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Britain's Competition and Markets Authority has moved the proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery by Paramount Skydance into a formal phase 1 review. The CMA will examine whether the transaction could reduce competition in the UK, with a decision due by August 7 on whether to clear the deal or open a deeper investigation. The tak…
Intel Corporation's stock moved higher in pre-market trade, buoyed by a firm foundry order from Google for more than 3 million tensor processing units scheduled for 2028 and by reports that Nvidia is assessing Intel's 18A process and EMIB packaging for a multi-chip GPU design. Fresh analyst target increases and a favorable technology-led market bac…
Britain’s communications regulator Ofcom has issued requirements for technology platforms operating in the UK to prepare and deploy crisis-response protocols to manage sudden spikes in illegal online content during public safety incidents. The move follows unrest tied to misleading social media material after a fatal knife attack in August 2024.
Wolfe Research expects the narrow cohort of market leaders to remain dominant through 2026, attributing the pattern to fund flows, increased retail participation, rising passive assets and concentrated earnings revisions in technology, media and telecommunications. The firm noted a late-week rotation into defensive sectors, but said true broadening…
BofA Securities has downgraded REA Group from buy to neutral and reduced its 12-month price target to A$175 from A$210. The brokerage cites Australian property tax reforms scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2027 - notably the removal of negative gearing for established homes and changes to capital gains tax - as likely to extend holding periods fo…
Bank of America on Tuesday recommended selling the Swiss franc versus the Japanese yen at 201.15, setting a downside target of 190.0 and a stop at 206.5. The bank pointed to uneven upside and downside risks tied to the Bank of Japan's upcoming policy meeting on June 16, ongoing Swiss National Bank statements and evidence of modest SNB intervention,…
Apple has opted not to introduce its new Siri AI feature in the European Union after being unable to produce interoperability solutions that align with EU privacy and security requirements. An EU Commission spokesperson said Apple requested an exemption from those obligations and was denied; the decision to withhold the product from the EU market w…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. saw its shares dip about 1% in premarket trading after reports that Taiwanese officials are reviewing significantly tighter restrictions on AI chip shipments to China. The contemplated measures would broaden existing export curbs, potentially criminalize unauthorized exports, and mirror elements of U.S. policy…
Citi reports that U.S. equity positioning has become somewhat cleaner on a profit-and-loss basis following last week’s selloff, with S&P 500 exposures moderating and Nasdaq long profits receding from previously high levels. Nonetheless, the bank warns that extended bullish bets on the Nasdaq and concentrated positioning in certain regions leave mar…
NinjaOne announced a $400 million Series C extension that sets the company's valuation at $12.3 billion. The round attracted participation from a range of institutional investors and strategic growth backers. The company, which supplies unified IT management tools for device security, patching, backups and remote access, said it served nearly 40,00…
Italy's competition authority has imposed a €2.5 million fine on German online broker Trade Republic after concluding that marketing for the firm's payment card lacked clarity and could have led customers to believe they would receive traditional cashback refunds. The promotion, which used the slogan "1% makes the difference," actually linked the 1…
Indian equities ended Tuesday’s session in positive territory, with the Nifty 50 up 0.52% and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 0.54%. Banking stocks were among the top drivers of the advance, while several energy and consumer discretionary names finished lower. Market breadth favored advancers and implied volatility fell.
Britain's Competition and Markets Authority has begun an initial probe into Paramount Skydance Corp.'s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. The CMA has set an August 7 deadline to complete its first-stage review, mirroring parallel scrutiny from the European Union and U.S. state authorities. Regulators will assess whethe…
Finland-based ICEYE on Tuesday completed a Series F financing that raised €450 million ($519.5 million), putting the satellite-based intelligence firm at a valuation above €10 billion ($11.54 billion). The round was led by General Atlantic and included participation from a mix of domestic and international investors. ICEYE said the proceeds will su…
BASF's chief executive has signalled a strategic pivot away from defending the company's longstanding position as the world's largest chemical producer by revenue. Markus Kamieth told journalists the firm will focus on enhancing value rather than maintaining sheer scale, while warning that the business environment and the green transition pose unus…
Airlines are accelerating installations of high-speed satellite Wi-Fi to win premium customers, turning onboard connectivity into a major commercial battleground. SpaceX's Starlink has accumulated a sizeable early lead in airline contracts and fleet coverage, while Amazon's Leo network has begun securing carrier deals even as its constellation is s…
Goldman Sachs has substantially increased its price target and earnings forecasts for Micron, citing constrained supply and stronger-than-expected demand for memory chips. The firm raised its 12-month target to $900 from $400, boosted 2026-27 revenue and non-GAAP EPS estimates, and left a Neutral rating in place. Analysts expect Micron to top conse…
Rising jet fuel prices are not only eroding margins across U.S. carriers but are also accelerating a split in product offerings. Network and well-capitalized airlines are sustaining investments in lounges, premium cabins, technology and international expansion, while lower-margin operators face tighter cash flows, credit downgrades and constrained …
Demant A/S shares climbed about 3% after BofA Securities upgraded the company from underperform to buy and raised its price objective to DKK280 from DKK170. The bank’s call rests on stronger-than-expected market growth, early adoption of Demant’s Oticon Zeal product and a lower perceived earnings risk that supports upside to consensus rather than f…
A broad-based surge in companies that supply and enable AI infrastructure has produced sharp short-term and multi-period gains. Materials suppliers, semiconductor toolmakers and custom-silicon designers featured among the strongest performers in June, with several names delivering double- and triple-digit returns since selection by an AI-driven sto…
GSK plc shares declined after the company revealed an all-cash agreement to buy U.S. oncology biotech Nuvalent Inc. for $10.6 billion, a transaction that brings three lung cancer drug candidates into GSK's pipeline and carries a 40% premium to Nuvalent's last close. While management highlights near-term sales growth potential and improved profits f…
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Boliden with a sell rating and a 12-month target of 468 Swedish crowns, signaling roughly 13.1% downside from the most recent share price. The bank points to operational challenges at the Garpenberg mine after a March 2026 seismic event that displaced part of the Lappberget orebody, affecting an area that histori…
Indra's stock dropped about 3.5% to €54.93 following a Morgan Stanley downgrade of the European defence sector to Equal Weight from Overweight. The move cut into gains made since Indra's 52-week low of €32.34 and leaves the shares well under their 52-week high of €66.15. The downgrade, cited as the primary catalyst, came as investors weigh the impa…
GDS Holdings climbed sharply in pre-market trading after Chinese authorities mapped out a nearly 2 trillion yuan program to build an interconnected national network of data center computing hubs, and the company announced a RMB 30 billion-plus investment commitment with the Ulanqab Municipal Government to develop high-density, gigawatt-scale data c…
VNET Group shares jumped in pre-market trading after reports that China’s National Development and Reform Commission is drafting a plan to invest about 2 trillion yuan over five years to build interconnected computing hubs, with state-owned enterprises expected to take a leading role. The move amplified gains for VNET, a large private, carrier-neut…
