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HSBC earned $32.3B in 2025, up 6%. Analysts cut 2026 EPS forecasts 2.3% in three months. The 74 Alpha Score says hold, not buy. July 28 quarterly report is the next catalyst.
The promotion allows CEO Rocco Marinaccio to focus on customer adoption and strategic partnerships as NanoXplore scales graphene production.
Solstice Advanced Materials agreed to acquire Element Solutions in an all-stock deal. Antitrust review and shareholder approval loom as key risks for traders.
Antimony Resources reports high-grade antimony from Bald Hill drilling. Brunswick Exploration starts 4,000-metre program at Mirage Lithium. Globex holds a 3% GMR royalty on the claims.
HGER caps any single commodity sector at 25% and rebalances into laggards, a structure that cuts volatility but limits upside in a straight bull market.
A.I.S. Resources raised $644,000 from strategic investor Phillip Richards ahead of its summer drilling program in New Brunswick. The 4.6-million-unit placement funds exploration at three early-stage IOCG projects.
RBC Capital raised its Cameco price target to C$175, citing rising nuclear demand and the Cigar Lake deal. Short interest at 1.42% signals limited bearish bets.
Berenberg cut Equinor's target to NOK 320 on upstream valuation, while its venture arm backs grid battery storage. The Alpha Score 51 reflects the tension between cash flow and optionality.
Equinor's battery storage business gets analyst attention as buyback targets climb. AlphaScala scores EQNR Mixed and NOK Moderate with a 51 vs 74 spread.
JPMorgan cut SQM to Neutral but lifted the target to $100. The bank focused on lithium price pain. The grid storage story and a 2026 earnings doubling are not in the call.
Bangladesh locks $3.3bn ITFC financing for oil, LNG, fertilisers as Hormuz-driven power cuts reach 3,350 MW. The deal also funds a SABIC urea route via Yanbu.
Element Solutions (ESI) issued a slide deck July 6 for its M&A call regarding Solstice Advanced Materials (SOLS), a technology stock unscored on AlphaScala. The chemicals firm is restructuring.
Institutional investors moved SAR 88.6m in negotiated trades on Tadawul Monday. Rasan alone accounted for SAR 69.6m. Petrochemical and REIT deals filled out the block-trade slate.
Essar Energy Transition Fuels renewed a $300 million crude facility with Petraco for its Stanlow refinery. The trading structure lets Essar optimize crude grades and timing, supporting its low-carbon fuel investments.
Graphene Manufacturing Group completed and started its Generation 2.0 graphene production plant, increasing capacity for the advanced material used in batteries and coatings.
NSE's IPO will be an offer for sale of 14.89 crore shares, with SBI and other holders selling nearly 6% equity. LIC, the largest shareholder, is not selling. PAT fell 15% in FY26.
Zacks analyst report picks Phillips 66 and Par Pacific as refiners to gain from crude below $70. Lower feedstock costs widen crack spreads but demand risk remains. Alpha Score 56.
Bajrang Lal Bagra is the expected pick to lead the Ram Temple Trust after Champat Rai resigned over donation theft allegations. An SIT probe and interim appointment of Krishna Mohan shape governance risk.
Gold at $4,186: hidden 244-tonne central-bank bid separates $6,000 bull case from a $3,500 bear risk. Traders watching the April 10 CPI print for the next trigger.
OPEC+ supply increase and Hormuz recovery drove oil below $69, testing producer earnings. Gold fell 0.8% on dollar strength. Fed minutes and ISM services this week.
Brent crude fell below $72 a barrel. The Strait of Hormuz reopened after a fragile Iran-U.S. ceasefire, removing the immediate supply disruption risk.
Brunswick Exploration starts a 6,000-meter drill program at Anatacau and Mirage. Mirage already holds 52.2Mt at 1.08% Li2O. The campaign targets open-ended dykes and untested pegmatites over two months.
Inventus Mining hits 10.5 g/t gold in Matinenda Layer, adding a second stacked horizon at Pardo. Bulk sample already cash-positive. Q4 resource estimate next catalyst.
Sable's soil survey confirms copper-gold targets and a 1,600m gold anomaly at Zorro. Maiden drilling starts late July.
Peruvian mining group Alpayana will buy 62.2 million shares at C$2.25 each, funding Magna's Levack and Crean Hill mine restarts in Sudbury.
ADNOC Gas launched an LNG trading platform at ADGM, centralizing spot sales under one regulated entity as it expands production to 21.6 million tonnes by 2028.
UBS analyst Radi Sultan raised JFrog's price target to $110 from $92, citing an attractive setup despite recent gains. The new target is the highest on Wall Street.
NSE begins IPO roadshow next week targeting a September listing. The $3 billion deal, entirely secondary, could become India's largest ever. Gray market values the exchange over $55 billion.
Techstars and Emirates NBD partner on a commercial model to integrate AI and fintech startups into the bank's regional ecosystem, targeting agentic finance and Dubai's D33 agenda.
Prosecutors allege HD Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy, GS Caltex, and S-Oil colluded to hike fuel prices after the Middle East conflict, affecting 26 trillion won in sales.