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  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recanted saying "tariffs are inflationary" and signaled inflation is moderating.
  • AI concerns drove a tech selloff that slid the Nasdaq about 2.2% and concentrated attention on Alphabet's upcoming report.
  • Bitcoin dropped to roughly $72,000, a 15-month low, amid a broad market selloff.
  • Wolfe Research upgraded Fabrinet to Outperform, citing data-center demand and capacity constraints and raising its price target to $540.
  • The Justice Department removed a DHS lawyer from a Minnesota assignment after she criticized enforcement in court, highlighting strain over immigration cases.
  • Idaho Strategic Resources pulled back near $37, prompting buy-the-dip pitches as gold and operational catalysts approach.

Latest Articles

Stifel Picks Three UK Tech Names for 2026 as Sector Conditions Improve

Stifel Picks Three UK Tech Names for 2026 as Sector Conditions Improve

Stifel expects the UK technology sector to enter 2026 from a stronger position as macro pressures ease, customer budgets recover and corporate priorities shift toward profitable growth rather than pure revenue expansion. The broker highlights three companies - Kainos Group, Seeing Machines and Concurrent Technologies - that combine exposure to stru…

Wedbush Lifts IBM Target to $340 Citing Generative AI Traction

Wedbush Lifts IBM Target to $340 Citing Generative AI Traction

Wedbush updated its price objective on IBM to $340 from $325 and kept an Outperform rating, pointing to acceleration in the company’s generative AI business. IBM reported revenue and segment results that beat consensus, a rising GenAI backlog, improved free cash flow and margin metrics that supported several subsequent analyst target increases acro…

India Revises CPI Basket, Reduces Food Weighting to 36.75% in New Series

India Revises CPI Basket, Reduces Food Weighting to 36.75% in New Series

India will rebase its consumer price index to 2024 and reduce the share of food in the CPI basket to 36.75% under a revamped series. The statistics ministry said the update expands major spending groups from six to 12, introduces an overlapping year in 2025 for statistical conversion, and brings new items such as e-commerce prices into inflation tr…

RBC Lowers OMV to Underperform Citing Multi-Segment Earnings Pressure

RBC Lowers OMV to Underperform Citing Multi-Segment Earnings Pressure

RBC Capital Markets cut its rating on OMV AG to 'underperform' from 'sector perform' and trimmed its price target to €46 from €50, pointing to near-term headwinds across chemicals, European gas exposure and refining. The bank also reduced its 2026 net income forecast and now values OMV at a modest premium to peers on an EV/DACF basis while showing …

Berenberg Lifts Lam Research Target to $265 as WFE Outlook Strengthens

Berenberg Lifts Lam Research Target to $265 as WFE Outlook Strengthens

Berenberg raised its price objective on Lam Research to $265 from $250 while keeping a Buy rating after the company's January earnings call signaled stronger wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) spending ahead. Lam Forecasts WFE capex of $135 billion in 2026 - a 23% increase from $110 billion in 2025 - and expects sequential quarterly revenue growth b…

Brazilian Bank Credit Expands 10.2% in 2025, Outpacing Central Bank Forecast

Brazilian Bank Credit Expands 10.2% in 2025, Outpacing Central Bank Forecast

Official figures show total bank lending in Brazil climbed 10.2% in 2025, surpassing the central bank's December projection. The stronger-than-expected gain was led by household credit, supported by recently announced government measures to broaden payroll-deductible loans and extend subsidized home purchase programs to middle-income families. The …

Needham Keeps Hold on Tesla as Market Prices in AI and Robotics Progress

Needham Keeps Hold on Tesla as Market Prices in AI and Robotics Progress

Needham has reaffirmed a Hold rating on Tesla following the automaker's fourth-quarter results, citing solid execution in its core vehicle business and measurable advances on longer-term artificial intelligence and robotics initiatives. While the firm highlighted areas of progress and noted Tesla's cash-dominant balance sheet, it pointed to a high …

Unicycive Shares Rise After FDA Accepts Resubmitted NDA for OLC

Unicycive Shares Rise After FDA Accepts Resubmitted NDA for OLC

Unicycive Therapeutics saw its stock climb after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted the company's resubmitted New Drug Application for oxylanthanum carbonate (OLC). The agency classified the filing as a Class II complete response with a six-month review window and set a PDUFA target action date of June 27, 2026. Unicycive reported $41.3…