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HSBC’s Kettner keeps strongest bullish call on equities amid improving risk backdrop
HSBC chief multi-asset strategist Max Kettner is maintaining an aggressively bullish stance on global equities, arguing that investors should not rush to lock in gains despite easing tensions in the Middle East and improving market sentiment. Kettner said the bank’s combined sentiment and positioning indicators are “not sending a sell signal yet,” rejecting the idea…
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Wolfe Research Flags Central Bank Risks as Oil Prices Stay Elevated
Wolfe Research has warned that rising oil prices linked to the Iran conflict could increase the risk of policy mistakes by major global central banks, according to a recent research note. The firm said U.S. equity markets have so far shown limited reaction to higher energy prices, while long-dated government bond yields and central bank…
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Jefferies Says AI Rally Remains Supported by Strong Earnings Growth
Artificial intelligence-linked stocks have accounted for more than 80% of the S&P 500’s gains so far in 2026, prompting debate among investors over whether the rally can continue. However, strategists at Jefferies argue that the advance still appears fundamentally supported rather than excessively speculative. According to the broker’s quantitative strategy team, gains across its AI-focused…
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Rising Yields, Oil Prices, and Fed Transition Weigh on Wall Street
Wall Street U.S. stocks pulled back sharply on Friday as a trio of headwinds — surging Treasury yields, climbing oil prices, and uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s leadership change — combined to unwind the previous session’s record-setting rally. All three major indexes closed firmly in the red, with technology and semiconductor names bearing the brunt…
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SPARC AI Looks to Redefine Autonomous Warfare With Software-Only Drone Intelligence
The battlefield of the future is increasingly being shaped not by massive military hardware programs, but by compact, low-cost drones capable of carrying out surveillance, targeting, reconnaissance, and tactical strike missions at scale. From the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to emerging defense strategies across NATO and allied nations, one reality has become impossible to ignore:…
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Tech Stocks Slide as Treasury Yields Surge and Inflation Fears Mount: Dow Jones, S&P and Nasdaq Futures Today
Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq index futures are currently pointing to a sharply lower open on Friday, with stocks likely to give back ground after ending the previous session mostly higher. Profit taking may contribute to initial weakness on Wall Street following recent strength in the markets, which lifted the Nasdaq and S&P 500…
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New York manufacturing growth accelerates in May ahead of U.S. industrial production data
New York manufacturing activity grew strongly in the month of May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report released on Friday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index jumped to 19.6 in May from 11.0 in April, with a positive reading indicating growth. The increase surprised economists, who…
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Applied Materials Slips Despite Record Quarter and Strong Outlook (AMAT)
Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) reported record fiscal second-quarter revenue on Thursday and issued third-quarter guidance ahead of Wall Street expectations, supported by continued heavy investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and data centers that is driving demand for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. AI Infrastructure Spending Continues to Boost Demand The Santa Clara-based chip equipment maker said it expects…
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Texas Jury Clears Exxon Mobil in Investor Lawsuit Over Oil Sands and Gas Assets (XOM)
A Texas jury ruled on Wednesday that Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) was not liable in a lawsuit accusing the energy giant of misleading investors through disclosures connected to its Canadian oil sands business and Rocky Mountain natural gas operations. Investors Failed to Prove Fraud Claims The case, originally filed in 2016, alleged that Exxon hid losses…
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Stellantis and Dongfeng Commit €1 Billion to Build Peugeot and Jeep EVs in China (STLA)
Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) and Dongfeng Motor Group announced on Friday that they have signed an agreement to manufacture Peugeot and Jeep-branded electric vehicles at their joint venture facility in Wuhan beginning in 2027, extending a partnership that has spanned more than three decades. The agreement relates to the Dongfeng Peugeot Citroën Automobile Co. (DPCA) joint venture…