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RVRC Holding to Buy 90.1% of ICANIWILL in SEK 700m Deal

RVRC Holding to Buy 90.1% of ICANIWILL in SEK 700m Deal

RVRC Holding has agreed to acquire a 90.1% stake in sportswear company ICANIWILL at an enterprise valuation of SEK 700 million for 100% of the shares. The purchase structure includes contingent additional payments tied to EBIT targets for 2026 and 2027, an option to buy remaining shares, and a financing package composed of cash, credit lines and tr…

UniCredit Nears Control of Commerzbank as Hostile Bid Enters Final Phase

UniCredit Nears Control of Commerzbank as Hostile Bid Enters Final Phase

UniCredit disclosed it now owns 48% of Commerzbank after launching a takeover bid in May, moving the long-running contest toward an endgame. Management options include amending swap contracts to reach a 59% stake, buying shares on the open market once approvals conclude next year, or negotiating directly with Commerzbank. German political resistanc…

Dutch Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Tata Steel's IJmuiden Unit

Dutch Prosecutors Open Criminal Probe Into Tata Steel's IJmuiden Unit

Dutch prosecutors on July 8 announced a criminal investigation into the Dutch arm of Tata Steel, citing evidence that the company's IJmuiden plant may have intentionally polluted the environment, operated without appropriate licences and failed to adequately maintain a heavily polluting coke oven. Tata Steel's Netherlands division disputes the alle…

Bank of America Raises 2H 2026 Henry Hub Forecast as Supply Risks Rise

Bank of America Raises 2H 2026 Henry Hub Forecast as Supply Risks Rise

Bank of America has increased its Henry Hub natural gas price projection for the second half of 2026 to $3.8 per million British thermal units from $3.6, citing tighter supply balances and a risk that U.S. gas inventories could fall below 3.8 trillion cubic feet heading into winter. The bank highlights rising LNG feedgas demand and power-sector con…

Paris Shares Slide as CAC 40 Drops 2.18%; Banks and Autos Lead Declines

Paris Shares Slide as CAC 40 Drops 2.18%; Banks and Autos Lead Declines

French equities closed sharply lower on Wednesday, with the CAC 40 falling 2.18% and the SBF 120 down 2.12%. Losses were broad-based, driven by declines in Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumer Goods stocks. Several large-cap names posted notable moves in both directions, and market volatility as measured by the CAC 40 VIX reached a 52-week hig…

Belgian equities slip as BEL 20 falls 1.64% on broad sector weakness

Belgian equities slip as BEL 20 falls 1.64% on broad sector weakness

Belgian stocks closed lower on Wednesday with the BEL 20 index dropping 1.64% as losses in Consumer Goods, Industrials and Basic Materials outpaced gains. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, while commodities trade showed a sharp rise in oil and a steep decline in gold futures. Major individual movers included Melexis, Azelis, …

Lisbon equities slide as PSI closes down 1.77% amid sector losses

Lisbon equities slide as PSI closes down 1.77% amid sector losses

Portugal's benchmark PSI index fell 1.77% at Wednesday's close in Lisbon, with broad weakness driven by losses in Financials, Consumer Services and Industrials. Galp Energia was the session's top gainer, while Teixeira Duarte, Banco Comercial Portugues and Jeronimo Martins were among the heaviest decliners. Commodity markets were volatile, with Bre…

Swedish equities retreat as OMX Stockholm 30 drops 1.90%

Swedish equities retreat as OMX Stockholm 30 drops 1.90%

Swedish shares closed lower on Wednesday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 ending the session down 1.90%. Losses were concentrated in Basic Materials, Industrials and Healthcare. Market breadth was weak, with decliners substantially outnumbering advancers. Commodity and currency markets saw sharp moves, including strong gains for crude and Brent oil and a…

Helsinki bourse slips as OMX Helsinki 25 posts 1.29% drop to three-month low

Helsinki bourse slips as OMX Helsinki 25 posts 1.29% drop to three-month low

Finland's main benchmark, the OMX Helsinki 25, fell 1.29% at the close on Wednesday, hitting a fresh three-month low as losses in the Technology, Industrials and Financials sectors weighed on the market. Advancers were outnumbered by decliners by more than three to one. Energy commodities moved higher while gold futures declined, and major currency…

Lyft to Buy Serveo’s Spanish Bikeshare Operations; Shares Dip

Lyft to Buy Serveo’s Spanish Bikeshare Operations; Shares Dip

Lyft Inc. said it will acquire Serveo’s bikeshare operations across seven Spanish cities, adding roughly 22,000 shared bicycles to its micromobility portfolio. The announcement coincided with a 3.4% drop in Lyft’s stock. The transaction, which builds on Lyft Urban Solutions’ existing technology and hardware partnership with Serveo, is expected to c…

Takeover wave deepens as easyJet edges toward foreign acquisition

Takeover wave deepens as easyJet edges toward foreign acquisition

easyJet has agreed to the latest takeover proposal from Castlelake LP, joining a run of UK-listed firms that have attracted or accepted foreign buyout interest. Market participants warn the pattern reflects structural weaknesses in London’s capital markets, with critics saying the exchange is nurturing companies only to see them acquired by oversea…

Nocera Shares Drop After Move Into INERGX Energy Storage Platform

Nocera Shares Drop After Move Into INERGX Energy Storage Platform

Nocera Inc (NASDAQ:NCRA) saw its shares decline 9.5% on Wednesday after announcing an agreement to acquire an equity stake in INERGX, a developer of integrated battery energy-storage and mission-critical power systems. The deal is part of Nocera's planned transformation into Nocera Holdings and positions the company in energy infrastructure serving…