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Panasonic Holdings announced plans to begin mass production of battery cells for data centre applications at a Kansas facility in the fiscal year 2028 (ending March 2029). The company said it will allocate roughly 350 billion yen of a 500 billion yen AI infrastructure investment to its Energy unit, earmark 150 billion yen to Industry, and build a t…
Zealand Pharma's stock tumbled about 26% after full Phase III results for its obesity candidate survodutide showed a 19% patient discontinuation rate driven by gastrointestinal side effects versus 2.9% for placebo. The trial achieved weight-loss endpoints and significant reductions in visceral and liver fat, but the high dropout rate raised questio…
Tate & Lyle PLC shares jumped sharply after Ingredion Incorporated announced a recommended all-cash offer that values the UK specialty ingredients maker at up to 615 pence per share. The proposal includes 595 pence in cash plus up to 20 pence in dividends, and carries binding support from a major shareholder. The transaction will be carried out via…
Mpac Group PLC warned that its underlying profit before tax for full-year 2026 will be materially below market expectations on a like-for-like basis, citing challenging macroeconomic trading conditions, delays in customer decision making, and margin pressure. The announcement coincided with an 18.1% fall in the company's shares to 215 pence. Separa…
Roche has entered an exclusive licensing and collaboration agreement with Nurix Therapeutics valued at up to $2.3 billion for bexobrutideg, a targeted protein-degrading therapy for blood cancers. Nurix will receive a $700 million upfront payment, with further milestone-based payments possible. The drug is slated to begin a phase III chronic lymphoc…
Generali shares climbed about 2% after Intesa Sanpaolo's board authorized the acquisition of a 3.01% holding in the insurer. Intesa characterized the purchase as a temporary, purely financial transaction intended to preserve the equity method accounting treatment following its €30.6 billion unsolicited bid for Monte dei Paschi di Siena.
Germany's financial watchdog Bafin has opened a review of DekaBank's 2024 financial statements, centering on €478 million in tax refund claims recorded as assets. The claims relate to share trading around dividend record dates from 2013 to 2018 and have been rejected by tax authorities. Bafin will examine whether DekaBank used overly optimistic ass…
European semiconductor names fell for a third consecutive session, with major equipment and component suppliers posting declines after Broadcom reported weaker-than-expected demand for its custom AI chips and held its fiscal 2027 AI revenue target at $100 billion. The reaction followed a steep global rout in chip stocks, including a 10.3% one-day d…
Shares of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena jumped after Intesa Sanpaolo submitted an unsolicited €30.6 billion cash-and-share offer, following a separate merger invitation from Banco BPM. The presence of several potential suitors and a planned carve-out deal with insurer Unipol helped push MPS toward its 52-week peak despite negative global equity m…
Ingredion Incorporated has agreed to acquire Tate & Lyle Plc in a cash transaction worth £2.7 billion, prompting a more than 12% rally in Tate & Lyle shares. The offer provides Tate & Lyle shareholders 595 pence per share in cash plus permitted final and interim dividends that can raise the total consideration to as much as 615 pence per share. The…
British equities opened lower Monday after direct exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel marked the most serious escalation since the conflict began. The FTSE 100 fell, European indices sold off more sharply, sterling was slightly weaker and oil prices jumped as strikes and missile launches rattled markets and disrupted regional aviation and mar…
European stock indices opened lower on Monday as a resumption of attacks between Iran and Israel heightened geopolitical risk, sending oil prices higher and driving government bond yields up. Market participants also weighed renewed doubts about the strength of the artificial intelligence-led rally after disappointing results from a major chipmaker…
Naver shares climbed sharply after the South Korean internet group announced a comprehensive AI infrastructure partnership with Nvidia during Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's visit to Seoul. The deal outlines an initial 55-megawatt sovereign AI infrastructure project with ambitions to scale to gigawatt capacity using the Nvidia DSX platform, and includes …
As jet fuel prices have roughly doubled since the conflict in late February, affluent travellers are increasingly choosing private jets for marquee events such as the Monaco Grand Prix and the Cannes Film Festival. Data from aviation analytics firms show private flights rising while overall global capacity has contracted. Operators and manufacturer…
Japan's equity market closed sharply lower Monday with the Nikkei 225 down 3.74%. Losses were concentrated in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors. A small drop in implied volatility accompanied broad declines, while crude and Brent oil climbed and gold futures fell. Market breadth was heavily negative with more than double the number …
Intesa Sanpaolo on Monday unveiled an unsolicited cash-and-share offer worth €30.6 billion to acquire Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS). To address competition concerns, Intesa said it had reached an agreement with insurer Unipol to buy a banking business composed of 635 MPS branches and the MPS brand if the offer is accepted. The transaction would p…
J.P. Morgan has placed Prysmian on a positive Catalyst Watch while retaining an overweight rating and a €172 price target, arguing that sharply higher optical fiber prices could deliver materially stronger margins for the group’s Digital Solutions unit in H2 2026 and into 2027. The broker’s channel checks and management commentary indicate fiber pr…
Australian equities closed lower on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 0.70% as the Gold, Metals & Mining and Materials sectors weighed on the benchmark. Megaport led gainers, rising strongly to three-year highs, while several miners and resource names recorded notable losses. Commodity moves were mixed, with gold weaker and crude oil jumping.
Shares of Ubtech Robotics (9880) climbed sharply after the company disclosed more than 2,110 pre-sale orders for a newly unveiled consumer humanoid robot under its UWORLD brand. The stock rose to a one-week high, significantly outperforming a near 2% decline in the Hang Seng as broader tech and AI names softened.
European equity benchmarks have recovered from the sell-off tied to tensions in Iran and are trading close to their yearly highs, but JPMorgan cautions that a sustained breakout will require multiple developments to fall into place. The bank points to geopolitical risk, central bank policy paths, oil prices and China activity as key determinants of…
The Taiwan market closed lower on Monday, with the Taiwan Weighted index falling 1.33% as losses in the , Electricity and Plastic sectors pressured the session. Several mid-cap names posted double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Commodity markets moved sharply, with U.S. crude and Brent oil higher and gold futures weaker. Currency moves …
Bernstein has highlighted a small group of European food retailers it considers well placed to outperform over the next six to 12 months amid inflationary pressures. The firm favors operators that can offer competitive pricing and that have meaningful private label ranges, citing consumer tendencies to trade down toward lower-cost options when prod…
Shares of Naver Corp jumped after the South Korean internet company announced a collaboration with Nvidia to construct AI-focused data centers and infrastructure domestically. The agreement begins with a 55 megawatt project at Naver's Gak Sejon data center in Sejong and includes plans to grow capacity to gigawatt scale. The partners said they will …
Intesa Sanpaolo announced a 30.6 billion euro offer to acquire Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, proposing a mix of newly issued shares and cash that values Monte Paschi at 10.09 euros per share. The proposed transaction is structured to create one of Europe's largest listed banking groups, with projected combined profits and significant pre-tax rev…
Asian semiconductor stocks retreated broadly on Monday as the sector's recent AI-led surge lost momentum. Major memory producers in South Korea and a range of Japanese chip-related companies posted steep declines, while losses in Taiwan and China added to regional weakness. Markets cited profit-taking after a US-led selloff and selective corporate …
