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Goldman Sachs warns that global equity markets face elevated correction risks driven by concerns over AI disruption, heavy tech spending and heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, but says the likelihood of a prolonged bear market is limited due to robust earnings growth and the potential for solid economic expansion.
Seven leading technology firms - Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI and Amazon - are set to sign a pledge intended to address public concerns that expanding AI data center operations could contribute to higher electricity bills. The companies are expected to commit to tighter energy-efficiency measures and to secure dedicated power suppli…
Anthropic's projected annual recurring revenue has jumped to more than $19 billion after a $6 billion increase in February, CEO Dario Amodei said at a Morgan Stanley TMT conference. The figure represents a sharp acceleration from the firm's prior run-rate estimates and reflects uptake of its AI models and tools, including Claude Code. The company f…
Brown-Forman reported third-quarter results that exceeded analyst forecasts, driven by steady demand for premium whiskey and ready-to-drink beverages. The company maintained its full-year guidance, saw U.S. net sales fall, and highlighted structural and regional headwinds that could pressure future performance.
Morgan Stanley analyst Shawn Kim says Samsung Electronics looks attractive after a recent sell-off, arguing the stock drop creates an entry point ahead of an expected shift in AI inference memory toward hybrid designs that combine SRAM and HBM. The firm highlighted potential benefits from HBM4 qualification, SRAM capabilities, foundry flexibility a…
British and U.S. financial regulators remain in broad agreement on the goals of a joint taskforce to foster cross-border digital asset activity, but they are divided over the mechanism to pilot blockchain-based securities. The U.S. expressed reservations about the UK-style regulatory 'sandbox', favouring an exemptive relief route preferred by the U…
Apple introduced the MacBook Neo, a new entry-level laptop priced from $599 and powered by the A18 Pro chip. The device targets users of Chromebooks and lower-end Windows machines, offers 8 gigabytes of unified memory, and is part of a wider product refresh that includes an iPhone 17e and updated MacBook Air and Pro models.
Wolfe Research analyst Rob Ginsberg warns that recent weakness in the S&P 500 may not mark a market bottom. Technical readouts show limited signs of investor panic or capitulation despite a fresh three-month low, and the firm says a deeper drawdown toward roughly 6,500 could be necessary to clear stops and reset sentiment before a durable rally can…
Sweden has dispatched six Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighters to patrol Icelandic airspace for the first time as part of NATO’s Arctic Sentry operation. The deployment aims to strengthen NATO presence in the Arctic and monitor long-range Russian bomber activity originating from the Kola Peninsula. The move comes amid increased alliance military spending an…
Bank of America has reinstated coverage of North American automotive and auto-technology stocks, naming General Motors, Ford and Tesla as its top automaker picks for 2026. Analyst Alexander Perry cited a regulatory backdrop that favors higher-margin internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, a pivot away from some EV programs, and advancing autonom…
Crescent Energy unexpectedly increased the size of a private convertible bond offering to $600 million, prompting a premarket share decline. The five-year 2.75% issue includes a conversion price set at a notable premium and allocates roughly $49 million to capped call transactions. Proceeds are earmarked in part to redeem the company's outstanding …
Moderna's stock jumped in premarket trading after the company reached a settlement that ends U.S. and international lawsuits accusing it of using lipid nanoparticle technology owned by Genevant and Arbutus without authorization. The deal calls for up to $2.25 billion in payments, including $950 million upfront and up to $1.3 billion contingent on a…
Bank of America’s weekly client flow data shows institutional investors were the primary source of equity purchases last week, driving $2.7 billion of inflows into individual stocks - the first weekly inflow after a three-week run of selling. At the same time, equity ETFs experienced $0.8 billion of outflows. Year-to-date patterns show clients rema…
Moderna shares jumped in premarket trading after the company disclosed a global settlement that resolves litigation with Arbutus Biopharma and Genevant Sciences tied to its COVID-era vaccines. The deal requires Moderna to pay $950 million in the third quarter of 2026, records the charge in the first quarter, eliminates future royalty obligations ac…
J.P. Morgan warns that European chemical producers may have to raise selling prices by more than 5% over the next year to offset sharply higher oil and gas input costs. With Brent crude up about 35% and European TTF gas up roughly 84% since late December 2025, the brokerage says companies most exposed to energy and oil-based raw material inflation …
Shares of VCI Global Limited climbed 40% after V Gallant, a subsidiary, opened Malaysia’s first NVIDIA-powered AI GPU Computing Center and introduced the Intelli-X Enterprise large language model platform. The facility, which went live on Monday, is positioned to offer GPU leasing, enterprise LLM services, and localized AI solutions for regulated i…
CoreWeave shares climbed 4% on Wednesday following a multi-year strategic agreement with Perplexity that will move Perplexity’s next-generation inference workloads to CoreWeave’s AI cloud. The deal includes deployment of dedicated NVIDIA GB200 NVL72-powered clusters and internal use of Perplexity Enterprise Max by CoreWeave staff.
SCHMID Group (NASDAQ:SHMD) saw its stock climb 23% following the delivery of its inaugural null Line H+ system for Panel-Level Packaging to a leading U.S. technology company. The platform, built for next-generation substrate manufacturing, handles formats up to 700×700mm, uses a single-sided touchless process, and includes an inline flipping statio…
U.S. stock futures ticked higher in premarket trading after earlier losses this week amid reports that Iran may be seeking an end to the conflict in the Middle East. Individual equities moved on company forecasts, quarterly results, regulatory actions, and a legal settlement. Notable premarket movers included gains in technology and biotech names s…
Saudi Arabia's equity market ended the session higher, led by gains in Media & Publishing, Hotels & Tourism and Real Estate Development sectors. The Tadawul All Share climbed 1.20% at the close. Market breadth favored advancers by a wide margin, while energy and industrial heavyweights showed mixed moves. Oil, gold and currency indicators posted mo…
Morgan Stanley has named National Grid plc, ENGIE and RWE AG as its preferred European utility stocks to outperform through 2026, citing a policy focus on energy security and investor demand for defensive exposures amid market volatility. The broker points to a mix of regulated earnings, visible capital expenditure growth and structural exposure to…
Bernstein upgraded Target's rating to market-perform from underperform, arguing that expected U.S. tax refunds and prospective Federal Reserve rate reductions, together with management actions to update merchandising and stores, make the company's near-term recovery prospects more balanced despite ongoing execution risk. Target also issued optimist…
Mazda, which withdrew from the Russian market in 2022, has climbed to sixth place in Russian car sales for January-February as recent changes to Russia's scrappage fees favor smaller, lower-output imported vehicles. Autostat data show a dramatic rise in Mazda imports, led by the CX-5, amid broader shifts in import routes through third countries, pr…
Abercrombie & Fitch projected annual net income per share above analyst consensus and predicted muted top-line growth for fiscal 2026, while incorporating the expected effects of U.S. tariffs on apparel imports. The company also reported a fourth-quarter adjusted EPS that exceeded estimates and said its full-year outlook assumes a 70 basis-point ta…
Piper Sandler downgraded GitLab from Overweight to Neutral and reduced its price target from $55 to $28 following the company's cautious fiscal 2027 guidance. The brokerage flagged that management’s emphasis on stabilizing results while expanding sales spending and investing in AI could keep near-term fundamentals under pressure. GitLab shares fell…
