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Apollo Global Management reported a 13% increase in adjusted net income for the fourth quarter, driven by substantial origination of loans and other investments and significant client inflows. Fee-related earnings climbed strongly, while growth in equity fees lagged credit. The firm pushed assets under management to $938 billion and reiterated ambi…
The U.S. dollar weakened at the start of a data-heavy week, with the Dollar Index down 0.3% as investors await U.S. retail sales, inflation figures and a delayed payrolls report. The Japanese yen firmed after officials signaled possible intervention following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's lower house victory. Movements in other major pairs reflec…
Pacira is a specialty pain-management business trading at a sub-$1B market cap with robust free cash flow and a concentrated, durable product franchise. Recent Paragraph IV litigation headlines and a securities suit have pushed sentiment and elevated short interest, but the commercial moat and cash generation argue for a long trade while the legal …
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has lost his communications director, Tim Allan, who stepped down on Monday. Allan's resignation follows the departure of Starmer's senior aide Morgan McSweeney the previous day, both exits linked to controversy around the Prime Minister's selection of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Allan sai…
BMO Capital raised its price target on Fortinet to $95 from $90 while keeping a Market Perform rating, citing mixed results: strong product margins and revenue growth offset by softer-than-expected services expansion. Multiple other firms also nudged targets higher following the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results and year-over-year billings grow…
Raymond James increased its price target for Chubb Corporation to $380 from $340 and maintained a Strong Buy rating, pointing to continued net investment income tailwinds as reinvestment rates stay above portfolio book yields. The firm raised 2026 and 2027 operating EPS forecasts and highlighted management plans to boost allocations to private and …
BMO Capital reduced its price target for Shopify to $150 from $190 while retaining an Outperform rating, attributing the change to a broader de-rating in the software sector rather than company-specific weaknesses. The stock trades near $112.05, down more than 30% year-to-date, and analysts remain divided with several firms expecting Q4/25 strength…
Stifel lowered its price target on Braze Inc. (BRZE) to $40 from $45 while keeping a Buy rating, citing rising market concerns tied to artificial intelligence announcements. Braze shares have tumbled year-to-date, trading near a 52-week low even as the company reported solid fiscal third-quarter results and multiple firms retained or raised their r…
BTIG has launched coverage of StoneCo Ltd. (NASDAQ: STNE) with a Buy rating and a $22.00 price target, citing the company's leading position in Brazil's payments market for small and medium enterprises, strong customer growth metrics, and potential upside from the country’s Pix instant-payments system. The firm notes improving credit integration, p…
BofA Securities reduced its price target for Hims & Hers (HIMS) to $21 from $26 and kept an Underperform rating after recent regulatory developments. The FDA announced restrictions on GLP-1 active ingredients in non-FDA-approved compounded drugs and specifically named Hims & Hers. The company has halted sales of its oral semaglutide pill and been r…
Goldman Sachs has downgraded Sasol Ltd. (SSL) from Buy to Neutral and set a ZAR118.00 price target, flagging a weak product price outlook and limited potential for upward earnings revisions. The move comes even as Sasol shows strong one-year share performance and attractive valuation ratios, and coincides with a board appointment aimed at strengthe…
Goldman Sachs lowered its price target on Nutanix to $60 from $75 while retaining a Buy rating, attributing the change mainly to a broader software-sector de-rating and the inclusion of an M&A multiple in its valuation. The bank flagged possible near-term volatility ahead of Nutanix's fiscal second-quarter report on February 25 but said free cash f…
Imec has inaugurated NanoIC, a 2.5 billion euro pilot semiconductor line in Belgium designed to support development of ultra-advanced chips under the European Chips Act. The facility will host ASML’s High NA EUV system and is built as a shared research platform to enable prototyping of beyond-2nm process steps before companies commit to commercial-…
Ugandan Information Minister Chris Baryomunsi criticized a recent military incursion into the residence of opposition leader Bobi Wine, saying Wine committed no crime and may return home. The incident, which Wine says led to his wife being hospitalised, has prompted a promised investigation even as military leadership issues mixed messages about de…
U.S. software and services equities tumbled last week, driven in part by concerns around new AI capabilities and a legal tool tied to a major language model. The sector has lagged the S&P 500 by nearly 24 percentage points over three months, pushing volatility and short interest sharply higher and prompting a rotation into value and cyclical sector…
The Swedish government unveiled a package of tighter citizenship requirements that will extend the residency period for applicants from five to eight years, impose a minimum monthly income threshold, and introduce a language and culture test. Officials said the measures are significantly stricter than current rules and will affect those with crimin…
Equinix sits at the center of the AI and cloud infrastructure boom: 273 global data centers, record bookings, and a multi-year expansion plan funded with ample liquidity. At a market cap near $84B and an EV of roughly $100.7B, the stock offers exposure to hyperscaler capex with a 2.2% dividend while still trading at elevated multiples. This trade i…
Shares of STMicroelectronics NV (EPA:STMPA) rose more than 6% after the company unveiled an expanded strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services that makes it a key supplier for AWS’s next-generation compute infrastructure. The pact includes warrants for AWS to acquire up to 24.8 million ordinary shares, exercisable over seven years at an initia…
Mizuho has cut Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) from Outperform to Neutral and kept a $88.00 price target, pointing to a weakening outlook across the company’s core chloralkali-vinyls and polyethylene businesses. The move follows a negative pre-announcement for the December 2025 quarter, softer guidance from a peer, and margin pressure evident in recen…
Eni and CDP Venture Capital have jointly invested more than €500,000 in EXE Engineering, according to a statement. The capital is intended to speed the startup's development roadmap and support the expansion of its projects into new operating contexts. Neither investor disclosed specific terms or ownership stakes.
Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, denied claims by lawmakers that she impeded congressional access to a top-secret whistleblower complaint filed in May, saying she took immediate steps to provide required security guidance after being told the complaint would be sent to Congress. The matter centers on whether the Office of the Direc…
Citizens has reaffirmed a Market Outperform rating and a $200.00 price target on Shopify (SHOP) ahead of the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report due February 11. The firm expects upside to both Q4 results and guidance, pointing to potential GMV acceleration supported by market-share gains, robust merchant advertising returns, favorable fo…
Thomson Reuters (TRI) is a subscription-heavy, wide-moat information business trading near its 52-week low after a sharp market re-rating. The fundamentals - sticky legal, tax and regulatory workflows - remain intact, dividends are coming, and technicals show extreme oversold conditions. This trade idea recommends a tactical long entry to capture a…
Bank of America analysts say proposed adjustments to the Eurosystem’s repurchase facility, intended to broaden access to euro liquidity, are unlikely to make the European Central Bank the main funding avenue for non-euro area residents buying euro assets. While the changes aim to make euros cheaper and more accessible and to shore up confidence in …
Alibaba halted the issuance of shopping coupons through its Qwen chatbot after overwhelming demand caused system strain. The coupon push was the opening phase of a 3 billion yuan campaign to drive engagement over the Spring Festival holiday. Alibaba said 10 million orders were submitted in the first nine hours and asked users to moderate activity w…
