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The Spanish government has asked prosecutors to examine whether social media platforms X, Meta and TikTok have been used to create and disseminate child sexual abuse material generated with artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said. The move fits into a broader European push to address abusive and potentially illegal uses of AI and…
Brookfield Corporation (BN) trades like a conglomerate with a complexity tax: a diversified asset platform that markets often misprice because of structure and span. At $47.77 the stock sits close to its 52-week high but offers a play for patient swing traders who believe ongoing fee growth and operating cashflow expansion will re-rate the multiple…
A monthly Bank of America survey of 190 asset managers finds growing conviction that fiscal stimulus in Germany is filtering into macro data and helping lift the regional growth outlook. Respondents expressed increased preference for German equities, greater optimism for European cyclicals and small caps, and concentrated sector overweights in heal…
Roth/MKM has initiated coverage of Karooooo Ltd. (NASDAQ: KARO) with a buy recommendation and a $62.00 price target. The brokerage sees the fleet management software provider sustaining mid-teens growth, supported by market share in South Africa, underpenetrated product lines such as AI cameras and tracking tags, and accelerating subscription metri…
Fincantieri has won a contract exceeding €4 billion from Norwegian Cruise Line Group to construct three next-generation cruise ships for its Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. The order - announced Monday - represents about 40% of Fincantieri’s projected 2026 intake and is slated for delivery in 2036-2037. …
Jefferies has begun coverage of Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: FHTX) with a Buy rating and a $12.00 price target, down from an earlier $14.00. The company, trading near $5.55 with a market capitalization of about $325 million, is being watched for a mid-2026 phase 1 readout of its SMARCA2 inhibitor FHD-909. Multiple brokerages have issued or re…
Jefferies cautioned that the strong start to the year for Canadian midstream stocks may be driven more by cross-sector capital flows and macro moves than by sustainable structural improvements. The bank downgraded Enbridge Inc. to Hold from Buy, citing valuation after recent share re-rating, while raising its price target to C$76 from C$71.
RBC Capital has initiated coverage of AXA SA with an Outperform rating and a EUR 48.00 price target, citing the insurer's multi-year business transformation toward technical insurance and fee-based earnings. The research note points to improved profitability, reduced earnings volatility, and a valuation gap versus European peers that may present up…
European equities were largely unchanged on Tuesday as investors adopted a cautious stance amid key diplomatic engagements between the U.S. and Iran and ongoing U.S.-mediated talks involving Ukraine and Russia. The pan-European index was flat at 819.22 at 0819 GMT, with most sectors trading higher while defence names slipped and select corporate re…
Jefferies has reaffirmed a Buy rating on Albemarle with a $230.00 price target, implying roughly an 18% upside from the stock's current price of $166.35. The firm highlights shifting price behavior in the lithium market and expects Albemarle to return to profitability, while other firms including Oppenheimer have also adjusted their outlooks upward…
Jefferies moved Enbridge Inc. (ENB) from Buy to Hold while increasing its price target to C$76.00 from C$71.00. The firm pointed to robust fourth-quarter EBITDA, progress on Venezuela projects and potential data center opportunities, but signaled that the stock's recent re-rating and relative valuation versus peers limit upside. Enbridge reported s…
Jefferies has initiated coverage of Cellectis (NASDAQ:CLLS) with a Buy rating and a $7.00 price objective, representing an 88% uplift from the stock's current level of $3.73. The firm characterizes the company as "largely overlooked" given an enterprise value near $60 million, even as Cellectis has posted robust revenue growth and demonstrated enco…
KeyBanc has opened coverage of EquipmentShare.com (NASDAQ: EQPT) with a Sector Weight rating. The broker highlights the company's rapid revenue expansion and proprietary T3 technology as drivers of market share gains, while raising questions about valuation, profitability and recent financial reporting adjustments. EquipmentShare also staged a high…
U.S. equity futures traded around the flatline as markets entered a holiday-shortened week with key economic data and corporate results looming. Investors continued a rotation from high-growth technology into defensive sectors amid scrutiny of AI-related spending, while Brent crude and gold eased ahead of U.S.-Iran talks in Geneva and a slate of U.…
JPMorgan began coverage of AeroVironment (AVAV) with an Overweight rating and a $320 price objective, signaling roughly 31% upside from the stock's current trading level of $243.87. The bank points to AeroVironment's exposure to rapidly expanding defense niches - including drones, counter-drone systems and space - and projects mid-teens growth for …
The pound slipped after official data showed the UK unemployment rate rose to 5.2% for the three months to December and headline regular pay growth excluding bonuses eased to 4.2%. British equities opened modestly higher, while company results from miners and consumer-facing groups highlighted divergent sector trends.
European equity markets traded with no clear direction as corporate results from major miners, a softening U.K. labor market and indirect U.S.-Iran nuclear talks weighed on investor sentiment. Mining company profits and cash flow led results this week, U.K. wage growth eased while unemployment edged up, and crude prices moved amid geopolitical unce…
Roth/MKM downgraded ConocoPhillips from Buy to Neutral and set a $112.00 price target, warning that global oil prices may be near a short-term peak. The research house pointed to roughly 2 million barrels per day of OPEC+ additions between April 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 and expects market oversupply and rising inventories through much of 2026.…
A growing number of countries are moving to restrict minors' access to social media, with Australia enacting the first full ban for those under 16 and other governments proposing or approving age limits and device-level controls. Measures range from parental-consent regimes to outright prohibitions, while industry and child-protection advocates con…
Grenergy Renovables has signed its inaugural financial tolling agreement for a standalone battery project located in Oviedo, Spain. The 10-year contract with an international, Moody's-investment-grade utility covers day-ahead price spreads on 80% of the 150MW/600MWh project's capacity, based on an assumed 1.5 cycles per day. The asset is expected t…
Adani Enterprises announced a plan to invest $100 billion to build renewable energy-powered, AI-ready data centers by 2035. The company expects the commitment to generate an additional $150 billion of spending across adjacent industries and to help create a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India over the next decade.
Sandisk (SNDK) is trading at $629.99 after a dramatic rerating since its spinout. The business sits squarely in the AI-driven NAND supercycle, generating strong cash flow while trading at a market cap of roughly $92.5B. This trade idea lays out a disciplined long with a $630 entry, a $725 target (near the 52-week high) and a $585 stop, sized for a …
A senior Kremlin aide said Russia may use its navy to stop European powers from seizing Russian vessels and could retaliate against European shipping if seizures occur. The comments come as Western nations have imposed over 30,000 sanctions on Russia and taken steps to block tankers linked to Russian oil shipments, including a U.S. seizure of a Rus…
A monthly Bank of America poll of global fund managers shows rising optimism about a global boom and strong earnings growth expectations, even as a record share of respondents worry that companies are overextending on capital spending. Cash holdings ticked up slightly, while investors remain heavily overweight equities and commodities and significa…
Sirius Real Estate has announced plans to raise £75 million of new equity to bolster its balance sheet and finance a pipeline of acquisitions and refurbishment projects that will add roughly 500,000 square feet of high-yielding assets. The company says the move is designed to protect its progressive dividend policy and keep gearing below 35% loan-t…
