Second-quarter results from Europe's energy companies will be characterized by higher oil and gas prices, elevated refining margins and good trading performances, UBS analyst Joshua Stone writes. Oil prices are falling, though. Market watchers are shifting their attention to the prospects of a supp…
European indexes climb as the morning progresses after opening largely in the red. More defensive stocks--those viewed by investors as less sensitive to economic downturns--rally, with a basket of healthcare stocks rising 1.5%, while a food-and-beverage gauge is up 2%. The Europe-wide Stoxx 600 is…
Informa's first-half performance is expected to be hurt by the rescheduling of events in the Middle East, Citi analysts write. They expect B2B Live Events underlying revenue growth of 7.5% for the half year compared with 7.6% for the first five months. The London-listed events and academic-publishi…
Hitron Technologies Inc. - Taiwan Figures in New Taiwan dollars. 2026 2025 Revenue NT$951,949,000 NT$958,408,000 Jan-Jun Revenue NT$4,119,381,000 NT$4,288,481,000 Source: Taiwan Stock Exchange This conten…
Gilts trade cheaply after a recent drop in prices and this could attract demand for the March 2037 green gilt during its auction due at 0900 GMT, RBC Capital Markets strategists say in a note. The March 2037 green gilt was launched through syndication on March 10. The green bond is less likely to b…
European natural-gas prices climb on concerns over regional storage levels ahead of winter and lingering uncertainty over LNG supplies from the Persian Gulf. In early European trading, the benchmark Dutch TTF contract is up 2.4% to 44.04 euros a megawatt-hour. Although global LNG exports increased…
By Dow Jones Newswires StaffU.S. stock futures were lower in early European trade as AI-related stocks fell across the globe ahead of Thursday's crucial jobs data.Kevin Warsh kept mum on the Federal Reserve's rate-setting path when speaking in Portugal Wednesday. In the absence of forward guidance…
Shares of European semiconductor companies opened lower a day after Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh declined to say whether the central bank needed to consider a rate increase later this month. Tech stocks are increasingly sensitive to rate decisions due to high valuation and debt-funded AI in…
By Sherry QinAsian stocks ended mostly lower, with South Korea, one of the region's biggest beneficiaries of the global artificial-intelligence boom, leading losses on concerns over the sustainability of spending in AI infrastructure.After triggering two circuit breakers last week, South Korea's Ko…
The euro could extend its recent losses against the dollar in coming weeks before recovering later in the year, ING's Chris Turner says in a note. While lower energy prices are a welcome development for the euro, expected U.S. interest-rate rises will be the dominant theme this summer, he says. The…
Nigeria Joins International Energy Agency, Executive Director Birol Says
Sodexo's upgraded organic growth guidance for fiscal 2026 might be conservative after strong third-quarter results, Jefferies analyst Simon Lechipre says. The French food-services company had 2% on-year organic growth for the quarter. Its expectations are 1.2% to 1.5% for the full year, which impli…
By WSJ StaffIf the U.S. economy added more than 100,000 jobs in June, as economists expect, we will have had four straight months of jobs growth over 100,000, something that hasn't happened since early 2024.This item is part of a Wall Street Journal live coverage event. The full stream can be found…
Alpha Networks Inc. - Taiwan Figures in New Taiwan dollars. 2026 2025 Revenue NT$2,271,297,000 NT$2,153,618,000 Jan-Jun Revenue NT$10,480,123,000 NT$10,218,168,000 Source: Taiwan Stock Exchange This conte…
Hang Seng Tech Index Falls After Two-Session Gain
By Edith HancockAlphabet's Google lost a lengthy battle to overturn a fine of about $4.69 billion imposed by the European Union over its Android operating system, the bloc's top court said.The EU's Court of Justice said Thursday that it upheld the 4.12 billion euro fine following an appeal by Googl…
Base metals trade lower in early European hours, with three-month aluminum futures falling 1.3% to $3,050.50 a metric ton and copper down 0.9% to $13,215.50 a ton. Aluminum has slumped 18% on the month as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz boosted expectations that supplies from Persian Gulf pro…
0811 GMT - Base metals trade lower in early European hours, with three-month aluminum futures falling 1.3% to $3,050.50 a metric ton and copper down 0.9% to $13,215.50 a ton. Aluminum has slumped 18% on the month as the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz boosted expectations that supplies from Persi…
By Dow Jones Newswires StaffU.S. stock futures were lower in early European trade as AI-related stocks fell across the globe ahead of Thursday's crucial jobs data.Kevin Warsh kept mum on the Federal Reserve's rate-setting path when speaking in Portugal Wednesday. In the absence of forward guidance…
Tourist arrivals to Thailand are expected to recover in 2H with the de-escalation in Middle East tensions, CGS International economists say in a report. The recovery would offer a meaningful boost to the Thai economy through higher tourism receipts, stronger domestic consumption and better employme…
