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Merck (MRK) Stock Fair Value Edges Higher After Analysts Back Pipeline Progress

Get insights on thousands of stocks from the global community of over 7 million individual investors at Simply Wall St. Price target commentary for Merck has shifted toward a US$140 to US$155 range, anchored by a modest uplift in fair value from US$132.78 to …

HSBC backs AI financial services software firm Model ML

Model ML has secured funding from HSBC Asset Management through its venture capital vehicle. The new capital is intended to aid the company's growth at a time when enterprise use of AI is moving beyond standalone models towards the broader infrastructure needed to deploy …

Prosper Family Office Opens New Office in Tsim Sha Tsui

Ribbon cut by Dr Justin Chiu, Executive Director of CK Asset Holdings Limited; Miss Lai-Chong Au, Group Chief Executive Officer of Delta Asia Financial Group; and Dr Cartier Lam, former Executive Director & Chief Executive of The Bank of East Asia (China) Limited HONG …

Converging Trade in Nansha, Connecting the Globe: The Heart of the GBA Shapes a New Landscape for the Global Cross-Border Trade Ecosystem

GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recently, the Global Cross-Border Trade Industrial Cluster Ecosystem Conference, themed "Converging Trade in Nansha, Connecting the Globe," was held at the Guangzhou Nansha International Convention & Exhibition Center. Industry giants including Google, Midea, Guangzhou Port, and …

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF ITS TENDER OFFERS FOR FOUR SERIES OF NOTES

LONDON, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HSBC Holdings plc (the 'Company', 'we' or 'us') today announces the results of its previously announced four separate offers to purchase for cash the outstanding series of notes listed in the table below, which were made upon the …

Amid NEC's Rollout of AI-Driven Open RAN and Private 5G Solutions in Industrial DX, New Report Outlines Japan Local 5G Market Expansion

Company Logo Rapid commercial maturity across the country's industrial and enterprise sectors highlighted by NTT DATA's recognition as a 2026 Leader in private mobile networks, Fujitsu's expanding subscription-based Local 5G models, and NEC's Open RAN smart factory deployments is accelerating dedicated private spectrum adoption …

HSBC Holdings PLC (HSBC) Stock Price, Trades & News

Does Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Gain An Edge With John Hinshaw Joining Its Board?

Track your investments for FREE with Simply Wall St, the portfolio command center trusted by over 7 million individual investors worldwide. Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) appointed John M. Hinshaw to its Board of Directors. Hinshaw brings experience leading global operations and transformation initiatives at HSBC. …

Cabot Corporation Prices $350 Million 4.950% Senior Notes Due 2029

Cabot Corporation BOSTON­­, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) today announced that it priced a public offering of $350 million of 4.950% senior unsecured notes due 2029. The notes are being sold to the public at a price of 99.993% …

Why Cognex (CGNX) Shares Are Sliding Today

Why Cognex (CGNX) Shares Are Sliding Today What Happened? Shares of machine vision technology company Cognex (NASDAQ:CGNX) fell 4% in the afternoon session after HSBC downgraded the stock to "Hold" from "Buy" and slashed its price target. The bank adjusted its price target on …

Choice Hotels (CHH) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026 at 10 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Interim Chief Executive Officer - Dominic DragisichChief Financial Officer - Scott OaksmithSenior Director of Investor Relations - Allie Summers TAKEAWAYS Adjusted EBITDA -- $175 million, representing a 6% …

The Clearing House and the Tokenized Deposit Gambit

The recent announcement by The Clearing House regarding a shared tokenized deposit network is less about technological innovation and more about a defensive maneuver to protect the $6.6 trillion in deposits currently at risk from stablecoin encroachment. While individual banks have been busy launching …

Which Financial ETF Is the Better Buy: iShares' European EUFN or ProShares' Leveraged UYG?

Key Points iShares MSCI Europe Financials ETF offers broad exposure to developed European markets at a lower cost than the leveraged ProShares alternative. ProShares - Ultra Financials uses 2x daily leverage, which creates significantly higher price volatility and resulted in a steeper maximum drawdown. …

Standard Chartered venture Anchorpoint begins Hong Kong dollar stablecoin rollout

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered's joint venture Anchorpoint Financial said on Wednesday it had begun the first ‌phase of the rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed ‌stablecoin, offering limited access to institutional distributors and professional investors. The stablecoin, called ​HKD At Par (HKDAP), …

Zhu Rongji, Chinese Premier Who Overhauled Economy, Dies at 98

(Bloomberg) -- Zhu Rongji, who as China's premier pushed through reforms at state-owned companies that cost tens of millions of workers their jobs, and who helped engineer China's entry into the World Trade Organization, has died. He was 98. Most Read from Bloomberg Phoebe …

HSBC Continental Europe: Pre Stabilisation Notice

PARIS, Aug. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KBC Group NV HSBC (contact: syndexecution@noexternalmail.hsbc.com) hereby gives notice, as Stabilisation Coordinator, that the Stabilisation Manager(s) named below may stabilise the offer of the following securities in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU/596/2014). The securities: Issuer: …

