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Himax Technologies (NASDAQ: HIMX) has integrated its WiseEye palm vein biometric authentication technology into WAFERLOCK's L322 smart lock, now commercially available. This collaboration brings a new generation of secure, contactless palm vein authentication for smart locks, offering high accuracy and privacy protection without cloud dependency. T…
Barclays upgraded Schott Pharma to Overweight, saying the firm appears to be at a growth inflection after several years of earnings downgrades. The broker pointed to renegotiated contracts, improving polymer demand and expansion in ready-to-use and specialty vials as drivers of accelerating revenue and profit. Schott's shares jumped more than 4% in…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s transactional approach has repeatedly tested the U.S.-South Korea alliance across military, trade and investment dimensions. Key developments include the scaling back and later partial restoration of joint military exercises amid North Korea diplomacy, persistent disputes over burden-sharing for U.S. forces, tariff neg…
The Philippine government says it does not expect a decrease in military cooperation with the United States after Washington redeployed certain defence assets, including the USS George Washington, from the Pacific to the Middle East. Manila's military spokesperson stressed the enduring nature of the defence commitment, while U.S. officials visiting…
European equity benchmarks fell further on Tuesday as a sharp uptick in regional geopolitical risk pushed the Stoxx Europe 600 to two-week lows and set the index on course for its longest losing streak since November 2025. Markets reacted to reports that Tehran has adopted a fully offensive military posture after diplomatic talks collapsed and the …
Morgan Stanley reviewed second-quarter earnings across Japan's tire industry and kept an In-Line rating for the sector. Results were mixed: Bridgestone and Yokohama Rubber delivered stronger-than-expected profits, Sumitomo Rubber showed large year-over-year gains but trimmed guidance, and Toyo Tire posted a contraction in operating profit and lower…
U.S. long-term government bond yields jumped on Tuesday, with the 30-year Treasury reaching its highest point since 2007. Market anxiety over stalled U.S.-Iran negotiations, a constrained Strait of Hormuz pushing oil above $90 a barrel, and rising fiscal issuance combined to drive the move, even as softer U.S. economic data has trimmed expectations…
Nike has been an underperformer the last few years, but the stock now trades at depressed multiples, yields roughly 4%, and shows oversold technicals. I re-entered a long position at $39.08 because the balance sheet is solid, cash generation remains positive ($2.18B free cash flow), and management has credible levers to restore growth (China stabil…
Smith+Nephew and Imperial College London have initiated a five-year partnership to accelerate development and application of surgical robotic technologies aimed at improving musculoskeletal surgery outcomes. The collaboration integrates Smith+Nephew engineers with Imperial's research team to co-develop less invasive, more intuitive robotic surgical…
Glencore is preparing for a secondary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in October, and briefings with brokers and investors indicate strong interest fueled by the company’s copper exposure. Analysts say the miner could enter prominent ASX indices within months of listing if it achieves sufficient market liquidity and capitalization, th…
Bitcoin gained roughly 1% on Tuesday to about $64,300, but crypto markets broadly remained muted as geopolitical frictions between the U.S. and Iran, rising oil prices and concerns over persistent inflation and interest rates limited bullish momentum. A high-level White House session involving crypto industry leaders and a follow-on Commodity Futur…
Babcock & Wilcox's decision to buy 20 steam turbines from Siemens is a step-change for its project pipeline: it de-risks supply, shortens delivery timelines and positions the company to capture higher-margin, integrated work. I recommend a tactical long with an entry at $4.50, a stop at $3.85 and a target of $6.25 over a 180-trading-day horizon, wh…
RBC Capital Markets lowered its rating on Hermes to Sector Perform from Outperform and trimmed the price target to 1,700 from 1,900, arguing that the growth premium which supported Hermese28099 valuation over peers is narrowing. The bank projects a much smaller revenue and EBIT CAGR advantage versus peers from 2027 onward, increased concentration…
NexGen Energy says it is in regular technical dialogue with BHP regarding the Rook I uranium project in Saskatchewan as the Canadian company moves into construction and seeks roughly $1 billion of funding over the next nine months. There is no announced deal; discussions are exploratory and NexGen is weighing prepayments from utilities, debt and eq…
Shares of Hisense Home Appliances fell 1.7% to HK$22.14 after the company reported a sizable year-on-year decline in first-half net profit and a drop in revenue. The second-quarter acceleration in the downturn heightened investor concern and pushed the stock to an intraday low as the broader Hang Seng Index also slipped.
Official UK labour market figures for the second quarter show softer earnings momentum in the private sector, a decline in job vacancies to the lowest level in more than five years, and an unchanged unemployment rate of 4.9%. Overall annual pay growth excluding bonuses came in at 3.5%, while the Bank of England monitors the potential inflationary e…
A marked rise in memory-chip prices has concentrated profits at major DRAM and NAND producers while squeezing downstream device makers and creating fresh cost pressures for hyperscalers expanding AI infrastructure. Micron, Samsung and other memory suppliers are seeing outsized share gains, while PC vendors and some consumer-electronics makers conte…
Shanghai Chicmax Cosmetic Co Ltd plunged sharply after notifying investors that first-half profit could decline by as much as 78%, citing weaker sales alongside higher research, development and promotional expenditures. The share price slid to HK$21.54, touched a 52-week low intraday, and has fallen roughly 80% from its 52-week peak amid a broader …
Strathcona Resources (STHRF) is a cash-generative heavy-oil producer that has leaned into brownfield thermal projects to raise per-share production without large greenfield capital. With a market cap near $6.8B, a P/E of ~10.9 and a 2.8% yield, the stock looks set to grind higher as operational momentum and cost control convert into free cash. This…
As major U.S. indices printed fresh records last week, a subset of AI-curated stock picks delivered outsized short-term returns after recent earnings and corporate actions. Model-driven selections including NVE Corporation, Tenet Healthcare and Bausch Health posted monthly advances exceeding 30%, while longer-term winners chosen since initial selec…
Tencent's stock slipped following its Q2 2026 results as investors parsed a surge in AI-related expenditure that pushed free cash flow into negative territory. While revenue beat estimates modestly, broker Mizuho cut its price target and applied lower valuation multiples, citing uncertainty over the timing and monetization of the company's AI inves…
Basilea reported a robust first half of 2026 with CHF 119 million in revenue, driven primarily by strong Cresemba demand. Operating profit and net profit expanded significantly, leading the company to raise its full-year 2026 guidance for both operating profit and total revenue. Management highlighted royalty income from Cresemba, increased contrac…
Reach Subsea ASA reported a substantial year-over-year increase in second-quarter revenue, attributing the gain to heightened project activity across its operations. The Norway-based subsea services firm recorded revenues of NOK 988.10 million for the three months ended June 30, with operating profit more than doubling from the prior-year period. T…
India's National Stock Exchange is marketing shares in a planned initial public offering at 2,000 to 2,100 rupees apiece, seeking a valuation of up to 5.26 trillion rupees ($55 billion). The offering, comprised entirely of secondary sales, has drawn meetings with around 120 global investors and is expected to launch in the second half of September …
Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. shares tumbled after filings revealed that hedge fund Situational Awareness reduced its holding in early August, selling millions of shares to major trading firms. The stock fell nearly 11% and was the weakest performer in the Nikkei 225 amid a wider decline in Japanese chipmaking names.
