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On July 3, Tesla announced that its robotaxi service is now available in Miami, marking a new market for the electric automaker's autonomous ride-hailing offering. The launch follows the June debut of an unsupervised robotaxi service in Austin and earlier plans to add Dallas and Houston. Tesla also reported record second-quarter deliveries that exc…
Israel's TA 35 ended Friday's session down 0.44% as losses in the Technology, Banking and Biomed sectors pulled the market lower. OPC Energy, Kenon Holdings and Navitas Petroleum were among the few gainers, while Tower Semiconductor, Enlight Renewable Energy and Nova posted the largest declines. Commodity and currency moves were modest, with mixed …
Greek equities closed higher on Friday, with the Athens General Composite rising 1.27% to reach a new five-year high. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors. Several individual names recorded notable advances while a smaller group of stocks finished lower. Commodities and major currency pairs showed modest moves alo…
Insider filings disclosed on Thursday show coordinated buying by large holders in several small-cap issuers and multi-million-dollar sales by senior executives at larger technology and biotech companies. Notable purchases include significant stock acquired by ten-percent owners in Jewett Cameron Trading Co Ltd, a multi-million dollar preferred-stoc…
U.S. equity mutual funds and ETFs recorded net inflows in the week ending July 1, reversing part of the prior week’s heavy outflows as investors rotated back into technology, financials and healthcare. Broader buying was restrained by a cautious stance ahead of a closely watched payrolls report and the prospect of slower Fed tightening after a soft…
BofA Global Research has lifted its year-end target for the Stoxx 600 to 630 from 590, pointing to an improved Eurozone growth outlook and the potential boost from a new German fiscal stimulus package. Barclays analysts, while still pencilling in a possible ECB rate increase in September, retain low conviction on that move and expect rate cuts in 2…
Stellantis increased vehicle production in its Italian plants by 13.7% in the first half of 2026, delivering 252,223 units, according to the FIM Cisl trade union. Passenger car output rose 27.7% to 158,193 units, aided by new production lines for the Jeep Compass and the Fiat 500 hybrid. The union forecasts roughly 500,000 vehicles for the full yea…
Barclays reiterated a positive stance on the European warehouse automation sector after a period of share-price weakness, saying recent underperformance creates an attractive entry point. The bank trimmed estimates and some price targets to reflect slower growth and margin pressure, yet maintained an overweight rating on Kion Group, lowering its pr…
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has published draft revisions to rules governing refinancing by listed companies. The proposals would let qualifying issuers register a single plan for multiple private placements, increase limits on certain small-scale financing procedures, move private placement pricing toward market mechanisms to better…
Stellantis shares fell about 1% as HSBC downgraded the automaker to Reduce from Hold and cut its price target to €4 from €5.50, highlighting swollen U.S. dealer inventory and a string of recalls as key reasons for a more cautious outlook. Stronger production figures in Italy failed to offset the negative analyst action and market reaction.
Siemens shares climbed 2.2% to €283.03 after Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded the stock to Hold from Reduce and raised its price target to €280 from €255. The broker highlighted the upcoming third-quarter earnings on August 6 and raised fiscal 2026-2028 revenue and profit forecasts above market consensus. A recent €300 million German investment to expand …
AUTO1's stock climbed to €24.80 after JPMorgan placed the Berlin-based used-car platform on its Positive Catalysts Watch List, kept an Overweight rating and maintained a €37 price target. The broker cited a site visit, stronger-than-expected gross profit estimates and management targets presented at a June 17 Capital Markets Event as reasons for it…
Futures tied to Canada’s primary equity benchmark edged higher on Thursday, underpinned by a pronounced rise in gold prices that lifted metal mining stocks even as financial shares weighed on the broader index. Market activity is expected to be light heading into the long U.S. holiday weekend.
U.S. oil producers are on track to report their strongest quarterly profits in years as crude and refined-product markets tightened following geopolitical shocks earlier this year. Expected blockbuster results for Exxon Mobil and Chevron could intensify friction with the White House, which is urging faster declines in retail gasoline prices ahead o…
Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded Siemens AG from "reduce" to "hold", raising its price objective to €280 from €255 ahead of the company's third-quarter results due August 6. The brokerage lifted its 2026-2028 forecasts above consensus, pointing to limited downside in industrial automation, a concluded de-rating of industrial software assets and an imminen…
Goldman Sachs increased its share of mergers and acquisitions advisory work across Europe, the Middle East and Africa in the first half of 2026, capturing the largest portion of deal value in the region for the January-June period since 2018. LSEG data indicate EMEA M&A activity reached $676 billion in H1 2026, more than twice the volume of 2025 an…
BNP Paribas upgraded Novonesis and its ADRs from Underperform to Neutral after the stock fell well behind the ingredients sector this year and its valuation contracted. While the broker remains cautious on long-term organic growth, it notes 2026 estimates align with consensus and flags potential for guidance upside at second-quarter results, creati…
Indian stock indices finished the session higher on Friday, led by strength in Real Estate, IT and Technology names. The Nifty 50 rose 0.39% to a one-month high, while the BSE Sensex 30 gained 0.34%. HCL Technologies and IndusInd Bank were among the largest winners, and volatility as measured by the India VIX declined to a three-month low.
Shares of Stellantis slipped in Paris after HSBC downgraded the automaker from "hold" to "reduce" and cut its sum-of-the-parts target to €4 from €5.50. The broker pointed to deteriorating forecasts, a rising U.S. inventory backlog and a surge in recalls that it says undermine a clear path to a sustainable recovery.
Barclays says a renewed appetite for diversification is supporting European equities, with improving market breadth driven by falling oil prices and weaker technology sector momentum. The bank points to Fed policy developments, soft U.S. payrolls, and incremental progress on German reforms as factors reshaping flows and positioning, while noting th…
Shares of Bucher Industries AG reacted to an RBC Capital Markets downgrade after the bank cited a renewed deterioration in global farm equipment demand. RBC cut its rating to Sector Perform from Outperform and trimmed its price target to CHF340 from CHF400, warning that weaker farm incomes, lower crop prices and higher fertilizer costs are weighing…
Pirelli shares rose after reports that Czech investors Michal Strnad and Pavel Tykac sought to buy a 10%-20% holding from Sinochem’s 34.1% stake. The proposed transaction faces uncertainty because the buyers and Sinochem reportedly disagree on price. Market confidence was also supported by a nearly €1 million purchase of shares on June 23 by an ent…
Pluxee rallied after reporting third-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of €312 million, beating a €299 million consensus and surpassing the highest analyst forecast of €306 million in a 12-analyst poll. Organic revenue fell 3.3%, shallower than the anticipated 4.3% decline, and management reconfirmed full-year targets, prompting a notable intraday move t…
The IDX Composite Index ended Friday's session up 2.35%, led by advances in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture names. Market breadth was positive with more than three times as many winners as losers. Several individual stocks posted double-digit percentage moves, while commodities and currency pairs recorded mixed changes.
Craneware PLC shares plunged sharply after the company issued an unscheduled trading update saying full-year results for the period ending 30 June 2026 will be below market expectations. Management guided FY26 revenue to US$205–$208 million and Adjusted EBITDA to US$65–$67 million, which represented broadly flat performance versus the prior year ra…
