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LVMH share price sinks 7% as results revive luxury margin fears

LVMH share price sinks 7% as results revive luxury margin fears

LVMH shares fell about 7% to 547 euros in Paris after its annual update signaled caution on demand recovery. Fourth-quarter sales beat forecasts, but profit concerns persisted as margins faced pressure from currency shifts and tariffs. The group reported 2025 revenue of 80.8 billion euros and a 22% operating margin. LVMH will propose a 13-euro dividend at its April 23 shareholder meeting.
28 January 2026
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LVMH share price drops 4% as tariff threat and Morgan Stanley downgrade hit luxury stocks

LVMH share price drops 4% as tariff threat and Morgan Stanley downgrade hit luxury stocks

LVMH shares fell 4.3% to €582.80 in Paris on Monday after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock, citing risks from tariffs and currency swings. The drop followed President Trump’s threat of new U.S. tariffs on European goods. LVMH also agreed to sell its DFS travel retail operations in Hong Kong and Macau for about $395 million. Investors await LVMH’s full-year results next week and the Feb. 1 tariff deadline.
19 January 2026
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Saks Global files for bankruptcy: $1.75 billion financing, new CEO and a test for luxury suppliers

Saks Global files for bankruptcy: $1.75 billion financing, new CEO and a test for luxury suppliers

Saks Global, owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas after missing a $100 million interest payment tied to its Neiman Marcus acquisition. The company reported $1.75 billion in financing, including $1 billion in debtor-in-possession funding, and expects stores to remain open. Geoffroy van Raemdonck replaced Richard Baker as CEO. Major luxury suppliers are listed as unsecured creditors.
14 January 2026
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TAG Heuer’s CarbonSpring Breakthrough: How the New TH30-00 Movement Could Change Watchmaking Forever

TAG Heuer’s CarbonSpring Breakthrough: How the New TH30-00 Movement Could Change Watchmaking Forever

Key Facts: A Decade-Long Quest for a Better Heart: What is the TH30-00/TH-Carbonspring Movement? TAG Heuer has long sought to improve the heart of the mechanical watch – the tiny coiled spring that regulates the ticking of a movement. In 1675, Christiaan Huygens invented the balance spring (hairspring), a breakthrough that made portable timekeeping possible. Three and a half centuries later, TAG Heuer decided it was time to reinvent that component for the 21st century watchonista.com watchonista.com. The result is the new TH-Carbonspring oscillator, developed over 10+ years by the TAG Heuer Lab. This isn’t just a single part, but
5 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

MediaTek stock price drops 3.4% as Taiwan market shuts; what investors watch next week

MediaTek stock price drops 3.4% as Taiwan market shuts; what investors watch next week

8 February 2026
MediaTek shares closed down 3.4% at NT$1,710 on Friday in Taipei, with 11.8 million shares traded before the market shut for the weekend. The company said it will double investment in data-center chips and advanced packaging, while warning of rising supply chain costs. Fourth-quarter sales rose 8.8% to NT$150.2 billion, but net income slipped 3.6%. Investors face uncertainty ahead of the Lunar New Year break and a weaker tech sector mood.
Arm Holdings stock rallies into weekend on AI spending hopes — Monday’s next test

Arm Holdings stock rallies into weekend on AI spending hopes — Monday’s next test

8 February 2026
Arm Holdings’ U.S. shares jumped 11.6% Friday to $123.70, capping an 18% two-day rebound amid a rally in chip stocks tied to AI data-center spending. The gains followed Arm’s fiscal Q3 revenue beat, but executives warned memory shortages could cut royalty revenue by up to 2% as smartphone chip shipments are expected to fall 7% in 2026. Investors now await Arm’s “Arm Everywhere” event on March 24.
Zhongji Innolight stock slides nearly 4% into China’s Monday open — what traders watch next

Zhongji Innolight stock slides nearly 4% into China’s Monday open — what traders watch next

8 February 2026
Zhongji Innolight closed down 3.9% at 540.01 yuan in Shenzhen on Friday, with turnover at 17.91 billion yuan. The company forecast 2025 net profit of 9.8–11.8 billion yuan, up as much as 128%, citing strong demand for high-speed products. Executives said most customer orders are booked through late 2026, but flagged tight supply of some optical chips. Zhongji reports earnings March 31 after shares dropped 12% from December highs.
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