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Former top foreign ministry official Olly Robbins told a parliamentary committee he experienced sustained pressure from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s private office to accelerate the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the United States. Robbins said he inherited a situation in which Mandelson’s appointment was already treated…
Avis Budget's stock jumped up to 19% in premarket trading, extending gains for a fourth straight session as an acute short squeeze and concentrated ownership created volatile market conditions. Short interest measures show an unusually large proportion of the float held short, while Barclays downgraded the stock citing a supply/demand imbalance des…
Morgan Stanley projects a roughly $220 billion market opportunity for cybersecurity vendors as AI expands the attack surface. The bank argues that while some preventive layers face disruption risk, runtime controls, identity, and platform capabilities remain defensible. It identifies CrowdStrike, Okta, Palo Alto Networks, and SailPoint as the softw…
Apple’s leadership change marks the beginning of a new phase in which the company must demonstrate it can meld its long-standing hardware expertise with generative AI capabilities to sustain growth. Analysts say the incoming CEO, John Ternus, will be judged on how he addresses intensifying AI competition, Washington policy pressures around reshorin…
RTX has increased its full-year 2026 profit and revenue forecasts after reporting stronger first-quarter results driven by heightened demand for missile systems, expanded aftermarket sales and growth in aircraft maintenance. The company highlighted a $3.7 billion Patriot GEM-T interceptor contract for Ukraine and double-digit growth in its Raytheon…
Goldman Sachs downgraded M&G Plc to a neutral rating and reduced its 12-month price target to 320p from 330p after the British insurer’s shares climbed more than 50% over the prior 12 months. The broker cited stretched valuation metrics, a compressed dividend yield, and revised earnings forecasts driven by recent market movements, while noting ongo…
The Financial Conduct Authority has approved a new cohort of banks and fintech firms, including Barclays, Lloyds and UBS, to develop and trial artificial intelligence applications in a controlled live-market environment. The program will investigate a range of AI approaches, from agentic systems to neurosymbolic techniques that combine machine lear…
Northrop Grumman reported first-quarter revenue of $9.88 billion, a 4.4% increase from the prior year, supported by a 17% jump in aeronautics sales and higher organic sales in its defense systems segment. The company kept its 2026 sales guidance intact and highlighted progress on the B-21 Raider production expansion and the Sentinel intercontinenta…
Halliburton reported a more-than-twofold increase in first-quarter net income, driven by higher revenue in Latin America and modest growth in its international segment. The oilfield services provider saw total revenue of $5.4 billion and net income attributable to the company of $461 million for the quarter, but noted that elevated oil prices have …
French utility Engie is conducting discussions with the current U.S. administration about a potential refund related to its offshore wind lease holdings, CEO Catherine MacGregor said. The talks come as TotalEnergies diverts close to $1 billion (850 million euros) from offshore wind leases to U.S. oil and gas production, and as Engie has paused thre…
GE Aerospace told investors it expects to land near the high end of its 2026 earnings per share guidance, while updating that its outlook now incorporates the risk of sustained higher Brent crude through the third quarter, fuel supply constraints and softer global growth. The jet-engine maker reported improvement in quarterly revenue and adjusted E…
Avanza's stock fell about 2.3% on Tuesday following the company's plan to expand operations into Denmark. The share price was down as much as 5% intraday. SEB analyst Andreas Håkansson warned the move will raise costs and is not expected to reach profitability for roughly five years. Rival Nordnet, already present in Denmark, recorded a smaller dec…
Bernstein's export tracking indicates Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix delivered stronger-than-expected high-bandwidth memory (HBM) export growth in Q1 2026. March exports built on solid February levels, lifting quarter-on-quarter volumes despite a slow January. Regression estimates point to double-digit HBM revenue growth for both firms in the qua…
Jefferies has lowered its recommendation on French shopping-centre operator Mercialys to Hold from Buy, pointing to a slowdown in like-for-like rental growth and a share price that has rallied more than peers. The broker set a price target of €13.50, modestly above the last close, after revising expense and earnings forecasts and assessing recent l…
India's equity benchmarks finished higher on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 rising 0.87% to reach a new one-month high and the BSE Sensex 30 advancing 0.96%. Real Estate, Banking and Technology stocks were the main drivers. Nestle India jumped to fresh highs while SBI Life was the largest decliner. Broader market breadth favored advancers and the India…
Shares of Signify fell after Kepler Cheuvreux began coverage with a Reduce rating and a 16.70 euro price target, warning of an unfavorable industry backdrop, persistent pricing pressure and constrained earnings visibility. Analyst Emanuele Sartori highlighted structural challenges including LED commoditisation and weak demand in European and Profes…
Truist Securities' proprietary tracking shows Crocs' estimated weekly gross merchandise value (GMV) on TikTok Shop increased about 50% from the prior week to an estimated $2.2 million, a rise led by women’s sandals. The figure is derived from changes in units sold and weighted average selling prices across the brand's top listings on the platform a…
Single-family rental real estate investment trusts (REITs) have markedly underperformed the broader REIT index in 2026, with sector valuation and expected FFO growth deteriorating. Regulatory attention tied to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and soft local housing dynamics are pressuring pricing power and transaction activity. BTIG maintains a…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the Federal Communications Commission exceeded constitutional bounds by issuing large penalty assessments against wireless carriers before those companies had an opportunity for a jury trial. The case follows nearly $200 million in 2024 fines tied to allegations that carriers unlawfully sold c…
A federal court ruling that halted the activities of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has left multiple newly approved vaccines and proposed updates without clear federal recommendations. The decision, which found most members appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unqualified, pauses ACIP votes and raises uncert…
Wolfe Research identified Ford, General Motors and BorgWarner as stocks with constructive setups ahead of first-quarter earnings, amid sector volatility tied to geopolitical developments. The firm expects limited evidence of input cost inflation, supply disruptions or demand weakening in Q1 results, but warned those factors could influence full-yea…
Barclays upgraded TAG Immobilien from equal weight to overweight and raised its price target to €17.30 from €15.20, pointing to a 5-year FFO I CAGR of 5.5% versus a sector average near 2.5%. The bank's revisions follow TAG's August 2025 €186 million equity raise to help finance a €565 million build-to-rent portfolio purchase in Poland and the decis…
UnitedHealth reported first-quarter adjusted earnings that topped Wall Street forecasts and increased its full-year adjusted profit projection. Management credited tighter cost control and improved government payments for the insurer business, though Optum's operating income declined amid investments and higher medical costs. Shares rose in premark…
Karex Bhd, the world’s largest condom producer, will raise prices by 20% to 30% and may increase them further if disruptions linked to the Iran war persist. CEO Goh Miah Kiat said elevated freight charges, shipping delays and higher raw-material costs have cut customer inventories and driven a roughly 30% rise in demand this year. The company, whic…
Wolfe Research downgraded ExxonMobil from Outperform to Peer Perform after a significant share-price advance that analysts say now largely reflects the company’s free cash flow outlook. The broker removed its $153 price target and says valuation - based on a DCF using long-term Brent at $70 per barrel and a 7% WACC - is the principal reason for the…
