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British equities opened higher on Wednesday, led by precious metals miners and oil stocks, as the pound firmed against the dollar. The FTSE 100 outperformed some continental peers in early trade, with specific corporate developments including activist interest in the London Stock Exchange Group and mixed results from housebuilders and industrials.
Gerresheimer said an expanded review of its revenue recognition and accounting practices will weigh on 2025 results, prompting a downgrade to its margin and earnings outlook and a planned sale of U.S. packaging unit Centor. Shares tumbled roughly 32% in Germany following the announcement. The company has engaged a second auditor and delayed publica…
Robert Playter, chief executive of Boston Dynamics, has stepped down, the company said on its X account. The announcement coincided with a 5.9% rally in Hyundai Motor shares in Seoul trading on Wednesday and a 4.6% rise in Kia stock. Market commentary tied the move to expectations that Hyundai Motor Group may accelerate commercialisation of its rob…
European equities eased as technology stocks came under pressure following disappointing quarterly results from Dassault Systèmes and renewed investor concern about how new AI models might affect established businesses. The STOXX 600 dipped, led by losses in France, while investors rotated into hardware and exchange names.
The IDX Composite Index closed up 1.78% in Jakarta as gains in Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry stocks pushed the market higher. Several small-cap names posted large percentage moves, while a handful of stocks ended sharply lower. Commodity prices and currency pairs showed mixed movement alongside the equity gains.
Gecina reported a resilient set of full-year 2025 results, with recurring net income of €494.5 million, recurring EPS in line with guidance, and like-for-like portfolio value gains. The company maintained a cautious growth range for 2026 EPS and proposed a slightly higher dividend, while flagging pockets of value weakness outside core central offic…
Gerresheimer has deferred publication of its fiscal year 2025 results after internal reviews and consultations with auditors prompted the appointment of a second auditing firm. The move follows findings from an external law firm and ongoing BaFin proceedings that point to breaches of internal rules and IFRS by certain employees. The company confirm…
Severfield plc has appointed Andrew Page as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective February 16, 2026. Page will replace Jan Bramall, who has been serving as Interim CFO since November 1, 2025. The appointment was announced by the UK structural steel firm as CEO McNerney continues to make senior hires and operational changes, including the openi…
Heineken’s successor to Dolf van den Brink, who steps down in June after a six-year tenure, inherits a plan launched in October to lift beer sales while operating with fewer resources. The Dutch brewer announced up to 6,000 job cuts over two years and pared back expected profit growth for 2026, underscoring the difficulty of reversing weak volume t…
MIPS AB reported Q4 net sales of SEK 147 million, a 2% increase year-over-year and 18% organic growth, but missed consensus by 5%. Adjusted EBIT declined to SEK 51 million, held back by SEK 7 million in legal costs and negative foreign exchange effects, reducing the adjusted EBIT margin by 8.0 percentage points to 34.9%. The company saw category-le…
Alfen reported an 11% drop in FY25 EBITDA to €25.5 million, missing consensus of €26.5 million, as revenues fell 11% to €435.6 million. The decline was led by a 21% fall in EV Charging and a 10% drop in Smart Grids, partially offset by a 2% rise in Energy Storage. The company is pursuing cost reductions and a strategic reset under new CEO Michael C…
Over the past year a broad cross-section of European companies has instituted hiring freezes or announced job cuts, citing difficult economic conditions. The reductions span automotive and parts suppliers, banks, energy firms, chipmakers, industrials, consumer brands, telecom and logistics companies, as well as large pharmaceutical and renewables g…
PZ Cussons reported robust first-half performance with like-for-like revenue up 9.5% and adjusted operating profit increasing 31.9%, driven by growth across its four lead markets and a mix of price and volume improvements. The company upgraded its full-year adjusted operating profit guidance and has strengthened its balance sheet through proceeds f…
RWS Holdings has reported a return to organic constant currency growth in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, driven by expanding adoption of its AI-related offerings. Management says revenue momentum combined with an efficiency programme begun last year supports expectations to meet existing FY26 guidance. The firm also confirmed the March 2, 2026 s…
European Union heads of government will meet at the 16th-century Alden Biesen castle to discuss how to bolster the bloc's economic competitiveness, accelerate single market reforms and respond to external pressures from the United States, China and Russia. The retreat will hear input from senior policymakers and outside experts, but observers cauti…
Heineken reported a 4.4% organic rise in operating profit before exceptional items and amortisation to 4.39 billion euros in 2025, driven by pricing and cost savings. The brewer also said it will reduce its global workforce by around 5,000 to 6,000 roles over the next two years as part of its EverGreen 2030 plan, while forecasting 2% to 6% operatin…
Dassault Systèmes SE reported fourth-quarter results that fell short of expectations on earnings and revenue, citing continued headwinds from a soft European automotive market. The company signaled mild improvement for 2026 driven by new industrial AI offerings and a shift toward a cloud-based model, while promising greater visibility via an annual…
Heineken said it will reduce its global workforce by 5,000 to 6,000 employees over the next two years as part of a productivity plan designed to fund growth, while trimming its profit growth guidance for 2026. The company reported organic operating profit growth of 4.4% in 2025, above analyst expectations of 4%, even as it flagged persistent demand…
Schindler expects 2026 revenue to increase in the low- to mid-single-digit range in local currencies, helped by a rebound in new installations in key markets that it says should counterbalance tariff effects and pressure from China. The company's fourth-quarter sales matched analyst expectations, while it flags commodity volatility, restructuring c…
TKMS said it reached a new order backlog high of $22 billion and raised its sales guidance for 2026, citing stronger demand for warships driven by current geopolitical tensions. The company now expects sales growth of 2% to 5% in 2026, up from a previous projection of a decline of 1% to growth of up to 2%. The revised outlook sits near the 2.9% ave…
Stocks on the Taiwan Stock Exchange finished higher on Wednesday, with the Taiwan Weighted index closing up 2.06% to a new all-time high. Strength in the Semiconductor, Electronic Products Distribution and Electronics sectors propelled the advance. Several individual names recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Commodity and cur…
Wolfe Research identified four consumer finance companies to watch as signs of recovery in consumer credit and lending emerge. The firm endorsed Capital One and Synchrony Financial with Outperform ratings and set price targets for each, while assigning Peer Perform ratings to American Express and Bread Financial. Wolfe highlighted valuation opportu…
ByteDance is pursuing development of a proprietary artificial intelligence processor and has been in discussions with Samsung Electronics to handle manufacturing, with internal targets for sample delivery by the end of March and initial production of at least 100,000 units this year for AI inference tasks. The project, reportedly code-named SeedChi…
Australian equities advanced at Wednesday's close, with the S&P/ASX 200 rising 1.66% to reach a new three-month high. Strength in Financials, Gold and Utilities underpinned the rally. Leading gainers included AGL Energy, James Hardie and Evolution Mining, while CSL tumbled to five-year lows. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners and volat…
Swatch Group must rejuvenate product innovation, streamline its brand portfolio and refresh corporate governance to restore profitability and investor trust, analysts and investors say. The company plans to add Andreas Rickenbacher to the board, but critics call for broader change as Swatch's market value has fallen to roughly a third of its 2013 p…
