The Eurozone economy grew 0.3% in Q4 2025, matching the previous quarter's pace and easing earlier recession fears. However, analysts warn that the euro's sharp 14.4% gain against the dollar over the past year threatens to undermine the competitiveness of European exports.
The new campus in McBee, SC, aims to bolster North American supply chains for critical minerals, starting with a 2,000-ton annual processing capacity for magnet scrap.
Abigail Fisher, a seasoned HR leader with two decades of experience, is set to rejoin Grant Thornton UK in late February as its inaugural Chief People Officer, signaling a renewed focus on culture and talent.
Eli Lilly commits $85 million upfront and over $1.8 billion in potential milestones to partner with Repertoire Immune Medicines, aiming to develop a new class of 'tolerizing' therapies that reset the immune system without broad suppression.
The protective packaging leader's 2025 recycling achievement, driven by customer partnerships and its EmeraldPak product, marks a significant step in its 'Stairway to Green' initiative and underscores growing industry momentum for closed-loop systems.
FireFly Automatix's AMP-L100 robotic mower has been honored with the Sports Field Management Association's 2026 Innovative Award, signaling a major shift towards AI and automation in turf care. Meanwhile, related EV and materials stocks showed mixed trading activity.
Mining giant Rio Tinto and state-owned Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) have entered a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling 68.6% stake in Brazil's Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) from Votorantim, valuing the deal at approximately $902.6 million. The move signals a major consolidation in the global low-carbon aluminum sector.
Amidst a backdrop of market uncertainty, investors are turning their attention to resilient companies with strong fundamentals. We spotlight three lesser-known European firms—from construction tech to cybersecurity and fashion retail—that are demonstrating robust growth and strategic positioning for the year ahead.
Baker Hughes (BKR) is accelerating its pivot beyond traditional oil and gas, securing key roles in a landmark U.S. clean ammonia plant and expanding its stake in long-duration energy storage technology through a deepened partnership with Hydrostor.
Three men face felony charges following a viral New Year's shooting from a Dallas overpass, with investigators linking suspects to a separate road-rage attack and uncovering a cache of firearms.
As data center demand surges, NextEra Energy emerges as a critical, and often overlooked, infrastructure player. Its partnerships with tech titans like Meta and Google highlight a strategic pivot in the energy sector.
HSBC UK and Sage have unveiled 'My Business Finances', a new digital tool embedded within the bank's platform to help sole traders and landlords comply with upcoming Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax rules, streamlining invoicing, bookkeeping, and tax filing in one place.
At its Perform conference, Dynatrace unveiled Dynatrace Intelligence, a new platform merging deterministic and agentic AI to automate complex IT operations. The launch, coupled with enhanced cloud integrations and user monitoring tools, signals the company's aggressive push to dominate the observability market in an AI-driven era, even as some debate its current market valuation.
The enterprise software giant reported a 19% jump in Q4 cloud revenue, with full-year net income more than doubling. CEO Christian Klein credits AI adoption and the 'RISE with SAP' program as key growth drivers for the coming years.
Exco Technologies Ltd. (TSE:XTC) kicked off its fiscal 2026 with a solid first quarter, posting higher profits despite a mixed demand environment. Robust growth in its Automotive Solutions segment successfully countered softer demand in its die-cast tooling business, showcasing the resilience of its diversified model amid ongoing trade policy and economic uncertainty.
Waste Management capped off a strong 2025 with record cost performance and margin expansion, driven by operational discipline and its growing sustainability portfolio. The company forecasts continued growth for 2026, backed by robust cash flow and ambitious capital return plans.
Bitcoin tumbled toward $81,000 as markets reacted to the potential nomination of former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh, whose history of monetary hawkishness is viewed as a headwind for risk assets like cryptocurrency.
With hyperscalers projected to pour $500 billion into AI infrastructure by 2026, investors are looking beyond headline chipmakers to the essential, yet often overlooked, backbone providers of the AI revolution.
AMD and GIGABYTE have significantly expanded their partnership to co-develop a new generation of AI-accelerated gaming laptops, motherboards, and monitors. This strategic move aims to bring powerful, on-device AI capabilities directly to consumers, potentially reshaping competitive dynamics in the PC gaming hardware market.
Thermo Fisher Scientific reported a strong finish to 2025, with Q4 results exceeding expectations. While navigating currency volatility and tariffs, the life sciences giant highlighted growth in core biopharma sectors, strategic acquisitions like Clario, and a solid 2026 outlook.
