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Target's stock climbed about 4% in premarket trading to $117.50 after the company issued an annual same-store sales forecast that beat analyst projections. The retailer forecast 2% net sales growth for 2026 versus 2025 and set a full-year EPS range above consensus, while reporting a fourth-quarter earnings beat and slightly light revenue.
Infosys Ltd has announced an expansion of its strategic collaboration with Intel Corporation aimed at helping companies advance artificial intelligence initiatives from limited pilots into full-scale production. The strengthened relationship emphasizes support for enterprise-wide deployment and builds on an existing partnership between the two firm…
Senior PLC has said it has received a non-binding, all-cash offer from a consortium made up of Tinicum and Blackstone. The company is continuing discussions with the consortium and with other potential offerors. Under UK takeover rules the consortium must declare a firm intention to make an offer by March 31, 2026. Senior has not disclosed financia…
MAIA Biotechnology saw its shares slide sharply in premarket trading after disclosing a $30 million public offering priced at a deep discount. The company sold 20 million new shares at $1.50 apiece, a 27.5% markdown from the previous close, and said proceeds will be applied to clinical trials and general corporate needs. The offering was led by hea…
Middle East equity markets registered only modest moves in the immediate sessions following the start of a U.S.-Israeli military offensive against Iran, with J.P. Morgan advising that only limited risk has been reflected in prices so far. Oil surged strongly on supply disruption concerns even as some national bourses closed for trading. The banking…
U.S. energy shares rose in premarket trade on Tuesday as crude oil prices jumped amid reports that the expanding US-Israeli conflict with Iran has disrupted fuel shipments. Brent hit its highest level since July 2024 and U.S. West Texas Intermediate reached its strongest level since June, while major integrated producers, exploration and production…
Deutsche Bank cautions that recent geopolitical tensions and a sharp jump in oil have rattled markets, but historical patterns suggest an extended equity downturn requires the shock to escalate into a sustained oil spike, a recessionary impulse or a hawkish central bank pivot. For now, the S&P 500 sits close to record levels while WTI crude trades …
Morgan Stanley's latest airlines and airport tracker identifies Wizz Air as the European carrier with the largest share of scheduled departing capacity linked to the Middle East, leaving it particularly sensitive to a rise in oil prices and the resulting fuel cost pressure. The bank's analysis also highlights airport exposures, capacity shifts acro…
Multiple major European companies have announced plans to reduce headcount in 2026, citing a range of drivers including weakened consumer spending, U.S. tariffs, adverse weather, geopolitical tensions, cost-cutting initiatives and productivity gains tied to artificial intelligence. The measures affect businesses across consumer goods, semiconductor…
A status conference is scheduled for Tuesday in the U.S. government's long-running criminal case accusing Turkish state-owned Halkbank of bank fraud, money laundering and conspiracy to help Iran evade American sanctions. Lawyers for both sides will appear before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan, with the meeting coming months after a…
The U.S. has used the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) in operations in Iran just eight months after it was publicly displayed at the Pentagon. The rapid fielding highlights a shift toward compressed acquisition schedules for inexpensive, attritable drones and underscores competition between established defense firms and new tech-back…
A federal jury in Manhattan has begun hearing allegations that Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit unlawfully controlled segments of the live events market, a case brought by the U.S. Department of Justice alongside a coalition that includes most U.S. states. The trial centers on claims the company leveraged venue ownership and exclusive contract…
Hundreds of multinationals and thousands of smaller importers have turned to the U.S. Court of International Trade in Manhattan seeking refunds after the Supreme Court ruled last month that tariffs imposed last year were unlawful. Roughly 2,000 lawsuits have been filed so far, straining the eight-judge court and prompting debate over whether a smal…
U.S. software firms have accelerated share repurchase programs during a prolonged market selloff, but investors and portfolio managers remain unconvinced that buybacks alone will reverse the sector’s slide. Concerns about rapid changes in artificial intelligence, which have complicated near- and medium-term outlooks for many software businesses, ar…
UBS upgraded Avanza Bank Holding AB from Sell to Neutral while keeping its SEK 320 price target. The bank raised its 2026 earnings-per-share forecast by 6% and set multi-year EPS growth estimates, even as it expects only modest increases in net brokerage and net interest income during 2026. Avanza's planned launch of fully digital discretionary man…
Barclays has reduced its rating and price objective for St. James’s Place while raising Quilter's target but retaining an underweight view, citing artificial intelligence as a material near-term threat to margins across UK wealth managers. The bank adjusted valuation parameters and model assumptions to reflect potential margin compression, incorpor…
Escalating conflict in the Middle East pushed energy prices higher and prompted broad equity declines across Europe, Asia and the U.S. JPMorgan's trading desk identified sectors it expects to benefit - including defense primes, North American energy segments and cybersecurity - and those likely to suffer, such as consumer discretionary, travel-rela…
Fighting widened Tuesday as Israeli forces said they struck targets in Tehran and Lebanese Hezbollah positions in Beirut while Iran carried out counterstrikes across the Middle East. U.S. and Israeli officials signaled the campaign could continue for weeks, while attacks on regional infrastructure and threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormu…
Morgan Stanley warns that elevated geopolitical risk is producing tactical headwinds for European equities, prompting a renewed preference for defensive sectors over cyclicals. The bank’s analysis, anchored to the Geopolitical Risk index, identifies five episodes since 1990 that illustrate how prolonged uncertainty correlates with larger market dra…
On Holding reported strong fourth-quarter sales and rising adjusted EBITDA, and executives say a reduced U.S. tariff could improve guidance. The company is projecting continued high sales growth in 2026, maintaining a premium price strategy and planning new store openings, even as its shares fell sharply in premarket trading.
UBS moved Melia Hotels (BME:MEL) from Sell to Neutral and increased its price target to €8.60 from €6.70 after better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 revenue and an upward revision to RevPAR and earnings forecasts. The bank raised RevPAR growth to 3.4% and boosted revenue and EBITDA margin estimates for 2026 and 2027, while noting that clearer ev…
Global aviation has been heavily affected after strikes in Iran prompted the closure of several major Middle Eastern air hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. Tens of thousands of travelers have been stranded and numerous carriers have announced route suspensions and cancellations through early- to mid-March. Below is a detailed, airline-by-ai…
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Ankara and Washington are working to reverse CAATSA sanctions imposed in 2020 over Turkey's acquisition of Russian S-400 systems, with the aim of resolving the issue before the U.S. midterm elections. Fidan noted Israeli resistance to lifting the measures and reaffirmed Turkey's desire to regain access to t…
UBS has upgraded Emmi AG (SIX:EMMN) from Sell to Neutral and raised its price target to CHF830 from CHF700 following a pronounced valuation de-rating and clearer capital allocation priorities. The bank adjusted 2026-2028 EPS, sales growth and margin forecasts modestly higher and said company guidance for 2026 appears achievable, supported by procur…
Stellantis will continue filing patents at a high rate even after cancelling numerous electric vehicle projects as part of a strategic reset, the automaker's head of innovation said. The company filed 1,294 patents in France last year, roughly half of its global filings, and recently booked a 22.2 billion euro writedown tied to its reduced EV ambit…
