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U.S. fixed mortgage rates edged lower this week, with the 30-year rate at 6.09% and the 15-year at 5.44%, according to Freddie Mac. The move marks the first weekly decline in a month and represents a notable improvement compared with rates a year ago, helping to modestly improve housing affordability even as inventory constraints persist.
An options strategy that buys straddles - paired calls and puts - around U.S. corporate earnings has posted outsized returns this reporting season, with analytics firm ORATS reporting an average 45% return over the last four weeks versus a 2% average across the prior 12 quarters. Large-cap stocks including Microsoft and Meta produced notable post-e…
Raymond James increased its price target for Cognex to $80 from $50 and kept a Strong Buy rating following a fourth-quarter outperformance that exceeded the firm's revenue and EPS expectations. The company reported broad-based strength, especially in logistics, and outlined steps to improve operating leverage. Other major firms have issued contrast…
Truist Securities has increased its 12-month price target for Agios Pharmaceuticals to $39 from $38 while maintaining a Buy rating. The move follows the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 results and updates on late-stage program planning and early commercial activity. Agios reported strong growth in PYRUKYND revenue and is advancing mitapivat filings i…
BofA Securities reduced its price target for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY) to $460 from $462 while retaining a Buy rating. The bank highlighted a slate of clinical milestones and potential regulatory filings in 2026, even as Alnylam's most recent quarterly results produced an earnings surprise but missed revenue expectations. The stock is trading …
A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Pentagon from demoting Senator Mark Kelly in retirement and cutting his pension after Kelly urged service members to decline unlawful orders. The decision, issued by U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, marks another judicial check on actions by the Trump administration aimed at political opp…
BTIG increased its price objective for Onity Group, Inc. (ONIT) from $50 to $60 while keeping a Buy rating, pointing to improved earnings visibility that supports the release of a valuation allowance. The new target implies roughly 40% upside from Onity’s prevailing share price, and follows a fourth-quarter earnings surprise that far exceeded expec…
Rubrik (RBRK) is back in the 'value bin' after a sector-wide selloff pushed shares to $52.80. The company still shows strong revenue growth, positive free cash flow, and improving profitability metrics; coupled with heavy short interest and technical oversold signals, this creates a favorable mid-term trade. We initiate a long trade with clear entr…
U.S. and Russian officials said six more children have been reunited with families across Russia and Ukraine, an outcome both capitals attributed in part to an intervention by U.S. first lady Melania Trump. Moscow’s children’s rights commissioner and a White House statement each described the move, while broader disagreements between Kyiv and Mosco…
Norway’s central bank governor said the bank is resolved to reduce consumer price inflation back to its 2% goal after core inflation unexpectedly rose to 3.4% in January. The reading, higher than both private economists' and the bank’s forecasts, has clouded the outlook for previously announced interest rate cuts and prompted a rally in the Norwegi…
Amazon has been hammered since earnings, sending price below key moving averages and into oversold territory. Fundamentals remain intact: AWS profitability, solid ROE, low leverage, and a $2.14T market cap. Technicals scream oversold (RSI 23.6) and short activity is elevated — conditions that favor a tactical long for mean reversion. Trade plan pro…
France's main equity gauge, the CAC 40, finished the session up 0.33%, while the broader SBF 120 rose 0.28%. Consumer-facing names and industrials drove much of the upside, with individual large-cap movers including Michelin, Danone and EssilorLuxottica. Market breadth favored decliners, several large caps hit multi-year extremes, and volatility fo…
Belgian stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index rising 0.56% to reach a new all-time high. Strength in consumer services, healthcare and industrial sectors powered the advance. Anheuser Busch Inbev and UCB were among the session's best performers, while KBC Groep and select materials and real estate names lagged. Commodities and cur…
London equities finished the session in negative territory, led by declines in the Mining, Life Insurance/Assurance and Banking sectors. The United Kingdom 100 index closed down 0.60%. Schroders posted the session's largest gain and hit a three-year high, while Rentokil, Prudential and Standard Chartered were among the weakest names. Commodity benc…
U.K. stocks finished lower on Thursday, driven by declines in the Mining, Life Insurance/Assurance and Banking sectors. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index closed down 0.60% as market breadth favored decliners, while a handful of large-cap names bucked the trend with notable gains.
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed lower on Thursday, slipping 0.82% as declines in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors weighed on the market. Market breadth favored decliners, while select utilities and telecom names posted gains. Commodities and currency markets moved with oil and …
The IBEX 35 fell 0.82% at Thursday's close in Madrid, with losses concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction, and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. Redeia, Cellnex and Telefónica were the session's top performers, while ArcelorMittal, Solaria and Amadeus were the biggest decliners. Market breadth was negative as …
Portuguese equities closed lower on Thursday, with the PSI falling 0.49% as losses in Financials, Industrials and Utilities weighed on the market. Market breadth was narrowly negative and several individual stocks recorded new highs even amid the decline. Energy and precious metals futures also moved lower, while major currency pairs were largely u…
Stocks in the Netherlands closed lower on Thursday, with the AEX index falling 2.02% amid sector-wide weakness led by Industrials, Basic Materials and Technology. While select blue chips such as Heineken, NN Group and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize advanced, heavy losses in names including Adyen, Magnum Ice Cream and DSM Firmenich drove the overall mar…
Italian equities finished lower on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 ending the session down 0.51% in Milan. Losses were concentrated in the Chemicals, Technology and Industrials sectors. While a handful of large-cap names posted gains, more stocks declined than advanced. Energy and precious metals prices fell, and currency moves were subdu…
German equities closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark DAX down 0.11% at the end of trading. Sector pressure came from Transportation & Logistics, Retail and Technology stocks. The MDAX and TecDAX also fell, led by notable declines among mid-cap and tech-related listings, while several large-cap names recorded gains.
JPMorgan maintained an Underweight rating on Valvoline and left its fiscal 2026 EBITDA estimate unchanged at $535 million. While the brokerage expects some growth from the recent $607 million acquisition of Breeze Auto Care and continued positive same-store sales, it warns that integration costs, lower-margin Breeze operations and added interest ex…
Green Circle Decarbonize Technology Limited announced the sale of 375,000 additional ordinary shares following full exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option, bringing aggregate gross proceeds to $11.5 million at the IPO price of $4.00 per share before deductions. The offering was led by RBW Capital Partners LLC with Revere Securities LLC…
Opendoor (OPEN) is a speculative buy here. The stock is trading near $4.32 after a volatile run in 2025 and meaningful recent weakness. Fundamentals remain challenged — negative EPS, heavy leverage and pressure on margins — but valuation (sub-1x price-to-sales and enterprise value roughly $5.37B) and an upcoming 02/19/2026 financial open house crea…
Swedish equities closed lower on Thursday with the OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.69% as losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors pulled the market down. NIBE Industrier AB ser. B, Essity AB B and AstraZeneca outperformed, while Evolution AB, SAAB AB ser. B and Boliden AB were among the session’s worst performers. Commodity prices …
