The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed to commercial shipping, with maritime traffic reduced to a trickle and dominated by Iranian-linked vessels. There were few notable foreign-affiliated movements amid reports of Iran’s Bitcoin-backed insurance program for shipping companies willing to transit the waterway.
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On this episode of Stock Movers with Alexis Christoforous:
– NextEra Energy (NEE) agreed to pay about $67 billion in stock for Dominion Energy (D) in the biggest power acquisition ever, creating a giant utility extending from Florida to the data centers clustered in Virginia. The deal would give NextEra a swathe of electricity assets stretching across Virginia and the Carolinas.
– Ryanair (RYAAY) gains as it delivered a decent end to the year, but flagged impact ahead from rising costs. The airline said unit costs for 2027 could increase by a mid-single digit percentage, with concerns over current unhedged jet fuel prices, and also impact from higher crew and aircraft maintenance costs.
– Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) shares drop after the drugmaker’s phase 3 data for fianlimab in metastatic melanoma fell short of expectations. Citi downgraded its rating on the stock following the “disappointing” trial update. (Source: Bloomberg)
“He has not paid the last two months, and it is not court-ordered.”
UniCredit’s Global Head of Equity Capital Markets, Silvia Viviano, assessed potential global impacts of major US IPOs like SpaceX, predicting temporary liquidity drain but long-term benefits for European issuance if those deals succeed. Viviano speaks with Anna Edwards and Guy Johnson on ‘Bloomberg: The Opening Trade.
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A conversation with Javier Blas and Lorcan Roche Kelly on one price shock after another.
Whether it’s the price of a barrel of Brent crude or a pound of beef, it’s clear prices are skyrocketing for all kinds of goods and commodities. Price shocks and shortages are, if anything, the way consumers understand the economy right now — at the grocery store or at the gas pump. Certainly, current (and future) shocks can be explained by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But the environment is weirder than just across the board price increases: The price of corn has barely moved, for insta
The World Health Organization has sounded a global alarm after the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Jason Gale explains why the new Bundibugyo strain could be harder to contain.
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India’s oil refiners are expected to weather disruption in supply after the US allowed its waiver on Russian crude purchases to expire, thanks to weaker demand and available barrels from the US and the Middle East.
Michele Della Vigna, head of EMEA natural resources research at Goldman Sachs, discusses the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on jet fuel supplies. “The problem is if the strait does not reopen, and we don’t have that confidence, then we need to get into what we call demand rationing pricing,” Della Vigna explains during an interview on Bloomberg Television. “Effectively, prices making sure that demand comes down enough to rebalance the market, which would be a 15% reduction in flights in Europe.” (Source: Bloomberg)
