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Henkel AG reported a mixed set of fourth-quarter results, with the consumer division delivering stronger-than-expected volume growth and pricing support, while overall group organic sales fell short of consensus. Adhesives underperformed, and full-year operating margin rose modestly but underlying EPS slightly missed forecasts. The company provided…
European equity indices fell modestly as investors parsed a report that the International Energy Agency may propose a record release of oil reserves and monitored continuing exchanges of air strikes involving Iran. Oil futures recovered from earlier peaks, while German harmonized inflation accelerated as expected and U.S. consumer price data awaite…
Basic-Fit reported full-year 2025 financials that matched its January trading update, with revenue and EBITDA marginally above guidance. The company expanded its club network, grew memberships, and reiterated fiscal 2026 revenue and EBITDA guidance while signalling early membership growth and partial hedging of energy costs.
The Gym Group reported FY25 EBITDA less normalised rent ahead of consensus and has increased its FY26 guidance to the top end of analysts' forecasts after continued revenue and membership growth. The company is expanding its estate, plans further new openings funded by free cash flow, and expects modest like-for-like revenue growth with site cost i…
Gerresheimer AG has announced it will miss the March 31 deadline to publish its audited financial statements for fiscal 2025 after a second external auditor's review of transactions covering 2024 and 2025 took longer than anticipated. The company now expects to release audited annual and consolidated results in June 2026. The delay will lead to the…
Morgan Stanley has begun employing contract staff in Hong Kong to handle increased demand for IPO-related work, using one-year engagements to limit costs while supporting a growing roster of listing clients. The move, which includes an IPO transaction support team of roughly 10 people formed in late 2025, highlights talent pressures in the region a…
IndiGo's chief executive Pieter Elbers resigned with immediate effect for personal reasons. Co-founder and Managing Director Rahul Bhatia has been named interim head. Shares rose 0.4% early Wednesday as investors absorbed the leadership change following recent scheduling problems in December 2024. The airline will name a permanent successor later; …
French broadcaster Canal+ has signed a multi-year agreement with Google Cloud to integrate generative artificial intelligence into its production workflow and streaming service. The deal supplies Canal+ production teams with Google’s Veo 3 video generative AI, aims to index the company’s full content library for improved recommendations on the Cana…
Carlyle has reached an agreement to sell SierraCol, its Colombian oil-producing unit, to Prime Infrastructure Capital—an infrastructure arm linked to Filipino businessman Enrique K. Razon Jr.—for an undisclosed amount. Carlyle established SierraCol in 2020 after acquiring assets from Occidental Petroleum and later invested roughly $1 billion to sta…
Japan's equity benchmark closed higher Wednesday, with the Nikkei 225 finishing up 1.51% as gains in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors underpinned the advance. A handful of large-cap industrials and electronics-related names led the rise, while a few technology and services stocks weighed on the downside. Market breadth favored advancers by …
Morgan Stanley has published its preferred equities within the European telecommunications sector, prioritizing firms with strong network assets, improving cash generation and links to emerging infrastructure demand. The bank's selections include an integrated operator, a tower company, a Swiss carrier, a UK incumbent and a network equipment suppli…
Anduril Industries has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, a national security company focused on space sensing, space awareness and missile defense. The transaction represents Anduril's first acquisition for its space business unit and its 11th acquisition overall. The companies say the combination would link ExoAnalyti…
Taiwan's benchmark index closed sharply lower, with the Taiwan Weighted losing 4.43% as weakness in the Glass and Electronic Parts/Components sectors pressured the market. A handful of stocks posted 10.00% moves, with three rising to notable highs while three others fell by the same percentage. Commodity and currency indicators showed mixed moves a…
JPMorgan Chase has marked down the value of specific loans held by private credit lenders, a move intended to cap how much the bank will advance against those assets. The cuts focus on loans to software companies, noted for perceived vulnerability to AI-driven disruption. The valuation adjustments did not prompt margin calls but were pre-emptive st…
Australian equities ended the trading day higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.59% as strength in Metals & Mining, Materials and Resources sectors outweighed losses in select real estate and energy-related stocks. Market breadth was positive, volatility eased and commodity prices were mixed amid modest currency moves.
Citi Research is concentrating its semiconductor convictions into four names as it looks toward mid-2026. The research team points to sustained AI infrastructure expenditures and analog companies executing margin expansion as the clearest routes to outperformance in a mixed chip market. Broadcom and NVIDIA top the list for AI infrastructure exposur…
OpenAI is preparing to integrate its AI video generator Sora into the ChatGPT platform, according to a report that cites people familiar with the matter. Sora, launched as a standalone app in September 2025, enables users to create and share AI-generated videos that can be derived from copyrighted material and posted to social-media-style feeds. Th…
OpenAI is preparing to add its Sora AI video-generation features to ChatGPT, a move intended to attract more users but one that could raise operating costs. Sora, introduced as a mobile app in 2025 for creating short-form AI videos, has seen falling downloads and user spending by early 2026 despite a content deal with Walt Disney Company.
Shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. rose in Taipei after the company reported February revenue of NT$317.66 billion, a 22.2% increase from a year earlier. The monthly figure fell 20.8% from January because of seasonal effects around the Lunar New Year, while aggregate revenue for January-February 2026 reached NT$718.91 billion, up 29.9…
Chinese government bodies and state-owned enterprises, including large state-controlled banks, have been advised against installing the OpenClaw AI agent on workplace computers. Officials cited security risks tied to the software's broad system permissions and requested that any prior installations be reported to supervisors.
Nintendo shares rose sharply on Wednesday after its new life-simulation title, Pokemon Pokopia, reached the top of the Switch 2 sales chart within days of release. The game’s strong early demand and positive critical reception helped drive a double-digit gain in the company’s stock, while enthusiasm around an upcoming Super Mario movie added to mar…
Heinz Wattie’s has put forward a proposal to close three manufacturing sites in New Zealand and to cease packing operations for frozen lines at a fourth location, a move that could affect around 350 employees. The company, a subsidiary of Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ:KHC), also plans to stop producing and selling several product lines including frozen ve…
Anduril Industries has signed a definitive agreement to buy ExoAnalytic Solutions, a national security company focused on space sensing, awareness and missile defense. The acquisition is intended to bolster Anduril’s role in the administration’s Golden Dome space-based missile defense initiative by combining ExoAnalytic’s global telescope network a…
Most major Asian stock markets posted modest gains as oil prices eased from earlier spikes, offering some relief after volatile trading driven by geopolitical concerns. Despite the pullback in crude, market participants remained cautious given persistent tensions in the Middle East and the imminent U.S. Consumer Price Index release that could influ…
Global equity markets steadied following a short-lived decline in crude prices after reports that the International Energy Agency proposed an unprecedented release from strategic reserves. Despite the temporary relief, continued heavy strikes involving the United States, Israel and Iran have left investors uncertain about the conflict's duration an…
