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Musk sends Trump a kiss
We thought Elon Musk was immune to remorse and pressure. But no, he is apparently capable of making amends. On Wednesday, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and the platform formerly known as Twitter acknowledged that he had gone a little too far in his attacks on Donald Trump.
June 11, 2025 at 02:37 pm IST
Wizz Air: the fallen star amongst low-cost airlines
Over the past 18 months, the airline's problems with Pratt & Whitney engines, which power nearly a fifth of its fleet, have grounded its planes and led to a sharp rise in costs. This unfortunate combination is eating into its fragile operating profit and bringing its once spectacular growth to a halt.
June 11, 2025 at 02:01 pm IST
UBS, $8bn less for shareholders?
The Monday morning blues did not affect UBS yesterday. And for a good reason: the Zurich stock exchange was closed for Pentecost. So it's Tuesday morning blues for the bank instead, with the three keys, whose share price has fallen 6% or 7% since trading opened on June 10. The reason: the Swiss government's revised prudential requirements.
June 10, 2025 at 07:27 pm IST
Bayer, close to the final round(up)?
After years of accumulating problems (generic drugs, lawsuits, managerial inertia), according to Goldman Sachs Bayer is becoming a textbook case of "less bad = better." The stock is up more than 3% on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
June 05, 2025 at 08:26 pm IST
Wise, the unicorn that knows how to read a compass
Another one. Fintech company Wise, the pride of Britain in the post-banking monopoly era, plans to move its main listing to New York. It will keep a foothold in London, but most of the action, and capital, will now take place on the other side of the Atlantic. The announcement of Wise's move to New York sent its shares up 7%… in London.
June 05, 2025 at 06:16 pm IST
Has Rémy Cointreau finally hit rock bottom?
MarletScreener analysts have been cautious about the liqueur and spirits group's strategy and stockmarket valuation for several years now. In this context, the abandonment of its 2030 targets came as little surprise to them.
June 05, 2025 at 02:40 pm IST
Petrobras' stratospheric dividend yield reflects investors' extreme mistrust of the company
At first glance, the Brazilian oil major, which produces 2.7 million barrels of oil per day—ranking it eighth in the world, behind Chevron and ahead of TotalEnergies—seems to make no sense in the stockmarket.
June 04, 2025 at 08:32 pm IST
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