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Portugal's PSI index closed modestly higher on Wednesday, advancing 0.11% to reach a new five-year high. Strength in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors helped push the market up. Energy and industrial names featured among the session's top performers, while a handful of construction and renewable-energy stocks lagged. Commodit…
Netherlands equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the AEX falling 0.45% as declines in Technology, Industrials and Telecoms weighed on the market. A narrow margin of advancing versus declining issues left the session finely balanced even as commodities and currency benchmarks moved unevenly across markets.
Italy's primary blue-chip index closed lower, weighed by losses in the Chemicals, Financials and Healthcare sectors. The Italy 40 fell 0.71% at the Milan close, with Interpump Group among the session winners and Moncler, Brunello Cucinelli and UniCredit among the laggards. Market breadth was mixed and commodity and FX markets showed modest directio…
Germany's equity market finished mixed on Wednesday, with strength in Technology, Food & Beverages and Financial Services offset by declines in Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Transportation & Logistics. The DAX closed down 0.20%, the MDAX fell 0.22% and the TecDAX rose 0.43%. Market breadth was negative, and moves in commodi…
Prosperity Bancshares (PB) just took a hard leg down, but the selloff is starting to look like a valuation and positioning event more than a broken-business story. With PB trading under book (0.90x P/B), a 3.21% dividend yield, and a washed-out RSI near 35, the setup favors a defined-risk long that targets a mean reversion back toward the low-$70s.…
French equities ended the session lower, driven by losses in consumer goods, healthcare and industrials. The CAC 40 closed down 1.06% and the SBF 120 fell 0.96%, with heavyweight luxury stocks among the weakest performers while select technology and industrial names posted gains. Volatility measures and moves in commodities and currencies accompani…
Bybit, ranked as the second largest crypto exchange globally by trading volume, has rolled out its Bybit Card in Georgia. This new payment solution allows users in the country to utilize their cryptocurrency funds directly at merchants accepting Mastercard, promoting easier crypto adoption in daily transactions. The initiative includes virtual and …
QXMP Labs has announced the on-chain registration of $1.1 trillion worth of real-world, in-ground assets on its proprietary Layer-1 blockchain, QELT. This milestone comes alongside the activation of a unique oracle system that verifies geological asset documentation and solidifies proof-of-reserves. By structurally routing a portion of tokenisation…
Finland's benchmark OMX Helsinki 25 closed down 1.17% on Wednesday, dragged lower by losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Healthcare sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while selected commodities and currency pairs showed mixed moves in global trading sessions tied to the close in Helsinki.
Texas Capital initiated coverage of NuScale Power with a Buy rating and a $23 price target, emphasizing the company's regulatory lead as the designer of the only small modular reactor approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bank said NuScale's 77 MWe integral pressurized water reactor leverages established light water reactor techno…
Bank of America has appointed Vito Lo Piccolo as its country executive for Italy, succeeding Nino Mattarella who is retiring. Lo Piccolo will be based in Milan, oversee the bank's services and growth in Italy, and report to Bernie Mensah, President of International. Mattarella will remain during a transition period and the bank said it will name a …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States adheres to a strong-dollar policy and denied that Washington is taking steps to prop up the Japanese yen. His comments lifted the dollar from a recent four-year low, while officials reiterated faith in domestic policy measures to attract investment and reduce trade deficits without stokin…
Canadian heritage officials are in early talks with Meta Platforms to restore access to news on Facebook and Instagram after the tech company blocked Canadian journalism in 2023. The dispute, sparked by Canada’s Online News Act, has escalated into a cross-border trade issue, with U.S. trade officials signaling that the resolution of digital-content…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent voiced disappointment after the European Union completed a trade agreement with India, arguing Brussels put trade considerations ahead of support for Ukraine. Bessent told CNBC that European purchases of refined products sourced from Indian processing of sanctioned Russian oil and a reluctance to match U.S. tar…
Poland's main blue-chip index closed higher on Wednesday, with the WIG30 rising 0.78% to reach a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Chemicals names, led by strong performances from CD PROJEKT, KGHM and Cyfrowy Polsat. Despite the headline advance, more stocks declined than rose on the Warsaw exchange. Commo…
Appian Corp (NASDAQ:APPN) saw its shares tick up after activist hedge fund Fivespan Partners, LP announced a 6.2% holding in the enterprise software company via a 13D filing submitted late Tuesday. The filing, which shows Fivespan controls 2,630,907 shares, says the investment was made because the securities were judged undervalued and signals the …
Carvana's stock fell roughly 9% after short seller Gotham City Research released a report alleging that the company and related parties engaged in undisclosed related-party transactions and accounting practices that overstate 2023-2024 earnings by more than $1 billion. The report highlights large operating cash outflows at DriveTime, high leverage,…
Air Canada announced an expansion of its winter schedule to include new services to Quito from Toronto and Montréal using Boeing 787 Dreamliners, while highlighting demand for premium international travel and cargo opportunities. The airline also pointed to a new Airbus A321 XLR base at Toronto-Pearson enabling year-round European routes and noted …
Palantir’s selloff has pushed shares to $160.88 with oversold technicals, but the valuation is still extreme: roughly $383B market cap, ~101x sales, and ~388x earnings. This trade idea focuses on valuing “elite growth” using a simple expectations framework, then pairing it with a defined-risk plan into the 02/02/2026 earnings catalyst. Setup favors…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 finished lower, falling 1.96% at the close as declines in Healthcare, Personal & Household Goods and Financials drove broad losses. Market breadth was negative, with 63 decliners, 57 advancers and 19 unchanged. Notable movers included gains for Oersted and AP Moeller - Maersk shares, while Genmab, Zealand Pharm…
Evercore ISI maintained an In Line rating and a $320 price target on F5 Networks following a December-quarter beat on both revenue and EPS. The company reported $822 million in revenue and $4.45 in EPS, outpacing multiple analyst forecasts. Strong Systems sales and emerging enterprise AI deployments helped lift results and prompted management to ra…
Progressive has been treated like margins are about to roll over, but the stock is already pricing in a meaningful cooling. With PGR near the low end of its 52-week range, a reasonable P/E around 11x, and improving technical momentum off recent lows, the risk-reward looks skewed to the upside. This is a mid-term trade idea focused on a rebound towa…
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC reported the acquisition of one share of Texas Pacific Land Corp on January 27, 2026, at $339.86, retaining a roughly 10% stake with 3,487,700 shares owned. The disclosure arrives amid Texas Pacific Land's third-quarter 2025 earnings miss and the company’s announcement of a strategic partnership with Bolt Data …
Safe Bulkers (SB) is a dry bulk shipper riding a steady uptrend, now pressing into its prior 52-week high zone. With price above key moving averages, bullish MACD momentum, and valuation support from a sub-1 price-to-book, the stock looks like a pragmatic long trade as long as it holds support. This is a defined-risk, mid-term momentum idea with a …
Ukrainians face a difficult period over the next three weeks as temperatures plunge and Russian attacks on energy infrastructure escalate. Key population centers, particularly in northern and eastern regions, are experiencing widespread outages and heating losses. Officials warn the damaged system is meeting only a fraction of winter demand and is …
