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Global oil equities rose Monday after crude benchmarks jumped following a weekend of renewed instability around the Strait of Hormuz. Brent and WTI futures advanced more than 6% as a sequence of incidents undermined expectations that the chokepoint might reopen soon. Several large European oil companies recorded notable gains in London trading amid…
Oracle has been the market's favorite way to play AI infrastructure recently, driven by partnerships and energy solutions that address data-center constraints. A confirmed strategic deal with a hyperscaler like AWS would likely accelerate revenue and margin re-rating; a disappointment or smaller-than-expected deal risks a sharp pullback after a vio…
European airline shares dropped on Monday after oil prices rose sharply amid renewed tensions between the United States and Iran. The surge in Brent crude came after Washington said it had seized an Iranian-flagged vessel and Tehran moved to close the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil shipments. The jump in fuel costs hit listed carriers…
A Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian Black Sea port of Tuapse caused a fire, killed one person and injured another, and damaged several civilian structures, regional authorities said. The port - a major export point for oil products and home to a Rosneft refinery - suffered transport infrastructure damage, while local schools suspended lessons. …
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for the pursuit of rational, diplomatic channels to ease tensions with the United States, while stressing that vigilance and distrust in dealings with Washington remain necessary. A two-week ceasefire is due to expire, U.S. negotiators are scheduled to arrive in Islamabad, and Tehran has not confirmed whet…
Jefferies analysts led by Philippe Houchois warn that Tesla’s upcoming first-quarter report may highlight a growing disparity between the company’s lofty product goals and its immediate operational performance, potentially reviving speculation about a tie-up with SpaceX. The firm kept a Hold rating but lifted its price target to $350 from $300, and…
European stock markets opened lower on Monday as a flare-up in tensions between the United States and Iran damped hopes that tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would reopen definitively. Major regional indices fell, luxury and travel-related shares dropped amid concerns about sales and higher fuel bills, and oil prices climbed after a rece…
British equities opened weaker on Monday after the seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel near the Strait of Hormuz heightened tensions between the United States and Iran. The move rattled investor sentiment, pushed oil prices higher and pressured European markets. Several UK-listed companies reported results or outlooks that further shaped trading d…
<p>Bitcoin fell below the $75,000 threshold on Monday as investors became more cautious amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions and uncertainty over a looming ceasefire deadline. The drop came alongside rising oil prices and weaker U.S. equity futures in Asia, prompting a rotation into traditional safe havens and elevated volatility expectations for crypto…
Futures for major European equity indexes declined more than 1% on Monday after Washington seized an Iranian cargo ship that attempted to breach its blockade and Tehran vowed retaliation. Contracts tied to the STOXX 600, Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 were down sharply by 0645 GMT as investors grew uneasy about a fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire and …
Japan's stock market closed higher on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 rising 0.69% as strength in real estate, banking and textile sectors helped lift equities. Several individual names posted sizable moves in both directions. Market breadth was mixed, volatility eased slightly and commodity and currency markets moved notably during the session.
Polymarket is negotiating a $400 million primary raise that would peg the prediction market platform at a $15 billion valuation including the new capital, while seeking additional strategic backers and potentially expanding the round to $1 billion. The effort follows a recent $600 million investment from Intercontinental Exchange and comes as predi…
Berenberg cut Arkema SA (EPA: AKE) to a 'hold' rating from 'buy' and set a price target of €62 after the stock climbed 19% year-to-date to €62.30. The bank attributes much of the recent share strength to a short-term surge in acrylics margins linked to the Iran conflict, and its ChemCast nowcasting model sees limited upside to 2026 consensus earnin…
Alphabet is trading near $342 after an intense move higher. The company combines durable cash generation from ads with accelerating Google Cloud revenue and optionality from stakes in Waymo and SpaceX. This trade idea lays out an actionable long with precise entry, stop, and target for a long-term (180 trading days) horizon.
Australian equities finished marginally higher on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.07% at the close in Sydney. Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples and Gold sectors provided upward momentum while several energy and materials-related names weighed on the market. Market breadth was nearly balanced and volatility measures ticked higher.
Nanobiotix announced promising preclinical data demonstrating that its Nanoprimer platform, when used prior to lipid nanoparticle-delivered recombinant DNA immunotherapy, increases systemic bioavailability, reduces liver toxicity, and mitigates inflammatory responses in a mouse model. These findings support further development of Nanoprimer as a th…
Barclays PLC has submitted a TR-1 notification regarding its holdings in Diversified Energy Company, indicating that its total voting rights have fallen below the notifiable threshold. The notification details changes in voting rights ownership and confirms that no major changes surpassing disclosure requirements have occurred.
Kaspi.kz, a leading fintech and super app operator in Kazakhstan and Türkiye, announced a strategic investment by Tencent, Kaspi.kz's Co-Founder and CEO Mikheil Lomtadze, senior management, and US institutional investors acquiring 6 million ADSs from existing shareholders, strengthening the company's capital base as it expands its market leadership…
Indonesia and Toyota Motor Asia are in discussions over a potential joint investment to build a bioethanol facility in Lampung province, southern Sumatra. Officials say the project would process sorghum from a newly planned 6,000-hectare plantation, target an annual output of 60,000 kilolitres, and carry an estimated price tag of $200 million to $3…
J.P. Morgan lowered its rating on Essity AB from Neutral to Underweight and cut its December 2027 price target to Skr215 from Skr245, pointing to accelerating pulp and energy cost inflation that it expects will weigh on the company's earnings through the year. The bank reduced its adjusted EPS forecasts for 2026 and 2027, revised margin expectation…
The Taiwan Weighted closed lower by 0.88% on Monday as losses in an unspecified sector, together with the Plastic and Optoelectronic sectors, pushed the benchmark into negative territory. A handful of stocks climbed to new highs while others hit sharp declines and all-time lows. Commodity markets saw notable moves, with crude and Brent oil rising a…
Nidec Corp. shares climbed after the company published a final third-party report into improper accounting practices. The report quantified a net profit impact of 160.7 billion yen from accounting revisions covering fiscal 2020 through early-2025, and reiterated a 250 billion yen effect on goodwill and other asset impairments. The company said it w…
Indian refiners have been settling payments for recent cargoes of Iranian crude in Chinese yuan, routed through ICICI Bank’s Shanghai branch, sources familiar with the transactions said. The purchases were made under a short-term 30-day U.S. sanctions waiver that Washington introduced to ease oil prices driven higher by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran…
Millicom (TIGO) is positioned for a multi-quarter rerate following consolidation in Colombia and targeted South American expansion. The stock trades at a reasonable multiple with a 3.7% yield, management is proposing buybacks and a $3/share dividend, and recent purchases (UNE/Coltel/Ecuador) create a clearer growth runway. This trade targets a re-r…
RBC Capital Markets identified four U.S. exploration and production companies it favors for near-term upside, citing drilled-but-uncompleted (DUC) inventory, commodity-driven activity increases, operational outperformance, and balance-sheet improvements as primary drivers across the selection. The firm emphasized production optionality, efficiency,…
