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Teleperformance stock jumps on bond refinancing plan Source link

The collapse of Market Financial Solutions continues to reverberate across the broader financial services sector, echoing the implosion of U.S. auto parts supplier First Brands last year. It comes amid deepening fears that stress in niche credit markets could spill over to the broader banking system.The U.K. specialist mortgage lender’s downfall has hit major banks and investment management firms with potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in potential losses. British lenders Barclays and HSBC revealed the extent of their losses this past earnings season, while U.S. banks and investment management firms, including Jefferies, Wells Fargo, Apollo and Elliott Management, are…

U.S. President Donald Trump sits at a table monitoring military operations during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, with U.S. flags visible behind him, in Washington, United States, on March 2, 2026.The White House via X | Anadolu | Getty ImagesLONDON — European stocks started the new trading week in negative territory on Monday as investors react to the latest developments in the U.S.-Iran war.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.7% lower shortly after 8:00 a.m. in London (3:00 a.m. E.T.). The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index was 0.2% lower, Germany’s DAX 0.5% lower, and France’s CAC 40 down 1%, as Italy’s FTSE MIB…

European shares fall as inflation worries grip markets Source link

Wegovy semaglutide tablets.Michael Siluk | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk has told CNBC how it is preparing to go “all in” on launching its Wegovy pill outside the U.S, as the battle for dominance of the weight-loss market goes global.”When we launch, we’ll go all in,” Novo’s Executive Vice President for International Operations, Emil Kongshøj Larsen, told CNBC in an interview on Tuesday. “It’s a major opportunity.”Novo announced last week that it expects to start the first launches outside of the U.S. later this year, pending approvals, after the pill continues to impress with unparalleled U.S. uptake.The U.S.…

Ryanair has prepared for an “armageddon situation,” amid the jet fuel crisis, the budget airline’s chief financial officer told CNBC Monday.”Do we have plans for some kind of Armageddon situation? Of course, we do, but I don’t see that coming to pass. As things stand, we’re operating a full schedule this summer, and plan to operate a full schedule into the winter period,” Neil Sorahan told CNBC’s Ritika Gupta in an interview. “I think we will see some of the weaker carriers who were already struggling before the war possibly go to the wall in the winter,” Sorahan said after…

Taiwan stocks lower at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted down 1.39% Source link

Europe wants to position itself as a leader in AI and compete with the U.S. and China — but experts told CNBC that its soaring energy prices could undermine those ambitions.The region is looking to get ahead in the AI arms by ramping up compute capacity and building out the critical infrastructure needed for the technology. But power-hungry data centers mean investments are particularly sensitive to the cost of energy, and Europe’s prices are surging amid the U.S.-Iran war.Data center projects are likely to migrate to parts of Europe with lower power costs, creating winners and losers across the continent,…

SHENZHEN, CHINA – MAY 1: The Chinese national flag is seen in front of stacked shipping containers bearing MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), Maersk, and Hamburg Süd branding at Yantian Port on May 1, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesChina’s economy stumbled in April with consumption, industrial output and investment growth missing expectations as the fallout from the Iran war dampened momentum in the world’s second-largest economy. Retail sales grew 0.2% last month from a year ago, sharply missing economists’ forecast for a 2% rise and slowing from 1.7% in March, according…

Iran war saddles global companies with $25 billion bill – and counting Source link