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Morgan Stanley's recent analysis singles out three Japanese IT and software companies it believes are especially well-placed to benefit from accelerated digital transformation in Japan. The bank assigns Overweight ratings and price targets to Fujitsu, Nomura Research Institute (NRI) and OBC, citing strengths in enterprise digital solutions, cross-s…
Indonesia's stock market closed marginally lower on Monday, with the IDX Composite sliding 0.07% as Financials, Infrastructure and Agriculture stocks weighed on the session. Several small-cap names posted strong intraday gains, while a number of mid- and small-cap shares posted double-digit declines. Market breadth favored decliners, and moves in o…
A late-Friday rate check by the New York Federal Reserve that coincided with a sharp move in the yen has reduced the hurdle for intervention, yet market participants and policymakers see direct, coordinated Japan-U.S. dollar-selling as improbable for now. The episode reflects growing bilateral engagement on volatile currency moves, but domestic U.S…
Van Elle Holdings, Britain’s largest ground engineering contractor, reported a 16% rise in first-half revenue to £73.4 million for the six months ended October 31, while underlying profit before tax for continuing operations fell modestly to £1.9 million from £2.2 million a year earlier. The company highlighted strength in Specialist Piling and Rai…
European equities were largely unchanged on Monday as market participants stayed on the sidelines following recent tariff-related market turbulence and ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy announcement later in the week. The STOXX 600 edged up marginally while sector moves were mixed, with insurance stocks rising and travel and leisure names …
Venture Life Group (LON:VLG) reported total revenues of £35.1 million for the year to December 31, 2025, a 32% increase year-on-year. On a proforma basis, assuming acquisitions were in place for the full prior year, revenue rose 11.1%, with 0.9% attributed to price increases and 10.2% to higher volumes. The Power Brands portfolio and the UK market …
Rothschild Redburn increased its price target on CRH plc to $146 from $130 while keeping a Buy rating, implying upside from the current share price. The firm highlighted CRH's relative valuation versus U.S. Heavyside peers and said the company’s international footprint should not weigh on multiples. Separately, Jefferies flagged how a projected El …
Rothschild Redburn has opened coverage of Chime Financial (CHYM) with a Neutral rating and a $29.00 price target. Analysts cited the fintech’s partner-led approach for enabling faster expansion without heavy bank infrastructure, while cautioning that an increasing share of lending will shift credit risk to Chime as partner banks near capacity limit…
Oriole Resources reported significant gold intersections from four recent diamond drill holes at the MB01-N target within its 90% owned Mbe project in Cameroon. Highlights include a 16.10m interval at 2.49g/t gold in MBDD027, with the hole confirming continuity with mineralization previously encountered to the north and extending to at least 160m v…
Rockfire Resources has resumed diamond drilling at its wholly owned Molaoi zinc deposit in Greece and completed a fourth hole to 250.10 meters. Preliminary portable X-Ray Fluorescence (pXRF) measurements from hole HMO-011 in the southern part of the modeled resource returned multiple high-zinc intervals and a barium vein with notable silver values.…
Morgan Stanley downgraded Tokyo Steel Manufacturing to underweight and trimmed its price target after the company posted weaker-than-expected third-quarter results and reduced full-year guidance. The bank cited softer sales volumes, continued pressure on metal spreads, labour shortages and higher construction costs as factors limiting demand recove…
Gulf Marine Services PLC has acquired a mid-class vessel to add to its fleet, marking its first vessel purchase in a decade. The ship will join the group's fleet within two weeks, bringing the total to 15 vessels. The deal was funded partly with a $37.4 million 90-day interim loan from a Middle Eastern bank within the firm’s lending syndicate, with…
Goldman Sachs has upgraded Neste Oyj from Neutral to Buy and lifted its price target to EUR24.00 from EUR20.50, citing firmer renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) markets and supportive feedstock and fossil diesel pricing. The bank forecasts fourth-quarter EBITDA of EUR642 million, above Bloomberg consensus, and points to regulatory…
Yardeni Research says a broad-based rally in metals has moved beyond gold into precious, base and rare earth metals, driven by rising geopolitical tensions and increased capital spending tied to an AI-related arms race. The firm reiterated long-term gold targets of $6,000 by year-end and $10,000 by the end of 2029, and pointed to outperformance amo…
European equity markets opened the week with little directional momentum as investors weighed heightened geopolitical tensions, a German business sentiment release and a US Federal Reserve policy meeting. Modest moves in benchmark indexes contrasted with company-specific headlines from carriers and advertising groups, while oil prices consolidated …
Bitcoin continued to slide near levels not seen in a month, pressured by ongoing risk aversion and sizable liquidations within leveraged cryptocurrency positions. The market remains cautious ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, where rate decisions and future monetary strategies will be closely examined. Altcoins similarly faced declines,…
The Bank of Japan warned that a weaker yen is increasingly feeding inflation, first through firms passing on higher import costs and later via second-round effects such as labour cost pass-through. The central bank kept rates unchanged but signalled vigilance and the potential for additional increases if currency weakness endures.
Bernstein downgraded Carl Zeiss Meditec from Outperform to Market Perform and lowered its price target to EUR31.00 from EUR50.55 following a profit warning and the recent exit of CEO Maximillian Foerst. The firm flagged a sharp year-over-year margin decline and regional pressures in the Americas and China. Goldman Sachs also reduced its rating to N…
Vorwerk Group SE reported a record full year driven by an especially strong fourth quarter. Annual revenue climbed to €704 million, EBITDA more than doubled to €163 million and the company delivered an EBITDA margin of 23.2%, beating its guidance range. While project wins and joint venture contributions supported results, order intake and backlog d…
Bank of America analysts say a renewed decline in equity prices could prompt additional selling by trend-following strategies, which remain heavily long across many time horizons. The bank's models indicate stop-loss levels have moved closer, and similar pressures are evident in currency and commodity positioning, notably USD/JPY, crude oil and nat…
RBC Capital Markets downgraded Shell Plc from 'outperform' to 'sector perform' and reduced its price target to 3,200p from 3,600p, citing difficult conditions across the chemicals business, pressures in international gas and trading, and reduced balance sheet capacity. The note, dated Monday, placed the company's recent strategic positioning - a fr…
Noble Corporation announced a set of contract awards and extensions covering nine rigs that together add roughly $1.3 billion to the company's backlog. The package includes a three-year, $473 million contract in Norway for the Noble GreatWhite, a two-year Nigerian contract for the Noble Gerry de Souza awarded by an ExxonMobil affiliate, and extensi…
Asta Energy Solutions AG has set an initial public offering price range of €27.50 to €29.50 per share and aims to raise roughly €125 million in gross primary proceeds through a fixed primary offering. With a potential greenshoe, the total transaction could reach as much as €190 million. The offer period opens Monday and is expected to wrap up on or…
Grainger PLC will forward fund and acquire a 195-home Build to Rent development at Chiswick Reach, Bollo Lane in West London through its Connected Living London joint venture with Places for London. Grainger will hold a 51% stake while Places for London will retain 49%. The project will be delivered in partnership with Barratt Redrow and is expecte…
Morgan Stanley has raised its end-2026 target for South Korea’s KOSPI to 5,200 from 4,500, favoring a more optimistic scenario amid robust earnings momentum, technology and industrial super-cycles, and ongoing corporate and capital market reforms. The bank also outlined a three- to six-month trading range and reiterated sector preferences including…
