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Saudi Arabia's stock market closed higher on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share index advancing 0.55%. Gains were concentrated in Media & Publishing, Energy & Utilities and Real Estate Development sectors, while a handful of large decliners included an insurer that hit a five-year low. Oil and gold prices fell, and currency and dollar-index…
TeamViewer shares fell roughly 2% following a Barclays downgrade that cites mounting uncertainty over how artificial intelligence could alter the IT support landscape, potentially eroding demand for the company's remote-connectivity software and weakening its monetisation prospects. Barclays lowered its rating to Equal Weight from Overweight and tr…
Oppenheimer expects the Federal Reserve to keep policy rates unchanged at this week’s FOMC meeting as policymakers weigh the economic consequences of the ongoing Middle East conflict and persistent inflation. Sharp moves in oil, a stronger dollar, and solid corporate earnings are shaping the near-term market landscape.
Intuit said it will markedly increase share buybacks by using up to $3.5 billion left under its current repurchase authorization, a move that would roughly double the first-half repurchase pace and nearly double full-year buybacks versus the prior year if executed under current market conditions. The company's founder and senior executives canceled…
UBS upgraded Hemnet Group AB to "neutral" from "sell" after the stock fell roughly 50% over six months, lowered its price target to SEK 122 and forecast a weak first quarter with sharply lower revenue and EBITDA. The bank says further downside appears constrained but stopped short of a buy recommendation, citing uncertainty over whether a nascent l…
Nebius Group said it has reached a five-year agreement to supply Meta Platforms with $12 billion of AI computing capacity by 2027, and that Meta may purchase an additional $15 billion of planned capacity if those resources are not sold to others. The arrangement highlights growing competition for GPU and power resources between hyperscalers and spe…
Higher oil prices have pushed marine fuel costs up, creating renewed financial pressure on cruise operators. Carnival Corp stands out among major U.S. operators as the only large line that currently does not hedge fuel, leaving it potentially most exposed to a change in fuel costs that analysts say could dent 2026 profits more than peers.
Meta Platforms' stock climbed after reports the company is weighing workforce reductions of roughly 20% or greater to help offset heavy investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure and services. The potential reduction would rival the company's prior restructuring and could deliver several billion dollars in annualized cost savings, while …
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. announced a consolidation of its artificial intelligence efforts into a single business unit, named Alibaba Token Hub, a move reported by Bloomberg that coincided with a 2.6% rise in the company's shares in premarket trading on Monday. The unit, to be led by Chief Executive Officer Eddie Wu, will integrate the team develo…
Summary: Barclays analysts warn that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is likely to produce weeks of supply-chain disruption as shipments and inventories rebalance. The shutdown, which has lasted two weeks, removed about one-fifth of global oil supply and coincided with Brent crude briefly trading above $100 per barrel in the week of March 9. Bar…
Barclays says European software names display a pronounced split between companies likely to gain from AI-enabled workflows and those at risk of disruption. The bank favors SAP and Temenos for their entrenched positions and data advantages, keeps Overweight stances on Amadeus and Nemetschek, but downgrades TeamViewer amid concerns that AI-driven au…
Bernstein analysts led by Mark Li raised their price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to NT$2,200 and see about 20% upside for the stock. The firm argues that AI-driven demand and resilient non-AI markets will support revenue and capacity expansions, while the Middle East conflict is unlikely to materially disrupt TSMC operations or…
Wolfe Research warns that the energy sector, which has climbed roughly 30% year-to-date through mid-March, may be poised for a period of consolidation. The firm's commodities team notes crude appears ready to revisit levels above $100 per barrel even as they assess that prices have likely peaked. Technical indicators on sector indices and select na…
CoreWeave Inc., Cerebras Systems Inc. and BCE Inc. will construct a 300-megawatt data center on the southern outskirts of Regina, Saskatchewan, intended for artificial intelligence workloads. The project will be delivered in multiple phases, with the first phase slated to begin operations in the first half of next year. Cerebras has committed to 16…
Bank of America analysts say the conflict involving Iran is amplifying market volatility and pushing up energy prices, a combination that is likely to depress investor flows into equities, high-yield loans and alternative strategies in March and April. The bank highlights money market and fixed income resilience so far in March and identifies a set…
VinFast Auto Ltd. reported a larger net loss for the fourth quarter and the full year as costs tied to its international expansion rose. The Vietnamese EV maker posted strong revenue and delivery growth but said it does not expect to reach EBITDA break-even this year. Construction on its delayed North Carolina factory is slated to resume in 2026, w…
Raymond James analysts told clients after investor meetings and its Orlando conference that oil-levered equities present asymmetric upside risk. The firm pointed to the Iran conflict, now in its third week since early March, as a dominant driver of investor positioning and a factor removing prior oversupply concerns as global oil inventories fall b…
Airlines across the globe have suspended services to and from multiple Middle Eastern destinations following the closure of key airspace and disruptions at major hubs. The shutdowns have prompted a raft of cancellations and temporary route suspensions affecting flights to and from cities including Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv and Riyadh, with c…
U.S. stock futures opened higher as markets factored in a third week of a U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran. Premarket movers included gains for Meta and Sable Offshore, modest strength for major oil producers, a lift for Nvidia ahead of a keynote, and a pullback in CF Industries after valuation concerns were flagged by analysts.
Morgan Stanley moved Beiersdorf AG and Henkel AG & Co. KGaA to "underweight," reducing price targets and trimming earnings and margin forecasts. The brokerage cited persistent market-share erosion for Beiersdorf's Nivea brand in Western Europe and softer industrial demand in adhesives for Henkel, alongside earnings downside relative to home and per…
U.S. stock futures advanced Monday as investors weighed a continuing U.S.-Israeli assault on Iran that has entered its third week and the impact on global energy flows after Tehran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz. Crude oil remained elevated, gasoline prices climbed, and Nvidia’s annual developer conference, where CEO Jensen Huang is schedu…
Goldman Sachs' Peter Oppenheimer cautions that equity markets face heightened correction risk as higher oil prices, rich valuations and early signs of tightening financial conditions converge. The bank's commodity team now models reduced flows through the Strait of Hormuz, which, in Goldman's central case, trims U.S. GDP growth and raises the chanc…
A broad cross-section of U.S. companies has announced job reductions in early 2026 as businesses seek to cut costs, reallocate resources to artificial intelligence initiatives and improve operating efficiency. The moves span technology firms, retailers, manufacturers and financial institutions, with some companies giving specific headcount figures …
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will present the company’s hardware and software roadmap at the annual GTC developer conference in San Jose. The four-day event is expected to include details on a next-generation AI chip called Feynman, updates across data centers, CUDA software, AI agents, and developments tied to a $17 billion licensing arrangement with G…
President Donald Trump has asked multiple countries, including NATO members and China, to assist the United States in reopening the Strait of Hormuz after Iran has restricted tanker movements. Markets are focused on the request as oil and gas prices spike, supply chains strain and regional strikes continue, including reported drone attacks on an Em…
