Oil major Shell bolsters shareholder distributions, cuts spend — Positive

BNO  DBO  GUSH  IEO  OIH  OIL  PXJ  SHEL  UCO  USO  XOP   CNBC — March 25, 2025

British oil major Shell on Tuesday announced plans to increase shareholder distributions, prioritize share buybacks and reduce capital spending.

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Cadeler A/S (“Cadeler” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a global leader in offshore wind transportation and installation, has published its 2024 annual report, highlighting a year of significant transformation, strong growth, strategic fleet expansion, and an all-time high contract backlog. 2024 was a landmark year for Cadeler, driven by strong client demand, strategic fleet expansion, and significant progress on its integration of.

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Tesla Sales in Europe Continue to Drop — Negative

TSLA   Bloomberg Markets and Finance — March 25, 2025

Tesla's sales have fallen in 10 of the last 12 months in Europe. The Elon Musk-led company registered 16,888 new cars in February, down 40% from a year ago, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.

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Trump Plans 25% 'Secondary Tariffs' on Venezuela Oil Buyers — Negative

BNO  DBO  GUSH  IEO  OIH  OIL  PXJ  UCO  USO  XOP   Bloomberg Markets and Finance — March 25, 2025

US President Donald Trump issued an order allowing a 25% tariff to be imposed on any nation purchasing oil and gas from Venezuela in what he dubbed "secondary tariffs." The order takes effect April 2, the same day Trump's administration is expected to unveil a wider array of levies targeting multiple countries.

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Oil steadies near $69 as OPEC+ plans May output hike and U.S. tariffs tighten Venezuelan and Iranian crude supply. NG remains bearish below $4.01.

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LONDON & PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ), a global financial advisory and asset management firm, and Arini Capital Management (“Arini”), a leading alternative credit manager, today announced an alliance focused on direct lending solutions for borrowers across EMEA. The alliance further expands Lazard's leading debt advisory and capital solutions services across EMEA and will provide Lazard's corporate and sponsor advisory clients access to a potential new source of flexible fin.

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ACI Worldwide and Co-op Extend Strategic Technology Partnership — Neutral

ACIW   Business Wire — March 25, 2025

OMAHA, Neb. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ:ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, and leading U.K. convenience retailer Co-op have announced an extension of their strategic technology partnership. The agreement will see Co-op continue to use the full range of solutions offered by ACI's Payments Orchestration Platform, including in-store, online and mobile payment processing as well as end-to-end payments and fraud management. Co-op operates around 2400 sto.

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TNS Expands European Presence with Equinix ZH4 Colocation in Zurich — Neutral

EQIX   Business Wire — March 25, 2025

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #colocation--TNS has expanded its European exchange footprint by launching services in the Equinix ZH4 colocation data center in Zurich.

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Transaction in Own Shares — Neutral

DEC   GlobeNewsWire — March 25, 2025

DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY PLC ("Diversified", or the "Company") Transaction in Own Shares Diversified Energy Company PLC (LSE: DEC) (NYSE: DEC) announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback program announced on 20 March 2025, the Company has purchased 37,142 Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each in the capital of the Company (the "Shares") in the market at a volume weighted average price of 1,008.37 pence per Share through Peel Hunt LLP ("Peel Hunt"). The Shares acquired will, in due course, be cancelled.

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Shell accelerates strategy to deliver more value with less emissions — Neutral

SHEL   GlobeNewsWire — March 25, 2025

March 25, 2025 – Shell (LON/NYSE: SHEL, AMST: SHELL) will today present to investors at its Capital Markets Day 2025 the next steps in the execution of its strategy. Shell is strengthening its commitment to value creation and maintaining its focus on performance, discipline and simplification.

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Equinor ASA: Share buy-back – first tranche for 2025 — Neutral

EQNR   GlobeNewsWire — March 25, 2025

Please see below information about transactions made under the first tranche of the 2025 share buy-back programme for Equinor ASA (OSE:EQNR, NYSE:EQNR, CEUX:EQNRO, TQEX:EQNRO).

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VICI Properties: Investors Are Misunderstanding The Earnings Report — Positive

VICI   Seeking Alpha — March 25, 2025

VICI Properties offers strong and stable cash flow due to its 100% triple net leases, high-quality tenants, and long average lease terms (41 years), with 100% rent collection in 2020. VICI's leases provide inflation protection with CPI-linked rent escalations set to reach 90% by 2035. The recent earnings miss was due to an accounting adjustment, not a cash flow issue.

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HSBC CEO to Double Down in Asia, Middle East After Exits | Insight with Haslinda Amin 3/25/2025 — Positive

HSBC   Bloomberg Markets and Finance — March 25, 2025

Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture.

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Press Release CROSSJECT updates on its collaboration with ETON PHARMACEUTICALS, Inc. and the ZENEO® adrenal insufficiency program CROSSJECT enhanced its collaboration with Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Eton”) by providing its proprietary innovative hydrocortisone formulation (the “CROSSJECT Formulation”) to enter the hospital adrenal insufficiency market. CROSSJECT will earn a high-single digit royalty on ETON's net sales.

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- Alumis to receive $40 million in upfront and near-term co-development payments, with potential for approximately $140 million in additional milestone and field option payments, plus tiered royalties on future sales -Deal underscores the commercial potential of Alumis' ESK-001 and leverages Kaken's regional capabilities and expertise in novel dermatology treatments -Kaken has the option to license ESK-001 for further clinical development and commercialization in rheumatological and gastrointestinal diseases SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and BUNKYO-KU, Tokyo, March 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alumis Inc. (Nasdaq: ALMS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing oral therapies using a precision approach to optimize clinical outcomes …

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TSMC: 2nm Is On Track For Mass Production — Positive

TSM   Seeking Alpha — March 25, 2025

Upgrading TSMC to 'Strong Buy' with a fair value of USD$246 per share due to its leading 2nm technology and market recovery potential. TSMC's 2nm production yields reached 60%, with Apple likely to be the first customer, maintaining a first-move advantage over Intel. TSMC's AI business is expected to grow by 100% year-over-year, contributing significantly to its revenue growth in FY25.

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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index moved to the “Fear” zone on Monday.

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Novartis to present new data at AAN, including seven-year disability outcomes and safety analysis of Kesimpta® in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis

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TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KKR Enters into MoU with Founding Family of FUJI SOFT; to Acquire 100% of FUJI SOFT.

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Expert reveals how to protect your genetic data after 23andMe's bankruptcy — Negative

ME   Fox Business — March 25, 2025

'CyberGuy' Kurt Knutsson discusses 23andMe filing for bankruptcy protection and DNA privacy concerns on 'The Bottom Line.' #foxbusiness #thebottomline #dna #bankruptcy

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