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Stellantis to take $26 billion hit overhauling its business after ‘over-estimating the pace of the energy transition’
Automaker Stellantis said on Friday it expects to take a roughly 22-billion-euro ($26 billion) hit as it overhauls its business to accelerate the rollout of electric and hybrid vehicles. The Jeep maker also pre-released some figures for the fourth quarter, saying it anticipates a net loss for 2025. In recognition of that net loss, it […]
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Sweden’s Volvo Cars fell over 22% in its worst trading day ever. Here’s why
This photograph shows a partial view of a Volvo X30 electric car with the company logo at the Volvo factory in Ghent on April 25, 2025. This factory will produce the Volvo X30 100% electric model for the European market. Nicolas Tucat | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Sweden’s Volvo Cars tumbled more than […]
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Sweden’s Volvo Cars fell over 22% in its worst trading day ever. Here’s why
This photograph shows a partial view of a Volvo X30 electric car with the company logo at the Volvo factory in Ghent on April 25, 2025. This factory will produce the Volvo X30 100% electric model for the European market. Nicolas Tucat | Afp | Getty Images Shares of Sweden’s Volvo Cars tumbled more than […]
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ECB holds rates but it’s not a ‘non-event,’ economists say. Here’s why
A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Dec. 30, 2025. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty Images The European Central Bank on Thursday kept policy rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive meeting, with its key interest […]
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Bank of England holds rates for now — so when’s the next cut coming?
People walk along Bank Junction next to the Bank of England in the City of London, the capital’s financial district. Vuk Valcic | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold at 3.75% at its first meeting of 2026 on Thursday. The central bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy […]
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Oil giant Shell posts weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years, keeps buybacks steady
The Shell petrol station is at 106 Old Brompton Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom, on December 25, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil major Shell on Thursday reported its weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years, amid a weaker crude price environment and unfavorable […]
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Novo Nordisk shares tumble 18% as CEO warns it will get worse before it gets better
Just as Novo Nordisk showed signs of a recovery, another cold shower hit investors as the drugmaker surprise pre-released its 2026 forecast late Tuesday, sending shares tumbling. Novo Nordisk’s stock plummeted 18% in Copenhagen early Wednesday, tracking losses seen in its American depositary shares on Tuesday and more than wiping out gains seen so far […]
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UBS beats expectations with $1.2 billion fourth-quarter profit, plans $3 billion buyback
Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images UBS announced plans for a $3 billion buyback Wednesday and posted fourth-quarter profits that beat analysts’ forecasts. The Swiss banking giant said it aims to buyback at least $3 billion of shares in 2026, adding that it aims to do more. Net profit attributable to shareholders rose 56% […]
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Novo Nordisk shares tumble after company forecasts sales declines this year
Novo Nordisk‘s U.S. shares plummeted Tuesday after the company said it sees sales and profit growth declining this year, hit by lower prices in the U.S. and loss of exclusivity for its blockbuster Wegovy and Ozempic in China, Brazil and Canada. The company published the forecast as it reported full-year 2025 sales, ahead of the […]
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Rare earth stocks jump after Trump launches $12 billion critical minerals stockpile
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press about a critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in initial funding, as Washington seeks to lower reliance on China for rare earths and other resources, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images […]
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