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CIBC economists Benjamin Tal and Katherine Judge find a widening divergence in North American manufacturing, with U.S. output and capital intensity rising well above Canadian levels. U.S. manufacturing GDP is now almost 10% above pre-pandemic figures while Canadian output remains below its 2019 baseline. The bank's analysis highlights a sharp incre…
Rosenblatt Research upgraded Fortinet from Neutral to Buy and increased its price target to $100 from $85, pointing to reseller feedback that indicates strengthening demand tied to a hardware refresh cycle displacing older Cisco firewall systems. The firm sees additional upside from SASE adoption linked to firewall upgrades, aggressive Q4 sales exe…
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius said the detailed provisions of the European Commission’s December proposals to relax the transition to electric vehicles could negate intended emissions benefits. The plan would roll back an effective ban on new internal combustion engine cars from 2035, allow sales of plug-in hybrids and range extenders beyond an …
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the National Security Agency, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joshua Rudd, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee that Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is indispensable to the agency’s mission. During the Jan. 29 confirmation hearing he endorsed the broad foreign surveillance…
UBS has raised its XAU/USD price target for March, June and September 2026 to $6,200 per ounce, up from $5,000, citing stronger investment flows, continued central bank purchases and heightened geopolitical and policy uncertainty. The bank still expects prices to ease to $5,900 by the end of 2026, and lays out upside and downside scenarios of $7,20…
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans for 2026 fell by over one million, bringing total sign-ups to about 23 million. The decline accompanies a substantial rise in average premium costs for subsidized enrollees after temporary pandemic-era subsidies expired. Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and polling from KFF point to bo…
Ethos Technologies priced its initial public offering to reach a $1.2 billion valuation on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, tapping investor interest in life insurance businesses and a recovering U.S. IPO market. Backed by Accel and Sequoia, the firm emphasizes a streamlined online underwriting and policy activation process and plans to broa…
Freedom Capital Markets raised its price target on Tesla to $440 from $406 while holding a neutral stance on the stock. The firm pointed to fourth-quarter 2025 results that modestly exceeded consensus and flagged Robotaxi progress as a potential offset to ongoing EV demand weaknesses into 2026. Analysts remain divided on valuation and near-term out…
ArcelorMittal has lodged a 1.8 billion euro claim against the Italian government, responding to a separate demand by state-appointed administrators of Acciaierie d'Italia (ADI) for about 7 billion euros in damages. The dispute follows the government's takeover of ADI from ArcelorMittal in early 2024 amid production struggles at the plants, and cent…
Norwood Financial Corp director Carroll Joseph W acquired 4,000 common shares on January 28, 2026 across three transactions for a total of $112,539, bringing his direct holdings to 41,503 shares. The purchase price was modestly below the stock's trading level, and InvestingPro notes the shares may be undervalued versus Fair Value. The bank also rep…
An NBT Bancorp Inc. director, Timothy E. Delaney, purchased 22,730 shares on January 28, 2026, for $42.97 per share, totaling $976708. The transaction raises his direct holdings to 74,615 shares. The company also reported a fourth-quarter 2025 earnings beat and promoted Gina Rossi to chief marketing officer.
U.S. President Donald Trump told officials that Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to suspend strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian towns for one week. Trump said he made a personal request for the pause during a Cabinet meeting and attributed the decision to unusually severe cold in the region. He also said the outcome exceeded expectations…
Richtech Robotics (RR) stock fell sharply on Thursday following a critical short-seller report from Hunterbrook that challenged the company’s recent characterization of a Microsoft collaboration. The report contends Microsoft described the engagement as a routine customer interaction rather than a commercial partnership, and notes Richtech announce…
Jefferies identifies Casella Waste Systems (CWST) and Rollins (ROL) as leading opportunities within the business services sector, pointing to operational improvement programs, integration benefits and disciplined growth strategies as the primary drivers. Casella's planned fleet and automation upgrades, along with systems and pricing initiatives, ar…
Liftoff Mobile, a mobile app marketing platform majority-owned by Blackstone, has filed to raise up to $762 million in a U.S. initial public offering that would value the company as high as $5.17 billion. The company is proposing to sell 25.4 million shares priced between $26 and $30 each and will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker LFTO. Blacksto…
Apple has purchased Q.ai, an Israeli company developing machine learning tools for audio, and will bring the startup's founding team into the company. CEO Aviad Maizels and co-founders Yonatan Wexler and Avi Barliya will join Apple. Financial terms and specific product plans were not disclosed. Apple noted Q.ai has explored applications such as whi…
GlobalFoundries is shifting from a cyclical foundry play to a longer-cycle infrastructure bet. Recent M&A, partnerships in silicon photonics, and favorable policy/tariff tailwinds make the stock a tactical long with defined risk controls. Market cap sits near $24.3B and technical momentum supports an entry around current levels; we set a conservati…
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed an indictment charging First Brands Group founder Patrick James and his brother Edward with orchestrating multiple fraudulent schemes that allegedly extracted billions of dollars in financing from the company’s lenders and financing partners prior to the firm's bankruptcy.
France's equity benchmarks closed marginally higher, driven by advances in Oil & Gas, Utilities and Consumer Goods. The CAC 40 rose 0.06% while the broader SBF 120 inched up 0.01%. Select large-cap industrials and consumer names outperformed, even as several technology and scientific firms recorded sharp declines. Volatility on CAC 40 options reach…
Belgium's BEL 20 ended Thursday modestly lower, weighed by losses in the Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while select heavyweights outperformed. Commodity and FX markets logged mixed moves that accompanied the session's equity action. The benchmark fell 0.13% at the close in Brussels, with Eli…
German equity markets closed lower, with the DAX retreating 2.13% to a one-month low as losses in software, technology and construction names led declines. The MDAX and TecDAX also finished in negative territory. Market breadth was tilted toward decliners, volatility rose, and selected commodities and FX instruments showed modest moves.
Netherlands equities finished marginally lower on Thursday, with weakness in Industrials, Basic Materials and Real Estate outpacing gains in telecommunications and energy. The AEX closed down 0.02%, while market breadth tilted toward decliners and volatility held steady. Commodity and FX markets showed notable movement, with crude and Brent oil ris…
Portugal's benchmark PSI index closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by declines in the Financials, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors. The index fell 0.22% in Lisbon trading, with energy names among the session's few gainers even as several banks and industrials weakened. Oil benchmarks rose, gold futures slipped, and major FX rates we…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 ended Thursday's session lower, down 0.17%, with Consumer Services, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate among the weakest sectors. Gains in Repsol, Cellnex and Iberdrola were offset by heavier losses in Acerinox, Merlin Properties and ArcelorMittal. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodities…
U.K. equities closed higher on Thursday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 adding 0.12% as strength in Financial Services, Oil & Gas Producers and Industrial Metals & Mining underpinned the market. Gains in several large-cap miners and an oil major contrasted with heavy losses for a handful of other large companies. Commodity prices were mi…
