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Morgan Stanley says China's successful recovery of an orbital-class Long March 10B booster marks a significant advance toward routine rocket reuse and represents the largest long-term competitive threat to SpaceX. The brokerage noted China’s growing launch cadence, a diverse state-private space ecosystem, and large satellite constellation plans, wh…
Australia’s corporate regulator imposed an A$2 million penalty on Deutsche Bank after finding widespread failures in the bank’s reporting of direction fields for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said the breaches spanned from October 21, 2024, to August 15, 2025, and involve…
U.S. equity futures dipped Sunday evening amid a fresh round of U.S.-Iran strikes and conflicting statements over the status of the Strait of Hormuz. The moves boosted oil prices and heightened market uncertainty ahead of a heavy slate of second-quarter corporate earnings this week, including major banks and technology and healthcare names.
Wolfe Research warns that while the second half of 2026 is unlikely to bring sweeping policy overhauls, a sequence of congressional deadlines, tariff shifts, regulatory rulemakings and geopolitical events could materially influence sectors from manufacturing and healthcare to financials and energy. Key items include government funding before Oct. 1…
BofA Securities interprets the recent pullback in Japan's AI-linked equities as a constructive rotation across markets rather than the start of a wider downturn. The bank points to concerns around data center spending sustainability, rising memory and AI token costs, and momentum shifts toward cheaper Chinese open-source models. It recommends maint…
Russian equities closed lower on Sunday with mixed individual stock performances and the MOEX Russia Index unchanged at the close while registering a new three-year low. Energy and some banking shares were among the session's top performers, while miners and selected blue-chips underperformed. Volatility on MOEX options rose to a six-month high as …
UBS Asset Management remains constructive on global equities, pointing to resilient economic growth, widening corporate earnings and supportive earnings momentum tied to AI. The firm warns, however, that persistent U.S. core inflation could keep the Federal Reserve on a hawkish trajectory, which would bolster the dollar, pressure bond returns and i…
Nvidia told investors its data-center product roadmap is intact and that demand for AI infrastructure is strong across hyperscalers, enterprises, sovereign customers and startups. The company confirmed production use of co-packaged optics with Spectrum-X, noted upcoming choices in interconnects beginning with the Feynman platform in 2028, and reite…
Goldman Sachs cautions that a stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation print this week could shift market expectations for Federal Reserve tightening and put downward pressure on equities, even as the bank expects another quarter of solid corporate earnings. Goldman projects June core inflation to rise 0.17% month-on-month and headline inflation to fa…
Saudi Arabia's main exchange finished the session marginally higher, with the Tadawul All Share up 0.10%. Strength in industrial investment, cement and building and construction-related names powered advances among the best performers, while select energy and refinery-linked stocks led declines. Commodity markets saw crude, Brent and gold prices sl…
Five major analyst calls this week lifted coverage on T-Mobile US, First Solar, Occidental Petroleum, Five Below and Toll Brothers. The upgrades, from BofA, Deutsche Bank, Evercore, Mizuho and Citi respectively, emphasize differing rationales: defensive urban positioning and pricing power for T-Mobile; a deep valuation gap and cash cushion at First…
Major broker actions this week centered on stocks tied to artificial intelligence and the infrastructure that will power it. Raymond James initiated coverage of SpaceX with a Street-high $800 target and a Strong Buy rating on a thesis driven by Starship-led cost declines to orbit and a broad $30 trillion addressable market. Bank of America reiterat…
Research from Bernstein finds that artificial intelligence is improving many aspects of market efficiency by accelerating analysis of corporate filings, earnings and alternative data, and by expanding analyst coverage. At the same time, widespread use of similar AI systems and the emergence of AI-driven misinformation can synchronize trading signal…
South Korea's stock market is trading at all-time low forward price-to-earnings multiples despite an 80% surge year-to-date, as earnings growth led by AI-related demand for memory chips has outpaced share price gains. The Kospi sits at roughly 6.4 times forward earnings after analysts raised consensus estimates for a 17th month in a row, but invest…
Morgan Stanley maintains an Overweight rating and a HK$45 price target on Xiaomi, arguing the company is well positioned to capture a growing share of China’s AI-driven home appliance market. The brokerage projects the domestic AI appliance market to expand to about $150 billion by 2030 and forecasts Xiaomi’s domestic AI home appliance revenue coul…
Ford Motor Co. and Canadian union Unifor have agreed in principle on a three-year national collective bargaining agreement that would cover more than 5,000 unionized employees in Canada. The pact, reached after talks that began last month, must still be ratified by union members. It comes as Unifor pursues new contracts with Ford, General Motors an…
Russia's equity benchmark finished unchanged at the close, marking a fresh three-year low for the MOEX Russia Index. Individual stocks diverged: some banks and oil names edged higher while large-cap miners and other financials posted losses. Market breadth favored decliners, and volatility, commodities and FX showed distinct intraday moves.
After meetings with Nvidia's senior management, Morgan Stanley singled out the chipmaker's widening customer base beyond the major cloud providers as the primary development investors should monitor. The bank kept an Overweight rating and a $288 price target, saying management believes revenue acceleration can continue even as quarterly sales near …
China announced an immediate suspension of helium exports on Friday to conserve supplies at home amid renewed fighting in the Middle East that has heightened the risk of interruptions to the global market for the gas. Helium is critical to semiconductor manufacturing, and China relies on imports for roughly 85% of its consumption, with Qatar supply…
Bank of America finds that while the United States and China continue to dominate the global artificial intelligence landscape, a select group of countries is emerging as the most likely beneficiaries of the next wave of AI investment and adoption. The report highlights South Korea as the strongest contender outside the two superpowers, and identif…
A Morgan Stanley review of more than 17,000 corporate earnings calls and presentations found an increasing number of U.S. companies reporting quantifiable benefits from artificial intelligence. The bank reports growth in management commentary linking AI to revenue, cost savings and productivity improvements, with notable examples across industries …
Jefferies says the market reaction since the Iran conflict began in late February has created a clear bifurcation across European energy equities: a group of companies whose shares have risen with stronger oil and gas prices and improving earnings prospects, and another group of large-cap firms that have lagged and may be undervalued given their op…
Oregon's attorney general has retracted a court motion that sought to delay Paramount's proposed $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros and to compel production of internal documents. The state previously asked a Multnomah County court to require the company to turn over files, including records tied to 'Project Warrior' and outreach to the Trump adm…
New York City will implement a municipal policy banning subscription traps and obliging businesses to offer an easy cancellation mechanism called "Click to Cancel," officials said. The measures, which also require full upfront pricing to eliminate hidden "junk" fees, take effect October 1 and carry consumer restitution and civil penalties for viola…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has clarified that activist investors must disclose the identities of clients behind vehicles used to mount shareholder campaigns, updating its guidance on 13D filings and proxy statements. The move, issued as interpretive answers to specific Corporate Finance questions, targets entities formed to acquire…
