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Silver could climb as high as $90 an ounce over the next six to 12 months, according to Citi, as stronger investor demand potentially outweighs a softer outlook for some industrial uses. The bank maintained its bullish price forecasts and expects easing geopolitical tensions and a less hawkish Federal Reserve to create a more favourable…

JPMorgan remains positive on equities for the second half of the year, arguing that concerns surrounding geopolitics, inflation, market concentration, the economic cycle and weakness in bonds are unlikely to prevent stocks from advancing further. The bank expects broader participation in the rally, with cyclical and higher-beta areas potentially taking a greater role as the…

Morgan Stanley has adopted a more constructive stance on U.S. IT hardware, arguing that rising memory-chip costs are encouraging companies to accelerate infrastructure purchases rather than postpone spending. The firm upgraded its industry view to In-Line from Cautious and revised several individual stock ratings as demand for servers and storage strengthens. Morgan Stanley upgrades IT…

Wolfe Research believes the U.S. economy has entered the third stage of its market cycle framework, known as Late Acceleration, following a strong July ISM Manufacturing report. The shift comes as major U.S. equity indices started August with solid gains, while artificial intelligence infrastructure investment and an emerging inventory rebuild continue to support manufacturing activity.…

Nanocap financial and wireless technology provider SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) delivered strong Q2 2026 results, pivoting back into profitability alongside its sixth straight quarter of top-line gains. Key financial highlights The company’s Q2 financial statement highlights solid top-line performance paired with tighter overhead control: Recent strategic developments Building on its Q2 earnings momentum, SurgePays has executed two…

A report released by the Commerce Department on Friday showed an unexpected decline in retail sales in the U.S. in the month of July. The Commerce Department said retail sales fell by 0.6 percent in July after rising by 0.2 percent in June. Economists had expected retail sales to inch up by 0.1 percent. The…

U.S. quick-service restaurant traffic lost some momentum in July, according to Placer data analysed by Jefferies, as weaker trends across chicken and pizza restaurants partially reversed the improvement recorded in June. Restaurant traffic loses momentum in July Jefferies Restaurants analyst Andy Barish said industry same-store sales increased 1.7% in July, around 10 basis points below…