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Citigroup increased its price target on Continental AG to €80 from €78, added the German tyre and automotive supplier to its European Focus List and kept a buy rating. The broker pointed to a potentially 'catalyst-rich' summer as Continental approaches a possible sale of its ContiTech industrial arm and prepares to report mid-year results, with fir…
On Sunday night, actor and activist Jane Fonda will present a concert in New York under the banner of the Committee for the First Amendment to champion free speech and democratic principles. The event, titled "Rise Up, Sing Out," will stream from The Town Hall and features performances by high-profile artists, timed to coincide with a White House-h…
Documents and a source close to the matter indicate Brazilian refineries, including Riograndense, delivered more than 100 million liters of naphtha to Petrodansk, a company now accused by São Paulo prosecutors of diverting solvent to fuel dealers in a smuggling and money-laundering scheme tied to the First Capital Command (PCC). Regulatory filings …
Ford Motor Company is recalling 255,404 vehicles in the United States after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration identified a faulty canister purge valve that may trigger unexpected engine stalling while driving. The recall applies to certain 2012-2018 Focus models that were subject to incorrect repairs during an earlier service …
Wolfe Research’s recent channel checks indicate Ball Corporation could experience higher can volumes driven by strong energy drink sales and World Cup-related beverage consumption. Distributor feedback was upbeat for certain energy brands, while beer channel reports were mixed, with promotional activity already underway ahead of the tournament.
Barclays announced it will acquire GoHenry, a financial platform aimed at children aged six to 18, in a move to broaden its customer base among UK affluent families. Founded in 2014, GoHenry offers a mobile app for saving and investing under parental oversight and issues prepaid spending cards. Barclays did not disclose the purchase price and said …
J.P. Morgan upgraded Kratos Defense & Security Solutions from neutral to overweight even as it reduced its December 2026 price target to $82 from $99. The broker values the company at 6.5 times its 2027 revenue estimate of $2.2 billion, and projects continued high-teens to 20% plus compound growth through 2028. Near-term adjusted EPS and free cash …
A mix of tightly controlled private rounds, personal vetting by SpaceX’s leadership, and an unconventional underwriting and allocation structure have left many investors hungry for shares as SpaceX goes public. Early backers who secured allocations through personal connections have seen exponential gains, while the offering’s design - including a s…
Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett says investors are largely unmoved by long-term Treasury yields reaching 5%, remaining 'frozen bullish.' In his weekly Flow Show note he outlined three historical forces that have terminated booms - punitive bond yields, cracks among market leaders, and election-driven policy shifts - and flagged signals …
Bank of America credit and debit card data indicate cruise spending rose 8.4% year-over-year in May, a slower acceleration than April but stronger than March. On a month-to-month basis, May cruise spending fell 4.7% from April, a larger sequential decline than the 0.5% average seen from 2023 to 2025. Broader travel spending also increased in May, w…
Volkswagen, Stellantis and Renault have jointly asked European lawmakers to endorse a straightforward 'Made in Europe' requirement and stepped-up support for local production. In a letter to members of the European Parliament, the three carmakers proposed that 70% of the value of vehicles sold in the EU come from within the 27-member bloc, spanning…
Citi Research adjusted its European sector weightings and trimmed its euro-zone growth outlook amid commodity-driven inflationary pressures linked to the Iran conflict. The broker downgraded Travel & Leisure and Financial Services, moved Industrials to neutral and left its end-2026 Stoxx 600 target unchanged at 640 while adding a mid-2027 target of…
Citigroup has set a mid-2027 price target of 700 for the Stoxx 600, signaling roughly 11% upside from current levels, while leaving its end-2026 target at 640. The bank’s more constructive view on European equities rests primarily on projected earnings growth, driven in part by stronger energy sector results and expected fiscal stimulus across the …
Shares of Rolls-Royce Holdings, Safran and MTU Aero Engines climbed sharply after Berenberg upgraded Rolls-Royce to a buy rating and adjusted price targets across the peer group. The bank highlighted Rolls-Royce’s relatively young, thrust-adjusted engine fleet and the strongest year-to-date flight-hour growth among European peers, factors that beca…
Ryanair's stock leapt 8.2% to €26.01 after a US-Iran ceasefire announcement triggered a risk-on move that reduced jet fuel uncertainty. The airline entered the rally with strong financials, including a record €2.26 billion profit after tax and 80% of jet fuel needs hedged at $67 per barrel, helping the stock outperform peers amid broad market gains…
Several asset managers preparing leveraged exchange-traded products tied to SpaceX were instructed to delay launches until the first trading day after the company's IPO, sources said. The request, relayed by exchanges on Wednesday, followed concerns cited by some market participants about introducing leveraged funds concurrently with a high-profile…
Equinor's stock tumbled 7.8% to 336.9 NOK, hitting a session low of 334.5 NOK, after a sharp reversal in crude oil prices following news that U.S. planned military strikes against Iran were suspended and that a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be imminent. The drop in Brent, combined with OPEC's trimmed 2026 demand growth forecas…
TUI's shares climbed nearly 9% to €7.098 after U.S. President Donald Trump called off planned military strikes against Iran and indicated a peace framework could be signed in Europe soon. A draft memorandum of understanding that circulated would lift U.S. oil sanctions and see Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz, developments that relax pressure on je…
Repsol shares fell sharply as global crude prices dropped after signals that a peace agreement with Iran could be imminent. Brent and WTI declined, reversing recent gains in Repsol driven by analyst upgrades and the prospect of downstream asset revaluation tied to a GALP-Moeve joint venture announcement.
The market rally anchored by AI momentum has broadened beyond mega-cap technology and chip infrastructure, with institutional inflows and a de-escalation in geopolitical risk coinciding with simultaneous breakouts across multiple sectors. Data-driven model picks have identified early winners, including a semiconductor equipment name that benefitted…
Fraport shares jumped after a sharp drop in oil prices following a signal from President Trump that the United States had effectively concluded its conflict with Iran. The reduction in geopolitical risk led to a risk-on move across global markets, benefiting aviation and airport infrastructure operators. The rally coincided with positive company-sp…
LPP shares fell sharply after the Polish fashion retailer trimmed its Sinsay expansion plan and reduced full-year revenue guidance for fiscal 2026. Although first-quarter profit measures improved year-over-year, management signaled a slower cadence of new store openings and cited weather-related pressure on sales growth, prompting investor disappoi…
SpaceX begins trading on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX, targeting an implied market value near $1.75 trillion and issuing $75 billion of new shares - the largest public offering in history. The company’s S-1 consolidates revenue across three formerly independent businesses - Starlink, the Space launch segment, and an AI grouping formed by the xAI me…
SpaceX’s unprecedented $75 billion initial public offering is accelerating interest among Chinese rocket and satellite startups seeking public funding for reusable launchers and large-scale constellations. Investors and executives are buoyant, but a persistent technology gap - notably a lack of mission-ready reusable rockets - and scant commercial …
Lennar stock fell in pre-market trading after the company reported fiscal second-quarter results that missed key expectations on revenue and earnings, showed further margin compression and included a cut to delivery guidance. Management cited persistent housing headwinds, while analysts reacted with price-target downgrades and negative EPS revision…
