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European equities ticked down on Thursday as an intensifying Middle East conflict unsettled markets and a number of underwhelming corporate results added to selling pressure. The STOXX 600 fell modestly, led by losses in mining stocks, while individual names including Nexi and DHL experienced sharp moves after reporting results.
British equities opened lower on Thursday and the pound weakened against the dollar as investors weighed ongoing tensions in the Middle East and a batch of corporate earnings. Jefferies projects the conflict could run for 2-3 weeks and flags potential distortions in short-term market moves, while several UK-listed companies reported mixed full-year…
European equities opened lower as the widening conflict in the Middle East weighed on investor sentiment, lifting oil prices and raising concerns about inflation and growth. Markets also parsed a string of corporate results, with several companies posting resilient sales and profits amid geopolitical uncertainty. Eurozone retail sales and central b…
Foresight Solar Fund reported a net asset value per share of 99.2p as of December 31, 2025, with a NAV total return of -0.9% for the fourth quarter. The result reflects a 5.4% reduction tied to a tax review and a series of other negative adjustments, which were partially offset by gains from asset life extensions, higher energy yield forecasts, lif…
TKH Group NV reported adjusted EBITA for full-year 2025 of €189.5 million, a 7% decline year-over-year and effectively matching company-compiled consensus of €189.9 million. The fourth quarter saw a rebound with adjusted EBITA increasing 7% to €70.5 million on organic revenue growth of 8.7% and an EBITA margin of 14.6%. Strong Electrification perfo…
Admiral Group reported record full-year earnings per share of 115.5 pence for 2025, narrowly ahead of analyst forecasts, and revealed a strategy aimed at accelerating earnings growth beyond the 7.6% CAGR it delivered from 2020 to 2025. The insurer declared a final dividend marginally above expectations and flagged continued premium growth in UK mot…
Bank Hapoalim reported a return on equity of 13% for the fourth quarter of 2025, rising toward 14% when a NIS 200 million labor-dispute provision is excluded. The bank's tangible book value per share climbed 13% year-over-year, and management set upgraded 2026-2027 targets for higher net income, stronger loan growth and an elevated payout range. Qu…
Reckitt reported fourth-quarter like-for-like net sales growth above company-compiled expectations, propelled by robust demand in emerging markets. The consumer goods maker completed the $4.8 billion divestment of its Essential Home division to Advent International on December 31 while retaining a 30% equity interest, and it is projecting core busi…
Greencoat Renewables PLC has disclosed a new five-year strategic plan to 2030 that pairs a €100 million share buyback with targeted asset disposals, investments in hybridisation of existing sites, and a green digital infrastructure partnership. The company expects substantial cash generation from organic operations and asset recycling, while guidin…
OSB Group lowered its common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio target to 13-13.5% from 14%, freeing more than £100m of capital over a glide path and announcing a £100m buyback after reporting FY25 results in line with management expectations. The lender provided profitability guidance through 2029 and reiterated near-term margin and growth assumpt…
Morgan Stanley has revised its China/Hong Kong Focus List by adding GigaDevice and Sinopec and removing Espressif Systems and Sunny Optical. The changes reflect the bank's expectations for NOR and DDR4 supply deficits in 2026 and its view that Sinopec's capacity profile and margins could support recovery in the petrochemical sector. GigaDevice also…
Tokyo's market closed higher Thursday, with the Nikkei 225 rising 1.72% as Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors provided upward momentum. Inpex Corp. hit a record intraday closing price, several other heavyweight names recorded notable gains, and marketwide implied volatility climbed to a six-month peak. Commodity and currency moves accompanied…
Indonesia's communications ministry has formally reprimanded Meta Platforms Inc, saying the company has insufficiently addressed the spread of online gambling, disinformation, defamation and hate speech across its services. The action follows an unscheduled visit by Communications and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid to Meta's operational offi…
Coloplast has appointed Gavin Wood as its next President and CEO, effective May 1, 2026, concluding a year-long transition after the departure of Kristian Villumsen in May 2025. Wood, a Canadian executive currently based in Switzerland, brings roughly two decades of senior medical technology leadership, including roles at Johnson & Johnson and Möln…
Ferrari Group reported FY25 revenues of €359.4 million, a 3.0% year-over-year increase that fell slightly below analyst expectations. Constant-currency growth was 4.8%, short of the company's medium-term 6%-8% target, with foreign exchange movements subtracting 1.8 percentage points from reported growth. Quarterly trends showed a slower pace of exp…
DHL said it expects earnings before interest and taxes to top 6.2 billion euros in 2026, and free cash flow excluding acquisitions to be about 3 billion euros, aligning with analysts' average consensus, even as geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions press on air and sea routes and weigh on freight demand.
Three sources with direct knowledge say Ukraine’s F-16 fleet lacked sufficient U.S.-made air-to-air missiles for more than three weeks after partner supplies stopped, exposing a vulnerability in the country’s air defence network during a period of intensified Russian strikes. Supplies were restored in December when partners delivered AIM-9 missiles…
The Taiwan Weighted index closed down 2.20% as losses concentrated in the Glass and Machinery sectors pushed the broader market lower. Several individual stocks posted double-digit moves in both directions, while oil, Brent and gold prices rose and the U.S. dollar strengthened versus the Taiwan dollar.
Nvidia has requested that TSMC suspend manufacture of chips intended for China and redirected capacity away from H200 parts toward its Vera Rubin line, reflecting diminished expectations for significant H200 sales into China amid U.S. export constraints and Chinese regulatory resistance, according to people familiar with the matter.
Australian equities closed higher on Thursday, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.44% as gains in information technology, healthcare and A-REIT sectors picked up the index. Several mid-cap stocks posted double-digit percentage increases while select industrial and mining names slipped. Volatility as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX fell, and commodities …
Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to invest about $3.4 billion in the United States to increase production of upstream materials used in PVC resin. The capital will be deployed by its U.S. unit Shintech at a Louisiana industrial site, with new ethylene and electrolysis chlorine production facilities targeted for completion by the end of 2030. Tokyo-listed s…
Asian equities staged a sharp rebound on Thursday, with South Korea’s KOSPI posting its strongest recovery after two volatile sessions as investors bought dips in technology and auto names. The rally came despite ongoing uncertainty around the U.S.-Iran conflict and a rise in oil that kept markets cautious. China’s markets advanced after Beijing an…
A modest recovery in airline share prices followed the partial restart of flights from the Gulf, as governments and carriers worked to move thousands of stranded passengers out of the region. The resumption remains limited, with most services still cancelled and operational challenges persisting amid constrained airspace and elevated geopolitical r…
Robinhood Markets rolled out a new invite-only Platinum credit card priced at $695 per year, made with 99.9% pure platinum plating and issued via Visa. The product, which builds on the company’s earlier Gold card, promises enhanced travel and dining benefits and up to five times the credit limits of the Gold card. The launch was announced at Robinh…
China has set a GDP growth target of 4.5% to 5% for 2026 and announced a 15th five-year plan that prioritizes investment in advanced technologies, scientific research and measures to lift household consumption. The government will aim for an annual budget deficit equal to 4% of GDP and has flagged continued fiscal support while boosting pensions an…
