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Morgan Stanley analysts caution that the near-two-week effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has already forced production shut-ins and created delays that may persist for weeks after the waterway reopens. Concentrated production of certain intermediate goods - from helium to petrochemical feedstocks - and heavy dependence on Middle East energy…
Finnish equities ended Monday higher, with the OMX Helsinki 25 up 1.07% at the close. Telecoms, Utilities and Consumer Services were the strongest sectors. Nokia, Fortum and Orion were among the top advancers, while Qt Group, Metso and TietoEVRY finished lower. Commodity and currency markets saw declines in crude and gold alongside a firmer euro.
Macquarie has initiated coverage of Japan's PayPay with an Outperform rating and a ¥22.90 price target, highlighting the company's dominant share of the country’s QR-code payments market and its opportunity to expand from a payments-focused wallet into a broader digital financial services platform. The brokerage projects material sales and profit g…
Novartis AG is selling investment-grade US dollar bonds in eight tranches to refinance a bridge loan used to back its $12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences. The offering spans three- to 30-year maturities and is being managed by a syndicate of global banks. Initial price talk on the longest maturity was reported at about 1.2 percentage poi…
Morgan Stanley updated its coverage of major chocolate manufacturers, assigning an Overweight rating to Barry Callebaut (OTC:BYCBF) with a CHF1,600 price target, and an Underweight rating to Lindt & Sprüngli (OTC:LDSVF) with a CHF108,500 price target. The bank cites falling cocoa bean prices, differing business models, and valuation sensitivity as …
Bank of America has published a handbook describing how Brazil's planned value-added tax (VAT) will replace multiple indirect levies and shift the distribution of tax liabilities across industries. The reform will introduce a two-part VAT - a federal CBS and a state/municipal IBS - with implementation phased from a 2026 test period and broadening i…
Saks Global said it has drawn an additional $300 million from its $1.75 billion bankruptcy financing package and received approval from an ad hoc group of bondholders for a five-year business plan. The company said the latest tranche completes its pre-emergence financing package, provides sufficient liquidity to support operations, and that key ele…
Poland's main index closed higher on Monday, with the WIG30 advancing 0.44% as gains in Oil & Gas, Banking and Energy stocks supported the market. mBank SA led the index's winners, while several large-caps including Allegro and Cyfrowy Polsat were among the session's decliners. Commodity markets moved lower, with benchmark crude and Brent oil down …
REalloys CEO Lipi Sternheim says the primary bottleneck in Western rare-earth supply chains lies in midstream processing rather than raw mining. The firm plans a North American multi-source processing platform that aggregates feedstock from multiple mines, targets heavy rare-earth metals production by 2027, and is pursuing oxide-to-metal conversion…
Denmark's equity market ended Monday's session in positive territory, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 index up 0.97%. Advancers outnumbered decliners, driven by strength in Consumer Goods, Financials and Technology names. Energy and precious metals prices fell while the dollar weakened versus the krone and euro.
President Donald Trump called on nations to assist in reopening maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States has neutralized 30 mine-laying ships in the strategic waterway. He reported uneven international enthusiasm for joining the effort and said it remains unclear whether mines have been laid in the strait.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said the agency could move up reviews of eight-year broadcast television licenses and that revocation remains a possibility as multiple inquiries into major broadcasters proceed. Carr described early renewals as an available mechanism and said a range of enforcement actions is under consideration…
Macquarie lowered its rating on DiDi Global to Neutral from Outperform and cut its price target to $3.90 from $9.30, flagging significant spending on food delivery expansion in Brazil and rising investment in overseas operations and robotaxi development as constraints on near-term earnings. Fourth-quarter 2025 results showed revenue growth and high…
Moroccan equities finished higher at the close in Casablanca, with the Moroccan All Shares index rising 0.51%. Outperformance concentrated in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors, while several miners and paper and software-related names weighed on the market. Energy and precious metals futures moved lower and the dirham showed modest change…
More than 8,000 U.S. flights were delayed or canceled on Monday after a series of storms struck the East Coast and other major hubs. The Federal Aviation Administration instituted ground stops at two airports and implemented delays at several others. The federal government instructed employees to leave offices early amid threats of high winds and s…
Norwegian equities finished higher on Monday, with the Oslo OBX rising 1.24% to a fresh record. Strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities underpinned the advance. Leading individual movers included Nel ASA, Nordic Semiconductor and Aker BP, while Yara International, Norsk Hydro and Hoegh Autoliners la…
Israel's stock market closed slightly lower Monday as declines in the Insurance, Oil & Gas and Financials sectors offset gains among select technology and renewable names. The TA 35 finished down 0.01% as trading breadth favored decliners, while crude, Brent and gold prices fell and key FX pairs showed modest moves.
Greek equities closed modestly higher on Monday, driven by advances in Construction, Travel and Technology sectors. The Athens General Composite finished up 0.26%. Top session winners included Evropi Holdings, Austriacard and HELLENiQ ENERGY, while Cenergy, Optima bank and Alumil lagged. Market breadth was negative and commodity and FX markets saw …
Clear Street upgraded Circle Internet Group from Hold to Buy and increased its price target to $136 from $92, arguing that growing adoption of Circle's USDC stablecoin could be propelled by tokenization of financial assets, emerging decentralized finance use cases, improving regulatory clarity and other macro drivers. The broker highlighted several…
Turkey's main equity gauge, the BIST 100, closed lower after Monday's session, dragged down by weakness in Insurance, Wholesale & Retail Trade and Metal Products & Machinery sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while a handful of smaller-cap names posted double-digit percentage gains. Commodities and currency pairs also showed notable moves.
Worries about valuations and transparency in the private-credit market have spread to large U.S. banks and alternative asset managers. Lenders have re-marked or limited financing to private-credit vehicles, and several high-profile funds have capped or reduced redemptions after a surge of withdrawal requests, with particular attention on software e…
Barclays strategists contend that the threat from artificial intelligence to software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies has been overemphasized. They view AI as an incremental enhancer of industrial software offerings rather than an existential risk, noting that enterprises purchase domain expertise and services in addition to code. With industrial sof…
Seaport downgraded Qualcomm from Neutral to Sell, warning that weakening handset demand, elevated memory prices and intensifying competition are compressing the company's addressable market. The brokerage flagged potential exclusion from Apple devices, shifting demand to lower-cost rival chips, and the risk of lower royalty and chip pricing as key …
A group of banks led by JPMorgan has started pitching a $5.75 billion syndicated loan package to investors to support the leveraged buyout of Electronic Arts. The seven-year term loan B is split into a $4 billion U.S. dollar tranche and a €1.531 billion tranche (about $1.75 billion). The financing forms part of a broader debt package tied to the $5…
Bank of America has reached a settlement in a civil class action brought by women who alleged the bank facilitated Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse. The suit, filed in October by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe, alleged the bank ignored suspicious transactions tied to Epstein. A federal judge had earlier ruled that the bank must face claims that i…
