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Investors in mainland China and Hong Kong are aggressively buying so-called pure-play AI companies even as some U.S. investors move away from software and wealth management stocks over disruption concerns. Rapid performance improvements in local models, large private funding rounds abroad and fresh buy-side analyst coverage have fueled re-ratings i…
This week brings quarterly results from three central providers of AI infrastructure. Nvidia reports fiscal Q4 2026 results on Wednesday after the close, followed by CoreWeave and Dell Technologies on Thursday after the close. Investors will be watching revenue, production ramps for next-generation chips, and backlogs that indicate how much compute…
The MOEX Russia Index finished the session in Moscow unchanged, as gains in select energy and telecommunications names were balanced by declines among some financial and industrial shares. Market breadth favored advancers, and volatility and currency measures moved little. Commodities showed divergent moves with gold up and benchmark crude near fla…
Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON) is reportedly reassessing its planned £1.8 billion ($2.4 billion) acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies unit because of concerns about obtaining regulatory approvals and meeting agreed business milestones. Discussions between the parties are ongoing and a final decision could be reached wit…
Indigenous demonstrators have taken control of Cargill’s private port terminal in Santarem, Para state, forcing an evacuation of employees and bringing operations to a complete halt. The action follows weeks of truck blockades tied to opposition to proposed river dredging; protesters say dredging threatens water quality and local fishing that susta…
A recent spike in AI-driven market swings and a wave of cross-sector repricing have prompted UBS strategists to press investors to broaden portfolio diversification. Data cited by the bank point to more than $1 trillion in market-cap losses over two weeks and show that no single asset class reliably outperforms across cycles, underscoring diversifi…
NYSE Holdings UK Ltd has introduced a consolidated digital trading platform designed to replace multi-application workflows by integrating live data, advanced analytics and automated strategy tools into a single environment. Built by a cross-disciplinary internal team, the system emphasizes usability, real-time technical analysis and a continuous e…
Barclays projects that advances in AI, robotics and batteries could push a class of systems it calls "physical AI" into a $500 billion to $1.4 trillion market by 2035, with a baseline of about $900 billion. The bank identifies autonomous vehicles as the largest single contributor, expects early deployment in transport and logistics, and highlights …
U.S. equities closed higher on Friday with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 set to end the week in positive territory. Market action centered on a Danaher acquisition agreement for Masimo and a string of quarterly results that produced large share moves at RingCentral, Global Payments, Klarna, Avis Budget Group and Grail. Investor reaction ranged from strong…
Germany is increasing onshore wind capacity, with annual additions hitting about 5 GW in 2025 and forecasts pointing to a 7-8 GW peak in coming years. However, a combination of an expiring auction framework, signs of grid saturation, falling auction prices and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers is creating uncertainty about the sec…
Bernstein strategists set out a two-factor approach - automatability and defensibility - to evaluate how new AI models could disrupt software vendors. The note flags firms whose core value is harder to automate or whose products are harder to displace as better positioned, and highlights specific enterprise software and services names seen as less …
UBS Global Research argues that European transport-infrastructure businesses may offer comparatively defensive characteristics against an AI-driven economic disruption. The broker points to regulated pricing, long-duration assets and exposure to leisure travel as features that can help sustain cash flow, while flagging past recessionary traffic dec…
Bernstein analysts argue that widespread predictions of AI displacing software engineers are exaggerated. They point to limited real-world adoption, modest productivity improvements, and the fact that coding comprises less than a fifth of an engineer's time. While AI-linked layoffs have been notable, Bernstein views AI as an incremental layer in en…
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down large portions of tariffs that had been imposed under emergency powers, offering a potential easing of levies for European exporters. While the decision prompted relief among affected industries, trade groups, companies and analysts in Europe cautioned that the practical outlook remains highly uncertain: new tarif…
UBS analyst Michael Lasser told Yahoo Finance that Walmart's strong Q4 results point to ongoing steady execution and a shift toward higher-margin businesses. Key near-term catalysts include an upward earnings revision cycle, anticipated tax refunds to households, and the company’s transition into a platform with growing advertising, membership and …
Blue Owl Capital was unable to secure $4 billion in lender financing for a new data center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a project slated to host CoreWeave as its primary tenant. The pullback by specialty lenders was driven largely by concern over CoreWeave’s B+ rating from S&P Global. The setback leaves Blue Owl with a roughly $500 million bridge lo…
JFrog shares dropped more than 20% after Anthropic unveiled Claude Code Security, prompting investor concern that AI-native tools could erode demand for package-level controls. Raymond James kept an Outperform rating, arguing the sell-off exaggerates the near-term risk. The firm points to JFrog’s artifact-layer control point, contracted security re…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved Blackstone Infrastructure's acquisition of TXNM Energy, concluding the transaction is consistent with the public interest and dismissing concerns tied to private equity ownership. With key federal and state clearances in place, remaining approvals from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the N…
Vanda Pharmaceuticals announced FDA approval of BYSANTI (milsaperidone) for treatment of Bipolar I manic episodes and schizophrenia symptoms in adults, marking the company's second approval in under two months and triggering a 44% after-hours jump in its stock. The drug is classified as a New Chemical Entity with patent protection through 2044 and …
The U.S. Supreme Court has adjudicated numerous challenges to actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration since his inauguration in January 2025. Cases before the justices have ranged from trade policy and the independence of the Federal Reserve to immigration enforcement, the removal of agency officials, large-scale federal layo…
UBS raised its price target on Corning Inc (GLW) to $160 from $125 and kept a buy rating, citing a wave of capex revisions from large data center operators that should boost demand for fiber-optic cable. A $6 billion "anchor agreement" with Meta and aggressive capex guidance from Amazon underpin UBS forecasts for rapidly accelerating hyperscale spe…
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to invalidate broad emergency tariffs delivered prompt cash to importers that had sold their refund claims to outside investors, but left unresolved how and whether government refunds will be distributed. Importers and investors are now recalibrating, balancing upfront payments already received against potentially …
OpenAI has revised its long-term compute and infrastructure plan, telling investors it intends to limit total compute spending to about $600 billion through 2030 while forecasting revenue above $280 billion by the end of the decade. The adjustment scales back an earlier, more expansive infrastructure posture and arrives as the company approaches a …
Moody's Ratings has changed its outlook on Amazon.com Inc to stable from positive while affirming the company's A1 senior unsecured rating. The shift reflects Moody's assessment that Amazon's planned capital expenditure surge - a rise of more than 50% to about $200 billion aimed at expanding AWS and AI infrastructure - will likely exceed internal c…
Microsoft announced that Phil Spencer will retire after a 38-year tenure and that Asha Sharma, an internal executive, will become executive vice president and CEO of the gaming division reporting to Satya Nadella. The move comes as the Xbox business faces tariff-driven cost pressures, stiff competition, and weaker consumer spending that contributed…
