Kevin Smith

Time bombs at Toyota

After Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Ford, and GM, it is now Toyota's turn to reduce its earnings estimates following the retaliatory tariff measures adopted by the Trump administration.

May 12, 2025 at 02:37 pm IST

Trump wants to reduce drug prices by up to 80%

US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he would sign an executive order aimed at reducing the prices of prescription drugs and pharmaceutical products, with estimated reductions of between 30% and 80%.

May 12, 2025 at 02:15 pm IST

Diamondback Energy, Inc.: No 'drill baby drill' at these WTI price levels

The second-largest oil and gas producer in Texas — behind Exxon — published its quarterly results this week.

May 12, 2025 at 01:55 pm IST

The special ones: 25 stocks in "special situations" on the stockmarket

At MarketScreener, we have had an internal list of companies in special situations in Europe for several years now. Here are 25 of them, including the latest addition: LVMH.

May 09, 2025 at 07:17 pm IST

ARM joins the race for the stars

The microprocessor designer became a virtual "meme stock" in the wake of its partial IPO in late 2023, amid the AI craze.

May 09, 2025 at 01:48 pm IST

God Save the Deal: towards a US/UK trade agreement

US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday, according to the New York Times and a slew of other sources. The agreement is unlikely to be very broad in scope, but it would have the merit of adding to the pile of positive events following "Liberation Day."

May 08, 2025 at 02:03 pm IST

Ferrari seemingly unscathed by the crisis

In these troubled times, the entire automotive industry is slowing down. All of it? No! Standing alone amongst its peers, who are stalling one by one, Ferrari continues its ascent toward new records.

May 07, 2025 at 06:13 pm IST

On the stockmarket, the pharmaceutical industry is wary of FDA's new strongman

The healthcare sector is in the red in Europe this morning, contributing to the decline of several indices heavily weighted in specialty stocks. The French CAC40, the Belgian Bel20, and the Swiss SMI are amongst the main victims. The reason is the appointment of Vinay Prasad as head of the Center for Biologics (CBER) at the FDA, the US drug agency.

May 07, 2025 at 04:00 pm IST

Novo Nordisk is weak, but that's enough

Solid figures, mixed forecasts… Novo continues to blow hot and cold. But after the stock's plunge, the market may well be satisfied with that.

May 07, 2025 at 01:57 pm IST

Americans reinforce their dominance in the home meal delivery sector

It's curtains for Deliveroo as an independent company, as we learned this morning that the takeover bid by US company DoorDash has, as expected, been approved by the British company's board of directors.

May 06, 2025 at 07:29 pm IST

Aston Martin off the road at the next corner

Where is Aston Martin headed? At first glance, it looks like it's headed straight for disaster, or at least very far from the strategic goals it set for itself in the spring of 2023.

May 06, 2025 at 06:27 pm IST

Ackman dreams of creating a "Mini-Berkshire"

Bill Ackman has taken another step toward his long-standing ambition of transforming Howard Hughes into a diversified holding company, similar to Berkshire Hathaway. The billionaire investor has just injected an additional $900m into the real estate group, bringing his stake to 46.9%, up from 37.6% previously. The announcement immediately sent the stock up nearly 3%.

May 06, 2025 at 01:37 pm IST

Eutelsat changes leadership

Eutelsat announced on Monday the surprise departure of its CEO Eva Berneke, who will be replaced on June 1 by Jean-François Fallacher, currently CEO of Orange France. This change comes at a time when the space telecommunications specialist is at the heart of European ambitions to strengthen strategic autonomy in satellite communications.

May 06, 2025 at 01:33 pm IST

ArcelorMittal in great financial shape

The steelmaker published its quarterly results on Wednesday. A few days ago, it also announced a new wave of layoffs in France.

May 02, 2025 at 02:08 pm IST

Capgemini results pleasantly surprise

Capgemini announced on Tuesday a 0.4% decline in revenue at constant exchange rates in Q1, a decline that was considered less severe than expected, thanks to the strength of its business in North America and the United Kingdom & Ireland. After some disappointments, this pleasant surprise has led to a surge in the stock price.

May 02, 2025 at 11:56 am IST

No messing around with customs duties at Amazon

Amazon yesterday denied any plans to display the impact of new US import taxes on its main website, after the White House accusedit of a "hostile" political act. However, the company acknowledged that its low-cost subsidiary, Haul, had considered doing so before abandoning the idea. Relations between Trump and Bezos are still in flux.

April 30, 2025 at 07:38 pm IST

European automotive industry: results plunge, shares climb. Thanks, Donald?

European manufacturers no longer know which saint—or which president—to turn to. Their profits are plummeting, their forecasts are melting like snow in the sun, although their shares are resisting on the stockmarket. The reason? Another sleight of hand by Donald Trump.

April 30, 2025 at 02:20 pm IST

3 mid-caps liked by analysts in Europe

There are many methods for pre-selecting stocks on the stockmarket. Looking at what the professionals think, for example. This is the exercise we are proposing today. We used MarketScreener's StockScreener to identify stocks tracked by at least six brokers with only positive opinions in the mid-cap category with a decent level of liquidity. Here are the top three, with some explanations as to why these stocks are so popular with analysts.

April 28, 2025 at 06:21 pm IST

Accor: good results welcomed by market

The hotel group unveiled solid Q1 results yesterday evening, with its strategy of moving upmarket appearing to be paying off. Accor was thus able to confirm its medium-term growth outlook, despite an uncertain macroeconomic environment.

April 25, 2025 at 06:39 pm IST

Has Moncler peaked?

The leading brand in down jackets and winter clothing is not immune to the slowdown that is affecting almost the entire luxury sector.

April 25, 2025 at 12:22 pm IST

Air France-KLM remains less undervalued than one might think

Yesterday in these columns we pointed out that Air France-KLM was valued at less than twice its net income on the stockmarket.

April 25, 2025 at 12:02 pm IST