PARIS, Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PulseSight Therapeutics SAS, an ophthalmology biotech company developing disruptive non-viral vectorized therapies with minimally-invasive delivery technology, today announces the first close of its Series A financing with existing investor Pureos BioVentures committing new funds to support the Phase I study of PST-611 and enable preparation for a Phase IIa clinical trial.

Press Release Ooredoo Qatar taps Nokia 5G Standalone Core to deliver advanced network services and generate new revenue streams Nokia will deliver a modernized core network that enables Ooredoo Qatar to offer more advanced services using network slicing. Network will generate new consumer and enterprise revenue streams across industries such as ports, mining and natural gas.

Unilever PLC has also announced a new share buyback of up to €1.5 billion, and said it will spin out its ice cream business with joint listings in Amsterdam, London and New York. The final results "reflect a year of significant activity as we focused on transforming Unilever into a consistently higher performing business", says CEO Hein Schumacher.

Unilever posted a 4% rise in fourth-quarter underlying sales, slightly missing a 4.1% forecast. Over the full-year, underlying sales grew 4.2% versus estimates of 4.3%.

Expectations for the Fed's next cut shift back to July.

Alibaba Group chairman Joe Tsai confirmed his companies AI partnership with Apple, while speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Thursday. The partnership was first reported by the Information on Tuesday, triggering a jump in Alibaba and Apple shares.

Barclays PLC stepped up its target for returns in 2025 and plans to distribute at least £10 billion of capital to shareholders by the end of next year, including a £1 billion buyback announced today. This followed a better than expected performance in the fourth quarter, where the statutory return on tangible equity (RoTE) was 7.5% as profit before tax came in at £1.7 billion compared to £0.1 billion a year earlier.

Gold approaches $2,942 as falling Treasury yields and tariff concerns fuel safe-haven demand. PPI data next in focus.

Gold approaches $2,920 as falling Treasury yields and tariff concerns fuel safe-haven demand. PPI data next in focus.

Zebra Technologies Corporation ZBRA will release its fourth-quarter financial results, before the opening bell, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.

This confirms earlier reports by Reuters that said Nissan "looks set to step back from" merger talks with rival Honda. Shares of Honda gained 2.14% on Thursday, while Nissan stock slipped 0.34%.

Upstart Holdings has shown significant growth, with a 56% YoY revenue increase and improved net income, despite still being unprofitable. The AI-powered lending platform has automated over 90% of loans, leading to higher approval rates and lower APRs compared to traditional lenders. UPST's Q4 earnings exceeded expectations, with revenue at $219M and a smaller-than-expected net loss, driving the stock up 20%.

SEOUL, South Korea , Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanon Systems (KS:018880), a leading global automotive thermal management supplier, has been included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook for the second consecutive year. The 2025 S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook features companies that score within the top 15% of their industry, and achieve a S&P Global Sustainability Score within 30% of the industry's top-performing companies.

Japan's Nissan and Honda said on Thursday they had officially ended talks to merge.

British bank Barclays posted a rise in full-year pre-tax profit that came in just ahead of analyst expectations, while also launching a £1 billion share buyback. Pretax profit rose by 24% to £8.108 billion in 2024, just above analyst expectations of £8.081 billion, according to LSEG.

Antwerp, Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CMB.TECH NV (NYSE: CMBT & Euronext: CMBT) (“CMBT”, “CMB.TECH” or “the Company”) will release its fourth quarter 2024 earnings prior to market opening on Thursday 27 February 2025 and will host a conference call at 8 a.m. EST / 2 p.m. CET to discuss the results for the quarter.

Shares in Chinese search giant Baidu surged as much as 11.7% in Hong Kong on Thursday after it announced it will make its AI chatbot free of charge starting April 1.

Barclays reported a 24% rise in annual pretax profit on Thursday, slightly above expectations, as its investment bank reported strong performance for 2024 and slower than expected interest rate cuts sustained income in its domestic lending business.

Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda have called off a $50 billion merger that would have formed one of the world's largest car companies. Both firms said in a statement on Wednesday that they called off the deal "to prioritize speed of decision-making and execution of management measures" as an "increasingly volatile" car market heads into an electric-vehicle era.

Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Falcon”, “Group”) Operational Update on the Stimulation Campaign 13 February 2025 – Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd.