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MGP Ingredients (MGPI) trades near its 52-week low with a market cap of $347.7M, positive free cash flow of $54.0M, and an EV/EBITDA of 6.5. The company looks inexpensive on headline multiples, but demand weakness in branded spirits, inventory accounting hits and class-action investigations have compressed earnings and sentiment. This is a contrari…
Bitcoin sank toward a four-month low on Friday, trading around $61,524 and headed for a weekly decline exceeding 16% after prolonged institutional selling. The pressure was concentrated in spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, which recorded about $1.4 billion in outflows this week - the fourth straight week with more than $1 billion withdrawn. Eleva…
<p>Energy Transfer (ET) is a capital-intensive midstream operator with one of the sector's highest yields and stable fee-driven cash flows. At roughly $19.62 a share and a market cap near $67.5B, the partnership is trading near its 52-week high while still offering an EV/EBITDA multiple below 9 and free cash flow of $3.615B — metrics that support a…
Japan's equity market closed lower on Friday with the Nikkei 225 retreating 1.26% as weakness in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors pressured the index. Market breadth favored advancers, while several large-cap names swung markedly in both directions. Volatility edged higher and key commodity and currency benchmarks showed mixed move…
Barclays downgraded Finnair from "equal weight" to "underweight" and set a €3.60 price target, citing concerns that recent gains in Asian route revenues will not be sustained. The broker raised its FY26 earnings forecast on a stronger near-term performance but cut estimates for FY27 and FY28 as jet fuel costs rise and unit revenues face tougher com…
Investors face a heavy slate this week centered on the expected public debut of SpaceX, a likely European Central Bank rate hike, fresh Chinese monthly data, and OPEC+ talks on oil output. Corporate earnings and U.S. inflation readings add to the mix, while the World Cup opening and projected sports-related spending offer a limited macro lift. Toge…
AirTrunk said it will commit $30 billion to develop 5 gigawatts of new data centre capacity in India over the next four years. The Sydney-headquartered firm, backed by Blackstone and Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), entered the market in April with its purchase of Lumina CloudInfra. Its current Indian pipeline lists 600 megawatts acr…
Apollo Global Management has informed Bodycote it does not intend to proceed with a firm offer for the UK thermal processing services firm, bringing to a close talks over a conditional all-cash proposal valued at £1.52 billion. The move triggers a six-month restriction on renewed approaches under British takeover regulations, with limited exception…
Bank Indonesia said it will produce technical implementing regulations to align its operations with a newly expanded mandate that adds real-sector growth and job creation to its existing objectives of price and exchange rate stability and sustainable economic growth. The announcement followed parliament's passage of a broad financial system law, wh…
British house prices unexpectedly declined in May, with Halifax reporting a 0.1% monthly fall - the third consecutive monthly drop. Annual growth slowed to 0.5%, below economist expectations, as elevated borrowing costs and uncertainty linked to the Iran war weigh on buyer demand. Mortgage approvals rose in April, even as markets price in a higher …
Fitch Ratings has trimmed its global growth forecast to 2.4% for this year while lifting its Brent crude price projection for 2026 to $87 a barrel. The agency attributes the revisions to an oil shock tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict and the prolonged shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, which it says has propagated higher inflation, squeezed real wages …
Bernstein said in a note dated Friday that it expects increasing food inflation to bolster earnings for European grocery retailers over the next 6-12 months. The broker forecasts UK food CPI to rise through 2026 into 2027, with a peak anticipated around January-February 2027, and rates Tesco and Jeronimo Martins as top picks while positioning Marks…
Australian equities ended the Friday session under pressure, with the S&P/ASX 200 slipping 0.70% as losses in Gold, Metals & Mining and Materials sectors outnumbered gains. Megaport, Tuas and CSL were the session's strongest performers, while Liontown, Mineral Resources and Genesis Minerals posted the largest declines. Market breadth favored declin…
Barclays downgraded Air France-KLM from equal weight to underweight and set a €10 price target, citing the transitory nature of recent revenue improvements on Asian and African routes and an expected reversion in yields and cargo rates even after raising FY2026 EBIT estimates on lower fuel cost assumptions.
The U.S. Trade Representative has proposed additional import duties of 10% or 12.5% on goods from 60 countries it accuses of failing to address forced labour. Trade lawyers, business groups and human rights experts say the tariffs - advanced under a Section 301 investigation - are unlikely to reduce modern slavery and could amplify political resist…
Taiwanese equities finished higher on Friday, with the Taiwan Weighted index adding 1.98% to reach a new all-time high. Strength in the Machinery, Electricity and Financials sectors propelled the advance. Several small-cap names posted double-digit percentage moves in both directions while select commodities and currency pairs recorded modest chang…
Keel Infrastructure Corp. priced an upsized $400 million convertible senior notes offering due 2032 with a 1.25% interest rate. The proceeds will be used to fund capped call transactions and general corporate purposes including accelerating data center projects. The notes are convertible at a premium, with measures in place to reduce dilution upon …
The U.S. dollar steadied on Friday and was poised to finish the week higher as elevated tensions in the Middle East reinforced expectations of stronger inflation and a persistently hawkish U.S. rate outlook. Market attention concentrated on the upcoming May nonfarm payrolls release for fresh guidance on the U.S. economy and interest rates, while un…
Shares of Rajesh Exports Ltd. plunged sharply on Friday after India’s securities regulator accused the jewellery maker of inflating turnover through unverified overseas transactions. The Securities and Exchange Board of India alleged that nearly all reported revenue came via Switzerland-based Valcambi SA, while Valcambi’s standalone filings showed …
Gran Tierra Energy (GTE) generates material free cash flow relative to its market cap and carries a large note liability that the company is actively restructuring. If management converts cash generation into debt paydown and executes waterflood-based production growth in Colombia and Ecuador, the shares can rerate from cyclically depressed multipl…
The European Central Bank is poised to lift interest rates next week to counter rising inflation driven by an energy shock. With the 21-country euro zone economy weaker than during the 2022 energy crisis, officials must balance curbing price pressures against the risk of deepening the growth slowdown. Markets and policymakers are focused on whether…
The Reserve Bank of India left its key policy rate unchanged at 5.25% and maintained a neutral policy stance, deferring further action until geopolitical and domestic supply shocks become clearer. Governor Sanjay Malhotra cut the growth forecast for the fiscal year to 6.6% and raised the expected consumer price index inflation to 5.1%, citing highe…
Partners Group, the Zug-based private markets manager founded by three former Goldman Sachs bankers, faced its steepest stock-market decline after it stopped redemptions on an $8.6 billion private equity vehicle amid rising client withdrawals and scrutiny over asset valuations. Sources said the firm will also gate a larger U.S. fund seeing accelera…
Japan's digital minister, Hisashi Matsumoto, warned that the country risks becoming an 'AI colony' if it does not accelerate domestic AI development. He defended a government-drafted bill to amend the personal data protection law so AI developers can use sensitive records, including medical and criminal files, for model training without individuals…
An EY sector analysis finds that the world’s largest auto groups saw aggregate revenue rise 2% in the first quarter, led by Japanese and U.S. manufacturers, while German carmakers experienced a 4% fall. The report identifies market losses in the U.S. and China, costly overcapacity, rising software investment needs and a slow electric vehicle rollou…
