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Britain’s interior minister called violent demonstrations that followed the sentencing in the killing of 18-year-old Henry Nowak "completely unacceptable" as police chiefs move to review guidance on how officers handle ethnicity in policing. The case - which included footage of officers handcuffing Nowak as he lay dying and a court finding that he …
Wolfe Research laid out the core subscriber and connection definitions investors should use when assessing wireless and broadband providers. The note explains which devices and services count as connections, highlights the differing structures of postpaid and prepaid markets in the U.S., and explains why Average Revenue per Account is gaining atten…
Victoria’s Secret & Co. shares fell in pre-market trading after a sharp rally the previous session. The pullback reflects profit-taking at technical resistance following a nearly 50% one-day jump that lifted the stock to a 52-week high, alongside lingering uncertainty from an activist investor campaign ahead of the company’s June 11 Annual Meeting.
BTIG strategist Jonathan Krinsky warns that the S&P 500 technology sector's ten-week surge - on pace for its largest such advance since 1990 - has pushed several technical indicators into rare, historically overbought territory. Krinsky highlights an RSI of 82, the index trading 28% above its 200-day moving average, and a concentration of gains out…
Macquarie analysts say the U.S. light-vehicle market appears to have settled at a new normal of roughly 16 million units on a seasonally adjusted annual rate, with hybrid electric vehicles emerging as the primary margin driver for Asian manufacturers. The report highlights record HEV penetration in May, weaker BEV sales and rising incentives and ba…
Newmont is a high-quality, well-capitalized gold producer trading at a mid-teens P/E and single-digit EV/EBITDA amid elevated gold prices and renewed asset repricing. We present a staged long trade with concrete entry, stop and target levels across short, mid and long horizons.
Zhihu Inc., a leading Chinese online content community listed on NYSE and HKEX, reported its Q1 2026 financial results showing total revenues of RMB651.6 million (US$94.5 million), a decrease from the previous year. Despite the revenue drop, Zhihu narrowed its net loss by 15.6% to RMB8.5 million (US$1.2 million) and achieved a significant 147.2% in…
Swedencare's stock rose modestly after management used its capital markets day to restate a financial framework targeting double-digit organic growth, mid-term operating EBITDA margins above 26%, and leverage below 2x. Executives outlined channel diversification across e-commerce, direct-to-consumer, pharmaceutical production and Big Box retail, an…
Vistance Networks (VISN) is sitting on a compact, cash-rich balance sheet after the CCS divestiture and a material special distribution. The market currently prices the remaining business at EV/FCF ~1.3x and EV/EBITDA ~0.37x. If Aurora/Ruckus-like assets deserve anything near the 12-13x multiple paid by strategic buyers, VISN has meaningful upside.…
Senior economists at the European Central Bank cautioned that the current inflation shock in the euro area is not necessarily more benign than the episode in 2022. While several conditions - including weaker household demand, a softer labour market and tighter fiscal and monetary settings - point to lower upside risks, the shock's heavy reliance on…
Zhihu Inc., a leading Chinese online content community listed on both NYSE and HKEX, announced a board change with the resignation of non-executive director Bing Yu and the appointment of Qu Chen to the position. Qu Chen brings extensive experience in strategic investment, capital markets, and business analysis, currently serving as Head of Busines…
U.S. stock index futures held near all-time highs on Wednesday but showed limited upside as climbing crude prices and renewed tensions in the Middle East weighed on sentiment. Brent crude advanced after regional strikes raised the prospect of supply disruption. Market optimism about sustained AI investment, buoyed by recent product launches and cor…
Goldman Sachs raised its combined capital expenditure forecast for Meta, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet to $5.3 trillion for fiscal 2025-2030 and expects a broader mix of financing sources - including private infrastructure and real estate capital - to meet the funding needs of the AI-driven data-center expansion. The firm highlighted growing overl…
Capricor Therapeutics is a clinical-stage cell and exosome developer that has both a recent history of regulatory setbacks and a string of positive clinical/regulatory interactions. With a market cap of roughly $1.58B, a cash runway that looks meaningful on a go-forward basis, and elevated short interest, the stock is a high-volatility but asymmetr…
Advanced Micro Devices has moved from momentum trade to a fundamentally defensible buy. Strong AI-driven demand, improving technicals, large free cash flow, and a rock-solid balance sheet underpin a swing trade. Valuation is rich, so risk management is central: entry at $520, stop at $480, target $620 over the next 45 trading days.
Novo Nordisk has begun offering its once-daily Wegovy weight-loss tablet in the United Arab Emirates after receiving regulatory approval earlier this week. The UAE becomes the second country to approve the oral form of the drug after the United States. The Emirates Drug Establishment based its clearance on clinical data showing the medication suppo…
Volvo Car AB reported a 5.5% drop in global vehicle deliveries for the three months ending in May, selling 178,980 units versus 189,440 a year earlier. The automaker cited broad regional challenges, with particular pressure in China and mixed conditions in the U.S., while electrified models account for nearly half of sales and continue to grow in E…
South Korea and the United States convened inaugural talks this week under a joint fact sheet signed last year to discuss nuclear cooperation. Delegations from both countries met to address Seoul's push for broader uranium enrichment and spent-fuel reprocessing rights for civilian purposes, and to agree on a separate process for nuclear-powered sub…
Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) presents a compelling buy-the-pullback opportunity. The partnership trades at a modest P/E of ~13.8, yields ~5.9%, generates roughly $2.2B in free cash flow and sits on an $81.5B market cap. With pipeline “toll” economics and growing demand pressure on energy and petrochemical feedstocks from expanding AI datacent…
Indonesia's stock market closed sharply lower on Wednesday, with the IDX Composite falling 3.82% to a new three-year low. Losses were widespread, led by Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture names. Market breadth was heavily negative as commodities and currency moves accompanied the sell-off in Jakarta.
The General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg has rejected Meta Platforms' challenge to the European Commission's decision to classify its Messenger app as a gatekeeper under the bloc's Digital Markets Act. The court found no error in the Commission's determination that Messenger functions as an important gateway for businesses to reach use…
Akzo Nobel NV plunged after Nippon Paint Group and Sherwin-Williams halted efforts to pursue a joint all-cash acquisition. The bidders had proposed €73 per share, valuing AkzoNobel at €12.5 billion; that premium evaporated when the consortium withdrew, sending the stock sharply lower. Analysts and banks say the cancelled approach increases the chan…
U.S. equity futures were largely flat as investors balanced strong enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and another run of record closes against renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran and a downgraded global growth outlook from the OECD. Brent crude climbed above $97 a barrel as concerns over disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz persist. In tr…
Shares of Swedish property firm Atrium Ljungberg AB tumbled more than 6% after Finnish pension fund Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company disposed of its full holding of 40,586,490 Class B shares in an overnight accelerated bookbuild priced at SEK 27.35 per share. The trade generated about SEK 1.11 billion and sent the stock to its lowest level in…
A senior European Parliament trade official warned that additional U.S. duties on EU imports would be intolerable, rejecting U.S. findings that the EU has failed to stem trade in forced labour goods. The dispute centers on proposed 10% or 12.5% duties from the U.S. Trade Representative on imports from 60 economies, and whether any new levies would …
