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Japan's stock market closed lower on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 ending the session down 3.38% as declines in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors dragged the index down. Individual movers included notable gains for BayCurrent Consulting, Furukawa Electric and Inpex, while Sumitomo Metal Mining, Taiheiyo Cement and Tokyo Electric P…
Goldman Sachs lowered its recommendation on Lufthansa to sell from neutral after modelling roughly a $1 billion product-basis loss on the airline's fuel hedges and forecasting a material drop in 2026 EBIT. The bank maintained a buy rating on IAG, but trimmed price targets for both carriers and warned that further fuel-cost increases or softer deman…
Goldman Sachs identified HF Sinclair, Valero Energy and Marathon Petroleum as its preferred U.S. refining equities, citing stronger refining margins on the West Coast, attractive shareholder return profiles and potential near-term support from Middle East supply disruptions and strategic reserve releases. The bank emphasized companies with premium …
Samsonite International reported weaker full-year financial results, with net sales down 2.5% and adjusted net income falling 20.7%. The company attributed lower revenue to more cautious buying by brick-and-mortar wholesale customers amid softer consumer sentiment and macroeconomic uncertainty, while direct-to-consumer e-commerce partially offset d…
Geely (GELYF) shows constructive technicals and a sharp decline in short interest that support a tactical long. Enter at $2.34, stop at $2.05, primary target $2.70 over the next 45 trading days.
Delegates meeting at next week’s World Trade Organization ministerial in Yaounde face a high-stakes test of whether the body can agree a credible reform path. Diplomatic sources and internal documents indicate broad support for reform but deep disagreement on the route forward. If members fail to settle on a roadmap, trade-reliant economies may pur…
The International Energy Agency set out immediate actions households, businesses and governments can take to reduce energy demand and blunt recent price spikes linked to the U.S-Israel war with Iran. The recommendations - ranging from working from home to cutting highway speeds by at least 10 kilometres per hour and avoiding air travel when alterna…
TripAdvisor has been beaten down to a sub-$10 stock after a string of near-term misses, but Starboard Value's 9% stake and push for a strategic review materially raise the odds of a re-rating. At an enterprise value of ~$1.24B, EV/EBITDA of 5.8x and free cash flow of $163M, the risk/reward favors a long swing trade while the activist process unfold…
Taiwan's stock market finished Friday with a solid gain as the Taiwan Weighted rose 1.51%, paced by jumps in semiconductor-related names and other tech-linked stocks. Notable individual moves included 10% advances for Weltrend Semiconductor, Leadtek Research and Biostar Microtech, while a small group of stocks posted double-digit percentage decline…
Bitcoin stabilized around $71,000 on Friday after dipping below $69,000 in the prior session amid a brief surge in crude oil and a cautious Federal Reserve stance. The largest cryptocurrency was trading fractionally lower early Friday, while broad risk-on sentiment was tested by swings in Brent crude and signals from U.S. policymakers about inflati…
A joint venture of GE Vernova LLC and Hitachi Ltd will invest $40 billion to build small modular nuclear reactors in Tennessee and Alabama, announced in a White House fact sheet following a meeting between President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The investment is part of a larger $73 billion energy agreement between Japan…
Virgin Australia said it will adjust ticket prices as costs across aviation continue to climb, a trend the carrier said has been materially worsened by developments in the Middle East. The airline noted ongoing cancellations of services operated by Qatar Airways through at least March 28, 2026, and reaffirmed prior hedging positions for fuel and fo…
A rapid re-pricing of global interest rate expectations tied to higher energy costs has halted the dollar's advance. Investors now see a greater likelihood of rate hikes from other major central banks, pressuring global sovereign bonds and lifting crude prices above $100 a barrel as Middle East supply risks persist.
Australian equities closed lower on Friday with the S&P/ASX 200 sliding 0.82% to a fresh three-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Materials, Metals & Mining and Gold sectors. Notable individual moves included gains for Stanmore Coal, Objective Corp and Telix Pharmaceuticals, while Greatland Resources, Alcoa Corp DRC and Virgin Australia rec…
The World Economic Forum is examining plans to reduce the size of its 28-member board of trustees, a move that could consolidate influence among senior figures. The proposals are expected to be debated in the coming months, and a decision could be made at the trustees' biannual in-person meeting this summer. The review follows a series of high-prof…
Xiaomi shares tumbled after the company unveiled an updated SU7 electric sedan and disclosed pricing that raised investor concerns about narrowing EV margins amid rising component costs. The stock fell 6.9% to HK$33.80 and underperformed the Hang Seng, while Xiaomi outlined substantial AI investment plans and said the SU7 would compete directly wit…
OCBC analysts say Asian defence equities are in the early stages of a broader structural upcycle driven by heightened geopolitical tensions and a push for greater military self-sufficiency. Despite solid absolute gains, the regional aerospace and defence index has lagged peers in the US and Europe, leaving room for re-rating as governments accelera…
Economists warn that the war in Iran could turn China's long-running deflation into an inflation driven by higher input costs rather than demand recovery. A sharp rise in oil and commodity prices risks lifting producer price inflation from negative territory, compressing already thin corporate margins, weighing on wages and jobs, and intensifying d…
Residents across central Moscow, St Petersburg and other major cities have encountered daily mobile internet shutdowns, intermittent service restrictions and blocked messaging platforms as Russian authorities intensify measures to control online communications. Officials frame the actions as security measures and legal enforcement; diplomats and an…
Goldman Sachs has revised its timeline for Bank of England rate reductions, pushing expected cuts out to 2027. The move follows the BoE's decision to keep the Bank Rate at 3.75% and its warning that inflation could rise to about 3.5% over the next two quarters amid heightened energy-price risks tied to the conflict in the Middle East and strained s…
Most Asian currencies weakened on Friday and finished the week marginally lower as markets weighed the economic fallout from elevated oil prices linked to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Hawkish commentary from several major central banks reinforced fears that oil-driven inflation will keep interest rates elevated, while the dollar, after rising to mu…
Authorities in the United States, Germany and Canada coordinated a takedown of infrastructure tied to four large botnets - Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad - which had infected more than 3 million devices worldwide, including hundreds of thousands in the U.S. The botnets were used to launch hundreds of thousands of distributed denial-of-service…
Alibaba's Hong Kong-listed shares tumbled after the company reported weaker-than-expected December quarter results, with net income plunging 66.3% and revenue missing forecasts. Strong cloud revenue growth and continued investment in AI were overshadowed by elevated spending on e-commerce promotions and AI initiatives, prompting the company to reor…
Toast is a restaurant-focused SaaS and payments platform trading near $27.40. With guidance implying roughly $2.3B in ARR for 2026, $608M in free cash flow, and a healthy cash position, the bull case is simple: sustained net new locations and EBITDA expansion should drive multiple expansion from current EV/ARR levels. This trade idea recommends a l…
FLEX LNG's limited spot exposure and heavy dividend make it a tactical long as geopolitical friction around Iran lifts freight rates. The company is well-capitalized with $448M in cash and a $1.71B market cap, but technicals and rising shorts increase short-term risk. This trade targets $36 with a $28 stop over a mid-term (45 trading day) window.
