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Tencent Holdings rose sharply as investor focus centered on new WeChat AI integration, a heavily oversubscribed bond offering, analyst support from Citigroup and a company share repurchase. Those positives helped offset pressure from the U.S. Department of Defense adding Tencent to its list of Chinese military-linked companies.
WuXi AppTec H shares rose 3.3% to HK$120.6 following a sharp drop tied to the U.S. Department of Defense placing the company on an updated Section 1260H list of entities allegedly linked to China's military. The bounce reflects analyst support from JPMorgan, a board- and shareholder-approved A-share buyback earmarked for a 2026 employee stock owner…
China Dongxiang Group Co Ltd shares slid sharply after the sportswear distributor issued a profit warning forecasting a net loss of up to RMB 180 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026, versus a net profit of about RMB 207 million a year earlier. The disclosure triggered heavy selling, extended an existing losing streak and pushed the sto…
Barclays has highlighted five electrical-equipment companies it believes are well positioned to benefit from changing datacenter power architectures, citing leadership in higher-voltage systems and liquid cooling capabilities. The bank's note emphasizes GE Vernova's expertise in higher-voltage equipment, nVent's liquid-cooling exposure, Forgent Pow…
Island Pharmaceuticals shares climbed after the company announced an expanded Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) and The Geneva Foundation to progress a dose-optimisation study of Galidesivir against Marburg Virus Disease. The amendment finalises stu…
The S&P/ASX 200 finished higher in Sydney trading, climbing 0.57% as gains in Consumer Staples, Consumer Discretionary and A-REITs helped lift the broader market. Major intraday winners included Steadfast Group, AUB Group and Reece, while Liontown Resources, Yancoal Australia and Paladin Energy posted the largest declines. Market breadth favored lo…
Sanofi has discontinued the MOBILIZE phase 3 clinical trial of riliprubart in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) who are refractory to standard treatments after an independent data monitoring committee found the study unlikely to demonstrate sufficient efficacy. No safety concerns were identified during the inter…
Vp plc reported a full-year statutory loss driven by weak trading in UK general construction and housebuilding. The company recorded a loss after tax of £5.43 million and a pretax loss of £7 million, while revenues eased to 358.30 million, down 5.7% from the prior year.
Fuller Smith & Turner reported a full year of revenue slightly above analyst expectations and a double-digit increase in adjusted pretax profit. The UK pubs and hotels operator extended its share buyback programme by one million A shares, declared a full-year dividend, and reported positive like-for-like sales across all divisions. Management also …
Swedish ventilation specialist Systemair reported robust organic revenue growth of 9.6% in its February-April quarter, lifting net sales to SEK 3.28 billion and beating analyst sales estimates. Reported operating profit fell short of consensus after the company recorded German restructuring costs and an impairment on a financial receivable, though …
Tencent Holdings shares climbed 3.3% on Wednesday, the biggest single-day percentage increase since June 2, after the company completed a $4.66 billion dual-currency bond offering. The sale saw pricing tightened across four tranches with maturities of between 10 and 30 years. Tencent said the proceeds will support general corporate needs, including…
Island Pharmaceuticals (ASX: ILA) shares rose as much as 5.7% on Wednesday after the company announced an extension of its cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Army. The arrangement backs a dose optimization study for Galidesivir, an experimental treatment being assessed for Marburg Virus Disease, and the company said the ex…
Taiwan's benchmark index closed lower, shedding 3.48% as losses in the Glass and Electricity sectors pressured the market. Several individual stocks posted double-digit gains or declines, while commodity and currency moves featured in trading alongside a slight dip in the U.S. dollar index futures at the close.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co reported a 30.1% year-on-year increase in May revenue to NT$416.98 billion ($13.19 billion), driven by sustained demand for advanced semiconductors used in AI applications. Revenue for the first five months of 2026 rose 30.0% to T$1.96 trillion. The monthly figures follow an April forecast of second-quarter rev…
Senior creditors have proposed a restructuring for Thames Water that would transfer control of the utility to its lenders and carry total costs of about £749 million, according to a creditor submission reported on Wednesday. The package would combine substantial new equity and debt, significant fees, and an investor-funded program to improve assets…
SoftBank Group shares tumbled after a report said efforts to secure a $6 billion margin loan using its OpenAI stake as collateral have stalled. The setback - coming after a reduction from an original $10 billion target - has led the company to weigh other financing paths as it continues large-scale investments in AI.
Lenovo Group's stock tumbled after Chinese media reported the company intends to raise prices across all product categories from July to counter rising memory costs and tighter supply driven by AI demand. The stock slid nearly 10% to HK$22.74 and weighed on the Hang Seng, which fell more than 1%. The move would follow March price adjustments for PC…
Asian markets moved lower Wednesday as a renewed round of U.S.-Iran military exchanges and a fresh slide in semiconductor stocks increased investor risk aversion. Rising oil prices and stronger-than-expected Japanese producer price inflation stoked concerns about broader price pressures. South Korea's KOSPI suffered the steepest losses, while China…
Wang Chuanfu, chairman of BYD, told shareholders he expects the company to be the world's top automaker by scale within five years, highlighting export momentum and technology upgrades while identifying second-generation Blade Battery capacity as the main growth bottleneck this year. The remarks came amid a sharp slide in BYD's share prices and a p…
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is assessing strategic alternatives for its operations in Japan, including a potential sale of a stake or an initial public offering. The company has held preliminary talks with investment banks and is considering options that could value the business between 400 billion and 500 billion yen. No final decision has been reache…
Peak Energy said on Wednesday it has entered a strategic partnership with General Motors that will see GM Ventures make a strategic investment in the energy storage firm. Under the agreement, GM will develop a sodium-ion battery cell in its Michigan battery laboratories and keep exclusive manufacturing rights, while Peak Energy will integrate the c…
Meta Platforms and Reliance Industries have agreed that Reliance will construct a 168 megawatt artificial intelligence data center in Jamnagar, Gujarat, which Meta will lease. The facility will run on renewable energy and the two firms will evaluate potential capacity increases. The agreement builds on an earlier $100 million joint venture to devel…
Sigma Healthcare confirmed it has been involved in preliminary discussions tied to a potential sale process for British pharmacy chain Boots. The company emphasized there is no certainty a transaction will occur. The announcement coincided with a drop in Sigma's Sydney-listed shares, which fell as much as 5.5% to A$2.76 in early trading as investor…
Asics Corp said it will transfer its premium Onitsuka Tiger business into a wholly owned subsidiary, OT Group Corp, effective from a company split on January 1. The unit has driven multiple years of record profit, with sales surging and margins far outpacing other Asics categories. The announcement coincided with a positive share reaction in Tokyo …
The U.S. Air Force told a Senate subcommittee it believes a solution has been developed and tested for the KC-46 tanker’s troubled remote vision system, with the upgraded 2.0 system slated to enter the production line in '28. The program still faces a lengthy retrofit timeline and other technical issues, and Boeing has absorbed significant losses o…
