Stocks recover from 4-week lows as focus switches back to post-pandemic growth
Global shares extended their recovery on Tuesday from four week lows, as investors focused on prospects for post-pandemic economic growth, rather than fret more over the hawkish stance taken by the U.S. Federal Reserve at a policy meeting last week.
Morrisons leaps after rejecting $7.6 bln private equity bid
Morrisons (MRW.L) shares surged as much as 35% on Monday on hopes that U.S. private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) might raise its proposed offer for the British supermarket group or flush out other bidders.
Axiata, Telenor seal $15 bln deal to form Malaysia’s biggest mobile operator
Malaysian telecoms firm Axiata Group Bhd (AXIA.KL) and Norway’s Telenor ASA (TEL.OL) will merge their mobile operations in Malaysia in a $15 billion deal, forming a new market leader in the competitive Southeast Asian nation.
Boral sells U.S. products business after rejecting Seven bid
Australia’s Boral Ltd (BLD.AX) said it would sell its North American building products business to a unit of NYSE-listed Westlake Chemical Corp (WLK.N) for $2.15 billion, throwing a spanner in the works of a takeover bid by Seven Group (SVW.AX).
Explainer: Mystery behind slump in India’s Adani Group company shares
Shares of companies controlled by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani recorded their biggest weekly losses ever. The six stocks cumulatively lost 1.91 trillion Indian rupees ($25.83 billion) of value over five days through Friday.
Danish ‘meme stock’ Orphazyme plunges after drug setback
Orphazyme (ORPHA.CO) slashed its financial forecasts on Friday after U.S. health regulators rejected its key drug candidate, sending shares in Denmark’s first so-called meme stock tumbling 75% in early trading.
Tesco’s UK sales growth slows as pandemic restrictions ease
Tesco’s (TSCO.L) sales growth has slowed sharply since the easing of the latest coronavirus lockdown as people start to visit pubs and restaurants again, Britain’s biggest retailer said on Friday.
Asian shares up but set for weekly loss after hawkish Fed
Asian shares inched higher on Friday but were set for a weekly loss, while the U.S. dollar hovered near two-month highs as investors continued to digest comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve projecting interest rate hikes in 2023.
Whitbread looks ahead to post-lockdown bounce in UK leisure demand
Premier Inn-owner Whitbread (WTB.L) said hotel bookings in its tourist locations picked up in the run-up to the summer season, lifting its shares even as Britain delayed plans to ease pandemic restrictions.
Wall Street closes lower as Fed officials project rate hikes for 2023
The three main Wall Street indexes all closed down on Wednesday, as U.S. Federal Reserve officials unnerved investors with indications that the central bank could begin rising interest rates in 2023, a year earlier than expected.
