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Prediction markets have rapidly elevated BlackRock's Rick Rieder to frontrunner status to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but analysts at Wolfe Research say they remain unconvinced that markets have the full picture. While Rieder's views on lower rates and a softer balance-sheet stance align with President Trump's preferences, Wolfe hi…
Evercore ISI lowered its price objective on Capital One Financial to $265 from $290 while keeping an Outperform rating after the bank reported fourth-quarter results and announced the acquisition of Brex. The firm trimmed 2026 and 2027 EPS estimates, factored in modest tangible book and core EPS dilution related to the planned Brex transaction, and…
Shares of ABB Ltd rose after Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded the Swiss engineering group to Buy from Hold and increased its price target to 70 Swiss francs from 56. The broker argued ABB's recent restructuring and alignment with electrification and automation markets have improved revenue and earnings visibility, prompting higher medium-term forecasts an…
Hamas is pushing to integrate its roughly 10,000-strong police force and more than 40,000 civil and security employees into a U.S.-backed transitional administration for Gaza, even as international plans link further Israeli withdrawals to the militant group's disarmament. The proposal highlights deep divisions between Hamas and Israel over governa…
Barclays raised its rating on Burberry to "overweight" from "equal weight" in a note dated Tuesday, and increased its price target to £11 from £8. The broker said the company has progressed from diagnosing its issues to implementing a reset across product, pricing and distribution, with early signs of stabilisation in a tough luxury trading environ…
Kepler Cheuvreux raised its rating on ABB from Hold to Buy and increased the price target to CHF70 from CHF56, citing five years of portfolio optimization and management improvements. The firm lifted its 2027 revenue and operating EBITA estimates, pointed to Electrification and Motion as primary growth drivers, and said the USD5.4 billion Robotics …
Strattec Security (STRT) is an overlooked auto supplier trading at modest earnings and low sales multiples despite strong free cash flow generation, low leverage, and improving operational execution. With the stock consolidating below recent highs and valuation still reasonable, the setup favors a defined-risk long trade aimed at a retest of the 52…
Wells Fargo downgraded Matador Resources (MTDR) from Overweight to Equal Weight and trimmed its price objective to $47 from $61, pointing to higher capital intensity and inconsistent productivity trends. While multiple brokerage firms continue to endorse Matador with Outperform/Buy ratings and varying price targets, the downgrade underscores invest…
Wells Fargo upgraded Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. (NYSE:MGY) from Underweight to Equal Weight and increased its price target to $22.00 from $21.00. The firm cited Magnolia’s execution, capital framework, low reinvestment levels and recurring shareholder returns as drivers of free cash flow stability, while noting an elevated valuation that limits upsid…
Kroger has quietly tightened its narrative around core grocery, leaned into personalization through Google Cloud’s Gemini CX rollout, and backed shareholder returns with a new $2 billion repurchase authorization. With shares near $63.70, improving momentum signals, and a defensive demand profile, KR offers a pragmatic mid-term long setup: defined d…
LSL Property Services reported fiscal 2025 results consistent with market expectations, with revenue rising 6% to around £183 million and underlying operating profit up 15% year-over-year. Margins reached roughly 18% and the group finished the year with net cash of £27.8 million. Management announced a new £12 million share buyback after completing…
ClearPoint Neuro sold off hard into $14 despite improving momentum signals and steady liquidity metrics. With the stock sitting near its 50-day average, short interest elevated, and the business positioned around MRI-guided minimally invasive neurosurgery platforms, the risk-reward favors a defined mid-term rebound trade back toward the mid-teens t…
BofA Securities trimmed its 12-month price target on Amazon.com to $286 from $303 while retaining a Buy recommendation ahead of the company's February 5 earnings release. The research house projects revenue and operating income above Street consensus, expects AWS growth to accelerate to 22% year-over-year, and points to potential North American mar…
UBS published a research note on Tuesday recommending a long position in EUR/CHF with a target of 0.945 from current levels near 0.92 and a suggested stop-loss at 0.91. The bank cites improving European macro conditions - notably firmer German PMIs and ifo Index readings tied to fiscal stimulus - and a more procyclical global growth backdrop that s…
The British pound has rallied this week largely because large short positions in GBP/USD were exposed when the dollar weakened, according to ING strategist Chris Turner. Turner warns that current rates in the high 1.36s to low 1.37s may mark peaks for the quarter and possibly the year, while UK political developments and external bond-market pressu…
Siegfried's stock climbed more than 9% following the announcement that the Swiss life sciences firm will acquire drug-substance operations from Noramco and Extractas Bioscience. The transaction adds three sites across Delaware, Georgia and Tasmania, increases Siegfried’s U.S. facility count to five, and links early-phase development platforms with …
Shares of India's largest car manufacturers dropped after New Delhi and the European Union unveiled a trade agreement that cuts import duties on European cars to 10% over five years and establishes a 250,000-vehicle annual quota. Market movement reflected concerns about increased competition, with Mahindra and Mahindra retreating to multi-month low…
The U.S. dollar firmed slightly Tuesday after two sessions of strong selling ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest two-day policy meeting. The Dollar Index rose 0.1% to 96.990 at 04:20 ET (09:20 GMT) after hitting a four-month low on Monday. Market participants largely expect the Fed to leave interest rates unchanged, while attention turns to domes…
A countdown clock in a Tel Aviv square that has marked the days since hostages were seized in the October 2023 Hamas attack will be turned off after 844 days, following the Israeli military’s announcement that the body of the final hostage was recovered in Gaza. The return of the last captive, identified as 24-year-old off-duty police officer Ran G…
Barclays upgraded BCE from Underweight to Equalweight and increased its price objective to $26 from $21, citing an improving competitive environment in Canada and a 'path to long-term optionality' that could support valuation. The new target is anchored to a 7x multiple on 2026 estimated EBITDA and follows other broker moves that have raised foreca…
A rare rate check by the New York Federal Reserve lifted the yen from recent lows and signalled heightened U.S.-Japan alignment on currency risks. Analysts say the move reduces the barrier to intervention but caution that formal coordinated dollar-selling by Washington and Tokyo is unlikely in the near term because of U.S. domestic considerations, …
ID Logistics reported fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of €1,038 million, modestly ahead of analyst estimates, while full-year sales reached €3,737 million. International operations accounted for the bulk of activity, with the U.S. posting particularly strong growth. Management cited robust commercial momentum and 27 new project launches in 2025, and em…
Dyne Therapeutics sits at an interesting intersection for biotech traders: a beaten-down-to-basing chart near $18, meaningful short interest, and a 2026 narrative tied to progress in genetically driven muscle diseases. With liquidity that looks more like a well-funded developer than a fragile microcap, the risk can be framed with a clean stop while…
Tokyo’s hints that it could join Washington in buying yen have provided short-term support, but historical experience and rising worries over Japan’s fiscal outlook mean any intervention may only temper, not reverse, the currency’s decline. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s snap election, driven by promises of expanded stimulus including a suspension…
U.S. stock futures moved in a narrow range as investors prepared for a busy corporate earnings calendar and a Federal Reserve policy decision. Heightened political risk from unrest in Minnesota, including the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old man by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, raised the prospect of a federal government funding lapse. Against this ba…
