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A federal judge in Boston has temporarily enjoined key elements of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s changes to U.S. childhood vaccine policy, including a reduction in the number of routinely recommended shots. The ruling follows a legal challenge by pediatric and medical organizations that argued regulators acted unlawfully and that the cha…
Jefferies upgraded Simply Good Foods (SMPL) to Buy from Hold, arguing the stock is trading at a deeply discounted multiple relative to its earnings potential. The firm set a $22 price target and pointed to sustained consumer demand for protein-rich, convenient foods that has driven multi-year revenue growth, even as some brands within the portfolio…
Eni reported two new gas discoveries in Libya’s offshore Metlaoui formation that together exceed 1 trillion cubic feet. Libyan state oil company officials say the finds should yield about 130 million cubic feet per day, supplying domestic demand and exports to Italy with rapid connection possible to the nearby Bahr Essalam field.
UniCredit submitted a low-ball unsolicited bid for Commerzbank to force merger talks and break an 18-month deadlock. Holding nearly 30% of the German bank after a September 2024 stake purchase, UniCredit values Commerzbank at about 35 billion euros. The offer increases pressure on shareholders and signals UniCredit’s option to buy more shares on th…
Jefferies has reinstated a Buy rating on Eaton following the company's closing of its acquisition of Boyd Thermal. The brokerage sets a $430 price target based on roughly 24 times Eaton's 2026 enterprise value to EBITDA estimate and says the deal substantially broadens Eaton's data center thermal-management offerings while having limited near-term …
Stocks displayed notable intraday volatility Monday, with large-cap semiconductor names including Micron and Intel posting some of the largest gains. Other sectors and market-cap cohorts produced mixed results, from double-digit jumps in certain mid- and small-cap issues to notable declines in a handful of names.
Traders face a packed economic schedule on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, with the National Association of Realtors' Pending Home Sales report and the American Petroleum Institute's weekly crude inventory figures among the highlights. Additional data include ADP private employment estimates, a 20-year Treasury bond auction and a series of Fed-related rel…
Italy's competition authority on Monday granted conditional approval for Plenitude - the low-carbon arm of Eni - to buy specified assets from regional utility ACEA for 587 million euros. The regulator found the deal would materially restrict competition in Rome's retail gas and power market and in Umbria's electric vehicle charging segment, and all…
Germany's equity market closed with divergent moves as the benchmark DAX rose 0.51% and the midcap MDAX gained 0.41%, while the technology-focused TecDAX fell 0.44%. Strength in Financial Services, Food & Beverages and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare supported the market, even as losses in Construction, Media and Telecoms offset some of the gains. Mar…
Paris equities closed higher on Monday, with the CAC 40 up 0.31% and the SBF 120 rising 0.33%. Advances were led by stocks in the Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors. STMicroelectronics, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Societe Generale were among the top CAC 40 performers, while Capgemini, Bureau Veritas and Thales finished nea…
Belgian stocks finished higher on Monday, with the BEL 20 index rising 0.38% at the close in Brussels. Strength in Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Telecoms supported the advance, while a greater number of individual issues declined than rose. Key commodities and FX moves included a slide in gold futures and lower crude oil prices, alongside a firmer…
U.K. equities finished higher on Monday, led by gains in Mining, Real Estate Investment Trusts and Oil & Gas Producers. The United Kingdom 100 index closed up 0.55%. Market breadth was negative overall, and key commodity prices and some currencies moved lower. This report outlines the session's top and bottom performers, market breadth, notable in…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed modestly higher on Monday, supported by advances in the Building & Construction, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods sectors. Market breadth favored gainers over losers, while commodities and currency moves were mixed heading into global trading sessions. Key individual movers included Merlin Properties, Puig Brand…
Spain's benchmark index ended Monday marginally higher, powered by advances in Building & Construction, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods. Market breadth favored rising issues, while commodity and foreign exchange moves were mixed heading into the close in Madrid. Key individual movers included Merlin Properties, Puig Brands and Solaria, while A…
Portugal's benchmark PSI index finished the trading day lower, led by losses in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Telecoms sectors. The index closed down 0.15% in Lisbon, with a small group of stocks posting gains while several notable names slipped. Global commodities and currency moves accompanied the session's action, with Brent and U.S. crude …
Netherlands equities finished higher on Monday, with gains concentrated in Real Estate, Oil & Gas and Technology sectors. The AEX index rose 0.61% at the close in Amsterdam. Individual stock movements were mixed, with Warehouses de Pauw, ASML and Shell among the top performers while IMCD, Adyen and Randstad recorded the largest declines. Commodity …
Italian equities closed marginally up on Monday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index finishing 0.02% higher in Milan. Technology, telecoms and select consumer names led gains, while a number of stocks posted notable declines. Broader market breadth was tilted toward losers as commodity prices and the dollar moved lower.
Sweden's main equity gauge finished higher on Monday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 rising 0.30% as gains in telecoms, oil & gas and financials outpaced losses elsewhere. Ericsson, Telia and Svenska Handelsbanken were among the session leaders, while Evolution, Volvo and Alfa Laval recorded the biggest declines. Broader market breadth was narrowly posi…
Morgan Stanley analysts caution that the near-two-week effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has already forced production shut-ins and created delays that may persist for weeks after the waterway reopens. Concentrated production of certain intermediate goods - from helium to petrochemical feedstocks - and heavy dependence on Middle East energy…
Finnish equities ended Monday higher, with the OMX Helsinki 25 up 1.07% at the close. Telecoms, Utilities and Consumer Services were the strongest sectors. Nokia, Fortum and Orion were among the top advancers, while Qt Group, Metso and TietoEVRY finished lower. Commodity and currency markets saw declines in crude and gold alongside a firmer euro.
Macquarie has initiated coverage of Japan's PayPay with an Outperform rating and a ¥22.90 price target, highlighting the company's dominant share of the country’s QR-code payments market and its opportunity to expand from a payments-focused wallet into a broader digital financial services platform. The brokerage projects material sales and profit g…
Novartis AG is selling investment-grade US dollar bonds in eight tranches to refinance a bridge loan used to back its $12 billion acquisition of Avidity Biosciences. The offering spans three- to 30-year maturities and is being managed by a syndicate of global banks. Initial price talk on the longest maturity was reported at about 1.2 percentage poi…
Morgan Stanley updated its coverage of major chocolate manufacturers, assigning an Overweight rating to Barry Callebaut (OTC:BYCBF) with a CHF1,600 price target, and an Underweight rating to Lindt & Sprüngli (OTC:LDSVF) with a CHF108,500 price target. The bank cites falling cocoa bean prices, differing business models, and valuation sensitivity as …
Bank of America has published a handbook describing how Brazil's planned value-added tax (VAT) will replace multiple indirect levies and shift the distribution of tax liabilities across industries. The reform will introduce a two-part VAT - a federal CBS and a state/municipal IBS - with implementation phased from a 2026 test period and broadening i…
Saks Global said it has drawn an additional $300 million from its $1.75 billion bankruptcy financing package and received approval from an ad hoc group of bondholders for a five-year business plan. The company said the latest tranche completes its pre-emergence financing package, provides sufficient liquidity to support operations, and that key ele…
