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UBS lays out a barbell approach for Internet & Media stocks in a volatile macro environment, selecting a higher-beta digital platform alongside a defensive, data-rich incumbent. The bank argues that market worries about AI-driven disruption are likely overstated for both names, highlighting distinct upside drivers: scale and margin leverage for the…
Saudi Arabia's equity market closed higher on Tuesday, with the Tadawul All Share index up 0.52% to reach a three-month high. Gains were concentrated in Media & Publishing, Energy & Utilities and Building & Construction sectors. Several mid- and large-cap names posted strong advances, while cement, refining and a REIT fund were among the session's …
Citi has put Alphabet on a 90-day upside Catalyst Watch, citing a dense sequence of product announcements and company events that could lift results and shares through July 13. The bank highlighted several near-term dates - including Google Cloud Next, first-quarter earnings, Google I/O, YouTube Brandcast and Google Marketing Live - and expects pro…
Greenland's current government has named former prime minister Mute Egede to serve as its foreign minister, assigning him responsibility for relations with the United States alongside oversight of minerals and business policy. The move comes amid renewed U.S. interest in the island and ongoing trilateral diplomatic talks between Greenland, Denmark …
With activist investor Elliott Investment Management holding a roughly $4 billion position, PepsiCo has moved to reduce prices, relaunch brands and cut costs to arrest multi-year volume declines. Investors now seek evidence that those steps are producing sustained volume gains and organic growth in North America as the company reports first-quarter…
J.P. Morgan upgraded Naturgy Energy Group SA (BME:NTGY) from neutral to overweight and increased its December 2027 price target to €30.50 from €26.70. The bank cites two near-term catalysts - a more favorable commodity-price environment for Power Generation and Energy Management and regulatory developments including a temporary suspension of Spain'…
European software and IT services stocks plunged in the first quarter of 2026 as investors weighed the prospect that artificial intelligence could erode demand for conventional enterprise software. UBS highlighted potential weak bookings and licensing revenue at major vendors after March deal activity was disrupted by conflict in the Gulf, and note…
Barclays told clients that the current market pattern - in which equities rally even as oil prices climb amid renewed Hormuz-related risk - represents a fragile equilibrium that may be hard to maintain. Analyst Stefano Pascale highlighted the breakdown of the traditional oil up = equities down relationship since the ceasefire, while the bank flagge…
Sandisk shares have climbed approximately 2,740% over the past year. Evercore ISI initiated coverage with an Outperform rating and a $1,200 price target, citing persistent AI-driven storage demand, the rise of long-term Strategic Contractual Agreements, supply discipline and Sandisk’s manufacturing partnership with Kioxia as central to the bull cas…
Amazon announced an $11.57 billion agreement to acquire satellite operator Globalstar, offering shareholders either $90 per share in cash or 0.3210 shares of Amazon common stock per Globalstar share. The move is intended to accelerate Amazon's push to build a 3,200-satellite low-Earth orbit network by 2029, roughly half of which the company says mu…
High Roller Technologies announced a definitive agreement with Crypto.com | Derivatives North America to distribute CDNA event contracts in the United States, sending the operator's shares up 21% on the news. The pact will allow High Roller to offer prediction market contracts across finance, entertainment and sports while establishing a CFTC-regis…
Taylor Swift received eight nominations for this year’s American Music Awards, including artist of the year, song of the year and album of the year. Close behind are Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, SOMBR and Morgan Wallen with seven nominations each. Fans will decide the winners at a live ceremony in Las Vegas on May 25 hosted by Queen Latifah, wit…
Citigroup reported a 42% rise in first-quarter profit, reaching $5.8 billion as market volatility tied to geopolitical tensions and sector-specific sell-offs pushed trading volumes and revenue higher. Strong activity in equity underwriting and M&A advisory also helped lift investment banking fees, while net interest income and retail wealth revenue…
U.S. equity futures traded near unchanged levels as investors balanced cautious optimism over Middle East ceasefire discussions with a stream of major bank results. Early premarket action showed mixed movement across the major indices, with individual big-bank reports and commodity-driven shifts in gold miners influencing sector trajectories ahead …
Albertsons on Tuesday cut its outlook for annual identical sales growth, saying fierce price competition from larger competitors and cautious consumers are weighing on demand. The company reported a fourth-quarter net loss driven in part by charges tied to opioid-related claims and disclosed a $774 million payment to resolve thousands of lawsuits b…
Dow appointed operations chief Karen Carter as its next chief executive officer, effective July 1, while current CEO Jim Fitterling will transition to executive chair. The leadership change comes as the company implements a wide-ranging restructuring that includes roughly 4,500 job cuts, targets at least $2 billion of added profitability, and conti…
CarMax posted a fourth-quarter loss driven by a $141.3 million goodwill impairment and declining margins on used vehicles. Revenue slipped 1% to $5.95 billion while retail and wholesale gross profit per unit decreased year-over-year. Shares fell in premarket trading as the company outlined efforts to restore efficiency and sales momentum.
Goldman Sachs reduced its rating on Italian payments firm Nexi from Buy to Neutral and lowered the 12-month price target to €3.50 from €6. The bank cited constrained near-term growth visibility driven by bank contract ramp downs and persistent margin pressure from lower operating leverage and front-loaded investments. Goldman also cut medium-term r…
Clearmind Medicine Inc. (NASDAQ: CMND) saw its stock rally 40% after announcing that its oral, non-hallucinogenic MEAI-based candidate CMND-100 met the trial's primary endpoint. The Phase I/IIa multinational, multicenter study reached its primary safety and tolerability endpoint in the dose-escalation stage, with the third cohort - the highest dose…
Investors are positioning around ASML ahead of its first-quarter results, betting the Netherlands-based chip-equipment supplier will upgrade guidance driven by strong demand for advanced lithography machines used in AI chip production. The company’s shares have surged this year on heavy ordering from major customers and rapid data centre buildouts,…
Citi has upgraded its stance on U.S. equities to overweight from neutral, maintained an overweight on the U.K., and lowered emerging markets to neutral. The change is described as a tactical, defensive tilt driven by heightened geopolitical uncertainty following recent developments in the Middle East. Citi's commodities team expects near-term upwar…
Travere Therapeutics stock climbed 44% after the FDA approved FILSPARI to reduce proteinuria in adults and children aged 8 and above with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) who do not have nephrotic syndrome. FILSPARI is now the first FDA-approved therapy for FSGS and expands the drug's label beyond IgA nephropathy. Clinical trial data and a…
Goldman Sachs has downgraded Worldline from neutral to sell, reducing its 12-month price target to €0.23 from €0.40 and forecasting continued negative free cash flow through 2027 before a modest recovery in 2028. The bank highlights mounting leverage, limited capital reinvestment, and refinancing risks tied to upcoming bond maturities as key driver…
Lucid Group shares jumped after the EV maker secured $750 million in fresh funding - $550 million from an affiliate of the Public Investment Fund and an additional $200 million from Uber - alongside an expansion of its robotaxi agreement with Uber to at least 35,000 vehicles. The capital infusion accompanies a planned management transition and high…
Peter Magyar’s landslide victory and the center-right Tisza party’s incoming government have prompted investor optimism that strained relations with the European Union can be repaired and withheld funds released. The potential unfreezing of roughly 18 billion euros in EU support, plus policy pledges ranging from judicial reform to joining the Europ…
