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Evercore ISI upgraded Cisco to Outperform and increased its price target to $100 from $80, arguing the company is positioned for multi-year high single-digit sales growth and low-teens EPS growth. The firm highlighted an accelerating enterprise networking cycle, AI-related revenue potential, product momentum, and recovering traditional markets as t…
Jefferies says listed European real estate begins 2026 trading at the largest valuation discount to the broader equity market in over a decade. With refinancing pressures easing and earnings stabilizing, the broker shifts emphasis to stock selection and spotlights a cross-section of companies it views as best positioned across sub-sectors.
JPMorgan is approaching the European building materials sector's fourth-quarter earnings season with caution, particularly around Lightside businesses exposed to North America. The bank highlights U.S. headwinds from a government shutdown and accelerated roofing destocking after muted storm activity in 2025, while European trends remain more resili…
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot and whether X complied with its obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA) after instances of AI-generated sexualised images of women and children were shared on the platform. The probe will assess whether X properly evaluated and mitigated risks posed …
Jefferies has moved Judges Scientific from a 'buy' to an 'underperform' rating and lowered its price target to 4,015p from 7,380p in its UK Industrials and Capital Goods review. The broker points to two years of profit warnings, reduced research spending and weaker end-market visibility as drivers of the change. The updated target corresponds to a …
Bank of America analysts, drawing parallels to Winter Storm Viola in 2021, estimate that Winter Storm Fern will reduce U.S. first-quarter GDP growth by 0.5 to 1.5 percentage points. Using card-spending data and the earlier storm's pattern as a guide, the bank highlights a marked near-term pullback in consumer activity but says the effect is likely …
U.S. stock index futures eased on Monday as traders prepared for a heavy week of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve policy meeting. Gold surged past $5,000 an ounce, lifting U.S.-listed gold miners in premarket trade. Investors weighed elevated precious metals prices, a fresh round of tariff threats from the White House and the concentration …
AerCap's CEO Aengus Kelly urged investors and market participants not to overreact to recent geopolitical and economic turbulence, emphasizing that aircraft leasing and aviation finance operate on long-term cycles. Speaking at a major industry gathering, Kelly noted that rising gold prices reflect currency moves alongside risk hedging, and that dem…
Boeing is set to report fourth-quarter results with investor focus squarely on management’s plans to raise 737 production rates and the company’s timeline for restoring robust free cash flow. While Wall Street expects another quarterly loss, management moves last year and order momentum have shifted attention toward production pacing, certification…
U.S. airline equities moved lower in premarket trade as a sweeping winter storm brought freezing temperatures, snow and ice to large swaths of the country. Flight tracking data showed thousands of cancellations and hundreds of delays, with American Airlines seeing about one in five flights cancelled on Monday. Emergency declarations were issued for…
Business plans and investor conversations in Houston are multiplying around potential opportunities in Venezuela’s energy sector. Proposals range from rebuilding marine terminals and adding storage to reviving abandoned wells, while larger service companies consider seeking U.S. licenses to return. Significant legal, political and sanction-related …
J.P. Morgan upgraded German software group Nemetschek to "overweight" from "underweight", raising its December 2027 price target to €110 from €90. The bank said the company’s valuation has been sharply trimmed despite relatively stable earnings forecasts, prompting it to increase adjusted earnings and EBITDA estimates and add Nemetschek to its Anal…
Tesla heads into its upcoming earnings report with a market split between short-term vehicle performance metrics and long-term bets on autonomy. While deliveries fell in 2025 and analysts expect fourth-quarter sales and adjusted profit declines, much of Tesla’s valuation remains tied to progress on Full Self-Driving, robotaxi rollouts and the Cyber…
Saudi Aramco has released indicative pricing levels for a four-tranche, dollar-denominated bond transaction that sources say is due to begin on Monday. The initial spreads range from around 100 basis points over U.S. Treasuries for the shortest tranche to roughly 165 basis points for the 30-year portion. Major global banks are acting as active and …
China’s auto sector held a high-level meeting convening government planners, the industry ministry and senior executives from major domestic carmakers to discuss intensifying competition, semiconductor shortages and export challenges, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Monday. The gathering focused on concerns tied to 'anti-invo…
U.S. companies continue to describe tariffs as manageable, but comments during early earnings season suggest profit margins remain under pressure as some costs are passed to consumers. Retailers and manufacturers, from Amazon and Procter & Gamble to Fastenal and Tractor Supply, have reported rising prices in certain categories and cautious consumer…
A California trial beginning this week will examine allegations that Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube contributed to a youth mental health crisis by designing apps that fostered addiction in a then-minor. The plaintiff, identified as K.G.M., seeks to hold the companies liable for depression and suicidal ideation she says developed from prolonged …
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…
