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Citizens reiterated its Market Perform rating on PJT Partners while leaving its near-term earnings estimates largely unchanged. Valuation metrics show a relatively low PEG and a P/E that suggests the stock may be inexpensive relative to projected growth. The analyst noted confidence in PJT’s ability to expand capacity and relevance in the market, e…
KuCoin has launched Hold to Earn, an exchange-integrated rewards feature that allows eligible balances across Funding, Spot, Margin, and Futures accounts to earn daily rewards while remaining available for trading, transfers, or withdrawals. Rewards are calculated on the daily average balance and distributed daily; assets tied up in pending orders …
India's equity benchmarks ended modestly higher, supported by advances in Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables and Power segments. While mid- and small-cap names like Eternal and Trent posted strong gains, large-cap information technology firms suffered sizeable declines. Volatility gauges eased and commodities swung higher across gold and oil contracts.
Myanmar's ruling generals have announced the creation of a five-member Union Consultative Council with broad authority over national security and the legislative process. Experts and legal observers say the council could enable junta chief Min Aung Hlaing to assume the presidency while retaining control of the armed forces and the civilian administ…
PVA TePla's stock slid 14% after the company issued a cautious outlook for 2026, even as it reported robust order intake for 2025. The firm posted €244 million in revenue for 2025, said orders rose to €268 million, and provided 2026 revenue and EBITDA ranges that markets saw as conservative given the improved book.
A group of senators plans to file legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank for another decade and to add roughly $70 billion in capacity aimed at supporting the presidential administration's critical minerals priorities. The measure is being advanced with bipartisan sponsorship and includes a proposal to lift the agency's current lend…
A Catolica University poll released by RTP indicates former Socialist leader Antonio Jose Seguro holds 67% of voting intentions against 33% for Chega’s Andre Ventura in the upcoming Portuguese presidential run-off. The presidency, while largely ceremonial, can influence the fractured political landscape through veto and dismissal powers. The poll, …
Santander's announcement of a proposed $12.2 billion purchase of Webster Financial prompted a sharp drop in its shares as analysts praised the strategic logic but cautioned about near-term execution challenges. The bank projects significant cost savings and a marked improvement in U.S. profitability metrics, while management seeks to reassure inves…
Inflation across the 21 euro area countries slowed to 1.7% in January, driven by lower energy prices. A core inflation gauge that excludes energy, food, alcohol and tobacco also eased to 2.2% from 2.3%, with services prices continuing to moderate. Most economists expect the soft patch to persist for at least a year, and the readings are unlikely to…
Bit Digital has quietly transformed from a pure-play miner into a multi-segment AI infrastructure and HPC/data-center operator. The balance sheet and recent M&A give it a runway to capture cloud/AI demand, but negative free cash flow and heavy capex make execution and capital allocation the central risk. This trade idea proposes a measured long wit…
Loop Capital reaffirmed a Buy rating and set a $310.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) after the company posted fourth-quarter 2025 results and provided guidance for the first quarter of 2026. The target is based on a 29.0x multiple of Loop Capital’s revised fiscal 2027 EPS estimate, while the street consensus remains firmly in Buy ter…
Truist Securities increased its price target on Advanced Micro Devices to $283 from $277 and kept a Buy rating after AMD reported fourth-quarter results above expectations and provided stronger-than-expected guidance for the first quarter. The move follows solid performance in the data center business and raises in EPS forecasts, while other sell-s…
People familiar with the matter say China plans to list yuan-denominated liquefied natural gas (LNG) futures contracts on the Shanghai Futures Exchange as soon as next month. The move is intended to give Chinese market participants a domestic price-discovery tool, encourage foreign participation onshore, and enable yuan-based financial products tie…
Two U.S. senators introduced legislation requiring companies that synthesize gene sequences to vet customers and orders and directing the Commerce Department, with other federal agencies, to compile a list of genetic sequences judged potentially dangerous. The proposal aims to close regulatory gaps as advances in AI and compact synthesis machines m…
Piper Sandler has maintained an Overweight rating and a $300.00 price target on Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), reflecting confidence after a quarter that exceeded expectations and guidance that topped consensus. The firm's target implies roughly 24% upside from AMD's current market price of $242.11 and follows results and forward guidance that …
Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon increased Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s price target to $235 from $225 while retaining a Market Perform rating. The firm highlighted solid server demand and ongoing client share gains, but cautioned on rising operating expenses, potential second-half client headwinds and ambiguity around the OpenAI-driven AI ramp outs…
Citizens has reaffirmed its Market Outperform rating and $30.00 price target on Aviat Networks (AVNW) after the company posted fiscal second-quarter 2026 results that beat analyst estimates for adjusted EBITDA, revenue and non-GAAP EPS. Aviat recorded its strongest Q2 bookings in over a decade and a consecutive quarter with a book-to-bill ratio abo…
Global software and related professional services equities sank for a second consecutive day as investors reacted to renewed concerns that advances in generative AI could erode revenue streams for analytics, legal and IT services firms. The immediate catalyst was the rollout of a legal-focused plugin by Anthropic for its Claude chatbot, which inten…
Bank of America has reduced its end-Q3 and end-Q4 forecasts for USD/CNY from 6.8 to 6.7, pointing to renewed momentum in the Chinese yuan underpinned by robust export performance and firmer policy signals. The bank outlines four themes shaping foreign exchange dynamics, highlights spillover effects to emerging market currencies, flags risks in EUR/…
Ukrainian and Russian negotiators have begun a second round of U.S.-facilitated talks in Abu Dhabi, meeting over two days in a trilateral format with U.S. participation. Kyiv’s lead negotiator said teams will hold both separate track-level discussions and joint sessions to align positions. The talks take place against a backdrop of fresh accusation…
Citizens has reiterated a Market Perform rating on Avanos Medical (AVNS), citing management's strategic refocus after a leadership change and the company's valuation metrics. Avanos reported Q3 2025 results that topped expectations and disclosed a co-marketing agreement with Siemens Healthineers, while setting a long-term revenue target of roughly …
Morgan Stanley has downgraded its assessment of the Japan tire industry from "Attractive" to "In-Line," while preserving its manufacturer ranking of Toyo, Bridgestone, Yokohama, and Sumitomo. The bank left Toyo and Bridgestone on Overweight, cut Yokohama to Equal-weight, and kept Sumitomo at Equal-weight, citing a mix of pricing opportunities, bran…
Global Payments (GPN) is trading like it will never grow again: low multiples, oversold technicals, and a dramatic disconnect between cash flow strength and equity price. I prefer a controlled, mid-term swing long at $67.21 with a $63 stop and an $85 target — a trade that captures mean reversion and valuation upside while respecting execution risk.
Jefferies downgraded Webster Financial (WBS) from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target to $75.00 from $80.00 after the Connecticut-based bank agreed to be acquired by Banco Santander. The transaction, priced at roughly $75.59 per share and structured as 65% cash and 35% stock, represents a 15% premium to Webster’s pre-announcement close and val…
Bank of America analysts view Colombia as not having reached 'receiver territory' even after a hawkish move by the central bank, BanRep. The firm argues a front-loaded hiking cycle signals a stronger resolve to anchor long-term inflation expectations and could allow a lower terminal policy rate than a slower pace would permit. BofA favors relative-…
