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RBC Capital upgraded Thomson Reuters (NASDAQ: TRI) from Sector Perform to Outperform and established a $126.00 price target, citing what the firm describes as an "asymmetric set-up" after a notable share price decline. The bank highlights the emergence of agentic artificial intelligence as a factor that complicates total addressable market and mark…
Iran's foreign ministry said compact talks held in Muscat with U.S. diplomats enabled Tehran to assess Washington's seriousness and revealed sufficient agreement to keep diplomatic channels open. The meetings, conducted through Omani mediators last week, followed U.S. positioning of a naval flotilla in the region that had heightened concerns about …
4basebio PLC has elevated its chief operating officer, Dr Amy Walker, to the role of chief executive officer. The move accompanies a reorganization in which outgoing CEO Dr Heikki Lanckriet will stay on the company board while separating the Hermes nanoparticle-based DNA delivery platform into a standalone, separately-funded therapeutics business. …
SoftBank Group is expected to report a significant investment gain related to its stake in OpenAI when it publishes quarterly results, but market focus is shifting to how the Japanese investment firm will bankroll additional AI commitments. Heavy exposure to a money-losing OpenAI has increased concentration risk and raised questions about SoftBank'…
Citizens reduced its rating on ZoomInfo Technologies (ZI) from Market Perform to Market Underperform and placed a $6.00 price target on the shares, below the then-trading price of $7.32. The move came after ZoomInfo reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that beat consensus on both non-GAAP EPS and revenue, even as several growth metrics showed decel…
U.S. equity futures were largely unchanged as markets digested a technology-driven rebound from the prior session and prepared for a packed calendar of corporate earnings and influential economic data. Investors are watching results from major companies including CVS Health and Coca-Cola, while December U.S. retail sales and core retail sales estim…
British Land has secured a long-term pre-let at its Broadgate redevelopment after Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer committed to a 21-year lease for 238,000 square feet at 1 Appold Street. The agreement includes expansion options that could raise the occupied space to 360,000 square feet and currently covers 60% of the building. The project, built by …
Goldman Sachs has cut Clariant AG's rating from Neutral to Sell while nudging its price target up to CHF8.00 from CHF7.50. The bank cites the company's relatively greater exposure to late-cycle pressures, particularly in its Catalyst segment, and forecasts subdued EBITDA growth through 2027. Market data shows the stock trading beneath its calculate…
Cisco unveiled the Silicon One G300 switch chip and an associated router designed to improve data movement across very large AI deployments. Built on TSMC's 3-nanometer process and slated to reach the market in the second half of the year, the G300 includes latency- and congestion-mitigation features Cisco calls "shock absorbers" and is claimed to …
Net foreign selling across a basket of Asian stock markets accelerated sharply in the first week of February, driven by a global decline in high-growth technology shares amid worries about elevated AI-related capital expenditures. South Korea and Taiwan recorded the largest weekly outflows, while India saw fresh inflows tied to tariff relief optimi…
Barclays has increased chief executive C.S. Venkatakrishnan’s total remuneration to 15 million pounds for 2025 from 11.6 million pounds a year earlier, driven by a rise in variable pay and bonuses. The lender cut the CEO’s fixed pay while raising variable compensation to 12.7 million pounds, and reported a 15% increase in its overall staff bonus po…
European equity indexes traded unevenly Tuesday as investors parsed a heavy schedule of corporate quarterly reports amid generally positive global risk appetite. Germany's DAX and the U.K.'s FTSE 100 dipped 0.2% each while France's CAC 40 advanced 0.3% at 03:05 ET (08:05 GMT). Results from Philips, Kering, AstraZeneca, Barclays and BP dominated hea…
Kohl's (KSS) is a beaten-down department store with clear structural problems, but recent data show the pace of comparable-store sales decline slowed in 2025. The shares trade at single-digit price-to-book and low EV multiples, free cash flow is meaningful, and short interest remains elevated. For nimble traders willing to accept volatility, a mid-…
Twist Bioscience looks positioned to ride accelerating demand for next-generation sequencing (NGS) and liquid biopsy applications — especially minimal residual disease (MRD) testing — while efficiency gains have started to show in GAAP results. The balance of high valuation and improving fundamentals creates an opportunistic, risk-managed long trad…
Helen Lofthouse will step down as Managing Director and Chief Executive of ASX in May, concluding an 11-year tenure. Her departure comes as the exchange prepares to bring the initial phase of its long-delayed CHESS replacement online, with a go-live targeted for April. The revamped program replaces an earlier blockchain-based effort that was termin…
Electro Optic Systems (EOS), the Australian laser and defense technology firm, said it is examining whether U.S. short seller Grizzly Research breached corporate law after publishing a report that challenged the credibility of an $80 million contract and precipitated a steep share price decline. EOS described the report as misleading and has engage…
AstraZeneca said it expects mid-to-high single-digit revenue growth and low double-digit core profit growth in 2026, driven by demand for cancer therapies and newer drugs alongside expansion efforts in the United States and China. The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker reported modest revenue growth in the latest quarter and outlined strategic investments inc…
Japanese equities closed higher on Tuesday with the Nikkei 225 rising 2.20%. Broad sector gains, led by Real Estate, Banking and Textile stocks, lifted the index while individual movers included sizable rallies in Furukawa Electric, Nissan Chemical and Mazda. Market breadth was positive and implied volatility declined, with mixed movements in oil, …
B. Riley has opened coverage of Microbot Medical (MBOT) with a Buy rating and a $5.00 price target, implying roughly 172% upside from the stock's $1.84 price. The initiation follows FDA 510(k) clearance and a limited U.S. commercial roll-out of the LIBERTY Endovascular Robotic System. The company has reported recent quarterly losses but holds more …
India is engaged in confidential discussions with Brazil, Canada, France and the Netherlands to pursue cooperative agreements on exploration, extraction, processing and recycling of critical minerals, with a focus on lithium and rare earths. The Ministry of Mines is leading the effort as India looks to replicate aspects of a recent pact with German…
Loop Capital downgraded monday.com Ltd. (NASDAQ: MNDY) from Buy to Hold and set a $80 price target, citing a December quarter that the firm called "fine, but not great," signs of moderating upmarket momentum, slower uptake of newer products, and guidance for 2026 that landed meaningfully below consensus. The broker also noted that operating and fre…
Arch Capital (ACGL) has pulled back into the mid-$90s on heavy volume and short-selling, but fundamentals - low leverage, strong free cash flow ($6.295B), and attractive valuation (PE ~8.6, P/B ~1.47) - argue for a tactical long. This trade idea lays out an entry at $96.03, a stop at $86.00 and a primary target of $110.00 over a 180-trading-day hor…
Honda reported a 61.4% year-on-year decline in third-quarter operating profit to 153.4 billion yen, citing the drag from U.S. import tariffs and weaker electric vehicle demand. The result missed the LSEG analyst consensus and represents a fourth straight annual quarterly drop, while the company held its full-year operating profit forecast at 550 bi…
HSBC downgraded Estee Lauder from Buy to Hold while nudging its price target up to $106 from $105 following the company's second-quarter results. The move follows a sharp share decline and reflects investor disappointment in a modest organic sales upgrade, even as the company beat earnings, raised EPS guidance, and reported operational improvements…
RBC Capital Markets has highlighted a pair of European retailers that, in its view, combine disciplined pricing with favorable earnings prospects. Inditex (ITX) is cited for maintaining stable pricing across product categories and protecting both volumes and margins through targeted price adjustments. Next (NXT) is favoured for its clear earnings v…
