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Futures tied to Canada’s principal equity index were largely unchanged Monday as market participants weighed reports of mediated ceasefire proposals for the Middle East against ongoing conflict. Thin trading volumes, the mixed performance of U.S. futures, and swings in oil and gold prices contributed to a cautious tone. Market attention remains tra…
Shares of Avis Budget Group (CAR) declined after Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold, maintaining a $128 price target. The bank's analyst said the move was based on fundamental valuation concerns over a 12-month horizon, while also flagging the potential for further upside driven by trading dynamics, including activity linked to Pen…
U.S. equity mutual funds and ETFs attracted a net $7.05 billion in the seven days to April 1 as short-term easing of Middle East war concerns prompted investors to add to equities. Large-cap allocations led the gains with $14.67 billion of net buying, while small-cap, mid-cap and sector funds experienced net withdrawals. Fixed income funds register…
Jefferies raised its long-term price forecasts for West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude, arguing that the futures curve is mispricing both near-term and long-term risks. The brokerage highlighted substantial effective outages in oil and refined product supply, large strategic reserve releases that have temporarily suppressed front-month prices, …
Raymond James identified ten regional and specialty banks that stand to gain if markets see fewer Federal Reserve rate reductions in 2026 than previously priced. The change in expectations follows rising energy prices tied to the conflict in Iran and a revised Fed outlook showing fewer cuts than anticipated. The firm quantified potential upside by …
ImmunityBio (NASDAQ: IBRX) saw its stock rise 3% on Monday after submitting a detailed response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration addressing promotional compliance concerns tied to a television advertisement and a podcast. The company says the TV ad was never aired, removed the podcast from its site and requested third-party hosts take it do…
U.S. stock futures traded with a mixed bias on Monday, supported by reports that mediators were working toward a temporary ceasefire in the Iran conflict. At 07:08 ET (11:08 GMT), Dow futures were down modestly, while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures showed gains. Several individual equities moved on analyst rating changes and takeover financing repo…
Goldman Sachs said investors in its private credit fund submitted repurchase requests of just under 5% in the first quarter, all of which were honored and remained below the fund's quarterly repurchase cap. The firm highlighted the result as a relative strength versus the broader non-traded BDC sector, which has seen a spike in redemptions and prec…
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions saw its shares climb after Jefferies raised the stock to Buy from Hold, citing a sizable opportunity pipeline and potential high-growth scenarios for the company’s Government Solutions segment. Jefferies assigned a base price target of $85 and highlighted upside to $105 under a more optimistic revenue and EBITDA …
Morgan Stanley's AI disruption tracker indicates that observable job displacement tied to AI remains narrowly focused and has had a very small effect on aggregate unemployment. After accounting for cyclical influences, the bank estimates the net contribution of AI to the headline unemployment rate is no greater than 10 basis points. Early signs of …
Neurocrine Biosciences has agreed to buy Soleno Therapeutics in a $2.9 billion all-cash transaction that expands Neurocrine's therapeutic scope into metabolic disorders. The offer of $53 per share represents a roughly 34% premium to Soleno's last closing price, and trading in Soleno shares was paused after an initial premarket surge.
Madison Air Solutions Corporation said it intends to offer 82,692,308 shares of Class A common stock in its initial public offering, with a proposed price range of $25.00 to $27.00 per share. The Class A shares have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MAIR. The company will maintain a dual-class share structure…
Morgan Stanley says damage to at least two Iranian steel producers has removed 13-15 million tonnes per annum of capacity, imperiling seaborne availability across specific product segments and trade lanes. The bank estimates at least 23 million tonnes of seaborne iron-related volumes could be disrupted, equivalent to around 3% of the ex-China marke…
OPEC+ has approved a 206,000 barrels per day increase in production quotas for May 2026, a move Bank of America describes as largely symbolic amid sustained disruptions to Middle East liquids flows caused by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Rystad data, cited by Bank of America, indicate roughly 12.6 million barrels per day of Middle East l…
Amid regional geopolitical uncertainty, AI-curated stock strategies focused on Poland have produced notable short- and medium-term gains. Premium subscribers who accessed the AI-selected lists captured double-digit returns on recent picks, and the April round of Polish selections has been released. The underlying strategies use a monthly refresh of…
An AI-driven stock selection strategy produced significant short-term gains in March, highlighted by Repsol's 23.69% monthly increase. The model refreshed its April list after strong performance across Spanish and European equities, with members given early access to up to 20 AI picks each month. Portfolios using these selections have outpaced benc…
Indian benchmark indices finished higher on Monday, with the Nifty 50 up 1.12% and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 1.07%. Strength in Consumer Durables, Real Estate and Banking stocks powered the advance, while select heavyweight names including Reliance Industries and ONGC weighed on the session. Volatility as measured by the India VIX ticked up slightly…
Doctors who treat obesity report that patients beginning GLP-1–class weight-loss pills are driven chiefly by price and convenience. Oral semaglutide has attracted many first-time users since its approval, and Lilly’s newly approved orforglipron pill adds a dosing-flexibility alternative. Clinicians say pills expand options for people reluctant to u…
NASA's Artemis II astronauts entered the moon's gravitational sphere of influence early Monday and are on a trajectory that will carry them over the lunar far side. The crew is scheduled to reach a mission peak distance of about 252,757 miles from Earth, surpassing the Apollo 13 record by 4,102 miles, during a multi-hour far-side flyby that will br…
A Nevada judge has extended a prohibition on Kalshi selling event-based contracts to state residents without securing a gaming license, finding the platform's offerings indistinguishable from wagers placed through licensed operators. The extension continues a temporary restraining order to April 17 and paves the way for a longer preliminary injunct…
Private credit, which expanded rapidly as an alternative to bank financing, is facing accelerated investor withdrawals, rising funding costs and worries about the fallout from artificial intelligence on portfolio companies. Publicly listed business development companies (BDCs) and private credit managers have capped redemptions as they respond to h…
Evercore strategists warn that the path for the U.S. bull market runs through oil. They argue West Texas Intermediate (WTI) must remain beneath its March spike high to prevent prolonged damage to equities and the broader economy, while their base case for a resumed bull market depends on no recession, no further Fed rate hikes, and a pullback in oi…
Investors return from a shortened week facing renewed volatility tied to the Iran-Israel conflict, with hopes for a negotiated halt to hostilities competing with fresh exchanges of strikes. Oil remains elevated well above pre-war prices, underscoring concerns that energy-driven inflation will show up in upcoming U.S. CPI data. Corporate results fro…
U.S. stock index futures rose modestly on Monday after major indexes closed the prior week with their largest weekly gain in four months. Market participants reacted to reports that Washington, Tehran and regional mediators had been presented a framework for ending hostilities, while Iran signaled limits on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Oil eased…
Morgan Stanley strategist Michael Wilson told clients he does not anticipate the S&P 500 meaningfully breaking last week’s lows, saying recent price action suggests the market is carving out a bottom. Wilson recommended increasing exposure to both cyclical sectors and high-quality growth names while flagging central bank policy, interest rates and …
