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Adjusted lending in the euro area rose to 3.2% year-on-year in April, up from 3.1% a month earlier, according to data published by the European Central Bank. The increase was driven by a stronger pace of corporate borrowing, while household lending held steady. Deposit growth decelerated and mortgage lending was unchanged.
U.S. stock index futures opened higher on Monday as fresh AI-related product announcements from Nvidia and Microsoft buoyed technology shares. Gains in the tech sector came alongside renewed concerns about the U.S.-Iran military exchanges, which pushed oil prices higher and kept investors attuned to inflation risk and central bank policy signals ah…
Bank of America analysts said U.S. bank CEOs delivered a largely constructive message last week, noting robust commercial loan demand, solid consumer credit quality and deposit patterns that remain stable with only manageable pricing pressure. Federal Reserve H.8 data show loan growth tracking roughly flat year-over-year, while seasonal deposit out…
Moderna announced a partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to develop a vaccine candidate targeting Bundibugyo ebolavirus, the strain implicated in the current outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. CEPI has pledged up to $50 million for Moderna's preclinical and early clinical work and is also provid…
CoreWeave Inc saw a pre-market surge after announcing a strategic investment in Tensormesh and being named to the Russell 3000 Index preliminary additions. The company’s stock moved higher as investors digested the capital infusion into an AI inference optimizer, upcoming index-driven flows, and a recently closed $3.1 billion infrastructure loan fa…
EasyJet Plc shares climbed sharply after U.S. investor Castlelake revealed it was contemplating a potential offer. The airline said its board would assess any formal proposal, while market participants priced in a takeover scenario that lifted the stock well above the legally required minimum bid level.
Dell Technologies gained momentum in early trading after the market continued to react to its fiscal Q1 FY2027 results, which showed historic revenue and earnings growth driven by AI-optimized server demand. The company reported record revenue of $43.8 billion and strong EPS beats, boosted by an Infrastructure Solutions Group surge and a sizeable g…
Crude oil surged more than 3% after the United States and Iran exchanged attacks over the weekend, eroding hopes for a swift extension of the truce and prompting gains among U.K. oil companies. Brent and U.S. West Texas Intermediate both posted notable intraday rises, reversing part of steep monthly declines seen in May as negotiations over the Str…
Wise plunged sharply in pre-market trading as Belgian prosecutors launched a formal probe into whether the fintech’s accounts were used to launder criminal proceeds. The inquiry focuses on roughly €500 million in suspicious transactions and follows the appearance of Wise accounts in hundreds of cross-border criminal cases across more than 30 Europe…
South Korea's exports jumped 53.2% year-on-year in May, driven primarily by a surge in semiconductor shipments that accounted for 42% of export value. Imports rose 21.5%, expanding the trade surplus to $26.9 billion. Bank of America raised its projection for South Korea's 2026 current account surplus to $289 billion, or 15% of GDP.
Shares of Wise plunged in London after the company confirmed it is cooperating with queries from prosecutors in Belgium following media reports that its platform was used to move proceeds from fraud, drug trafficking and corruption. Wise reiterated that requests for information from law enforcement are routine and said it has invested heavily in co…
EasyJet said its board would examine any formal takeover proposal after U.S. investment firm Castlelake revealed it was in preliminary talks about a potential bid. The airline's shares rose roughly 9% in London trading after Castlelake, which owns a 2.14% stake, set a minimum valuation of £3.06 billion, or at least 403.23 pence per share, under U.K…
The International Labour Organization has convened its last round of talks to craft the first binding international standards for workers on digital platforms such as ride-hailing, food delivery and e-commerce. Delegates will debate whether protections like minimum wages and social benefits should apply to all platform workers regardless of formal …
Goldman Sachs adjusted ratings across its European real estate coverage after a post-Q1 review, promoting logistics and data-centre specialist Segro to Buy while moving Swedish landlord Castellum to Neutral. Analysts cited improving demand in certain segments, a retrenchment in new supply and valuation gaps within the sector.
After a strong earnings season and rising AI capital expenditure forecasts, the AI trade has broadened beyond a handful of mega-cap names. Machine-learning-driven strategies that update monthly have delivered large gains since their November 2023 launch, and a new set of AI-selected stocks for June is now live for InvestingPro subscribers. The mode…
Global smartphone shipments are forecast to fall 13.9% this year to 1.08 billion units amid an intensifying memory chip shortage, according to Counterpoint Research. The outlook was revised down from a 12.4% decline projected in February, with supply tightening further after the Iran war. The squeeze is hitting lower-priced devices hardest as produ…
Thirteen European cloud providers, together with Green MEPs and several NGOs, have publicly supported European Commission proposals aimed at reducing reliance on U.S. technology suppliers. The initiative targets procurement of cloud streaming services for sensitive public tenders and seeks to accelerate production of chips made in Europe. Signatori…
Evercore ISI warns that the S&P 500's recent gains are being concentrated in a handful of AI-exposed technology companies, creating a market where a few stocks drive index performance even as consumer sentiment, oil prices and inflation point to a less supportive backdrop. The firm retains a year-end S&P 500 target of 7,750 and highlights both upsi…
European equity indices opened the week under pressure after renewed strikes between the United States and Iran cast doubt on a near-term resolution to the conflict. Benchmarks such as the Stoxx 600 slipped, while bond yields in the euro area climbed and Brent crude jumped above $93 a barrel. Investors remain focused on diplomatic progress that cou…
Japan's equity benchmark closed higher on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 rising 0.90% to a fresh all-time high. Broad sector gains were led by Real Estate, Banking and Textile groups. Large-cap movers included strong advances in SoftBank Group, Kioxia and SUMCO, while Denka, Mitsubishi Electric and Shiseido were the session's weakest performers. Volat…
Barclays upgraded Ariston Group from Underweight to Equal Weight after a roughly 9% fall in the stock since mid-May narrowed the downside to its updated price target of €3.30. The bank raised its target from €3.10 and left open scenarios ranging from a €4.80 upside to a €2.70 downside, while maintaining below-consensus estimates amid concerns about…
Australian equities closed slightly lower on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 retreating 0.03%. Strength in several software and healthcare technology stocks was offset by notable declines across healthcare, A-REITs and financials. Market breadth was negative, volatility ticked up, and commodity prices moved mixed with oil higher and gold lower.
Morgan Stanley moved two Greater China semiconductor companies to Overweight from Equal-weight, pointing to firmer DDR4 memory pricing and expansion opportunities in specialized memory products and server SSD agreements. The bank substantially raised price targets and lifted earnings-per-share forecasts for both Winbond Electronics and Nanya Techno…
Jerome Powell, speaking publicly for the first time since finishing his eight-year term as Federal Reserve chair, warned that efforts to politicize the central bank risk damaging public confidence. Accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Powell described democratic institutions as fragile …
Taiwan's benchmark index climbed 2.51% on Monday to a new all-time high, driven by advances in the Plastic, Computers & Peripherals and Electricity sectors. Several mid- and small-cap names recorded 10% gains, while other listed companies posted steep declines. Oil and Brent futures rose, gold futures declined, and local currencies saw modest moves…
