December 12, 2025 1:09 pm
Key Moments Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.46 per share, payable on March 12, 2026, to shareholders of record on February 19, 2026. The $0.46 dividend equates to a 0.68% yield based on a share price of $270.11 and continues an eight-year run of consecutive annual dividend increases. During fiscal […]
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Key Moments Goldman Sachs projects S&P 500 earnings per share will climb 12% in 2026 to $305, driven by solid U.S. growth, a weaker dollar, and AI-related productivity gains. Analysts expect S&P 500 revenue to increase 7% next year, alongside a 70 basis point expansion in profit margins. Earnings from the seven largest S&P 500 […]
Read moreDecember 12, 2025 10:12 am
Key Moments Brent February futures traded at $61.40 per barrel and WTI at $57.69 per barrel, both up 0.2% after the prior session’s sharp declines. Oil benchmarks remained on track to lose more than 3% for the week, following a 1.5% drop on Thursday to their lowest levels in over seven weeks. A reported U.S. […]
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Key Moments Wendel (EPA:MWDP) shares rose 6.7% on Friday after the firm revealed plans to generate over €7 billion in cash flow by 2030. The group is refocusing on two core businesses: Wendel Investment Managers (WIM) and Wendel Principal Investments (WPI). WIM aims for fee-related earnings above €200 million by 2026. At least €1.6 billion […]
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Key Moments Taiwan’s benchmark stock index is projected by some investors to reach 30,000 points in 2026 following a multi-year AI-driven surge. Despite concerns over an AI bubble globally, Taiwan’s market trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 21, below the Nasdaq and Nikkei, according to analysts cited in the article. Foreign investors have been net […]
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Key Moments Mizuho raised its price target on Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) to $450 from $410 while maintaining an “Outperform” rating. Broadcom guided January-quarter revenue to about $19.1 billion, with expected AI sales of approximately $8.2 billion, up about 26% quarter-on-quarter. The company’s total backlog increased to $162 billion, including $73 billion tied to AI, supported […]
Read moreDecember 11, 2025 3:12 pm
Key Moments Federal Reserve delivers a 25 basis point rate cut to 3.50-3.75%, but maintains a distinctly hawkish tone. Australian dollar weakens 0.6% against the U.S. dollar after employment falls by 21,000, with full-time jobs dropping sharply. Indian rupee softens back below 90 per dollar, with USD/INR up 0.6% at 90.3 and approaching the 90.5 […]
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Key Moments Lukoil now favors a cashless swap proposal from U.S. bank Xtellus Partners for its $22 billion global asset portfolio, two sources said. The U.S. Treasury extended the deadline for Lukoil’s asset sale to January 17 after sanctions hit Lukoil and Rosneft. The Xtellus bid uses a securities exchange, which makes the deal more […]
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Key Moments ALT5 Sigma (NASDAQ: ALTS, FSE: 5AR1) plans to integrate the USD1 stablecoin into its ALT5 Pay and ALT5 Prime payment platforms. The company links anticipated USD1 usage growth to potential benefits for its existing $WLFI governance token holdings. ALT5 targets enterprise settlement, cross-border transfers, and merchant processing as primary use cases for USD1. […]
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Key Moments JPMorgan Asset Management expects profit growth and attractive valuations to support equity opportunities outside the U.S. Portfolio managers highlight Taiwan, South Korea, China, and Hong Kong as key markets. SK Hynix (KS:000660) and Samsung Electronics (KS:005930) trade at relatively lower valuations. The firm remains positive on risk assets heading into 2026. It does […]
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