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Paragon Banking Group upheld the guidance set at its interim results in a third-quarter trading update, reporting modest year-on-year loan growth, smaller deposit outflows compared with the prior quarter, and an improved near-term net interest margin outlook. The bank has expanded teams to target agricultural clients and bridging finance, and its p…
European equities recorded modest gains as commodity-linked sectors outperformed, driven by higher copper output at Glencore and a jump in oil prices after U.S.-Saudi strikes in Iraq. The STOXX 600 rose 0.35% to 648.54 by 0704 GMT, with miners and energy among the strongest performers. Technology lagged after SK Hynix's quarterly beat still disappo…
Severfield reported rising order books across its UK & Europe business and its Indian joint venture as of July 1, driven in part by wins on data centre projects in the UK, Germany, Sweden and multiple locations in India. The company reiterated fiscal 2027 pretax profit guidance of £12 million to £15 million and said first-half profitability will re…
European equity indices were broadly unchanged as a stream of solid corporate earnings from banks, luxury goods and miners offset widening geopolitical tensions that pushed oil prices higher and a rout in semiconductors that hit tech stocks. Investors remained cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy announcement, with fixed-income markets re…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a deteriorating political position that complicates efforts to reassure markets on fiscal discipline. Her push for fiscal stimulus and criticism of higher interest rates have amplified investor concerns about Japan’s public finances, lifting government bond yields and contributing to a weaker yen. Offici…
Shaftesbury Capital increased its interim dividend by 16% after completing 226 leasing transactions in H1 2026 that secured £23.2m of rent. The letting performance outpaced December 2025 estimated rental value and previous passing rents, while EPRA net tangible assets and underlying earnings per share also rose. The group entered a new £300m unsecu…
Kerry reported second-quarter volume growth above analyst expectations and delivered first-half EBITDA that matched consensus, while margins expanded. The company kept its full-year EPS growth guidance in constant currency despite a noted foreign exchange headwind. Free cash flow for the first half came in materially below consensus, driven by work…
IQM Quantum Computers Plc has registered 183,619 new shares subscribed under its ESOP 1 employee stock option plan following the completion of its business combination with Real Asset Acquisition Corp. The new shares are now admitted for trading on Nasdaq Helsinki alongside existing shares, increasing the total shares and voting rights to 263,223,2…
Tokyo's stock market closed lower on Wednesday, with the Nikkei 225 falling 1.03% to a one-month low. Losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors weighed on the market. Several large-cap names produced wide moves in both directions, while volatility measures and commodity prices climbed.
Kering's flagship brand Gucci reported quarterly sales that surpassed analysts' forecasts driven by robust U.S. demand for new handbags, prompting a sharp jump in the group's shares. The results, released alongside Kering's broader earnings, reinforced investor hopes that CEO Luca de Meo's turnaround strategy - which has included debt reduction and…
Porsche reported a stronger first half driven by cost control and a strategic shift toward higher-margin vehicles, enabling it to reaffirm its 2026 guidance. Management said recent restructuring — including a further round of job cuts that brings the total to about 9,000 roles or roughly 20% of the workforce — will weigh on second-half and next-yea…
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced charges against Telegram founder Pavel Durov for facilitating terrorist activities and said it has issued an international arrest warrant. The FSB tied the charges to Telegram’s alleged failure to remove content it says was used by Ukrainian special services and extremist groups. Telegram and Durov …
Firefighting teams, assisted by European partners, kept a major wildfire in the Landes area west of Bordeaux under control overnight after a week of operations. The blaze has consumed 42,000 hectares of predominantly pine forest and forced the evacuation of roughly 220,000 people. Authorities warned a fourth heatwave of the summer, with temperature…
Goldman Sachs reaffirmed a constructive stance on select Chinese data center operators while revising some near-term estimates. The bank retained Buy ratings on GDS Holdings and VNET Group and reiterated a preference for Range Intelligent among A-share peers, while lowering price targets and adjusting revenue and adjusted EBITDA forecasts to reflec…
Australian equities closed higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 gaining 1.01% to reach a three-month high. Strength in Healthcare, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples lifted the market, while individual stocks showed wide divergence. Commodity prices and currency pairs moved modestly alongside equity gains.
Solvay reported adjusted EBITDA of €187 million for the second quarter, slightly under Jefferies' estimate but modestly ahead of consensus. Group sales declined to €1,031 million with organic sales down 7.4% driven by lower volumes and reduced pricing. The company reiterated its full-year 2026 guidance for EBITDA, free cash flow, and capital expend…
Eurozone government bond yields moved higher on Wednesday after crude oil prices surged roughly 3% following regional military actions. The German two-year yield, sensitive to near-term policy expectations, reversed earlier losses to reach 2.767%, while the 10-year Bund rose to 3.12% as selling resumed across sovereign desks. Investors also prepare…
South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI tumbled for a second consecutive session, sliding about 7% to its weakest level since early April after memory chipmaker SK Hynix reported robust results that nevertheless failed to satisfy elevated market expectations around AI-driven demand. Market participants and strategists cited concentrated exposure to AI-linked…
South Korea’s KOSPI tumbled sharply for a second consecutive day, recording one of the largest two-day routs in recent history as thin volumes and heavily leveraged retail positions accelerated selling. Declines in heavyweight chip stocks, including SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, drove the drop even after strong earnings from SK Hynix, while aut…
A rising number of young renters in Chinese cities are sharing bedrooms - and in some cases the same bed - to reduce housing costs as stagnant pay and job insecurity bite. Social media conversation has amplified the trend, which reflects broader strains on household finances and could weigh on consumption and property demand if it spreads.
<p>Bitcoin traded modestly higher on Wednesday, holding near $64,000 as investors stayed cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision. The largest cryptocurrency was up about 1% at $64,075.5 by 01:56 ET (05:56 GMT), showing more limited losses than AI-linked semiconductor and technology equities that faced renewed selling pressure. …
Taiwan's main index fell sharply, sliding 4.65% to a new one-month low as losses in the Electronic Parts/Components and Plastic sectors weighed on the market. Several mid-cap and specialty names recorded strong gains, while multiple semiconductor and electronics suppliers posted double-digit drops. Oil prices moved higher and gold slipped, while cu…
Bank of Singapore, the private banking arm of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), has started deploying an agentic AI platform called HELIOS to reduce new wealth account opening times from over 30 business days to 15. The platform has been used by more than 100 relationship managers across Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai in the past five months, an…
Kraken Robotics (KRKNF) designs sonar, subsea batteries and underwater robotic systems that are landing repeat naval and infrastructure contracts. With a $1.64B market cap and accelerating revenue (Q1 revenue jumped to $21M, +175% YoY), the story is now about converting program wins into scale. This is a tactical long: enter near $4.25, protect cap…
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck southern Japan, killing at least 13 people and causing extensive damage across Kumamoto prefecture. Rescue teams pulled survivors from a partially collapsed Aeon shopping mall and responded to reports of a possible gas explosion. Factories and major manufacturers in the region have suspended operations while tens o…
