Investment bankers are looking to 2026 as a potential turning point for London’s struggling initial public offering (IPO) market, betting that a small number of large, high-profile listings could help restore confidence after another disappointing year for new listings.Hopes of a revival in 2025 faded as market volatility linked to…
Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (January 2) as of 9:00 a.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrency market news. Bitcoin and Ether price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$89,036.29, up by 1.8 percent…
Bold Ventures Inc. (TSXV: BOL) (the ‘Company’ or ‘Bold’) is pleased to announce that further to its news release of December 16, 2025, it has closed its non-brokered private placement offering for gross proceeds of $776,800, through the placement of 6,000,000 working capital units (the ‘WC Units’) of the Company at…
Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (‘Westport’) (TSX:WPRT Nasdaq: WPRT), a supplier of alternative fuel systems and components for the global transportation industry, today announces changes to its Board of Directors. Chair Dan Hancock, appointed to the Board in July 2017, retired from the Board, effective December 31, 2025, with current director…
Shares of Devyani International, the operator of KFC and Pizza Hut outlets in India, rose sharply on Friday after the company announced a long-awaited $934 million merger with smaller rival Sapphire Foods. The deal brings together two major franchisees of Yum Brands under a single listed entity and creates a…
Baidu stock price exploded higher in Hong Kong, reaching its highest level since 2024. It jumped to a high of H$143.4, up by over 93% from its lowest level in 2025. This rally happened as the company filed for an initial public offering for Kunlunxin, its artificial intelligence and robotics…
Markets opened 2026 on a cautiously positive note, extending momentum from a year-end rally amid thin holiday trading. Investors are entering the new year facing a mix of opportunities and risks, including questions over the durability of the AI-led equity surge, a looming leadership transition at the US Federal Reserve,…
India’s tobacco industry was jolted this week after the government announced a sharp increase in excise duties on cigarettes, setting off a broad market reaction. The policy shift triggered a steep selloff in tobacco stocks and forced analysts to revisit earnings assumptions across the sector. At the centre of the…
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released new research that sheds light on how Chinese AI developers are adapting to hardware constraints while continuing to push model performance forward.The paper outlines a more efficient method for training advanced AI systems, highlighting how Chinese firms are working around limits imposed by…
Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD saw its sales growth slow markedly in 2025 as competition in its home market intensified, even as it remained on track to overtake Tesla as the world’s largest EV company by volume.The company said it sold 420,398 vehicles in December, down 18% from a year…