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Invesco's latest results and continued AUM momentum have pushed fundamentals closer to a valuation floor. The business generates meaningful free cash flow, carries low leverage, and has restarted capital returns — creating a setup where a tactical, defined-risk long can capture a re-rate over the next 45 trading days.
South Korea's KOSPI dropped more than 4% on Monday as renewed selling pressure on memory-chip leaders erased gains from a brief earnings-driven rebound. The broad index entered the session having suffered its worst month since 2008, with July losses driven by concerns over AI valuations, cooling hyperscaler spending and heavy retail positioning.
Steadfast Group's stock climbed after a consortium led by Amwins, Dragoneer and KKR reaffirmed a A$6.00-per-share cash proposal valuing the insurer at A$7.7 billion. The bidders say most due diligence is complete and the exclusivity period has been extended to Aug. 19 to finalise documentation and remaining checks.
Carpenter Technology (CRS) supplies specialty alloys and additive manufacturing powders used heavily in aerospace. With aerospace production recovering and high-value materials demand rising, CRS offers a tradable long opportunity. The company brings healthy cash flow, low leverage and product exposure that benefits from Boeing's production ramp. V…
Taiwan’s defence minister says the island’s military cooperation with the United States - particularly with the U.S. Pacific Command - is more extensive than commonly perceived, and that those ties have helped improve Taiwan’s defensive combat capabilities. He warned that a Chinese maritime blockade would carry significant economic and political ri…
Nordic Semiconductor (NOD) has been re-rated higher on the thesis that the pending enforcement outcome around the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRA) - and specifically how regulators apply it to chip suppliers - is the key near-term binary. If the appeal reduces the odds of punitive restrictions or onerous local-sourcing mandates, the stock should…
Capital One has filed court papers asserting that its 2021 decision to shut more than 300 bank accounts tied to the Trump Organization resulted from an internal anti-money laundering review, not political or religious bias. The filing came as the Trump Organization and Eric Trump pressed a lawsuit alleging discriminatory debanking, and follows earl…
U.S. equity futures climbed on Sunday evening after President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were set to begin on Monday, and as technology shares showed signs of stabilizing following steep declines in July. Futures gains followed a positive Friday session, while attention turns to a busy week of second-quarter earnings and a key employm…
Gold climbed Monday after a sudden fall in oil prices and comments that a planned strike on Iran was delayed. The move reduced concerns that higher energy costs would sustain elevated inflation and force additional interest-rate increases. Even so, recent dissents from Federal Reserve officials and a busy U.S. labor-data calendar kept investors vig…
Global oil benchmarks fell sharply and equities showed mixed moves on Monday as renewed prospect of talks with Iran eased geopolitical risk, while the Japanese yen rallied after Washington and Tokyo confirmed joint intervention to support the currency. Brent crude dropped to $82.41 as sentiment shifted on comments about negotiations with Iran, and …
Oil prices dropped almost 5% in Asian trade, hitting their lowest level in three weeks after President Donald Trump called off a planned attack on Iran and said negotiations would resume. The fall was reinforced by OPEC+'s decision to raise production quotas, as recent regional attacks had previously pushed Brent above $90 a barrel.
Israeli warplanes struck Gaza for a second consecutive day, killing at least 18 Palestinians across northern, central and southern areas, even after a U.S.-led ceasefire roadmap was published. Israeli ministers and spokespeople said no halt to strikes has been agreed and insisted Hamas must fully disarm before any implementation steps proceed. Medi…
Chery Automobile will invest $75 million in South Korea's KG Mobility through convertible bonds that, if converted, would provide Chery with about a 10% ownership stake. Both firms outlined plans for production, distribution and brand collaboration, a joint task force on supply-chain and technology areas, and a January launch of a midsize SUV built…
Verisk’s Catastrophe and Risk Solutions group estimates insured losses resulting from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake near Kumamoto City, Japan, to be between JPY 220 billion (~USD 1.4 billion) and JPY 340 billion (~USD 2.1 billion). The earthquake caused widespread damage to homes, commercial buildings, infrastructure, and temporarily disrupted manuf…
Micron is trading deep off its peak but still fetches a near-$1 trillion market cap on earnings that look exceptional today. The bull case is straightforward: record revenue, fat margins and constrained supply for AI memory. The bear case is equally clear: commodity cyclicality, potential demand pullback if cloud customers throttle AI workloads, an…
Toyota is expected to report a fifth consecutive quarterly drop in operating profit for April-June, with the median analyst estimate at 1.11 trillion yen - a 5% decline year-on-year. Sluggish sales in China and the Middle East, rising material costs linked to the regional conflict, and production halts after a Kyushu earthquake are weighing on resu…
Aug 2 - AstraZeneca has been in discussions with U.S. rival Bristol Myers Squibb about a possible combination that would form one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical firms, with an aggregate valuation close to $400 billion. Talks have taken place in recent months, but the companies and the timing remain uncertain. Both firms derive large portions…
The MOEX Russia Index ended the Moscow session up 0.75%, driven by strength in the Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors. GMK Noril’skiy Nikel’ PAO, Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO and Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat PAO were among the top gainers, while OZON and a pair of retailers and miners finished lower. Key commodity and currency indica…
A 13-year-old girl died and two younger girls were hospitalized after a drone struck an area adjacent to a playground in Printsevka, in Russia’s border region of Belgorod, regional authorities said. Russian child rights officials called the incident an "inhumane terrorist act by the Kyiv regime." The International Criminal Court has previously issu…
Senior executives at AstraZeneca PLC and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company have engaged in talks in recent months about a potential merger that would combine the two companies into a single entity valued at nearly $400 billion. The discussions, reported by people familiar with the matter, remain informal with no confirmed structure and no public stateme…
In a preview ahead of SpaceX’s (SPCX) first quarterly report on August 4, Bernstein emphasized that management’s confidence in the company’s growth roadmap will matter more than the immediate numbers. The firm, which started coverage with an Outperform rating and a $239 price target, identified four specific technical and regulatory topics it sees …
A research note from Capital Markets suggests the U.K. equity market may be comparatively insulated if a speculative AI-driven equity bubble collapses. The FTSE 100's sector composition, expectations for economic resilience in the U.S., and a potential weakening of the U.S. dollar are cited as reasons the U.K. could avoid the scale of losses seen i…
U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno, a Republican from Ohio, publicly urged that Representative Max Miller not serve in Congress, saying Miller poses a danger to Moreno's daughter and granddaughter amid accusations of physical abuse. Miller denies the allegations and intends to continue his congressional campaign. The dispute raises political stakes in a cl…
China has reiterated support for a development model that privileges investment and advanced industries over boosting household consumption, signaling a defensive stance ahead of scheduled trade discussions with the United States and the European Union. Senior party pronouncements and a commerce ministry paper reject Western accusations of unfair i…
XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) requests shareholder votes to approve King Street Capital Management's Rockford Tower Asset Management as the long-term sub-adviser. The approval is intended to improve long-term fund performance and introduce a liquidity plan including a series of tender offers. Leading proxy advisory firms ISS a…
