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VEON Ltd. completed a $1.4 billion dual-tranche senior unsecured notes offering to refinance debt maturing in 2027 well ahead of schedule. The transaction attracted strong demand from global investors, including significant US institutional participation. Proceeds will retire approximately $886 million of outstanding 2027 notes, nearly doubling the…
Oracle shares fell in premarket trading as markets reacted to Alphabet’s announcement of an $80 billion stock sale, which the search giant says will bankroll investments in AI compute infrastructure. The move follows Alphabet’s earlier update to a potential full-year capital expenditure range of up to $190 billion, and it reversed Oracle’s prior se…
GEN Restaurant Group, operator of GEN Korean BBQ, has secured purchase commitments from approximately 60 to 70 Costco warehouse locations in the Northwest after a highly successful roadshow. Combined with existing commitments in Southern California and Hawaii, GEN is set to have products in over 100 Costco locations nationwide, representing more th…
Prosus shares jumped more than 10% after reports that the European Commission granted the company extra time to reduce its stake in Delivery Hero to a single-digit percentage beyond the original August deadline. The waiver - whose exact duration was not disclosed - may allow Prosus to temporarily adjust its holding around the time a potential Uber …
Bank of America (BAC) is a large-cap banking franchise with diversified revenue streams, a low-teens P/E, and a 2%+ quarterly yield. This trade idea outlines a long entry at $51.50, a stop at $46.00 and a $60.00 target on a 180-trading-day horizon, backed by steady earnings, neutral technicals and attractive valuation versus long-term growth prospe…
Kaspi.kz's ADR rallied after an ownership/optics-driven reset. The business still trades at a modest multiple (P/E ~8.3) for a dominant Kazakh fintech with recurring merchant and payments revenue. We recommend a mid-term swing long with strict risk controls: entry $94.16, stop $86.00, target $105.00 (~11.5% upside). The trade leans on continued exe…
U.S. stock futures pulled back modestly on Tuesday following a run of record closes, even as Hewlett Packard Enterprise posted results that sent its shares sharply higher and Alphabet announced plans for a large equity raise to bankroll AI infrastructure. Momentum from strong corporate results and enthusiasm around artificial intelligence has kept …
Gaza health officials reported that Israeli fire killed at least three Palestinians in separate incidents across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, including an airstrike that struck a vehicle east of Deir Al-Balah and left the car a mangled skeleton. Other reported fatalities occurred in Zawayda and northwest Khan Younis. The Israeli military did not imme…
STMicroelectronics will decide by the end of the year whether to add capacity at its Crolles fabrication site, the company's chief executive said. Management indicated that expansion is the most probable path forward and that the current facility has sufficient infrastructure to support its silicon photonics operations through 2026, 2027 and into e…
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 …
