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Morgan Stanley’s equity strategists say the probability of a downside, or bear, scenario for the MSCI Europe index has increased as geopolitical tensions lift energy prices and heighten economic uncertainty. The team highlights that earnings excluding energy and valuation multiples are the primary vulnerabilities, and that a sustained jump in oil c…
SuRo Capital is adjusting its capital deployment in response to growing demand for AI infrastructure, CEO Mark Klein said, citing a widening divide between companies that integrate AI effectively and those that may lag. The firm highlighted portfolio monetization at Canva and Plaid, flagged Figma earnings as a roadmap for AI-enabled collaboration, …
Morgan Stanley upgraded Venture Global and Cheniere Energy to Overweight after supply disruptions in the Middle East - including damage at Qatar’s Ras Laffan and delayed projects - tightened near- and medium-term global gas balances. The bank raised its LNG sector view to In-Line from Cautious, lifted several price targets and forecasts, and flagge…
UK-listed gambling stocks rose sharply after U.S. senators announced plans for bipartisan legislation that would prevent prediction market platforms operating under CFTC oversight from offering contracts tied to sporting events and casino-style games. The move lifted Flutter Entertainment and Entain share prices as regulatory pressure mounts on pre…
Stocks in the United Arab Emirates slid sharply as Iran warned it might target energy and water infrastructure across the Gulf if U.S. threats to strike its electricity grid were carried out. Dubai's main index fell 3%, with major real estate and telecom companies among the largest decliners. Global markets later rallied after a U.S. announcement t…
U.S. equity futures rose in pre-market trading after President Trump said the United States and Iran have engaged in productive conversations about a potential resolution, and that he postponed planned strikes. Iran’s Fars news agency, citing a source, denied any direct or indirect communications with the U.S. Markets showed caution amid mixed mess…
Shares of Freeport-McMoRan rose after President Trump said U.S. military action targeting Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure would be delayed for five days following what he called productive talks with Tehran. The announcement eased some geopolitical pressure on commodity markets, lifting certain industrial metal producers while member…
Shares of several U.S. logistics and transport companies advanced on Tuesday after President Trump announced a five-day postponement of further military strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure. The pause, which the president attributed to "productive" talks, was disputed by Iran’s Fars news agency. Market participants saw the anno…
A U.S. congressional advisory commission warns that China’s thriving open-source AI ecosystem is producing a self-reinforcing competitive edge, enabling Chinese models to challenge leading Western systems despite limits on access to the most advanced AI chips. Broad deployment across manufacturing, logistics and robotics is generating real-world da…
Major technology stocks rose following President Trump’s announcement of a five-day postponement of additional strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure. The move, which Trump said followed "productive" talks between Washington and Tehran, sent Nvidia, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet higher, while statements from Iran’s Fars ne…
U.S. airline stocks climbed sharply in pre-market trading after President Donald Trump announced a five-day postponement of planned strikes on Iranian energy sites, a decision that sent crude oil prices tumbling before a partial rebound. The president's post on Truth Social said talks between the two countries were constructive and ongoing, and tha…
Shares of major U.S. banks climbed after President Trump said the U.S. military would delay further strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days. Citigroup led the group with a 3% gain, while other large banks also advanced as the move appeared to reduce immediate geopolitical risk that could unsettle energy markets and b…
Shares of Mobileye climbed 6% after the company announced a substantial Driver Monitoring System production program with a leading U.S. automaker. The program will integrate Mobileye’s DMS into future vehicles using the EyeQ6L system-on-chip, is targeted to begin production in 2027, and is expected to cover millions of vehicles across multiple mode…
DA Davidson's weekly review of IRS tax refund data shows total refunds through the first six weeks of the season are up 12.0% versus the same period last year. Week-to-week metrics also advanced, with the most recent week seeing a 7.4% rise in refund counts, a 13.0% increase in average refund size to $3,277, and a 21.4% gain in total refund dollars…
Insmed Incorporated's stock rose after topline results from the Phase 3b ENCORE study of ARIKAYCE demonstrated statistically significant improvements in respiratory symptoms and higher culture conversion rates versus placebo when used alongside multidrug therapy. The company plans regulatory submissions in the second half of 2026 and reports a safe…
Apogee Therapeutics stock climbed 15% after the company reported positive 52-week maintenance data from Part A of its Phase 2 APEX trial of zumilokibart (APG777) in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. The trial showed durable maintenance of response at one year for both every-three-month and every-six-month dosing schedules, with fa…
Equinor has bought a ready-to-build onshore wind complex in Brazil from turbine manufacturer Vestas. The 230 MW Esquina do Vento project, comprising 51 turbines on the eastern coast state of Rio Grande do Norte, will be developed and run by Equinor's Rio Energy unit. The site has potential annual generation of about 1 terawatt hour, with constructi…
Technogym SpA shares slid to their lowest level in three months after UBS cut its rating from buy to neutral, pointing to stretched valuations following about a 70% advance over the past year. The stock traded down 2.5% to €16.80 as of 07:25 ET (11:25 GMT), touching an intraday trough of €16.07 on relatively light volume. UBS kept its €18 price tar…
The technology sector extended its slide, trading about 12% below its October 52-week high as investor outflows reached record levels last week, according to Wolfe TMT Desk. Software and semiconductors have both softened, with just 29% of tech names above their 50-day moving average. Wolfe identified SolarEdge Technologies and A&E Television Networ…
A Jazz Aviation-operated Mitsubishi CRJ-900 flying as Air Canada Express Flight AC8646 from Montréal was involved in a landing accident at New York LaGuardia Airport late Sunday. Preliminary lists show about 72 passengers and four crew on board. The Port Authority confirmed the pilot and first officer were killed; Air Canada and Jazz are coordinati…
Zijin Mining will acquire controlling interest in Chifeng Gold through a package deal worth about 18.26 billion yuan, comprising a bulk A-share purchase and a new H-share subscription. The transaction values Chifeng at roughly 11.6 times its 2026 consensus price-to-earnings estimate and will increase Zijin's holding to 25.85% of Chifeng’s enlarged …
Elon Musk unveiled plans for 'Terafab,' a sprawling chip manufacturing complex in Austin, Texas, intended to produce as much as 1 terawatt of compute annually. Tesla and SpaceX would operate two facilities on the site - one focused on chips for vehicles and humanoid robots and another aimed at AI data center workloads for space. Analysts say the sc…
Shares of DraftKings and Flutter Entertainment rose roughly 7% after reports that U.S. senators will introduce bipartisan legislation to prohibit sports betting contracts and casino-style games on prediction markets regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, including platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket's U.S. arm.
Croda International shares climbed after Goldman Sachs moved the stock from "sell" to "buy" and lifted its 12-month price target to 3,200p from 2,800p, implying roughly 25.3% upside from the prior close of 2,554p. The broker pointed to a combination of pricing improvement and stronger volumes driving margin recovery, and raised near-term adjusted E…
Sony Group Corp. is reported to be close to signing a binding agreement to transfer a majority interest in its home entertainment business to TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd. The transaction is valued at about $1 billion, with talks said to be advanced and an announcement possible this month. Under a previously disclosed memorandum of understanding, S…
