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Thursday's trading session brought pronounced volatility across market-cap segments. Major semiconductor equipment names including Lam Research and Applied Materials registered notable declines, while select consumer, food and small-cap biotechnology issuers produced outsized gains. The day featured several company-specific developments that drove …
A set of South Korean equities identified by an AI-driven stock selection process delivered outsized returns in March and since January 2025. DN Automotive Corp recorded a 51.65% jump in March alone, while other names on the list posted double- and triple-digit gains. The model's composed Korean picks outperformed the KOSPI by more than 10% in Marc…
Blackstone has put $250 million into Advanced Digital Gaming Technology (ADGT), a payments and data intelligence platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi. The deal - formed through a strategic partnership with local and technology partners - is the first private equity-backed inbound transaction in the Gulf since the Iran war began, and is positioned to…
GlobalFoundries has launched legal actions against Israel-based Tower Semiconductor, accusing the rival foundry of infringing 11 patents tied to chip production used in smartphones and other electronic devices. The company filed two complaints in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and a separate complaint with the U.S. Intern…
Bank of Montreal told investors it is targeting a return on equity exceeding 15% by 2028, driven by growth in wealth management and its U.S. operations. CEO Darryl White emphasized the bank's North American capital markets business as a key growth engine and said the lender's long-term strategy is designed to perform across a range of economic outc…
A recent retreat among leading memory stocks has raised investor concern, but Mizuho technology analyst Jordan Klein argues the move resembles routine volatility rather than a structural peak. Klein points to recurring sell-offs, highlights Micron's recent drawdown amid a long-term surge, and prefers semiconductor equipment suppliers such as ASML, …
Goldman Sachs analysts estimate that the recent climb in oil prices will reduce U.S. payroll growth by roughly 10,000 jobs per month through the end of 2026. Using oil supply shock metrics, the firm finds the labor-market response is muted relative to earlier decades, and expects the shock to raise the unemployment rate by 0.1 percentage point as p…
Shield AI said it has raised $2 billion in a Series G funding round that places the defense software company at a $12.7 billion valuation. The round was led by Advent International, co-led by JPMorganChase’s Strategic Investment Group, and included participation from existing investors. Blackstone-managed funds are providing $500 million in preferr…
Jefferies initiated coverage of Robinhood Markets with a Buy rating and an $88 price target, arguing the retail brokerage has a pathway to become a broad financial services platform. The firm highlighted rising funded accounts, a large increase in platform assets, growing non-transactional revenue, and expectations for expanding adjusted EBITDA mar…
The senior U.S. diplomat in Taiwan, Raymond Greene, told Taiwanese leaders that American support for the island’s defence acquisitions and energy needs remains firm amid disruptions tied to the Iran war. Speaking at an American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan dinner attended by President Lai Ching-te and other senior officials, Greene cited the Taiwa…
Citron Research said it has opened a short position in the Fundrise Growth Tech Fund (VCX), arguing the fund is trading at a materially higher level than its disclosed net asset value and raising questions about the fund sponsor's marketing practices and prior regulatory findings. The firm highlighted a large discrepancy between VCX's market price …
A rapid rise in crude, from roughly $60 a barrel at the start of 2026 to above $100, is shifting consumer demand toward more fuel-efficient vehicles. Analysts argue this dynamic gives Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers and Japanese hybrid producers a strategic edge, although regional differences in fuel price pass-through and policy shifts crea…
Apple announced the addition of Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics to its American Manufacturing Program and said it will invest $400 million through 2030 to increase U.S.-based production of sensors, integrated circuits and advanced materials used in Apple devices. The effort includes partnerships with TSMC and GlobalFoundries and seek…
The CEO of the European Payments Initiative says anxiety about potential U.S. restrictions on access to American payments infrastructure has heightened interest in Wero, a pan-European payments platform. Founded by 16 banks in 2020, EPI has expanded its membership and user base, but Wero remains limited to peer-to-peer transfers and faces competiti…
Insider filings filed on March 23 and March 24, 2026, show concentrated buying by private investment vehicles at Surrozen and a sizable stake purchase in MGM Resorts by IAC Inc., alongside material insider purchases at FRP Holdings, Grocery Outlet, and Tempest Therapeutics. Several high-value insider disposals were also reported, including large sa…
Berenberg has initiated coverage of HBX Group International with a "buy" rating and a price target of €10.30, implying roughly 62% upside from the stock's current trading level of €6.34. The broker highlights the company's strong cash generation, scalable technology stack and potential for market share gains in a fragmented accommodation distributi…
Futures tied to Canada's resource-heavy main index declined on Thursday as oil climbed above $100 a barrel and gold retreated, driven by a surge in Middle East developments and uneven diplomatic signals over potential negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. U.S. futures also pointed lower after a session of gains linked to tentative reports of will…
Needham & Company upgraded Arm Holdings to a Buy rating and assigned a $200 price objective, arguing that the companys series of high-risk strategic initiatives - including higher royalty rates, expansion into compute subsystems and moves into designing silicon - are beginning to show tangible progress just as demand for AI-focused processors acce…
Two U.S. senators have asked the Commerce Department to open a Section 232 national security investigation into imports of heavy construction and agricultural equipment produced in Mexico by manufacturers including Deere & Co, Caterpillar and CNH Industrial. The request, made in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, coincides with a schedu…
Saudi Arabia's broad market index closed marginally higher, lifted by advances in Industrial Investment, Cement and Petrochemicals names. The Tadawul All Share rose 0.09% to reach a one-month high, with several individual stocks recording double-digit and multi-percent gains while others finished lower. Crude and Brent oil both climbed, gold future…
UK and broader European equities declined Thursday as lingering uncertainty around the Middle East conflict pressured markets and the pound weakened. The OECD lowered its 2026 growth forecast for the UK and projected higher near-term inflation, while individual UK-listed companies issued results and updates that produced mixed reactions from invest…
Barrick Mining has informed Pakistani partners and the project's local operator that development at the Reko Diq copper and gold project will be slowed and spending reduced for a 12-month period beginning in July. The decision follows a company review initiated last month after increased separatist violence in Balochistan and further escalation in …
Major European retailers cautioned that a prolonged conflict in the Middle East risks feeding inflation across the continent by lifting transportation and commodity costs, potentially forcing price rises and weakening consumer spending. Company executives from apparel groups to food retailers signalled supply-chain pressures and rising fuel bills a…
Coinbase has partnered with Better Home & Finance to permit prospective homebuyers to use bitcoin or USDC held in Coinbase accounts as collateral for a separate loan to cover a down payment, without forcing the sale of crypto assets. The mortgage on the property remains a separate Fannie Mae-backed loan originated and serviced by Better. Coinbase s…
Interruptions to oil and petrochemical traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the outbreak of the Iran war have cut global chemicals supply, lifting prices for plastics and polymers such as polyethylene and polypropylene to levels not seen in roughly four years. Analysts and industry executives say the stoppages threaten nearly $20 billion to $…
