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Volkswagen AG's premium brand group, which includes Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and Ducati, is targeting an operating return of 6% to 8% this year, up from 5.1% a year earlier. The group cites new model rollouts and efficiency actions to offset last year’s headwinds - including US tariffs, CO2-related provisions and competitive pressure in China - w…
India's benchmark indices ended Tuesday's session higher, led by strength in Metals, Auto and Real Estate names. The Nifty 50 rose 0.74% while the BSE Sensex 30 gained 0.75%. Market breadth was positive on both exchanges, volatility eased and commodities showed mixed moves with crude oil jumping sharply.
At its annual GTC developer conference, Nvidia presented an enlarged revenue view for its AI chips driven by a move from model training toward inference and mass deployment. The company raised the potential addressable market to at least $1 trillion through 2027, introduced new processors and system integrations including technology licensed from G…
Goldman Sachs lowered its rating on Li Auto to neutral from buy following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results, reducing 12-month targets for both ADRs and Hong Kong shares, and flagging widening net losses, weaker volume guidance, and compressed vehicle margins. The brokerage also trimmed near- and medium-term volume and profit forecasts and …
Chile’s state-owned miner Codelco reported a steep fall in copper output to open the year, triggering doubts among industry analysts and former executives about a large December surge that helped the company meet its annual target. January production fell to 91,000 metric tons - a sharp decline from December and a small year-on-year drop - reigniti…
Amazon is expanding its rapid-delivery lineup with new 1-hour and 3-hour shipping options across multiple U.S. metropolitan areas and smaller cities. The 1-hour option covers more than 90,000 items and leverages existing same-day infrastructure with operational tweaks; perishable groceries are available in select locations. The service carries incr…
Draft settlement agreements under the Trump administration would provide more than $928 million to TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning two planned offshore wind farms and for the Interior Department to cancel the corresponding federal water leases. The deals also include a commitment from TotalEnergies to invest in natural gas infr…
Honeywell warned on March 17 that the recent Middle East conflict could shave high-single-digit percentages off first-quarter revenue, yet the company says its 2026 sales and profit guidance remain unchanged because the effects are seen as timing disruptions rather than weakening demand. Shares have slid roughly 3.7% since the conflict began more t…
Medartis reported 2H25 group sales of CHF146.3m, essentially matching consensus. The company delivered full-year organic growth of 15.7% and reported growth of 12.0%, implying roughly 16% organic growth in the second half. Core 2H EBITDA missed consensus modestly, and operating free cash flow fell as the company increased investments in production …
Viaplay Group shares climbed in early trading after a report that its two largest shareholders, Canal+ and PPF Group, are contemplating a joint offer for the company. The potential bidders together hold roughly 60% of Viaplay. No formal proposal has been made, and the discussions are reportedly in their initial phases. The stock reached an intraday…
Uber and Nvidia said they will work together to roll out a fleet of robotaxis using Nvidia’s autonomous driving software, beginning with launches in Los Angeles and San Francisco in 2027 and expanding to 28 cities worldwide by 2028. The phased deployment will begin with data-collection vehicles, move to operator-supervised services, and ultimately …
Wirtek, an IT services provider based in Denmark, issued guidance for 2026 forecasting revenue of DKK 65.0 million to DKK 70.0 million, an increase of 1% to 9% versus 2025. The company also expects EBITDA of DKK 3.0 million to DKK 6.0 million in 2026, implying margins of 4.3% to 9.2% and a rise of 76% to 253% from 2025 EBITDA of DKK 1.70 million. M…
IP Group reported a 13% increase in net asset value per share to 110.4p for 2025, driven by £128.2m of licensing income tied to Pfizer's acquisition of Metsera. Shares jumped over 8% on the news, even as an IFRS 10 reclassification created a technical covenant breach on a £120m private placement that required a waiver and a reclassification of £119…
British equities opened modestly firmer on Tuesday, with the FTSE 100 gaining and the pound easing slightly but remaining above $1.33. European markets were mixed as oil prices firmed amid geopolitical tension. Market attention this week centres on upcoming central bank meetings and ongoing developments in the Middle East, even as corporate reports…
Indonesian equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the IDX Composite Index finishing up 1.13%. Strength in the Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors underpinned the advance. Several mid-cap and small-cap names recorded double-digit percentage gains while a handful of stocks declined sharply. Commodity prices and currency moves were…
Citigroup has reduced its 12-month price forecasts for bitcoin and ethereum, citing stalled U.S. congressional progress on crypto market-structure legislation and a shrinking timetable for regulatory catalysts that could support ETF-driven demand and broader institutional uptake. The bank presented downside scenarios under a recessionary macro envi…
BNP Paribas has outlined a plan for its asset management arm to lift pre-tax profit from a 2025 pro-forma base of €820 million to about €1.5 billion by 2030, implying roughly 13% compound annual growth. Analysts note the target falls short of consensus estimates once recently removed businesses are excluded from the base. The plan relies on net inf…
European share indexes struggled to find a clear trajectory at the opening of trade on Tuesday as crude prices climbed after several U.S. partners said they would not participate in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The move coincided with continued regional tensions following recent strikes, disruptions to container shipping and mounting con…
Nordea Bank Abp will record a €190 million restructuring cost in the first quarter of 2026 linked to its 2030 strategy. The moves focus on altering workforce composition, are expected to impact about 1,500 employees across 2026 and 2027, and aim to deliver at least €150 million in annual cost savings from full year 2028. Technology, data and AI are…
Operations at the Shah gas field remained suspended after a drone attack, while a separate assault ignited a fire at Fujairah port and prompted ADNOC to halt oil loading. The combined disruptions risk cutting off the United Arab Emirates' remaining crude export channel amid broader regional closures of the Strait of Hormuz, reducing domestic gas su…
At Nvidia’s GPU Technology Conference, Samsung introduced its sixth-generation HBM4 memory chips optimized for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform, reporting operational speeds of 11.7 Gbps with headroom toward 13 Gbps. The firm also promoted an enhanced HBM4E chip running at 16 Gbps and reiterated its role across memory, logic, foundry and advanced packa…
Primary Health Properties increased its fully covered dividend per share by 3% for the year 2025 while reporting a 4% drop in net asset value to 99 pence. The £6 billion healthcare real estate investment trust posted modestly higher earnings per share, expanded contracted rent roll with a high proportion of government-backed income, and reported su…
Vistry Group PLC has named Rob Woodward CBE as its next non-executive chair, with the role to take effect at the conclusion of the company's annual general meeting on May 13, 2026. The move follows the decision by Greg Fitzgerald to step down as executive chair at the AGM and to retire as chief executive, though Fitzgerald will remain in the CEO ro…
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr told Manager Magazin that the war in Iran increases risks for Gulf carrier hubs and could reduce the dominance of airlines such as Emirates and Qatar Airways on routes to Asia. He said the conflict undermines momentum to grant additional slots to Gulf carriers at German airports and emphasized concerns about Europe becom…
Lufthansa's chief executive, Carsten Spohr, told Manager Magazin that the war in Iran raises new risks for Gulf-based airline hubs and could reduce the dominance of carriers such as Emirates and Qatar Airways on routes to Asia. He said the conflict also complicates recent talks about allocating additional take-off and landing slots at German airpor…
