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Canada's main index futures fell on Monday as intensifying hostilities in the Middle East pushed crude prices sharply higher and unsettled investors. Commodities-heavy S&P/TSX 60 futures lost ground by early trade, while U.S. equity futures plunged as oil surged above $100 a barrel and worries grew that a renewed energy shock could stoke inflation …
Bank of America says a recent hardening in Iran's leadership and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz have driven a swift tightening in oil and LNG supplies, lifting front-month Brent above $105 per barrel and TTF gas above e260 per megawatt-hour. The bank reports operational suspensions across several Gulf producers and expects roughly 30…
Bank of America on Monday flagged several optical networking companies as likely beneficiaries of sustained demand from data centers combined with tight supply dynamics. The bank identified firms with technical strengths in key components and materials as positioned to capture share amid an industry shift from 800G to 1.6T technology and extended c…
Oracle has publicly rejected recent reports that expansion plans at its Abilene, Texas AI data center were abandoned or troubled, stating that the campus remains on schedule, two buildings are fully operational, and the company has secured the full 4.5 gigawatts of additional capacity it pledged to OpenAI. The clarification arrives amid mixed marke…
Morgan Stanley assesses that Brunello Cucinelli's U.S. revenue will only be modestly affected by additional Saks Global store closures announced March 6, noting the Italian luxury house has limited exposure concentrated in a handful of Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus locations and benefits from clienteling and brand loyalty that should help dis…
XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) stock rose after Morgan Stanley analysts reported favorable impressions from a hands-on 28-kilometer test of the automaker's VLA 2.0 autonomous driving system in Guangzhou. The brokerage highlighted smoother, more human-like control and said the immediate challenge is converting improved AD tech into broader consumer adoption and …
uniQure shares climbed 36% after reports that Vinay Prasad, head of the FDA’s division of vaccines and gene therapies, will leave the agency next month to return to academia. The move triggered analyst upgrades for uniQure and broader rallies among gene therapy and rare disease stocks, with REGENXBIO up 13% and Biohaven rising 23%. Several analysts…
Indonesia's Communications and Digital Ministry has distributed a ministerial regulation that directs platforms to deactivate social media accounts deemed 'high risk' for users under 16, effective March 28. Platforms named by the ministry include Roblox, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Company spokespeople said they are reviewing the rule and engagi…
Xenon Pharmaceuticals shares climbed 40% after topline results from the Phase 3 X-TOLE2 trial showed azetukalner significantly reduced focal onset seizure frequency versus placebo, meeting both primary and key secondary endpoints in two dose groups. The company plans to submit a New Drug Application in the third quarter of 2026.
U.S. stock futures fell sharply Monday after escalation in the Middle East conflict pushed energy prices higher, stoking worries about future economic growth. In premarket action a range of companies moved decisively: Hims & Hers and several smaller biotech and specialty companies jumped, while established drugmakers and life-science suppliers dipp…
Korro Bio Inc. (NASDAQ:KRRO) said on Monday it has secured an oversubscribed $85 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) financing, led by Venrock Healthcare Capital Partners. The financing, which prompted a 17% intraday gain for KRRO shares, will combine with the company's existing cash and marketable securities to extend its cash runwa…
Shares of Precision BioSciences (NASDAQ:DTIL) rose after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration awarded Fast Track status to PBGENE-DMD, the company's in vivo gene editing candidate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The designation is intended to streamline development and review, and follows IND clearance and plans for a Phase 1/2 study named FUNCTI…
U.S. stock indexes finished the week lower as a steep rise in oil prices and weaker-than-expected February jobs data weighed on sentiment. The Dow dropped about 0.95%, the S&P 500 fell 1.33% and the Nasdaq declined 1.59% on Friday. WTI crude climbed above $90 a barrel and registered roughly a 35% weekly gain - its largest since futures began tradin…
Applied Optoelectronics said it has won its first volume order for 1.6T data center transceivers from a major hyperscale customer, an initial commitment valued at more than $200 million. The company expects shipments to begin early in the third quarter of 2025 and to complete deliveries in the fourth quarter of this year, following product qualific…
Vertiv, Lumentum and EchoStar recorded intraday gains after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced their inclusion in the S&P 500, with Coherent also named to join. The additions take effect before the open on March 23 as part of the quarterly reconstitution, which will push four other companies into the S&P SmallCap 600 and alter the S&P 100 membership.
Bank of America says rapid advances in generative AI are creating a major challenge for the software sector, even as startups post eye-catching ARR gains. Anthropic’s annualised recurring revenue reached $19 billion in early March, up 110% from $9 billion at end-2025, a surge that coincided with a $30 billion Series G and a $380 billion valuation. …
Relmada Therapeutics' stock climbed 25% after the company published 12-month interim results from its Phase 2 study of NDV-01 in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. The data show strong complete response rates and no progression to muscle-invasive disease. Relmada outlined plans to begin a registrational Phase 3 program in mid-2026 and an…
Shares of Aureus Greenway Holdings jumped sharply after reports that the company will merge with Powerus, a West Palm Beach drone manufacturer supported by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. The planned reverse merger would list Powerus on the Nasdaq in coming months and is positioned against growing U.S. interest in domestic drone suppliers.
Reports say finance ministers from the Group of Seven economies are set to discuss tapping strategic petroleum reserves to alleviate supply strains created by the ongoing conflict in Iran. The escalation has sent Brent and WTI crude surging above $100 per barrel, rattling global equities and prompting concerns about shipping, insurance and upstream…
Futures tied to Canada’s primary equity gauge fell on March 9 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East pushed oil to multi-year highs and heightened investor concern about inflation. March S&P/TSX composite futures were down roughly 0.92% early Monday, while Wall Street futures also moved lower. The escalation followed a high-profile political a…
A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to pause a district court order that prevents the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitian nationals. The panel rejected the administration's request to halt the February injunction while it a…
Morgan Stanley adjusted its European sector weightings, dropping software sharply to underweight and lifting energy to overweight as it rebalanced a 30-sector model that factors in accelerating AI capability and continued geopolitical risk premiums in energy markets. Semiconductors climbed to the top spot while several consumer and financial sector…
JPMorgan strategist Mislav Matejka told clients that equity markets could weaken further in the short term before stabilising, describing a period of derisking tied to geopolitical escalation that the bank expects to be brief. While position-squaring is underway and some oversold areas are emerging, near-term risks from oil and bond markets and ris…
Morgan Stanley has adjusted its Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA) equity stance by downgrading the United Arab Emirates and Egypt to Equal-Weight and upgrading Saudi Arabia to Overweight. The changes reflect heightened geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East and a tactical move to increase exposure to markets that stand to benefit …
Hims & Hers shares climbed sharply in premarket trading after media reports said Novo Nordisk is preparing to distribute its weight-loss medications via the telehealth company's platform, a move that could settle a pending patent-infringement suit and ease U.S. regulatory pressure. Analysts called the report a clear positive for Hims’ stock, but qu…
