. The H200 remains the most advanced Nvidi…
