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Flight Centre Travel's Shares Rise After Unit Re-Signs Design, Consultancy Group to 10-Year Contract

Flight Centre Travel Group's (ASX:FLT) shares rose past 2% in recent trading on Wednesday after its unit FCM Travel said late Tuesday that it re-signed design and consultancy organization Arcadis to a 10-year contract.The agreement consolidates Arcadis's travel, FCM Meetings & Events, and FCM Consulting services under a single partnership.Arcadis has been a customer of FCM Travel for three years, per the statement.

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Consumer Demand Under Pressure, Fiscal 2027 Poised for Risk, Jefferies Says

Consumer demand has been under pressure due to lower confidence, higher interest rates and a soft property market but retailers are set to report fiscal 2026 results broadly in line with consensus, Jefferies said in a note on Monday.The investment firm said, however, rising competition and elevated wage inflation are expected to weigh on retailers' earnings in fiscal 2027.The outlook for the supermarket sector in fiscal 2027 remains sturdy, as food inflation is expected to help offset rising wage costs. Coles Group (ASX:COL), was picked as the preferred stock, with a buy rating and a raised price target of AU$26.50 from AU$25.50.Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) was downgraded to underperform, with price target of $73. Despite the retailer's strong businesses and productivity initiatives, Jefferies said the valuation appears expensive following recent share price gains in light of moderate earnings growth.Flight Centre Travel (ASX:FLT) had been performing well before the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Its outlook remains robust, supported by recovering travel demand and a stronger leisure business mix after COVID-19, while rivals continue to face challenges. The brokerage provided a buy rating and price target of AU$14.50.Domino's Pizza Enterprises (ASX:DMP) is progressing well with improving debt levels and cost reductions beginning to deliver results. Same-store sales growth, which has been weak due to unprofitable promotions, should gain pace as pricing measures take effect. Jefferies maintained its buy rating but lowered its price target to AU$26.00 from AU$28.50.

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Flight Centre Travel to See Smoother Conditions Ahead, Says Jefferies

Flight Centre Travel's (ASX:FLT) outlook was positive despite travel concerns due to the US-Iran war, Jefferies said in a note on Wednesday, adding that smoother conditions appear ahead.The investment firm said travel volumes have historically picked up when conflicts subside. With the possibility of a peace deal improving and Australian travel warnings beginning to ease, Jefferies expects conditions to improve.However, the travel company's leisure business is expected to see a larger year-on-year decline in profit before tax owing to increased tensions ahead of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding. The brokerage now expects a 46% fall in Leisure's Q4 earnings and has trimmed its fiscal year 2026 estimates by 5%.Jefferies maintained a buy rating and increased price target to AU$14.50 from AU$14.00.

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Update: Flight Centre Travel Group Cuts Fiscal 2026 Profit Guidance; Launches AU$200 Million Buyback; Shares Gain 4%

(Updates with the stock movement in the headline and last paragraph.)Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) cut its fiscal 2026 underlying profit before tax guidance to between AU$275 million and AU$295 million from a previous range of AU$310 million to AU$345 million, citing the Middle East conflict's "significant short-term impact" on leisure travel, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.A peace deal to end the war provides a meaningful earnings tailwind, but is unlikely to change the company's result trajectory for the fiscal fourth quarter, per the filing.The fiscal fourth-quarter disruption is expected to reduce leisure earnings by around AU$50 million compared with previous expectations, with a further AU$5 million impact in touring businesses and a AU$5 million to AU$10 million foreign exchange impact, the company said.Additionally, Flight Centre Travel Group is launching an on-market issued capital buyback of up to AU$200 million over the next 12 months.The company's shares gained 4% in recent Wednesday trade.

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ASX Preview: Australian Shares Set to Fall as Oil Slides on Iran-US Deal Hopes; Flight Centre Travel Group Cuts Fiscal Year 2026 Profit Guidance

Australian shares are poised to fall on Wednesday, tracking an overnight oil slide after crude dropped over 5% to a three-month low on easing Middle East supply fears and reports of a possible interim Iran-US deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restore Iranian exports.Overnight, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.6% and 1.2%, respectively, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.6%.In the macroeconomy, investors are eyeing Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Brad Jones' speech and the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Economic Index report.In corporate news, Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) cut its fiscal year 2026 underlying profit before tax guidance to between AU$275 million and AU$295 million from a previous range of AU$310 million to AU$345 million, citing the Middle East conflict's "significant short-term impact" on leisure travel.Nickel Industries (ASX:NIC) said that its combined adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization from operations for April and May were around $80 million.Australia's benchmark index inched up 3.7 points to close at 8,917.70 on Tuesday.

