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Bitcoin is trading in a tight range on the 5-hour chart between $77,000 and $81,000, with momentum moderating. Critical support clustered at $76,200 to $77,000 - defined by the SuperTrend and the base of the Ichimoku cloud - stands as the last meaningful defense for bulls. Short-term indicators have turned negative, and a breakout from this squeeze…
Brent crude is pressing up against a horizontal resistance band near $91.50 on the 5-hour chart. Technicals show ongoing bullish momentum but several exhaustion signals, including an overbought Money Flow Index and price flirting with the upper Bollinger Band. A failed breakout could send price back toward the 200-period simple moving average at $8…
Gold’s 5-hour chart has completed a double-top reversal at the all-time high, prompting a fast and decisive drop. Price moved nearly 4% below its 20-bar average and has broken multiple dynamic supports. Technical indicators - including a bearish Marubozu, a SuperTrend flip, Ichimoku cloud penetration and a negative MACD crossover - point to sellers…
European stock indices edged lower on Monday as renewed military exchanges in the Middle East lifted crude above $90 a barrel and money markets aggressively re-priced the path of U.S. interest rates. Gains among oil majors were insufficient to offset broader selling across continental bourses, while investors prepared for a heavy slate of U.S. labo…
William Blair has named Ethos Technologies its preferred pick within the insurance sector, citing the company's leadership in direct-to-consumer life insurance distribution, robust advertising investment, and a clear path to expand product offerings into annuities. Despite a recent run-up in the stock, the firm argues shares remain attractive on a …
Japanese shares closed lower on Monday with the Nikkei 225 finishing down 0.23% as losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication stocks offset gains elsewhere. Market breadth was positive, volatility eased to a six-month trough and oil and currency moves were notable across commodity and FX markets.
Octave Intelligence plc announced a strategic technology partnership with MAIRE to deploy AI solutions throughout engineering, procurement, and construction workflows. Building on over two decades of collaboration, the partnership integrates AI into existing workflows to improve data integrity, decision-making, and operational efficiency in complex…
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, after more than 200 days at sea, is scheduled to dock at Laem Chabang near Pattaya, allowing nearly 5,000 sailors and Marines shore leave. Local officials expect a short-term economic uptick for hospitality and entertainment sectors, but increased policing and concerns about sex tourism, public health…
Britain’s energy regulator has approved a 3.6% quarter-on-quarter rise in household energy bills from October, a move that is substantially larger than Barclays’ earlier 0.5% projection. Barclays says the revision does not materially alter its central inflation outlook — with headline CPI still expected to peak at 3.1% year-on-year in October — but…
The annual Pacific Island Forum convened in Palau with a number of national leaders absent, as the gathering navigates Chinese objections to Taiwan's participation, travel advisories, and unsettled regional security and energy concerns. Host President Surangel Whipps Jr. framed the meeting around economic building and unity, while returning dialogu…
Draft IPO documents show OpenAI was granted warrants valued at roughly $5.5 billion in SB Energy as part of an arrangement to secure the artificial intelligence firm as a data-center tenant. The papers also disclose a prior $500 million investment by OpenAI, multiple leases for computing capacity at a planned southern Ohio campus and SB Energy's re…
The S&P/ASX 200 finished modestly lower on Monday, down 0.18%, with losses concentrated in Gold, Metals & Mining and Materials. PEXA Group outperformed with a double-digit percentage gain, while Greatland Resources, Objective Corp and Northern Star were among the weakest performers. Volatility on ASX options rose and commodity moves were mixed, wit…
Asian and Australian gold producers fell broadly on Monday following a more than 3% decline in bullion on Friday. Traders reacted to hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, which lifted the probability of a September rate increase and pushed the dollar and Treasury yields higher. While most miners weakened, Shandong Gold advanced a…
VitalHub looks like a structurally better business than two years ago: recurring SaaS mix is higher, client retention has stabilized, and management is focused on margins. The stock, however, still trades at a deeply discounted multiple versus reasonable software comps. This trade targets that re-rating with a clear entry, stop and two-stage target…
InPost reported a 30% decline in second-quarter net profit to PLN 93 million, as costs tied to an expanding locker network, a higher effective tax rate and adverse FX on euro debt offset stronger performance across continental Europe. Adjusted EBITDA rose modestly while margins contracted, and the group trimmed its 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to …
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Bank of America has named its preferred European software stocks for 2026, placing SAP at the top of its large-cap list. The selections emphasize strong growth trajectories, favorable valuation metrics relative to peers, and businesses seen as less exposed to disruption from artificial intelligence.
A congested week of events - from central bankers shifting from Jackson Hole to the G20 in Asheville, to key U.S. labour data and central bank decisions in Canada and New Zealand - leaves traders with little breathing room. Markets will watch Treasury market dynamics, talk of 'dollar debasement', inflation readings across the euro zone and the U.S.…
Shares of BYD fell sharply after the electric vehicle maker reported a 20.5% year-on-year decline in H1 net profit attributable to shareholders and a 7.1% drop in revenue, with management citing weak domestic demand and fierce competition. A 30% year-on-year rise in second-quarter net profit provided only a partial offset. The stock's decline made …
Taiwan's equity benchmark ended lower on Monday, falling 0.76% as losses in the Biotech & Medical Care and Chemical/Bio & Medical Care sectors weighed on the market. A small group of stocks posted double-digit gains while several large-cap names plunged nearly 10%, and market breadth favored decliners. Commodity markets showed notable moves, with c…
AkzoNobel and Axalta revealed the appointment of Stephan B. Tanda, Denise C. Johnson, and Robert Schuchna as non-executive directors on the Board of the newly combined company after their pending merger. This expanded Board is intended to strengthen strategic oversight and accelerate growth and innovation post-merger, combining complementary portfo…
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BYD Co's shares dropped sharply after the company reported a 20.5% year-on-year fall in net profit for the first half of 2026, reflecting mounting margin pressure in China's cooling electric vehicle market. Revenue also declined, while overseas sales surpassed domestic revenue in the period.
NXGCF is an OTC microcap mining name showing improving technicals, rising short interest and heavy short-volume days. That mix creates an asymmetric trade: upside if momentum and any positive corporate/catalyst news triggers short covering, but downside if liquidity dries up or dilution appears. Enter at $1.06 with a stop at $0.85 and a mid-term ta…
Chinese property stocks slumped Monday after regulators announced new rules that bar the use of mortgages for new homes until projects are finished and encourage local governments to prioritize sales of completed units. The measures, aimed at reducing delivery risk under the presale-driven model, triggered steep declines in several large, state-bac…
