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  • Moderna Plans Multiple Product Launches In 2027 And 2028, Announces Organizational Changes June 16, 2026 11:37 ET

    Tuesday, Moderna, Inc. (MRNA) announced several significant changes to its operating model to support its short- and long-term business goals to become a diversified, multi-modality biotechnology company. As part of the move, the company plans the potential launch of up to three new products in 2027...

  • Yum! Brands To Sell Pizza Hut For $2.7 Bln; Approves Incremental $4 Bln Share Repurchase June 16, 2026 08:38 ET

    Yum! Brands (YUM) said Yum! will sell Pizza Hut, excluding Mainland China, to LongRange Capital for approximately $1.5 billion. Yum! has the opportunity to receive an earn-out of $75 million by 2030. Also, Yum! will sell Pizza Hut in Mainland China to Yum China Holdings, Inc. for approximately $1.2 billion....

  • FDA Approves AbbVie's SKINVIVE For Neck Line Reduction June 16, 2026 08:34 ET

    Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company (ABBV), said on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SKINVIVE by JUVÉDERM to reduce neck lines and improve neck appearance in adults over 21. The company said SKINVIVE is the first and only hyaluronic acid injectable indicated...

  • Solana Company Rejects Forward Industries' $1.48/share Buyout Bid June 16, 2026 08:30 ET

    Solana Company (HSDT) announced on Tuesday that its board has unanimously rejected an unsolicited, non-binding all-stock proposal from Forward Industries Inc. to acquire the company for $1.48 per share. Digital asset treasury firm Solana Company, which acquires and holds Solana tokens, said the board...

  • Olin, Huntsman To Merge In All-stock Deal June 16, 2026 07:58 ET

    Chemical makers Olin Corp. (OLN) and Huntsman Corp. (HUN) announced on Tuesday that they have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a North American chemicals company worth more than $12 billion. In pre-market activity on NYSE, shares of Huntsman were down 8.78 percent, changing...

  • F&G Annuities & Life Names Conor Murphy CEO & President; Michael Bailey To Join As CFO June 16, 2026 07:56 ET

    F&G Annuities & Life (FG) announced that Chris Blunt will retire from his current role as Chief Executive Officer of F&G to focus on his roles as a Director of F&G and Chief Executive Officer of subsidiary Peak Altitude Equity. Blunt will focus on leading the formal process to explore strategic alternatives...

  • Ferguson To Cancel Secondary Listing On LSE June 16, 2026 07:28 ET

    Ferguson Enterprises Inc. (FERG), a distributor of plumbing and HVAC products, on Tuesday said it will delist its shares from the London Stock Exchange and end its UK secondary listing from July 20, 2026. The company had moved its primary listing from the LSE to the New York Stock Exchange in 2022. Ferguson...

  • NovaBridge Says FDA Grants Fast Track Designation To Givastomig Combination For Adv. Gastric Cancer June 16, 2026 07:25 ET

    Biotechnology platform company NovaBridge Biosciences (NBP) announced Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track Designation to givastomig in combination with nivolumab and chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with previously untreated HER2-negative advanced...

  • Sentia Unit HENT Secures NOK 320 Mln Contract For OSL1 Phase 2 Data Centre June 16, 2026 06:59 ET

    Sentia ASA (SNTIA.OL), a Nordic construction group, on Tuesday announced that its subsidiary HENT AS has been awarded a design-and-build contract by Skygard AS for Phase 2 of the OSL1 data centre at Økern in Oslo. The contract is valued at approximately NOK 320 million, excluding VAT. The construction...

  • Parsons Wins Oversight Contracts Blatnik Bridge Replacement Project June 16, 2026 06:49 ET

    Parsons Corp. (PSN) on Tuesday announced it has been selected by the Minnesota and Wisconsin Departments of Transportation for design oversight and construction oversight contracts related to the John Blatnik Bridge replacement project. The project is estimated to cost between $1.1 billion and $1.4...

  • ITT To Acquire Aerospace Contacts For $31 Mln June 16, 2026 06:44 ET

    ITT Inc. (ITT), a manufacturer of specialty components for the aerospace, transportation, energy and industrial markets, said on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire privately held Aerospace Contacts LLC for $31 million. Aerospace Contacts produces precision contacts used in connectors for the aerospace...

  • Equinor Plans To Double Share Buy-back For 2026 June 16, 2026 06:32 ET

    Equinor (EQNR.OL, EQNR) announced an intention to increase the 2026 share buy-back programme by $1.5 billion, bringing the total expected programme for 2026 to up to $3 billion, including shares to be redeemed from the Norwegian State. The increase will be distributed equally to the third and fourth...

  • Uxin Q1 Loss Widens, Forecasts Sequential Volume, Revenue Growth In Q2; Stock Down In Pre-market June 16, 2026 05:17 ET

    Chinese used car retailer Uxin Ltd. (UXIN) on Tuesday reported a wider net loss for the first quarter as higher operating expenses offset a sharp increase in revenue driven by more than doubling used car sales volumes from a year earlier. Further, the company forecasts sequential growth in sales volumes...

  • SThree H1 Net Fees Down 7% June 16, 2026 03:12 ET

    SThree plc (STEM.L) issued a trading update for the half year ended 31 May 2026. Group net fees were down 7% from prior year, with the rate of decline moderating through the half, supported by strong growth in the USA. Contract net fees declined 8%. SThree plc expects fiscal 2026 performance to be in...

  • Saab Gets Order For Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon From France June 16, 2026 02:30 ET

    Saab (SAABb.ST) and the French General Directorate of Armaments, Direction générale de l'Armement, have signed a contract regarding Saab's Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon. Deliveries are scheduled 2026-2030. The order includes NLAW weapons as well as indoor and outdoor trainers. NLAW is Saab's...

Global Economics Weekly Update - Jun 08-12, 2026

June 12, 2026 17:14 ET
Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.