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UBS reported a 17% increase in second-quarter net profit and unveiled plans to repurchase $3 billion of its own shares by the middle of next year at the latest, including at least $1 billion in the coming three months. The bank said performance was driven by wealth management and a record quarter in trading, and highlighted continued progress on Cr…
The global push to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is reshaping air cargo patterns across Asia. Airlines and logistics firms report rising, multi-year demand for semiconductors, processors and data centre equipment, prompting route and capacity changes around semiconductor manufacturing hubs. At the same time, cross-border e-commerce v…
Electrolux reported a higher-than-expected operating profit for the second quarter, with operating profit excluding non-recurring items rising to 1.2 billion Swedish crowns on 2% organic sales growth. The group said conditions deteriorated in North America, a market representing about one-third of sales. In June it completed a 9 billion crown right…
China's market regulator has scheduled a meeting with solar industry representatives for Friday to outline expectations on pricing compliance and the implementation of cost-accounting standards, local media outlet Cailianshe reported on Wednesday. The measure forms part of a renewed drive to curb what authorities call 'involution-style' competition…
United Nations investigators report that several Boeing 727 aircraft tied to a U.S. military contractor’s business network carried Rapid Support Forces fighters, foreign mercenaries and military equipment, including drones and weapons, into Darfur. The draft report, prepared by the Panel of Experts on Sudan and submitted to the U.N. Security Counci…
Decades of near-uniform U.S. backing for Israel are splintering within the Democratic Party as the Gaza war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ties to U.S. Republicans, and shifting public opinion fuel challenges to long-standing military assistance. Lawmakers, primary voters and polls indicate growing willingness among Democrats to debate, restr…
Fiverr International Ltd. reported its second quarter 2026 financial results, highlighting a strategic transition from a transaction-focused marketplace to a trusted platform emphasizing higher-value projects. Despite growth in $1,000+ projects and ongoing investments in infrastructure and AI capabilities, the company experienced a 10% year-over-ye…
Global equity markets faced renewed turbulence as a sharp downturn in chip stocks intensified investor anxiety about the sustainability of AI-related demand. Even a blockbuster profit print from SK Hynix failed to reassure markets after the company missed analyst forecasts despite reporting operating profit that surged more than sixfold (557%). The…
Coherent (COHR) is a prime supplier of optical components, lasers and engineered materials to the AI and data-center upgrade cycle. Fundamentals and secular demand remain intact, but the stock has suffered a heavy pullback on broader multiple compression and volatile flows. We keep a Buy stance because the long-term thesis still works; the trade he…
AnaptysBio has cleared a meaningful procedural hurdle in its fight with Tesaro/GSK and has moved the litigation closer to a definitive outcome. With a $1.54B market cap, modest free cash flow and a compact float, the stock is positioned for a sharp re-rate if Anaptys secures reversion or damages tied to Jemperli royalties. This trade idea lays out …
Standard Chartered reported a 9% increase in first-half pretax profit to $4.78 billion, driven by higher wealth and global banking revenue. The bank booked a $446 million impairment linked to geopolitical uncertainty tied to the Middle East conflict, had earlier set aside $190 million in management overlays, and announced a $1 billion share buyback…
Asian equity markets dropped broadly on Wednesday, with South Korea’s KOSPI enduring heavy losses as technology stocks extended a deep selloff ahead of major U.S. corporate results and the Federal Reserve policy announcement. The risk-off tone intensified after Iran launched ballistic missiles at U.S. forces, driving oil prices higher and refocusin…
IMC Rare Earths Ltd has priced its initial public offering of 4 million ordinary shares at $5.00 each, expecting gross proceeds of $20 million. The shares will be listed on the NYSE American under the ticker IMC, with trading set to begin on July 29, 2026. The company focuses on exploring and developing rare earth elements in Brazil, aiming to supp…
Gold traded marginally lower in Asian hours as market participants largely stood aside ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision. The yellow metal hovered around $4,025 an ounce by late New York trading, with oil staging a rebound of more than 4% after renewed hostilities in the Middle East, prompting renewed worries about inflation and i…
U.S. and Saudi forces launched strikes on sites in eastern Iraq linked to Iran-backed groups accused of directing drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had struck tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and launched missiles at U.S. positions, while Iraqi pro-government forces reported damage and casualties from the s…
Gentex (GNTX) is a cash-flowing, low-debt auto supplier trading at mid-teens earnings multiples and an EV/EBITDA under 8. For traders willing to accept leverage and a wider stop, a mid-term swing long at $24.05 targets $28.50 with a $20.80 stop - a plan that leans on solid fundamentals, recent sales uplift from acquisition, and high short interest …
Hong Kong private home prices climbed for the thirteenth consecutive month in June, with a moderated 0.3 percent monthly increase following a revised 1.5 percent surge in May. Over the first half of the year, values have advanced 7.9 percent, reaching levels not seen since September 2023. While the sector benefits from easing oversupply, resilient …
Interface is executing: steady top-line growth, margin recovery, and cash generation combined with product innovation (LVT, Intersept) support a tactical long. Valuation is reasonable at roughly $2.04B market cap and a mid-teens P/E. Trade plan below sets an entry at $34.45, a stop at $31.50, and a near-term target at $38.00 for a mid-term (45 trad…
Navios Maritime Partners has captured meaningful tanker arbitrage upside and the stock is trading near its 52-week high. With a market cap of about $2.46B and a P/E of ~6.3, the company looks cheap on headline metrics, but the next leg higher depends on capital allocation: debt paydown vs buybacks vs distributions. Our trade sets a clear entry at $…
Novavax is a beaten-down vaccine specialist trading near oversold technicals and a sub-$1.3B enterprise value. Recent adjuvant licensing and sector momentum give a plausible re-rating catalyst over the next 45 trading days, but inconsistent revenue, cash burn, and heavy short interest make this a pragmatic, risk-managed trade.
Firefighting teams in southwestern France and central Spain have made measurable progress against vast wildfires that led to the evacuation of tens of thousands of people, as Western Europe prepares for a fresh wave of high temperatures. Authorities reported containment of the blaze around Bordeaux and the lifting of emergency orders for many in To…
Three sources familiar with the arrangement said Iran is due to receive within weeks an initial consignment from a larger purchase of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS), including QW-12 and FN-16 missiles. The contract, valued at $60-70 million, was signed with a Hong Kong-based intermediary, and delive…
President Donald Trump described his separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Washington as positive. Both leaders were in the capital to attend a memorial service for Senator Lindsey Graham. Trump posted short remarks on Truth Social but offered no detailed account of the discu…
Elon Musk's social media platform X has told an Australian senate committee that proposed changes to enforcement of the country's under-16 social media ban would grant excessive information-gathering powers to the eSafety Commissioner and could conflict with international legal norms. X criticized plans to broaden document-discovery rights, allow c…
Uber fell into a deep pullback recently; at current levels the company trades at mid-teens earnings multiple with $9.1B in free cash flow and a $144B market cap. I’m adding to my position with a position-sized buy, a tight stop below the recent low, and a target that prices in recovery in mobility and delivery margins. This is a trade for investors…
