Jefferies upgrades ACS to “buy,” citing underpriced greenfield asset value

Investing.com -- Jefferies upgraded ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA (BME:ACS) to “buy” from “hold” rating ...

S&P 500 Rallies on CPI Optics but Structural Disinflation Still Lags

Last week’s CPI report came in modestly softer than expected. Headline inflation printed 0.2% month-over-month versus 0.3% ...

Gold Sentiment: Extreme Buy and Holding

- Bank of England’s Pill that process of disinflation is intact though not complete and need to maintain policy restrictiveness as holding at these levels should be enough to control inflation, and ...

Olympus Corp shares slide nearly 14% on FY guidance cut

Olympus shares slid over 13% to 1,603.5 yen– their weakest level since June 2025. The stock was also the worst performer on the Nikkei 225 index, which was flat for the day. The company clocked a 9% ...

Mitsui Kinzoku shares surge to record high on strong guidance

Mitsui Kinzoku-- formerly Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO: 5706) jumped about 10% to a record high of 30,000 yen, and was ...

Asia stocks muted on holiday-thinned trade, Japan dips on dismal GDP

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks kept to a tight range on Monday as a market holiday in China kept trading volumes dull, ...

Gold prices steady above $5k/oz, more rate cues awaited

Spot gold fell 0.3% to $5,028.79/oz, while gold futures for April were flat at $5,047.21/oz by 20:29 ET (01:29 GMT). Other precious metal prices also moved in a tight range on Monday. Spot silver fell ...

UK may fast-track defense spending rise to 3% of GDP - report

NATO’s latest figures indicate that the UK allocated 2.3% of its GDP to defense in 2024. Facing high debt levels and pressure on public finances, the government cut its overseas aid budget last year ...

Rubio casts US, the ’child of Europe’, as critical friend to allies

MUNICH, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Secretary of State Marco Rubio cast the United States as the "child of Europe" in a message of ...

European shares edge higher, buoyed by financials

Feb 16 (Reuters) - The STOXX 600 index edged higher on Monday, aided by gains in financial stocks ahead of data on industrial production, while investors geared up for fresh earnings releases later ...

European stocks edge higher; miners lead earnings schedule this week

Companies representing 57% of Europe’s market capitalisation have reported so far, achieving average earnings growth of 3.9% in the fourth quarter, ahead of estimates for a final result of a ...

Tech Liquidity Versus Real-Asset Inflation: Nasdaq Meets Oil

The real economy vs. financial markets divergence is evident in capital allocation. Technology firms invest based on future adoption curves, while energy supply remains constrained after prolonged ...