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Big Yellow Group PLC said Chief Executive Officer Jim Gibson will retire on July 20, 2026, following the company’s Annual General Meeting. Shares fell 1.1% on the news. Chief Operating Officer John Hunter, who joined the group in April 2024 and joined the board in July 2025, will succeed Gibson as CEO.
Alphabet remains fundamentally strong — $3.77T market cap, $73.3B free cash flow, Google Cloud growing fast — but an emerging pattern of hyperscaler cooperation, shifting AI spend, and stretched multiples argue for a tactical short. I lay out a mid-term (45 trading days) trade with clear entry, stop and target and the catalysts and risks that matte…
The escalation of hostilities involving Iran, the United States and Israel has disrupted crude and liquefied natural gas flows to several Asian countries, with ships anchoring outside the Strait of Hormuz, tanker freight rates expected to rise and global oil prices jumping. Industry participants and analysts say the interruption underscores Asia's …
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) said it has raised its readiness to intervene in currency markets after the franc strengthened to its strongest level against the euro since 2015. The bank warned that a rapid, excessive appreciation of the franc threatens price stability and could push inflation into negative territory, potentially harming Swiss expor…
RBC Capital Markets says recent U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran and subsequent retaliation have not altered its year-ahead outlook for U.S. equities, but the firm’s lead U.S. equity strategist flagged five implications investors should monitor. The bank believes the market had largely priced in some geopolitical risk already, expects elevated uncertain…
Indonesia's equity benchmark closed lower on Monday, with the IDX Composite sliding 2.37% as losses concentrated in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture. Market breadth was negative, with declining issues far outnumbering advancers. Commodity and FX moves included sharp gains in crude and Brent oil and a stronger US dollar against the rupiah.
European equities fell sharply on March 2 as renewed military activity in the Middle East unsettled markets. The STOXX 600 dropped to its lowest level since mid-February, while energy and defence companies rose alongside a surge in oil prices and concerns that the conflict could expand. Travel, banking and insurance stocks were among the hardest hi…
U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have prompted analysts and former officials to warn that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will interpret those actions as a cautionary example, potentially strengthening his resolve to expand nuclear forces. At the same time, a range of experts cited in Seoul say the strikes could create a tactical window for Pyongya…
UK equities opened lower and the British pound weakened to about $1.33 as rising geopolitical tensions tied to the Iran-US-Israel situation damped investor sentiment. The FTSE 100 and major European indices fell, while corporate updates from Smith+Nephew, Bunzl, Oxford Nanopore and BYG delivered a mix of beats, in-line results and cautious guidance…
Large-scale demonstrations against the U.S.-Israeli bombing campaign in Iran turned deadly in Pakistan, where security forces and consulate guards fired on crowds, killing at least 23 people. Clashes also occurred in Iraq near the Green Zone. Meanwhile, Iranian exiles in several Western capitals held celebratory gatherings.
European equities tumbled Monday following weekend military action by the United States and Israel against Iran and Iran's retaliatory strikes, while oil prices spiked on disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. Major continental indices opened markedly lower, corporate results offered mixed signals, and economic data from Germany and the U.K. adde…
On March 2, Amazon Web Services reported power and connectivity problems affecting data center zones in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The company said one UAE zone suffered damage after "objects" struck a data center, producing sparks and fire and prompting a power shutdown. Two UAE zones and one zone in Bahrain were impacted; AWS asked cus…
U.S. equity futures fell sharply as renewed military strikes across the Middle East and statements from political leaders stoked fears of a widening conflict. Oil prices rose while gold and government bonds rallied, pushing the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield to an 11-month low. The market reaction arrives ahead of a busy U.S. data calendar that includ…
JPMorgan has reduced its 2026 non-oil growth forecast for Gulf Cooperation Council economies following a weekend escalation in the Iran conflict, cutting the bloc-wide estimate by 0.3 percentage points and making larger downgrades for Bahrain and the UAE. The bank also revised its expectations for monetary policy in Turkey and Israel, shifting its …
Greenland’s participation in Denmark’s March 24 parliamentary election will indicate how islanders feel about independence versus continued ties with Denmark. The vote pits a pragmatic, long-term independence approach favored by the governing coalition against Naleraq’s push for immediate separation, while tensions over past Danish conduct and rece…
Bank of America reports that commodity trading advisors (CTAs) and other systematic trend-following strategies remain in extended long positions across global equities, buoyed by strength in Japan and Europe even as U.S. stocks act as a drag. The bank highlights elevated, volatility-sensitive positioning across CTAs, risk parity and volatility-cont…
Orange announced a collaboration with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe - the AST-Vodafone joint venture - to advance direct-to-cell satellite connectivity. Demonstrations covering voice, SMS and data are scheduled for late 2026 in Romania. Satellite Connect Europe, formed last November, intends to build a Europe-based constellation with…
Palantir's software sits at the intersection of government demand, operational urgency, and sticky contract economics. The U.S.-Iran conflict after the 03/02/2026 strike crystallizes why governments pay a premium for integrated operational AI. For disciplined, mid-term traders, this is a long setup: enter at $137.20, stop at $118.00, target $190.00…
Heavy inflows to prediction markets tied to U.S. attacks on Iran and the reported removal of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have drawn renewed regulatory and ethical questions. Hundreds of millions of dollars were staked across contracts on Polymarket and others, while analytics firms flagged concentrated buying from newly created accounts in the hours and…
MercadoLibre remains the dominant commerce and payments platform across Latin America. Recent quarterly revenue acceleration and a rapidly expanding fintech footprint argue for a long-term BUY. Valuation looks reasonable when you pay for cash flow rather than headline earnings multiples. This is a trade to hold through normalization of investments …
Vodafone Group and Amazon Leo have agreed to use Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband to backhaul 4G and 5G mobile sites in remote and underserved regions across Europe and Africa. The deal lets Vodafone avoid laying long fibre or fixed wireless links for new base stations, and is intended to improve resilience for emergency and critical se…
Following coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, Texas Capital sees crude trading between $70 and $80 per barrel over the coming week as a heightened geopolitical risk premium lifts prices. The firm notes embedded risk premiums, limited likelihood of a long closure of the Strait of Hormuz, and potential market tightening if Iranian exports a…
The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority has launched a formal probe into whether Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group and Marriott International shared competitively sensitive information through STR, a hotel data analytics tool owned by CoStar. The investigation will assess if use of the platform reduced uncertainty about…
Kosmos Energy issued 2026 guidance that trims exploration spending well below consensus and sets production and capital expenditure targets, even as fourth-quarter results showed falling revenues, wider losses and weaker cash generation. The company reiterated a debt-reduction target for 2026 while allocating most capex to drilling in Jubilee.
Bavarian Nordic A/S announced on Monday that CEO Paul Chaplin will step down for personal reasons. Chaplin, who joined the company in 1999 and became CEO in 2014, will stay in his role through the end of 2026 or until a successor is appointed; the board has initiated a search for a new chief executive. Chaplin highlighted pride in the company's pro…
