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Shares of ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) rose 5% on Monday after Citi raised its price target from $100 to $120, put the stock on a 90-day upside Catalyst Watch ahead of the company's September Analyst Day, and boosted earnings estimates for 2026 through 2028. Citi kept a Neutral rating while attributing its revisions to expanded data center power ex…
RBC Capital Markets strategists say U.S. equity valuations have declined from recent highs amid the latest market wobble, trimming excess but not plunging to levels that historically signal a broad washout. The S&P 500’s pullback was modest relative to RBC’s Tier 1 definition, small-cap multiples remain elevated versus past troughs, and select sect…
Stellantis has assured Italian unions that none of its manufacturing sites in Italy will be shuttered. Europe chief Emanuele Cappellano outlined how each plant fits into the automaker's recently unveiled business plan, describing encouraging trends such as rising demand, market share gains, higher production and fewer furloughs.
Austrian printed circuit board manufacturer AT&S announced an up-to-€2 billion investment in its Malaysian operations to capture growing demand tied to AI infrastructure. The company will expand capacity at its Kulim site and activate an unused building at a second plant there, backed by long-term customer commitments. The move followed recent agre…
Shares of Corbion NV climbed after Berenberg upgraded the stock from hold to buy and increased its price target to €24. The broker cited record fish oil prices, higher algal EBITDA forecasts for 2026-27, and a sum-of-the-parts valuation that highlights upside versus historical trading multiples. Berenberg also flagged potential acquisition interest…
KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace from Sector Weight to Overweight, arguing sector-wide weakness tied to SpaceX's IPO created buying opportunities. The firm set $135 and $50 price targets on Rocket Lab and Firefly, respectively, and pointed to sizeable backlogs, vertical integration, NASA contracts and defense spendi…
Indian stocks closed higher on Monday with the Nifty 50 up 0.98% and the BSE Sensex rising 0.97%. Strength in Real Estate, Auto and Consumer Durables names supported the advance. Market breadth was positive on both exchanges and the India VIX fell to a three-month low. Commodities and currency markets saw notable moves, with gold futures jumping, c…
Asian equities jumped as markets reacted to a favourable global development, sending the Nikkei to a new record and lifting semiconductor and technology-related stocks across the region. Among the leaders was Tokyo Electron, which climbed again after a month of gains and a cumulative advance of 54.42% since it was selected by an AI-driven stock sel…
Strategy Inc. stock rose +5.3% in pre-market trading as Bitcoin climbed about 2% amid reports of positive U.S.-Iran negotiations. The move coincides with the company redeploying $181 million of net proceeds from a Class A share sale to acquire 1,550 Bitcoin at an average price of $65,332, a transaction presented by analysts as a reaffirmation of it…
Traws Pharma plunged in pre-market trading after the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency issued a negative review that delayed the company's planned Phase 2a human influenza challenge study for tivoxavir marboxil (TXM). The trial, intended to start this quarter and funded in part by an April 2026 private placement of up to $60 mi…
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is preparing to release the results of a supervisory review into whether major U.S. banks restricted or closed customer accounts on religious or political grounds. The review has probed decisions affecting conservative-aligned sectors such as fossil fuels, firearms retailers and crypto firms, and could …
The debut of SpaceX has pressured index compilers to confront a recurring trade-off: adhere strictly to established inclusion rules or adapt methodology to reflect rapid market changes. Nasdaq moved swiftly to include SpaceX in the Nasdaq 100, while S&P Dow Jones Indices opted to delay adding the company to the S&P 500. The split is shaping investo…
SpaceX’s public debut as SPCX, which priced $75 billion of shares at $135 each and implied a $1.75 trillion valuation, has prompted Evercore ISI strategists to suggest the listing could spark a renewed wave of investor enthusiasm. The firm likened the moment to Netscape’s landmark IPO and said the event might extend an AI-driven rally that has deli…
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is running for a second four-year term as leader of the 400,000-member union. His tenure featured a high-profile, six-week 2023 strike that won substantial wage gains, but has also seen a stalled organizing campaign, internal disputes over investment management, and federal monitor findings of retaliatory ac…
The largest IPO on record has vaulted SpaceX into the ranks of the largest U.S. listed companies by market value, but a string of near-term events could introduce significant trading volatility. Over the next several weeks investors will weigh the start of options trading, a phased end to resale restrictions, the potential exercise of a sizeable gr…
Berenberg has downgraded Telia Company AB from "hold" to "sell" even as it raised its price target to SEK40 from SEK31. Telia's shares closed at SEK51.68 on the Stockholm exchange, implying about 23% downside to the new target and prompting a drop of just over 3% on Monday. The broker cited elevated valuation after a near-doubling in the share pric…
Traws Pharma's stock plunged in premarket trading following a late-Friday disclosure that the UK Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued a negative review that defers a planned mid-stage human challenge study of tivoxavir marboxil. The setback follows an earlier FDA clinical hold in the U.S. tied to mutagenicity concerns. …
Shares of Duro Felguera jumped sharply after the Asturian engineering firm said it was leaving pre-insolvency creditor protection and had lodged a formal restructuring plan with the court, ending months of acute uncertainty about the company’s solvency and removing a key tail risk to the stock's outlook.
HSBC's chief multi-asset strategist reiterates a maximum overweight on equities, downplaying worries about IPO indigestion following a large market debut and suggesting the upcoming FOMC meeting is more likely to be a non-event than a hawkish shock. The bank highlights the potential for a positive wealth effect from recent listings, expects lower f…
According to data from Goldman Sachs's Prime Desk, hedge funds sustained net purchases of global equities for a fourth consecutive week. Overall trading volume fell for the first time in seven weeks, with short covering outpacing long selling. Macro products experienced their strongest net buying in two months, and North American stocks drew more d…
Duro Felguera's stock climbed after a court approved a joint restructuring plan for the company and its subsidiaries. The approval, announced by the company and dated June 15, follows signatures from major shareholders and creditors and the court's decision to extend the plan to dissenting creditor classes while dismissing opposition claims.
Corbion shares jumped after Berenberg elevated the firm's rating to Buy and lifted its price target to €24.00 from €19.60, citing a more favorable backdrop for algae oil-derived Omega-3 products and supportive raw material and pricing dynamics. The stock gained 7.2% to 21.54, reaching a new 52-week high amid a broadly constructive market session.
Barclays downgraded UCB SA to equal weight from overweight and lowered its price target to €300 from €310, citing rising research and development costs tied to recent acquisitions and a thin slate of clinical catalysts before 2028. The move takes place alongside adjustments to valuation multiples and earnings forecasts, while the broker still model…
Telia Company AB shares fell 3.4% to SEK 49.94 after Berenberg cut its rating from Hold to Sell and set a SEK 40 price target. The German bank cited continued weak trading in Finland and Norway and delayed expectations for free cash flow to reach SEK 10 billion until 2027 on a post-minorities basis. Telia’s announcement of an MoU with KTH and Brook…
Jefferies upgraded Banca Generali to a Buy rating and increased its price target to €70 from €61, citing improving business momentum, two strategic initiatives it believes the market has not fully valued, and an earnings outlook above consensus. The broker sees roughly 20% upside from Friday's close and highlighted recent inflows, advisor headcount…
