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Eos Energy is a high-volatility battery-storage stock that has re-rated on early commercial traction and a large project pipeline. Technicals show the stock pulling back toward support after a big run; the trade targets a breakout to $15 over the next 45 trading days while limiting downside with a $9 stop.
JPMorgan maintained its Overweight rating and set a $125 price target on Roku Inc. (ROKU), pointing to accelerating platform revenue growth and recent earnings outperformance as the basis for its positive stance. The bank highlights core growth acceleration in the fourth quarter, solid multi-year revenue trends, and a 2026 platform revenue guide ab…
Ukraine's debt management chief says formal approval of an $8.2 billion International Monetary Fund programme should arrive imminently, a largely procedural but politically significant step as Kyiv navigates large fiscal gaps and wartime financial constraints. The deal is intended to replace a prior $15.6 billion facility and help sustain public ex…
U.S. media reported late Thursday that a second U.S. aircraft carrier - the USS Gerald R. Ford - along with its escort ships will be deployed from the Caribbean to the Middle East amid heightened tensions with Iran. The move follows earlier comments by President Donald Trump indicating he was considering a second carrier if negotiations with Iran f…
Japan's equity market ended the session lower, with the Nikkei 225 sliding 1.24% at the close in Tokyo. Sectors including Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication were among the weakest performers. While several individual stocks posted strong gains, a larger number of issues fell, and measures of implied volatility eased.
A set of recent Israeli decisions to streamline settler land purchases, repeal a Jordanian-era land law covering the West Bank, and expand monitoring and enforcement actions into territories with limited Palestinian self-rule has drawn sharp criticism from Palestinian leaders and raised fresh doubts about the viability of the two-state framework th…
Piper Sandler cut its rating on US Foods (NYSE:USFD) from Overweight to Neutral while increasing its price target to $103.00 from $85.00 after the company reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results and updated fiscal 2026 guidance. The brokerage said the move reflects valuation pressures rather than a negative view of the company’s long-term prosp…
Jefferies upgraded Mitek Systems (MITK) from Hold to Buy and lifted its price target to $15 from $11, citing accelerating momentum in the company’s Fraud & ID business amid rising synthetic fraud. The firm projects high single-digit organic growth for the company overall and mid-teens growth or higher for Fraud & ID, while core Check Verification r…
Freedom Capital Markets opened coverage of Natural Grocers (NGVC) with a Buy rating and a $36.00 price objective, implying roughly 40% upside from the current share price of $25.86. The firm highlighted the retailer's small-format, natural-and-organic grocery model, everyday value pricing, measured unit growth and conservative balance sheet. Recent…
UBS updated its view of Rivian Automotive, moving the stock from Sell to Neutral and nudging its price target upward, while highlighting the company's stronger-than-expected 2026 delivery guidance and ongoing concerns about production execution and cash flow. Other broker notes and leadership changes add context ahead of Rivian's upcoming fourth-qu…
Jefferies upgraded Medpace (MEDP) from Hold to Buy and set a $560.00 price target, pointing to a meaningful inflection in biotech funding in the second half of 2025. The research house noted Medpace's solid revenue growth, a lag between funding and bookings that could support acceleration through H2 2026, and lowered near-term risk from AI to full-…
Evercore ISI increased its 12-month price target on Nova Measuring Instruments (NASDAQ: NVMI) to $485 from $340 and retained an Outperform rating. The firm projects Nova will grow 19% year-over-year in 2026, outpacing the broader wafer fabrication equipment market, supported by gains in gate-all-around technology, advanced memory and advanced packa…
RBC Capital has downgraded Volvo AB from Outperform to Sector Perform while increasing its price target to SEK360 from SEK350. The move follows a period of strong operational results for the Swedish vehicle maker and a recent run in the stock, but RBC flagged valuation and geographic exposure as reasons for the change even as it nudged up 2026/2027…
Two people were killed and a third was wounded in a shooting late Thursday evening at an apartment inside the Hugine Suites residential complex at South Carolina State University. The campus was placed on lockdown, university officials asked the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate, and university classes scheduled for Friday were canceled…
Nomura now sees no April cut by the Reserve Bank of India, citing firmer inflation under a revised consumer price index series and what it calls 'stealth easing' that has already pushed money-market rates toward the repo rate floor. The brokerage raised its inflation projection for the fiscal year starting April and expects modest upward revisions …
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer intends to urge Western partners to pursue a coordinated defense-procurement program aimed at lowering the cost of rearmament by pooling purchases and standardizing equipment. The proposal, to be raised at the Munich Security Conference, responds to a projected UK defense funding shortfall of up to A328 billion o…
Capgemini reported 2025 revenue of 22.47 billion euros, a 3.4% increase at constant exchange rates that exceeded its October guidance. Fourth-quarter sales jumped 10.6%, with newly consolidated units WNS and Clou4C cited as significant contributors. The company said generative and agentic AI accounted for more than 10% of group bookings in the late…
Belén Garijo, 65, who will take over as Sanofi's CEO in April, inherits a company grappling with a stalled development pipeline, heavy reliance on the asthma drug Dupixent for revenues, declining vaccine sales and a share price under pressure. Investors praise her operational rigor but point to a mixed R&D track record at Merck KGaA, where she has …
Safran said on Friday it expects recurring operating profit of 6.1 to 6.2 billion euros for 2026, driven by robust services revenue for its civil jet engines and positive defence momentum. The group reported strong 2025 adjusted results, upgraded its 2028 profit range and highlighted continued aftermarket growth supported by rising air travel and e…
A renewed wave of selling in technology stocks gathered pace after Cisco warned that rising memory-chip costs had eroded margins, rekindling investor anxiety about profit growth. The rout spread across software, logistics and major consumer tech names, while safe-haven assets and Treasuries drew buying. Markets now await U.S. CPI for January and a …
Malaysia's economy recorded 5.2% growth in 2025, its fastest pace in three years and above official projections, driven by household spending, exports and investment. Fourth-quarter GDP surged 6.3% year-on-year, beating expectations, while authorities anticipate continued resilience in 2026 amid manageable inflation and a supportive exchange rate b…
The Pentagon has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford to the Middle East, where it will operate alongside the USS Abraham Lincoln and a group of nine other warships. The move comes amid sustained tensions with Iran, recent U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and inconclusive diplomacy between Washington and Tehran.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 closed down 1.39% on Friday as losses concentrated in the IT, Healthcare and Gold sectors pushed most stocks lower. Market breadth was heavily negative with 955 decliners versus 253 advancers and 325 unchanged. Major individual moves included steep falls at Austal, Nick Scali and Cochlear, while AMP, GQG Partners Inc DRC…
The administration is examining whether to remove some steel and aluminum products from existing tariffs and to curb further expansions of the tariff list, while planning more focused national security inquiries into specific goods. The review follows criticism that the levies function as a tax on American consumers and businesses, with a recent Ne…
Deutsche Bank's private banking arm plans to recruit up to 50 relationship managers in its emerging markets unit this year and intends further selective hiring in 2027 and 2028. The push forms part of a broader effort to expand emerging markets front office headcount by 50% over three years and increase presence in the Gulf, North Asia and Switzerl…
