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Goldman Sachs analysts report that companies most exposed to fears over AI disruption have delivered generally solid fourth-quarter earnings, with revenue growth and margin expansion supporting positive near-term results. At the same time, mounting hyperscaler capital expenditure and decreased share buybacks are intensifying debate about the pace a…
Goldman Sachs client data shows global hedge funds bought a record amount of developed and emerging market stocks in Asia in the week to Friday 13, concentrating bullish positions in Korea, Taiwan and China. The flows came amid volatile markets and a tech-driven selloff that pressured global indices on Friday, while several Asian bourses finished t…
Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded Interpump Group to hold from buy and reduced its target price to €45, citing weak guidance for fiscal 2026 that signals little to no growth. The broker lowered its 2026 EPS and EBITDA forecasts after Interpump reported fiscal 2025 results that missed estimates, with hydraulics largely driving the shortfall and water jett…
Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded Norwegian IT consultancy Bouvet to a 'buy' rating and kept a NOK60 target, even after the company reported fourth-quarter revenues below estimates and its share price slid to near 52-week lows. The broker trimmed near-term revenue and earnings forecasts to reflect lower utilization and salary inflation outpacing hourly rat…
Kepler Cheuvreux lowered its rating on HelloFresh SE to "hold" from "buy" and reduced the 12-month target price to €5.50 from €10.50 after preliminary fiscal 2025 results showed revenue declined 11.8% to about €6.76 billion, missing the company's guidance range. The broker trimmed profitability and revenue forecasts for 2026 and 2027, raised its WA…
Shares of 3D design software maker Dassault Systemes SE (EPA:DAST) fell more than 8% after AlphaValue downgraded the stock to "reduce" from "buy," citing uncertainty over how the company and the software sector will monetize artificial intelligence and signaling a slowdown in growth expectations. AlphaValue set Dassault's 2026 growth forecast at 3-…
Orsted shares climbed more than 4% on Monday after Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded the Danish offshore wind developer to a buy rating and increased its target price to DKK175 from DKK150. The upgrade, led by analyst Ingo Becker, reflects an expectation that a steep reduction in capital expenditure from 2028 will reveal stronger free cash flow from renewa…
British equities opened the week with modest gains as investors positioned for upcoming employment and inflation releases that could influence the Bank of England's policy outlook. The FTSE 100 was up slightly by mid-morning, while individual company news - including profit forecast cuts, a significant accounting probe at a skincare group, and an a…
Hapag-Lloyd confirmed it is in advanced negotiations to buy all outstanding shares of Israeli carrier Zim Integrated Shipping Services. The German group said no binding agreement has been signed and that approvals from its internal governance bodies remain outstanding. Financial terms were not disclosed. Because Zim is treated as a strategic asset …
Indian equity benchmarks ended the trading session higher, with the Nifty 50 up 0.83% and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 0.79%. Strength in Power, Real Estate and Public Sector Undertakings stocks drove the rally, while market breadth showed more decliners than advancers on both the NSE and BSE. Volatility as measured by the India VIX ticked down slightl…
Optima Health (AIM: OPT) saw its shares slip after announcing an agreement to buy PAM Healthcare Limited for around £100 million. The purchase is subject to clearance under the Irish Foreign Direct Investment regime and will be funded through a combination of new debt facilities and a bridge loan. Management expects the acquisition to drive signifi…
Deutsche Bank strategists estimate that the current cycle of individual tax refunds, which runs through mid-April, could channel about $11 billion a week into U.S. equities. Bank economists project an extra $50 billion to $100 billion in refunds this season and say the payments could support consumer spending, but note that weaker fiscal stimulus c…
Shares of Barratt Redrow fell just over 2% on Monday after Deutsche Bank reduced its price target by 15% and cut underlying pre-tax profit forecasts for fiscal years 2026 through 2028. The broker pointed to deteriorating trading conditions, pressure on margins and order books, and a significant £1.3bn remediation provision that will weigh on cash g…
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) reported a 5.2% quarterly drop in net asset value to 104 pence per share, citing lower consultant revenue forecast curves, a 50 basis point increase in UK offshore wind discount rates, and operational shortfalls that left fourth-quarter generation 5% below budget. Management kept its fiscal 2026 dividend t…
Several of the world’s largest technology companies have seen sharp drops in market capitalization this year as investors question whether heavy investments in artificial intelligence will deliver near-term returns. Microsoft and Amazon led declines among the biggest names, while chipmakers and retail names posted gains over the same period.
Sanlorenzo SpA reported fourth-quarter 2025 figures showing a 10.1% year-on-year rise in order intake to €253 million, revenues for new yachts of €270 million that matched analyst forecasts, and a net backlog reaching €1,002 million. EBITDA for Q4 was €53 million, with a margin of 19.5% slightly above consensus, while full-year results met revenue …
Solutions by STC reported fourth-quarter results that missed analyst forecasts and left full-year revenue growth well below management guidance. Revenue growth decelerated to 4.7% year-over-year in Q4 after earlier gains, and the company closed fiscal 2025 with 5.5% revenue growth versus a guided 8-10% range. Margins contracted and the performance …
Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group reported FY25 revenue of SAR 13,707 million, a 22% increase year-over-year, and operating profit of SAR 2,619 million, up 19%. Operating margin narrowed to 19.1% from 21.0% a year earlier. Net income was SAR 2,401 million and the company declared a SAR 1.31 per share dividend for Q4. UBS retains a Neutral rating w…
CAPZA, part of BNP Paribas Asset Management Alternatives (EURONEXT:BNP), announced the first closing of its CAPZA Private Debt 7 fund with almost 1.4 billion euros in commitments. The initial raise already exceeds half of the capital collected for the preceding fund and draws significant participation from both returning partners and new investors,…
ReNew Energy reported a 54% year-over-year rise in adjusted Ebitda for the third quarter, delivering 21.38 billion rupees and beating analyst expectations of 17.05 billion rupees. Revenue climbed 36% to 25.14 billion rupees. The company raised the lower bound of its fiscal 2026 adjusted Ebitda guidance to a range of 90 billion to 93 billion rupees,…
Alibaba on Feb 16 introduced Qwen3.5, an AI model engineered to carry out complex tasks autonomously. The company says the model is significantly cheaper and faster on heavy workloads than its predecessor, adds visual agentic features for taking actions across apps, and shows benchmark advantages over several leading U.S. models. The move comes ami…
UK data science firm Physiomics reported a 51% year-on-year increase in first-half revenue to £498,000, its strongest six-month intake to date. Despite the revenue milestone, the company recorded a wider operating loss driven by onboarding and contractor costs. The firm launched a new Biometrics service line during the period, securing four initial…
Shares of Norsk Hydro fell after two brokerages highlighted persistent weakness in the company’s downstream extrusion operations. RBC Capital Markets downgraded the stock from outperform to sector perform and lowered its price target, while Kepler Cheuvreux adjusted cost and price assumptions but left its overall 2026 EBIT estimate unchanged. Both …
European equities moved modestly higher on Monday with financial stocks providing the main lift. The STOXX 600 index rose 0.3% to 619.74 by 0810 GMT, led in part by gains in Spain’s bank-heavy benchmark. Investors are preparing for several corporate earnings reports later in the week and a euro zone industrial production read that is expected to sh…
New Delhi is hosting the India AI Impact Summit, bringing together senior executives from major AI firms and several world leaders. India is emphasizing large-scale deployment and application-driven AI rather than the development of frontier foundational models, and is using the summit to amplify perspectives from developing nations. The event has …
