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Morgan Stanley Raises Aramis Group Rating, Sees Downside Largely Priced In

Morgan Stanley Raises Aramis Group Rating, Sees Downside Largely Priced In

Morgan Stanley has upgraded Aramis Group to Overweight from Equal-weight and set a new price target of €5 after cutting forecasts to reflect softer market conditions, leadership changes and disappointing guidance. The bank projects fiscal 2026 as a transition year with volumes near 121,000 vehicles and adjusted EBITDA of €56 million, and expects th…

Raymond James Sees Value in Chewy After Sharp Pullback, Lifts Rating

Raymond James Sees Value in Chewy After Sharp Pullback, Lifts Rating

Raymond James upgraded Chewy to Outperform from Market Perform after a significant share-price decline, arguing that the stock now trades at a materially lower enterprise-value-to-2027-EBITDA multiple than its recent average. The firm set a $28 price target and outlined revenue, margin and customer-growth assumptions that support upside while notin…

Athens shares slip as banks, telecoms and household names weigh on market

Athens shares slip as banks, telecoms and household names weigh on market

Greece's benchmark Athens General Composite closed down 2.22% following losses concentrated in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors. Several large-cap lenders posted the heaviest drops while a small group of stocks gained. Commodity and FX contracts moved higher or held steady in late trade, with oil prices up and the dollar modestly firmer.

Citi Sticks with Growth-Cyclical Barbell as Earnings Breadth Widens for 2026

Citi Sticks with Growth-Cyclical Barbell as Earnings Breadth Widens for 2026

Citi reiterates a barbell approach that splits equity exposure between growth and cyclical segments, preferring large-cap growth for liquidity and defensive traits while tilting cyclically toward small-cap value. The bank projects S&P 500 earnings of $320 for 2026 and says earnings improvement is broadening across the market, with a notable decline…

Bear Cave Flags Growth Risks; Yelp Shares Slip on Worsening Metrics

Bear Cave Flags Growth Risks; Yelp Shares Slip on Worsening Metrics

Yelp shares edged lower after a critical report from Bear Cave described the company as a 'classic value trap' and highlighted deteriorating revenue growth, falling ad clicks, and employee dissatisfaction in the sales organization. The report raises questions about competitive pressure and a shifting search landscape at a time when Yelp reported it…

Istanbul Market Slips as Major Sectors Weigh on BIST 100

Istanbul Market Slips as Major Sectors Weigh on BIST 100

Turkey's main equity benchmark, the BIST 100, closed down 3.20% on Thursday after declines concentrated in the Holdings & Investments, Insurance and Banking sectors. Market breadth was strongly negative, with 551 stocks falling versus 58 gainers. Key individual movers included gains in Pasifik Eurasia Lojistik, Enerya Enerji and Galatasaray Sportif…

Energy Services of America Shares Retreat After Public Offering Priced

Energy Services of America Shares Retreat After Public Offering Priced

Energy Services of America Corporation's stock fell about 6% following the announcement of a priced underwritten public offering. The company set terms for 1.74 million shares at $11.50 apiece and granted the underwriter a 30-day option to buy up to 261,000 additional shares. Net proceeds are intended for general corporate purposes, working capital…

West Virginia Sues Apple, Says iCloud Has Been Used to Circulate Child Sexual Abuse Material

West Virginia Sues Apple, Says iCloud Has Been Used to Circulate Child Sexual Abuse Material

West Virginia's attorney general has filed a lawsuit alleging that Apple allowed iCloud to become a major channel for the distribution of child sexual abuse material. The suit accuses the company of placing user privacy ahead of child safety, cites internal messaging and past product decisions, and seeks damages and court-ordered changes to Apple's…