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Insurance Australia Group reported a 21% decline in first-half cash earnings to A$507 million but beat consensus forecasts. The insurer cited stronger gross written premiums and announced a A$200 million share buyback while maintaining its interim dividend and adjusting full-year premium growth guidance to the high-single digits.
Spotify reported a blowout quarter (38M new MAUs, 751M MAUs total, and double-digit revenue growth) and pushed guidance higher. The market punished valuation concerns earlier; today those concerns look overplayed. We upgrade SPOT to Buy and lay out an actionable trade with entry, stop and target for a 180-trading-day horizon.
A senior Liberal Party figure resigned from his shadow cabinet role and publicly questioned the capacity of opposition leader Sussan Ley to lead, triggering reports of a potential party-room challenge and underscoring sharp poll declines for the coalition ahead of internal ballots that could be held as early as Thursday.
Grab Holdings projected fiscal 2026 revenue below Wall Street estimates and reported a fourth-quarter revenue shortfall, pointing to softer demand in its ride-hailing and delivery segments as consumers tighten spending. The company unveiled a $500 million share repurchase program and agreed to acquire U.S. digital financial services firm Stash Fina…
HCM IV Acquisition Corp completed an initial public offering of 25 million units at $10.00 each, raising $250 million. The units are set to start trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on February 12, 2026 under the symbol HACQU. Each unit contains one Class A ordinary share and one-quarter of a redeemable warrant, with full warrants exercisable to bu…
HCM IV Acquisition Corp completed a $250 million initial public offering by selling 25 million units at $10 each. Units are slated to start trading on Nasdaq under the symbol HACQU on February 12, 2026. Each unit contains one Class A ordinary share and one-quarter of a redeemable warrant; full warrants can be exercised to buy one Class A share at $…
Jefferies downgraded Vertex Inc. (VERX) from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target to $16 from $28 after citing eroding underlying KPIs in the fourth quarter of 2025 and uncertainty around an upcoming CEO transition. The move comes even as Vertex reported a modest earnings and revenue beat for the period; the stock has fallen more than 71% over …
A lawyer associated with efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential result urged an intelligence contractor working for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to extend an examination of Puerto Rico voting machines to hunt for evidence that could support a re-investigation of the 2020 election. The contractor, Mojave Research In…
MercadoLibre said it will begin offering products from Brazilian food retailer Assai on its e-commerce marketplace in March. The Uruguay-based company will not only list Assai’s items but also handle storage and delivery through its full commerce service. The agreement covers nonperishable food items and categories such as hygiene and perfumery, an…
The State Department has begun providing cash to Afghans housed at the former U.S. base Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar to encourage repatriation as Washington seeks to close the facility. Lawmakers and advocacy groups warned that the offer may amount to pressured returns for people who fear persecution in Afghanistan, and officials acknowledged uncertai…
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) raised its price objective on American International Group to $97 from $96 and retained an Outperform rating following the insurer's fourth-quarter 2025 results. The firm attributed the change to expectations for faster premium growth, stronger net investment income and larger reserve releases, and modestly increased i…
Evercore ISI reaffirmed an Outperform rating and a $330.00 price objective for Apple (AAPL) even as it expects the company to delay the planned March launch of Apple Intelligence 2.0. The firm says testing issues will push the initiative into a multi-stage rollout over the year, with some features possibly appearing by mid-year and a broader Siri r…
Bangladesh votes in a parliamentary election following the 2024 removal of long-serving premier Sheikh Hasina amid youth-led protests. The ballot - featuring more than 2,000 candidates across a record field of parties - and a parallel referendum on constitutional reforms are being watched as a test of the country’s democratic renewal and its short-…
U.S. employment data for January topped forecasts, prompting a rise in Treasury yields and a muted reaction from equity indexes, while the Japanese yen continued a multi-day rally after recent political developments. Market attention also centered on differing sector moves and fresh analysis of where artificial intelligence is reshaping corporate e…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive electoral victory has amplified her ability to pursue a reflationary economic agenda focused on higher investment and lower taxes. That policy tilt increases political pressure to keep interest rates low, and may shape nominations to the Bank of Japan board. Still, persistent downside in the yen and…
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) shares rose about 7% in after-hours trading following President Donald Trump's remarks at a 'Champion of Coal' event in the East Room, where he reiterated support for coal, predicted a 25-30% rise in coal power generation this year, and cited steps to preserve coal plants and expand exports.
The administration has ordered the Department of Energy to distribute $175 million to six coal-fired power stations across Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia for upgrades intended to keep the plants operating. The funding originates from a bipartisan infrastructure law passed during the Biden administration and was earmarked…
Motorola Solutions told investors it expects full-year revenue and adjusted earnings per share to exceed Wall Street forecasts, leaning on demand from public safety agencies upgrading radio networks and expanding video and command-center software. The Chicago-based firm's shares rose in extended trading after it reported quarterly results that outp…
Stifel has maintained a Buy rating and a $114.00 price target on Marvell (MRVL) following the close of the company's roughly $540 million acquisition of XConn Technologies. The bank incorporates modest near-term expense and interest-income effects from the cash consideration while forecasting XConn-generated revenue beginning in fiscal Q3 2027 and …
Stifel initiated coverage of Sterling Construction (STRL) with a Buy rating and a $486 price target, pointing to the company's leading position in excavation and its revenue mix tied to AI, cloud, onshoring and e-commerce. The firm says more than half of Sterling's revenue is exposed to these secular growth themes. Concurrently, Sterling announced …
Brazil's agriculture ministry is exploring the option of assigning individual export quotas to domestic beef exporters targeting China, officials said. The move aims to manage shipments following China's announcement of safeguard measures that impose additional tariffs on imports above set quotas. Key uncertainties include how volumes already in tr…
Officials familiar with negotiations say the United States and China are likely to prolong the informal trade truce reached last October when Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Beijing in early April. The agreement would maintain the rollback of tariffs and export controls that had intensified through 2025, while centering talks on near…
Evercore ISI lowered its price target on Humana Inc. to $180.00 from $260.00 while holding an "In Line" rating, citing concerns about margin pressure tied to rapid individual Medicare Advantage enrollment growth and a higher medical loss ratio. Humana's 2026 EPS guidance of more than $9 aligns with Evercore's estimate but is below Street consensus.…
Freedom Capital Markets moved STRATTEC Security (STRT) from Buy to Hold while lifting its 12-month price target to $93 from $91 following the company’s Q2 fiscal 2026 report. The quarter showed revenue and profitability gains, a stronger balance sheet and robust cash generation, but management signaled a more moderate second-half outlook tied to mi…
Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack said Wednesday that current interest rates are not exerting significant restraint on the U.S. economy, while warning that inflation continues to be too high. Speaking in Columbus, Ohio, she described the labor market as stabilizing and recommended the Fed keep policy on hold as policymakers assess in…
