By Eleanor Whitfield
Former buy-side analyst. Leads the desk with a focus on global markets, macro flows and what moves portfolios.
S&P 500 earnings growth cools to 57% as tech fades, energy leads
S&P 500 earnings are still growing fast, but the pace is cooling. Tech's explosive jump is fading, while energy and consumer discretionary s
AbbVie's Next Catalyst: Pipeline Data as Skyrizi Faces Pricing Pressure
RBC Capital Markets says AbbVie's blockbuster drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq are holding up well, but pricing pressure will persist. The next big
Amazon tops $3 trillion as markets steady on Iran news
US stocks ticked higher after President Trump said he canceled a planned strike on Iran, easing geopolitical worries. Amazon's 5.2% jump bri
Morgan Stanley cuts Block price target to $90 ahead of Q2 earnings
Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on Block to $90 from $98 ahead of the fintech's Q2 earnings, citing softer expectations for Cash App
Morgan Stanley splits on AI chip suppliers: Astera raised, GlobalFoundries cut
Morgan Stanley is making a split call on AI data center hardware: it lifted Astera Labs' target to $335 before Tuesday's earnings, while cut
Morgan Stanley sees Spotify's dip as a launchpad for AI features
Morgan Stanley thinks Spotify's recent share slide sets up a wave of new product launches, including AI tools. The bank lifted its price tar
Robinhood's second venture fund goes public to open private investing
Robinhood is taking its second venture fund public, pitching shares at $25 to raise up to $200 million for early-stage bets, with a focus on
Curium to buy Lantheus in up to $8 billion radiopharma deal
Curium, backed by private equity firm CapVest, will buy Lantheus in a deal valued at up to $8 billion. Shareholders get $102.50 per share in
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank raises 2026 financing growth target to 18%-20%
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank raised its 2026 financing growth target to 18%-20% after Q2 net income rose 8.4% to 1.9 billion dirhams. United Secur
KKR to Buy Integer Holdings for $5.7 Billion in Cash Deal
KKR will buy Integer Holdings for $127 a share in cash, valuing the medical-device outsourcer at about $5.7 billion. The deal is expected to
Nasdaq Verafin and D-Wave test quantum computing to catch fraud
Nasdaq's financial-crime unit and D-Wave are teaming up to test whether quantum-hybrid computing can spot fraud and money laundering. The pr
India's new closing auction leaves Nifty and Sensex out of sync
India's new closing auction for F&O stocks caused a rare divergence between Nifty and Sensex at Monday's close. The regulator's switch to a