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Asian equities climbed after Japan's ruling party secured a decisive parliamentary majority, lifting the Nikkei to a record high. Global investors took a cautiously positive stance as Wall Street futures held steady following a chipmaker-led rebound. Attention now turns to a slate of U.S. economic releases this week, including a delayed January job…
Gold rose almost 1% on Monday, building on a roughly 4% jump on Friday, while silver advanced close to 5% after an almost 10% surge the prior trading day. The gains come as market participants wait for delayed U.S. jobs and inflation reports that could influence the Federal Reserve's policy outlook amid broader market uncertainty.
Needham upgraded Medtronic from Hold to Buy and set a $121 price target, reflecting an 18% upside from the prevailing share price. The firm points to a slate of early-stage product rollouts in large markets, board changes and activist involvement, as well as recent strategic deals and regulatory approvals as potential drivers of faster revenue grow…
DA Davidson upgraded Oracle Corp. (ORCL) from Neutral to Buy while keeping its $180 price target. The firm said renewed capital for OpenAI should allow the AI developer to meet its obligations to Oracle, addressing what the analyst described as the largest uncertainty for Oracle's outlook. The upgrade arrives as Oracle pursues a $20 billion at-the-…
An interim India-US trade framework outlines reduced trade barriers for specific farm goods, duty concessions and tariff-rate quotas intended to shield domestic producers. The measures could lower feed costs for the poultry sector and boost some exporters, while exerting pressure on oilseed processors, soybean growers and ethanol producers already …
A government inspectorate report finds that migrants deported from the UK to France under the bilateral 'one-in one-out' arrangement had insufficient access to translators, legal advice and information about their future in France. The assessment, based on a November flight of 20 deportees and released as the scheme nears its first year, raises con…
William Blair has initiated coverage of Dave Inc (NASDAQ: DAVE) with an Outperform rating, valuing the fintech at $2.47 billion. The firm characterizes Dave as a consumer finance innovator that targets short-duration, low-balance unsecured loans across a total addressable market of 185 million accounts. The company reported preliminary fourth quart…
Wolfe Research moved Stellantis NV (NYSE:STLA) from Underperform to Peerperform after the automaker's shares plunged following a string of negative disclosures. The company disclosed roughly c22.2 billion in realignment and EV-related charges, suspended its 2026 dividend and announced plans to raise c5 billion in debt. Wolfe Research says the sca…
Baird reiterated an Outperform rating on Biogen and left its price target at $250 after the company's fourth-quarter results, citing a modest revenue beat and a stronger bottom-line outperformance. The firm pointed to non-GAAP EPS guidance that sits above consensus and flagged the ongoing Leqembi launch and an upcoming regulatory decision on a subc…
Kepler Cheuvreux lowered Kongsberg Gruppen to Reduce from Hold despite lifting its price target, arguing the stock’s rally and multiple expansion have outpaced the company’s underlying fundamentals. The broker raised its target to 337 Norwegian crowns from 252 crowns even as it acknowledged robust operational performance, strong margins, and an exp…
Biogen reported stable FY25 earnings and a Q4 beat, with Alzheimer's therapy Leqembi driving growth while legacy multiple sclerosis drugs decline. Valuation looks reasonable (market cap ~$29.5B, P/E ~22.8) and free cash flow is healthy, but MS franchise pressure and execution risk argue for a controlled, horizon-based trade rather than an aggressiv…
Selective Insurance combines a low-leverage balance sheet, double-digit ROE and strong free cash flow with modest valuation. We set a swing trade that captures likely re-rating from improving underwriting/premium momentum and higher investment income while limiting downside with a clear stop.
Barclays analysts said last week’s sharp drop in software stocks reflected investors 'rendering judgment' on winners and losers in the artificial intelligence race, but did not signal a durable shift away from risk assets. The bank’s team noted the overall U.S. economic landscape 'has not worsened' and that developments in AI - 'in good ways and ba…
A month-long survey of UK recruiters found starting salaries rose at their fastest pace in almost 18 months in January, while temporary pay also climbed sharply. The results point to intensifying competition for hard-to-fill roles despite an overall moderation in hiring activity and falling vacancies.
Britain announced an expansion of a special visa route allowing more people from Hong Kong to settle in the United Kingdom, a move prompted by the sentencing of prominent democracy activist Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison. The change will allow children of British National (Overseas) status holders at the time of the 1997 handover to live in the UK…
Morgan Stanley says recent declines in software valuations present buying opportunities in nine major software names. Analyst Keith Weiss wrote that "peak uncertainty has severely impacted Software multiples," with an approximate 33% decline since October 2025 and an average multiple near "~4.4X EV/Sales." The firm highlighted Microsoft, Intuit, Sa…
Freedom Holding, the Kazakhstan-headquartered financial services group, is exploring a secondary public offering in Hong Kong to support its expansion beyond Central Asia. CEO Timur Turlov said the company, which is listed on NASDAQ, plans to pursue either acquisitions or founding banks in Turkey and continental Europe and is likely to open a branc…
Supporters of President Trump say they remain broadly satisfied with his first year in office but want him to shift emphasis toward domestic issues in year two. In conversations with 20 voters tracked monthly over the past year, priorities that repeatedly surfaced included immigration reform that creates legal pathways for long-standing residents, …
Stifel increased its price target on Advanced Energy Industries to $310 from $270 and maintained a Buy rating ahead of the company's fourth-quarter earnings due February 10, raising multi-year estimates on the expectation that semiconductor capital-equipment subsystem suppliers and datacenter demand will strengthen in 2026. Other analysts including…
Evercore ISI increased its price objective on Ventas Inc. (VTR) to $90 from $86 and kept an Outperform rating after the REIT posted stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 operational results. The upgrade reflects robust performance in the company’s Senior Housing Operating Portfolio (SHOP) and updated FFO and AFFO projections for 2026 and 2027.…
Stifel lowered its price objective on STAAR Surgical to $19 from $28 while keeping a Hold rating, citing underperformance tied to mixed fundamentals and lingering uncertainty in the Chinese refractive surgery market. Conversations with Chinese refractive surgeons pointed to continued ICL market share gains but muted procedure volumes. The company h…
Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an Equalweight rating and a $40.00 price target for Hims & Hers (HIMS) despite recent regulatory scrutiny of non-FDA approved GLP-1 products and the company's decision to stop selling a compounded semaglutide pill. The stock has fallen sharply in recent trading and the firm expects revenue growth to slow materially in the …
Stifel has lifted its 12-month price objective on Flowserve Corp. to $97 from $87 and retained a Buy rating after the company's fourth-quarter 2025 results and forward guidance that exceeded consensus. The firm pointed to strong 2030 targets and a recent acquisition that expands Flowserve's presence in the nuclear sector while reducing relative exp…
Evercore ISI raised its price target on Kroger Co. to $84.00 from $77.00 and retained an Outperform rating following reports that former Walmart U.S. President Greg Foran will be named the company's next chief executive. The firm cited Foran's track record in Walmart U.S. operations and adjusted its valuation to a 16x calendar 2026 price-to-earning…
Italian brake specialist Brembo and Chinese automaker JAC Group formalized a strategic partnership on February 5 to deepen cooperation on future vehicle platforms, with an emphasis on the Chinese market. The agreement focuses on enhancing braking technologies and creating advanced software solutions to support increasingly connected and autonomous …
