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The European Commission has proposed a rewrite of EU merger rules that would, for the first time globally, permit companies to formally advance arguments that mergers deliver benefits such as sustainability, resilience, investment and innovation. Regulators would still emphasise traditional competition concerns - notably potential price rises and h…
Can-Fite BioPharma's stock climbed after the company disclosed positive Phase 2a data for namodenoson in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The fully enrolled study reported preliminary signs of clinical activity, including durable disease stabilization in a heavily pretreated population, a favorable safety profile, and several patients rema…
ConocoPhillips cut its annual production guidance and removed volumes from Qatar in its near-term outlook after disruptions tied to the Iran conflict affected LNG operations. The changes, combined with higher royalties at its Surmont oil sands project, weigh on 2026 output and follow weaker realised prices and quarterly earnings declines.
Blue Owl Capital saw its stock rise in premarket trading on Thursday after reporting first-quarter metrics that edged past analyst forecasts. Adjusted distributable earnings per share came in at $0.19 versus the $0.18 consensus, fee-related earnings per share increased to $0.25 from $0.22 a year earlier, and assets under management expanded 15% to …
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) reported first-quarter adjusted earnings that beat analyst expectations as increased market volatility boosted trading activity across asset classes. Exchange revenue and energy-related trading both rose sharply, while data services and mortgage technology contributed steady growth. Management highlighted customers' …
Saudi Arabia's stock market closed lower, with the Tadawul All Share sliding 0.45% as losses in Insurance, Telecoms & IT and Financial Services sectors outpaced gains. Individual stock swings were pronounced: three names gained more than 6%, while a leading decliner fell nearly 10%. Commodity and currency moves included weaker crude and Brent, firm…
Stellantis views its alliance with Chinese automaker Leapmotor as a replicable model for future collaborations in China, CEO Antonio Filosa said after the group's first-quarter results. The partnership, initiated in 2023 when Stellantis purchased about a fifth of Leapmotor and created a joint venture to produce and sell Leapmotor vehicles outside C…
Morgan Stanley has reiterated its positive stance on France’s largest banking groups, saying they are well placed to handle increases in systemic capital buffers without derailing earnings momentum or planned shareholder distributions. The brokerage highlighted BNP Paribas for its robust capital generation and comfortable cushion above minimum requ…
Mastercard topped analysts' expectations for first-quarter profit as sustained consumer spending supported transaction activity on its network. Gross dollar volume and cross-border spending rose, while net revenue increased 16% to $8.4 billion. The gains come amid uneven household spending patterns and external pressures including the Iran conflict…
Hershey reported quarterly results that exceeded analyst expectations as elevated pricing and rising demand for its salty snacks offset higher input and tariff costs. The company reiterated full-year targets even as first-quarter adjusted gross margin contracted and lower-income consumer spending remained cautious amid geopolitical and fuel-cost pr…
Wolfe Research has named The Cooper Companies (COO) as an investment idea, pointing to the company's dominant contact lens franchise and the valuation gap versus peers. The firm highlights that CooperVision’s market leadership is being weighed down by CooperSurgical’s weaker results, recent acquisitions that have pressured cash flow, and heightened…
Citi Research says gains in the Energy sector are concealing broader weakness across European corporate earnings. With energy now responsible for a large share of projected EPS growth for the year, revision trends have narrowed and positioning has shifted to net short, creating asymmetric risks for European markets in the months ahead.
Futures tied to Canada’s main stock index rose modestly after oil retreated from multi-year highs and major U.S. technology firms reported quarterly results that highlighted rising AI-related capital spending. Market attention remains split between energy-driven inflation risks and the near-term costs of expanding cloud and data-center capacity amo…
Driven Brands stock jumped after activist hedge fund ADW Capital proposed to acquire the automotive services company for nearly $3 billion, offering $18 per share in a move that follows calls to initiate a strategic review and explore a sale or breakup of the business. ADW, which owns about 3.7% of the company, said it has met with advisers and pot…
Bank of America says first-quarter earnings per share (EPS) for European companies are running ahead of consensus, powered chiefly by the technology sector and boosted by resource-sector revisions tied to the Iran war. With roughly 30% of Stoxx 600 firms reported, EPS growth is tracking at 15% year-on-year versus a 7% consensus. Adjusting for large…
Hertz Global Holdings shares rose sharply after the company said its recently formed affiliate, Oro Mobility, will provide fleet management services to Uber for both autonomous robotaxis and driver-led operations. Oro will manage Lucid vehicles equipped with Nuro AV systems for Uber's autonomous program and will also supply high-quality, Oro-operat…
Activist investor Starboard Value LP has urged Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. to convene an investor day and present a clear roadmap to durable earnings growth, saying the company must act to restore investor confidence after a year of share weakness. The call comes in a letter to the board and follows recent meetings between Starboard and Lamb Weston’s…
Prada reported a 3% increase in first-quarter revenue at constant exchange rates excluding Versace, with total group sales of 1.3 billion euros in January-March. Strong double-digit retail growth in the Americas and stable performance from newly acquired Versace helped offset declines in Europe and the Middle East. Miu Miu’s pace slowed, while mana…
L3Harris Technologies increased its 2026 per-share profit forecast after reporting first-quarter revenue that exceeded Wall Street estimates. Strong Pentagon orders for weapons and military intelligence systems lifted sales across its missile and space businesses. The company also confidentially filed for an IPO of its missile solutions unit, suppo…
UBS upgraded Brenntag AG to neutral from sell and increased its 12-month price target to €60 from €42, arguing that sharp gains in energy and industrial chemical prices could provide upside to gross profit per unit and help counter ongoing profit pressures. The bank revised earnings and cash-flow assumptions, while noting volume risk and restructur…
JPMorgan has downgraded Meta Platforms Inc. from Overweight to Neutral and reduced its price target from $825 to $725. The bank highlighted significant infrastructure spending, a lack of visibility into Meta's AI product pipeline, and potential pressure on returns from heavy AI capital expenditure. Analyst Doug Anmuth acknowledged robust recent rev…
Vistance Networks said it has signed a definitive agreement to divest its RUCKUS Networks unit to Belden Inc. for $1.846 billion in cash. The announcement sent Vistance shares sharply higher and follows a string of asset dispositions that have left the company with substantial cash to return to investors. The transaction is slated to close in the s…
Macquarie reports ANZ returned to mortgage growth in March after ceding market share over the prior six months. The rebound has been concentrated in investor lending, where ANZ is growing at an annualised pace above 10% and is pricing interest-only investor loans materially below major competitors. The bank has also raised term deposit rates ahead …
V Technology has trimmed its fiscal 2026 guidance after reporting slower-than-expected equipment installations and delayed deliveries, particularly affecting semiconductor and photomask lines and CF lithography equipment for the FPD segment bound for China. The firm lowered sales, operating profit and net profit estimates, reduced its year-end orde…
Cardinal Health lifted its fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings-per-share forecast after stronger-than-expected demand for specialty and branded medicines at its pharmaceuticals and specialty solutions unit. The company also beat quarterly adjusted EPS estimates while reporting slightly weaker-than-expected total sales for the quarter ending March 31.
