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Governments across multiple continents are moving to curb children’s access to social media, adopting or proposing age-based restrictions that range from device-level controls to outright bans for users under certain ages. Australia has enacted the strictest measure to date, while European nations and other jurisdictions are proposing or implementi…
Stifel increased its Baker Hughes (BKR) price target to $58 from $57 and kept a Buy rating after the oilfield services firm reported stronger-than-anticipated fourth-quarter 2025 results and raised guidance for early 2026. The company beat earnings and revenue estimates for Q4, reported meaningful power systems orders tied to data centers, and reit…
European Central Bank policy is appropriate for today’s environment, yet officials should prepare for new shocks - including the risk of Russian military aggression - that could unsettle the current balance of inflation at target, growth near potential and neutral interest rates, ECB policymaker Gediminas Simkus said. He urged ensuring the resilien…
Needham upgraded Teleflex from Hold to Buy and set a $138 price target after the medical-device company announced plans to divest three business units. Teleflex expects roughly $1.8 billion in after-tax proceeds from sales that are slated to close in the second half of 2026, and the research house anticipates those proceeds will fund share repurcha…
TD Cowen has assumed coverage of Insulet Corporation with a Hold rating and a $294 price objective, noting the company’s strong recent growth and product momentum but warning that competitive advantages may narrow. The coverage shift comes with an analyst transition and follows a string of diverging analyst views and an upcoming auditor change for …
General Motors recorded an increase in adjusted pre-tax profit for the fourth quarter, driven by stronger sales of lower-priced crossover SUVs and pickup trucks. The company posted about $2.84 billion in adjusted pre-tax earnings, up from roughly $2.51 billion a year earlier, and issued annual adjusted core profit guidance of $13 billion to $15 bil…
The Polish Bank Association (ZBP) projects the banking sector's aggregate net profit will decline to about 30.8 billion zlotys in 2026, down from an estimated 44.1-46.1 billion zlotys in 2025. ZBP attributes the reduction primarily to the effects of lower interest rates and a rise in corporate taxation on banks, and also flags limited opportunities…
Microsoft and Meta begin the major technology earnings cycle this week facing heightened investor scrutiny over whether their heavy artificial intelligence spending will deliver another year of robust growth. Alphabet's recent gains, driven by strong reception to its Gemini 3 model and a new deal to power Apple's Siri, have shifted market attention…
STRABAG SE said it now expects its EBIT margin for the 2025 financial year to be at least 6.5%, a significant improvement on its prior forecast. The Vienna-based construction and technology group reported an output volume of about €20.4 billion for 2025, driven by major projects in Germany and growth in its international infrastructure business. Ma…
Jefferies has reaffirmed a Buy rating on CoreWeave (NASDAQ:CRWV) and left its price target at $120. The call follows an expanded strategic agreement with NVIDIA, a $2 billion equity investment that raises NVIDIA’s stake to roughly 9% and supports CoreWeave’s plan to grow AI computing capacity to more than 5 gigawatts by 2030. Analysts and market da…
SK Hynix said it is evaluating various measures, including forming a subsidiary focused on artificial intelligence investment, following media reports that a U.S. unit would be set up to oversee roughly 10 trillion won ($6.92 billion) in AI-related assets held abroad by SK Group affiliates, including stakes in TerraPower. The company made the discl…
Swisscom shares climbed 2.5% after the Swiss telecom group announced across-the-board price increases for its premium services. Broadband and mobile lines will be higher by CHF 1.90 per month, while TV and fixed voice services will rise by CHF 0.90 per month, all taking effect April 1. The moves lift the basic Home package by 6% and push convergent…
A-6684 Ltd., an owner of roughly 10% of Tofutti Brands Inc. (TOFB), purchased 4,525 shares on January 23, 2026, paying $0.76 per share for a total of $3,439. The purchase price matches the InvestingPro Fair Value estimate for TOFB. Following the transaction the entity directly holds 697,100 shares. The filing was signed by Mordehchai Rapaport and d…
Indonesia's finance minister signaled that the country likely achieved its 5.2% GDP growth target for 2025 despite significant flood-related damage late in the year, with growth appearing stronger in the fourth quarter. The government left the 2026 growth target unchanged at 5.4% for the $1.4 trillion economy. Bank Indonesia said it will watch for …
BofA Securities raised its price target on DigitalOcean (DOCN) to $72 from $60 and maintained a Buy rating, pointing to accelerating interest in agentic AI frameworks such as Clawdbot and the company's positioning to host always-on inferencing workloads. The move follows strong recent price performance and positive operational signals, including qu…
BofA Securities reduced its 12-month price target for CVS Health to $95 from $100 but kept a Buy rating, after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services put forward changes to Medicare Advantage payment methodology that could lower industry payments. The CMS proposals include a lower net all-in rate and a new CMS-HCC risk-adjustment model that w…
China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun told his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov in a video call that Beijing wants to strengthen strategic coordination, implement top-level consensus, expand cooperation substance and improve exchange mechanisms. Dong said China is prepared to work with Russia to boost their joint capacity to respond to unspecified r…
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles toward waters off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korean and Japanese authorities reported. The projectiles, assessed as likely short-range, were launched from near Pyongyang in the mid-afternoon and travelled roughly 350 km. The episode occurred as senior U.S. and South Korean officials meet to discuss…
BofA Securities reduced its target on Teladoc Health to $7 from $7.50 while keeping a Neutral rating, citing continued uncertainty in the company’s BetterHelp and Chronic Care segments. The firm lowered its valuation multiple to 4.1x calendar year 2026 EBITDA and noted flat sequential BetterHelp user growth alongside weaker year-over-year trends. T…
Jefferies has initiated coverage of two major Dutch lenders, assigning ABN Amro a "hold" rating with a €15 price target and ING a "buy" rating with a €18.50 price target. The brokerage said ABN Amro’s current share price appears close to fair value given its capital and earnings outlook, while ING’s stronger earnings momentum, broader business mix …
One year after the executive order creating the Golden Dome missile-defense initiative, the program has spent little of the $25 billion appropriated and remains stalled while officials and industry stakeholders debate classified elements of its space-based architecture. Small prototype contracts have been awarded, but major procurement and broad fu…
President Donald Trump will visit Iowa as mounting pressure in the farm economy and postponed biofuel decisions create strains for farmers and renewable-fuel producers. The stop is aimed at shoring up support in a state that is the nation's largest producer of corn, hogs and ethanol, even as farmers report cash-flow stress, lower crop prices and un…
Starbucks has made inventory reliability a central priority for CEO Brian Niccol, yet persistent shortages of everyday items across thousands of U.S. coffeehouses reflect deeper operational and technological failings. Interviews with current and former corporate employees, review of internal media and photographs, and company statements show recurr…
Citi has opened coverage on six leading European pharmaceutical groups with a constructive sector view. The bank rates AstraZeneca, Novartis and Roche as Buy, while GSK, Sanofi and Novo Nordisk receive Neutral ratings. Citi points to an unusually deep late-stage pipeline and expects resilient earnings growth driven by new product launches that larg…
After roughly four years of subdued initial public offering activity, Canada’s primary equity market is showing signs of revival for 2026. Market participants say high interest rates and inflation, regulatory friction, and other headwinds kept many firms out of the public markets, but recent equity market strength and a sizable October deal have en…
