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<p>Bitcoin slipped about 1% early Monday, dipping beneath the $63,000 mark as the crypto market absorbed fallout from a high-profile hardware wallet compromise and lackluster second-quarter earnings from major sector players. Renewed talk of U.S.-Iran negotiations provided limited relief even as oil prices moved higher.</p>
Goldman Sachs strategists say sturdy second-quarter earnings have provided support for the market despite volatile moves in AI-focused names. A large share of S&P 500 companies beat earnings expectations, lifting forward profit estimates, while hyperscaler capex and financing patterns highlight both the scale of investment into AI infrastructure an…
Axogen's FDA Biologics License approval for Avance (12/03/2025) changes the optics on commercial scale and margins. With preliminary 2025 revenue of $225.2M (20.2% growth) and Q4 at $59.9M, the company has both momentum and a cleaner balance sheet after a $124M offering to retire term debt. We view the approval as a structural catalyst that can con…
A survey of economists indicates Indonesia's economic momentum probably slowed in the April-June quarter, with year-on-year growth expected at 5.10% and quarter-on-quarter activity seen rebounding 3.50% after a slight contraction. The results highlight a retreat in consumer demand following the festive period and diminished contributions from net e…
Australian equities rose on Monday, led by gains in banks, healthcare and gold stocks after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran and other regional nations requested time to finalise an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 advanced 0.5% to 9,019.30, carrying momentum from July’s strong monthly showing. Energy stocks …
ArcelorMittal announced an expansion of its partnership with Microsoft, adopting Microsoft Azure as its primary cloud platform to modernize IT systems, unify data, and deploy AI-driven analytics globally. This move supports the company’s 'Cloud First, Data Centric' strategy to enhance operational efficiency, cybersecurity, and innovation in the ste…
Australian equities ended the trading day higher, with the S&P/ASX 200 up 0.47% as gains in Utilities, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary drove the market. Several small-cap and consumer-oriented stocks led the winners, while iron ore producers and a development group recorded notable declines. Volatility measures eased and commodity markets we…
Seeen posted a 65% increase in 2025 revenue to $5.0 million and reduced its adjusted EBITDA loss to $0.2 million from $0.5 million in 2024. The company cited expansion in its YouTube Creator Service Partner business, its largest contract to date, and the acquisition of MEDIAL as key drivers. First-half revenue was $3 million. Seeen reported average…
U.S. Treasury yields eased on Monday after President Trump announced direct negotiations with Iranian officials and called off a planned military strike. The announcement coincided with a more than 4% drop in global crude benchmarks, reducing near-term inflation concerns and prompting declines in yields across short, medium and long maturities. Mar…
Microlise Group reported a 10% year-on-year drop in first-half revenue to 39.50 million, driven mainly by lower OEM and non-recurring hardware sales. The company recorded a recovery in adjusted EBITDA margin and expects fiscal 2026 adjusted EBITDA to match market forecasts of 10 million to 11.1 million, while warning that component shortages could …
European equities advanced on Monday, with the STOXX 600 extending late-July momentum as a sharp drop in global crude prices, prompted by a U.S.-Iran diplomatic development, offset lingering macro uncertainties. Gains were broad-based across major bourses while specific corporate headlines produced notable stock moves.
Rolls-Royce (RYCEY) is a buy for investors who want exposure to aviation recovery plus structural growth from predictive maintenance and energy systems. The company’s installed base, service-intensity moves, and AI-driven prognostics create recurring revenue potential; pair that with accelerating deliveries and energy project initiatives and you ge…
Shares of Hong Kong-listed Zhipu AI retreated after a wave of model rollouts by Chinese competitors. Investors have grown wary as firms introduce more powerful and cheaper large language and multimodal models, raising questions about the ability of any single company to retain a competitive edge in the crowded domestic AI market.
Taiwan equities finished a mixed session on Monday with the Taiwan Weighted index effectively unchanged at 0.00% at the close. Several individual issues posted double-digit percentage moves in both directions, while crude oil fell sharply and gold edged higher. Market breadth favored advancers, but notable declines in some names pushed several larg…
Alto Ingredients (ALTO) looks attractive here for a tactical long. The company trades at ~13x earnings with an enterprise value of roughly $422M, solid free cash flow generation, and a recently accretive CO2 processing acquisition that boosts near-term margins. This trade targets mean reversion toward the 52-week high while protecting downside with…
Kosmos Energy announced robust financial and operational results for Q2 2026, highlighted by a 12% production increase to approximately 71,400 boepd, revenue of $607 million, and net income of $185 million. Key operational achievements include new wells ramping up production in Ghana, high LNG cargo liftings at Greater Tortue Ahmeyim, and successfu…
Hercules Capital (HTGC) offers a high 9.7% yield, cheap P/E and improving technicals, but ongoing securities litigation and the concentrated, higher-risk venture-lending book mean upside depends on execution and clarity. We outline a mid‑term swing trade to capture momentum toward $18.50 while limiting downside with a strict stop.
Artificial Analysis, a San Francisco research firm, found DeepSeek’s newly released V4-Flash model to be substantially less expensive to run on benchmark tests than widely known AI models, with an estimated average cost of $0.03 per test. V4-Flash charges $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens, and scored 50 on an Intell…
Italian cable manufacturer Prysmian has reached a definitive agreement to acquire U.S. electrical products maker Atkore for $3.8 billion in cash. Prysmian will pay $95 per share, about 30% above Atkore's most recent close. The deal, approved unanimously by both companies' boards, is positioned to expand Prysmian's electrical infrastructure product …
Shein is reportedly considering measures to reduce the effective cost basis for some late-stage investors as it prepares for a Hong Kong initial public offering at a valuation near $40 billion. Options under consideration include cash payments and additional Class B shares for participants in the pre-Series D, Series D and Series D+ rounds. Discuss…
Ageas has agreed to sell its 30.95% interest in Maybank Ageas to joint-venture partner Malayan Banking Bhd for €1.1 billion ($1.15 billion). The transaction, which values the venture at €3.5 billion, is expected to generate an estimated net after-tax capital gain of about €450 million for Ageas and to lift its Solvency II ratio by 25 percentage poi…
TOTO Ltd. shares tumbled 11.4% to ¥6,209 after the company posted a mixed set of fiscal first-quarter results. While net sales edged up 1.7% year-on-year to ¥168.61 billion for the three months to June 30, operating profit declined 1.6% to ¥8.07 billion. The results missed expectations and reignited investor concerns about the economics of TOTO's s…
After extreme swings in July that saw domestic retail investors suffer steep losses and leveraged ETF assets collapse, major global investors have returned to South Korean equities, concentrating on top semiconductor names. Record foreign purchases and signs that forced deleveraging has largely run its course underpin optimism, though elevated vola…
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met on Monday with Arnaud de Baecque, the International Committee of the Red Cross resident representative to Myanmar, the government said. The announcement came with four photographs showing the meeting and a birthday cake, but the location and timing of the images could not be independently verifi…
Microsoft’s July quarter removed the biggest skeptic arguments: AI is driving real revenue and profit expansion without blowing up free cash flow. Azure’s 43% lift, $90B revenue quarter and Copilot hitting 30M paid seats give a durable growth runway. At $465.10 I see a clear path to $560 within a 180-trading-day horizon if execution remains steady …