HSBC's global insurance CEO Edward Moncreiffe set to exit bank: Reuters

[HSBC Bank signs] whitemay * HSBC's (HSBC [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/HSBC]) global chief executive for insurance ‌business, Edward Moncreiffe, is set to leave the bank after two decades with the lender, Reuters reported on Wednesday. * Moncreiffe, who took over the role ​at the Asia-focussed lender in …

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 at 4 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Vice President of Finance - Angela TsaiPresident - Rong-Shy LinChief Financial Officer - Audrey Hsu Need a quote from a Motley Fool analyst? Email pr@fool.com TAKEAWAYS Revenue -- …

Itaú Unibanco (ITUB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Executive Committee - Milton Maluhy FilhoOfficer and Member of the Executive Committee - Gabriel Amado de MouraGroup Head of Investor Relations …

China Earnings to Test Rotation From AI to Internet Stocks

(Bloomberg) -- A rotation into China's biggest tech firms from AI infrastructure stocks will be tested this week as earnings are due. Most Read from Bloomberg Five Takeaways From Zuckerberg's 6,500-Word Manifesto on AI Pakistan Says Deal Is Close Even as Iran, US Harden …

Roche (SWX:ROG) Stock Fair Value Edges Higher As Analysts Weigh Pipeline Growth

Make better investment decisions with Simply Wall St's easy, visual tools that give you a competitive edge. Roche Holding now sits on a refreshed fair value estimate of CHF 370.31, up from CHF 359.22. This gives you an updated reference point for where analysts …

Grab (GRAB) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Image source: The Motley Fool. DATE Monday, August 3, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. ET CALL PARTICIPANTS Head of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations - Ken Vin LekChief Executive Officer - Anthony TanPresident and Chief Operating Officer - Alex HungateChief Financial Officer - Peter Oey …

Buying Opportunity Forms Around S&P Skeptics’ Refusal to Give Up

(Bloomberg) -- US stocks may be sitting at a record, but anxiety about everything from geopolitics to inflation and a divided Federal Reserve is keeping animal spirits at bay. And that may be just what the rally needs to continue. Most Read from Bloomberg …

Will July CPI Reset the Fed, Bitcoin, and Every Major Market?

One number lands Wednesday morning, and Wall Street cannot agree on what comes next. The July CPI (consumer price index) will hit markets with September Federal Reserve (Fed) rate odds split down the middle. A soft print could lift stocks, bonds, and crypto together. …

Announcement of Final Results of Private Exchange Offer for CSN Inova Ventures’ Outstanding 6.750% Senior Notes due 2028 and Consent Solicitation

São Paulo, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional ("CSN") (NYSE: SID) announced today the final results of the offer to exchange (the "Exchange Offer") conducted by its subsidiary, CSN Inova Ventures (formerly CSN Islands XI Corp.) (the "Issuer"), an exempted company …

Why Wednesday’s inflation print could provide the next dovish catalyst

Investing.com -- HSBC said Wednesday's U.S. inflation report could serve as the next catalyst to push Federal Reserve rate hikes out of market pricing, reinforcing its view that the "US exceptionalism" narrative is fading. Multi-Asset Strategist Duncan Toms said hawkish Fed rate pricing "is …

UK Lawmakers Write to Bank CEOs Over Crypto Account Refusals

The co-chairs of Parliament's Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group have written to the chief executives of every major UK bank, asking them to explain how they treat crypto and digital asset firms. The letter, sent Tuesday by Labour MP Gurinder Singh Josan …

Is HSBC Holdings (LSE:HSBA) Fully Valued On Its Expanded Debt Tender And Buyback?

Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. HSBC Holdings (LSE:HSBA) has expanded its previously announced debt tender offers, increasing the maximum …

Yuan’s Recent Calm May End on Seasonal Factors, Analysts Say

(Bloomberg) -- The yuan's recent calm run may be nearing an end as September approaches, with typically strong fall exports and other seasonal factors expected to lift the Chinese currency, analysts say. Most Read from Bloomberg China Unleashes $28 Trillion Capital Markets to Challenge …

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OVCHF) (H1 2026) Earnings Call Highlights: Record Profit and ...

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Net Profit (Q2 2026): Record SGD2.2 billion, up 22% year on year, marking the first time quarterly profit crossed SGD2 billion. Net Profit (H1 2026): Record SGD4.19 billion, up 13% year on year. Total Income (Q2 2026): Grew …

Unity (U) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

Unity (U) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why What Happened? Shares of interactive software platform Unity (NYSE:U) jumped 3.3% in the afternoon session after the company posted a stellar second-quarter earnings report that beat expectations, leading to a wave of analyst upgrades. Unity reported …

Jim Cramer Examines Akamai Technologies’ (AKAM) Cloud Pivot and Robotics Win

During the August 6 episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer focused on the shifting trajectory of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM), as he said: Look at this incredible move in the stock of Akamai Technologies. Over the past few years, this company's evolved from a …

High-flyer financials stocks: Ten names with strong momentum, weak valuations

[Close Up Image Of A Stock Market Graph] solarseven/iStock via Getty Images Wall Street investors are increasingly seeking refuge in high-performing equity plays as volatile financial markets continue to shift, forcing a critical evaluation of stock price velocity against fundamental underlying valuations. Analysts warn …