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Bank of America strategists say 2026 has introduced a new market regime characterized by rising corporate earnings alongside falling valuations. The bank highlights more than 10% P/E compression since 2025, projects 13% EPS growth for the year, and retains a year-end S&P 500 target of 7,100. Sector-by-sector, BofA warns that Technology, Media and T…
Forecasts for Europe’s STOXX 600 indicate only modest overall first-quarter profit growth, with energy companies driving most of the improvement. Excluding the energy sector, earnings growth is nearly flat while revenues for non-energy blue chips are projected to fall. Real estate and utilities are among sectors expected to see notable profit decli…
Kering, the $40 billion parent of Gucci, announced a plan that aims to more than double group operating margin from an 11% level recorded in 2025, while setting no specific margin goal for Gucci itself. The multi-year ReconKering program to 2030 focuses on store closures, inventory reductions and pricing discipline, but provides limited brand-level…
U.S. equity futures traded with little conviction Thursday morning following fresh record closes for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite in the prior session. Optimism around possible U.S.-Iran talks and a steady stream of corporate earnings supported the earlier advances. Ahead of the opening bell, a handful of blue-chip names and financial firms reg…
Stellantis and Microsoft announced a five-year strategic partnership to co-develop artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and engineering capabilities. The agreement expands an existing relationship, covers over 100 AI initiatives, aims to modernize Stellantis' IT on Microsoft's Azure cloud with a target 60% reduction in data centre footprint by 20…
Oracle shares gained after technology sector strength and the announcement of broader multicloud connectivity with Amazon Web Services. The agreement will link Oracle Interconnect with AWS Interconnect - multicloud to provide private, high-speed connections between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and AWS, with initial availability planned in the AWS US…
The recent advance in risk assets has pushed the Nasdaq 100 back toward its record high, improving the technical backdrop for beaten-down software names. Bank of America technical analysis frames the October 2025-April 2026 drop as a possible wave four correction that could set the stage for a fifth-wave advance into the summer, while cautioning th…
El Al Israel Airlines said on Thursday it will acquire up to 12 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners in a transaction valued at $1.5 billion, exercising and converting existing options and securing additional options for future deliveries. The move expands El Al’s long-term fleet plan as the carrier capitalizes on a strengthened market position during regio…
Abbott delivered a slight upside to Wall Street's first-quarter profit and revenue forecasts, helped in part by its recently acquired cancer diagnostics business. The company trimmed its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook by $0.20 to reflect the impact of the $23 billion Exact Sciences acquisition, and shares moved lower in premarket trading.
Aehr Test Systems saw its stock climb 14% after announcing a record $41 million production order from its lead hyperscale AI customer for package-level burn-in of custom AI processor ASICs. The order, which includes Sonoma high-power test and burn-in systems, modules and device-specific sockets, pushes the company’s second-half bookings past $92 mi…
U.S. Bancorp reported a 13.6% increase in first-quarter profit, fueled by higher net interest income and stronger fee revenue. Loan growth across the industry and record consumer deposits supported interest margins, while capital markets activity lifted fees. The bank noted limited exposure to business development companies and said credit metrics …
Bosch, the world’s biggest car parts supplier, said it expects both revenue and profitability to rise in 2026. The company forecast sales growth of 2% to 5% and an operating margin of 4% to 6%, citing sustained upfront investment in future technologies and the effects of structural measures including job cuts. Bosch noted it spent roughly 12 billio…
UBS analysts say a couple of large European medical-technology companies carry asymmetric downside risk as Q1 reporting approaches, even as the sector as a whole appears to be stabilising after a period of weakness. Straumann and GE Healthcare are singled out for constrained upside or margin pressure, while Alcon, Biomerieux and Fresenius SE are se…
Intertek's stock jumped almost 10% after Swedish private equity firm EQT disclosed it had made an indicative all-cash takeover approach that Intertek's board rejected. EQT said it is considering next steps but made clear there is no certainty a formal offer will be submitted. A regulatory deadline under the UK Takeover Code requires EQT to either a…
Wall Street analysts raised price targets on ASML after the company reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results and broadened its fiscal 2026 revenue growth guidance. UBS and Deutsche Bank increased their price objectives to €1,600 from €1,500 and reaffirmed Buy recommendations. ASML also provided shipment targets for low-NA EUV machines …
Aligos Therapeutics' stock climbed after the company signed an exclusive agreement with Xiamen Amoytop Biotech to develop and commercialize pevifoscorvir sodium in Greater China, securing upfront cash, milestone payments, and royalty rights while retaining global rights elsewhere and extending its operating runway into the fourth quarter of 2026.
Travelers reported a sharp rise in first-quarter core profit driven by improved underwriting results and materially lower catastrophe losses compared with the year-earlier period. The insurer's diversified investment mix and gains in net investment income supported returns even as global risk appetite remained elevated amid geopolitical tensions an…
Average UK house prices rose in March despite a marked increase in mortgage rates and weaker transactional activity, according to data compiled by J.P. Morgan and official sources. Mortgage approvals and transactions fell year-on-year, while lenders’ fixed rates climbed sharply since February. Industry surveys show buyer enquiries weakening and sho…
Kering chief executive Luca de Meo told investors in Florence he intends to more than double the luxury group’s operating profit margin, overhaul Gucci’s product direction and reshape the company’s retail footprint. The plan includes a 1 billion euro inventory reduction within a year, a larger share of high-margin leather goods and growth in jewell…
Robust revenue guidance from ASML and TSMC this week signals that demand for advanced AI chips remains high. The outlook supports continued spending by major cloud providers and suggests sustained strength for chip designers that rely on TSMC. At the same time, suppliers warn that manufacturing capacity is constrained, prompting multiyear commitmen…
BNY Mellon reported a rise in first-quarter profit driven by stronger fee revenue, gains in the value of client assets and higher net interest income from reinvested maturities. Assets under custody and administration and assets under management increased year-on-year, while management continues to focus on operational efficiency and technology inv…
ASML Holding NV's premium to U.S. chip-equipment makers has compressed to the smallest margin in a decade, with the Dutch company trading at about 37 times next-12-month earnings. That premium is roughly 17% above Applied Materials but represents ASML's narrowest lead over the U.S. peer group since 2014. ASML now trades at a roughly 5% discount to …
Indian equities closed modestly lower on Thursday, with Nifty 50 down 0.14% and the BSE Sensex 30 off 0.16%. Weakness in Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Healthcare and Banking stocks offset gains in select industrial and mining names. Market breadth favored advances on both primary exchanges, while volatility eased to a one-month low and key commoditie…
UBS downgraded Bytes Technology Group PLC from "buy" to "neutral" and reduced its price target to 305p from 415p. The broker pointed to higher-than-expected costs, potential reductions in Microsoft incentives, and a reallocation of IT budgets toward AI as key reasons for the change. UBS also lowered near-term EBIT forecasts and flagged margin compr…
Samsung Electronics has filed for a court order aimed at preventing unlawful activities by its labour unions during a potential strike, the company said on April 16. Union leaders, who authorised strike plans last month, have threatened an 18-day walkout from May 21 if wage talks do not reach agreement and intend to hold a major rally on April 23. …
