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Business Insider
05-07-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
Bernstein Remains a Sell on Arkema (0IB0)
In a report released yesterday, James Hooper from Bernstein maintained a Sell rating on Arkema. The company's shares closed yesterday at €62.95. Don't Miss TipRanks' Half-Year Sale Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 50% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, advanced data, and expert analyst insights to help you invest with confidence. Make smarter investment decisions with TipRanks' Smart Investor Picks, delivered to your inbox every week. Currently, the analyst consensus on Arkema is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of €79.55. Based on Arkema's latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of €2.27 billion and a net profit of €12 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of €2.22 billion and had a net profit of €20 million
News.com.au
25-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘He could have been the future': Wests Tigers torched after yet another young gun eyes exit
The Wests Tigers have been dealt another 'kick in the guts', with young hooker Tallyn da Silva set to join a long list of juniors who have left the club in the past decade. Fox League's James Hooper reported on Wednesday night that Silva is a chance of being released from the club before the June 30 deadline, having met with three rival NRL coaches. Todd Payten, Jason Ryles, Anthony Seibold have already sat down with da Silva while the Tigers hooker is set to meet Newcastle coach Adam O'Brien on Saturday. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Hooper described it as an 'absolute kick in the guts' for the Tigers considering the big-name juniors the club has failed to keep, headlined by James Tedesco, Mitchell Moses, Aaron Woods, Ryan Papenhuyzen, Josh Addo-Carr and, more recently, Lachlan Galvin. The Daily Telegraph's David Riccio, meanwhile, said da Silva 'could have been the future of the Wests Tigers'. But NRL 360 co-host Braith Anasta pushed back on the idea the Tigers could have done much more to keep da Silva while even Hooper conceded the development exposed the 'tough' reality for some of the league's struggling clubs. 'There's been so many false dawns at that club over the course of the last decade, off the back of three wooden spoons,' Hooper said. 'The local juniors are something that, they give you a bit of hope and they give you a bit of belief. You look at the stronger clubs, the Panthers are the best example, they've got the biggest junior nursery. They hum off the back of that procession line. 'For the Tigers to just continually get beat to the punch in that respect, it's a tough pill to swallow. '... I'll tell you what's really tough. If you look at the Storm when they had Cameron Smith and Harry Grant. They found a way to make that work. 'You see it at the stronger clubs at this point in time with the way the competition's set up, the teams that are down the bottom are just getting bent over all the time. They just get cherry-picked with all of their top talent.' While Anasta said it was far from a 'simple call' for the Tigers given da Silva didn't want to stick around for another year playing under Koroisau, he did add that using Melbourne as a comparison, younger players are happy to stick around sometimes at the NRL's powerhouse clubs. To prove his point, Anasta used one of his clients, Jonah Pezet, as an example. 'He's happy to stay there, do his apprenticeship, play under the players. He would have been playing first grade at any other club a year or two ago, but he sits back,' Anasta said. Da Silva is signed until the end of 2026 but has been granted permission to talk with rival clubs, with Tigers coach Benji Marshall recently admitting he was 'not sure' if the hooker would leave Concord before the June 30 transfer deadline.
News.com.au
19-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
NSW in CRISIS 'How did Queensland win?'
NRL: Braith Anasta, Gorden Tallis, Buzz Rothfield and James Hooper broke down the Maroons incredible win in Origin game two.
News.com.au
17-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Have they got cold feet?': Bombshell DCE rumours revealed as big Roosters issue emerges
Doubts have been raised over the Roosters' bid to sign Daly Cherry-Evans after the Manly skipper's form slump this season and reports they have gone cold on the axed Maroons star. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer > The Roosters were believed to have struck a deal with Cherry-Evans for 2026 and potentially 2027, but the 36-year-old's form has led to reports the club may be having second thoughts. NRL 360 host Braith Anasta said the deal was the 'elephant in the room' and questioned whether the Roosters had gotten 'cold feet'. Fox League's James Hooper revealed discussions between both parties had 'gone quiet'. 'I don't think there has been any contract signed,' he said on NRL 360 on Monday. 'I am certain that there has been some talks take place and I think it has gone a little bit quiet in recent times.' Hooper, however, said he expected the Roosters to honour an agreement that may have been reached. 'Nick Politis is a man of integrity and a man of his word,' he said. 'I think if he has verbally spoken to Daly and they have done any sort of deal, he will honour that.' 'The Roosters have got Toby Rodwell underneath Sam Walker, who will be a star of the future. 'I think they think adding Daly Cherry-Evans into their roster for one or two years, can help educate the crop of young halves that they have there at the moment and benefit Sam Walker.' Anasta then cautioned the Roosters over agreeing to a two-year deal for Cherry-Evans. 'I think it would be a good decision still if it is one year, two years I don't think so,' Anasta said. 'What if Daly will only take it if it is two years?' Hooper interjected. 'That's the issue,' Anasta replied. 'We have heard at different stages it is one year and it is two years. I think that is a big difference with where Daly is at right now, not just in terms of age but his form, two years is a big risk at that money. 'One year, you get the benefit of an experienced player, who just walks straight into the team and makes them a premiership threat. 'He can teach those younger kids and they can learn from him and be their mentor, but two years you are probably going to lose a couple of players. 'That's a long time for him. So that to me either makes the deal a good one or a bad one is the time that he signs there.' After Manly's last to the Titans on Friday night, Cherry-Evans was asked to respond to a rumour doing the rounds that his deal with the Roosters could collapse amid his poor on-field form, but the veteran didn't give much away in response. 'I sort of don't understand that stuff - I stay out of it,' he said. 'All I can do is control my footy at Manly and speculation will be speculation. 'But obviously we've just lost a couple in a row so it would be silly for me to be worrying about stuff like that.'
