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Iran's foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz is open for all commercial vessels following a ceasefire accord in Lebanon. Shipping associations and carriers warned that key uncertainties remain before traffic can resume freely, and several world leaders offered guarded support while underscoring conditions and limitations on passage.
Moroccan equities closed higher on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index advancing 2.66% to reach a fresh three-month high. Gains were driven by the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors, while energy commodities fell sharply and gold moved higher. Market breadth was strongly positive, with 57 stocks rising and 4 declining on the Casablanca …
Norwegian equity markets closed lower on Friday with the Oslo OBX falling 2.74%, pressured by losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors. Top performers included Nel, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Frontline, while Equinor, Yara and Aker BP posted the largest declines. Oil prices tumbled and precious metals moved higher, with curr…
Bank of America raised its price target on SanDisk to $1,080 from $900 and maintained a Buy rating after concluding that NAND supply remains constrained and pricing has risen sharply. The bank said structural demand changes - notably a mix shift into data centers and sustained NAND requirements from AI inferencing - could make the current cycle mor…
Copper prices climbed modestly on Friday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and remarks from Iran's foreign minister about the Strait of Hormuz, prompting share-price gains across a range of copper producers listed in the U.S. and Canada as well as major mining groups. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange rose and several miners recorded m…
Israel's benchmark TA 35 finished higher after the close on Friday, supported by broad gains in the Real Estate, Communication and Banking sectors. Amot Investments, Azrieli Group and Fattal 1998 Holdings were the session's top performers, while Navitas Petroleum, Newmed Energy and Delek Group declined. Commodity markets saw oil prices retreat shar…
Greek equities closed higher on Friday with the Athens General Composite advancing 1.50% to reach a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors, while select energy and utilities names lagged. Market breadth favoured advancers, and commodity and FX contracts showed mixed moves during the session.
Jefferies reports that US asset managers experienced $156 billion in money market outflows for the week ended April 15, a marked reversal from the prior week's $3 billion of inflows. While exchange-traded funds continued to attract sizable net new money, mutual funds outside of money markets posted net redemptions.
U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply after Iran and the United States announced that commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz would be temporarily allowed following a pause in fighting tied to a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. Comments from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and U.S. President Donald Trump, along with reports …
Friday's session featured pronounced volatility across market-cap tiers. Major names such as Netflix (NFLX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM) were among the largest decliners, while companies including General Electric (GE) and several travel firms posted strong gains. Large-cap chemical and energy producers recorded double-digit drops in many cases, and a han…
Bank of America industry checks across the US, China and India show online travel agencies are rapidly integrating agentic artificial intelligence into customer journeys. Investors have punished OTA multiples year-to-date over AI-related concerns, though Bank of America believes many incumbents retain advantages from fulfillment control and proprie…
KeyBanc Capital Markets used a quarterly survey of more than 2,000 U.S. consumers to rank leading stocks across media and broadband. The study, expanded this quarter to include home internet trends, measured viewership habits, satisfaction with broadband speeds and pricing, and consumer response to emerging low Earth orbit satellite competition. AT…
Shares of Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) rose 12% on Friday as a 2.75% gain in bitcoin and signs of renewed speculative momentum among retail traders combined to lift the stock. Developments in talks involving Iran prompted a reassessment of interest rate paths, with Fed Fund futures pricing near 50% odds of a rate cut this year, while research tracking re…
Christian Weedbrook, founder of Toronto-based Xanadu Quantum Technologies Ltd., crossed the billionaire threshold this week as the company's shares climbed almost fivefold over six trading sessions. The rapid rally elevated Xanadu's market capitalization above $11 billion and followed Nvidia Corp.'s release of open-source AI models aimed at advanci…
U.S. energy stocks tumbled after a social media post attributed to Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open for commercial shipping. The announcement pushed Brent below $90 a barrel and erased part of the rally that had followed the temporary blockade of the waterway. Major U.S. oil companies posted notable declines as marke…
Shares of STMicroelectronics (STM) climbed 4.5% on Thursday after Mizuho analysts highlighted the chipmaker's relatively low valuation and projected strong earnings-per-share growth for 2026 and 2027. Mizuho emphasized STM's exposure to artificial intelligence data center demand, a silicon photonics ramp, automotive content gains from China BEV gro…
Energy Focus shares rallied 300% on Friday after the lighting and energy infrastructure specialist outlined progress on two large data center engagements. The company said Project G has been completed, delivering roughly $0.5 million in revenue, while Project Y - a multi-year deployment with one of Asia's largest data center developers - is proceed…
Intel shares rose 0.57% on Thursday even as Bank of America analysts increased their price target to $48 and outlined a sum-of-parts valuation for the company. BofA highlighted improving server CPU prospects and earnings contribution from recent fabrication buy-outs but questioned whether the rapid $110 billion market-cap rise over three months is …
Critical Metals Corp. saw its shares climb 30% after Greenland's government approved the transfer of an additional 50.5% interest in Tanbreez Mining Greenland A/S, raising the miner's stake to 92.5%. The approval consolidates operational control of the Southern Greenland heavy rare earths project, which contains eight critical elements. The company…
Shares of major U.S. cruise operators climbed sharply after President Trump announced that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open for passage. Royal Caribbean led the move, and sector peers also posted notable gains as the reopening removes a potential geopolitical obstacle for itineraries that traverse the region.
Shares of major gold producers trading in the United States moved higher after Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz would remain open to commercial shipping for the duration of the Lebanon ceasefire. Gold futures advanced and a sharp drop in WTI crude accompanied the move, while several large miners posted gains.
Hapag-Lloyd and AP Moeller-Maersk shares fell on Thursday after a U.S. statement that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open and available for passage. The remarks appeared to lower the perceived geopolitical risk around the critical shipping chokepoint, prompting investors to pare expectations for freight rates and demand in container shipping.
Barclays says new disclosures in Amazon's shareholder letter strengthen the bull case for Amazon Web Services, pointing to an AI services revenue run rate exceeding $15 billion in Q1 2026, plans to add more than 1 million Nvidia GPUs across 2026-2027, and rapid expansion in Amazon's custom chips business. The bank views these metrics as increasing …
European airline equities climbed sharply on Friday after Iran said commercial shipping could resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz for the remaining period of the ceasefire in Lebanon. Major carriers recorded multi-percent gains while global crude futures fell, reflecting a swift market reaction to the declaration and the announced routing a…
U.S. liquefied natural gas company shares declined in premarket trading after Iran stated the Strait of Hormuz would remain open to all commercial shipping during the Lebanon ceasefire, directing vessels to follow an established coordinated route. Several LNG producers posted notable drops while West Texas Intermediate futures fell sharply.
