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Saudi Arabia's equity market ended Tuesday with a marginal gain, driven by advances in financial services, industrial investment and retail-related stocks. While several mid-cap and smaller names posted double-digit percentage moves on the upside, a handful of mining and drilling companies recorded notable declines. Oil prices climbed sharply, whil…
Futures tied to Canada’s principal stock index slipped on Tuesday as investors digested renewed missile and drone strikes across the Middle East. Oil pushed back above $100 a barrel, while U.S. futures also moved lower. Market participants are balancing tentative optimism about a de-escalation with persistent geopolitical risks that are keeping ene…
Deutsche Bank has reworked its European chemicals and ingredients coverage, moving three companies to buy, downgrading two others and adjusting price targets across the group. The changes reflect the bank's view that the ongoing Middle East conflict will produce both headwinds and tailwinds for European chemical firms and that a rapid return to pre…
Shares of Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) dropped 4% after the firm restricted redemptions from its $10.7 billion Ares Strategic Income Fund by implementing a 5% quarterly cap. The cap, part of the fund’s structure, was applied after investors requested $1.2 billion in redemptions during the first quarter, equal to 11.6% of the fund. Ares fulfilled $52…
Bank of Montreal announced a collaboration with CME Group and Google Cloud to offer tokenized cash capabilities that convert U.S. dollars into a digital settlement instrument for use in margined products on the CME exchange. The initiative is designed to provide near-instant settlement, cut settlement delays, free up capital more quickly, and help …
U.S. stock futures fell Tuesday morning as investors weighed continuing strikes in the Middle East and differing U.S. and Iranian descriptions of potential talks to end the nearly month-long conflict. At 07:44 ET (11:44 GMT) futures for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 each moved lower. Several individual stocks showed notable premarket activity dri…
Klarna said it has increased its financing arrangement with Elliott Investment Management to $2 billion and extended the agreement to a three-year term, enabling the company to support up to $17 billion in U.S. loan originations while keeping underwriting and servicing responsibilities in-house. The announcement followed strong growth in Klarna's U…
Bank of America has reinstated coverage of Oracle at Buy with a $200 price target, driven by accelerating demand for AI infrastructure and cloud services and a $553 billion backlog of long-term performance obligations. The bank highlights timing of revenue conversion, customer concentration and heavy capital spending as the central uncertainties wh…
Morgan Stanley maintained an "overweight" rating on ASML Holding NV and held its €1,400 price target, while cautioning that near-term upside may be constrained in 2026 as demand for extreme ultraviolet lithography systems is concentrated toward the second half of the year. The brokerage updated shipment and region assumptions, raising its 2027 ship…
United Airlines announced a major fleet and cabin refresh focused on expanding premium seating, saying it expects to take delivery of more than 250 aircraft by April 2028, including 68 Airbus A321neo Coastliner and A321XLR jets equipped with lie-flat Polaris business-class seats and larger Premium Plus cabins. The move coincides with management's w…
Wolfe Research warns that a diplomatic thaw between the U.S. and Iran could prompt investors to increase exposure to higher-risk, growth-oriented sectors. Analyst Chris Senyek says recent comments from the White House and a pullback from targeting Iranian energy infrastructure helped push equities higher and oil lower, and that a sustained resoluti…
Karyopharm Therapeutics shares climbed 10% after the company reported mixed results from its Phase 3 SENTRY trial testing selinexor plus ruxolitinib in frontline myelofibrosis. The study met a co-primary endpoint for spleen volume reduction but failed to achieve the co-primary endpoint for symptom improvement. The company reported an encouraging ov…
Morgan Stanley analysts expect a divided economic rebound in 2026 with companies tied to fixed-asset investment driving momentum while production-linked and consumer-exposed firms lag. The firm points to elevated energy prices, higher rates and widening US-global gas price gaps - amplified by the Iran conflict - as factors increasing the probabilit…
Growing anxiety in the private-credit market is prompting major U.S. banks to tighten financing and several large private-credit funds to limit redemptions. Concerns about valuations, transparency and exposures to troubled borrowers - including recent bankruptcies - have weighed on sentiment. Data from Moody's show substantial bank links to private…
Netgear shares rose 12% on Tuesday after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on imports of new models of foreign-produced consumer wireless routers, a move rooted in an inter-agency finding that such devices pose national security risks. The FCC said companies can seek exemptions. Analysts at Stifel and Raymond James called t…
Goldman Sachs launched coverage of six European pulp and paper companies, issuing buy recommendations for SIG Group and Smurfit Westrock, a sell on Stora Enso and neutral stances on Mondi, UPM and SCA. The bank's earnings forecasts run 4-6% below market consensus through 2027 and its analysis emphasizes pulp-price weakness and rising Chinese export…
Aspex, a major shareholder in Delivery Hero, has written to the company’s supervisory board calling for the removal of CEO Niklas Oestberg and senior executives. The investor argues that the current strategy is flawed, operational performance is lagging peers and the business is suffering from compliance and control shortcomings. Delivery Hero has …
Bank of America says Japanese equities face two divergent paths as markets await the outcome of US-Iran negotiations. The bank points to signs consistent with a market trough - including a rise in Nikkei volatility above 50 and position adjustments - while warning that earnings have yet to reflect the impact of sustained regional turmoil. BofA expe…
U.S. stock futures fell amid renewed strikes across the Middle East and mixed accounts about whether diplomatic talks to halt the month-long Iran conflict are underway. Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel as attacks and an effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz tightened supply concerns. Traders await U.S. flash purchasing managers indexes a…
Barclays has increased its 2026 S&P 500 earnings-per-share estimate and lifted its year-end price target, citing stronger technology guidance, improving industrial activity and resilient nominal growth in the U.S. The bank stressed that the upgrade reflects a firmer earnings base rather than higher valuation multiples, while noting escalating macro…
Bank of America upgraded Richemont to Buy, arguing the luxury group’s investment case has grown more distinctive even as the luxury sector faces softness. The bank trimmed its price target on the Cartier owner and adjusted sector estimates, citing Middle East disruption, higher gold prices and foreign exchange as near-term margin pressures already …
Bank of America analysts warn that the recent energy shock linked to tensions in the Middle East may delay a hoped-for recovery in metals demand. Historical energy shocks have knocked demand growth by as much as 1 percentage point as activity cools. The bank highlights fragile consumption trends across China, the United States and Europe, supply-ch…
Berenberg upgraded German IT services provider Bechtle AG from hold to buy and lowered its price target to €34 from €38, pointing to about 25% upside from the stock's recent close. The bank highlighted an all-time high order backlog, a solid start to the year, and the firm's ability to navigate memory chip supply constraints as reasons to be more p…
Missile and drone strikes reverberated across the Middle East on Tuesday while reports indicate Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are moving closer to direct involvement against Iran. Contrasting statements from Washington and Tehran over whether talks to halt the conflict have taken place added to market uncertainty. The effective shutdown…
Mizuho analyst Dan Dolev disputed a March 17 short seller report by Muddy Waters that alleged SoFi Technologies misstated debt and misstated credit metrics. Dolev said SoFi’s public disclosures, including management comments and 10-Q/10-K notes, support the company’s accounting for a $312 million secured loan sale, use of a shorter-rate benchmark f…
