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  • ECB expected to keep interest rates unchanged and signal policy stability, lowering near-term rate-hike risk for euro-area markets.
  • Recent euro strength reduces inflation pressure and could make policy sensitive to future currency or commodity swings, raising volatility risk.
  • Intuitive Surgical reported Q4 revenue $2.9B (+19%) and procedure growth of about 18%, with recurring revenue ~75% of sales.
  • ISRG presents a tactical buy-the-dip setup: entry $475, stop $445, target $540 for a ~45-trading-day hold.
  • Nu Holdings pulled back to $17 after a 52-week high and serves 127 million customers with strong revenue growth.
  • NU offers a tactical long entry at $17, stop $15, and target $22 on a multi-month time frame.

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JPMorgan Lowers SSAB Rating to Neutral Citing Softer US Plate Spreads

JPMorgan Lowers SSAB Rating to Neutral Citing Softer US Plate Spreads

JPMorgan has cut its recommendation on SSAB AB from Overweight to Neutral and lowered its price target to SEK 71.00 from SEK 75.00, pointing to narrower US plate steel spreads in 2026 and a strong recent run in the stock that has trimmed potential outperformance versus peers.The bank nevertheless kept a constructive longer-term view on SSAB’s posit…

Inuit Say Greenland’s Land Belongs to All, Not to Be Bought or Sold

Inuit Say Greenland’s Land Belongs to All, Not to Be Bought or Sold

In a small Greenlandic settlement, residents and local leaders emphasize a longstanding Indigenous conception of land as shared and stewarded rather than owned outright. The community described daily life, the strain on services and population decline, and reiterated that under Greenlandic law people hold rights to use land where homes sit but do n…

Mersen narrows sales decline in Q4, trims capex and holds 2029 targets

Mersen narrows sales decline in Q4, trims capex and holds 2029 targets

Mersen reported a smaller-than-expected like-for-like sales decline in the fourth quarter and delivered a full-year 2025 sales fall that sat at the upper end of its revised guidance. Performance was buoyed by strength in Electrical Power while SiC and Solar weighed on Advanced Materials. Management trimmed capital expenditures and affirmed medium-t…

Drone Strike in Zaporizhzhia Kills Three as Russia Intensifies Attacks

Drone Strike in Zaporizhzhia Kills Three as Russia Intensifies Attacks

A Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed three people and injured three more overnight, regional authorities said. Officials reported widespread attacks across the region and a separate strike on the port city of Odesa that sparked a large industrial fire. Ukrainian air defences intercepted the majority of drones launched, whi…

Nokia CEO Says Europe and U.S. Must Both Support Tech Firms to Secure Scale

Nokia CEO Says Europe and U.S. Must Both Support Tech Firms to Secure Scale

Nokia Chief Executive Justin Hotard said Europe and the United States are mutually dependent markets for large technology companies and warned that firms cannot rely on a single continent for scale. He highlighted the need for broad market access during a period of policy shifts that are reshaping supplier dynamics in telecoms, as Western vendors s…

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Says He Will Never Seek Elected Office Again

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Says He Will Never Seek Elected Office Again

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced he will not run for elective office again, saying he will concentrate on responding to a fraud crisis in the state's welfare system that has become a focal point of federal criticism and political attacks. Walz, who will complete his second term in early 2027 and had already said he will not seek a third term, …

European Stocks Edge Higher as Miners and Energy Names Lead Recovery

European Stocks Edge Higher as Miners and Energy Names Lead Recovery

European equities rebounded on Jan 29, driven by rising oil and precious metal prices that propelled mining and energy sectors. The STOXX 600 moved up 0.2% by 0803 GMT after a 0.8% decline the previous session. Strong demand for gold and record highs in silver lifted miners, while concerns over a potential U.S. military action against Iran pushed o…

Italy to Lead Security for Winter Olympics; U.S. ICE to Serve in Advisory Capacity

Italy to Lead Security for Winter Olympics; U.S. ICE to Serve in Advisory Capacity

Italy has set out an extensive security framework for the Winter Olympics, emphasizing that Italian authorities will retain full command of operations while allowing U.S. Homeland Security Investigations staff to provide intelligence support to the U.S. delegation. The plan combines large-scale law enforcement deployments, new cybersecurity monitor…

Tokyo Leans on Quiet Diplomacy and U.S. Backing to Check Yen Weakness

Tokyo Leans on Quiet Diplomacy and U.S. Backing to Check Yen Weakness

Japan's senior currency officials have adopted a strategy of measured communication and operational discretion, bolstered by unusually visible U.S. cooperation, to blunt the yen's recent depreciation. A restrained public stance by Atsushi Mimura and coordinated rate checks with U.S. authorities have contributed to a roughly seven-yen move lower in …

St. James's Place Q4 Net Flows Plunge as Full-Year Inflows Climb

St. James's Place Q4 Net Flows Plunge as Full-Year Inflows Climb

St. James's Place reported a sharp year-on-year drop in fourth-quarter net flows to £0.6 billion, a 63% decline driven by pricing changes in August and pension taxation worries tied to the November budget. Despite the quarterly setback, full-year 2025 net flows rose 42% to £6.2 billion and funds under management grew to £220 billion, helped by inve…

JPMorgan Starts Coverage of Barrick with Overweight Call, $68 Target

JPMorgan Starts Coverage of Barrick with Overweight Call, $68 Target

JPMorgan has opened coverage on Barrick Mining (NYSE: B) with an Overweight rating and a December 2026 price target of $68 (C$92), implying roughly 28% upside from the current share price of $52.98. The bank highlights the company's sizable gold and copper reserves, healthy financial metrics and potential for growing copper contribution to earnings…

Synthomer sees FY25 EBITDA below forecasts as sales miss estimates

Synthomer sees FY25 EBITDA below forecasts as sales miss estimates

Specialty chemicals firm Synthomer expects fiscal 2025 EBITDA of £135-138 million, modestly under analyst forecasts, and forecasts full-year sales of roughly £1.74 billion versus consensus of £1.82 billion. The company cited margin improvements driven by a strategic tilt toward higher-margin specialty products and cost reductions, while divisional …

Eurofins posts FY25 results with modest organic growth and improved cash flow

Eurofins posts FY25 results with modest organic growth and improved cash flow

Eurofins Scientific reported fiscal 2025 results close to market expectations, with full-year revenue of €7,296 million and reported organic growth of 4.1% (3.7% excluding a 0.4% working-day adjustment). The fourth quarter delivered a sequential uptick in organic growth to 4.7%, and free cash flow improved materially, while the company kept its FY2…