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Turkey's equity benchmark, the BIST 100, closed down 1.57% on Monday as losses in several key sectors pushed the market lower. Advancers were led by Destek Finans Faktoring, Gen Ilac and Batisoke Soke Cimento, while sharp declines at Turk Altin Isletmeleri, Anadolu Metal Madencilik and GurSel Turizm contributed to negative breadth. Commodities and …
U.S. Olympic officials have renamed their Milano hospitality venue from 'Ice House' to 'Winter House' after protests over fatal shootings involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee says the space will continue to serve as a private, athlete-focused meeting place for skaters, hocke…
DA Davidson increased its 12-month price target on Hershey to $207.00 from $185.00 while retaining a Neutral recommendation. The firm points to tariff resolution and cocoa deflation as supportive factors for margins and earnings power, but says elevated valuation and lingering uncertainties around consumer behavior and competitive dynamics justify …
TD Cowen increased its price target for Charter Communications to $437 from $428 while maintaining its existing rating, citing a combination of mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results and improving operational and capital expenditure outlooks. The move comes as Charter reported better-than-expected broadband subscriber losses, net video subscriber gains,…
TD Cowen raised its price target on Verizon Communications to $54 from $51 while keeping its prior rating, pointing to stronger-than-expected phone subscriber growth in Q4 2025 and a 2026 outlook that supports concurrent phone additions and EBITDA and free cash flow expansion. Other brokerages have also nudged targets higher after Verizon beat Wall…
BofA Securities reiterated a Buy rating on Apple with a $325 price target, pointing to App Store revenue growth, iPhone sales momentum and optionality from AI and new product cycles. The bank’s valuation is based on 32 times calendar 2027 estimated EPS of $10.10. Other broker moves include several $325 targets alongside mixed ratings across the sel…
TD Cowen raised its price target on Cullen/Frost Bankers to $160 from $154 while keeping its existing rating, noting the bank's stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter performance, ongoing balance sheet momentum and multi-year expansion strategy. Recent results and analyst revisions have supported a constructive outlook, even as the stock trades slig…
DA Davidson raised its price target on Brunswick Corp to $76 from $68 after the company reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that modestly exceeded expectations and issued its fiscal 2026 guidance. The brokerage kept a Neutral rating, noting tariff-driven earnings pressure concentrated in early 2026 and expressing skepticism that anticipated intere…
Apollo Management chief economist Torsten Slok warned that the yen carry trade may be vulnerable to a swift reversal after speculative futures positions moved sharply. While futures positioning has become less bearish, Bank for International Settlements data show that yen lending to offshore financial centers and non-bank borrowers remains elevated…
President Donald Trump told officials he was not asleep during a December cabinet meeting in which he shut his eyes repeatedly, saying he was simply bored and wanted to leave. The remarks came during an 81-minute televised meeting that the White House shortened from its usual format. The episode underscores ongoing questions about the 79-year-old p…
BMO Capital has reiterated an Outperform rating and a $850.00 price target on Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), which trades around $751.47. The call aligns with a consensus Buy view and follows analyst upgrades and higher targets from peers. BMO highlights more normalized Eylea franchise dynamics in 2026 despite ongoing price erosion, flags a pote…
TD Cowen has reiterated a Hold rating and a $17.00 price target on Beta Bionics (BBNX) after the company received an FDA Warning Letter. The firm’s initial read suggests the letter does not impose burdensome remediation demands and will not block product sales or 510(k) submissions. Beta Bionics reported preliminary fourth-quarter 2025 revenue of a…
BMO Capital has increased its price target on Chevron to $190 from $170 and kept an Outperform rating after what it described as better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 results and confirmations of production and cash flow targets. The upgrade follows the return to service at key assets, including the Tengiz oil field, and comes as other major ban…
U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials said they have quarantined some migrants and stopped all internal movement at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in south Texas after the state health department confirmed two detainees tested positive for measles. DHS said medical teams are monitoring detainees and taking measures to prevent fur…
BMO Capital reaffirmed its Market Perform rating on Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (NYSE:APD) and held a $282.00 price target after the company reported a solid quarter that outpaced analyst forecasts. The research note highlighted management's pricing and efficiency controls, clarified balance-sheet exposure for the NEOM project, and assigned CBAM …
Benchmark has reaffirmed its Buy rating on APA Corp with a $33.00 price target, citing notable gas marketing gains that helped offset a downward revision to fourth-quarter EBITDA driven by mark-to-market commodity prices. APA has also reported significant curtailments domestically and foresees a temporary drop in Egyptian volumes due to a short pip…
BMO Capital has reiterated an Outperform rating on Canadian National Railway (CNI) with a $158.00 price target, reflecting confidence in the company’s margin profile and cash generation even as management warns of essentially flat freight volumes in 2026. Fourth-quarter adjusted results topped expectations on productivity gains, but analysts have t…
Benchmark Capital maintained a Buy rating on Permian Resources Corp with a $14 price target, noting expectations for a strong operational quarter and free cash flow in excess of $200 million despite a lowered Q4 EBITDA estimate. The firm highlighted ongoing cost declines and commodity-price driven adjustments, while other analysts offered mixed vie…
Benchmark reaffirmed its Buy rating and $31.00 price target on Schneider National (SNDR) after the company reported fourth-quarter results below estimates and issued 2026 EPS guidance that came in roughly 15% under analysts' expectations. The firm points to eventual cyclical improvement across Network, Dedicated and Intermodal businesses as the bas…
Amazon is set to report fourth-quarter results on Thursday, with Monness, Crespi, Hardt reaffirming a Buy rating and a $300 target. Analysts expect roughly $211.30 billion in Q4 revenue and near-13% year-over-year growth, while forecasts for AWS point to accelerating cloud revenue. Several brokerages have maintained optimistic ratings and a range o…
A newly launched social network intended for autonomous AI agents left sensitive information exposed, according to a cybersecurity firm. The platform, Moltbook, unintentionally made private agent messages accessible and revealed the email addresses of more than 6,000 owners along with over a million credentials. The issue was reported to the site o…
B2Gold's Goose Mine has moved from commissioning to commercial production and is slated to contribute roughly 300,000 ounces per year from 2026-2031. That ramp creates a clear path to a step-change in free cash flow relative to the company's current market capitalization. This trade idea outlines a long-biased position to capture the re-rating as o…
Benchmark has reaffirmed a Hold rating on Unity Software (NYSE:U), underscoring ongoing caution for the game development platform as the stock suffered a steep weekly decline. Analysts remain split on the company’s outlook, with bullish price targets from some firms offset by downgrades and warnings from others. Benchmark highlighted the structural…
Benchmark upgraded its price target for Charter Communications to $455 from $425 and kept a Buy rating, pointing to the recent Cox Communications acquisition and Liberty ownership roll-in as drivers of the $30 increase. The firm highlights pro forma OIBDA metrics, management commentary on EBITDA trends, and an improving free cash flow profile amid …
RBC Capital has reaffirmed its Outperform rating on Brookdale Senior Living and kept a $17.00 price target, citing stronger confidence in the company's ability to capture favorable supply-demand dynamics in senior housing. The stock has outperformed sharply over the past year and recent operational metrics, including rising occupancy, underpin anal…
