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Swatch Group has put forward Andreas Rickenbacher as a candidate for its board at the annual general meeting on May 12. The nomination arrives while the Hayek family, which controls the company, faces pressure from activist investor GreenWood Investors requesting board representation for bearer shareholders. The current board of seven is heavily re…
A quarterly Bank Lending Survey from the European Central Bank shows euro-area banks tightened credit access for businesses last quarter and expect further restriction as economic uncertainty, including trade policy concerns, erodes risk tolerance and demand. Mortgage standards were eased in some markets, notably France, while loan demand rose mode…
Morgan Stanley downgraded Stellantis NV from Overweight to Equalweight while lifting its price target to EUR9.20 from EUR8.50. The bank pointed to a range of weaknesses - including underinvestment, a thin product pipeline, shrinking market share, weak margins, negative free cash flow and elevated leverage - that have left the automaker lagging peer…
The diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates said the region cannot afford another U.S.-Iran confrontation and urged direct negotiations between Tehran and Washington to resolve nuclear issues. Talks are set to resume in Turkey, while a U.S. naval buildup near Iran follows recent deadly domestic unrest there. The UAE also def…
U.S. equity futures rose ahead of a busy week of corporate earnings as markets digested a landmark private deal combining SpaceX and xAI, better-than-expected results from Palantir and shifts in commodities. Gold recovered from steep losses while oil retreated as reports suggested a thaw in U.S.-Iran tensions. Investors are also watching tariff mov…
Australia's four largest banks raised their variable home loan interest rates by 25 basis points on Feb 3, matching the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision the same day to increase the cash rate to 3.85% in a unanimous vote. The banks announced effective dates for the changes and flagged adjustments to certain business lending rates and ongoing re…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite Index closed up 1.86% on Tuesday, supported by advances in the Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture sectors. Market breadth favored gainers by a wide margin. Several individual stocks posted large intraday moves on both the upside and downside. Commodities and currency markets showed modest shifts, with cru…
Berenberg has begun coverage on Evotec AG (NASDAQ:EVO) assigning a Buy rating and a price objective of EUR10.00. The research house underscored Evotec’s broad contract research capabilities and positions in areas such as iPSC-driven discovery and continuous manufacturing, while also noting recent revenue softness. Separately, Evolution Global Acqui…
The 10th Singapore Airshow began as more than 1,000 firms converge on the city-state to discuss fleet expansions and defence sales amid persistent supply chain bottlenecks. Organisers hope a new space summit and steady regional passenger growth will lift attendance and deal activity, even as manufacturers and engine makers work to catch up with dem…
Baird upgraded Palantir Technologies Inc. from Neutral to Outperform and set a $200 price target after the company reported a tenth consecutive quarter of accelerating revenue growth and beat fourth-quarter expectations. The firm cited Palantir's U.S. commercial strength, first-quarter guidance that implies further acceleration, a potential free ca…
European stock indices moved higher on Tuesday as precious metals recovered from a brief selloff and Wall Street ended firm overnight. Investors focused on quarterly results from major European firms, led by strong cash flow and dividend news at a large French advertising group, while macro data and central bank expectations kept the outlook balanc…
Market researcher Worldpanel by Numerator reported that UK grocery inflation fell to 4.0% in the four weeks to January 25, down from 4.3% in the prior report. The data shows rising grocery sales in value terms but a reduction in volumes once inflation is stripped out. Own-label products accounted for more than half of grocery spending as shoppers p…
A Democrat, Taylor Rehmet, won a special election for a Texas state senate seat formerly held by a four-term Republican, defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss by more than 14 percentage points in a conservative Tarrant County district. The result, framed by the losing candidate as a 'wake-up call,' adds to a string of recent Democratic victories th…
Goldman Sachs downgraded KE Holdings (NYSE: BEKE) from Buy to Neutral while nudging its price objective up to $19.00 from $18.60. The move follows a notable year-to-date rally in the company’s American and Hong Kong-listed shares amid signs of stabilization in China’s housing market, but the bank flagged elevated forward valuation and near-term ear…
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed sharply higher, rising 3.97% to a fresh all-time high as gains in real estate, banking and textile sectors drove broad market advances. Several heavyweights posted double-digit percentage increases, while a handful of industrial and transport-related names posted notable declines. Volatility measures and mixed co…
JPMorgan moved SoFi Technologies (SOFI) from Neutral to Overweight and set a $31 price target, implying roughly 40% upside from the current $22.08 share price. The upgrade follows a 10% pullback in SoFi shares since the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call on January 30 and rests on what JPMorgan describes as record Q4 results, stronger-than…
TD Cowen cut its rating on Sun Country Airlines Holdings (SNCY) from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target to $18.00 from $21.00. The firm said market prices appear to already reflect a high probability of approval for the proposed merger with Allegiant Travel Company, and adjusted near-term earnings and margin forecasts reflect government-shutd…
Bitcoin recovered modestly on Tuesday from a near 10-month low reached over the weekend, trading around $78,558 by 01:42 ET (06:42 GMT). Forced liquidations of leveraged positions drove the prior decline to $74,635.5, while market participants are assessing the implications of Kevin Warsh’s nomination to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve and the delaye…
UBS downgraded Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST) from Buy to Neutral while increasing its price target to $21.00 from $17.00 following a definitive acquisition agreement with a Brookfield private real estate fund. The all-cash offer values Peakstone at about $1.2 billion in enterprise value and carries a meaningful premium to the company’s recent marke…
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s campaign remarks praising the benefits of a weaker yen prompted a fresh round of market volatility and prompted government aides to rush to contain fallout ahead of a snap election she is widely expected to win this Sunday. The comments, which she later retracted in a social media post saying she had no directional p…
Anta's cash offer of 35 euros per share for Artemis' 29% holding in Puma included an anti-embarrassment clause that commits the buyer to pay an additional, formula-based amount if a higher bid or a take-private offer appears within 15 months of closing. The guarantee helped bridge an initial valuation gap, enabling Artemis to sell the stake as it r…
First Community Corp director Reynolds E. Leland bought 500 shares of the company's common stock on February 2, 2026, investing $14,834. After the purchase he owns 30,930 shares including deferred stock units. The bank posted $19.2 million in net income for 2025 and completed its acquisition of Signature Bank of Georgia on January 8, 2026.
Byrna (BYRN) has pulled back roughly 25% from recent short-term levels into a low $13s support zone, leaving an oversold setup (RSI ~27) and attractive risk/reward for a tactical long. The company sits on a $313M market cap, positive trailing EPS (~$0.70), and operates in a less-lethal market expected to grow over the next five years. This is a hig…
Trading in Asian markets settled on Tuesday with metals prices finding support and equity markets generally recovering from Monday’s sharp falls led by gold and silver. A bilateral deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social to cut tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for India halting purchases of Russian oil boosted the rupee and…
Officials briefed on recent discussions say Ukraine and Western allies settled on a graduated enforcement framework for a prospective ceasefire with Russia. The plan would impose an escalating response to any sustained violations, beginning with diplomatic warnings and potentially culminating in a coordinated military intervention involving a Weste…
