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Wolfe Research identified potential value among mid-cap equities after the S&P 400 Mid-Cap index returned approximately 9% year-to-date following five years of underperformance versus large caps. The index is trading at 15.9x next twelve months earnings per share, marginally below its long-term average of 16.1x. Wolfe’s screen isolated S&P 400 cons…
Adobe introduced a new AI assistant, branded Firefly, intended to execute creative tasks across its suite of applications by taking direction from creative professionals and autonomously using tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere Pro. The company said the assistant will also be available to users of Anthropic's Claude through a connect…
A review of Tuesday's filings shows a mix of insider buying and selling among U.S. public companies. Nike executives increased their stakes as the stock traded near a 52-week low, while a string of large sales were reported at several technology and logistics firms. Other purchases and disposals across smaller-cap names rounded out the activity, of…
Eurostat figures analyzed by Stifel show European industrial production rose 0.4% month-on-month in February for both the EU21 and EU27, topping the 0.3% consensus. Sector-level gains in capital, intermediate and non-durable consumer goods contrasted with declines in energy and durable consumer goods. Stifel projects a generally positive yet volati…
Arbutus Biopharma's stock jumped 6% on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration awarded Fast Track designation to imdusiran for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B. The company reported that imdusiran has produced functional cures in 10 trial patients and enabled many others to live without ongoing medication. Arbutus, a clinical-stag…
Jane Street has agreed to spend approximately $6 billion on cloud services from CoreWeave and simultaneously purchased $1 billion of CoreWeave stock at $109 per share, lifting its total holding to about $1.44 billion and making it the company's fifth-largest shareholder. The commitments come as CoreWeave secures consecutive multibillion-dollar cont…
Barclays' Q1 FY26 review of the European airports sector signals a tougher near-term outlook as regulatory ambiguity collides with weaker traffic expectations driven by Middle East disruptions and fuel-related capacity limits. Despite trimming near-term forecasts, the broker reiterates Aéroports de Paris (ADP) and Fraport as its favoured names, cit…
ASML reported that South Korea became its top market in the first quarter after memory chip producers stepped up purchases to alleviate shortages tied to artificial intelligence demand. Shipments to South Korea rose to 45% of net system sales from 22% in the prior quarter, with total sales of €2.84 billion. Taiwan was the second-largest market whil…
Saudi Arabia's equity market closed higher on Wednesday, with the Tadawul All Share index rising 0.90% to reach a new three-month high. Gains were concentrated in Industrial Investment, Hotels & Tourism and Real Estate Development sectors. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while crude, Brent and gold futures showed mixed moves and ma…
Lumen Technologies' stock rose 4% on Wednesday after the company announced it is the first network provider to deliver last-mile connectivity for AWS Interconnect. The offering, Lumen Cloud Interconnect, links enterprise locations directly to Amazon Web Services through both the AWS Console and Lumen Connect portal and is now generally available to…
Bank of America Global Research sees divergent end-markets shaping the near-term prospects for European diversified semiconductor companies as they approach first-quarter reporting. Automotive-related demand remains under stress, weighed by softer EV sales and rising memory costs, while industrial demand shows signs of recovery. The brokerage raise…
Goldman Sachs' option-pricing data indicates tactical dollar positioning has been pared back to roughly neutral in recent days. The bank's skew-based measure shows a sizable reduction in directional dollar exposure across G10 currency pairs, while at-the-money volatility has compressed and repriced lower for several major currencies.
Allbirds shares climbed 70% after the company announced a $50 million convertible financing facility and plans to reposition itself as an AI compute infrastructure provider. The firm said it has a definitive agreement with an institutional investor for the facility, expects the financing to close in the second quarter of 2026, and plans to rebrand …
Morgan Stanley reports that federal tax refunds are up 14% year-over-year, short of the firm’s expected 15-25% rise. The average refund has climbed 11% and more taxpayers are receiving refunds, but rising gasoline prices and tax-rate dynamics may blunt the consumption boost the refunds would otherwise provide.
Bank of America recommends receiving the forward real yield in the 2031-2040 OATei strip at 2.5%, pointing to level, roll-down and July rebalancing as supporting factors. The bank also prefers "beta breakeven" inflation-long positions while selling payers, highlighting a divergence between rising forward real rates and muted forward inflation expec…
Futures tied to Canada's principal equity benchmark held near unchanged on Wednesday as market participants digested growing hopes for U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks alongside fresh quarterly results from major U.S. banks. The S&P/TSX composite recently sat at its highest level since early March, driven by gains in heavyweight financial names that offse…
Bank of America’s equity strategy highlights continued outperformance of Latin American markets year-to-date while documenting a slowdown in foreign investment flows in March. The report details shifts between cash and futures activity in Brazil, sector-level buying and selling within cash equities, fund flow dynamics across local vehicle types, an…
Polaris Inc. stock slid after rival BRP Inc. suspended its full-year fiscal 2027 guidance in response to a recent U.S. tariff amendment. The change to Section 232 duties, effective April 6, 2026, moves to a 25% levy on the total value of imported snowmobiles and most off-road vehicles, replacing a prior 50% tariff limited to applicable metal conten…
The European Commission is reported to be preparing a policy package called "AccelerateEU," due on April 22, that seeks to curb the bloc's oil and gas demand by driving electrification and by offering fiscal support for low-carbon technologies. The initiative, developed in reaction to recent energy disruptions tied to instability in the Middle East…
U.S. stock futures showed little movement early Wednesday as investors balanced optimism about renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations with a slate of corporate results. By 07:16 ET (11:16 GMT), Dow futures were down modestly while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures held near even. Among individual movers, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley posted positive head…
UK equities ticked up on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled a potential de-escalation in the conflict with Iran. The FTSE 100 rose modestly while the pound slipped against the dollar. Several listed British firms reported results or corporate actions that moved shares, with notable developments in insurance, homebuilding, mining …
Barclays cautions that the first quarter is likely to provide limited upside for European defence companies, citing seasonal earnings weakness and negative free cash flow despite upgraded consensus profit forecasts and stronger year-to-date share performance versus the STOXX Europe 600. The bank offers company-level forecasts and notes specific cas…
Barclays says investors will be focused on how much additional capital spending Tesla may need for projects such as Terafab and expanded solar capacity, the company’s move toward Physical AI initiatives, and the potential for near-term margin compression driven by lower volumes and raw material costs. The firm highlights that Terafab and the solar …
Morgan Stanley reduced its price targets on SAP ahead of the German software group's first-quarter earnings, citing geopolitical tensions and lengthening sales cycles that could slow cloud revenue recognition. The bank trimmed targets for both the Frankfurt-listed shares and the U.S. ADR while maintaining an Overweight rating. Its analysts highligh…
Italy has applied golden power restrictions that limit Sinochem’s board influence at Pirelli, a move Industry Minister Adolfo Urso says will allow the tire maker to pursue business in the U.S. market. The measures cap Sinochem-appointed directors and bar them from holding top executive roles amid concerns over governance and evolving U.S. restricti…
