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  • MOEX Russia Index finished the session unchanged.
  • Gazprom, PhosAgro and Moskovskaya Birzha led gains.
  • Miners and retailers accounted for most declines.
  • Market breadth slightly favoured advancers.
  • Russian Volatility Index remained steady during the session.
  • Crude oil rose while gold futures fell.

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Expand Energy's Turnaround: Time to Buy the Rebound?

Expand Energy's Turnaround: Time to Buy the Rebound?

Expand Energy (EXE) looks like the opening chapter of a turnaround: attractive cash-flow generation, modest leverage, and a materially lower share price from late-2025 highs. The chart is beaten down but not broken; risk-reward favors a controlled long position with a $95 stop and staged upside targets at $110 and $125 over the next 45 to 180 tradi…

Keefe Bruyette Raises Neptune Insurance to Outperform After Q4 EBITDA Beat

Keefe Bruyette Raises Neptune Insurance to Outperform After Q4 EBITDA Beat

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upgraded Neptune Insurance Holdings (NYSE: NP) to Outperform from Market Perform and set a $25.00 price target, citing a Q4 adjusted EBITDA beat driven by stronger revenues. Neptune reported $26 million in adjusted EBITDA for the quarter vs. estimates and consensus of $24 million, and management nudged fiscal 2026 revenue an…

Pope Leo Will Mark U.S. Independence Day with Visit to Migrant Gateway Lampedusa

Pope Leo Will Mark U.S. Independence Day with Visit to Migrant Gateway Lampedusa

The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo, the first U.S. leader of the global Catholic Church, will visit the Italian island of Lampedusa on July 4 as part of a series of domestic trips this summer. The island is known as a primary arrival point for migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa. The visit coincides with the U.S. celebration …

U.S. Energy Chief Gives IEA One-Year Ultimatum to Drop Net Zero Agenda

U.S. Energy Chief Gives IEA One-Year Ultimatum to Drop Net Zero Agenda

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told the International Energy Agency it has about a year to abandon its net zero-by-2050 agenda or face the prospect of the United States leaving the organisation. Wright framed the move as pressure to change the agency's climate-oriented direction while avoiding a U.S. exit that could increase Chinese influence. …

Daiwa Raises Verizon to Buy, Cites Momentum in Postpaid Subscriber Gains

Daiwa Raises Verizon to Buy, Cites Momentum in Postpaid Subscriber Gains

Daiwa Securities upgraded Verizon Communications to Buy from Outperform and raised its price target to $58 from $48, highlighting a shift from subscriber losses to net gains in postpaid phone additions, a robust dividend yield, and a relatively low valuation versus peers. Other firms have also adjusted targets after Verizon's strong quarter, while …

Furner’s First Quarter at Walmart Opens with Cautious Fiscal Guidance

Furner’s First Quarter at Walmart Opens with Cautious Fiscal Guidance

Walmart reported stronger-than-expected holiday-quarter revenue and robust e-commerce gains as John Furner takes over as CEO, but the company issued a conservative fiscal-year forecast that falls short of elevated analyst projections. Management highlighted continued investments in faster delivery and low-price positioning while unveiling a $30 bil…

TSX Futures Slip as Investors Digest Fed Minutes and Geopolitical Strains

TSX Futures Slip as Investors Digest Fed Minutes and Geopolitical Strains

Futures tied to Canada's main stock index moved lower as markets parsed the Federal Reserve's minutes, which signaled divisions among policymakers and left the door open to further rate action. Gains in Canadian equities from the prior session - driven by materials and technology - faced pressure, while U.S. futures also pared early advances. Gold …

Evercore Adds Dell to Outperform List Ahead of January Quarter Results

Evercore Adds Dell to Outperform List Ahead of January Quarter Results

Evercore ISI placed Dell Technologies on its TAP Outperform List ahead of the company’s January quarter earnings scheduled for February 26, citing better-than-consensus revenue and EPS expectations driven by demand across PCs, servers and AI compute. The move follows multiple analyst actions and dovetails with recent company metrics including AI or…