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Moody's Ratings confirmed Telenor ASA's Baa1 senior unsecured rating and moved the outlook to positive from stable, pointing to ongoing deleveraging aided by stronger Nordic operating performance and planned debt repayment using proceeds from the sale of the company’s Thailand business. The agency left several ratings unchanged, outlined projected …
Moody's upgraded Helios Towers plc's corporate family rating and probability of default rating to Ba3 from B1, and raised the rating on $850 million of senior unsecured notes to Ba3. The outlook for the company and its HTA Group issuance moved from positive to stable, as Moody's pointed to improved operating performance, rising free cash flow, and …
MoffettNathanson identifies whether Paramount Skydance will bid above $30 per share as the central uncertainty in the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover battle. The note from analyst Robert Fishman cites an interim sign that Paramount Skydance indicated willingness to reach $31 per share, but not as a final offer. The firm expects at least $32 to forc…
Moroccan equities closed modestly lower on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.19% in Casablanca. Losses across the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors drove the market decline, even as a handful of stocks posted double-digit percentage gains. Activity skewed toward decliners on the Casablanca exchange, while oil and gold futures an…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that former President Donald Trump lacked authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose sweeping import tariffs, a decision that opens the door to refund claims by thousands of businesses. While markets welcomed the ruling, companies face a prolonged and complex process to recover duties…
James Walker, CEO of Nano Nuclear Energy Inc (NASDAQ:NNE), says rapid electricity demand growth is producing a near-term cost-of-living and reliability challenge as prices rise and grids face congestion. He argues that microreactors can deliver on-site, firm, carbon-free power suited to hyperscale AI campuses and other large, predictable loads, and…
Kosmos Energy shares rallied 16% after Ghana's parliament ratified extensions to key offshore licenses covering the Jubilee and TEN fields, stretching rights to 2040 and enabling up to $2 billion in incremental investment. The company reported higher Jubilee production, progress on new wells, a planned FPSO purchase for TEN to lower operating costs…
France’s state-owned transport group SNCF is exploring the partial sale of its Rail Logistics Europe arm. The company has engaged Lazard to advise on a potential transaction that could place a valuation as high as €800 million ($941 million). Industry peers including CMA CGM SA, AP Moller-Maersk A/S and DSV A/S have been mentioned as possible inter…
Norway's equity market ended the trading session higher, with the Oslo OBX rising 0.59% to a fresh all-time high. Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities were the strongest sectors, while several energy companies posted declines amid softer oil prices. Currency pairs involving the Norwegian krone and moves in g…
Israel's equity market finished higher on Friday as sector strength in insurance, real estate and oil & gas supported a 0.52% gain in the TA 35 index. Several large-cap names posted notable gains and new highs, while energy commodities and currency markets showed mixed moves into the close of trading.
Greek equities closed modestly lower on Friday, with the Athens General Composite slipping 0.09% as losses in the Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources sectors outweighed gains elsewhere. Viohalco SA climbed to an intraday high among winners, while Gr Sarantis SA recorded the session's largest drop. Commodity prices and key FX pairs registered mi…
Paramount announced that the 10-day U.S. antitrust waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act for its $108.4 billion, all-cash proposal to acquire Warner Bros Discovery ended on February 19. While the statutory waiting period has expired, the U.S. Department of Justice can continue its review, seek additional information, and still pursue litig…
Baird began coverage of Affirm with a Neutral rating and a $55 price target, highlighting the company's leading position in buy now, pay later (BNPL) and significant user and merchant growth. The firm emphasized attractive unit economics and expansion opportunities but warned that customer credit profiles and discretionary spending trends create no…
The Istanbul Borsa closed higher on Friday, with the BIST 100 up 0.94% as gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Information Technology and Technology sectors drove the market. Destek Finans Faktoring reached a record high, while several names on the downside pressured specific segments. Key commodity and FX benchmarks showed mixed moves alongside the e…
Shares of incarceration services firms tumbled after reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement intends to consolidate its privately operated detention network into a far smaller set of government-owned facilities. The move, which would replace multiple local jails and private prisons with about 34 larger DHS-owned sites, sent GEO Group …
Trading on Friday produced a wide range of outcomes across market-cap segments. Mega-cap names such as Google (GOOGL) and Lam Research (LRCX) posted gains, while a number of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks registered sharp losses. A handful of names moved higher on analyst actions or corporate announcements noted alongside their price moves.
CDT Equity Inc. (NASDAQ:CDT) saw its stock decline by 11% on Friday after unveiling an agreement to acquire a 20% equity interest in Sarborg Limited for $115 million. The transaction will be settled through an issuance of new common shares and a large block of pre-funded warrants that require shareholder approval, and includes an additional $8 mill…
A federal judge in Miami has rejected Tesla's motion to overturn a $243 million jury verdict tied to a 2019 fatal crash involving a Model S operating with Autopilot. The judge found the trial record provided ample support for the jury's decision and said Tesla presented no new grounds to disturb the verdict.
Interactive Strength Inc. (TRNR) saw its stock drop about 40% on Friday after announcing a 1-for-10 reverse stock split that will take effect February 24, 2026. The move will reduce outstanding shares from roughly 14.3 million to about 1.4 million, keep the trading symbol TRNR under a new CUSIP, and is described by the company as a step to regain c…
Over the past six months U.S.-domiciled investors have withdrawn roughly $75 billion from domestic equity products, with $52 billion exiting since the start of 2026. Driven by stronger returns in overseas markets and growing scrutiny of richly valued U.S. megacap technology stocks, money has rotated into emerging markets and European equities despi…
Lifeward Ltd. disclosed a 1-for-12 reverse stock split effective at market open on February 24, 2026. The announcement sent the company’s shares down 10.5% on the following trading day. The corporate action will reduce outstanding shares from about 18.3 million to about 1.5 million, alter the company’s CUSIP, and adjust warrants and options proport…
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury told France’s BFM TV the company is preparing for multiple eventualities in the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, including the prospect that France and Germany pursue separate fighter jets. The 100 billion euro FCAS effort, which pairs a next-generation fighter with armed drones and secure communications, is str…
OpenAI is assembling a team of more than 200 people to develop a suite of AI-enabled consumer devices. The initial product is expected to be a smart speaker priced between $200 and $300, equipped with a camera, with shipping not anticipated before February 2027. Additional projects under development reportedly include smart glasses and a lamp, with…
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to justify broad import tariffs, concluding in a 6-3 decision that the law does not grant authority for such levies. Justices expressed doubts about the administration's legal arguments during hearings, and markets had been positioned f…
Shares of Society Pass Incorporated (NASDAQ:SOPA) fell 12.5% following a regulatory update from its majority-owned unit, NusaTrip Incorporated (NASDAQ:NUTR). NusaTrip disclosed a sequence of responses to Nasdaq and SEC information requests and confirmed that trading in its securities on Nasdaq remains halted while it continues to cooperate with reg…