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Flight Centre Travel Group Cuts Fiscal 2026 Profit Guidance; Launches AU$200 Million Buyback

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) cut its fiscal 2026 underlying profit before tax guidance to between AU$275 million and AU$295 million from a previous range of AU$310 million to AU$345 million, citing the Middle East conflict's "significant short-term impact" on leisure travel, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.A peace deal to end the war provides a meaningful earnings tailwind, but is unlikely to change the company's result trajectory for the fiscal fourth quarter, per the filing.The fiscal fourth-quarter disruption is expected to reduce leisure earnings by around AU$50 million compared with previous expectations, with a further AU$5 million impact in touring businesses and a AU$5 million to AU$10 million foreign exchange impact, the company said.Additionally, Flight Centre Travel Group is launching an on-market issued capital buyback of up to AU$200 million over the next 12 months.

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Flight Centre Travel Group Says JPMorgan Chase Becomes Substantial Holder

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) said JPMorgan Chase and its affiliates became substantial holders of the firm on Tuesday after acquiring voting power of 5.47%, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.JPMorgan holds 11.3 million ordinary securities of the firm.Its shares rose 1% in recent trading on Friday.

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Flight Centre Travel Group, Virgin Australia Shares Soar Amid Middle East Ceasefire Extension Hopes

Shares of Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) soared past 9% while those of Virgin Australia Holdings (ASX:VGN) jumped over 5% amid media reports of the US and Iran potentially reaching an agreement to extend the ceasefire in the Middle East.The US and Iran reached ​an agreement to extend a ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources. However, US President Donald Trump has yet to approve the deal, and Iranian state media said it had not yet been finalized.

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ASX Biggest Gainers

Here are the ASX-listed companies with the biggest gains on Friday.Electro Optic Systems (ASX:EOS): +15%, AU$11Elsight (ASX:ELS): +13%, AU$7.184DMedical (ASX:4DX): +12%, AU$3.74Judocapitol FP (ASX:JDO): +11%, AU$1.54Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT): +8%, AU$10.96West African Resources (ASX:WAF): +8%, AU$3.19Lindian Resources (ASX:LIN): +8%, AU$0.83Ora Banda Mining (ASX:OBM): +7%, AU$1.36Vulcan Energy Resources (ASX:VUL): +7%, AU$3.89Westgold Resources (ASX:WGX): +6%, AU$5.18

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Jarden Adjusts Flight Centre Travel Group's Price Target to AU$16.50 from AU$16.80, Keeps at Overweight

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of AU$15.54, according to analysts polled by FactSet.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://finwires.com/en/contact)

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ASX Preview: Australian Shares Set to Rise as Oil Falls on Easing Middle East Tensions; Mineral Resources, Ganfeng Approve AU$490 Million Expansion Project

Australian shares are poised to rise on Tuesday after oil prices tumbled nearly 7% on easing Middle East risk sentiment, as optimism grew over US-Iran talks and a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Overnight, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, 0.2%, and 0.6%, respectively.In the macroeconomy, the ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence fell 0.3 points to 66.1 in the week of May 18 to May 24, ANZ reported Tuesday.Australia's business conditions and sentiments report is due at 11:30 am Sydney time.In corporate news, Mineral Resources (ASX:MIN) and joint venture partner Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium approved a final investment decision to build a new flotation plant and develop underground mining at the Mt Marion lithium operation in Western Australia, with total capital investment estimated at AU$490 million.Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) said the Middle East conflict has "heavily impacted" its early fiscal fourth quarter results, including an estimated AU$10 million profit impact to leisure segment results in April.Australia's benchmark index rose 0.4% or 35 points to close at 8,692 on Monday.

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Flight Centre Travel Group Says Middle East Conflict Impacting Fiscal Q4 Results

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) said the Middle East conflict has "heavily impacted" its early fiscal fourth quarter results, including an estimated AU$10 million profit impact to leisure segment results in April, according to a Tuesday filing with the Australian bourse.May and June are typically stronger leisure trading months, but cancellations, refunds, and reduced forward bookings due to ongoing volatility could have a greater impact heading into the close of the fiscal year, the company said.Flight Centre Travel Group's corporate business has not been significantly impacted, although the company is monitoring potential flow-on effects from higher airfare prices and macro-economic factors if the volatility persists.Additionally, the strength of the Australian dollar will also impact overseas profit translation in the fiscal fourth quarter compared with a year earlier, the company said.

