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Capula Investment Management has hired former AQR trader Yao Hua Ooi to lead a newly formed quantitative commodities trading advisor (CTA) strategy. The Capula Alternative Markets Alpha Fund, which has room for $2 billion to $3 billion in assets, signals the firm's move to broaden its offerings beyond its core relative-value trading business.
Kepler Cheuvreux has started coverage of OHB with a Buy rating and a EUR 260 price target, citing the group's end-to-end space capabilities and its position as a German prime contractor. Management is aiming to grow TOP from EUR 1.2 billion in FY2025 to more than EUR 4 billion in the medium term, implying sales growth above 20% CAGR, while Kepler f…
Mizuho reaffirmed Welltower Inc. as its leading REIT selection and retained an Outperform rating on Ventas Inc., citing strong adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) growth forecasts and encouraging second-quarter revenue results. The firm set price targets implying roughly 8% upside for Welltower and 11% for Ventas, while highlighting valuation dif…
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals stock fell about 6% after AstraZeneca announced that a Phase 3 trial of its experimental silencer therapy for ATTR-CM failed. The study found no benefit for patients who were already taking a stabilizer drug, and most participants were on such therapy at enrollment. The outcome casts uncertainty over the silencer drug approa…
Marvell Technology reported upbeat revenue forecasts for fiscal 2027 and 2028 but saw its shares fall sharply in premarket trading after investors expressed concerns about when the company will realize the potential upside from a large custom-chip agreement with Alphabet’s Google. Management said some Google-related revenue is already included in n…
Needham's latest Semicap Tracker, its 33rd edition, incorporates July equipment import data for Korea, Taiwan and China, updated global semiconductor sales through June, and memory spot prices through August 21. The report highlights an accelerating sales cycle led by memory, stronger wafer fabrication equipment flows into China, Taiwan and Korea, …
Didi Global says it will invest more than $200 million in Argentina this year to expand into smaller towns, introduce new transport options such as motorcycle rides and last-mile services, and develop safety-related mapping and AI capabilities. The company anticipates a 25% rise in drivers this year to exceed 500,000, follows a $160 million 2025 in…
PayPal shares plunged in premarket trading after reports said a consortium including private equity and a payments processor had dropped its pursuit of the company. The consortium had previously been linked to a $60.50-per-share proposal. PayPal has been navigating a post-pandemic slowdown in digital payments and heightened competition while advanc…
Autodesk shares are trading lower in pre-market action after the company reported second-quarter fiscal 2027 results. While revenue and adjusted EPS topped expectations, management’s full-year profit midpoint landed slightly below consensus and near-term free cash flow is being reduced by acquisition-related costs tied to MaintainX. The market reac…
The IDX Composite Index closed marginally higher on Friday, supported by gains in the Financials, Agriculture and Basic Industry sectors. The benchmark finished up 0.01% at the end of the session in Jakarta. Market breadth was negative, with more stocks falling than rising, while select small-cap names recorded double-digit percentage moves. Commod…
Marvell Technology shares fell sharply in pre-market trade after the company posted fiscal Q2 results that topped estimates but did not provide the revenue acceleration or margin clarity investors wanted. Management raised near-term revenue targets but offered a muted long-term outlook, and its guidance showed compressing gross margins as a larger …
Strabag stock jumped 8.6% to €93.10 after the Vienna-listed construction group published a strong first-half report at 7:00 a.m. CEST and held an investor and analyst call. The company delivered double-digit increases in output volume, EBITDA and net income, raised its full-year 2026 output target and lifted its EBIT margin guidance. A record order…
Watkin Jones, a UK developer focused on built-to-rent projects, has reduced its full-year profit expectations after several investor-backed property transactions failed to close ahead of the September 30 fiscal year-end. The company said ongoing elevated interest rates, heightened geopolitical uncertainty and related investor caution have delayed d…
British equities edged up on Friday, with the FTSE 100 rising 0.4% after a prior session decline, leaving the index set to finish a volatile week roughly flat. Domestic macro data showed a notable improvement in business confidence, while investors kept position sizes modest ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson …
European equities rose modestly on Friday with the STOXX 600 gaining 0.6%, yet the index remained poised to record a third consecutive weekly drop - its longest losing streak since April 2025. Market participants cited elevated borrowing costs, energy price volatility and uneven regional economic data as headwinds, while attention turned to Federal…
Japan's main stock gauge finished higher on Friday, driven by gains in real estate, banking and textile names. The Nikkei 225 rose 0.38% at the close, with notable advances from Trend Micro, Recruit Holdings and Nomura Research Institute, while Kioxia and several industrials fell sharply. Market breadth favored advancers and volatility eased.
Jefferies has named Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc China (AMEC) its preferred stock in the Chinese semiconductor equipment space after the company reported robust second quarter 2026 results. The investment bank left a Buy rating intact and set a Rmb490.00 price target, citing healthy top-line growth, margin improvement, a sharp rise in n…
Australian equities closed higher on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 advancing 0.60% as gains in information technology, metals & mining and resources stocks supported the market. Several individual names delivered strong positive returns while others plunged to multi-year lows, leaving market breadth narrowly negative on the day.
A dual squeeze from rising copper prices and constrained glass fiber supplies is inflating the cost of copper clad laminate (CCL), creating a clear divide: raw-material and CCL producers are benefiting from price pass-throughs while PCB manufacturers face compressed margins and worsening results. Investors are responding by favoring bottleneck play…
Germany's chemical industry saw a notable jump in business sentiment in August, with the Ifo business climate index rising to -2.4 from a seasonally adjusted -26.3 in July and the current-conditions gauge reaching 11.6 - its first positive reading since July 2022. The improvement has been driven in part by higher exports resulting from supply disru…
Taiwan stocks finished higher on Friday, with the Taiwan Weighted climbing 0.72% to a new one-month high. Gains were led by the Glass, Optoelectronic and Financials sectors, while individual names showed sizable moves both up and down. Market breadth favored decliners, and several commodity and currency benchmarks moved modestly in tandem with the …
Swedish eye-tracking specialist Tobii registered a 39% year-over-year decline in second-quarter revenue to SEK 154 million, while underlying growth was 7%. The company delivered an operating profit of SEK 15 million and reported strong gross margins alongside SEK 43 million in cost savings, even as free cash flow remained negative and some product …
Victory Giant Technology saw operating income and net profit rise in the first half of 2026, lifted by strong AI-driven demand for its printed circuit boards. Despite revenue growth, the company reported a meaningful decline in gross margins, with PCB margins falling more sharply. The results prompted a near-term sell-off in the stock, which fell 7…
Norwegian offshore accommodation specialist Prosafe reported Q2 revenue of $46.50 million and EBITDA of $9.70 million as vessel availability improved. The company raised its 2026 EBITDA guidance to a range of $50 million to $55 million, citing a firmer dayrate environment and upcoming contract roll-offs. Two vessels returned to service after five-y…
Alphabet’s Google has adjusted its spam policy for the European Economic Area after EU monitoring indicated the policy led to demotion of news media and other publishers when those sites hosted partner content. The company said manual demotions will not be applied to users in the 27 EU member states, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein from August 30…
