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Jefferies increased its price target for ASML to €1,260 from €1,020 but retained a Hold rating after the chip-equipment maker reported unusually large Q4-25 orders. The upgrade follows record bookings and strong quarterly revenue, though much of the new backlog is slated for shipment in 2027 and analysts warn valuations may be challenged by the tim…
BMO Capital reduced its price target on Brown & Brown to $81 from $88 while retaining a Market Perform rating. The firm trimmed EBITDA estimates by about 3.0% and projects 2026 organic growth of roughly 2.4%, below consensus. Recent fourth-quarter results showed a slight EPS beat but revenue missed expectations. Other analysts have also dialed back…
Yelp Chief Executive Jeremy Stoppelman sold 59,000 shares worth about $2.5 million between January 26 and January 28 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, and exercised options to acquire 90,000 shares at $20.47. The transactions follow Yelp's solid third-quarter 2025 performance, a planned acquisition of Hatch, and an expanded revolving credit facilit…
StepStone Group Inc. CEO Scott W. Hart sold 10,000 shares of Class A common stock on January 26, 2026, generating proceeds of $725,176. The sale was completed in two tranches and leaves Hart with direct and indirect holdings across Class A and Class B shares. The transaction comes ahead of an upcoming earnings release and amid a string of corporate…
Bruce Springsteen released a protest song titled "Streets of Minneapolis" that honors Alex Pretti and Renee Good, two 37-year-old Minneapolis residents killed amid recent federal immigration raids. The song criticizes the crackdown, praises local resistance tactics and culminates with a chorus chanting "ICE out now!" The White House responded by sa…
Evercore ISI has reiterated an Outperform rating and set a $165.00 price target on Amphenol Corporation after the company posted quarterly results that beat consensus. Amphenol delivered record sales and orders, marked margin improvement, and offered March-quarter guidance that includes revenue from its newly closed CCS acquisition.
Truist Securities raised its price target for Tronox (NYSE:TROX) to $8.00 from $7.00 and kept a Buy rating after the company's January 26 pre-announcement showed stronger-than-expected volumes tied to market share gains. The firm warned that cost and product-mix weakness flagged in preliminary fourth-quarter results will likely affect the first qua…
Mercado Libre (MELI) is the dominant e-commerce and fintech platform across Latin America. With rising transaction take-rates, accelerating fintech adoption, and $8.61B in free cash flow, MELI offers a compounding growth story. This trade idea lays out an actionable long trade with entry at $2270.23, a $2850 target and a $2000 stop loss over a long…
After the market close, Meta Platforms climbed sharply after delivering better-than-expected results and raising guidance for the next quarter, while Microsoft slipped despite strong earnings as spending rose. A mix of beats and misses across large-cap names including IBM, ServiceNow, Las Vegas Sands, Joby Aviation and United Rentals produced diver…
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she will continue assuring international travelers that they are welcome in the city for this summer’s FIFA World Cup, but she urged the White House to repeat that message. Her remarks come as questions swirl about whether U.S. immigration enforcement and recent federal deployments could deter fans, and as calls fo…
Oppenheimer increased its price objective for GE Vernova (GEV) to $871 from $855 and retained an Outperform rating, pointing to stronger-than-expected demand in Power and Electrification, potential upside from an early Prolec deal close, and ongoing operational efficiencies. The stock, trading at $711.85, has gained 95.52% over the past year, while…
Jefferies reduced its 12-month price objective on Prosperity Bancshares to $85 from $90 while retaining a Buy recommendation. The move follows Prosperity’s announcement to acquire Stellar Bancorp; Jefferies says the deal will deepen the bank’s Texas footprint and bolster deposits but also entails tangible book value dilution and an earnback period …
Blackstone’s largest hedge fund platform, Absolute Return Composite (AR), returned almost 12% in 2025, surpassing the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. The performance, driven by gains in equities, computer-driven strategies, credit and macro positions, will be included in Blackstone’s forthcoming fourth-quarter and full-year report for its BXMA unit.
Jeffrey Scott Jacobs, Head of Accounting and Financial Reporting at Dayforce, sold 500 shares of the company's common stock on January 26, 2026, for $69.36 per share, a transaction valued at $34,680. The sale, executed under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted in November 2024, leaves Jacobs with 48,901 directly held shares, including 29,984 unvested restri…
Joby Aviation's stock slid in after-hours trading after the company announced plans to raise about $1 billion from concurrent public offerings of convertible senior notes due 2032 and common stock. The filings include a related delta offering of borrowed shares to be handled by Morgan Stanley for hedging by some note investors, with specific contin…
A bipartisan group of New York and New Jersey Democrats told President Donald Trump that failure to reinstate federal support for a $16 billion tunnel project linking New Jersey and Manhattan risks severe disruption to regional transit, large job losses and broader economic harm. The U.S. Transportation Department has withheld funds while alleging …
BofA Securities increased its price target on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to $37 from $36 while maintaining a Buy rating after a fourth-quarter update the bank described as "solid." The firm highlighted improved comfort in Teva’s 2026 guidance and the execution of a cost efficiency program intended to offset the upcoming loss of exclusivity for …
Dycom's pivot into data-center electrical work and a record backlog make a compelling tactical long. The balance sheet, free cash flow and recent operational beats underwrite a trade that targets continued contract wins and integration upside from Power Solutions. This is a risk-managed idea — entry at $372, stop $350, target $420 — with clear trig…
The S&P/TSX Composite finished higher on Wednesday, advancing 0.24% to reach a new record high. Strength in the Materials, Energy and IT sectors underpinned the advance, with a handful of miners and energy-related names posting double-digit percentage gains. Volume breadth across the Toronto exchange was narrowly positive while key commodity contra…
U.S. equity markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with gains concentrated in Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Basic Materials while Consumer Services, Industrials and Healthcare lagged. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 0.02%, the S&P 500 fell 0.01% and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.17% at the close in New York. Market breadth favored decliner…
Mexico's benchmark index closed higher, posting a 1.57% gain and registering a new all-time high. Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples led advances. Several large-cap names recorded notable moves, while commodities and FX markets showed mixed movement at the same time as U.S. dollar futures ticked up.
GigCapital9 Corp. completed a $253 million initial public offering, selling 25.3 million units at $10.00 each and placing the proceeds in a trust account. The special purpose acquisition company will have 24 months to identify a business combination in areas including aerospace and defense services, cybersecurity, secured communications, quantum-ba…
Colombian stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the COLCAP index edging up 0.41%. Strength in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors supported the advance. Notable winners included Bolsa De Valores De Colombia, which climbed 9.40% to 16,760.00, and Grupo Aval Pref, which rose 5.96% to 960.00. Decliners included Bancolombia Pf, Intercon…
Levi Strauss reported fourth-quarter results that beat analysts' expectations for both revenue and adjusted earnings per share, driven by strong demand for baggy and loose-fit denim among younger shoppers and strategic retail moves that preserved full-price selling. The company reported mixed regional performance, raised inventory and modest price …
Norway’s $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund increased its holdings of U.S. Treasuries in the second half of 2025, raising the value to $199 billion, or 9.4% of total assets, as of Dec. 31. The fund’s overall allocation to U.S. assets climbed to 52.9% at year-end, even as some large Northern European investors have signaled wariness about U.S. asse…
