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Defence contractors and NATO officials used an industry forum in Ankara to unveil more than $50 billion in procurement and industrial arrangements. The package includes planned purchases, memoranda of understanding and multi-year contracts covering airborne surveillance, missiles, strategic airlift, tanker capacity, high-altitude drones, space laun…
Sampo's stock advanced after two broker upgrades and an active share buyback combined to draw investor interest in a name that had lagged its European peers. Goldman Sachs upgraded to Buy and raised its 12-month target, citing an improving UK motor pricing cycle and multi-year EPS growth potential; Nordea also nudged up its target while reiterating…
International Business Machines Co. (IBM) saw its shares decline in premarket trading after reports that Starbucks is developing internal AI-based applications that could replace some software currently purchased from IBM and other suppliers. The effort, disclosed in internal presentations and forums, is part of Starbucks' cost-cutting turnaround a…
OMV AG shares declined about 1% after the company issued a second quarter trading update that points to stronger-than-expected results in refining and chemicals but headwinds in exploration and production. Consensus estimates for second quarter EBIT and net income may be revised up by roughly 5% to 6%, and the company reported record refining margi…
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume will present a broad restructuring package to the company’s supervisory board on Thursday. The programme is expected to cover workforce reductions, plant closures, cuts to planned investment, and changes to the group’s organizational setup. Reports indicate the measures could be sizable and have already drawn opposition …
UBS has increased its year-end Stoxx 600 targets to 690 for 2026 and 760 for 2027 after noting a wider set of European sectors delivering sturdier earnings than earlier anticipated. The bank's strategists say continued AI-related upgrades, positive bank revisions and the fading drag from defensive sectors - aided by euro weakness - support stronger…
Akamai Technologies has been named a Customers' Choice in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer for Edge Distribution Platforms, reflecting strong customer satisfaction and confidence in Akamai's edge computing and cloud delivery solutions. The recognition is based on verified enterprise user reviews praising Akamai's reliability, se…
India's stock markets closed higher on Thursday, with the Nifty 50 rising 0.34% and the BSE Sensex gaining 0.31%. Strength in Real Estate, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables supported the advance, while select heavyweight names and the pharma sector showed mixed performance. India VIX eased and commodity prices moved higher for gold and oil.
Starbucks is building in-house artificial intelligence-driven software to replace certain third-party systems it currently uses from Microsoft and IBM. The effort is part of a broader company program to trim costs by $2 billion and includes a focused review of technology contracts. Internal development, aided by AI-assisted coding and tied to emplo…
A wave of substantial payouts tied to SpaceX and AI startups has pushed wealthy investors, employees and bankers into the private aviation market. Aircraft lawyers, fractional providers and charter companies report increased transactions, membership sign-ups and flight activity as private-market valuations and the SpaceX IPO create near-term spendi…
BridgeBio Pharma's stock leapt in pre-market trading after the CARDIO-TTRansform Phase III study of Wainua failed to meet its primary endpoint, improving the competitive landscape for BridgeBio’s approved oral TTR stabilizer Attruby. The trial outcome weighed on AstraZeneca shares, lifted peers, and followed a multi-day advance for BridgeBio amid e…
Argan (AGX) is benefiting from the AI-driven surge in power and data-center construction. With a $2.9B backlog, 50% revenue growth year-over-year and strong free cash flow, the company has the fundamentals to support further gains. That said, lofty multiples and a short-term technical pullback argue for an entry with a tight stop and a clearly defi…
Citi said in a research note released Thursday that the U.S. dollar could trade near ¥163 against the yen should Japan’s Topix index rise to 4,500. The bank’s current model places USD/JPY around ¥160 given existing equity levels, and it highlights how surging Japanese share prices have historically triggered portfolio rebalancing and hedging that w…
Adecco Group AG Class N shares rose after Deutsche Bank upgraded the staffing firm to Buy from Hold while keeping its CHF 22 price target. The upgrade, combined with a broadly supportive Swiss market and a valuation seen as attractive after a pronounced share decline, pushed the stock higher despite ongoing fragility in recruitment markets and no i…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the United States is mistaken to believe that deep Ukrainian strikes into Russian territory would help end the war. His remarks followed U.S. comments endorsing attacks on Russian refineries and included a warning that establishing a no-fly zone would effectively mean NATO forces operating in Ukraine. Peskov als…
Citi has initiated coverage of Chery with a Buy recommendation and a price target of HK$36, valuing the company at 9 times 2026 estimated earnings and 7.6 times 2027 estimated earnings. The broker highlights Chery's export leadership, planned overseas production capacity, stronger capital efficiency versus peers, and a forecasted 16% net profit CAG…
Strategic Education (STRA) is transitioning from a largely consumer-facing higher-education company toward recurring B2B revenue via employer-sponsored education programs. Valuation is reasonable (P/E ~14.4, EV/EBITDA 7), free cash flow is healthy ($173.9M), and technicals are constructive. I view STRA as a buy with an explicit entry, stop and targ…
Ionis Pharmaceuticals plunged in pre-market trading after the Phase 3 CARDIO-TTRansform study of eplontersen in transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy failed to meet its primary composite endpoint for cardiovascular mortality and recurrent events through Week 140. The result, disclosed alongside partner AstraZeneca, undercuts a key part of I…
Porsche AG's preferred shares declined after the automaker revealed a 16% fall in global vehicle deliveries for the first half of 2026, marking its weakest H1 in six years. The report highlighted steep regional declines, the end of certain U.S. tax incentives for electrified vehicles, and the discontinuation of combustion 718 models as drivers of t…
Iranian forces struck U.S. military infrastructure in neighboring Gulf states after U.S. strikes on Iran's southern coastal and eastern provinces, further testing a three-week-old ceasefire. The country prepared to bury its slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Mashhad amid mass processions. Markets reacted with a brief spike in oil prices…
BP's chief executive, Meg O'Neill, on her 100th day in charge urged a sharpened focus on financial discipline, calling for portfolio simplification, tighter cost controls and more selective capital allocation. The company has moved to two reporting segments - upstream and downstream - and said trading will link the two units. O'Neill highlighted re…
Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded Siltronic from 'buy' to 'hold' while lifting its price target to €90 from €65, arguing the recent share gain largely already prices in a volume-led recovery for the wafer sector. The broker pointed to improving fundamentals driven by demand for leading-edge logic and memory wafers for 2027-28, but warned that capacity gr…
On July 9, U.S. equity futures inched higher as crude prices eased following renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and reciprocal attacks by Iran on Kuwait and Bahrain. The geopolitical escalation, coming after President Donald Trump said an interim ceasefire was "over," has rattled hopes for a swift resolution to a four-month conflict and prompted investor…
SAP SE has accepted a set of commitments approved by the European Commission that will lower barriers for customers seeking alternative maintenance and support providers for on-premises software. The changes, which follow an EU probe opened in September 2025, include revised license-fee calculations, the removal of reinstatement fees and reduced ba…
Raymond James analyst Brian Gesuale began coverage of SpaceX (SPCX) with a Strong Buy and an $800 per share target, implying about 440% upside from the stock's July 8 close of $148.30. The initiation positions SpaceX as a once-in-a-century infrastructure opportunity centered on Starship, while other analysts and market participants express a mix of…
