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Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR has acquired 99.82% of shares of Italiana Petroli group. It was part of the energy consortium API Holding and owned more than 4,500 gas stations and two refineries. Earlier it was reported that the purchase cost about 3 billion euros.
After two major global staff cuts, Swedish furniture store chain Ikea has announced that it is closing up store. This is the first time this has happened in 40 years.
Orange juice futures rose sharply on the New York Stock Exchange after the publication of forecasts of a decline in the orange harvest in Brazil, the world’s leading exporter of the beverage.
Moldova expects to attract Polish investments in seven strategic sectors of the economy: from IT and agriculture to energy and automobile industry.
One of the largest aluminum producers in the world has taken an interest in the Nikolaev alumina refinery in Ukraine, which was nationalized from Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska.
Through brokers and insurance agents, 61.9% of all insurance premiums in the country in 2025 were written.
American Kontoor Brands has started the process of selling the Lee jeans brand. The bidding procedure started in the first quarter of 2026 and has already attracted the interest of a number of potential buyers. The deal is expected to close before the end of the year.
Trump Media & Technology Group and associated with Donald Trump’s family reported a financial loss of $405.9 million for the first quarter of 2026.
Germany is preparing one of the toughest overhauls of its health insurance system in years, and it’s already causing alarm among pharmaceutical companies and investors.
Today, May 8, European stock markets fell sharply after a new round of escalation between the United States and Iran. Investors began to withdraw from risky assets amid fears that the fragile truce between the parties could finally break down and the conflict could hit global oil supplies.
Pinterest reported quarterly results that beat analysts’ expectations and simultaneously provided an upbeat outlook for the second quarter, sparking a marked increase in investor interest. The company’s stock was up about 15% in the May 4 postmarket.
Shares of European luxury brands rose sharply amid forecasts of a possible settlement of the conflict in the Middle East. Investors are betting on the recovery of tourism and the return of demand from wealthy buyers.
The National Energy Regulatory Agency (NERA) has set new maximum fuel prices that will be in effect tomorrow, May 8.
The United States Department of Justice has launched an investigation into suspicious bets on oil futures ahead of news of a war with Iran. Traders made such transactions totaling $2.6 billion amid a periodic spike in trading activity in the oil market shortly before important announcements about the situation around Iran.
By the end of the day on May 6, the dollar exchange rate fell to the lowest level since the beginning of the war in the Middle East. The reason was the appearance of information that Washington and Tehran came close to signing a peace agreement.
The growing number of bets against Nike stock is increasing pressure on the company’s management and personally on CEO Elliott Hill, who is struggling to stabilize the sports giant’s business 18 months after taking office.
The registration for the EU-Moldova Investment Conference dedicated to attracting investments and strengthening the economic partnership with the European Union has started. The conference will take place on June 4 in Chisinau.
The acquiring company may simply not have the money for it.
The Principality of Monaco has reaffirmed its status as the world’s most expensive residential real estate market, setting a new record for transaction value.
Social network X (formerly Twitter) once again became the epicenter of market fluctuations on May 4, 2026. The occasion was an ultra-laconic post by the platform’s owner Ilon Musk.
