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  • U.S. and Iran agree to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, reducing immediate Middle East military risk.
  • Sterling climbs to about $1.343 as markets price the ceasefire, pushing the dollar lower.
  • Shinhan Bank places roughly $2.1 billion of Samsung shares for sale, adding near-term supply to the market.
  • U.K. homebuilders surge after Halifax shows March house prices dipped below £300,000 but stayed above last year.
  • Bank of America favors AUD/JPY, citing commodity-currency support and expected yen weakness.
  • SpaceX targets a $1.75 trillion IPO valuation, implying extreme public-market multiples tied to Starlink execution.
  • Turkish authorities detain 10 suspects after gunfire outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul; one attacker killed.

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J.P. Morgan Flags Legrand as Near-Term Positive Catalyst Ahead of Q4 Results

J.P. Morgan Flags Legrand as Near-Term Positive Catalyst Ahead of Q4 Results

J.P. Morgan has put Legrand on a positive catalyst watch ahead of the group's fourth-quarter results due Feb. 12, reiterating an overweight rating and a €165 price target. The bank highlights upside versus consensus for the quarter, the company's exposure to robust data-center demand, a valuation discount relative to peers, and elevated short inter…

Fugro and Fraunhofer Finish Geophysical Survey for German North Sea Site

Fugro and Fraunhofer Finish Geophysical Survey for German North Sea Site

Fugro and Fraunhofer IWES have completed a geophysical site characterization in the German North Sea for the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). The April-May survey combined sub-bottom profiler and ultra-high-resolution multichannel seismic data to map seabed and sub-seabed structures, yielding a preliminary interpretation intended to …

Jefferies Sticks with Hold on Pinterest Ahead of February Earnings, Sees Limited Near-Term Catalysts

Jefferies Sticks with Hold on Pinterest Ahead of February Earnings, Sees Limited Near-Term Catalysts

Jefferies has reaffirmed a Hold rating and a $28.00 price target on Pinterest Inc (NYSE: PINS) ahead of the company’s earnings report on February 12. While acknowledging seasonally reasonable revenue plans and a resilient holiday ad market, the firm warned that Pinterest’s fiscal 2026 EBITDA margin assumptions may be vulnerable to downward revision…

BofA Cuts Brown & Brown Price Target to $90 After Mixed Q4 Results

BofA Cuts Brown & Brown Price Target to $90 After Mixed Q4 Results

BofA Securities lowered its 12-month price target on Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO) to $90 from $94 while keeping a Neutral rating, citing the insurance broker's mixed fourth-quarter results. The company posted adjusted EPS of $0.93, ahead of the $0.91 consensus, but total revenue of $1.6 billion missed the $1.65 billion estimate and organic revenue dec…

BofA Lowers W.R. Berkley Price Target to $66, Keeps Neutral Rating

BofA Lowers W.R. Berkley Price Target to $66, Keeps Neutral Rating

BofA Securities reduced its price target on W.R. Berkley to $66.00 from $69.00 while maintaining a Neutral rating. The firm attributed a slight earnings shortfall to weaker alternative investment returns and unfavorable reserve development, partly offset by stronger traditional investment income and outsized share repurchases. The insurer reported …

Alphabet at $4T: Great Company, Stretched Setup

Alphabet at $4T: Great Company, Stretched Setup

Alphabet has climbed back near its highs with a ~$4.02T market cap and a ~$335 share price, but the valuation is getting harder to justify if free cash flow doesn’t re-accelerate. At ~32x earnings and a rich ~55x free cash flow multiple, the market is paying up for an AI-driven upside scenario at the same time momentum is rolling over (bearish MACD…

BMO Lifts Hecla Mining Price Target to $28; Rating Remains Market Perform

BMO Lifts Hecla Mining Price Target to $28; Rating Remains Market Perform

BMO Capital has increased its 12-month price objective for Hecla Mining Co. (HL) to $28.00 from $16.00 while retaining a Market Perform rating. The stock is trading above that target at $29.97 and carries a P/E of 98.32. The company reported quarterly production that was modestly shy of the analyst's forecast but delivered at the top end of its 202…