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European energy equities have become markedly less responsive to movements in Brent crude over the past two decades, according to a UBS analysis of major oil and gas companies. Using a multi-variate regression across roughly 42,000 observations from 2004 to 2026, the bank finds a long-term decline in the sensitivity of share prices to oil, driven b…
UBS says artificial intelligence has become a central driver of relative stock performance across Europe, with enablers and adopters substantially outperforming names it classifies as vulnerable to disruption. Using an AI-driven scorecard, the bank flags labour- and seat-based service providers, gatekeeper platforms, advertising and content busines…
Bank of America says Germany’s delayed fiscal stimulus is beginning to show up in activity data and has prompted modest upward revisions to growth forecasts for 2026. However, the bank warns that much of the equity market’s recent gains may already price in a stronger recovery than fundamentals support, leaving European stocks vulnerable to a pullb…
As Lunar New Year approaches, Chinese AI developers are rolling out or preparing updated models across consumer, enterprise and robotics use cases. DeepSeek, the startup that disrupted the market last year with R1 and V3, is expected to release V4 soon, while a string of tech firms - from ByteDance and Alibaba to Zhipu and MiniMax - have announced …
The Wall Street Journal reported that Anthropic’s AI model Claude was employed in a U.S. operation to seize former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with access provided via a partnership between Anthropic and Palantir Technologies. The deployment and related details have not been independently verified and raise questions about the interaction …
Lockheed Martin secured three Department of Defense contract modifications totaling about $101 million. Awards cover operation and maintenance of AEGIS test sites, on-site engineering and test support for F-35 electromagnetic environmental effects, and an increase to a large-lot missile procurement contract that raises the program total to $9.6 bil…
US Foods Inc.'s Livermore, California unit, US Foods - San Francisco, has been granted a $298.5 million fixed-price contract with economic-price-adjustment provisions by the U.S. Department of War to supply a full range of food and beverage items to the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard over a five-year period ending February 8, 2031. T…
Paramount Skydance has appointed Rene Augustine, a former Trump administration attorney, as senior vice president of global public policy, according to an internal memo. Augustine will start on February 17 and report to Chief Legal Officer Makan Delrahim. The move occurs amid Paramount's heightened bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, in direct competit…
Bank of America approved $41 million in total compensation for CEO Brian Moynihan for 2025, a rise of more than 17.1% from 2024. The package includes $1.5 million in base salary with the remainder delivered as equity incentives. The decision echoes similar pay increases at other major U.S. banks as the industry prepares for elevated dealmaking acti…
Bank of America increased CEO Brian Moynihan’s total compensation to $41 million for 2025, a 17% rise over the prior year. The board left his $1.5 million base salary unchanged and provided no cash bonus, instead granting $39.5 million in equity awards composed of cash-settled and stock-settled units plus performance-based awards that depend on res…
Lowe's has cut roughly 600 corporate and support jobs - under 1% of its roughly 300,000-strong workforce - concentrating reductions in back-office functions to prioritize frontline activities. The company said affected employees will receive financial help and career transition support. The move comes weeks ahead of its fourth-quarter earnings repo…
Werewolf Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:HOWL) saw its stock fall 5.1% in after-hours trading following disclosure that its board approved a reduction of 64% of the company’s workforce. The company expects the bulk of the layoffs to be completed by February 13, 2026, will record an estimated $4.1 million one-time charge in Q1 2026 tied to employee separa…
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot has increased its U.S. market share in recent months even as the tool faces global condemnation and regulatory attention after being used to create non-consensual sexualized images. Data from Apptopia show Grok’s share rose to 17.8% in the most recent month from 14% in December and 1.9% in January 2025. The growth supports …
Hyperscale Data disclosed an at-the-market offering of its 13% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock for up to $35.4 million, naming Wilson-Davis & Co. as sales agent. The company said most net proceeds are intended for Bitcoin acquisitions and possible purchases of gold, silver and copper, with a smaller portion allocated to wor…
HCM IV Acquisition Corp. raised $287.5 million by selling 28,750,000 units at $10.00 each, including an over-allotment of 3,750,000 units. The units started trading on the NASDAQ Global Market on February 12, 2026 under the symbol HACQU. The company is a blank-check vehicle focused on technology or innovation in the financial services industry and …
Moody's Ratings has affirmed Flowers Foods' Baa3 long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings but shifted the outlook to negative from stable. The agency cited elevated leverage following the Simple Mills acquisition, slower-than-expected deleveraging driven by category softness and margin pressures, and forecasts that leverage will remain elevate…
U.S. equity markets closed mixed on Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average edging up 0.10%, the S&P 500 eking out a 0.05% gain and the Nasdaq Composite retreating 0.22%. Sector rotation drove the split, as gains in Utilities, Basic Materials and Industrials were offset by losses in Technology, Telecoms and Consumer Services. Market breadth fa…
Mexico’s benchmark S&P/BMV IPC advanced 0.79% at Friday’s close, driven by strength in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Leading individual winners included Grupo Carso, Grupo Financiero Inbursa and Alsea, while Coca-Cola Femsa, Orbia and Sigma were among the weakest performers. Commodities and FX showed mixed moves, with…
Moody's Ratings has affirmed PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company's ratings while revising their outlooks from stable to positive, a change that touches roughly $44 billion of outstanding debt. The agency cited expected improvements in cash flow metrics through 2026-2027, progress on wildfire mitigation, and strengthened California l…
Canadian stocks closed higher on Friday, with the S&P/TSX Composite rising 1.87%. Gains were concentrated in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors. Magna International and Trisura Group were among the session leaders, while Advantage Oil & Gas, Colliers and CAE were the largest decliners. Market breadth favored advancers and …
S&P Global Ratings has lowered its credit rating on Advantage Solutions Inc. and placed the company on CreditWatch negative following an announced exchange offer for outstanding term loan and note obligations. The rating action reflects uncertainty over lender participation and the potential for some creditors to be subordinated, alongside sector p…
Colombian equities finished higher on Friday with the COLCAP index up 1.73% as gains in Industrials, Services and Agriculture propelled the market. Top session movers included a modest rise for Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA and declines for several cement, fuel and financial names. Commodity and currency markets showed modest moves alongside…
S&P Global Ratings has shifted Lucky Strike Entertainment Corp.'s outlook to negative while maintaining its 'B' issuer credit rating, pointing to elevated leverage and weakening margins. The agency highlights downside risks to its base case tied to comparable-sales performance, the potential impact of cost cuts on profitability, and continued softn…
Russian equities rose at Friday's close, with the MOEX Russia Index finishing 0.42% higher. Telecoms, power and oil & gas names helped drive the advance. Market breadth favored gainers, the Russian Volatility Index plunged to a one-year trough, and key commodity and FX benchmarks moved modestly in mixed directions.
Shares of Sunrise New Energy Co Ltd, which does business as E-Power Inc., climbed 27.4% at Friday's close following the announcement of a long-term anode material supply contract with a global top-5 lithium-ion battery manufacturer and a mutual strategic intent to co-invest in a 30,000-tonne-per-year anode production plant in Indonesia.
