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Russia’s foreign minister told visiting Brunei officials that Moscow has not seen evidence Iran is developing nuclear weapons, a claim he said removes the primary justification offered for recent U.S. and Israeli military action. Sergei Lavrov also warned that the attack’s effects are being felt across the region, including economic costs and civil…
Morgan Stanley warns that elevated geopolitical risk is producing tactical headwinds for European equities, prompting a renewed preference for defensive sectors over cyclicals. The bank’s analysis, anchored to the Geopolitical Risk index, identifies five episodes since 1990 that illustrate how prolonged uncertainty correlates with larger market dra…
On Holding reported strong fourth-quarter sales and rising adjusted EBITDA, and executives say a reduced U.S. tariff could improve guidance. The company is projecting continued high sales growth in 2026, maintaining a premium price strategy and planning new store openings, even as its shares fell sharply in premarket trading.
Euro zone consumer prices rose more than economists expected in February, lifting both headline and underlying inflation measures but keeping headline inflation below the European Central Bank's 2% goal. Officials are now monitoring a recent more-than-10% jump in oil prices tied to the Middle East conflict and assessing how quickly that move could …
With roughly 100 days until the 2026 World Cup begins in the United States, Mexico and Canada, demand for match tickets has surged even as prices climb and security and immigration concerns ripple through the fan base. Nearly two million tickets were sold in the initial sales phases and demand outstripped supply by more than 30 times, but worries s…
Broadridge (BR) has been punished alongside high-valuation SaaS names despite steady recurring revenue, solid free cash flow of $1.3186B, and strategic M&A that expands its trading footprint. We view the recent weakness as a buying opportunity: entry at $186.48, stop loss $173.00, and target $215.00 for a mid-term swing (45 trading days) with a fav…
UBS moved Melia Hotels (BME:MEL) from Sell to Neutral and increased its price target to €8.60 from €6.70 after better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 revenue and an upward revision to RevPAR and earnings forecasts. The bank raised RevPAR growth to 3.4% and boosted revenue and EBITDA margin estimates for 2026 and 2027, while noting that clearer ev…
Freight rates for very large crude carriers and liquefied natural gas tankers have climbed sharply after Iran attacked ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and declared the waterway closed. The route, which carries roughly one-fifth of global oil and substantial LNG volumes, has seen activity largely halted, driving record-high tanker charter rate…
Global aviation has been heavily affected after strikes in Iran prompted the closure of several major Middle Eastern air hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. Tens of thousands of travelers have been stranded and numerous carriers have announced route suspensions and cancellations through early- to mid-March. Below is a detailed, airline-by-ai…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Ankara and Washington are working to reverse CAATSA sanctions imposed in 2020 over Turkey's acquisition of Russian S-400 systems, with the aim of resolving the issue before the U.S. midterm elections. Fidan noted Israeli resistance to lifting the measures and reaffirmed Turkey's desire to regain access to t…
UBS has upgraded Emmi AG (SIX:EMMN) from Sell to Neutral and raised its price target to CHF830 from CHF700 following a pronounced valuation de-rating and clearer capital allocation priorities. The bank adjusted 2026-2028 EPS, sales growth and margin forecasts modestly higher and said company guidance for 2026 appears achievable, supported by procur…
Stellantis will continue filing patents at a high rate even after cancelling numerous electric vehicle projects as part of a strategic reset, the automaker's head of innovation said. The company filed 1,294 patents in France last year, roughly half of its global filings, and recently booked a 22.2 billion euro writedown tied to its reduced EV ambit…
Goldman Sachs has raised its forecast for the Dutch TTF benchmark in the first half of 2026 after strikes on Iranian-linked facilities triggered a halt in Qatari LNG production. The bank now expects April TTF to average 55 euros/MWh and the second-quarter average to be 45 euros/MWh, up from prior forecasts of 36 euros/MWh, citing supply uncertainty…
Vietnam recorded one of its strongest market rallies in years in 2025, driven by 8% GDP growth and a 41% rise in the benchmark index. Yet foreign investors have been net sellers, withdrawing a record $5.1 billion from equities last year and leaving overseas holders with roughly 14.5% of listed shares. Concerns cited by foreign allocators include po…
A sharp rise in oil and natural gas prices is likely to push U.K. consumer inflation higher while weakening near-term growth, according to J.P. Morgan. The bank's analysis shows that oil at $78 per barrel and gas trading near 95 pence per therm would lift CPI modestly and could prompt the Bank of England to delay planned interest-rate reductions un…
Nike is trading at $60.995 after a painful multi-year reset. The 'win-now' push from management — product innovation, discipline in wholesale, and margin repair — creates a tactical long opportunity. Entry $60.995, target $78.00, stop $55.00, horizon: long term (180 trading days).
Yannis Stournaras, governor of the Bank of Greece and an ECB policymaker, said the European Central Bank should keep policy options open as the unfolding war on Iran could push inflation higher if it continues. He recommended patience, arguing that the conflict's ultimate impact on prices and output hinges on how long and how deep the fighting beco…
Naturgy Energy Group's shares tumbled after BlackRock fully divested an 11.4% stake in an accelerated bookbuild, pricing 110.8 million shares at €25.20 each. The placement, executed at a 5.6% discount to the prior close, raised about €2.79 billion and prompted a single-session slide of around 6-7%, marking one of the sharpest moves among European u…
Summary: Morgan Stanley has moved Novo Nordisk to an Equal-weight rating from Underweight, concluding that the roughly 40% share price decline since late January has brought valuation closer to the mid-term risks facing the company. Analyst Thibault Boutherin lowered his price target to 250 Danish crowns from 270 and flagged uncertainty stemming fr…
Paradex has signaled that the Token Generation Event (TGE) for its native token, $DIME, is imminent. Built by the team behind the institutional liquidity network Paradigm, Paradex operates a privacy-focused, high-throughput Layer 2 appchain and an off-chain central limit order book for execution. The forthcoming $DIME launch is intended to align ec…
FS KKR Capital (FSK) trades near its 52-week low at $10.85 with a roughly 26% indicated yield, sub-1.0 P/B, and a P/E near 11. The shares are deeply oversold technically and carry elevated short interest — a setup that offers a high margin of safety if distributions hold. This trade idea lays out an entry at $10.85, a stop at $9.50, and a target of…
The U.S. dollar strengthened further on Tuesday as widening conflict across the Middle East renewed safe-haven demand for the greenback. The Dollar Index rose to its highest level since January, while the euro, sterling and commodity-linked currencies weakened amid a jump in energy prices and signs that central banks and governments may intervene t…
Toyota raised its takeover offer for Toyota Industries to 20,600 yen a share, a move that prompted Elliott Investment Management to agree to tender its stake. While the higher price improves outcomes for minority holders compared with the initial offer, governance critics say core concerns remain — notably the treatment of related group companies a…
U.S. equity futures turned sharply lower following a session in which major indices recovered from deep losses after renewed strikes in Iran. President Trump signaled the U.S.-led campaign could extend beyond initial timelines, while oil surged on supply disruption fears tied to the Strait of Hormuz. Spot gold eased as a stronger dollar reduced bul…
Israeli forces advanced additional units into southern Lebanon overnight to occupy defensive positions intended to protect civilians and key locations from potential attacks by Hezbollah. A military spokesperson described the deployment as limited to the borderline area and defensive in purpose. Defence Minister Israel Katz authorised the move afte…
