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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…
Bank of America Securities economists use the 'Anna Karenina Principle' to frame the Federal Reserve's recent decision to hold rates at 3.75%, warning that incomplete communication and reliance on market-driven rate moves could threaten the anchoring of inflation expectations and complicate policy outcomes.
Spanish authorities said at least 72 people died after a mass influx of migrants into the North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. More than 50,000 people crossed into Ceuta by land and sea in a surge beginning Thursday; over 48,000 were returned to Morocco within 48 hours. Officials reported five additional bodies found along Ceuta’s coast, mo…
Sellas Life Sciences is a clinical-stage biotech with concentrated ownership that recently shifted. That change increases the odds of near-term supply pressure and dilution before a critical clinical catalyst. For tactical traders, a short with strict risk controls is the highest-probability play until ownership intentions and financing plans becom…
Microsoft looks less like a sleepy mega-cap and more like a growth compounder again. Strong AI-driven demand for Azure and on-prem solutions, a monster contract backlog, and robust free cash flow support a mid-term long trade. Technicals show bullish momentum but also an overbought RSI — set a disciplined stop and size the position accordingly.
JPMorgan has taken a constructive stance on European equities, citing a rebound in earnings after three weak years, cheaper valuations relative to U.S. peers, and stronger shareholder returns. The bank also points to an improving macro backdrop, rising M&A activity, and the prospect of increased shareholder activism as drivers that could support fu…
U.S. equities entered the week in a fragile state, pressured by conflicting earnings from large technology firms, uncertainty over Federal Reserve communication and renewed geopolitical tensions that have lifted oil and Treasury yields. Upcoming U.S. payrolls data and a slate of heavy corporate reports, including several megacaps and a first quarte…
Saudi Arabia's stock market ended the session higher, with the Tadawul All Share up 1.10% as advances in the Insurance, Media & Publishing and Building & Construction sectors supported the rally. Several individual stocks recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Oil prices climbed while gold futures fell and the US Dollar Index ti…
Apple's recent selloff looks overstated relative to its franchise durability and cash-generation profile. This trade idea outlines a mid-term long with an exact entry at $170.00, a stop at $160.00 and a primary target at $190.00, plus a stretch target, catalysts to watch and explicit risk-management.
A growing share of Americans taking GLP-1 weight-loss medications are returning to physical stores to find correct sizes and styles after significant body changes. Retailers, from department stores to specialty chains, are evaluating inventory, fitting-room technology and staffing to accommodate shoppers undergoing rapid or ongoing weight shifts, w…
This week saw a mix of analyst downgrades and upgrades across banking, consumer staples, communications equipment, education-services and semiconductor suppliers. The calls reflect recalibrated earnings expectations, management resets, and capital return programs that alter valuation arguments despite uneven operational backdrops.
China’s central bank said it will keep monetary policy appropriately loose, maintain ample liquidity and adjust policy tools as needed, while facilitating issuance of yuan-denominated panda bonds and supporting market-oriented solutions for local government financing vehicles. The pledge follows a Politburo call to speed fiscal spending on budgeted…
