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  • Oil prices rose toward seven-month highs on supply-risk concerns.
  • U.S. crude inventories unexpectedly rose by 16 million barrels, capping price gains.
  • Saudi Arabia adjusted production, affecting market supply expectations.
  • OPEC+ signaled possible output changes, keeping traders cautious.
  • U.S.-Iran diplomatic talks continued, offering a potential route to ease tensions.
  • Regional military posturing sustained a risk premium in oil markets.

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BMO Cuts Gartner Price Target to $188, Cites Contract-Value Headwinds

BMO Cuts Gartner Price Target to $188, Cites Contract-Value Headwinds

BMO Capital has trimmed its 12-month price target for Gartner to $188 from $258 while maintaining a Market Perform rating, highlighting persistent weakness in contract value (CV) expansion driven by federal government client turnover and a tough sales environment. The firm also lowered its estimates for the research and advisory company after manag…

Brokerage Consensus Sees S&P 500 Extending Rally Into 2026 on AI and Rate Cuts

Brokerage Consensus Sees S&P 500 Extending Rally Into 2026 on AI and Rate Cuts

A Reuters poll of leading brokerages finds broad optimism for U.S. equities in 2026, with the S&P 500 consensus target clustered between roughly 7,100 and 8,100, driven by continued investor interest in artificial intelligence-linked stocks and expectations of Federal Reserve easing. At the same time, analysts caution that inflation, lofty valuatio…

Treasury Launches Push to Channel More Allied Capital While Preserving Security

Treasury Launches Push to Channel More Allied Capital While Preserving Security

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled an initiative designed to encourage greater investment from U.S. allies and partners while retaining existing national security safeguards. As chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Bessent said the move is part of the administration's America First Investment Policy and …

Barclays Cuts KKR Price Target to $136 After Q4 Earnings Shortfall

Barclays Cuts KKR Price Target to $136 After Q4 Earnings Shortfall

Barclays trimmed its price target on KKR & Co. to $136 from $159 while keeping an Overweight rating after the private equity firm reported fourth-quarter results that missed certain expectations. The quarter showed a mixed performance: adjusted EPS fell short, fundraising was solid though slightly below consensus, realizations met expectations, and…

Kepler Cheuvreux Moves Maersk to Hold After Strong Q4; Raises Price Target

Kepler Cheuvreux Moves Maersk to Hold After Strong Q4; Raises Price Target

Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded AP Moller Maersk from Reduce to Hold and lifted its price target to DKK16,185 from DKK11,000 after stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results. While 2026 guidance implies lower earnings due to weaker rates, the research house has revised rate assumptions upward from previously very low levels and anticipates a bottoming…