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Under Armour shares fell sharply after Citi reduced its rating to Sell from Neutral, citing persistent headwinds for the North America turnaround, weak direct-to-consumer traffic, heightened promotional activity, and a deceleration in EMEA sales. The downgrade follows an upbeat Q3 and a raised full-year outlook from the company, but Citi sees risks…
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that WhatsApp Ireland can pursue its challenge to a 2021 European Data Protection Board decision that led Ireland's Data Protection Commission to increase a fine to 225 million euros. The judgment sends the case back to the lower tribunal to be decided on its merits, prolonging a five-year legal …
A European Central Bank analysis finds that tariff actions abroad - notably US tariffs on European goods - tend to lower consumer prices and reduce industrial production in the euro area over the medium term. The researchers identify tariff-related trade surprises, document an initial modest uptick in prices, and show a subsequent decline in consum…
A blog post by European Central Bank economists finds that U.S. tariffs imposed last year have reduced euro zone exports to the United States and exerted downward pressure on inflation. The study concludes demand losses dominate any supply-side inflation boost, with the largest effects in machinery, autos and chemicals - sectors that are also highl…
A study by payments firm Ebanx finds Brazil’s instant-payment platform Pix could represent 50% of e-commerce transactions by 2028, extending its lead over credit cards. The central bank-operated system has rapidly displaced cash and expanded into consumer-to-business payments following the addition of recurring-payments capability.
Citizens reiterated its Market Outperform rating and $315 price target on Amazon following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results, and raised its AWS growth outlook after updating assumptions about data center gigawatt capacity. The firm now expects faster AWS expansion through 2027 and projects substantial incremental revenue tied to increased …
Citizens has maintained a Market Outperform rating on Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and set a $125 price target after the insurer posted fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat expectations. The target implies roughly 1.7 times forward book value and 12 times 2027 estimated EPS. Citizens cites strong operating performance, proactive cycle manageme…
Brazilian diplomats are conducting a detailed review of a trade package announced between the United States and Argentina to determine whether it breaches Mercosur rules limiting bilateral concessions. Officials and three sources with direct knowledge say the document appears to exceed the 150-item exceptions Argentina was granted last year, and co…
ING Bank Slaski reported a 4.8% increase in fourth-quarter net profit, driven by higher lending volumes that helped counteract margin compression caused by central bank rate cuts. The Polish unit exceeded consensus expectations, recorded modest growth in net interest income, and saw fee income rise. The lender also outlined a plan to distribute 75%…
Goldman Sachs has shifted to a more pro-cyclical view on European chemicals and implemented seven rating changes across the sector. The bank upgraded Arkema, Evonik and Symrise to Buy and moved Lanxess to Neutral, while downgrading Givaudan and Clariant to Sell and cutting Umicore to Neutral. The move reflects what Goldman Sachs describes as early …
Delta Electronics reported January revenue of NT$49.7 billion, a 7% decline from December but a 33% increase from the prior year. The Power division showed modest monthly growth while Infrastructure fell sharply month-over-month, largely because of reduced liquid-cooling sidecar CDU shipments and softer networking and telecom deliveries. Morgan Sta…
Bank of America has reaffirmed its projection that Mexico's central bank will cut its policy rate to 6.00% by the end of 2026. The bank anticipates 25 basis point reductions every other meeting, starting on March 26, and points to below-potential growth, a negative output gap and supportive fiscal policy as the rationale for an easing cycle. Howeve…
Shares of France's Michelin came under modest pressure in early European trading on Tuesday after Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co reported a fourth-quarter earnings shortfall and signaled weaker global volumes ahead. Pirelli and Continental showed small gains, while analysts warned that exposure to the U.S. truck market, inventory dynamics and weather-…
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 2,278 I-PACE electric SUVs in the United States after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration flagged a risk that the vehicles' high-voltage batteries may overheat and increase the chance of a fire. Dealers or over-the-air updates will temporarily limit battery state of charge to 90% while a long-term …
Deutsche Bank shifted its rating for Frontier Group Holdings Inc (ULCC) from Buy to Hold while keeping a $6.00 12-month price target, citing a sharp year-to-date share-price rise that has pushed the stock above the bank's view of fair value. The move arrives one day before Frontier's scheduled earnings release and follows a spate of corporate chang…
The U.S. dollar traded marginally higher but remained close to one-week lows as traders positioned ahead of a cluster of U.S. economic releases later this week. Sterling fell after political pressure mounted on Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Other majors showed mixed moves: th…
BP has suspended its share repurchase programme and recorded roughly $4 billion in write-downs tied to its renewables and biogas operations as it prepares for a leadership transition. The company reported a fourth-quarter adjusted profit that matched market expectations and said it will redirect excess cash into oil and gas projects offering higher…
Patria reported record 2025 fundraising and a string of accretive acquisitions that materially increase Fee-Earning AUM across credit, real estate and private markets. At a market cap of roughly $2.3 billion, the stock looks priced for modest growth; we think incremental FRE and visible M&A re-rating could drive PAX back toward its 52-week high. Tr…
Indonesia’s new administration is pressing forward with large-scale social and rural spending programs intended to accelerate growth to 8%, even after market disruptions triggered by MSCI and a negative outlook from Moody’s. Officials say core programmes are politically entrenched and unlikely to be cut, while investors warn the strategy raises fis…
Guggenheim cut Kyndryl Holdings Inc.'s rating from Buy to Neutral and removed its prior $28 price target, citing surprise departures in senior finance and legal roles, fiscal Q3 results that missed expectations, a revised negative outlook, and disclosed material weaknesses in internal financial controls. The analyst acknowledged possible improvemen…
Raymond James upgraded Take-Two Interactive to Strong Buy from Outperform while leaving its $285.00 price target unchanged, citing what it views as an overreaction to AI-related concerns and pointing to solid results in Take-Two’s F3Q26 report. The firm highlighted robust revenue growth, resilient recurrent spending, and strong franchise performanc…
UBS reports that Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) have reduced equity exposure by about $10 billion over the past two weeks and plan another $10 billion of reductions in the coming fortnight. The selling bias has eased somewhat as earlier rally-related negative base effects drop out of rolling calculations. CTAs have notably expanded short positio…
Estonia's foreign intelligence service reports that Russia is rapidly rebuilding its military capacity in response to European rearmament, increasing ammunition production and preparing capabilities that could delay Europe's ability to act independently. The service says Moscow does not intend to attack a NATO state this year or next, but is prepar…
Stifel initiated coverage of CEVA Inc. with a Buy rating and a $30.00 price target, implying roughly 30.7% upside from the stock's current $22.95. The research note highlights CEVA's leadership in wireless connectivity IP, very high gross margins, and positioning in low-power NPU and DSP technologies that could benefit from AI migration to the netw…
Baird downgraded monday.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: MNDY) from Outperform to Neutral and reduced its price target to $90 from $175 after the company issued guidance that fell short of street expectations and removed longer-term targets. The shares have seen a steep recent decline, and several other brokerages have trimmed price targets or ratings amid mixed …
