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Alphabet shares rose 1% on Thursday, outpacing a broader technology decline, after the company announced a substantial update to its Gemini 3 Deep Think specialized reasoning system. The upgrade is being rolled out to premium subscribers and, for the first time, exposed via an API to a limited group of researchers and enterprises. Benchmarks cited …
CME Group is preparing to approve new aluminium delivery locations in Taiwan and Hong Kong, according to three people with direct knowledge. The move would expand CME’s Asian warehousing beyond Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea, and follows applications from established warehouse operators to list facilities in Kaohsiung and Hong Kong that could …
The Prime Minister will shortly travel to Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, following a mass shooting that left nine people dead. Authorities say the 18-year-old shooter, who had a documented history of mental health issues and identified as a woman, killed family members before attacking a local school and then died by suicide. Provincial officials…
Xiaomi (XIACY) is trading near the bottom of a consolidation range after aggressive profit-taking in China’s consumer and EV sectors. With a market cap of roughly $120.1B, a P/E around 19.8 and a diversified business model spanning smartphones, smart devices and internet services, the stock offers a constructive risk-reward as it digests volatility…
Ubisoft confirmed its full-year financial targets after third-quarter net bookings of 338 million euros beat the company’s prior guidance. The outperformance was led by Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Nintendo’s Switch 2, while Ubisoft reiterated forecasts for roughly 1.5 billion euros in bookings and an operating loss near 1 billion euros for the year…
PTC Inc. shares fell 3.8% on Thursday following Google's announcement of a major upgrade to its Gemini 3 'Deep Think' AI mode. The upgrade adds capabilities aimed at solving complex science and engineering problems, including converting sketches into 3D-printable models, a functionality that overlaps with PTC's core computer-aided design (CAD) and …
Needham increased its Crocs (CROX) price target to $118 from $100 and reaffirmed a Buy rating after the footwear maker reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results and issued a bullish fiscal 2026 outlook. The company delivered Q4 earnings per share of $2.29 and provided FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance well above consensus, prompting Needham…
Kraft Heinz's incoming chief executive, Steve Cahillane, has suspended a previously announced plan to separate the company into two businesses and will concentrate on reinvigorating underinvested brands. The move follows weakness in sales, investor skepticism about the split, and concerns that legacy products need fresh marketing and product invest…
Klaviyo pulled back sharply to $18.50 after failing to hold $20. Management still runs a cash-generative marketing SaaS with $208.5M in free cash flow and a $5.65B market cap. With RSI near 30 and short interest modest, this dip creates a tactical entry. I prefer a mid-term swing: enter $18.55, stop $16.50, target $30.00 (about 45 trading days).
Poland's main index closed marginally higher on Thursday, led by advances in the Construction, Basic Materials and Food sectors. The WIG30 rose 0.10% as several large-cap names posted notable moves. Commodity prices, including U.S. crude, Brent and gold futures, moved lower, while EUR/PLN and USD/PLN were effectively unchanged.
Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) is shifting from a smartphone-driven cycle to an AI infrastructure-driven one. Recent January sales up 37% year-over-year and management guidance pointing to ~30% revenue growth make a near-term swing long attractive. This trade targets $420 with a $320 stop for a mid-term 45-trading-day holding period, balancing upside f…
Stifel has lifted its 12-month price target on Kimco Realty (KIM) to $25.75 from $25.50 and reiterated a Buy rating, citing the company's leasing traction for 2026. Management reported that 87% of expiring annual base rent (ABR) in the first half of 2026 is either resolved or has active deals underway, and 98% of anchor leases expiring without opti…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 closed lower, dropping 1.78% as losses across Technology, Chemicals and Oil & Gas weighed on the market. Major decliners included DSV Panalpina, Ørsted and AP Moller - Maersk B, while Carlsberg and Zealand Pharma were among the session's gainers. Commodities and currency moves tracked alongside the equities dow…
Gail Slater, confirmed in March to lead the Justice Department's antitrust division, announced her resignation on Thursday. Her departure follows internal conflict earlier in the administration when two deputies were dismissed after opposing a settlement that cleared Hewlett Packard Enterprise's $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks.
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV) shares climbed 3.7% on Thursday after Abigail Slater, the Justice Department's Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, announced her resignation on social media. The departure comes only weeks before the DOJ is due to take Live Nation to trial seeking a divestiture of its Ticketmaster business, prompting marke…
UBS lowered its price target on ANGI Inc. to $11.00 from $15.00 and retained a Neutral rating following the company's fourth-quarter 2025 results. The downgrade reflects a substantial year-over-year decline in the network business - roughly 79% - driven by persistent Google SEO challenges, even as ANGI's proprietary operations showed improving Serv…
UBS increased its price objective for McDonald’s to $365 from $350 while keeping a Buy rating, signaling roughly 11% upside from the stock's current level. The firm cited robust fourth-quarter results, broad same-store sales strength, and an accelerating new-store rollout as reasons for greater confidence in the company’s sales trajectory through 2…
Deutsche Bank reduced its 12-month price target for Shopify to $175 from $195 while retaining a Buy rating, attributing the cut to adjustments in profitability forecasts for fiscal 2026 and 2027 primarily linked to tax rates. The decision comes against a backdrop of robust revenue and gross merchandise volume growth, continued product momentum — in…
UBS reiterated a Buy rating on T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) and maintained a $300.00 price target after the carrier’s Capital Markets day, highlighting an outlook for accelerating EBITDA growth and meaningful free cash flow. Management’s guidance for 2026 and 2027 aligns broadly with street estimates while showing upside versus prior implied expectati…
UBS increased its price target on Cisco to $95 from $90 and retained a Buy rating following the company’s quarterly results. The firm pointed to stronger-than-expected 'AI' and 'Product' orders and a widening silicon portfolio - including the new G300 chip - as reasons for improved visibility into growth in the back half of FY26 and into FY27. UBS …
UBS raised its 12-month price target on Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. (SOLS) to $87 from $75 and maintained a Buy rating after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results. The stock has already moved above its prior 52-week high, and technical indicators point to an overbought reading following a sharp weekly gain. UBS cited the quarter an…
Two brokerages reduced their ratings on Inspire Medical Systems after management trimmed its 2026 revenue-growth guidance and flagged significant uncertainty tied to a coding change that could materially reduce physician payments. The downgrades reflect concerns that lower physician reimbursement and related procedure-volume pressure will slow adop…
Ford is trading like a cyclical turnaround gone wrong, but the company throws off substantial free cash flow, pays a healthy yield, and still dominates profitable truck markets. The setup is actionable: enter around $14.00, protect with a $12.50 stop, and target $16.50 on a mid-term (45 trading days) horizon if margin improvement and tariff clarity…
A Federal Reserve Bank of New York study concludes that American consumers and companies carried nearly all of the economic burden from the administration’s recent tariff increases. The paper finds large pass-through of tariffs into import prices and shows the domestic share of the cost shifted somewhat over last year but remained dominant. The New…
Representative Jamie Raskin, the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, has called for an Inspector General inquiry into whether Department of Justice personnel monitored members of Congress as they reviewed Jeffrey Epstein-related files on DOJ computers. The request followed photographs from a committee hearing in which Attorney Genera…
