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A survey of economists indicates that Chinese banks probably extended roughly 5 trillion yuan of net new yuan loans in January, a sharp increase from December's subdued reading and close to the strong pace recorded a year earlier. Analysts cite a steady bill discount rate and government policy efforts to boost consumption as supporting factors, whi…
JPMorgan has increased its 12-month price target for Societe Generale SA to EUR84 from EUR77 and maintained an Overweight rating after the bank reported Q4 results. The change reflects higher projected French and International retail revenues and an 8-9% upward revision to 2026-28 EPS estimates. Societe Generale has completed a EUR1 billion excepti…
Canaccord Genuity moved Doximity Inc (NYSE:DOCS) from a Hold to a Buy rating and lowered its price target to $34 from $48, saying the market reaction to the company's recent quarterly results overstated short-term risks. The upgrade comes amid a steep share-price decline and a mix of caution from other brokerages who have cut targets and expressed …
KeyBanc has moved Park-Ohio Holdings (PKOH) from Sector Weight to Overweight and set a $37.00 price target, a 48% premium to the stock's current $24.94 level. The upgrade rests on an expected industrial cycle inflection that could amplify returns if Park-Ohio executes on internal initiatives, and follows recent corporate moves including a declared …
Taiwan's main index closed marginally lower on Monday, with the Taiwan Weighted shedding 0.06% as pressure in the , Glass and Electricity sectors weighed on the market. A handful of mid- and small-cap names recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Commodities and currency markets also saw modest moves, with crude and Brent oil fin…
KeyBanc Capital Markets upgraded Timken (NYSE: TKR) from Sector Weight to Overweight and set a $130 price target, pointing to an anticipated industrial cycle inflection and potential value creation under CEO Lucian Boldea. The firm flagged that its view precedes a detailed growth and margin plan expected at Timken’s analyst day in May, and highligh…
UBS opened coverage on Beta Bionics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BBNX) with a Buy rating and a $24 price target, implying roughly 84% upside from the current $13.08 share price. The bank cites differentiated insulin pump technology and the iLet algorithm as drivers of potential double-digit growth, backing its outlook with multi-year revenue projections and margi…
Glencore’s attempts to merge with Rio Tinto have stalled again, prompting the Swiss miner and trader to pursue targeted disposals to sharpen its copper, cobalt and nickel exposure. Management plans include the near-term sale of a 70% stake in Kazzinc and talks to divest parts of its DRC copper and cobalt business, while a decision on coal assets re…
OpenAI has publicly denied social media claims that it abandoned plans to air a Super Bowl advertisement for an upcoming AI device. The denial followed a now-deleted Reddit post and an accompanying video purporting to show actor Alexander Skarsgard with a metallic, circular gadget called "dime." Company leaders called the thread and clip false, and…
Japan's election delivered a commanding result for the Liberal Democratic Party and Sanae Takaichi, sending the Nikkei sharply higher and prompting moves across bond and currency markets. The LDP and its coalition partner now hold a supermajority in the lower house, clearing the way for potentially larger defence spending, tax cuts and corporate re…
Australian equities closed higher on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 finishing up 1.85% in Sydney. Gains were concentrated in the Gold, IT and A-REITs sectors, while a small group of stocks recorded notable declines. Market breadth was strongly positive and implied volatility fell sharply. Commodity and foreign-exchange rates moved unevenly, with gold…
Hong Kong’s High Court on Feb. 9 sentenced Jimmy Lai, founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily, to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty of two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under the national security law and one count of publishing seditious materials. Lai, 78, had pleaded not guilty. His prosecution unfolded over mult…
WPP is preparing to regroup its three principal creative agencies beneath a single organizational banner called WPP Creative. The move, intended to simplify client offerings and integrate services across the business, will keep Ogilvy, VML and AKQA as separate market-facing brands while bringing them into one coordinated division. The plan follows …
Vicuña Corp., the BHP-Lundin Mining partnership operating in Argentina’s high Andes, says it could invest roughly $800 million this year across the Filo del Sol and Josemaría deposits, aiming to nearly double last year’s expenditure. The pair of projects make up the Vicuña District, a major undeveloped copper, gold and silver complex that the compa…
Shares of State Bank of India climbed to an intraday record after the bank posted a 24.5% year-on-year rise in standalone net profit for the December quarter of fiscal 2026. Robust net interest income and non-interest income supported the results, while management raised full-year credit growth guidance.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi expressed gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump following a decisive lower house election result that delivered a supermajority for her ruling coalition. She says she will visit Washington this spring and intends to press ahead with a fiscal agenda and an assertive security policy emphasizing closer ties wit…
HESTA, a major Australian pension fund with A$100 billion under management, has increased hedging of its international equity portfolio and boosted holdings of the Australian dollar, citing long-run valuation models that suggest the currency has been undervalued. The move comes as the Reserve Bank of Australia continues to raise rates while many ot…
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will clarify in a May update to its mergers and acquisitions code that corporate boards retain the right to refuse unsolicited takeover offers, including those carrying high premiums. The move responds to government concerns about foreign and activist bids targeting strategic firms and follows a recen…
Microsoft (MSFT) pulled back sharply into oversold territory while fundamental earners - Azure, Microsoft 365, and free cash flow - remain intact. At ~2.98T market cap and ~25x earnings, the stock looks buyable for a mid-term swing (45 trading days) with a clear entry, stop and target that respect both momentum and valuation risk.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's commanding election victory on Sunday has increased the likelihood she will implement the Liberal Democratic Party's pledge to suspend the 8% sales tax on food for two years. Markets reacted sharply to the prospect of the tax pause, with stocks rising, government bonds selling off and the yen slipping to multi-year l…
Innovent Biologics shares jumped in Hong Kong after the company announced a new development partnership with Eli Lilly focused on oncology and immunology. Innovent will receive a $350 million upfront payment and could collect up to $8.5 billion in additional payments tied to future milestones. The deal is the seventh collaboration between the two f…
Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media entrepreneur and prominent critic of Beijing, received a 20-year prison sentence on Monday under the city’s national security law. The punishment is the harshest available under the legislation that followed the 2019 protests. Lai’s career as a self-made businessman turned media proprietor, his role funding and suppor…
KDDI Corp said it will record an estimated 246 billion yen ($1.6 billion) charge tied to an internal investigation that found fictitious sales at two advertising-related subsidiaries. The announcement triggered a steep drop in the company’s shares and led KDDI to delay its third-quarter financial disclosure until the probe concludes.
Bhumjaithai secured a commanding lead in last weekend’s Thai general election, winning roughly 192 of 500 parliamentary seats from nearly 95% of polling stations and displacing expected favourites. While the party falls short of an outright majority, its seat haul gives leader Anutin Charnvirakul considerable bargaining power to assemble a governme…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company has pivoted to prioritize building a 'self-growing' city on the Moon, a goal he said could be reached in under 10 years. Musk contrasted the lunar timetable with a longer 20+ year horizon for Mars, while also saying work on a Mars city will begin in five to seven years. His remarks come as SpaceX readies a plan…
