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Barclays reduced its recommendation on European small-cap equities to neutral, citing deteriorating macro momentum and a firmer European Central Bank stance. While valuations for the small-cap factor remain appealing, the bank says the current environment - including weaker nowcasts, rising implied ECB rates and low investor crowding - does not sup…
A Bank of America survey of 193 fund managers overseeing $563 billion in assets found sentiment slid to its weakest point since June 2025 in April. Respondents cut growth expectations dramatically, sharply raised inflation forecasts and shifted allocations away from equities toward cash, the U.S. dollar and telecom stocks.
Wells Fargo reported higher first-quarter profit driven by a 5% rise in net interest income and a surge in markets revenue. The bank has used the removal of a seven-year, $1.95 trillion asset cap to expand its balance sheet and focus on growth in credit cards and auto lending, while volatile markets benefited trading results. Shares slipped in prem…
BMW reported a 3.5% decline in global vehicle deliveries for the first quarter of 2026, selling 565,748 vehicles as weaker demand in China and the United States offset gains in Europe. Battery electric vehicle deliveries fell 20.1% in the quarter. The company’s experience in China aligns with reduced shipments reported by other major German manufac…
Johnson & Johnson reported first-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings that topped analyst expectations, driven by robust demand for cancer drug Darzalex and psoriasis treatment Tremfya. Those gains helped offset a roughly 60% drop in sales of Stelara after it lost patent protection. The company raised its full-year 2026 revenue and adjusted earnin…
Goldman Sachs said the U.S. dollar strengthened Tuesday morning after weekend developments, as energy prices climbed and equities sold off. The bank said recent currency moves reflect relative terms-of-trade shifts more than a broad change in risk appetite, and it retains a bearish view on the Philippine peso, Thai baht and Indian rupee due to expo…
Piper Sandler analysts reduced ratings on several enterprise software names, citing a rapid industry pivot toward AI monetization, weaker-than-expected cloud migration progress, and macroeconomic pressures centered in Europe. SAP was downgraded to neutral with a lower price target, while collaboration software peers Asana and Monday.com also saw cu…
BlackRock reported an increase in first-quarter net income, supported by strong inflows into its exchange traded funds, particularly active ETFs marketed as low-cost ways to capture market dispersion. Total assets under management rose to $13.89 trillion year-over-year, while the company’s stock has lagged some peers so far in 2026.
RBC anticipates that UK wealth managers delivered robust net flows in the first quarter of 2026 thanks to favorable conditions in January and February, but increasing market volatility in March likely reduced trading activity and prompted modest downward revisions to flow estimates for most firms. The bank expects decent sector-level results, point…
HSBC has reworked its EMEA mining coverage in response to supply shocks tied to the Middle East conflict, upgrading Glencore to Buy and lifting targets for several African miners. The bank highlights aluminium, copper, platinum and rhodium as favoured exposures and warns of second-order effects - including sulphur scarcity, freight bottlenecks and …
Adyen NV is highlighted by Citi Research as a leading European payments stock, backed by steady e-commerce patterns, improving merchant metrics and technology advantages that support an expected roughly 20% foreign-exchange-neutral revenue gain in the first quarter. Citi emphasizes Adyen's fully in-house, licensed technology stack, AI-enabled fraud…
Jefferies cut its 2026 earnings growth forecast for small- and mid-cap stocks to 11.5% from 13.5%, attributing the reduction to higher oil and gasoline prices linked to the war in Iran. The firm balanced two scenario outcomes - stronger GDP-driven growth and a weaker outcome tied to rising fuel costs - to arrive at the revised figure, and made seve…
LVMH reported first-quarter sales hit by reduced spending from Middle Eastern shoppers as the war in Iran cut into mall traffic and travel. The group said the conflict subtracted at least one percentage point from global sales, and its shares fell as much as 3% on the reaction. Executives and analysts warned the disruption could weigh on profitabil…
JPMorgan updated its ratings on a group of UK small- and mid-cap internet companies, pointing to pronounced sector volatility and near-term operational pressures. The bank kept overweight stances on a number of names, downgraded or placed others on watch, and reiterated specific financial metrics and valuations for each company it covered.
Jefferies analysts say small and mid-cap UK retailers are trading below their long-term norms but are better positioned to manage inflationary shocks than during the 2022-23 episode. After hosting 10 sector companies, the bank highlighted company-level resilience, ongoing market share gains and broader hedging programs, while cautioning that the Mi…
Gerry Keefe, who led HSBC's commercial and investment banking operations for Europe and the Americas, has resigned. The bank confirmed the departure in an internal memo and appointed Jo Miyake, head of Asia and the Middle East banking, as interim. Keefe had been in the role for about a year, having joined HSBC from Citigroup in 2021. The move comes…
Bank of America analysts find that interest rates look oversold despite oil market disruptions that resemble the 1973 and 1979 shocks. The bank's survey respondents expect elevated oil prices over the coming months, and its positioning data shows broad selling across the yield curve. BofA recommends buying front-end SOFR M8 futures and selectively …
BMW reported a 3.5% year-on-year decline in global deliveries for the first quarter of 2026, with total deliveries of 565,748 units. Gains in Europe and at MINI were outweighed by softer sales in the United States and China. The automaker saw notable growth in fully electric vehicle orders in Europe but overall brand and performance-segment volumes…
Delta Air Lines has quietly removed a 2030 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use pledge from its sustainability webpage and reworded its goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 as an "aspiration." The carrier says SAF remains important to decarbonising flight but that slow development of alternative fuels is threatening the aviation industry’s emiss…
Barclays has adjusted its coverage of European auto suppliers after warning that a recent spike in raw material and energy prices - tied to the conflict in the Middle East - could materially pressure margins and cash flow. The bank upgraded Continental to overweight and raised its price target, and moved Michelin up from underweight to equal weight…
Continental shares climbed just over 2% after Barclays moved the German automotive supplier to an overweight rating and raised its price target to €72 from €70. The bank framed the change as a shift toward more defensive names within a sector facing renewed input-cost inflation and working-capital strains tied to geopolitical tensions in the Middle…
United Airlines and American Airlines shares rose in premarket trading after reports said United CEO Scott Kirby discussed the possibility of merging the two carriers with President Donald Trump during a February White House meeting about Washington’s Dulles airport. The idea was presented as a way to strengthen international competitiveness, while…
SemiLEDs Corporation posted a 58% quarter-over-quarter drop in fiscal second-quarter revenue to $1.06 million, driven by a halt in equipment buy-sell orders. The company reported a net loss of $603,000, an improvement from the prior quarter, while gross profit and margins remained near zero. SemiLEDs expects buy-sell purchase orders to return in th…
Citigroup upgraded its view on U.S. equities to Overweight from Neutral, citing a rebound in the S&P 500, firmer expectations for corporate earnings and an outsized contribution from technology to global earnings growth. The bank lowered its stance on emerging markets to Neutral amid vulnerabilities tied to energy shortages and a stronger dollar, w…
UBS upgraded Tesla to Neutral from Sell while maintaining a $352 price target, saying the stock's recent decline has brought its valuation closer to a middle ground between near-term challenges and Tesla's long-term opportunities in physical AI. The bank's Joseph Spak highlighted weakening EV demand, a first-quarter energy shortfall, rising costs a…
