Wells Fargo Raises Price Targets for Globe Life, Equitable and MetLife
Wells Fargo lifted its price targets for Globe Life, Equitable and MetLife, while maintaining an Overweight rating on MetLife.
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TD Cowen Raises Price Targets for AerCap and LPL Financial
TD Cowen kept AerCap Holdings at Buy and lifted its target to $185 from $180. The firm also raised LPL Financial Holdings’ target to $380 from $377.
AerCap HoldingsAERLPL Financial HoldingsLPLA
TTM Technologies Shares Drop After Company Unveils $400 Million Investment Plan
TTM Technologies will spend $400 million to expand five facilities in China and Malaysia as demand for artificial-intelligence infrastructure grows.
TTM Technologies
TD Cowen Lowers Alignment Healthcare Target to $12
TD Cowen cut its price target for Alignment Healthcare from $21 to $12 per share while keeping a Buy rating.
ALHC
HCL Tech reports 21% profit growth and declares Rs.12 dividend
HCL Tech’s net profit rose 21% in Q2 2026 to Rs.5132 crore, while revenue reached Rs.35,620 crore and the company announced a Rs.12 dividend.
HCLTech
Corporate Bond Supply May Stay Weak Amid Sovereign-Market Volatility
Societe Generale expects new corporate bond issuance to remain subdued as volatility and a corporate blackout period weigh on supply.
Corporate bondsSovereign bondsCredit markets
VC Engineering Accepts Award Letter for iCents Semiconductor Facility in Selangor
iCents Group said VC Engineering accepted an award letter for an EPCC semiconductor facility project in Selangor worth 36.2 million RGT.
iCents Group Holdings Bhd
UPL shares gain 5% as brokers highlight Superform growth
Brokerage reports point to faster growth at UPL’s speciality chemicals unit, supported by capacity expansion and demand for non-China supply alternatives.
UPL LtdUPL.NSINR
Tata Motors’ final Iveco price puts shareholder support to the test
Tata Motors’ €3.91 billion Iveco bid now hinges on whether investors will accept the final €14.40-per-share offer before October 26.
Tata MotorsIveco GroupEUR
Kaifeng Hongjin enters RMB20 million sale-and-leaseback deal
Kaifeng Hongjin has entered a sale-and-leaseback agreement with a sale price of RMB20.00 million, Wang On Group said.
Wang On GroupKaifeng Hongjin
Goldman Sachs sees $1.7 trillion in buybacks offsetting stock supply
Goldman Sachs expects US companies to return a record $1.7 trillion through buybacks in 2027, helping absorb a near-record rise in equity issuance.
S&P 500US equitiesUS IPOsUS buybacks
Germany’s debt ratio seen reaching 78.25% of GDP by 2030
Germany’s Stability Council expects public debt to climb to 78.25% of GDP by 2030 as infrastructure and defence spending increase.
German BundsEUR/USDGermany 10Y yield
Bank of Jiujiang to Issue 205.7 Million Domestic Shares
Bank of Jiujiang plans to issue 205.7 million domestic shares at RMB7.29 each and 1 million H shares at HK$8.38 each.
Bank of Jiujiang Co Ltd
Goldman Sachs Turns More Positive on Global Stocks Short Term
Goldman Sachs expects strong earnings, resilient growth and moderating inflation to support global stocks near record highs.
Global stocks
EU-China Hybrid Car Deal Eases Pressure but Leaves Risks Intact
Oxford Economics says the EU plan to limit Chinese hybrid-car imports offers European automakers temporary relief but cannot resolve wider trade tensions.
European carmakersChinese hybrid carsEUR
Wells Fargo Maintains Overweight Ratings on Five Companies
Wells Fargo kept Overweight ratings on Lincoln National, AXIS Capital, Aon, Hamilton Insurance and Amazon, while changing targets for four stocks.
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NutryFarm Receives Demand to Suspend Niu Liming as CEO
The company is reviewing an urgent notice seeking Niu Liming’s immediate suspension and the appointment of its current CFO as interim CEO.
Wells Fargo Keeps Equal-Weight Ratings on Four Companies
Wells Fargo maintained Equal-Weight ratings on Carter’s, Aflac, Voya Financial and Marsh & McLennan while lowering targets for three stocks.
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Barclays raises total Pennon Group position to 5.5%
Barclays notified Pennon Group of a combined position representing 25,939,243 voting rights, or 5.5%, after crossing the threshold on 8 October 2026.
Pennon Group PLCBarclays PLCBarclays Capital Securities Limited
India’s bullet-train project moves into its final construction phase
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project is accelerating as India develops its own trainsets after costs rose to about Rs.1.08 trillion.
Indian RailwaysINRJapan International Cooperation AgencyBEMLNHSRCL