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Irish Continental Group shares jump after agreeing to €1.2 billion management buyout
Irish Continental Group (ICG) said it has accepted a €1.2 billion management-led take-private offer. Shareholders would receive €8 a share in cash, a 28.2% premium to Friday’s closing price. The bid is being made through Bluefin Bidco, which is ultimately owned by four senior executives who together hold about 23.7% of ICG shares. The offer has been unanimously recommended by the board but still requires shareholder approval and regulatory clearance.
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7 گھنٹے پہلے
Fuels for Ireland chief warns fuel prices could rise 35 cent per litre by January under policy changes
The CEO of Fuels for Ireland said petrol, diesel and home heating oil prices could rise by a combined 35 cent per litre by January if the government reinstates fuel excise duty in September, raises carbon tax on budget night and increases the renewable transport fuel obligation from January 1. He said diesel wholesale prices have already jumped by more than 20 cent per litre in the past 2.5 weeks, with VAT still to be added. He also cited renewed Middle East conflict that has restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and pushed up insurance costs. Wholesale prices published daily by Platts feed through to the Irish market almost immediately, he said.
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Shein posts $99m quarterly loss as tariff changes squeeze U.S. sales
Fast-fashion platform Shein said in its first pre-IPO filing that U.S. revenue fell 14.3% year on year after the U.S. scrapped the de minimis tariff exemption and the EU imposed an added fee on low-value imports. It also reported a weaker operating margin and a sharply reduced expected IPO valuation of $40–$50 billion. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan are serving as joint sponsors for the Hong Kong IPO. The disclosure underscores the pressure that tighter cross-border trade rules can place on Chinese companies’ listing plans and on investment banks’ underwriting work.
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SAP cuts 2026 operating profit target to €11.8 billion–€12.2 billion on AI acquisition dilution
SAP lowered its 2026 non-IFRS operating profit outlook to €11.8 billion–€12.2 billion, citing more than €100m of dilution from the AI-related acquisitions of Dremio and Prior Labs. The company kept its 2026 cloud revenue target unchanged at €25.8 billion–€26.2 billion. Second-quarter cloud revenue rose 24% year-on-year to €6.28 billion, while current cloud backlog increased 26% to €22.93 billion.
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6-19
ECB’s Wunsch says another 25-basis-point hike could come in July or September despite Iran deal-driven oil slide
ECB policymaker Pierre Wunsch said the central bank could still raise rates again in July or September even after a temporary U.S.-Iran deal pushed oil prices sharply lower and eased energy-driven inflation concerns. He pointed to services inflation rising to 3.5% in May from 3% as a key risk, and said another 25-basis-point move could be warranted if price pressures broaden, in comments to Reuters. Markets see a higher chance of a hike in September or October, with the timing depending on data for non-energy inflation and wages.
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