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JPMorgan Chase intends to open more than 160 retail branches across over 30 U.S. states during 2026 as part of a multibillion-dollar investment in its physical network and a broader pledge to add over 500 branches within three years. The expansion emphasizes markets such as the Carolinas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Massachusetts and Tennessee a…
Perplexity, an AI start-up based in San Francisco, has halted its advertising experiments and removed sponsored content from its chatbot, saying ads risk undermining user trust. Executives confirmed on Tuesday that advertising will no longer be part of the companys revenue strategy, which currently includes paid subscriptions. The move contrasts w…
Sunrise Communications reported a 1.4% drop in fourth-quarter core profit, with lease-adjusted EBITDAaL of 242.7 million Swiss francs, missing the average analyst forecast of 245 million francs. The company attributed the shortfall to changed seasonality in operating costs. Quarterly revenue rose slightly thanks to stronger business-to-business and…
Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia reconvened in Geneva for a second day of U.S.-mediated talks as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he felt undue pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to make concessions. Ukraine's lead negotiator described deliberations as focused on practical mechanics, while Russian sources characterized session…
Tokyo's equity benchmark ended higher, propelled by strength in real estate, banking and textile names. The Nikkei 225 rose 1.00% at the close, with GS Yuasa leading gains and several industrial and advertising names among the session's heaviest decliners. Commodity and currency markets moved modestly alongside equities.
Berenberg moved Unilever plc from Buy to Hold while increasing its price objective to GBP58.40 from GBP56.00, citing a stretched valuation that reflects the company's recent operational transformation. The broker trimmed its fiscal 2026 EPS forecast by 1.4% after incorporating the latest 2025 results, adjusted key assumptions and noted technical in…
Bitcoin extended its recent pullback on Wednesday, trading below $68,000 as investors awaited key U.S. economic releases and Federal Reserve commentary. Corporate buyer Strategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR) disclosed another sizable purchase of bitcoin, but broader market appetite for risk assets remained subdued, leaving most altcoins nursing losses.
Barclays analysis indicates several European transportation firms are advancing their share repurchase programs faster than planned. Ryanair and Jet2 are notable examples, with both airlines running buybacks that are materially ahead of schedule and reflecting strong liquidity metrics that managements are using to return capital to shareholders.
Goldman Sachs upgraded Snam SpA to Buy from Neutral and lifted its price target to EUR6.90 from EUR6.50, citing Italy's changing role in European gas flows and continued infrastructure investment. The bank projects roughly 5% EPS compound annual growth over the next five years and forecasts Snam trading at about 11.5 times earnings by 2030 under it…
JPMorgan Chase intends to open more than 160 bank branches across over 30 states in 2026, continuing a multi-year, multibillion-dollar investment in its physical retail network. The move is presented as part of a previously stated commitment to add more than 500 branches over three years and is framed as a strategy to increase the bank’s share of U…
At her first Reserve Bank of New Zealand policy meeting, Governor Anna Breman opted for continuity in monetary policy, holding the official cash rate steady and signalling no plans to raise rates absent stronger inflation and economic momentum. Her opening press conference emphasised clearer messaging and featured a longer slide-led presentation, w…
Ministers from Nordic governments are set to convene in Denmark to discuss granting equal status within the regional forum to Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Finland's Aland, advancing cooperation after a recent diplomatic dispute tied to U.S. interest in Greenland. The meeting will examine modernising the Helsinki Treaty to extend full participat…
Meta is seeing renewed conviction from big investors while its core advertising engine and Reality Labs investments are benefiting from AI-driven monetization. With a $1.62T market cap, high free cash flow, and manageable leverage, the risk/reward favors a long position here. This piece lays out an entry, stop, and target with catalysts, valuation …
BofA Research's February note finds consumer spending diverging across European IT Hardware markets, with gaming-related purchases significantly outpacing other categories while smartphones remain weak. The bank singles out a small group of companies with material exposure to consumer end-markets - notably Logitech, Soitec, Mycronic and Nordic Semi…
Yotta Data Services announced plans to invest over $2 billion to create an AI processing hub powered by 20,736 liquid-cooled NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra processors. The supercluster, to be hosted at Yotta's New Delhi campus with supplemental capacity in Mumbai, is expected to be operational by August and will include a cloud cluster run by Nvidia under …
Eni is evaluating a return to oil and gas trading after ending such activities in 2019. CEO Claudio Descalzi said the move aims to capture trading profits that peers have earned during periods of price volatility. Preliminary talks with commodity traders, including Mercuria, are under way to form a joint venture, with any new trading arm to operate…
<p>We upgrade London Stock Exchange Group (ticker: LSEG) to Buy ahead of FY26. Our thesis rests on three pillars: improving post-merger integration economics, a cyclical rebound in macro-driven trading revenues, and scope to extract more operating leverage from information services. We set an actionable trade with a clear entry, stop, and target an…
In a New Year response to friends in Iowa, Chinese President Xi Jinping said popular demand for exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States will persist regardless of official political developments. The message, delivered ahead of an anticipated meeting between Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump in April, recalls decades-old pers…
Qualcomm said it will allocate as much as $150 million to a fund dedicated to artificial intelligence startups in India, a move underscored by CEO remarks at an AI summit in New Delhi. The company, which employs more than 20,000 people across three Indian cities, has benefited from strong demand for advanced processors driven by AI adoption.
Geopolitical diplomacy in Geneva, mixed signals from the technology sector and fresh inflation-related data are keeping markets subdued as many Asian bourses observe Lunar New Year holidays. Tokyo-focused tech optimism lifted Japan’s Nikkei, while central bank commentary and upcoming data releases, including Fed minutes, UK and French CPI reports, …
Australian equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the S&P/ASX 200 finishing up 0.54%. Technology, A-REITs and consumer discretionary sectors supported the advance. Netwealth, Magellan Financial and Zip Co were among the largest gainers, while Capstone Copper, Judo Capital and Suncorp were the session's weakest performers. Volatility eased as the…
Alcoa of Australia will pay A$55 million (about $36 million) in enforceable undertakings over historical land clearing and will carry out a strategic assessment of present and prospective mining areas through 2045 under changes to Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. The company will cap land clearing, increase reha…
PG&E (PCG) has moved from a 52-week low of $12.97 to a fresh 52-week high of $18.38, and the stock looks set to climb further as fundamentals improve and regulatory support materializes. Valuation is reasonable at roughly 15x earnings and 1.2x book, while multiple catalysts - including a DOE loan guarantee, activist interest, and accelerating elect…
Asian share markets moved higher on Wednesday even as investor anxiety over artificial intelligence persisted. Oil prices recovered modestly after Tehran and Washington reported progress in nuclear discussions, while safe-haven assets and government bond yields saw modest shifts. The New Zealand dollar weakened following the Reserve Bank of New Zea…
Nevada gaming regulators filed suit seeking to block Kalshi from offering event contracts that would permit Nevada residents to place financial bets on sports such as football and basketball. The legal action, filed by the Nevada Gaming Control Board, comes amid a broader dispute about whether state regulators or the Commodity Futures Trading Commi…