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Flight Centre Travel Group Invests $5 Million in Travel Technology Firm Blockskye

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) invested $5 million in Boston-based travel technology company Blockskye to boost its capabilities in corporate travel payments, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.The investment gives Flight Centre's FCM corporate travel business early access to Blockskye's blockchain-based payments platform, adding automated expense management capabilities and cutting dependence on traditional payment methods.Additionally, FCM will partner with Blockskye and Kayak to target market share growth in the enterprise corporate sector through a new offering that combines their complementary capabilities into a single platform for booking, payment, and servicing, the company said.

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Flight Centre Travel Group Completes AU$61.7 Million Sale of Pedal Group Stake

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) said it has formally completed the sale of its 47% shareholding in the Pedal Group cycle joint venture to the Turner Collective, receiving AU$61.7 million in proceeds, according to a Friday Australian bourse filing.The company said it will recognise a one-off accounting gain of about AU$15 million on the sale, in addition to boosting its cash reserves and allowing it to focus on growth initiatives in its core travel business.The company's shares fell 1% in recent Friday trade.

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Flight Centre Travel Group Shareholders Approve Pedal Group Stake Sale

Flight Centre Travel Group's (ASX:FLT) shareholders approved the divestment of the company's stake in Pedal Group, with over 99% of the votes cast at a Thursday general meeting in favor of the sale, according to a same-day Australian bourse filing.The company entered into a binding agreement in April to sell its around 47% shareholding in the Pedal Group cycle joint venture to the Turner Collective for AU$61.7 million.

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Jarden Adjusts Flight Centre Travel Group's Price Target to AU$16.80 from AU$16.70, Keeps at Overweight

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of AU$15.89, according to analysts polled by FactSet.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://finwires.com/en/contact)

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Flight Centre May Benefit from Travellers Leaning into Better-Known Brands with Stronger Service Models, Jarden Says

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) might benefit as travellers lean into better-known brands with stronger service models in the wake of the Middle East conflict, according to a Tuesday note by Jarden.Its third-quarter total transaction value (TTV) rose 6.8% on the fiscal third quarter ended March 31 to AU$7 billion, or 9.4% in constant currency, with underlying profit before tax (UPBT) up 18.5% to AU$102.6 million.The analysts forecast third-quarter TTV growth of around 3.5%, reflecting weaker demand, offset by strength in corporate and higher fares.Historically, the firm has exited a crisis stronger due to cost control, balance sheet, and scale. It is also gaining trust with customers, benefiting from market consolidation, and leaning into artificial intelligence/data initiatives.The investment firm maintained its overweight rating on Flight Centre Travel and raised the price target to AU$16.80 per share from AU$16.70 per share.

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Flight Centre Travel Says Q3 TTV Up 6.8% Year-on-Year to AU$7 Billion, Shares Up 4%

Flight Centre Travel (ASX:FLT) said third-quarter total transaction value (TTV) rose 6.8% on the fiscal third quarter ended March 31 to AU$7 billion, or 9.4% in constant currency, with underlying profit before tax (UPBT) up 18.5% to AU$102.6 million, according to a Tuesday Australian bourse filing.The company said cash stood at AU$916 million and net debt at AU$313 million as at March 31, with fiscal year 2026 UPBT guidance unchanged at AU$315 million to AU$350 million, though it is continuing to closely monitor the impact of world events on short-term results.The company said leisure results were heavily affected in April, with an estimated profit impact of about AU$10 million for the month, while the global corporate business has not been significantly impacted to date, though the company is monitoring possible flow-on effects from higher airfare pricing and macroeconomic factors if volatility continues, with any impact more likely to affect early in the fiscal year 2027.Potential fiscal fourth-quarter foreign exchange headwinds on overseas profit translation, given the Australian dollar's strength, are also being monitored, it added.The company's shares rose 4% in recent Tuesday trade.

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Flight Centre Travel Group Completes AU$200 Million Buyback Program

Flight Centre Travel Group (ASX:FLT) completed its AU$200 million on-market share buyback, repurchasing and cancelling more than 16 million shares, representing around 7% of its issued capital before the program, according to a Thursday filing with the Australian bourse.The company will also retire its 2028 convertible notes in May, eliminating about AU$100 million in outstanding debt that was originally raised during the COVID-19 pandemic, the filing added.The company's shares rose around 2% in recent Thursday trade.

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