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Wells Fargo remains constructive on construction rental and truck machinery ahead of second-quarter earnings, arguing that the U.S. non-residential construction and trucking recovery has moved from being supply-driven to demand-driven. The firm rates United Rentals, Cummins, and Caterpillar as overweight and points to strengthening lead indicators …
DeepSeek has held early discussions with prospective backers about launching a new financing round that would put the company at about $71 billion pre-deal, roughly one month after completing its first major funding round that raised about $7 billion at a $52 billion valuation, the Financial Times reported. The company did not immediately respond t…
Oil prices jumped back above $80 a barrel after a renewed U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and renewed strikes in the Gulf slowed traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to a two-month low. The spike, along with elevated core inflation near 3% and investor attention on U.S. bank earnings and Fed testimony, has intensified market volatility and put furth…
Net yields across major cruise lines have weakened over the past year, driven by a mix of carrier capacity decisions in the Caribbean and broader macro factors. Analysts have cut near-term yield expectations after Carnival announced a second-half 2026 price reduction tied to the Iran conflict's impact on European and Mediterranean itineraries. Othe…
Citi analysts said U.S. equity positioning eased last week even as major indexes advanced, signaling limited conviction beneath the rally. Global flows were uneven across regions, with small-cap positioning extended after short-covering and technology-sensitive exposures increasingly dependent on short-covering. In Europe and Asia, positioning tren…
Aeroméxico reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter EBITDAR due in part to a $30 million fuel headwind, while Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAPB) delivered stronger EBITDA and wider margins despite a drop in passenger traffic. Both companies left guidance and capital plans reflecting the near-term pressure from jet-fuel prices and shifting …
Bank of America warned that this week’s U.S. consumer price index (CPI) report could prompt pronounced moves in two major currency pairs. The bank said EUR/USD is exposed if inflation prints hotter than expected, while USD/JPY is vulnerable to a softer-than-expected outcome. Option-flow, skew, and the bank’s technical and valuation signals underpin…
After meeting more than 30 institutional investors across Asia, HSBC analysts argued that worries about a peak in the semiconductor memory cycle are early. The bank pointed to fresh upside catalysts including HBM price support from an HBM4 transition, growth in SO-CAMM2 mobile DRAM modules, rising NAND demand tied to context memory for AI agents, a…
Indian stock benchmarks closed lower on Tuesday as losses in Real Estate, Auto and Banking stocks offset gains elsewhere. The Nifty 50 fell 0.66% and the BSE Sensex 30 dropped 0.72%. Market breadth was negative on both exchanges, while volatility, commodity prices and selected currency pairs moved higher.
Haoxi Health Technology has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with NOVA MEDIA to develop an AI digital marketing system. This system will leverage generative AI and AI digital human technology to automate content creation and enhance marketing operations on Chinese digital platforms, aiming to improve efficiency and customer …
Parsons Corporation's subsidiary, Space Ground System Solutions, Inc., has won a five-year $245 million contract with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory to develop, maintain, and operate mission-critical satellite ground system software, continuing a 30-year partnership supporting national security space missions. The contract underscores Parsons' …
Ethiopian Airlines is in the closing stages of an acquisition process for up to 50 single-aisle aircraft and up to 16 freighters, conducting final technical and financial evaluations. The carrier is weighing options across Boeing 737 Max small variants, Embraer regional jets and the Airbus A220, and expects a decision in the weeks ahead that could …
Macquarie has increased its annual recurring revenue (ARR) forecasts for Zhipu AI to $2 billion for 2026 and $4.5 billion for 2027, pointing to the company’s competitive lead in code generation through its GLM 5-2 model. Zhipu surpassed $1 billion in ARR in July, ahead of its full-year goal. Both Zhipu and rival Minimax completed post-lock-up equit…
Zealand Pharma shares moved lower after Jefferies downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and cut its price target to DKK 320 from DKK 505, citing a lack of near-term value-crystallising events in the second half of 2026 and lowering the probability of success for survodutide to 40% from 60%. The downgrade compounded earlier analyst concerns over sur…
Befesa shares rose after Morgan Stanley reafirmed an Overweight rating and set a EUR 37.00 target, highlighting compressed valuation and an estimated 11% free cash flow yield. Investors also appear to be positioning ahead of Q2 2026 results due July 29, supported by a solid Q1 performance and reiterated full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance.
Barclays cut its recommendation on Unicaja Banco to underweight from equal weight, arguing that a recent re-rating has made the Spanish lender's stock appear expensive on a price-to-earnings versus EPS growth basis. The broker raised its price target to €3.10 from €3, while maintaining a generally stable operational outlook and modestly improving e…
O-I Glass fell in pre-market trading after BofA Securities cut its rating from Buy to Underperform and lowered its price target to $11, citing growing doubts that management can reach its roughly $1.4 billion EBITDA target for 2027. The downgrade followed other negative analyst moves and came as a broader market decline driven by renewed geopolitic…
Morgan Stanley projects Apple will raise iPhone prices by roughly $200 in September, a move the bank estimates could add about 2-4% to fiscal third-quarter 2026 EPS and roughly 1% to fiscal 2027 EPS. The firm maintains an Overweight rating, citing limited consumer sensitivity to hardware price increases, stable build plans from supply-chain checks,…
Spero Therapeutics said it has closed a $105 million licensing financing with affiliates of Healthcare Royalty, a KKR business, in exchange for rights to a portion of future payments tied to sales of Utebzi (tebipenem pivoxil). The deal, which closed alongside an exclusive license agreement with Innovent Biologics for the SP001 asset, prompted roug…
Zoetis has been punished after a string of negative headlines and litigation filings tied to companion-animal product adoption. The share price now trades near its 52-week low despite $2.1B in free cash flow, an EV/EBITDA of ~9.5x, and a dividend yield near 2.8%. For risk-tolerant, event-driven traders, this is a pragmatic long with a tight stop an…
FuelCell Energy shares jumped about 9% in pre-market trading after UBS upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and raised its target to $27 from $22. The upgrade provides a company-specific catalyst as the stock attempts to stabilize near the $21 per-share level established by a recent $225 million secondary offering that had driven a sharp decline …
Apple Inc. shares fell in pre-market trade after KeyBanc cut its rating to Underweight, adding to downward pressure from a recent federal lawsuit against OpenAI and persistent industry headwinds including an 11% drop in global smartphone shipments in Q2 2026. The combination of an elevated valuation, sector weakness and supply-driven cost pressures…
CleanSpark announced a 20-year infrastructure lease at its Sandersville, Georgia data center campus with an unnamed global technology tenant. The initial term is expected to generate roughly $6.6 billion in contracted revenue, with two five-year extension options that could raise the contract value to $11.6 billion. The deal is structured as a trip…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will testify before Congress on July 14 in his first appearance since assuming leadership of the U.S. central bank. While Warsh has outlined several positions during public remarks and his Senate confirmation, key questions remain on how he views labor market trajectories, his stance on the 2% inflation goal, the r…
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh will testify before Congress over two days as he lays out his initial thinking on monetary policy and the economy. His early actions - including task force appointments and staffing choices - have been read by some observers as creating distance from President Donald Trump, even as questions remain about whether Wa…
