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The European Union’s General Court in Luxembourg has dismissed Apple’s legal actions contesting its classification as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for the App Store and iOS. Judges upheld the European Commission’s decision to treat the company’s App Stores across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Watch as a single core platf…
Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded Orange from Hold to Buy and increased its price target to €20.20, citing tangible consolidation in the French telecom market. The broker says in-market consolidation now represents a majority of Orange's enterprise value and forecasts significant free cash flow upside from higher ARPU, reduced churn and cost synergies tied…
Alibaba shares jumped 12.2% to HK$107.5 after a pre-earnings briefing showed the company narrowed losses at its instant-commerce unit in the June quarter while maintaining overall profitability. Reports that Alibaba is combining three enterprise AI Agent tools into a single platform led by DingTalk CEO Chen Yusen, accelerating cloud revenue in fisc…
Iranian military authorities announced strikes on U.S. military locations in Kuwait and Bahrain and said they had downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone, describing the actions as retaliation for recent American strikes on sites in southern Iran and the U.S. decision to revoke a sanctions waiver on Iranian oil. U.S. Central Command reported strikes on more than …
In Ankara on July 8, U.S. President Donald Trump said the memorandum of understanding with Iran to halt hostilities was 'over' and that he did not want to engage with Tehran. The interim ceasefire, brokered under Pakistani mediation to allow 60 days for talks, saw indirect negotiations in Qatar end without progress last week. The U.S. military carr…
Talanx AG shares fell more than 3% following an announcement that shareholder Meiji Yasuda is offering roughly 4.3 million Talanx shares at €110.70 each, a discount to the prior close. Morgan Stanley said the transaction, if completed, would ease a key constraint on the stock - limited liquidity - and noted Talanx trades at a discount to peers on f…
Wholesale gas benchmarks in Europe climbed sharply after renewed hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz prompted fears of disruptions to global LNG shipping. The surge comes as Europe enters its summer restocking period with inventories reported as relatively high, but market participants have re-priced the risk of prolonged maritime interruptions.
Indonesia's stock market closed lower on Wednesday, led by declines in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors. The IDX Composite fell 1.05% at the Jakarta close. A small group of stocks registered large percentage gains, while several property and industrial names posted double-digit drops. Commodities and FX moves accompanied the e…
Alibaba Group's shares jumped sharply in Hong Kong and the U.S. after a pre-earnings analyst briefing indicated narrowing losses in its instant-commerce unit for the June quarter and steady overall profitability. The move helped lift the Hang Seng Tech gauge and prompted a broader rotation across Asian markets as investors pulled capital from semic…
Boku shares plunged after the payments firm issued an unaudited trading update for H1 2026 that materially downgraded its full-year revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance. The market reacted sharply to the shortfall against consensus, with the stock falling to new 52-week lows despite recent strategic agreements and an active share repurchase program…
Telenor ASA agreed to purchase a controlling stake in Bahnhof AB, acquiring 50.8% from the founders at SEK60 per share and an additional 6.7% from another investor at SEK62 per share. The deal triggered a mandatory public cash offer for remaining shares at SEK62, driving Bahnhof shares sharply higher to SEK60.60. The transaction is subject to regul…
EOG Resources combines a low-cost U.S. footprint, robust free cash flow generation, and a conservative balance sheet. At $134.54 and a market cap near $71.7B, valuation metrics (P/E ~13, EV/EBITDA ~6.0) look discounted relative to the company's quality and the current oil market backdrop. This trade idea upgrades EOG to a constructive buy with a de…
Spruce (SPRB) trades at a modest market cap (~$140M) with heavy recent volatility and elevated short interest. If the market begins to price in a credible pathway for a first-in-class enzyme replacement therapy for MPS IIIB, upside could be material. This trade is a directional long sized for a binary clinical/regulatory catalyst over a 180-trading…
International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. (IAG) shares eased 1.7% to 469.3p as broader market caution tied to fresh U.S.-Iran strikes prompted a modest selloff. The retreat reflects profit-taking close to a 52-week high, even as major brokerages maintain positive ratings and raise targets and estimates ahead of the group's July 31, 2026 earnin…
Euro zone government bond yields rose sharply on Wednesday, driven by heavy selling of short-dated sovereign debt after a sudden escalation between the United States and Iran and a jump in crude prices. Germany's 2-year yield spiked markedly while the 10-year Bund increased more modestly. Markets were also positioned ahead of the Federal Reserve's …
Sandisk has ripped higher in 2026 but is testing short-term support after a volatile pullback. The setup here is a disciplined, high-conviction swing trade: buy the weakness, size carefully, and use a tight stop to respect the elevated valuation and sector volatility. I lay out entry, stop, targets, catalysts and the scenarios that would make me ch…
IG Group Holdings PLC shares fell after the online broker outlined a proposal to re-domicile its holding company to Jersey and published a half-year trading update showing approximately 18% revenue growth to about A3643 million, driven largely by recent acquisitions rather than organic expansion. The planned Jersey restructuring is subject to FCA a…
Rheinmetall AG shares declined 4.2% to €1,065.1 after Berenberg and other firms reduced price targets in the wake of the canceled F126 frigate contract. Analysts pared earnings forecasts for 2026-2028 to reflect the lost naval work even as a memorandum with Lockheed Martin to co-produce ATACMS at Rheinmetall’s Unterluess plant and a €73 billion ord…
UniCredit has confirmed it now owns 47.6% of Germany’s Commerzbank after completing a tender offer that closed earlier this month. The Italian bank began accumulating a 26.7% position in September 2024 and launched the May offer to lift its holding above the 30% threshold that alters purchase obligations under German law. The tender drew acceptance…
Deutsche Lufthansa AG shares fell during today’s session after Citi cut its rating to Sell and set a €8.70 price target, saying the stock had outpaced fundamentals following a strong rally from April lows. The downgrade, coupled with an upgrade for rival IAG and cautious notes from Barclays, prompted profit-taking as the airline faces elevated cost…
Bahnhof AB shares jumped after Telenor announced an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in the Swedish broadband operator, setting a SEK 62-per-share mandatory offer and valuing Bahnhof at SEK 6.1 billion on an enterprise value basis. The transaction would substantially raise Telenor’s share of the Swedish consumer broadband market and is expe…
TGS NOPEC Geophysical Company ASA said preliminary results point to produced revenue of about $400 million for the second quarter of 2026, topping a company-collected consensus of $359 million and lifting the stock more than 7%. Management also flagged higher multi-client investment versus the prior year, changes in vessel and crew allocations, and…
FTI Consulting has appointed Juliet Callaghan as Senior Managing Director and UK Head of Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) within its Strategic Communications segment. With over 25 years of experience, including recent leadership at Three UK, Callaghan will lead the UK TMT practice, advising on reputation, transactions, and business is…
SK Hynix is set to close the bookbuilding process for a $28 billion American depositary receipt (ADR) offering on Wednesday U.S. time after orders covered the offering multiple times. Underwriters plan to close U.S. books at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, provide pricing guidance following the South Korean market close on Thursday, and finalise allocations l…
ProPicks AI strategies have shifted cash away from chip-related hardware winners into healthcare, energy and industrials after an extended rally. One standout holding, Kingboard Holdings, returned a staggering +547.10% from its February 2025 selection to the model exit. The decision to sell reflected stretched valuation, slowing underlying growth, …
