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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has reached an agreement to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque for roughly $2.2 billion, securing full ownership of the European Union's largest aluminium smelter. The Dunkirk facility produces about 300,000 metric tons of aluminium each year. French state-backed investor Bpifrance will take a 6% stake for €100 million and a board…
Propanc Biopharma's CEO attended a prestigious keynote address on rejuvenation and health at the University of Granada, emphasizing the company's leading research into proenzyme therapies targeting age-related diseases and advanced cancer. The collaboration with top universities and imminent Phase 1b clinical trials position the company for potenti…
Morgan Stanley has moved Austrian steel producer Voestalpine AG from an "overweight" to an "equal-weight" rating and trimmed its base price target to €48 from €49. The bank says the stock's rerating has left the risk-reward profile more balanced, with valuation near through-cycle levels and limited scope for further multiple expansion absent strong…
Broadcom shares jumped in premarket trade after Alphabet unveiled an $80 billion equity-raising plan to accelerate its AI infrastructure buildout, including a $10 billion private placement to Berkshire Hathaway. The fundraise and Alphabet’s reported strong demand for AI solutions have supported optimism for chipmakers that supply critical AI hardwa…
Abivax SA shares tumbled after the company disclosed late Monday that its Phase 3 ABTECT maintenance trial for obefazimod met efficacy endpoints and achieved remission rates near 40% for both doses tested, but the data also recorded cancer cases among patients on the higher dose. Although investigators judged those cases "unrelated to treatment" an…
STMicroelectronics shares climbed nearly 10% after the company raised its 2026 data center revenue ambition to about $1 billion from a previous projection of "nicely above $500 million." Management also flagged the potential for a further doubling of data center revenue in 2027 versus earlier guidance. The move, supported by recent AI-related partn…
Philip Morris International cut its 2026 adjusted earnings-per-share guidance and warned of a roughly $500 million non-cash impairment tied to RBH, prompting about a 1% decline in premarket trading on Tuesday. The company also revised reported and quarterly EPS ranges to account for currency impacts and the impairment, while noting an expected adju…
Passenger traffic should accelerate in the second half of 2026 as summer tourism, route growth and capacity normalization converge. I recommend a long trade in Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (PAC) for the back half of 2026, with an entry at $45.00, a stop at $40.00 and a target of $55.00 — horizon: long term (180 trading days).
Euro zone consumer price inflation rose to 3.2% in May from 3.0% in April, pushed up by a sharp increase in energy costs and a renewed uptick in services prices. Core inflation - excluding food and energy - climbed to 2.5% from 2.2%, driven by services and a small rise in industrial goods inflation. The data support a likely small European Central …
Following a historic May rally, a quantitative AI portfolio rebalance realized more than 40% gains on two leading tech positions and redeployed capital into select infrastructure and deep-value semiconductor names. The exits reflected technical and valuation concerns rather than a repudiation of company fundamentals; the new additions emphasize div…
Morgan Stanley upgraded Salzgitter AG to "overweight" from "equal-weight" and increased its price target to €70.80 from €45.50, citing an improved earnings trajectory driven by higher European steel prices, easing balance sheet pressure after peak SALCOS spending, and potential additional upside from the company's 30% stake in Aurubis and the plann…
Marvell Technology's stock leapt more than 22% in premarket trading after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the company the next "trillion-dollar company." The move came as Marvell outlined a plan for its custom chip business to exceed $10 billion by fiscal 2029 and raised its 2028 revenue guidance to about $16.5 billion, citing growing AI adoption an…
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals announced upcoming presentations at the Endocrine Society's ENDO 2026 meeting showcasing clinical data for their approved acromegaly treatment PALSONIFY and investigational drug atumelnant for congenital adrenal hyperplasia and ACTH-dependent Cushing's syndrome. Data reinforce PALSONIFY's long-term safety and efficacy and …
AES is trading within pennies of a $15 per-share buyout that values the company at roughly $10.7 billion. The spread is small, the upside limited, and the downside meaningful if the transaction stalls or the buyer reassesses debt-laden assets. This trade idea outlines a disciplined long arb into the $15 offer with a short-term timebox and strict st…
Jefferies has raised its price target for Prysmian to €176 from €117 and kept a buy rating, pointing to robust demand for optical fibre driven by AI-related data centre expansion and stronger earnings projections through 2030. The broker increased near-term EBITDA and EPS estimates, introduced 2030 forecasts, and highlighted supply constraints and …
Snowflake's Q1 momentum and a $6B AWS infrastructure commitment have turned a growth story into an actionable trade. The business is showing material AI-driven revenue acceleration, a large base of >$1M customers, and $9B in remaining performance obligations. That said, valuation is rich and technicals are overheated — this trade is about buying a …
Barry Callebaut's chief executive told reporters on a Tuesday call that the company's volume forecasts for the coming year already account for El Nino conditions. Management does not expect cocoa prices to climb back to the highs seen over the past two years. While demand in parts of the Middle East has eased recently, the CEO said this had not mat…
Meridian Holdings Inc.'s subsidiary, Expanse Studios, has signed a strategic content distribution agreement with MaxBet, a leading gaming operator in Serbia owned by Flutter Entertainment. This partnership expands Expanse's proprietary gaming content distribution in Serbia's growing online gambling market, leveraging MaxBet's strong market presence…
WeRide, a leader in autonomous driving technology, alongside Uber Technologies and AVOMO, announced plans to initiate Spain’s first commercial Robotaxi pilot in Madrid. Operations are set to begin later in 2026 with rides accessible through the Uber app, supported by the Madrid Regional Government. This marks the companies' inaugural joint entry in…
Indonesia's IDX Composite rose 1.02% at Tuesday's close, powered by advances in Infrastructure, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors. While several small-cap names posted double-digit gains, declines outnumbered advances and Pacific Strategic Financial hit a three-year low. Commodity and FX moves included weaker crude and firmer USD/IDR.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares surged about 29% in early trading after the company pulled its long-term financial goals forward by two years, lifted revenue and networking growth forecasts for fiscal 2026, and cited stronger demand for AI infrastructure from large enterprises and hyperscalers. Competitors including Dell Technologies and Super Mi…
U.S. equity futures traded with little direction as conflicting signals about U.S.-Iran peace talks kept investors cautious. Energy prices eased from recent highs even as flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain constrained. Hewlett Packard Enterprise reported record second-quarter results and accelerated its long-term financial targets, driven by…
Midland States Bancorp (MSBI) offers an attractive risk-reward for a disciplined, mid-term long trade. The bank screens cheap on price-to-book (~1.02) with a market cap near $570M, throws off meaningful cash (free cash flow ~$114M), and pays a 4.6% yield. Technicals and recent management moves add conviction, but modest ROE, an equipment-finance hi…
The European Central Bank reports a moderate rise in the euro's international use in 2025, keeping it firmly in second place among global currencies. The euro's share of several international use indicators climbed to around 20%, buoyed by a surge in euro-denominated international debt issuance and a first-time lead in the green and sustainable bon…
Estée Lauder ended acquisition talks with Puig because parties could not agree on a valuation, the company CEO said. While the merger discussions collapsed amid disagreements and external pressures, Estée Lauder continues to consider acquisitions that meet its financial targets even as it moves forward with a global cost-reduction program.
