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Leading pharmaceutical and smaller biotech companies described how artificial intelligence is already shortening labor-intensive drug development tasks such as finding trial participants and preparing regulatory documents. While the technology has yet to produce the next transformative therapeutic molecule, attendees at a major industry conference …
Barrick Gold’s plan to separate its North American assets into a standalone listing is contingent on approvals and capital commitments from joint venture partner Newmont, according to company documents and former Barrick executives. Newmont holds pre-emptive rights and consent provisions over transfers of the Nevada Gold Mines interest, and Barrick…
JPMorgan upgraded Rockwool to Overweight after concluding that a long-standing bear case tied to the company’s Russian exposure has largely played out. Analyst Zaim Beekawa set a December 2027 price target of 250 Danish krone, implying roughly 18% upside from the last close. The bank’s revised view arrives after the stock endured guidance downgrade…
Exxon Mobil’s natural gas subsidiary XTO Energy has opened a virtual data room to solicit buyers for select Eagle Ford assets in South Texas. The package spans roughly 168,000 net acres, includes over a thousand wells and is valued at more than $1 billion. Exxon is handling the marketing internally and says the move is part of an ongoing portfolio …
Morgan Stanley upgraded Neste Corp. to overweight from equal-weight and increased its price target to €25 from €18.80, pointing to renewable product margins that exceed consensus and a balance sheet poised to improve following heavy capital spending. The bank's revised margin assumptions for 2026, along with potential policy and regulatory drivers,…
Stifel has cut its recommendation on Computacenter PLC to Hold from Buy after the stock's strong recent performance pushed it close to what the broker views as fair value. The firm raised its price target to 3,584p from 3,000p on the back of upgraded revenue and profit forecasts and a healthy backlog, but said valuation now constrains upside.
Analysts at Morgan Stanley, including Michael Wilson and Andrew Pauker, say U.S. equities have recently become more sensitive to inflation-adjusted interest rates. Their note points to the rolling one-month correlation between the S&P 500 and real yields reaching its strongest inverse reading in four months, and they emphasize that while 3-6 month …
Shares of USA Rare Earth jumped sharply in premarket trading after reports that the Trump administration would acquire a 10% stake in the company as part of a $1.6 billion debt-and-equity investment. The package is to be announced alongside a separate $1 billion private investment, with the company scheduling a morning conference call to outline te…
Jefferies’ latest review of European capital goods coverage shows a clear predominance of buy recommendations across its universe, though the firm has trimmed ratings on select short-cycle industrial names in response to subdued industrial volumes and contracting manufacturing PMIs. The brokerage’s favored stocks for 2026 still include a cluster of…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its enforcement action against the cryptocurrency exchange now known as Gemini Space Station after investors in its Gemini Earn lending program obtained a full in-kind return of their crypto assets via the Genesis Global Capital bankruptcy process between May and June 2024. The dismissa…
A potent winter storm across much of the United States prompted thousands of flight cancellations and hundreds of delays, while heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds created dangerous travel conditions and left more than 820,000 customers without power in multiple states, officials said early Monday.
Morgan Stanley’s analyst previews signal a notably improved tone for Europe’s fourth-quarter earnings season, with a pronounced bias toward upside beats on key performance indicators. The firm raised its year-end 2026 MSCI Europe target and identified nine stocks that score highly on its combined earnings-preview framework, while cautioning that co…
A powerful winter storm left millions across the eastern United States coping with heavy snow, ice and bitter cold on Monday. Travel was crippled, hundreds of thousands lost power, and volunteers and officials stepped in to assist people in need as Arctic air followed in the storm’s wake, extending frigid conditions.
Jefferies moved three UK real estate investment trusts to buy and raised one to hold, while highlighting a significant downside risk to office assets from accelerating artificial intelligence adoption. The bank favors industrial and logistics exposures over offices and adjusted several price targets after reviewing recent transactions, leasing acti…
DiaSorin announced that Group CFO Piergiorgio Pedron will depart on March 31, 2026 to become CFO at payment firm Nexi, prompting a 2.3% fall in the company's shares. Alberto Donati, a 14-year DiaSorin veteran who most recently served as Group Controller and CFO of Luminex, will assume the CFO role on April 1, 2026 as the company pushes to expand it…
Inficon reported preliminary FY 2025 results modestly ahead of market expectations, with sales near $673.7 million and operating income around $112.3 million. The company said Q4 EBIT margin improved to about 17.5%, marking a material recovery from the prior quarter, yet its update omitted details on Q4 order intake and offered no guidance for 2026…
Shares of EssilorLuxottica fell about 1% after reports that Solos Technology filed a patent infringement suit against the eyewear conglomerate and Meta Platforms. The complaint centers on multimodal sensing, audio processing, intelligent assistance and integrated-system architectures used in smartglasses, and seeks billions in damages plus an injun…
A UBS report released Monday shows Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) have kept full equity exposure despite recent market turbulence. The bank projects a modest adjustment to flows if realized volatility eases in February, notes heavy short positioning in rates, and anticipates a reversal in dollar positioning after recent buybacks. In commodities,…
RBC Capital Markets downgraded Hugo Boss to 'sector perform' from 'outperform' and reduced its price target to €38, citing a risk that the German fashion group's planned reset and margin recovery may extend beyond market expectations. The brokerage trimmed earnings estimates for 2026-27, forecast lower sales in 2026 tied to a deliberate reduction i…
Danone's stock fell sharply after the company announced on Friday it would pull a limited set of infant-formula batches from several markets following food-safety alerts over a potentially contaminated ingredient. The recall, linked to an ARA oil supplier in China contaminated with cereulide, has prompted regulatory actions in multiple countries an…
Shares of Fnac Darty jumped sharply after Czech investor Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group presented a friendly cash offer valuing the French retailer at about €1.1 billion. The proposal, set at €36 per share and representing a 19% premium to the pre-announcement close, aims to lift Kretinsky's holding from 28.5% to above 50% while preserving the company…
London’s FTSE 100 opened largely unchanged after a volatile spell that included a tariff threat tied to Greenland. Sterling strengthened above $1.36, while European peers showed modest divergence. Ryanair reported an 80% plunge in third-quarter profit following an €85 million regulatory charge in Italy. S4 Capital beat revised guidance, Costain del…
Shares of USA Rare Earth climbed sharply after reports that the U.S. administration plans to invest $1.6 billion in the Oklahoma-based rare earths company, a move that would see the government acquire a 10% stake through equity and warrants. A concurrent $1 billion private financing is also expected to be announced, strengthening the company's cash…
Jefferies upgraded Hermès International SCA to a "buy" from "hold" and increased its price target to €2,400 from €2,250. The brokerage emphasized the company’s strong exposure to higher-spending customers, particularly in China, and a margin profile that outperforms many listed luxury peers. Jefferies also flagged evidence of stabilization in China…
GoTo's stock climbed intraday after Citigroup highlighted a stronger profitability trajectory and the company raised its fiscal 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance. Management reported positive group-level adjusted EBITDA for the first time and positive operating cash flow, while cautioning that reported earnings are affected by equity-accounted Tokopedi…
