Category: Market News

Moderna vaccine
April 10, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Moderna Jumps 6% On Vaccine News

MRNA shares rose as high as 9% during the day, continuing their recent steady climb. This was enough for MRNA to lead the S&P 500’s list of top movers on Tuesday. The company presented details at the annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting on Monday. Here, it revealed interesting data on the use of…

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Atos building
April 09, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Atos Needs €1bn Under New Plan

This figure was reported following a private meeting on Monday with the firm’s creditors and bondholders, which was widely reported in the media. Atos currently owes €2.4bn of debt that’s due for repayment in 2025. However, some sources suggest that the overall debt could be almost double that amount. It isn’t clear who will provide…

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Lotus logo
April 09, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Lotus Technology’s Luxury EVs Boost Quarterly Revenue

The Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker recorded Q4 earnings of $361m for a 92% quarter-on-quarter spike. It contributed this financial performance to its “asset-light business model” that boosted battery electric vehicle (BEV) production and sales. This revenue performance follows on the heels of the Lotus Tech IPO on 23 February 2024, less than two months…

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Samsung
April 05, 2024 BY Robert Bell

Samsung Boosted by Rising Chip Prices

These profits were driven, in part, by semiconductor prices bouncing back after they dropped significantly last year and the demand for artificial intelligence products. SSNLF is the biggest memory chip maker in the world, and they’ve estimated their operating profit for Q1 at 6.6tn won ($4.89bn /$ 7.45bn AUD), which is better than the 5.7tn…

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UBS
April 03, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

UBS Announces $2bn Share Buy-back Programme

The move follows on the heels of the Swiss bank’s 2022 stock repurchase scheme, during which it bought back shares to the value of more than $5.2bn. The newly announced buy-back will total up to $2bn, of which UBS will reportedly spend $1bn this year. In its press statement, the financial institution noted: On 3…

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Examining a diamond
April 03, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Blackstone Aiming to Raise $300m Through the IGI Debut

Based on a Reuters report, this gemstone certification company aims for a valuation of about $1.5bn. In May 2023, Blackstone bought IGI for $570m from Fosun International Limited (0656.HK) and the Lorie family, who founded the company. Describing itself as the world leader in the grading and accreditation of gems, IGI operates mainly in India.…

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Hong Kong
March 28, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Bondholders Opposed to Shimao Group’s Restructuring of Offshore Debt

In a Chinese property landscape full of obstacles, this casts an ever-growing shadow over the property developer’s future. Based on a Reuters report, the offshore creditors’ financial advisor, Houlihan Lokey, said:  The ad hoc creditor group firmly opposes Shimao’s restructuring proposal, (and) will unequivocally vote against it and other scheme creditors ought to do the…

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Deutsche Bank building
March 28, 2024 BY PureContent

Deutsche Bank Releases Singapore Dollar Bonds

The offering has drawn significant attention from investors not only in the Asia Pacific region but also globally. Fiona Ip, Deutsche Bank’s APAC treasurer, commented: Importantly, this issuance also represents the attractiveness of the Singapore dollar bond market, following strong recent deal flow and investor interest. Deutsche Bank returns to the SGD market for the…

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Oil driller and gold coins
March 27, 2024 BY PureContent

Weekly Data: Oil and Gold: Price Review for the Week Ahead

The most important economic data for this week are: Thursday: US quarterly GDP growth rate on Thursday at 12:30pm GMT. Market participants are expecting the figure to come out at 3.2%, down from 4.9% in the previous quarter. This data might have already been priced in as it’s for the previous quarter, though any significant…

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Medical globe
March 26, 2024 BY Elizabeth Anderson

Ingersoll Rand to Take Over ILC Dover

The latter is an investment company managing an estimated $50bn in assets. ILC Dover specialises in the design and manufacture of biopharmaceutical and medical devices and also provides aerospace solutions. The organisation has 11 engineering and production facilities in Asia, North America and Europe. In terms of the agreement, Ingersoll Rand will pay approximately $2.3bn…

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