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India's merchandise trade deficit expanded to $30.4 billion in June from $28.2 billion in May, driven primarily by a larger non-oil trade gap. Exports slowed while imports accelerated, with notable moves in oil, gold and electronics-related shipments. The services surplus edged down as services imports rose faster than exports.
Intuit Inc. shares fell in pre-market trading after Piper Sandler initiated coverage with an Underweight rating and a $250 price target, the most negative call among analysts. The new initiation follows earlier downgrades from Stifel and Goldman Sachs and comes amid securities-fraud investigations tied to weak fiscal Q3 2026 tax-season results. Bro…
TKO Group shares climbed in pre-market trading after Seaport Global Securities upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and set a $210 price target. The firm cited an improved risk/reward after regional geopolitical headwinds were better understood and raised near-term estimates. Broader markets remained under pressure as investors awaited June CPI a…
International Paper shares fell in pre-market trading after BofA Securities downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and lowered its price target to $41 from $44, arguing that the lift from higher containerboard prices has largely materialized. The move compounds company-specific challenges including a reduced full-year EBITDA outlook after Q1 2026…
Wells Fargo remains constructive on construction rental and truck machinery ahead of second-quarter earnings, arguing that the U.S. non-residential construction and trucking recovery has moved from being supply-driven to demand-driven. The firm rates United Rentals, Cummins, and Caterpillar as overweight and points to strengthening lead indicators …
Net yields across major cruise lines have weakened over the past year, driven by a mix of carrier capacity decisions in the Caribbean and broader macro factors. Analysts have cut near-term yield expectations after Carnival announced a second-half 2026 price reduction tied to the Iran conflict's impact on European and Mediterranean itineraries. Othe…
Citi analysts said U.S. equity positioning eased last week even as major indexes advanced, signaling limited conviction beneath the rally. Global flows were uneven across regions, with small-cap positioning extended after short-covering and technology-sensitive exposures increasingly dependent on short-covering. In Europe and Asia, positioning tren…
Aeroméxico reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter EBITDAR due in part to a $30 million fuel headwind, while Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico (GAPB) delivered stronger EBITDA and wider margins despite a drop in passenger traffic. Both companies left guidance and capital plans reflecting the near-term pressure from jet-fuel prices and shifting …
After meeting more than 30 institutional investors across Asia, HSBC analysts argued that worries about a peak in the semiconductor memory cycle are early. The bank pointed to fresh upside catalysts including HBM price support from an HBM4 transition, growth in SO-CAMM2 mobile DRAM modules, rising NAND demand tied to context memory for AI agents, a…
Indian stock benchmarks closed lower on Tuesday as losses in Real Estate, Auto and Banking stocks offset gains elsewhere. The Nifty 50 fell 0.66% and the BSE Sensex 30 dropped 0.72%. Market breadth was negative on both exchanges, while volatility, commodity prices and selected currency pairs moved higher.
Ethiopian Airlines is in the closing stages of an acquisition process for up to 50 single-aisle aircraft and up to 16 freighters, conducting final technical and financial evaluations. The carrier is weighing options across Boeing 737 Max small variants, Embraer regional jets and the Airbus A220, and expects a decision in the weeks ahead that could …
Macquarie has increased its annual recurring revenue (ARR) forecasts for Zhipu AI to $2 billion for 2026 and $4.5 billion for 2027, pointing to the company’s competitive lead in code generation through its GLM 5-2 model. Zhipu surpassed $1 billion in ARR in July, ahead of its full-year goal. Both Zhipu and rival Minimax completed post-lock-up equit…
Zealand Pharma shares moved lower after Jefferies downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and cut its price target to DKK 320 from DKK 505, citing a lack of near-term value-crystallising events in the second half of 2026 and lowering the probability of success for survodutide to 40% from 60%. The downgrade compounded earlier analyst concerns over sur…
Befesa shares rose after Morgan Stanley reafirmed an Overweight rating and set a EUR 37.00 target, highlighting compressed valuation and an estimated 11% free cash flow yield. Investors also appear to be positioning ahead of Q2 2026 results due July 29, supported by a solid Q1 performance and reiterated full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance.
Barclays cut its recommendation on Unicaja Banco to underweight from equal weight, arguing that a recent re-rating has made the Spanish lender's stock appear expensive on a price-to-earnings versus EPS growth basis. The broker raised its price target to €3.10 from €3, while maintaining a generally stable operational outlook and modestly improving e…
O-I Glass fell in pre-market trading after BofA Securities cut its rating from Buy to Underperform and lowered its price target to $11, citing growing doubts that management can reach its roughly $1.4 billion EBITDA target for 2027. The downgrade followed other negative analyst moves and came as a broader market decline driven by renewed geopolitic…
Morgan Stanley projects Apple will raise iPhone prices by roughly $200 in September, a move the bank estimates could add about 2-4% to fiscal third-quarter 2026 EPS and roughly 1% to fiscal 2027 EPS. The firm maintains an Overweight rating, citing limited consumer sensitivity to hardware price increases, stable build plans from supply-chain checks,…
Spero Therapeutics said it has closed a $105 million licensing financing with affiliates of Healthcare Royalty, a KKR business, in exchange for rights to a portion of future payments tied to sales of Utebzi (tebipenem pivoxil). The deal, which closed alongside an exclusive license agreement with Innovent Biologics for the SP001 asset, prompted roug…
FuelCell Energy shares jumped about 9% in pre-market trading after UBS upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and raised its target to $27 from $22. The upgrade provides a company-specific catalyst as the stock attempts to stabilize near the $21 per-share level established by a recent $225 million secondary offering that had driven a sharp decline …
Apple Inc. shares fell in pre-market trade after KeyBanc cut its rating to Underweight, adding to downward pressure from a recent federal lawsuit against OpenAI and persistent industry headwinds including an 11% drop in global smartphone shipments in Q2 2026. The combination of an elevated valuation, sector weakness and supply-driven cost pressures…
CleanSpark announced a 20-year infrastructure lease at its Sandersville, Georgia data center campus with an unnamed global technology tenant. The initial term is expected to generate roughly $6.6 billion in contracted revenue, with two five-year extension options that could raise the contract value to $11.6 billion. The deal is structured as a trip…
PepsiCo’s effort to revive growth in its core North American business has hit a plateau as Americans alter snacking and beverage choices. Sales in the company’s North America food unit fell 2% in the second quarter ended June 13 and volumes were flat, even after price reductions of up to 15% on major snack brands. Broader trends - including rapid G…
Tower Semiconductor said it will invest $3 billion to expand manufacturing in Japan, with the Japanese government providing $1 billion in grants. The project centers on silicon photonics and silicon-germanium (SiGe) technologies to serve rising AI and data center needs. The plan unfolds in two concurrent phases, with initial 300mm silicon photonics…
Federal subpoenas have been issued to New York Times reporters ordering them to appear before a Manhattan federal grand jury after articles flagged security shortcomings in the new Qatari-donated presidential plane. The paper says it will contest the orders; prosecutors say they are pursuing the source of classified disclosures. The legal fight wil…
Summary: Circle Internet Group stock fell 0.7% in pre-market trading after Mizuho lowered its rating to Underperform, citing competitive pressures that could materially compress the firm's revenue model. The drop pared part of a prior session rally that followed final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national digita…
