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UBS has designated a cohort of 'European Leaders' on its Global Equity Focus List — companies it views as particularly well placed to profit from structural themes including AI and automation, decarbonization, infrastructure expansion, demographic change and financial-sector reform. The group spans semiconductors, industrial automation, energy mana…
Global equity funds saw a near doubling of net inflows in the week through April 8, driven in part by a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East that lifted hopes for resumed shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Net purchases across regions and sectors rose, while bond funds, money market instruments and precious metals also attracted fresh capital…
SpaceX’s planned initial public offering has prompted investors and bankers to adopt unconventional valuation frameworks as they wrestle with how to price a company without close public peers. Some large backers are privately comparing the rocket and satellite operator to high-multiple AI and infrastructure plays such as Palantir, GE Vernova and Ve…
Piper Sandler downgraded Nike to neutral and assigned a $50 price target, citing signs that the athleisure market may be near saturation, a rapid decline in the Classics category, and doubts about the company’s ability to generate innovation-driven volume. The firm also reduced its valuation multiple amid limited earnings visibility and ongoing dow…
Tempus AI Inc. shares rose 3% Friday morning after the company announced an expanded, multi-year collaboration with Gilead Sciences. The deal gives Gilead enterprise-wide access to Tempus’ Lens platform, broader multimodal datasets across multiple indications, and dedicated analytical services intended to generate insights to inform cancer clinical…
Goldman Sachs upgraded Holcim from neutral to buy, citing recent share price weakness and what it calls a "multi-year growth story." The bank increased its 12-month price target to CHF 82, raised select earnings forecasts for FY26 and FY28, and pointed to factors including Holcim's Pacasmayo acquisition, European clinker targets, and Carbon Capture…
Alibaba has confirmed that HappyHorse-1.0, an AI model that recently rose to the top of global benchmarks for text-to-video and image-to-video generation, originates from its ATH AI Innovation Unit. The model first appeared anonymously on the Artificial Analysis benchmarking site and later was linked to Alibaba via a disclosure on a newly created X…
Large technology companies are committing capital and long-term offtake agreements to next-generation nuclear projects, helping to address financing gaps and provide revenue certainty for developers of small modular reactors amid rising electricity demand from AI data centers. While these partnerships have attracted attention from banks and institu…
U.S. and European Union officials are close to finalizing a coordinated approach to producing and procuring critical metals, aiming to reduce dependence on dominant external suppliers. The emerging framework would include incentives potentially tied to price guarantees for non-dominant producers and would span the full lifecycle of these minerals f…
Indian equity indices advanced at Friday's close, with the Nifty 50 rising 1.16% to a one-month high and the BSE Sensex up 1.20%. Strength in Auto, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables names drove the move, while select heavyweight stocks in pharma and IT weighed on the session. Market breadth was strongly positive and implied volatility declined.
UBS downgraded ServiceNow from Buy to Neutral and cut its price target to $100 from $170 after reassessing the company’s resilience to disruption from artificial intelligence. The bank, which had previously held ServiceNow as its sole Buy-rated application software name, cited customer anecdotes pointing to new AI-driven approaches to workflow auto…
Bank of America reduced its price targets for Ryanair Holdings after raising its jet fuel cost assumptions, cutting FY27 net income estimates by 5% to align with consensus. The bank retained a Buy rating, pointing to Ryanair’s top-tier hedging position in Europe, ongoing market share gains, and a projected EPS compound annual growth rate of 17% fro…
Warburg Pincus has established an investment platform dedicated to Europe’s defence and security industries, with MEAG, the asset manager of reinsurer Munich Re, signing on as an early investor. The move is presented by the firms as a response to sustained policy support and structural drivers underpinning defence spending across Europe. The platfo…
Needham analyst Laura Martin reaffirmed a Buy rating on Amazon with a $265 price target but raised concerns about the company’s capital expenditure plans for fiscal 2026. Martin highlighted a nearly $200 billion capex request and said other hyperscalers appear to be funding their 2026 spending from free cash flow. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defended the…
A European industry lobby representing major alcohol producers has appealed to Indian authorities to temporarily lift the 10% import duty on glass bottles and aluminum cans amid supply disruptions linked to the Iran conflict, rising international prices and domestic energy pressures. The request, made in an April 2 letter, highlights risks to produ…
Federal policy shifts to accommodate rising electricity demand from artificial intelligence data centers have slowed the retirement and upgrading of coal-fired power plants, undermining planned soot limits and keeping high-polluting facilities like Ameren’s Labadie Energy Center operating at rates that threaten air quality and local health in the S…
Kraken, a Wyoming-based crypto exchange founded in 2011, recently became the first crypto company to receive a Federal Reserve master account when the Kansas City Fed granted it a limited-purpose account for an initial one-year term. The account allows Kraken’s Wyoming banking arm to use the Fed’s wholesale payment rail, Fedwire, and to hold limite…
The U.S. utilities sector posted its strongest first-quarter performance since 2019, driven by investor demand for defensive assets amid geopolitical uncertainty and by rising electricity needs tied to large-scale AI data center buildouts. The S&P 500 Utilities Index rose 7.5% in Q1 as the broader S&P 500 fell 4.6% over the same period. While some …
Global smartphone shipments contracted 6% year-over-year in Q1 2026 as memory component scarcities and rising costs pressured manufacturers. Apple led the market for the first time in a first quarter, capturing 21% market share on 5% growth driven by the iPhone 17 series and trade-in programs. Samsung held 20% share as shipments slipped 6%, and Xia…
Sodexo cut its near-term sales and profitability goals, citing execution problems and a review of contracts and assets under new CEO Thierry Delaporte. The company now expects weaker organic revenue growth and a notably lower underlying operating margin, triggering a sharp share price reaction and prompting analysts to flag structural weaknesses an…
Organon shares rose sharply in premarket trading after reports said India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has completed several months of due diligence and is readying a financing package ahead of a binding $12 billion offer. The drugmaker, known for its focus on women’s health, had not responded to requests for comment outside business hours.
Atrium Ljungberg AB reported a steep decline in first-quarter net profit to 202 million crowns, driven by unrealised property value losses and higher costs. Rental income edged up but comparable portfolio rents fell as vacancies from large office tenants remained. The company’s loan-to-value ratio climbed toward its 45% self-imposed limit and the s…
Israeli operations against Iran-aligned Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon on Friday have cast doubt on whether a U.S.-Iran ceasefire can hold and may prompt Tehran to reconsider participation in scheduled talks. The exchanges have coincided with severely reduced tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and damage to Saudi energy infrastructure, keep…
B&M European Value Retail shares fell more than 3% on Friday after the discounter confirmed a set of board-level moves that include the immediate departure of its interim finance chief. The company named Peter Waterhouse, its Group Financial Controller, as interim Chief Financial Officer while it seeks a permanent successor to Helen Cowing, who ste…
Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett argues that U.S. stocks have reached a 'too big to fail' status, deterring short positions until policy-induced stability is threatened by a dollar or bond market collapse or a credit event. Despite rising economic worries, equity inflows remain on pace for a record year, while cash and T…