News.com.au
16-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘There are rumblings': Sea Eagles rocked by three bombshells in one night
Manly has been rocked by three bombshells in one night. The club reached crisis point over the weekend following an ugly loss to the Titans and it emerged on Monday night coach Anthony Seibold is running out of time to prove he deserves to keep his job. Leading Fox League journalist James Hooper said on NRL 360 there are 'rumblings' players are not invested in Seibold's coaching style. FOX LEAGUE, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every game of every round in the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership, LIVE with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Rugby league journalist Michael Chammas also reported on Monday Seibold may have just two matches to keep his position with the club heading into a make-or-break period of their season. The Sea Eagles looked hapless in a 28-8 loss to the Titans as Des Hasler claimed a much-needed win against his former side. It was the third loss in four games for a Manly team that began the season with expectations of finishing in the top four. Thye sit 11th on the ladder after winning three of their first four games of the season. As reported by The Sydney Morning Herald, the upcoming month of football — where the team has two bye rounds and matches against the Rabbitohs and Tigers — will have 'major ramifications' for Seibold. Seibold's position has been left on even shakier ground after individual meetings with players on Monday that appear to have backfired on the under pressure coach. Chammas reported some players have been left disgruntled as a result of the seven-minute meetings between individual players and the coach. That is just one of several bombs that dropped on Monday, including: — Superstar fullback Tom Trbojevic will be shifted to centre for their next game against Wests Tigers on June 27 with Lehi Hopoate to play the fullback position when he returns from concussion. — The relationship between Daly Cherry-Evans and Jake Trbojevic has been strained; AND — Sections of the dressing room believe there are holes in Seibold's game plan. The most striking rumour surrounds the meetings between players and the under-pressure coach. Chammas said on Nine: 'They were all given a document with criticism around their performances to start the year and where he wants them to improve. 'I was told it didn't go down well with some certain sections of the playing group, the fact that it's providing problems rather than solutions.' Former NSW captain Paul Gallen was blown away when hearing the news on 100% Footy. 'You don't always agree with what your boss says but at the end of the day he's your boss, you've got to respect what the boss says and does,' he said. 'He's putting his name forward and he's the boss out there. When you start questioning the boss that's when things start to go wrong.' It appears things have already gone very wrong. Hooper said the issues extend back to Cherry-Evans' announcement that he will leave the club at the end of 2025. 'There's a hell of a lot going on at the Manly Sea Eagles,' Hooper said. 'The Daly Cherry-Evans decision earlier in the year has not sat well with Jake Trbojevic. I don't think those two are ever going to go for a beer or spend a lot of time together in the future.' He went on to say: 'You've got Anthony Seibold as the coach and there are rumblings his style – nothing personal – just the way the he presents, the 'tactical periodisation', the spread sheets, the game plans they are devising... there's some holes in those and that some of the players aren't entirely invested in all of that. 'And then you have Jake as well who is off contract at the end of 2026 who is getting closer to the end than he is to the start. So there's a lot going on.' Manly's loss to the Titans was compounded when Haumole Olakau'atu suffered a dislocated shoulder — the star forward is facing an extended stint on the sidelines. Daly Cherry-Evans was well below his best in attack but according to Code Sports, of greater concern is Manly's 'attitude problem' in defence, with 34 tackles missed against the Titans. Seibold is staring down the barrel of missing finals twice in his three seasons in charge. Seibold is contracted until the end of 2027, but veteran NRL reporter Phil Rothfield believes rugby league's coaching merry-go-round could be about to go into full swing. Rothfield reported there is a rumour Sea Eagles assistant Michael Ennis 'is being groomed to eventually take over from Seibold', adding: 'Seibold is no certainty to see out his deal unless he can quickly turn Manly's form around.' Waiting in the wings for an NRL head coaching job is Maroons and Cronulla assistant Josh Hannay, while ex-Broncos boss Kevin Walters is keen on a return to the coaching caper. Gold Coast's win over Manly released the pressure valve on Hasler, 64, who is also fighting to keep his job and fulfil a clause on his contract that states the Titans must play finals footy this season. Manly CEO Tony Mestrov told the Herald that the coach 'is safe at this point'. 'Seibs understands this as well as I do, it's all about winning games. Seibs is safe at this point,' he said.
