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Morgan Stanley identifies the expansion of an unsupervised robotaxi fleet as the single most important catalyst for Tesla shares in 2026. After meetings at a TMT conference and a Giga Texas tour, the bank’s analyst said production of the Cybercab remains on track for April and that additional unsupervised miles will accelerate learning for personal…
MP Materials (MP) is the dominant U.S. rare-earth producer with a newly integrated processing-to-magnetics footprint. With market cap around $10.45B, EV roughly $10.37B, and tangible government and commercial contracts supporting higher realized prices, MP looks set to capture margin expansion as the industry faces a structural heavy-rare-earth def…
The Federal Aviation Administration announced it will stop allowing visual separation between helicopters and fixed-wing airliners in key airspace around major airports and require radar-controlled lateral or vertical spacing. The move follows a January 2025 mid-air collision that killed 67 people and two recent incidents, including a near miss nea…
Nvidia has raised the size of its addressable market for AI chips to at least $1 trillion through 2027 and rolled out new hardware and platform initiatives, but its stock has been largely flat since September as investors debate whether continued reinvestment in the AI ecosystem will deliver the expected returns and whether inference workloads will…
Fuel costs move markets in the near term, but Boeing's revenue mix, backlog, defense exposure and aftermarket services make it a decade play. Here is an actionable long trade with entry, stop and target aimed at capturing multi-quarter normalization and margin recovery while containing downside from cyclical shocks.
White House Press Secretary Leavitt made a series of public remarks Wednesday on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. position on Iran's nuclear fuel, and a delayed presidential trip to China. Speaking on Fox News and in briefings with reporters, he described the death of Iran’s Khatib as "a good thing for the US," said the president retains full c…
The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan left its policy rate unchanged at 14.00% in March while shifting to a firmer tone. Officials said headline inflation has stopped falling, core inflation has picked up, and external developments are now viewed as more pro-inflationary, leading the bank to note the potential need for further tightening i…
UniCredit's CEO Andrea Orcel told a London conference that talks with Commerzbank are the bank's immediate priority. He said potential consolidation among Italy's mid-sized banks remains possible but will be driven by their controlling shareholders, and at present there has been no opening for negotiations. Orcel reiterated UniCredit's pan-European…
Futures tied to Canada’s principal equity benchmark traded lower as investors awaited interest-rate decisions from the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve. Rising U.S. producer prices and renewed oil-supply worries from the Iran conflict kept traders cautious, while moves in commodities, gold and select technology and retail shares reflecte…
Macquarie Asset Management has stepped away from the process to acquire a stake in Kuwait's oil pipeline network, a transaction valued at as much as $7 billion, citing the Iran conflict and an unclear outlook. The withdrawal underscores growing investor caution over Gulf energy assets after disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Desp…
SentinelOne reported milestone results and guidance that disappointed some traders, but fundamentals and technicals argue for a disciplined long. A mid-term swing trade with a clear stop and a $19 target balances upside from re-rating and partnerships against execution and macro risks.
A poll of 17 housing analysts conducted between Feb. 27 and March 18 found that British house prices are now forecast to rise more slowly than previously expected, with average prices projected to increase 2.5% this year and 3% in each of the following two years. The recalibration in outlook comes as expectations for near-term Bank of England rate …
Shares of several optical equipment suppliers rallied in pre-market trading after presentations at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference emphasized strong demand tied to AI infrastructure. Executives and analysts at the event highlighted planned capacity builds, sold-out laser inventories, and sizable serviceable addressable market estimates f…
Apple's combination of premium hardware, tight software integration, and a massive services annuity positions it to monetize the next wave of AI without abandoning the company's design-first playbook. Valuation is elevated but supported by $123.3B free cash flow and an EPS of $8.02. We upgrade to a constructive rating and lay out an actionable trad…
Bank of America reports clients were net sellers of U.S. equities last week after equity ETF outflows of about $1 billion overwhelmed $16 million of single-stock inflows. Hedge funds were the primary sellers for a fourth straight week, private clients shifted to selling, and institutional clients remained the sole net buyers. Small- and micro-cap n…
Insider filings made public on Tuesday show a mix of sizeable buy and sell activity across a range of U.S.-listed companies. Notable purchases include a $3.07 million accumulation in Sonos Inc and a $1.38 million indirect purchase of Reddit Class A stock by a company director. On the sell side, an Ironwood Pharmaceuticals director executed $20.5 mi…
Pfizer ($PFE) looks well positioned for a mid-term rebound. The stock is trading near $27 with a market cap around $156B, strong free cash flow (~$10.4B) and a chunky dividend yield (~6.2%). Recent positive oncology data and a new approval reduce headline risk, while technicals and heavy short interest create conditions for an outsized bounce. This…
Israeli strikes this week have killed nearly a dozen Gaza police officers, Gaza authorities say, as Israel presses attacks on a force run by Hamas. The status of roughly 10,000 Hamas-affiliated police remains a central obstacle in negotiations over a U.S. plan for Gaza that envisions disarmament and technocratic governance. Both sides present confl…
Citi says escalating conflict-driven supply interruptions could push Brent crude to $110-$120 a barrel in the coming days under its 50% probability base case. The bank also outlines higher-risk outcomes ranging from a $150-$200 bull scenario to a $65-$70 bear case if diplomatic or strategic developments reopen flows.
RBC Capital Markets has adjusted its outlook on major UK supermarkets as consumers appear set to shift spending from discretionary items toward food. The bank raised price targets for Tesco and Sainsbury's citing lower WACC assumptions and the chains' defensive qualities, while keeping a negative stance on Ocado due to its ongoing losses and premiu…
Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share closed higher, up 0.55%, driven by strength in Media & Publishing, Energy & Utilities and Real Estate Development names. Real estate and industrial stocks posted the largest gains while a major insurer slid to a five-year low. Oil prices rose and gold fell, providing mixed signals for market participants.
Producer prices in February rose more than economists had predicted, sending U.S. equity futures lower and reducing market expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates within the year. Core measures excluding food and energy also exceeded forecasts on both annual and monthly bases, reinforcing concerns about persistent inflation pr…
U.S. producer prices rose 0.7% in February, driven by services, outpacing economists' expectations. A 12-month increase of 3.4% and a more than 40% jump in oil prices after the outbreak of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran are intensifying inflation pressures that policymakers will weigh at the Federal Reserve meeting.
UBS strategist Andrew Garthwaite expects global equities to remain in a consolidation phase near term and sets a 2026 MSCI All-Country World index target of 1,100. The bank outlines a broad range of scenarios: a rapid resolution to the Middle East conflict plus stronger AI-driven productivity could lift fair value to 1,280, while a prolonged confli…
U.S. equity futures advanced Wednesday morning as market participants awaited the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest-rate announcement and monitored developments in the Iran war. At 07:50 ET (11:50 GMT), futures for the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were all higher. Several individual stocks moved in premarket trading after company guidance, analyst…
