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Swiss fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter sales growth, supported by robust demand in its fragrance and consumer products segment. The company said its LFL sales rose 2.8% in the quarter. This excludes the impact of currency fluctuations, acquisitions, and disposals. This figure came in above a company-compiled consensus forecast of 1.9%. Analysts… Continue reading Givaudan beats sales estimates as fragrance demand lifts shares

BP is heading into its first-quarter results with an unusually strong message on earnings, but also with a less comfortable one on the balance sheet. The oil major said on Tuesday that its oil trading business is expected to deliver “exceptional” results in the first quarter. The forecasts are helped by the violent swings that… Continue reading What’s behind BP’s exceptional Q1 forecast, and debt surge with it?

Novo Nordisk on Tuesday announced a partnership with OpenAI to deploy artificial intelligence across its business, spanning drug discovery, manufacturing and commercial operations, as the Danish drugmaker looks to sharpen its competitive edge in the fast-growing obesity drug market. The company said the collaboration would leverage OpenAI’s technology to analyse complex datasets, identify promising drug… Continue reading Novo Nordisk taps OpenAI to boost AI in drug development

OpenAI’s massive $852 billion valuation is coming under scrutiny from some of its own investors as the company pivots its focus toward enterprise offerings, according to a report by the Financial Times published on Tuesday. The concerns emerge as the company pivots towards enterprise-focused offerings in an effort to counter rising competition. The shift in… Continue reading Why is OpenAI’s $852B valuation facing investor scrutiny?

Barclays has picked out IAG and Ryanair as its preferred names in Europe’s airline sector and argued that elevated fuel costs are doing more than squeezing margins. They are beginning to redraw the competitive map. At a moment when the world is facing oil volatility, supply disruption, and fare pressure, the broker’s call is effectively… Continue reading Barclays names European airline stocks you cannot afford to miss

After a vintage 2025 that saw European bank valuations more than double in their best showing since 1997, the sector hit a geopolitical wall in March 2026. Tensions between the US and Iran triggered a sharp 10% correction in the Stoxx 600 Banks index, momentarily erasing three years of near-linear gains. However, Citi analysts are… Continue reading Citi says European bank stocks are cheap, backs buying the dip

SK Hynix stock climbed to a record high on Tuesday as investors doubled down on one of the market’s clearest artificial-intelligence hardware trades. The rally reflected continuing conviction that SK Hynix sits in one of the strongest positions in the AI infrastructure chain through its dominance in high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The second sentiment lift came… Continue reading SK Hynix stock hits record: here’s the dual force behind surge

Asian markets opened higher on Tuesday as investors returned to equities after a bruising stretch of geopolitical volatility. The rebound came after a retreat in oil prices following US Vice President JD Vance’s indication that a deal between Washington and Tehran was still possible. “Whether we have further conversations, whether we ultimately get to a… Continue reading Kospi, Nikkei 225 lead Asian markets higher as oil eases on Iran hopes

Wall Street’s main indexes ended higher on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounding from earlier losses as investors balanced escalating geopolitical tensions with cautious optimism that a diplomatic resolution between the US and Iran could still emerge. The S&P 500 rose about 1%, while the Nasdaq Composite gained roughly 1.2%. The Dow added… Continue reading Dow Jones rebounds 300 pts as Iran deal hopes lift stocks despite tensions