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IQM Quantum Computers said funds and accounts managed by BlackRock have provided 50 million euros ($57.64 million) to support the company's global expansion and technology development. The financing comes as IQM pursues a planned dual listing in the United States and Helsinki via a merger with Real Asset Acquisition Corp, with an initial equity val…
Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 closed lower on Monday, slipping 0.65% as weakness in the information technology, financials and consumer discretionary sectors outweighed gains among a handful of miners. Market breadth favored decliners, with several individual stocks posting notable moves in both directions. Measures of implied volatility rose, …
Jefferies upgraded Sodexo SA to 'buy' from 'hold' and raised its price target to €55 from €41 following the appointment of the group's first externally hired chief executive. The firm cites persistent operational weakness, particularly in North America, subdued net new wins and a valuation it sees as close to a trough, while projecting modest margi…
Eli Lilly has entered a collaboration with Hong Kong-listed InSilico that could reach about $2.75 billion in total value. InSilico will receive an upfront payment of $115 million and may earn additional milestone payments and tiered royalties on future sales, while Lilly secures exclusive worldwide manufacturing and sales rights for oral treatments…
European aviation looks to have reached - and possibly exceeded - the 2% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) requirement for 2025, industry regulators and an EU official told Reuters. The result, if confirmed in a forthcoming report, would represent a notable increase from 0.6% the prior year and signal a supply response to the mandate despite industry…
Nike’s decline in Greater China is exposing operational weaknesses beyond a simple shift in consumer sentiment toward foreign brands. Facing a cooling economy, a prolonged property crisis and aggressive domestic competitors, Nike has recorded six consecutive quarters of sales declines in the region. Leadership changes and a push to clear inventory …
Eli Lilly says it will not restart investment in the United Kingdom unless the government agrees to regular increases in NHS drug prices and dismantles a multibillion-pound rebate scheme. Patrik Jonsson, president of Lilly’s international businesses, told the Financial Times the company is negotiating with UK ministers and is optimistic about reach…
Goldman Sachs reduced its 3-, 6- and 12-month targets for Japan's TOPIX index and trimmed its fiscal 2026 EPS growth projection for the index, attributing the revisions to expected higher oil and gas prices and supply disruptions tied to sustained Middle East conflict and disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. The TOPIX suffered a steep March de…
Asian equities opened sharply lower on Monday with Japanese benchmarks at the forefront of losses after remarks from the Bank of Japan drew attention to the potential for higher interest rates. Investor risk appetite was further dented by renewed worries over a possible wider U.S.-Israel–Iran conflict and profit-taking in technology names, while oi…
U.S. stock index futures moved lower on Sunday evening as the Iran war showed signs of broadening after Yemen’s Houthi forces entered the fight, pushing oil prices higher and unsettling risk assets. Futures pared some declines after President Donald Trump said talks with Iran were ongoing and a deal "could be close." Technology shares, already unde…
The U.S. Treasury plans to convene soon the first in a series of meetings with domestic and international insurance regulators to review recent stresses in private credit markets. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent intends to establish regular consultations to gather regulator feedback on fund-level leverage, ratings consistency, offshore reinsurance…
Asian stock futures fell on Monday as a widening Middle East conflict pushed oil to its biggest monthly jump since the early 1990s, raising the prospect of higher inflation and recession risk. Fresh diplomatic activity around Iran, expanding regional hostilities and disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz have lifted prices across energy and commodity …
Star Entertainment has obtained a binding commitment for a $390 million refinancing facility from funds associated with WhiteHawk Capital Partners. The three-year line is intended to fully refinance the company’s current group debt and supply incremental liquidity for day-to-day operations. The transaction requires customary closing conditions and …
Russia's main benchmark closed the session unchanged, with a handful of resource and transport names among the strongest performers and several consumer and fertilizer stocks slipping. Market breadth favored advancers, while volatility measures held steady and major commodity prices moved higher.
The four-member crew selected for NASA's Artemis II mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center and entered the final stretch of prelaunch activities for the first crewed trip toward the Moon in more than 50 years. Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen flew T-38 jets from Houston and will board an Orion capsule atop t…
French anti-terrorism investigators said two more people were taken into custody in connection with an attempted attack on Bank of America’s Paris offices. The arrests follow an initial detention of a minor and an early-morning intervention by police who say they prevented a rudimentary incendiary device from being ignited outside the bank in Paris…
Several energy companies have posted strong gains in recent months, with Occidental Petroleum leading the group after an AI-driven selection earlier this year. A set of mid-cap and downstream energy names has also recorded sharp month-to-date and March moves. The investment model that identified these names refreshes its picks monthly, uses a broad…
Saudi Arabia's stock market finished lower on Sunday, with the Tadawul All Share ending the session down 0.13% as Financial Services, Real Estate Development and Retail sectors weighed on the index. While several individual names posted strong gains, including an all-time high for Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed And Sons, other notable stocks fell. Commo…
Several high-profile policy announcements by U.S. President Donald Trump were preceded by concentrated trading activity that generated outsized profits for some market participants. Exchange records, trading-platform data and third-party analysis show large bets on oil futures, prediction-market contracts and equity options in tight time windows be…
Anonymous market wagers that paid off shortly before several high-impact policy announcements during the second Trump term have prompted calls from legal experts and former regulators for closer review. A detailed examination of trading around decisions on tariffs, Venezuela and Iran identified at least four episodes in which unknown traders placed…
This week brought a batch of influential analyst updates focused on companies positioned around the artificial intelligence opportunity. Bank of America returned Microsoft to a Buy rating and set an elevated $500 target, calling the company a "primary beneficiary of AI monetization". JPMorgan trimmed SAP to Neutral amid slowing cloud backlog growth…
This weekly roundup distills the key analyst moves across five companies. Northland downgraded Super Micro Computer to Market Perform amid governance concerns and executive reshuffling. BofA launched coverage of Nebius Group with a Buy rating, highlighting its positioning in AI Infrastructure-as-a-Service and an addressable market projection. Wolfe…
A Morgan Stanley benchmark using fourth-quarter 2025 figures finds Russell 1000 companies holding $2.2 trillion in cash, yet the cash-to-enterprise-value ratio sits near a two-decade low. Firms are directing substantial operating cash into capital expenditures, with capex rising sharply while free cash flow remains robust. Select large-cap technolo…
Moscow's main stock gauge closed the session unchanged as a handful of gains in transport and telecom names were balanced by declines elsewhere, notably in fertilizer shares. Commodities firmed and the ruble showed modest movement versus major currencies, while implied volatility held steady.
Nestle confirmed that a truck carrying 12 tons of KitKat chocolate bars - 413,793 individual bars from a new product range - disappeared last week while traveling from central Italy to Poland. The vehicle and its load remain missing. KitKat says the stolen bars can be traced by unique batch codes and is asking anyone who scans those codes to follow…
