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UK blue chips moved higher in afternoon London trading on Thursday, supported by a series of corporate updates that were largely positive. The FTSE 100 rose, the pound held close to $1.38, and European indexes showed a mixed pattern. Results from banks, miners, retailers and travel groups pushed some stocks sharply higher even as a few technology a…
Saudi Arabia's benchmark Tadawul All Share closed down 0.66%, driven by losses in Media & Publishing, Building & Construction and Energy & Utilities. Decliners markedly outnumbered advancers, while select miners and healthcare names posted gains. Oil and gold moved higher during the session and major forex pairs tied to the riyal were largely uncha…
Venu Holding Corporation's stock rose 22% on Thursday after the company terminated a previously announced public offering of common stock. The upscale live music venue developer had planned a $75 million offering announced on January 27 but cancelled it after management concluded market conditions would not produce terms favorable to shareholders. …
Stifel expects the UK technology sector to enter 2026 from a stronger position as macro pressures ease, customer budgets recover and corporate priorities shift toward profitable growth rather than pure revenue expansion. The broker highlights three companies - Kainos Group, Seeing Machines and Concurrent Technologies - that combine exposure to stru…
Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SMMT) saw its stock rise 7% Thursday morning after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted the company's Biologics License Application for ivonescimab used with chemotherapy to treat certain EGFR-mutated non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer patients. The FDA has established a Prescription Drug User Fee Act…
RBC Capital Markets cut its rating on OMV AG to 'underperform' from 'sector perform' and trimmed its price target to €46 from €50, pointing to near-term headwinds across chemicals, European gas exposure and refining. The bank also reduced its 2026 net income forecast and now values OMV at a modest premium to peers on an EV/DACF basis while showing …
Lockheed Martin projected 2026 revenue and earnings above consensus, driven by sustained demand for its fighter jets, missiles and helicopters amid heightened global conflicts. The company reported stronger fourth-quarter sales and a record annual F-35 delivery run, while policy moves have introduced uncertainty around capital-return plans for defe…
International Paper announced plans to split into two publicly traded firms by spinning off its European packaging business. The move follows a major acquisition in Europe and ongoing divestitures tied to that deal. Shares rose about 5% in premarket trading after the announcement. The company cited slowing demand for box shipments in key regions an…
Copper mining equities jumped Thursday after the industrial metal surged to fresh record levels above $14,000 a metric ton. The London Metal Exchange three-month contract rose sharply during Asian trading before trimming gains, while the Shanghai most-active contract closed notably higher. Analysts point to speculative buying, expectations of robus…
U.S. futures inched higher as markets absorbed Federal Reserve policy inaction and a stream of corporate fourth-quarter results. Large-cap technology names showed sharply divergent moves tied to AI investments and cloud performance, while industrials and leisure companies reacted to earnings and guidance.
Fractyl Health's stock dropped roughly 35% after the company released six-month randomized midpoint results from its REMAIN-1 study assessing Revita for weight maintenance following GLP-1 discontinuation. Revita-treated patients showed less weight regain than the sham arm at six months and improvements in certain cardiometabolic lipid markers, but …
Comcast lost 181,000 broadband subscribers in the fourth quarter, exceeding Factset-based expectations, as promotional campaigns from fiber providers and the rollout of lower-cost fixed-wireless access services increased competitive pressure. The company posted quarterly revenue broadly in line with estimates, saw strong theme park growth, and reco…
Unicycive Therapeutics saw its stock climb after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted the company's resubmitted New Drug Application for oxylanthanum carbonate (OLC). The agency classified the filing as a Class II complete response with a six-month review window and set a PDUFA target action date of June 27, 2026. Unicycive reported $41.3…
UK lenders begin publishing fourth-quarter 2025 results with Lloyds Banking Group reporting an annual profit beat and upgraded targets. Investors and analysts will be watching upcoming reports from Barclays, NatWest, Standard Chartered, HSBC and Shawbrook for signs that organic growth can outpace hedge-related earnings boosts and sustain recent rev…
Valero Energy reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings above Street estimates, driven by a recovery in U.S. refining margins and modest growth in throughput. The Houston-based refiner cited a material increase in per-barrel refining margin versus the prior year and noted progress on a refining optimization project at its St. Charles facility. Mark…
Caterpillar said it expects a $2.6 billion tariff cost in 2026 even as fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings per share increased, driven by sustained demand for backup power equipment from rapid data-center expansion. Higher tariffs and unfavorable manufacturing costs reduced operating profit for the quarter despite price increases across in…
Cybersecurity firms SentinelOne and Censys conducted a 293-day analysis of publicly accessible deployments of open-source large language models, finding a substantial number of instances where safety controls were absent or deliberately removed. The researchers observed system prompts in about a quarter of deployments and judged 7.5% of those as po…
ASML shares climbed after Barclays upgraded the stock to Overweight and raised its price target to €1,500 from €1,200 following the company reporting record order intake and lifting its 2026 revenue outlook. Barclays highlighted accelerating artificial intelligence-related demand, strong data-center driven lithography requirements, and several pote…
Shares of International Paper climbed sharply in premarket trading after a Bloomberg report indicated the company is considering a possible breakup. Specifics on the structure or which operations could be affected have not been disclosed, and the company has not issued an official statement. International Paper is a major global producer of fiber-b…
J.P. Morgan updated coverage across several European steel names, upgrading Aperam to overweight while downgrading Acerinox and cutting SSAB to neutral. The moves reflect differing company exposures to European end-markets and anticipated policy changes: an EU proposal to reduce duty-free steel imports by roughly 40% and the next phase of the Carbo…
VF Corp reported third-quarter revenue above expectations and raised a cautiously optimistic near-term sales outlook, but executives warned that new tariffs are beginning to weigh on profitability and will likely reduce fiscal 2026 profits by roughly $100 million. Strength at The North Face and Timberland contrasted with continued weakness at Vans.
Toyota Motor retained its position as the world’s largest automaker in 2025, reporting record global deliveries of 10.5 million vehicles, a 3.7% rise year-on-year. The company outpaced Volkswagen Group and Hyundai Motor Group, and saw notable U.S. growth driven by hybrid models, while absorbing tariff costs and raising its full-year operating profi…
easyJet has engaged in discussions with Elon Musk’s Starlink about equipping aircraft with on-board Wi‑Fi, but the carrier's chief executive says the current economics do not justify adoption. The airline is also evaluating other vendors in a market the CEO describes as rapidly changing and will continue monitoring offerings and prices before commi…
Honeywell reported fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings increases driven by robust demand in its aerospace aftermarket services as airlines extend aircraft utilization due to delivery delays. The aerospace unit saw double-digit sales growth, while weaker demand for automation equipment limited overall earnings momentum. The company reiterat…
As Exxon Mobil and Chevron prepare to release fourth-quarter and full-year results, investors are expected to probe companies about potential access to Venezuela's crude resources and other geopolitically driven risks. The U.S. capture and removal of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month has opened a complicated route for American …
