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RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Investors bank on US earnings strength as policy noise grows louder
Q4 results due in coming week from Netflix, J&J, IntelSupreme Court to hear arguments on Trump's aim to oust Fed governorS&P 500 near records despite up-and-down weekBy Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Investors will be counting on a strong corporate earnings season to kee...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
CANADA STOCKS-TSX notches another record high as sector participation broadens
TSX ends up 0.34% at 33,028.92Financials gain after robust U.S. banking resultsEnergy stocks fall as oil prices sinkIndustrials get a boost from rising Bombardier sharesBy Fergal Smith TORONTO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose to another record high on Thursday, with industri...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
GLOBAL-MARKETS-Tech, banks lead Wall Street bounce, gold wanes on Iran, strong jobs data
TSMC's record profit boosts tech sectorBlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley surge on profitsOil breaks rising streak as Trump moderates Iran messageGold retreats from previous days' highsPositive jobs surprise boosts dollarBy Isla Binnie and Amanda Cooper Jan 15 (Reuters) - Winning re...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Wall St Week Ahead-Investors bank on US earnings strength as policy noise grows louder
Q4 results due in coming week from Netflix, J&J, IntelSupreme Court to hear arguments on Trump's aim to oust Fed governorS&P 500 near records despite up-and-down weekBy Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Investors will be counting on a strong corporate earnings season to kee...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
LIVE MARKETS-US stocks claw their way back to gains as chips climb, big banks bounce
Main US indexes end green; Dow out front, up ~0.6%Utilities leads S&P sector gainers; Energy weakest groupDollar rises; gold slips; bitcoin down >2%; crude slides >4%US 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.17%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters rep...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
US STOCKS-Wall Street ends up as banks gain following results; chips rally with TSMC
TSMC predicts robust growth, boosts US chip tool stocksGoldman, Morgan Stanley rise after resultsSemi index jumpsBy Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after two days of declines as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs shares shot up following upbeat qu...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Citi expects Australia's NRW Holdings to post strong first-half results, lifts TP
Citi expects Australia's NRW Holdings NWH.AX to deliver solid first-half resultsSays robust order book, active tender balance, and growth across every segment to help co post strong earningsSees NWH's first-half revenue to come largely inline with Visible Alpha consensus"We would not be ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Paramount drops after Delaware judge refuses to speed up Warner Bros lawsuit
Shares of Paramount Skydance PSKY.O down 2.27% at $11.78 after a Delaware judge refused to speed up its lawsuit against Warner Bros Discovery WBD.O PSKY is on track for three straight sessions of losses and lowest close since August last yearPSKY is demanding that WBD better explain its decision tha...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
US STOCKS-Wall Street rebounds as banks gain following results; chips rally with TSMC
TSMC predicts robust growth, boosts US chip tool stocksGoldman, Morgan Stanley rise after resultsIndexes up: Dow 0.8%, S&P 500 0.5%, Nasdaq 0.6%By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on Thursday after two days of declines as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
American Financial Group gets 'overweight' rating as Wells Fargo starts coverage
Wells Fargo starts coverage on lender American Financial Group AFG.N with an "overweight" ratingSets PT of $165, which is a 25.9% upside to the stock's last closeBrokerage cites better growth in 2026, in part due to favorable comparisons, low property exposure (~10%) that should lead to ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Brazil shuts down Sigma Lithium waste piles over safety concerns
Order does not affect plans to restart production, firm saysBank of America downgraded Sigma shares, causing 15% dropSigma still fighting former co-CEO in court over mining rightsBy Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's Labor Ministry has shut down three waste piles at Si...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
EMERGING MARKETS-Latam assets mixed as Trump's Iran comments cool commodity rally
Trump's comments ease geopolitical worriesColombia's Petro says he will meet with Trump Mexico says USMCA review under way, to conclude by July 1Taiwan signals tariff deal with US could come soonBy Ragini Mathur, Twesha Dikshit and Johann M Cherian Jan 15 (Reuters) - Stocks and currencies...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Main Street climbs after announcing prelim Q4 results
Investment firm Main Street's MAIN.N shares rise ~3% to $64.09MAIN unveils prelim Q4 results with distributable net investment income expected to be between $1.07 per share and $1.11 per shareTruist analyst Arren Cyganovich says prelim results were positive and driven by strong investment activi...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
VTEX slips after UBS downgrades to 'neutral'
Shares of software company VTEX VTEX.N falls 5.97% to $3.38UBS downgrades VTEX to "neutral" from "buy", cuts PT to $4 from $8New PT is still 11% above the stock's last close Brokerage cites lower visibility on short-term growth and the uncertainty around the company's key rea...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Health insurers rise after Trump unveils new healthcare plan
Shares of health insurers rise after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a healthcare plan that the White House said would lower drug prices and insurance premiums, make prices more transparent and hold insurance companies accountableShares of UnitedHealth UNH.N rise 1%, Centene CNC.N rise 2.5%, C...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
LIVE MARKETS-The dramatic race for natural resources to feed AI
Main US indexes green; Dow, Nasdaq out front, up ~0.9%Tech leads S&P sector gainers; Healthcare weakest groupDollar rises; gold ~flat; bitcoin down >1%; crude slides >4%US 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.15%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reute...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
BRC Group hits over 1-year high after reporting Q3 profit
Shares of investment bank BRC Group RILY.O, formerly B. Riley Financial, jump as much as 45.5%, hitting their highest since August 2024Stock last up 38.6% at $10.45RILY late Wednesday posted Q3 profit of $89.1 million vs a $286.4 million loss a year earlierBank had a strong quarter across investment...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
EXCLUSIVE-US shale producers Devon Energy and Coterra Energy in merger talks, sources say
Shale producers Devon and Coterra Energy in talks to combine, sources sayDeal talks at early stage; no guarantee of an agreementShould deal complete, would be one of the largest shale mergers of recent yearsBy David French NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Devon Energy DVN.N and Coterra Energy CTRA.N ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
LIVE MARKETS-Santa was a no show, but Carson Group says no problem
Main US indexes green; Nasdaq out front, up ~0.9%Tech leads S&P sector gainers; Healthcare weakest groupEuro STOXX 600 index ends up ~0.5%Dollar rises; gold edges red; bitcoin falls >1%; crude slides ~4%US 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.15%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Coterra rises on report company is in early-stage merger talks with Devon Energy
Shares of U.S. oil and gas company Coterra Energy CTRA.N rise ~3% to $26.10 Reuters reports, citing sources, that Coterra is exploring a potential merger with Devon Energy DVN.N, which could create one of the largest independent U.S. shale producersThe two cos are said to be in early-stage talks for...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
