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Barclays has initiated coverage of Hill & Smith with an overweight rating and a 3,300 pence price target, pointing to the group's exposure to U.S. grid modernization, transmission and distribution, and data-center investment. The broker projects roughly 7% organic growth over fiscal 2026-28 and expects earnings per share to compound around 11% annu…
Cboe (CBOE) looks attractive after a summer pullback: $27.8B market cap, 12.9 EPS and ~21x P/E, strong free cash flow of roughly $1.9B, and specific product moves that should boost volumes when volatility spikes. Technicals show the stock is oversold (RSI ~34) and below its short-term moving averages, creating an entry opportunity. Trade plan: ente…
Interparfums just checked two boxes investors care about: governance reinforcement via two experienced luxury executives joining the board and shareholder approval of incentive plan extensions. Backed by strong cash generation, a resilient margin profile, and ongoing brand deals (Coach renewal, Goutal acquisition), the setup supports a swing trade …
Japanese equities closed higher on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 up 1.52% as Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors provided upward momentum. A handful of individual names drove sizable moves: Kioxia Holdings jumped 9.40%, Lasertec climbed 8.70% and Mitsui Mining and Smelting rose 7.35%, while Nisshin Seifun, Sharp and Nissui were among the largest…
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high and indicated a willingness to continue increasing borrowing costs, while Governor Kazuo Ueda underscored uncertainty about the neutral rate, rejected any preset schedule for future hikes, and emphasized the need to avoid abrupt tightening that could trigger large asset-price adjustments. Th…
Voting commenced in Russia on Sept 18 for a three-day parliamentary election that will shape the 450-seat State Duma. President Vladimir Putin has presented the ballot as a measure of backing for Russia's campaign in Ukraine. The contest is expected to reinforce the dominance of the pro-Putin United Russia party in a tightly controlled political en…
Bitcoin regained most of its earlier weekly losses on Friday, rising after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission introduced a tokenization exemption. Broader crypto markets also strengthened amid lower oil prices, falling Treasury yields and dovish signals from the Bank of Japan. The SEC's five-year exemption for platforms trading tokenized s…
Nestle announced it is evaluating all available measures to safeguard its rights and preserve business continuity after a presidential decree directed Russian authorities to assume control of the company’s operations in Russia. The move, which also targeted French supermarket group Auchan, follows earlier use of a 2023 decree that allows Moscow to …
MasterBrand (MBC) looks stretched on fundamentals and price action after an expensive acquisition and a string of operational misses. With EV/EBITDA near 25.4, negative EPS, and a broken moving-average structure, we prefer a tactical short from $6.56 with an initial target at $5.00 and a stop at $8.25. This trade is a mid-term tactical idea (45 tra…
Australia's equity market finished marginally lower on Friday with the S&P/ASX 200 down 0.01% as losses in A-REITs, Energy and Consumer Staples offset gains in select stocks. Trading saw a greater number of advancing issues than decliners, while volatility measures eased and commodity prices moved in mixed directions.
CXMT shares rose after Reuters reported the company plans to add NAND flash memory research and a production line at a new Beijing facility. The move would place CXMT in direct competition with established memory makers and could help alleviate shortages driven by AI-related demand, though Reuters noted no timeline for production start.
Moody's Ratings upgraded its projection for India's economic expansion in fiscal 2026-27 to 7% from 6%, pointing to robust private consumption, continued infrastructure spending and steady services activity. The agency left India's Baa3 long-term issuer rating and stable outlook unchanged, while flagging elevated debt metrics and potential inflatio…
Apple plans to introduce its Apple Pay contactless payment service in India next month, beginning with Axis Bank credit cards as the initial banking partner. The company has engaged in talks with other large private lenders, including HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, but commercial agreements with those institutions have not been finalized. The phased rol…
Berlin’s acute housing shortage and rapidly rising rents have become the dominant issues in the city’s election, overshadowing immigration debates elsewhere in Germany. With a rental market that serves 85% of households, a projected shortfall of 211,000 homes by 2040, and advertised rents almost doubling since 2014, parties clash over whether to bu…
Paris prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into alleged sexual harassment linked to smart glasses, while France’s data protection authority has logged complaints from employers. The devices - led globally by Meta’s EssilorLuxottica-made AI glasses - have sparked bans, legal challenges and regulatory scrutiny in multiple countries over…
Shares of prominent Tata Group firms fell after Tata Trusts proposed purchasing the Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s holdings in Tata Sons for a minimum of 250 billion Indian rupees. The move, coupled with divergent accounts about the chairman’s reappointment and listing plans, heightened questions over control and succession at the conglomerate.
CXMT, a Chinese memory chipmaker currently focused on DRAM, is preparing to develop NAND flash memory at a new Beijing facility and has opened a research institute there, according to people familiar with the matter. The company has discussed NAND plans with customers, including a new startup that intends to buy its NAND chips for AI and supercompu…
Taiwan equities finished higher on Friday, driven by gains in optoelectronic, electronic parts/components and other electronic stocks. The Taiwan Weighted ended the session up 1.80%. Several individual names posted double-digit percentage gains while select industrial and shipping-related names registered notable declines. Commodity and currency mo…
Ukraine investigators say Russia has substantially increased use of RM48U training missiles - originally designed as targets for air-defense crews - to sustain a heavier ballistic campaign while conserving higher-precision weapons. Official Ukrainian data shows RM48Us composed a majority of ballistic and hypersonic strikes in July and early August.…
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories saw its stock climb 1.8% to ₹1,196 after announcing a distribution partnership with Takeda Pharmaceutical to promote and distribute the Qdenga dengue vaccine in India. The vaccine, which recently received approval for use in both children and adults and is the first dengue vaccine approved in the country, is expected to be a…
Shares of several Chinese robotics and component makers rose Friday after local media reported that Tesla initiated production audits for its Optimus humanoid robot in Ningbo. Suppliers including Shenzhen Inovance Tech and multiple parts makers added ground after accounts that Tesla is working on exclusivity, production consistency and migrating ma…
C3.ai CFO Hitesh Lath executed a series of stock transactions in mid-September 2026, selling shares to cover tax obligations from restricted stock unit vesting while also transferring shares to a family trust. These moves occur against a backdrop of the company's first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings report, which showed revenue declines that met guid…
Asian currencies showed mixed moves on Friday as the Japanese yen weakened even after the Bank of Japan lifted its policy rate to a 31-year high. The dollar remained supported by expectations of further Federal Reserve tightening, leaving traders to assess the likely path for global monetary policy while regional currencies reacted unevenly to econ…
Asian gold miners advanced after bullion staged a rebound from a near six-week low. Falling oil prices and a softer U.S. dollar reduced inflation concerns, helping to restore demand for gold even as the Federal Reserve signalled further rate tightening could be likely later this year and lifted its policy rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4%.
AeroVironment (AVAV) is trading like a company that will overpay for M&A and cripple margins. The facts on the ground - low leverage, multi-hundred-million-dollar program wins, improving momentum and a reasonable enterprise value - suggest that fear is overdone. This trade idea lays out a mid-term long with a clear entry, stop and target and the ca…
