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Goldman Sachs economists warned in February that faster adoption of artificial intelligence could lift U.S. unemployment this year. They estimated AI was linked to 5,000-10,000 net job losses per month last year in the most exposed U.S. industries and said AI accounted for 7% of planned layoffs in January. Since October, a range of global firms hav…
Wartsila expects U.S. policy and industry moves encouraging datacentres to generate their own power to strengthen demand for its energy- and water-efficient engines. CEO Hakan Agnevall said the company has contracted about 1.2 gigawatts for datacentre projects, plans to expand delivery capacity by 80% by 2028, and anticipates double-digit percentag…
The Indonesia Stock Exchange will roll out a new rule raising the minimum free float for listed companies to 15% in stages, the bourse's interim chief executive said. Firms may be grouped into batches with a one-year compliance window for each group, and the timetable and mechanics remain subject to approval by the Financial Services Authority. The…
European shares held steady on Friday, with the STOXX 600 up 0.1% and approaching record highs as better-than-expected corporate updates helped sustain investor risk appetite. Mining stocks led sector gains while lingering concerns over AI-driven business disruption and a newly imposed global tariff from the United States continued to weigh on sent…
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP) and Equinix have reached an agreement to buy Nordic data center operator atNorth from Partners Group in a transaction valued at about $4 billion. CPP will contribute approximately $1.6 billion for a 60% controlling stake, with Equinix taking the remaining roughly 40%. The deal is expected to be immediately…
Acerinox reported adjusted EBITDA of €101 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, outperforming analyst consensus and company projections. The stainless steel group posted positive free cash flow, recorded significant working capital inflows and slightly exceeded its annual capex guidance. Results reflect inventory adjustments, cost-savings initiat…
The IDX Composite Index closed lower by 0.12% on Friday as losses in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors pressured the market. Despite notable individual advances from several small-cap names, decliners outnumbered advancers and currency and commodity moves were modestly tilted toward a firmer U.S. dollar and higher crude prices.
Vallourec reported fourth-quarter 2025 results showing robust cash generation and an unexpected net cash position, prompting management to propose a larger-than-anticipated interim dividend. While EBITDA came in line with expectations and revenue exceeded forecasts, net income lagged consensus and the company issued cautious guidance for early 2026…
European equities traded with little net change on Friday as market participants weighed a fresh batch of corporate quarterly results against key regional inflation statistics and evolving oil-market dynamics. Major benchmarks in Germany, France and the U.K. showed only modest moves while more than half of STOXX 600 constituents have now disclosed …
Alpha Services and Holdings S.A. reported a fourth-quarter 2025 net profit of €237 million, beating consensus by 16%. The bank cited resilient fee income, improved pre-provision profits and accelerating credit growth, while noting a rise in impairments and a decline in its CET1 ratio. Management raised the 2025 payout ratio to 55% and set 2026 norm…
Gedeon Richter Plc reported fiscal 2025 results that beat analyst expectations, with pharmaceutical revenues of HUF914 billion and clean EBIT rising 14% on a constant exchange rate basis. The company outperformed its prior guidance for clean EBIT growth and issued fiscal 2026 guidance calling for high single-digit constant exchange rate growth in b…
JPMorgan has identified two European oil and gas operators as Overweight recommendations, highlighting their resilience to oil-price swings, strong cash-return programs and targeted cost initiatives. The bank emphasizes Shell's advantaged LNG position and portfolio characteristics, and Galp's low-cost growth optionality and Bacalhau-driven free cas…
Tokyo equities closed higher on Friday with the Nikkei 225 advancing 0.36% to a fresh all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors, while a handful of tech-related names weighed on the index. Commodity benchmarks and currency pairs showed modest movement during the session.
Hyatt Hotels aims to increase its presence in India by five times within five years, driven by stronger domestic travel and higher consumer spending. The CEO framed the move as a response to market demand, noting Hyatt currently operates 55 properties in India and more than 1,400 worldwide. Industry forecasts and rival expansion plans underline the…
Australian equities finished higher on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 0.25% to reach a fresh all-time high. Sector strength in Gold, Utilities and Telecoms Services supported the advance. Several individual stocks delivered large swings in both directions, while market breadth was positive and implied volatility eased.
Most Asian equity markets declined on Friday as technology stocks followed weakness seen in U.S. markets, even after strong results from a leading chip maker. Despite the daily pullback, South Korea's KOSPI and Japan's Nikkei were positioned for significant monthly gains, supported by AI-related optimism and expectations of domestic stimulus.
Nintendo is arranging for strategic shareholders, including MUFG Bank and the Bank of Kyoto, to sell a significant stake in the company - a move that could amount to about 300 billion yen. The Kyoto-based game maker is also planning a share buyback, and a final decision may come as soon as Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Hyundai Motor Group and the South Korean government signed an agreement to invest about 9 trillion won to develop an AI data centre, a robot manufacturing facility and energy projects on the west coast's Saemangeum reclamation area. The group plans to allocate 5.8 trillion won to an AI data centre equipped with 50,000 GPUs, 400 billion won to a fac…
Asian equities tracked Wall Street lower on Friday as investor appetite for risk cooled following mixed market reactions to Nvidia’s quarterly update and ongoing uncertainty around U.S.-Iran negotiations. The yen gained, U.S. Treasury yields fell, gold remained steady and oil markets stayed on edge amid limited progress in talks aimed at reducing t…
China's central bank said it will remove the foreign exchange risk reserve requirement on certain currency forward purchases, reducing the ratio from 20% to zero effective March 2. The policy change reverses a September 2022 tightening that had been introduced to address rapid yuan depreciation and capital outflows. The yuan posted its largest annu…
The Federal Aviation Administration restricted flights around Fort Hancock, Texas after congressional aides reported that a military laser-based anti-drone system was believed to have accidentally shot down a U.S. government drone. The FAA cited "special security reasons" for the airspace notice. Earlier this month, the agency briefly ordered a clo…
Generate Biomedicines has set the price for its initial public offering at $16.00 per share for 25 million common shares, targeting $400 million in gross proceeds before underwriting discounts and commissions. The company granted a 30-day option for underwriters to buy up to 3.75 million additional shares, and expects its stock to begin trading on …
Illumination Acquisition Corp I has priced a 20 million-unit initial public offering at $10 per unit, generating $200 million in gross proceeds. Units are slated to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 27, 2026, with separate listings for Class A shares and redeemable warrants expected once the securities trade separately. The comp…
U.S. stock index futures moved lower Thursday evening as Nvidia’s post-earnings decline spread through technology names, overshadowing other corporate moves. Netflix rallied sharply in after-hours trading after announcing it would not raise its offer for Warner Bros Discovery following an upgraded bid from Paramount Skydance. Other notable aftermar…
Alphabet’s Google has reached a multi-year agreement to rent its tensor processing units to Meta Platforms, a deal reported to be worth billions of dollars. Meta will deploy the chips to develop new artificial intelligence models. The arrangement amplifies competition with NVIDIA in AI hardware, while Google continues to face manufacturing constrai…
