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U.S. stock futures were largely flat Tuesday as investors absorbed a heavy slate of corporate earnings and retail sales data. Individual movers spanned consumer staples, leisure, semiconductors and industrials, with Coca-Cola, Harley-Davidson and Under Armour among notable decliners and Spotify, Ferrari and DuPont among gainers.
Unity Software shares climbed 5% following an Oppenheimer upgrade to Outperform from Perform and a $38 price target. Analyst Martin Yang rejects the notion that world models such as Google's Project Genie will supplant Unity’s game engine, instead framing them as asset-generation tools that feed into the engine. Oppenheimer cited improving fundamen…
Morgan Stanley keeps Société Générale at the top of its French bank list, citing stronger-than-expected earnings positioning and reliable capital returns. The broker has grown more constructive on BNP Paribas after management outlined a meaningful cost reduction plan and clearer capital targets, but litigation linked to Sudan restrains a full upgra…
Nektar Therapeutics said patients who continued treatment with rezpegaldesleukin after induction sustained high response rates at week 52 in the Phase 2b REZOLVE-AD trial, with both monthly and quarterly maintenance regimens. The stock rose modestly on the news as the company prepares to advance to a pivotal Phase 3 program and targets a Biologics …
A survey of German automotive suppliers indicates a widespread pullback of investment within Germany, with many companies planning to move, delay, or cancel spending. Industry leaders warn the trend is already affecting employment and could have broader social and political consequences, while urging policy changes at national and EU levels to pres…
UBS has downgraded 1&1 AG from buy to neutral and slightly reduced its price target to €27.6, arguing that the stock at roughly €26.75 already reflects an expectation of a curtailed mobile network build and a related improvement in free cash flow. The bank outlines a path to positive cash generation if 1&1 limits coverage ambitions, but warns of co…
Harley-Davidson reported a wider fourth-quarter loss and sharply lower revenue as reduced consumer spending on recreational vehicles and import tariffs on key components weighed on results. The company is responding with cost adjustments and plans to expand its model lineup with a lower-priced entry-level bike slated for 2026.
Citi identified a subset of software firms that have declined at least 10% in the past month yet show rising consensus EPS estimates for 2025-2027 and reduced implicit terminal multiples. The bank screened roughly 90 software names and flagged 22 that meet its criteria, including Dynatrace, Microsoft, Cloudflare and Rubrik. Citi argues the recent w…
Futures on Canada’s principal stock gauge inched higher Tuesday as investors positioned ahead of a heavy U.S. economic calendar. Gains in the materials sector, helped by firmer gold, supported the S&P/TSX, while U.S. futures were largely subdued as the market awaited corporate results and rescheduled labor and inflation data. Oil advanced on geopol…
UBS downgraded German web hosting provider Ionos SE to neutral from buy and reduced its price target to €28 from €40. The brokerage cited persistent risks from AI-enabled website builders that could undermine Ionos' Web Presence and Productivity segment, alongside expectations for slowing revenue growth into 2025 and 2026.
On Feb. 10 Alphabet completed a $20 billion bond issuance across seven tranches maturing as late as 2066, tapping the debt markets to help finance its expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure investments. The move highlights a broader shift among large technology firms toward greater use of debt financing as they pour substantial capital in…
Barclays has moved Safestore from an overweight to an equal weight rating while increasing its price target to 870p, arguing that much of the upside from improving industry fundamentals is already reflected in the share price. The bank also reinstated an overweight rating on peer Big Yellow Group and outlined adjusted forecasts and sector assumptio…
HealthLynked Corp. has filed to raise up to $7 million through a public offering of common stock and has applied to list its shares on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The company plans an assumed share price range of $4.00 to $6.00 and currently trades on the OTCQB at $2.75 per share as of February 6, 2026. HealthLynked said the final offering price wil…
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said Apple and Google have agreed to commitments designed to make mobile app stores fairer and more transparent for developers. The moves follow the CMA’s designation of both firms as holding strategic market status in smartphones and include assurances on app review processes and expanded access to certa…
Berenberg downgraded E.ON SE to "hold" from "buy," pointing to recent share appreciation that has brought the stock close to the broker's raised price target and to ongoing uncertainty around Germany's regulatory framework for networks. The bank says E.ON is well placed financially to expand network investment but needs clearer, supportive regulato…
Ryanair has signed a memorandum of understanding with CFM for an engine material services arrangement that will underpin the airline's plan to perform in-house maintenance on more than 2,000 CFM engines beginning in 2029. The move involves opening two new engine shops — the first in late 2028 and a second between 2030 and 2031 — each carrying capit…
Shares of several U.S. insurance brokers fell after a report that OpenAI approved an insurance app on ChatGPT enabling personalized home insurance quotes and potential in-chat purchases. Analysts at Wolfe Research, including Tracy Benguigui, said the market reaction was "overblown," noting the development centers on personal lines while the brokers…
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 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.
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…
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 …
