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Polish equities ended higher on Monday, with the WIG30 index closing up 1.41% as gains in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Construction sectors underpinned the advance. Dino Polska, JSW and KGHM were among the top performers, while Asseco Poland, MODIVO and CD PROJEKT lagged. Commodity prices and local FX moves were modest, and market breadth was mix…
Equities in Denmark closed lower Monday with the OMX Copenhagen 20 tumbling 7.22% to a six-month low. Weakness was concentrated in the Healthcare, Personal & Household Goods and Technology sectors. Market breadth was heavily negative, and notable moves in commodities and currencies accompanied the equity sell-off.
JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs both initiated coverage of York Space Systems, arriving at divergent views. JPMorgan is bullish, assigning an Overweight rating and a $39 price target, citing York’s low-cost production, strong footprint in the Space Development Agency (SDA) Transport Layer and potential demand tied to the Golden Dome missile defense prog…
Bridgewater Associates projects that four major U.S. technology firms will spend roughly $650 billion this year on AI-related infrastructure, up from $410 billion in 2025. The firm warns the surge in physical capital outlays and greater dependence on external funding raise systemic risks for markets and other sectors, while also providing a notable…
Morgan Stanley reports that Apple’s App Store net revenue growth accelerated in February, rising 9% year-over-year month-to-date. The bank says quarter-to-date revenue is up 7.5%, slightly below its March-quarter forecast, and notes broad-based strength across markets alongside hardware and component indicators that point to robust cloud demand.
Moroccan equities closed lower on Monday in Casablanca, with the Moroccan All Shares index falling 0.26% as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors outweighed advances. Market breadth was tight, with slightly more decliners than advancers. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with crude and Brent rising modestly and gold futures adv…
Norway's stock market ended the session lower, with the Oslo OBX index down 0.40% as weakness in Media, Transport and Diversified Financials pressured the market. Broad market declines outpaced gains, though several energy and industrial companies recorded gains. Oil and other commodity prices moved higher, while the euro and dollar both firmed aga…
Israel's equity market moved higher at Monday's close, with the TA-35 index rising 0.27% to a fresh all-time high. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors while a handful of individual stocks recorded double-digit point moves. Broader market breadth showed more decliners than advancers, and commodities and FX market…
Five EU member states - Finland, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia - have pushed back against proposals to relax EU merger rules. In a note to be discussed at an EU ministers' meeting on Feb. 26, the countries argue that existing competition law already permits the creation of larger European companies where economic evidence supports…
Citrini Research's report, The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis, sketches a future in which swift AI adoption boosts productivity and corporate margins while displacing many high-earning white-collar workers and weakening household incomes. The study argues that declining labor expenses will be funneled into AI infrastructure, creating a reinforcing…
Oracle Corporation shares dropped 4.7% on Monday as weakness in the broader technology sector and a weekend report that cast doubt on the Stargate AI data center initiative weighed on investor sentiment. The Nasdaq 100 fell about 1% during the session. The report said the Stargate joint venture - a $500 billion-plus partnership announced in January…
JPMorgan downgraded V.F. Corporation to Underweight and lowered its price target to $18 from $19, citing slower-than-expected revenue growth and a protracted margin recovery for Vans. The bank revised down earnings estimates for fiscal 2027 and 2028, models lower revenue growth than consensus, and flagged regional softness and brand-specific headwi…
Analysts anticipate Nvidia will report another quarter of significant growth and provide upbeat forward guidance, driven by growing demand for AI infrastructure, increased shipments of next-generation chips and continued momentum in data-centre spending. Forecasts from Stifel and KeyBanc highlight the role of Blackwell-class GPUs and China-bound H2…
Volvo Cars will recall 40,323 EX30 electric SUVs to replace high-voltage battery packs that pose an overheating and fire risk. The batteries were produced by a Geely-backed joint venture, which has implemented a fix and will supply replacement cells. Volvo is contacting affected owners, will replace modules free of charge, and has advised drivers t…
Major U.S. stocks moved sharply on Monday, with financial and technology names among the largest decliners and select health and biotech names posting notable gains. American Express and Oracle were among the biggest falls in the mega-cap cohort, while Eli Lilly rose after regulatory clearance for a new multi-dose injection device. Deal activity dr…
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a major portion of tariffs imposed under an emergency authority, a decision that reduced levies for many European exporters. While the move was broadly welcomed by sectors from wine to chemicals and spirits, industry groups and legal advisers cautioned the ruling creates fresh uncertainty as Washington explores al…
The BIST 100 ended the trading day up 0.92% as advances in the Leasing & Factoring, Basic Metals and Sports sectors supported the market. Destek Finans Faktoring and Sekerbank reached all-time highs, while several mid-cap names recorded notable declines. Commodities and currency pairs moved alongside equity gains, with gold and oil higher and the U…
Kroger shares rose just over 1% on Monday following an announcement that Home Chef has partnered with chef Giada De Laurentiis to introduce an Italian-inspired, limited-time menu of meal kits. The eight-week collaboration features eight rotating recipes available exclusively through Home Chef, each supplied with fresh, pre-portioned ingredients.
Anthropic analyzed 9,830 anonymized Claude.ai conversations from a seven-day period in January 2026 and found that iterative users demonstrate substantially higher rates of fluency behaviors than those who accept initial responses. Conversations that produced artifacts such as code or documents encouraged more directive inputs but corresponded with…
Shares of DoorDash, major software companies and payment processors fell after circulation of a Citirini Research scenario analysis that explores a hypothetical, fast-moving AI-led disruption. The report, framed as a scenario rather than a prediction, imagines agentic AI driving rapid replication of mid-market SaaS, erosion of app loyalty for consu…
Morgan Stanley upgraded Unimicron Technology Corp (TW:3037) and Nan Ya PCB to Overweight, citing an AI-driven structural shift in demand for Ajinomoto Build-Up Film (ABF) substrates that it expects to persist through the end of the decade. The bank projects rapid market growth, a move into undersupply from 2027, and sharp earnings expansion for bot…
ARKO Petroleum Corp. completed a $200 million initial public offering that closed on Feb. 13, issuing 11,111,111 shares of Class A common stock at $18 per share. Net proceeds were about $183.2 million. Shares began trading Feb. 12 on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker APC. ARKO Corp., the parent company, continues to hold the bulk of both e…
S&P Global Ratings changed its outlook on Pandora to negative from stable while maintaining a BBB rating, pointing to a temporary rise in leverage caused by surging silver prices and costs tied to converting product assortments to platinum-plated items. The agency projects margin compression and a near-term fall in revenue and free operating cash f…
The World Bank intends to provide Mozambique with $6 billion in principally concessional finance for public investment projects across the next five years, aiming to combine roughly $3 billion from its balance sheet with $3 billion mobilised externally. Officials also seek an additional $4 billion for private-sector activity while the country faces…
Live Nation Entertainment has asked a federal judge to halt the upcoming antitrust trial scheduled for March 2 so it can appeal a February summary judgment order that allowed most of the Justice Department's case to continue. The company contends two legal questions decided by the court merit immediate appellate review and that a stay would conserv…
