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Minutes from Taiwan's central bank December meeting indicate board members expect robust economic growth, boosted by tech exports tied to artificial intelligence demand, while some members warned of stock market overheating, growing ETF assets and potential foreign capital volatility that could weigh on the Taiwan dollar.
Goldman Sachs lowered its price target for Microsoft to $600 from $655 while preserving a Buy rating after the company's second-quarter earnings. The move reflects concern about $37.5 billion in capital expenditures, which exceeded expectations even as Azure growth remained robust. Other brokers issued mixed reactions, trimming or raising targets a…
Goldman Sachs trimmed its price target for Tesla to $405 from $420 and retained a Neutral rating as the automaker shifts investment toward artificial intelligence programs, including Full Self-Driving, robotaxis and robotics. The bank cited rising competition and capital intensity as constraints on future profit expansion even as Tesla reports soli…
Goldman Sachs increased its price target on Meta Platforms to $835 from $815 while retaining a Buy recommendation, pointing to strengthened advertising momentum and continued investment in artificial intelligence. The update follows Meta’s Q4 2025 results and guidance that outpaced expectations, and comes amid a wave of raised targets from several …
Sportradar is a market leader in sports data and betting technology with accelerating margins, a string of strategic deals (IMG ARENA, Bundesliga expansion), active buybacks and a current technical oversold setup. At a market cap of ~$5.8B and rich but justifiable growth expectations, I view SRAD as a long-term trade for investors willing to tolera…
JPMorgan has cut its recommendation on SSAB AB from Overweight to Neutral and lowered its price target to SEK 71.00 from SEK 75.00, pointing to narrower US plate steel spreads in 2026 and a strong recent run in the stock that has trimmed potential outperformance versus peers.The bank nevertheless kept a constructive longer-term view on SSAB’s posit…
In a small Greenlandic settlement, residents and local leaders emphasize a longstanding Indigenous conception of land as shared and stewarded rather than owned outright. The community described daily life, the strain on services and population decline, and reiterated that under Greenlandic law people hold rights to use land where homes sit but do n…
U.S. equity futures rose modestly as markets absorbed a Federal Reserve decision to keep rates at 3.5% to 3.75% and a wave of earnings from major technology firms that underscored continued heavy spending on artificial intelligence. Meta and Microsoft reiterated large AI commitments, Tesla signaled a deeper pivot toward AI through investment in Elo…
AerCap (AER) looks attractively priced for 2026: market cap roughly $25.2B, a trailing P/E near 6.6, and a recovery from the 2025 low leaves room to run. We lay out an actionable long trade with entry, stop, and target, review the fundamentals that matter for lessors, and spell out the risks that would invalidate the thesis.
Citizens has started coverage of Bicara Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:BCAX) with a Market Outperform rating and a $31.00 price target, implying an 87% gain from the current $16.59 share price. The firm's thesis centers on Bicara's bifunctional EGFR-TGFβ antibody, ficerafusp alfa (ficera), which has demonstrated encouraging activity in HPV-negative head …
Mersen reported a smaller-than-expected like-for-like sales decline in the fourth quarter and delivered a full-year 2025 sales fall that sat at the upper end of its revised guidance. Performance was buoyed by strength in Electrical Power while SiC and Solar weighed on Advanced Materials. Management trimmed capital expenditures and affirmed medium-t…
A Russian drone strike in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia region killed three people and injured three more overnight, regional authorities said. Officials reported widespread attacks across the region and a separate strike on the port city of Odesa that sparked a large industrial fire. Ukrainian air defences intercepted the majority of drones launched, whi…
Nokia Chief Executive Justin Hotard said Europe and the United States are mutually dependent markets for large technology companies and warned that firms cannot rely on a single continent for scale. He highlighted the need for broad market access during a period of policy shifts that are reshaping supplier dynamics in telecoms, as Western vendors s…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz announced he will not run for elective office again, saying he will concentrate on responding to a fraud crisis in the state's welfare system that has become a focal point of federal criticism and political attacks. Walz, who will complete his second term in early 2027 and had already said he will not seek a third term, …
National Bank Financial downgraded HudBay Minerals from Outperform to Sector Perform on Thursday while raising its price target to C$40 from C$28. The firm cited HudBay's sharp share-price gains and a premium valuation relative to peers, and also signaled caution ahead of the company's upcoming guidance. Several other brokerages have taken more pos…
The IDX Composite closed down 1.97% on Thursday, hitting a new three-month low as losses in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture weighed on the market. A limited number of small-cap stocks recorded sharp gains, while a larger group of listings declined. Key commodity and currency moves accompanied the equity sell-off.
Deutsche Bank reported a net profit attributable to shareholders of €6.12 billion for 2025, its largest annual profit since 2007 and ahead of analyst expectations. The results come a day after prosecutors conducted searches linked to an alleged money-laundering investigation. The bank beat fourth-quarter profit forecasts, authorised €1 billion in b…
European equities rebounded on Jan 29, driven by rising oil and precious metal prices that propelled mining and energy sectors. The STOXX 600 moved up 0.2% by 0803 GMT after a 0.8% decline the previous session. Strong demand for gold and record highs in silver lifted miners, while concerns over a potential U.S. military action against Iran pushed o…
Italy has set out an extensive security framework for the Winter Olympics, emphasizing that Italian authorities will retain full command of operations while allowing U.S. Homeland Security Investigations staff to provide intelligence support to the U.S. delegation. The plan combines large-scale law enforcement deployments, new cybersecurity monitor…
ITM Power reported first-half 2025 results that broadly matched its December trading update and reiterated guidance for fiscal 2026. The hydrogen equipment maker posted £18 million of revenue, an adjusted EBITDA loss of £11.9 million and a cash balance of £197.8 million. Firm order backlog rose to £152 million and the firm said development of its C…
European equities traded unevenly Thursday following the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates unchanged. Market participants focused on a heavy slate of corporate earnings from major European banks, industrials and technology suppliers, while crude oil climbed amid heightened tensions with Iran and storm-related U.S. production di…
Japan's senior currency officials have adopted a strategy of measured communication and operational discretion, bolstered by unusually visible U.S. cooperation, to blunt the yen's recent depreciation. A restrained public stance by Atsushi Mimura and coordinated rate checks with U.S. authorities have contributed to a roughly seven-yen move lower in …
Henry Boot PLC reported solid results for 2025, driven by record residential plot sales and progress across its development businesses. The group expects profit before tax for 2025 to be broadly in line with consensus, but cautioned that profit before tax in 2026 will likely be significantly below current market expectations because of subdued tran…
St. James's Place reported a sharp year-on-year drop in fourth-quarter net flows to £0.6 billion, a 63% decline driven by pricing changes in August and pension taxation worries tied to the November budget. Despite the quarterly setback, full-year 2025 net flows rose 42% to £6.2 billion and funds under management grew to £220 billion, helped by inve…
JPMorgan has opened coverage on Barrick Mining (NYSE: B) with an Overweight rating and a December 2026 price target of $68 (C$92), implying roughly 28% upside from the current share price of $52.98. The bank highlights the company's sizable gold and copper reserves, healthy financial metrics and potential for growing copper contribution to earnings…
