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The Prudential Regulation Authority has published proposals aimed at making sure banks can quickly turn liquid holdings into cash during fast-moving stress events. The reforms prioritize the practical convertibility of assets during a run rather than simply increasing the quantity of liquid assets banks must hold, the PRA said. Sam Woods, the Bank …
Cathie Wood of ARK Investment Management says artificial intelligence is already boosting labor productivity and could accelerate gains over the next decade. She noted current non-farm productivity growth of 2.8% year-over-year and said new AI tools could lift that rate toward 6% annually. Wood highlighted rapid revenue expansion at frontier AI fir…
CLPBF looks like a classic compounder that has been punished by low liquidity and heavy short activity rather than by a change in fundamentals. Technical indicators show extreme oversold readings while short interest and short-volume data point to a market dominated by sellers. This trade idea targets mean reversion and liquidity normalization over…
At a semiconductor industry conference in Sopot, Poland, an Infineon Technologies manufacturing executive urged European firms to build larger, more automated 300-millimetre wafer fabs and consolidate operations to counter rapid capacity gains by Chinese manufacturers in power and analog chips. He highlighted export restrictions on advanced tools a…
Victory Capital submitted an amended proposal on Tuesday to acquire Janus Henderson, increasing the cash portion of its earlier cash-and-stock offer as it attempts to challenge the asset manager's pending take-private agreement led by Nelson Peltz's Trian and General Catalyst. Janus previously rejected Victory's initial $8.6 billion proposal, and i…
Asset managers are reducing equity risk across multiple strategies as geopolitical tensions and growing macro uncertainty weigh on markets, according to a note from Barclays. Long-only funds are increasing cash holdings, hedge funds have net sold U.S. equities across market caps, and systematic and risk parity strategies have shifted toward more de…
Deutsche Bank's chief executive, Christian Sewing, warned that trading revenue will likely fall in the first quarter largely because of adverse currency movements. He said overall investment-bank revenue should be flat year-over-year, with gains in origination and advisory balancing out weaker fixed-income results. The bank also noted that trading …
Audi Group reported a 14% decline in operating profit for fiscal 2025 to €3.37 billion, with U.S. tariffs removing €1.2 billion from the result. Revenue increased to €65.50 billion and fully electric vehicle deliveries rose 36%, yet operating margin tightened to 5.1% amid additional CO2 compliance, restructuring costs and platform rescheduling.
Used-vehicle retail prices fell 3% year-over-year in February, while interest rates on used auto loans were roughly 60-70 basis points below year-ago levels, Baird reports. Preliminary retail unit sales data showed a 6% rise, though revisions could temper that gain. Wholesale values tracked by Manheim rose 4% year-over-year. CarMax and Carvana repo…
Morgan Stanley upgraded its outlook for a number of Japanese electronics component companies, naming TDK its top pick as the bank forecasts sustained high-end smartphone production in North America and rising AI data center demand. The note highlights TDK's positioning in high value-added rechargeable batteries and resumed hard disk drive head ship…
Alibaba on Tuesday introduced Wukong, an enterprise artificial intelligence platform that centralizes management of multiple AI agents through a single interface and is currently in an invitation-only testing phase. The platform, designed to support tasks such as document editing, approvals, meeting transcription and research, will be available as …
Rivian achieved consolidated gross profitability in 2025, cut per-vehicle costs, and is set to begin R2 deliveries in April with >100,000 reservations. With a $19B market cap and EV/sales near 3.7, the stock offers asymmetric upside if R2 execution and margin expansion continue. This is a structured long trade for swing traders looking to capture t…
Barclays moved Unite Group Plc to an "equal weight" rating from "overweight" and trimmed its price target to 520p from 615p after the company issued its third profit warning in four months alongside full-year results in February. The bank pointed to deteriorating leasing metrics, weaker nomination agreements with universities and downward revisions…
UBS economist Arend Kapteyn cautions that, should the Strait of Hormuz remain effectively closed, the current pace of drawdowns would drive global crude and product inventories to unprecedented lows by the end of April. Even allowing for pipeline flows from Saudi Arabia and the UAE, continued Iranian exports and International Energy Agency releases…
Venture Global (VG) is a high-conviction swing trade following an Iran-related supply shock that sent European LNG prices sharply higher. With a meaningful portion of 2026 output exposed to spot pricing, recent earnings beat and strong EBITDA guidance, and attractive valuation on an EV/EBITDA basis, VG looks positioned to capture a multi-week rebou…
Bank of America’s March Global Fund Manager Survey found investors pulling back risk exposure amid geopolitical and inflation worries, pushing cash allocations higher and damping sentiment. Despite this bearish tilt, positioning metrics are not at the levels typically seen during market capitulation, and investors continue to favor commodities and …
Bank of America adjusted its Thai baht forecast, anticipating a near-term weakening to 33 per U.S. dollar by mid-2026 followed by a recovery to 31 per dollar by the end of 2026. The revision reflects the combined effects of an oil price shock and an elevated Thai nominal effective exchange rate after post-election equity inflows, which has increase…
Bank of Montreal announced plans to open over 130 financial centers in California and roughly 15 in Arizona during the next five years, part of a broader program to add 150 branches across the United States. The move follows a branch-sale program and the 2023 acquisition of Bank of the West, and is aimed at deepening client engagement and expanding…
A Barclays analysis finds OpenClaw-style AI agent platforms are being adopted at pace across China, prompting strong demand for token usage and cloud compute, and prompting bullish stances on major internet players with AI capabilities. The platform’s cloud-centric deployment and sharply lower token costs are cited as key drivers of adoption, even …
Global risk appetite cooled after a brief rally, as persistent conflict in the Middle East and rising oil prices weighed on sentiment. Equities gave back some gains, the dollar firmed, and attention turned to central bank policy decisions after Australia’s central bank delivered a tight 5-4 rate increase. Technology optimism from an AI chip rally p…
Neste shares climbed more than 3% after Barclays upgraded the stock to "overweight" from "equal weight," citing a credible operational turnaround, accelerated cost savings and a substantially stronger earnings outlook for 2026. The bank raised its price target to €32 from €17 and projected higher margins, robust EBITDA and improved cash flow metric…
At a technology showcase in early March at its Shenzhen headquarters, BYD unveiled a Flash Charging system built around its second-generation Blade battery and associated vehicle systems. Management emphasized that ultra-fast charging and cold-weather performance remain key barriers to further electric vehicle uptake, and outlined plans to deploy 1…
Jefferies reports that interruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have tightened near-term liquefied petroleum gas balances by effectively stranding about 1.5 million barrels per day of Middle East LPG. The dislocation is providing support for U.S. Gulf Coast cargo demand, but U.S. midstream firms face limited ability to increase exports because export …
Gold has retreated from its early-March peak but UBS says its fundamental case as a portfolio diversifier and safe haven endures. Strategist Joni Teves cites persistent strategic demand and potential upside if growth softens and stimulus returns, while noting near-term pressure from higher real rates, a firmer dollar and market focus on oil-driven …
Volkswagen AG's premium brand group, which includes Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and Ducati, is targeting an operating return of 6% to 8% this year, up from 5.1% a year earlier. The group cites new model rollouts and efficiency actions to offset last year’s headwinds - including US tariffs, CO2-related provisions and competitive pressure in China - w…
