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The Kremlin said it will request clarification from the United States after Washington issued a general license to enable oil and gas exploration and production in Venezuela that explicitly bars transactions involving Russian and Chinese nationals or entities. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov highlighted Russia's investments and long-term projects i…
Gold prices climbed in premarket trading as a softer dollar and lower Treasury yields provided support, pushing spot gold up 0.8% to $5,066.68 per ounce. The advance in bullion coincided with early gains across major gold producers in the U.S., South Africa and Canada, as markets awaited U.S. jobs data that could influence the Federal Reserve's pol…
J.P. Morgan has shifted its recommendation on Dunelm Group Plc from neutral to overweight, saying recent operational moves under chief executive Clo Moriarty and evidence of improved trading have reduced downside risk. The bank trimmed its June 2027 price target to 1,225p from 1,240p and cut its full-year 2026 pretax profit forecast modestly follow…
Russia says it will continue to observe the numerical limits on strategic missiles and warheads set by the 2010 New START treaty - which expired on February 5 - provided the United States does not exceed those caps. The Kremlin’s stance follows a rejected proposal from Moscow for a voluntary one-year extension and comes amid concerns that the treat…
U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will travel to Caracas this week for a high-level, on-the-ground evaluation of Venezuela’s oil industry, following a U.S. general license authorizing exploration and production. The trip includes planned meetings with government officials and executives from companies such as Chevron and Repsol, a site visit to…
DigitalOcean (DOCN) is a profitable, cash-generative cloud provider focused on small and mid-size developer teams. As AI tooling and managed services let teams accomplish more with fewer engineers, demand could shift toward simpler, lower-cost cloud platforms. DOCN's attractive margins, steady growth (mid-teens revenue gains), and improving AI reve…
A recently implemented income tax exemption for monthly wages up to 5,000 reais has sharply reduced the number of Brazilians paying income tax, injecting discretionary cash into lower- and middle-income households. That boost to consumption and a favourable economic backdrop - record-low unemployment, record-high median wages and cooling food infla…
On Feb 11 voters in Barbados went to the polls to decide whether Prime Minister Mia Mottley will secure a third consecutive term. Mottley, who has raised her international profile through regional leadership, climate advocacy and presiding over Barbados' transition to a republic in 2021, leads the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) against Ralph Thorne an…
London Stock Exchange Group shares climbed more than 2% after reports that Elliott Investment Management had taken a position in the company and was engaging on potential improvements. Barclays research argues the market has overreacted to AI risk, estimating only a small portion of LSEG revenue is exposed and highlighting data-licensing agreements…
Taiwan's Economy Ministry will dispatch its Geological Survey and Mining Management Agency to the United States to inspect rare earth deposits, evaluating which elements they contain and whether they meet Taipei's needs. The move aims to enable Taiwan to refine imported material on-island and expand domestic refining capacity to meet up to half of …
MarketAxess (MKTX) runs a dominant electronic fixed-income trading franchise that tends to outperform during market stress. With revenue growth in recent quarters, strong free cash flow of $395M, little financial leverage and a modest dividend yield, MKTX is a sensible diversification candidate. This trade idea lays out a mid-term long with precise…
Syria's national oil company has announced plans to award exploration licenses to several large energy companies. The firm's CEO said only a small portion of the country's prospective hydrocarbon acreage has been explored and that significant gas volumes may remain in untapped regions. Agreements and negotiations are under way with a number of inte…
A federal judge in Los Angeles has preliminarily enjoined a California law that barred federal officers from wearing masks while on duty, finding the U.S. government likely to prevail on constitutional grounds. At the same time, the court sustained a separate California requirement that federal officers display identification while performing offic…
Douglas AG reported first-quarter results confirming preliminary figures: sales of €1.67 billion, a 1.7% year-over-year increase, and adjusted EBITDA of €334 million, amounting to a 19.9% margin, down 1.6 percentage points from the prior year. Net income was €144.8 million, slightly above analyst consensus, while like-for-like sales fell 0.3%. The …
Zain KSA closed 2025 with quarterly results that outpaced market forecasts across core metrics. Q4 revenue of SR2.89 billion and EBITDA of SR952 million exceeded consensus, while net income of SR231 million was 21.3% higher than analysts anticipated. The firm declared an annual dividend of SR0.50 per share; management offered no forward guidance.
European equities showed limited direction on Wednesday, with the Stoxx 600 and major national indexes posting modest moves as investors digested a stream of regional earnings and awaited a delayed U.S. payrolls report. Corporate updates from supermarkets, brewers, energy groups and industrials influenced stock moves, while oil climbed on geopoliti…
VEON Ltd.'s Kyivstar Group has acquired Tabletki.ua outright for $160 million paid in Ukrainian hryvnia, bringing a high-traffic digital pharmacy platform into Kyivstar's growing portfolio of consumer services. The deal adds a platform that processed an average of 14 million monthly reservations in 2025 and reported substantial gross merchandise va…
British equities opened higher on Wednesday, led by precious metals miners and oil stocks, as the pound firmed against the dollar. The FTSE 100 outperformed some continental peers in early trade, with specific corporate developments including activist interest in the London Stock Exchange Group and mixed results from housebuilders and industrials.
India has declined to relax its 2019 ban on e-cigarettes and related products, reaffirming that heat-not-burn tobacco devices remain prohibited. Private correspondence and meetings show Philip Morris International mounted a sustained lobbying effort from 2021 to 2025 to persuade Indian authorities to reassess the ban and consider regulated use of h…
Gerresheimer said an expanded review of its revenue recognition and accounting practices will weigh on 2025 results, prompting a downgrade to its margin and earnings outlook and a planned sale of U.S. packaging unit Centor. Shares tumbled roughly 32% in Germany following the announcement. The company has engaged a second auditor and delayed publica…
U.S. equity futures ticked up as traders awaited a delayed U.S. jobs report that could shape Federal Reserve policy prospects. Ford disclosed a $900 million charge tied to an unexpected postponement of tariff relief, even as its forward guidance beat estimates. Activist investor moves in the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover contest and mixed commodi…
Qatar’s ruler held a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump focused on lowering regional tensions and supporting diplomatic channels, the Emiri Diwan said. The discussion comes as the United States and Iran move toward renewed negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, while Qatar continues to mediate on multiple fronts including Ga…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU must simplify rules that govern companies operating in the bloc to improve competitiveness with the United States and China. In a speech to the European Parliament, she highlighted the structural fragmentation of Europe's financial system and proposed that leaders endorse a single marke…
Robert Playter, chief executive of Boston Dynamics, has stepped down, the company said on its X account. The announcement coincided with a 5.9% rally in Hyundai Motor shares in Seoul trading on Wednesday and a 4.6% rise in Kia stock. Market commentary tied the move to expectations that Hyundai Motor Group may accelerate commercialisation of its rob…
D-Wave (QBTS) has pivoted from being the quantum annealing specialist to a hybrid supplier with gate-model capability after a $550 million acquisition. The stock trades at growth-stock multiples that assume market dominance; this trade buys a disciplined exposure at $20.50 with a long-term horizon, a $38 target and a tight stop to limit downside.
