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Volkswagen reported a sharp drop in operating profit for 2025 and set a cautious outlook for margins in 2026, citing trade tariffs and intensifying competition in China. Revenue was flat and Porsche’s pause on EV rollout severely weakened group profitability, prompting management to prioritize cost cuts and restructuring.
Casino Guichard-Perrachon SA said it has launched formal conciliation proceedings at the Paris Economic Activities Court to negotiate a restructuring of its financial debt and to defer an approaching March 27 financing deadline. The court named SCP BTSG, led by Maître Marc Sénéchal, as conciliator to mediate between Casino and key creditor groups i…
European equities recovered on March 10 after U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the conflict in the Middle East could end quickly. The pan-European index rose 1.9% to 606.26, led by financial stocks, while energy names declined as global crude eased below $100 a barrel following a recent spike toward $119. Market participants also reacted to com…
Lindt & Spruengli reported that U.S. households using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs account for a disproportionate share of chocolate sales and that premium chocolate purchases among those users have increased more rapidly than among non-users. The company cited an internal study that used February data from market researcher Circana. The findings run co…
European equity markets opened sharply higher after U.S. President Donald Trump said the conflict in Iran would be over 'very soon'. By early European trading, the Stoxx 600, Germany's Dax, France's CAC 40 and the UK's FTSE 100 posted notable gains. Oil prices eased from the prior session's volatility and global bond yields ticked lower as markets …
Lego's chief executive warns that rising oil and gas prices tied to Middle East conflict could lift plastics and input costs over time, though existing supply agreements may soften immediate effects. The family-owned group reported broad-based growth in 2025 and is pursuing interactive 'SMART Brick' technology and franchise partnerships, while mana…
Renault unveiled a plan to boost annual Renault-branded vehicle sales to more than 2 million by 2030, driven by model expansion, greater international sales and continued investment in both electric and hybrid powertrains. The strategy includes 36 new models through 2030, a push to shift half of Renault-brand volumes outside Europe and a new electr…
Qantas announced a rise in fares on its international services this week, attributing the move to a sharp increase in jet fuel prices stemming from conflict in the Middle East. The carrier said it is evaluating the possibility of shifting more capacity onto existing Europe routes over the coming months, noting those services are currently operating…
Japan's equity market closed higher on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 finishing up 3.00% as gains in Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors supported the advance. Major individual movers included a strong rally in Lasertec Corp and sizable gains for Sumitomo Electric and Furukawa Electric, while Rohm, Shift and Nitori were among the session's lagga…
Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio has engaged Citigroup to structure and lead financing for a proposed purchase of 12.5% stakes in family holding company Delfin from each of his siblings, Luca and Paola. If the transaction goes through, Leonardo Maria would hold 37.5% of Delfin. Luca and Paola have each signaled they expect about $7 billion for their 12.5…
Following its annual industry conference, Morgan Stanley highlighted a set of energy and power companies that analysts believe are well placed to capitalize on growing demand for long-haul natural gas, LNG exports, expanded electricity needs and domestic solar equipment. The picks reflect investor attention to pipeline transport, midstream capacity…
Archer Aviation filed a countersuit accusing rival Joby Aviation of defrauding the U.S. government and concealing close ties to China that allegedly gave Joby an unfair competitive edge. The legal filings follow a prior suit by Joby alleging trade-secret theft, and come as U.S. regulators and federal grant programs target the nascent air-taxi and d…
EQT AB is assessing a possible sale of open-source software firm SUSE that could value the company at up to $6 billion. The firm has retained Arma Partners to approach private equity buyers, according to people familiar with the matter. The discussions are preliminary and may not lead to a transaction. EQT took SUSE private in 2023 at a valuation o…
Renault unveiled a five-year strategy that targets selling half of its Renault-branded cars outside Europe by 2030 and increasing annual volumes to more than 2 million units, a 23% rise from projected 2025 sales. The plan includes 36 new models, heavy use of in-house technology for European products, continued development of electric vehicles and h…
Taiwan's benchmark closed lower on Tuesday, with the Taiwan Weighted finishing down 0.22%. Gains in a handful of stocks, including Avision Inc, Nuvoton Technology and General Interface Solution, were outweighed by steep declines at several names such as Kung Sing Engineering, Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group and Nanya Technology. Commodity market…
Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) posted double-digit revenue growth and a more than 40% jump in net profit for the fiscal year, driven by higher demand for power batteries used in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. The company proposed a sizeable final dividend and an additional special cash dividend while battery shipments rose ne…
Amazon has summoned a sizable assembly of engineers to a meeting on Tuesday to review a recent cluster of outages the company attributes to issues connected with artificial intelligence. An internal briefing for the session cites a 'trend of incidents' in recent months, describing a 'high blast radius' and referencing Gen-AI assisted changes and no…
Australia's equity benchmark, the S&P/ASX 200, finished higher on Tuesday, rising 1.09% as the Gold, Metals & Mining and IT sectors advanced. Market breadth favored gainers by a wide margin and implied volatility eased, while commodity and currency markets showed mixed moves at the close in Sydney. Several individual stocks recorded double-digit pe…
Chinese electric heavy-duty trucks are moving into European markets in force this year, with multiple manufacturers planning launches in 2026. Backed by scale, lower supply-chain costs and rapid product development, these entrants intend to sell at up to 30% below the European average truck price. European incumbents and industry groups are pressin…
Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), the company founded by former Meta AI chief Yann LeCun, said it has closed $1.03 billion in funding on a $3.50 billion pre-money valuation. AMI plans to commercialize AI systems emphasizing reasoning, planning and internal 'world models,' targeting organizations that operate complex physical systems while testin…
Shares of Tencent and other leading Chinese AI-focused companies rose sharply as several firms introduced agentic AI products that operate on users' computers. Tencent's new WorkBuddy, along with Zhipu's AutoClaw and MiniMax's MaxClaw, drove buying interest in technology names and helped lift the Hang Seng index.
A new study from industry groups finds U.S. solar installations fell in 2025 after federal policy changes disrupted project economics and approvals. Installed capacity dropped to 43 GW from nearly 50 GW the prior year, with utility-scale and community solar segments seeing double-digit declines. Texas led state-level additions, and the report proje…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it would prevent any oil shipments from the Middle East if U.S. and Israeli strikes continue, and President Donald Trump warned the United States would strike Iran far more forcefully if tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is obstructed. The confrontation has already pushed oil prices to dramat…
Apple increased iPhone assembly in India to roughly 55 million units in 2025, a rise of about 53% from the prior year, bringing Indian production to approximately one quarter of the company’s global iPhone output of 220-230 million devices. The expansion aligns with Apple’s strategy to diversify manufacturing away from China amid trade tensions and…
Asian equity markets rallied on Tuesday after oil prices eased from multi-year highs and U.S. President Donald Trump suggested the conflict with Iran may be nearing an end. Major indexes across the region climbed following volatile trading earlier in the week, while investors awaited Chinese trade data and analysts warned that Middle East developme…
