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Growing anxiety in the private-credit market is prompting major U.S. banks to tighten financing and several large private-credit funds to limit redemptions. Concerns about valuations, transparency and exposures to troubled borrowers - including recent bankruptcies - have weighed on sentiment. Data from Moody's show substantial bank links to private…
Netgear shares rose 12% on Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on imports of new models of foreign-produced consumer wireless routers, a move rooted in an inter-agency finding that such devices pose national security risks. The FCC said companies can seek exemptions. Analysts at Stifel and Raymond James called t…
Goldman Sachs launched coverage of six European pulp and paper companies, issuing buy recommendations for SIG Group and Smurfit Westrock, a sell on Stora Enso and neutral stances on Mondi, UPM and SCA. The bank's earnings forecasts run 4-6% below market consensus through 2027 and its analysis emphasizes pulp-price weakness and rising Chinese export…
Aspex, a major shareholder in Delivery Hero, has written to the company’s supervisory board calling for the removal of CEO Niklas Oestberg and senior executives. The investor argues that the current strategy is flawed, operational performance is lagging peers and the business is suffering from compliance and control shortcomings. Delivery Hero has …
Bank of America says Japanese equities face two divergent paths as markets await the outcome of US-Iran negotiations. The bank points to signs consistent with a market trough - including a rise in Nikkei volatility above 50 and position adjustments - while warning that earnings have yet to reflect the impact of sustained regional turmoil. BofA expe…
U.S. stock futures fell amid renewed strikes across the Middle East and mixed accounts about whether diplomatic talks to halt the month-long Iran conflict are underway. Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel as attacks and an effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz tightened supply concerns. Traders await U.S. flash purchasing managers indexes a…
Barclays has increased its 2026 S&P 500 earnings-per-share estimate and lifted its year-end price target, citing stronger technology guidance, improving industrial activity and resilient nominal growth in the U.S. The bank stressed that the upgrade reflects a firmer earnings base rather than higher valuation multiples, while noting escalating macro…
Bank of America upgraded Richemont to Buy, arguing the luxury group’s investment case has grown more distinctive even as the luxury sector faces softness. The bank trimmed its price target on the Cartier owner and adjusted sector estimates, citing Middle East disruption, higher gold prices and foreign exchange as near-term margin pressures already …
Bank of America analysts warn that the recent energy shock linked to tensions in the Middle East may delay a hoped-for recovery in metals demand. Historical energy shocks have knocked demand growth by as much as 1 percentage point as activity cools. The bank highlights fragile consumption trends across China, the United States and Europe, supply-ch…
Berenberg upgraded German IT services provider Bechtle AG from hold to buy and lowered its price target to €34 from €38, pointing to about 25% upside from the stock's recent close. The bank highlighted an all-time high order backlog, a solid start to the year, and the firm's ability to navigate memory chip supply constraints as reasons to be more p…
Missile and drone strikes reverberated across the Middle East on Tuesday while reports indicate Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are moving closer to direct involvement against Iran. Contrasting statements from Washington and Tehran over whether talks to halt the conflict have taken place added to market uncertainty. The effective shutdown…
Mizuho analyst Dan Dolev disputed a March 17 short seller report by Muddy Waters that alleged SoFi Technologies misstated debt and misstated credit metrics. Dolev said SoFi’s public disclosures, including management comments and 10-Q/10-K notes, support the company’s accounting for a $312 million secured loan sale, use of a shorter-rate benchmark f…
Silver Bow Mining Corp has announced an initial public offering of 3,703,704 common shares with an estimated price range of $12 to $15 per share. At the midpoint of that range, the company expects to raise roughly $50 million and has applied to list its shares on NYSE American under the ticker SBMT. The offering is contingent on meeting NYSE Americ…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to appear as a witness in the criminal trial of former Congressman David Rivera, who is charged with acting as an unregistered agent of Venezuela’s government and money laundering. Prosecutors allege Rivera lobbied U.S. officials in 2017 while secretly receiving $20 million from a subsidiary of a Ven…
Morgan Stanley upgraded thyssenkrupp AG to equal-weight from underweight and lowered its price target to €8.30 from €8.70 after a sharp year-to-date share price de-rating erased a prior premium to the brokerage's sum-of-the-parts valuation. The bank sees a narrower downside now, but flags Steel Europe and transaction timing as primary risks to the …
Stifel estimates that UK North Sea gas production reduced the country's gas import bill by roughly £2.5 billion in 2025 compared with relying on imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). The brokerage expects savings to rise substantially in 2026 as global LNG prices climb amid the Persian Gulf conflict. Stifel also criticizes current UK policy that ta…
Bayer shares tumbled more than 3% after reports that Inclusive Capital Partners, led by activist investor Jeff Ubben, is offering around 8.5 million Bayer shares - about 0.9% of the company - in a stock placing valued at roughly 327 million euros based on Monday's close. The potential sale and recent guidance for 2026 earnings that fell short of co…
Bank of America’s latest Trendspotter update reports that spot inflation for packaged food and beverage companies rose to 3.7% year-over-year in February, a 40 basis-point increase from January. The move was driven by higher prices for turkey linked to avian flu, as well as vegetables and milk, while eggs, cocoa, and orange juice declined. BofA’s T…
Senator Josh Hawley has opened a formal inquiry into Fair Isaac Corporation's pricing of credit scores used in mortgage originations, requesting a set of documents and urging the Federal Trade Commission to examine whether the company's pricing practices raise antitrust concerns. TD Cowen analysts say the correspondence does not allege legal violat…
Smithfield Foods reported fourth-quarter sales and profit above analyst expectations on March 24, driven by stronger-than-expected demand for packaged meats, holiday-season buying and cost-saving measures. The U.S. pork processor said packaged meat and fresh pork volumes rose year over year, and noted a recent acquisition aimed at expanding its bra…
Cadeler A/S reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results that outpaced analyst expectations, with full-year EBITDA exceeding the top of the company’s previously issued guidance. The Norway-based offshore wind installation vessel operator recorded higher-than-expected revenue, profit and utilisation in Q4, but ended the quarter with net debt a…
Puig shares rallied more than 14% on Tuesday, reaching levels not seen since early February, after Estée Lauder confirmed it was in merger discussions with the Spanish luxury company. Estée Lauder's own shares fell sharply on March 23, closing at $79.29, down $6.63 or 7.72% on unusually high trading volume, before a modest pre-market recovery the f…
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has published its final ruling on reforms for the veterinary sector. The decision broadly reflects the CMA's provisional plan from October but relaxes some earlier proposals. Key outcomes include a prescription price cap set at 3 per item, mandatory disclosure of prices for a standard service list, written …
Valero Energy Corp halted operations at its 380,000-barrel-per-day Port Arthur, Texas refinery after an explosion and subsequent fire at a 47,000-bpd diesel hydrotreater unit. Company and local officials confirmed the fire, that all personnel were accounted for, and that emergency teams were coordinating with authorities as shelter-in-place orders …
Puig's stock rallied sharply after the company and Estée Lauder disclosed they were engaged in talks about a potential merger that would combine a roster of luxury beauty and fragrance brands into a roughly $40 billion group. The proposed combination would place major names including Tom Ford, Carolina Herrera, Rabanne and Clinique under a single c…
