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Canada's gross domestic product contracted at an annualized rate of 0.6% in the October-December quarter as businesses drew heavily on inventories rather than increasing production. Despite support from exports, household spending and government capital outlays, the inventory reduction and weaker residential structure investment pushed quarterly gr…
Block's shares climbed over 20% in premarket trading after the company said it will cut nearly half of its workforce while accelerating the rollout of artificial intelligence across its operations. Management and analysts described the move as both an efficiency play tied to AI adoption and a reversal of pandemic-era headcount expansion. Outside ec…
Morgan Stanley upgraded Block Inc to Overweight and set a $93 price target, arguing that product enhancements, new offerings and more flexible pricing have expanded the payments firm's total addressable market. The bank highlighted strengthening growth metrics across Cash App and Seller operations, recent improvements in gross profit, planned workf…
Ukraine is exploring the creation of multinational consortia with allied states to develop air defences capable of intercepting ballistic missiles and to overcome critical shortages of PAC-3 munitions for U.S.-supplied Patriot systems. Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Ukraine has the industrial potential to manufacture its own counter-ballist…
Consumer prices in Brazil rose 0.84% in the month to mid-February, a sharper increase than economists had forecast, propelled by higher transport and education costs. Annual inflation slowed to 4.1% from 4.5% a month earlier but exceeded the expected 3.82%. Officials have signaled a plan to begin easing monetary policy in March after holding the po…
Barclays says extreme, AI-led dispersion is shifting market leadership toward Europe, where heavy-asset sectors with lower obsolescence are outperforming AI-exposed U.S. tech. Analyst Emmanuel Cau highlights growing gaps between 'old economy' and 'new economy' sectors, valuation convergence behind the rotation, and investor caution driven by concer…
EUR/USD has been rangebound after touching the 1.20 level. UBS, in a note dated February 26, says risks for the pair are balanced around that mark and has moved both the euro and the dollar to a Neutral stance after a strong rally in 2026. The bank favors select high-yielding currencies and warns that both cyclical US strength and structural headwi…
Citi strategists warn that artificial intelligence is likely to become a significant macroeconomic force over time, but emphasize that the timing of material labor-market disruption is highly uncertain. The firm says current labor data show limited broad-based impact, implementation challenges and energy constraints will delay large-scale deploymen…
Nvidia's fundamentals remain exceptional - 65% revenue growth and dominant margins - but the stock is under pressure because shareholders aren't getting meaningful direct rewards (dividends or buybacks). That combination increases sensitivity to sentiment and makes NVDA a candidate for a tactical short into key support. Trade plan included for a mi…
Block Inc. announced a 40% reduction in its workforce as CEO Jack Dorsey described a move toward an "AI-native future." The decision came days after a hypothetical scenario analysis on AI-driven job losses circulated widely, sparking debate among academics, market strategists and policymakers. Company leadership said the cut is strategic, not a res…
Jefferies analysts James Heaney and Jesse Chao say Netflix’s underlying financial trajectory remains healthy after the streaming service stepped away from its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Their note projects roughly 10% revenue growth and a 20% compound annual increase in per-share income, while characterizing concerns about engagement declines …
Dupixent's continued label expansion and durable demand combine with Regeneron's strong free cash flow and light leverage to make REGN an actionable long. The company trades at a reasonable P/E for a near-term growth story, and a targeted entry around $770 with a $720 stop and $840 target gives a constructive risk/reward over a 180 trading-day hori…
Wizz Air Holdings Plc shares fell 10.2% on Friday following an accelerated placement in which investment funds managed by Indigo Partners LLC sold 10 million ordinary shares at 1,250 pence each, generating gross proceeds of roughly £125 million. The transaction was arranged by Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan and settled on or around March 3, subject…
U.S. stock index futures fell as renewed concerns about artificial intelligence pressured technology names, leaving the Nasdaq on track for its steepest monthly fall since March 2025. Traders were also digesting tariff uncertainty after recent legal and policy moves, and awaited January producer price data that could influence the Federal Reserve’s…
BCA Research moved U.S. equities to an equal-weight position after annual payroll revisions showed 2025 job growth was weaker and more concentrated than previously reported. The firm cited structural shifts that have reduced compensation's direct link to consumption and adjusted global equity and currency allocations, while removing a fixed-income …
On Feb. 27, Target announced it will sell only cereals made without certified synthetic colors by the end of May. The decision, which covers products sold both in stores and online, follows collaboration with national and owned-brand suppliers to reformulate items where necessary and places Target ahead of several brands with longer dye phase-out t…
Bank of America has resumed coverage of large-cap U.S. retail names, reinstating Buy ratings on Costco and Walmart while labeling Target an Underperform. The bank highlights Costco's pricing and membership-driven revenue mix and underscores Walmart's growing digital ecosystem as reasons to own those stocks. By contrast, BofA points to a slower path…
On Feb. 27 Dell Technologies said it expects revenue from its AI server business to grow roughly 103% to about $50 billion in fiscal 2027. The announcement, combined with a 20% increase to cash dividends and a $10 billion additional share repurchase program, sent Dell shares up 11% in premarket trading to $135.17, poised to open at a more than two-…
Rolls-Royce is a buy into a reopening of shareholder returns. Management has signaled a shift from restructuring to cash returns; with steady aftermarket service revenues, stronger defense demand and improving airline utilization, the stage is set for dividends and buybacks to lift investor sentiment. Trade plan provided with precise entry, stop an…
Volkswagen has received initial bids placing the value of its diesel engine and heat pump business Everllence at roughly 8 billion euros including debt (about $9.44 billion), according to people familiar with the talks. Multiple buyout firms and an industrial manufacturer entered the contest as Volkswagen moves the asset through a competitive sale …
Gold.com, Inc. is a retail and wholesale precious-metals platform that benefits from rising bullion prices, retail flows into coins/collectibles, and a secured-lending business. At a market cap near $1.4–1.6B and free cash flow of ~$310M, GOLD trades cheaply versus cash-generation metrics despite a high PE. This trade idea lays out an actionable mi…
A sharp rally in global gold prices over the past year has added roughly $300 billion to the value of Turkey’s privately held gold, lifting the total national stock to more than $750 billion and creating a pronounced wealth effect that has supported spending despite annual inflation above 30%. The concentration of that wealth outside the banking sy…
Futures tied to Canada’s main equity benchmark moved lower on Friday following the S&P/TSX composite index’s record close a day earlier. Strength in Canadian banks and a rise in precious metals supported the market’s prior advance, while U.S. futures signaled a weaker finish to the week as technology names remained in focus ahead of wholesale infla…
Jefferies analyst Desh Peramunetilleke says U.S. software shares have tumbled to levels of underperformance not seen since the dotcom crash. The S&P 500 software sector is down 20% year-to-date and has lagged the broader index by more than 35% since the end of July 2025. Valuation multiples have fallen from 33x to 21x earnings as investors react to…
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions priced an underwritten public offering of 14,285,714 common shares at $84.00 per share, a discount to the prior close, triggering a roughly 7% drop in the stock. The company granted underwriters a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 2,142,857 shares. Net proceeds are expected to be about $1.17 billion after …
