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Saudi Arabia's equity market closed higher on Wednesday, with the Tadawul All Share index rising 0.90% to reach a new three-month high. Gains were concentrated in Industrial Investment, Hotels & Tourism and Real Estate Development sectors. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while crude, Brent and gold futures showed mixed moves and ma…
Lumen Technologies' stock rose 4% on Wednesday after the company announced it is the first network provider to deliver last-mile connectivity for AWS Interconnect. The offering, Lumen Cloud Interconnect, links enterprise locations directly to Amazon Web Services through both the AWS Console and Lumen Connect portal and is now generally available to…
Bank of America Global Research sees divergent end-markets shaping the near-term prospects for European diversified semiconductor companies as they approach first-quarter reporting. Automotive-related demand remains under stress, weighed by softer EV sales and rising memory costs, while industrial demand shows signs of recovery. The brokerage raise…
Goldman Sachs' option-pricing data indicates tactical dollar positioning has been pared back to roughly neutral in recent days. The bank's skew-based measure shows a sizable reduction in directional dollar exposure across G10 currency pairs, while at-the-money volatility has compressed and repriced lower for several major currencies.
Allbirds shares climbed 70% after the company announced a $50 million convertible financing facility and plans to reposition itself as an AI compute infrastructure provider. The firm said it has a definitive agreement with an institutional investor for the facility, expects the financing to close in the second quarter of 2026, and plans to rebrand …
Morgan Stanley reports that federal tax refunds are up 14% year-over-year, short of the firm’s expected 15-25% rise. The average refund has climbed 11% and more taxpayers are receiving refunds, but rising gasoline prices and tax-rate dynamics may blunt the consumption boost the refunds would otherwise provide.
Bank of America recommends receiving the forward real yield in the 2031-2040 OATei strip at 2.5%, pointing to level, roll-down and July rebalancing as supporting factors. The bank also prefers "beta breakeven" inflation-long positions while selling payers, highlighting a divergence between rising forward real rates and muted forward inflation expec…
Futures tied to Canada's principal equity benchmark held near unchanged on Wednesday as market participants digested growing hopes for U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks alongside fresh quarterly results from major U.S. banks. The S&P/TSX composite recently sat at its highest level since early March, driven by gains in heavyweight financial names that offse…
Bank of America’s equity strategy highlights continued outperformance of Latin American markets year-to-date while documenting a slowdown in foreign investment flows in March. The report details shifts between cash and futures activity in Brazil, sector-level buying and selling within cash equities, fund flow dynamics across local vehicle types, an…
Polaris Inc. stock slid after rival BRP Inc. suspended its full-year fiscal 2027 guidance in response to a recent U.S. tariff amendment. The change to Section 232 duties, effective April 6, 2026, moves to a 25% levy on the total value of imported snowmobiles and most off-road vehicles, replacing a prior 50% tariff limited to applicable metal conten…
The European Commission is reported to be preparing a policy package called "AccelerateEU," due on April 22, that seeks to curb the bloc's oil and gas demand by driving electrification and by offering fiscal support for low-carbon technologies. The initiative, developed in reaction to recent energy disruptions tied to instability in the Middle East…
U.S. stock futures showed little movement early Wednesday as investors balanced optimism about renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations with a slate of corporate results. By 07:16 ET (11:16 GMT), Dow futures were down modestly while S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures held near even. Among individual movers, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley posted positive head…
UK equities ticked up on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump signalled a potential de-escalation in the conflict with Iran. The FTSE 100 rose modestly while the pound slipped against the dollar. Several listed British firms reported results or corporate actions that moved shares, with notable developments in insurance, homebuilding, mining …
Barclays cautions that the first quarter is likely to provide limited upside for European defence companies, citing seasonal earnings weakness and negative free cash flow despite upgraded consensus profit forecasts and stronger year-to-date share performance versus the STOXX Europe 600. The bank offers company-level forecasts and notes specific cas…
Barclays says investors will be focused on how much additional capital spending Tesla may need for projects such as Terafab and expanded solar capacity, the company’s move toward Physical AI initiatives, and the potential for near-term margin compression driven by lower volumes and raw material costs. The firm highlights that Terafab and the solar …
Morgan Stanley reduced its price targets on SAP ahead of the German software group's first-quarter earnings, citing geopolitical tensions and lengthening sales cycles that could slow cloud revenue recognition. The bank trimmed targets for both the Frankfurt-listed shares and the U.S. ADR while maintaining an Overweight rating. Its analysts highligh…
Italy has applied golden power restrictions that limit Sinochem’s board influence at Pirelli, a move Industry Minister Adolfo Urso says will allow the tire maker to pursue business in the U.S. market. The measures cap Sinochem-appointed directors and bar them from holding top executive roles amid concerns over governance and evolving U.S. restricti…
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. is working with Amazon Web Services to shift its core clearing, settlement and risk-management systems to the cloud by the end of the decade. The transition will occur in phases, follows a recent SEC no-objection for hosting a subset of systems on public cloud, and is being pursued alongside an expansion of DTC…
Energous Corporation's stock climbed 17% after the wireless power provider detailed expanded deployments with two Fortune 10 customers, including a U.S. roll-out targeting roughly 4,700 locations and international installations tied to an e-commerce and reverse logistics partner. The firm highlighted successful operation in refrigerated settings, p…
Morgan Stanley reported higher first-quarter profit on dealmaking gains and robust trading revenues, with investment banking, equity and fixed-income trading all posting double-digit increases. Market volatility tied to Middle East tensions has raised trading activity even as new listings remain selective.
Barclays estimates that sidewalk robots and aerial drones can materially lower per-order delivery costs, potentially reaching as little as $1 per drop over time. The brokerage projects this shift could create a multi-billion dollar annual profit opportunity for global food delivery platforms, while adoption remains at an early stage.
Germany's VC pilots' union and Lufthansa remain deadlocked over whether to accept arbitration after each side set different preconditions. VC says Lufthansa rejected its arbitration offer, citing the airline's demand to include a wide range of collective bargaining matters and existing long-term contracts. Lufthansa says it remains open to arbitrat…
Bank of America reported that U.S. equity markets posted their first weekly net inflows since early March in the week ending April 10. The gain was entirely ETF-driven, with equity exchange-traded funds drawing $2.9 billion while single-stock holdings saw $2.6 billion in net outflows. The S&P 500 climbed 3.6% in the same week, a move BofA linked to…
Robinhood Markets shares climbed sharply after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a restructuring of the pattern day trader rule, removing the $25,000 minimum equity threshold and replacing it with risk-based margin requirements that apply to all investors. The move also boosted peer retail broker shares and is expected to encourage mo…
BRP Inc. shares plunged 20% after the company suspended its fiscal 2027 guidance following a change to U.S. Section 232 tariffs. The amendment, effective April 6, 2026, replaces a metal-content-based tariff with a 25% levy on the total value of imported snowmobiles and most off-road vehicles. BRP says the shift could add more than $500 million in c…
