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Upgraded Starship V3 Set for First Test Flight as SpaceX Eyes IPO

Upgraded Starship V3 Set for First Test Flight as SpaceX Eyes IPO

SpaceX is preparing to launch the 12th uncrewed test of its next-generation Starship system, introducing the upgraded V3 vehicle and an updated Super Heavy booster. The mission, scheduled from Starbase, Texas, will exercise new propulsion, docking and refueling capabilities and deploy test payloads while serving as a pivotal pre-IPO event for the c…

Axa XL Elevates Laurent Richème to Lead Global Property Underwriting

Axa XL Elevates Laurent Richème to Lead Global Property Underwriting

Axa XL has named Laurent Richème as its global chief underwriting officer for property. Richème will assume responsibility for the company’s worldwide underwriting strategy across property, construction and energy lines, taking over from Juergen Cherreck, who is set to retire in July after 21 years at the firm. Richème brings more than 25 years of …

Atoss Software Re-rates After Strong Q1 Margins and Cloud Growth Lift Shares

Atoss Software Re-rates After Strong Q1 Margins and Cloud Growth Lift Shares

Atoss Software shares climbed sharply after the company reported Q1 2026 results that showed double-digit revenue growth, a materially higher EBIT margin that beat consensus, and stronger cloud and recurring revenue mix. Management reiterated 2026 revenue guidance, raised its EBIT margin target, and confirmed longer-term revenue and recurring reven…

Kepler Cheuvreux Lifts Emeis to Hold Citing Sharpened Balance Sheet

Kepler Cheuvreux Lifts Emeis to Hold Citing Sharpened Balance Sheet

Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded French nursing-home operator Emeis to hold from reduce after the company strengthened its financial profile through roughly €1 billion of asset disposals and refinancing that pushed debt maturities beyond 2030. The broker highlighted management measures to tackle operating inefficiencies, while warning that restoring profi…

Tapestry Aims for International Markets to Drive Roughly 70% of Growth

Tapestry Aims for International Markets to Drive Roughly 70% of Growth

Tapestry says roughly 70% of its expected growth over the next several years will come from international markets, with particular emphasis on China and Europe. CEO Joanne Crevoiserat highlighted under-penetration abroad, strong recent double-digit growth in China despite a weak handbag market, and a strategic shift in Europe toward local, younger …

Cranswick Shares Jump After Fiscal Year Results Outperform Expectations

Cranswick Shares Jump After Fiscal Year Results Outperform Expectations

Cranswick plc rallied sharply after delivering audited preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 28 March 2026 that beat analyst expectations across revenue, profit and margin. The company reported revenue of £2,982.5 million and raised adjusted profit measures, while increasing its final dividend and continuing capital investment to expand capaci…

Nemetschek Shares Jump on Strong Q1, AI Strategy and Analyst Upgrades

Nemetschek Shares Jump on Strong Q1, AI Strategy and Analyst Upgrades

Nemetschek AG stock rallied 7.6% to €64.50 as investors rotated back into depressed software stocks following a robust start to 2026, strategic AI initiatives, renewed analyst support and corporate actions including an upcoming dividend and an acquisition that expands addressable markets in infrastructure and heavy civil construction.

Intrum rallies after SEK 7.5bn capital raise; UBS upgrades to Buy

Intrum rallies after SEK 7.5bn capital raise; UBS upgrades to Buy

Shares of Intrum climbed 11% on Monday after UBS upgraded the debt collection company to Buy following an announcement of a fully underwritten SEK 7.5 billion capital increase. UBS says the transaction immediately strengthens the balance sheet, lowers leverage metrics and should generate meaningful annual interest savings, while acknowledging subst…

IG Group Shares Jump After Strong Q1 Report and Upgraded Guidance

IG Group Shares Jump After Strong Q1 Report and Upgraded Guidance

IG Group Holdings PLC shares climbed sharply after the online trading platform posted robust Q1 results with 19% organic revenue growth to £331.2 million and raised full-year organic revenue guidance to 10-15%. Ongoing strategic review work, an active buyback programme and an upcoming AGM added to investor momentum, driving the stock to a new 52-we…

Lagercrantz Shares Jump After Year-End Results Beat Expectations

Lagercrantz Shares Jump After Year-End Results Beat Expectations

Lagercrantz Group AB ser B shares climbed sharply after the company released its Year-End Report for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2026, trading up 7.7% to 257 SEK and briefly reaching a new 52-week high of 258.8 SEK. The move followed results that appear to have exceeded a Bloomberg analyst consensus for Q4 EBITA of SEK 509 million, and a CEO-hos…

ACS Shares Tumble After Surprise €1.8 Billion Digital Infrastructure Push and Accelerated Share Sale

ACS Shares Tumble After Surprise €1.8 Billion Digital Infrastructure Push and Accelerated Share Sale

ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA fell 4.61% to 125.15 after unveiling plans to invest about €1.8 billion in digital infrastructure. The package is to be partly funded via an accelerated bookbuilding that would issue roughly 2% of share capital, with the remainder financed by terminating two equity swaps that will generate €1.1 billion…

Forterra shares fall after revenue drop and surging input costs

Forterra shares fall after revenue drop and surging input costs

Forterra saw its stock decline after announcing an 11% year-on-year revenue fall for the four-month period ended April 30. The building materials maker cited weakening demand in the UK construction market and rising input costs linked to the Middle East conflict. Management has pushed some production into the second half of 2026 and introduced pric…

Vallourec Shares Slide After ArcelorMittal Offloads 10% Stake at Discount

Vallourec Shares Slide After ArcelorMittal Offloads 10% Stake at Discount

Vallourec plunged after its largest shareholder, ArcelorMittal, sold about 23.9 million shares - a 10% stake - via an accelerated bookbuild at €24.00 per share. The transaction, executed at an approximately 8% discount to the prior close, and a Q2 2026 EBITDA midpoint below consensus prompted an idiosyncratic sell-off despite a calm broader market.