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Bitcoin declined to $68,409.70 early Monday, extending a run of losses that has now lasted four consecutive weeks. The pullback followed a brief weekend move toward $70,000 and came amid broader weakness across major cryptocurrencies as investor appetite for speculative assets wanes in the face of interest-rate uncertainty. Corporate holder Strateg…
Uruguay intends to accelerate a move away from dollar-denominated sovereign debt and broaden its trade relationships, driven by strong investor demand for local-currency instruments and the desire to reduce exposure to external currency shocks. Finance Minister Gabriel Oddone said the government plans to issue about half its debt in pesos, expects …
Olympus Corp. saw its stock tumble after revising down its fiscal net profit forecast and reporting a decline in adjusted quarterly profit. The company cited higher expenses, weaker U.S. sales of gastrointestinal endoscopes and voluntary shipment suspensions following U.S. FDA re-inspections as factors driving the cut.
Asian markets opened a quiet week amid regional holidays, but fresh Japanese GDP figures undercut recent equity gains. December-quarter GDP expanded just 0.2% annualised, well below expectations, while year-on-year growth slowed sharply. At the same time, chipmakers in Taiwan and South Korea surged on heavy AI-related spending by hyperscalers. With…
The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.22% in Sydney, pushed higher by gains in the information technology, consumer discretionary and industrials sectors. Small-cap winners included Austal, Wisetech Global and Genesis Minerals, while Summerset, Treasury Wine Estates and Fortescue were among the biggest decliners. Market breadth favoured advancers and implied…
Federal energy and defense officials on Feb. 15 flew a small, unfueled nuclear microreactor from California to Utah aboard a C-17 transport to demonstrate the potential for rapidly deploying compact nuclear power for military and civilian applications. The demonstration, involving a Valar Atomics Ward microreactor, included senior officials on the …
European companies are reporting stronger fourth-quarter earnings than analysts anticipated, with a majority of market capitalisation now disclosed and average growth ahead of expectations. Yet lofty valuations, a stronger euro, mixed sector performance and lingering tariff effects are restraining share-price responses and leaving investors demandi…
LPL Financial (LPLA) has been pulled lower with the market's recent risk-off from the tech/AI trade. The pullback leaves shares beneath key moving averages but above meaningful support and on a company with healthy ROE, strong advisor onboarding momentum and a $26.8B market cap. This trade idea lays out a mid-term buy-the-dip plan with entry at $33…
Most Asian currencies traded in narrow bands amid low holiday volumes as the dollar remained relatively unchanged following mixed U.S. consumer inflation data. The Japanese yen weakened after fourth-quarter GDP unexpectedly disappointed, led by weak business investment and soft exports and consumption. Market attention now shifts to a busy U.S. dat…
Shares of Mitsui Kinzoku climbed to an all-time high after the company raised its fiscal 2025 operating profit forecast and lifted its annual revenue outlook, while also increasing its dividend. Management pointed to stronger-than-expected demand in its copper foil business tied to AI server applications, alongside favorable metal prices, a weaker …
Freeport-McMoRan is benefitting from record-high copper fundamentals, improving production outlook as Grasberg phases back online, and expanding profitability. With market cap near $90B and EV/EBITDA about 10.9x, I view FCX as a buy for a 180-trading-day trade to capture re-rating and cash-flow acceleration.
Most Asian equity markets held a narrow range on Monday with trading activity subdued because of a market holiday in China and closures in South Korea and Taiwan. Japanese shares fell after fourth-quarter GDP growth unexpectedly weakened, while Hong Kong edged higher on index inclusion gains for several miners and a battery-maker. Other regional be…
Adobe’s share price has pulled back to multi-year lows and that reset opens a trade-worthy asymmetric opportunity. The company’s entrenched Creative Cloud and Experience Cloud franchises, combined with GenAI product rollout and predictable subscription revenue, give upside if execution holds. This is a tactical upgrade to Buy with a clear entry, st…
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold their first bilateral meeting since her decisive election win. The discussion, scheduled for 5 p.m. local time, is expected to touch on the central bank's recent rate tightening and market speculation about another rate rise as early as March or April amid a higher cost o…
Uber sports profitable unit economics, a healthy balance sheet, and several near-term growth levers - autonomous partnerships, dealer logistics and freight expansion. I favor DoorDash for pure delivery exposure, but Uber is an actionable buy on a mid-term time frame after recent overshoot to the downside. Entry, stop and target calibrated for a 45-…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed cautious hope that upcoming U.S.-brokered trilateral talks in Geneva will produce substantive progress, while criticizing what he sees as disproportionate pressure on Ukraine to make concessions. He also accused Russia of attempting to slow the process by changing its lead negotiator, and called for…
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have renegotiated elements of a proposed $8.2 billion lending programme to reduce the scope of politically sensitive tax increases, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. The IMF board is expected to review the revised programme at its next meeting; its approval is necessary for unlocking further internati…
Five European governments announced that laboratory analyses of samples from Alexei Navalny's body detected epibatidine, a potent toxin associated with South American poison dart frogs, and concluded the poisoning was the likely cause of his death in a Russian Arctic prison two years ago. Russia rejected the findings as propaganda and questioned th…
Adobe is trading near its 52-week low after a sectorwide SaaS sell-off, but fundamentals remain strong: free cash flow of $9.85B, EPS of $17.37, and a market cap near $110B imply the business can weather near-term disruption fears. This is a mid-term trade idea to buy a rebound while keeping a tight stop below key technical support.
Oil prices were largely rangebound in Asian trading as markets focused on a fresh round of talks between the U.S. and Iran, potential supply disruptions tied to heightened tensions, and reports that OPEC+ plans to resume production increases from April. Lower-than-expected growth in Japan and holidays in China and the U.S. kept volumes subdued, whi…
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasised shared heritage with Europe and pledged continued partnership, drawing praise from some leaders while prompting caution from others. His remarks offered political reassurance after a turbulent year in transatlantic relations but contained few specific policy …
The Japanese yen retreated modestly on Monday after a strong weekly gain driven by reduced political uncertainty, while the U.S. dollar held steady following softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data. Markets face light liquidity because of regional holidays, and traders are recalibrating expectations for Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve policy mov…
<p>LSEG has been punished recently on headlines that large language models will commoditize financial data. That thesis misunderstands how exchanges monetize high-fidelity market content and risk services. This trade idea buys the dip: a disciplined long with clear stop and a long-term horizon to ride a valuation re-rate as investors refocus on rec…
Sources cited by the Wall Street Journal say Anthropic’s large language model, Claude, was employed during the U.S. operation that seized former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The deployment reportedly occurred through Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies, whose platforms are commonly used across the Defense Department and feder…
Crude oil traded in a narrow range as investors waited for a second round of U.S.-Iran negotiations in Geneva, with geopolitical tensions providing a floor under prices even as OPEC+ signals plans to restart output increases from April. Brent and WTI were marginally lower early Monday, coming off weekly declines, while market activity was expected …
