News Digest / Lukas Schmidt

Author: Lukas Schmidt

02:12pm, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
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08:12am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
BlackBerry (BB) raised fiscal 2026 revenue guidance to $519M-$541M after Q2 beat: revenue $129.6M, GAAP EPS $0.02. Management cited strong cybersecurity software demand; shares rose about 2% premarket.

04:26am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
OMB orders agencies to prep sweeping layoffs if Congress misses the Sept. 30 funding deadline, raising government-shutdown risk. Markets: volatile Treasuries/dollar and pressure on defense contractors (LMT, BA, NOC, RTX), regional banks and retailers.

04:22am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
Verbio SE (XETRA: VBKG) Q4 sales rose 27.5% to €433.4m but EBITDA swung to -€8.2m. Dividend suspended; net debt €164m. FY25/26 EBITDA guidance €70-90m. Traders watch GHG certificate prices, US plant repairs and Canada output.

04:19am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
SNB holds policy rate at 0%, cites 39% US tariffs hurting machinery and watch exports, trims 2026 growth to <1% and expects higher unemployment. Inflation back in 0-2% band; SNB resists returning to negative rates.

03:57am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
Apple (AAPL) asks EU to tear up the Digital Markets Act, citing product delays, privacy and security risks from forced interoperability. The clash risks EU feature rollouts, higher compliance costs and short‑term share volatility for investors.

03:51am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
Jimmy Kimmel's ABC return shows star hosts are treated as revenue-generating assets-protected by contracts and brands-shifting reputational and ad-risk onto networks (DIS, CMCSA, PARA, FOX) and streamers (NFLX).

03:44am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
Dutch state sells 46% of TenneT Germany to APG, GIC and NBIM for about €9.5bn, boosting funding for grid build-out and credit profile; Germany's KfW may later take a minority stake.

03:28am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
Corient to buy Stonehage Fleming and Stanhope Capital, boosting AUM to ~$430B. Deal adds art management, merchant banking and private aviation, extending a partner-owned fiduciary model for UHNW global families.

03:23am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
Oracle (ORCL) lines up roughly $15B multi-tranche bond offering, including a rare 40-year tranche near +165 bps vs Treasuries. First issuance since Jan; a large investment-grade deal that could shift corporate spreads.

03:09am, Thursday, Sep 25, 2025
uniQure (QURE) jumps ~150% after Phase I/II AMT‑130 topline in Huntington's - high‑dose showed 75% cUHDRS slowing at 36 months. BLA targeted Q1 2026; regulatory runway and technical hurdles now drive volatility and re‑rating.

08:49am, Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025
UBS warns Apple (AAPL) may see weaker iPhone ASPs as Evidence Lab finds demand shifting to the cheaper iPhone 17 Base-especially in China-boosting unit builds but risking mix-driven revenue and margin pressure.

03:35am, Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025
Alcohol giants (Heineken, Diageo, Carlsberg) and trade groups quietly lobbied to water down a WHO-backed U.N. draft declaring "no safe level" of drinking. Implication: heightened regulatory, ESG and headline risk for alcohol stocks.

03:28am, Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025
Front-runner Sanae Takaichi softened criticism of the BOJ, stressing government vs central bank roles and warning rate spikes would hit investment and mortgages. Her gentler tone eases JGB/yen volatility and sector headline risk ahead of Oct 4.

03:23am, Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025
United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) paused U.S. and Canadian departures after a connectivity hiccup triggered an FAA ground stop; service resumed in under an hour. Shares were largely flat (~‑0.05%). Traders warn repeat outages can drive short-term volatility.