Danaher shares are finally trading at a more attractive valuation, according to Goldman Sachs. Analyst Matthew Sykes upgraded Danaher to buy from neutral and set a 12-month price target of $260, which implies 23.7% potential upside. Shares of the global conglomerate, known for its biotech, diagnostics, and life sciences businesses, are down 8.4% year to date and more than 16.5% over the past year. The comedown in 2025 consensus earnings expectations on Danaher, particularly in its biotech segment, have led to more realistic growth expectations for the company, Sykes said. “With conviction in a bioprocessing recovery and long term growth, a…
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European markets moved lower in early trade on Friday, with travel stocks leading the losses.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was around 0.8% lower, while the French CAC 40 was 0.7% lower and the German DAX shed nearly 0.9%. London’s FTSE 100 was around 0.6% lower.The travel and leisure sector shed almost 2% after London’s Heathrow Airport closed on Friday following a fire at a nearby electrical substation. British Airways-owner International Airlines Group was trading around 2.3% lower at 9:20 a.m. London time.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconTravel stocksEuropean investors are also digesting monetary policy updates that came from multiple central banks in…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19, 2025. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. stock futures fell Friday morning, following losses on all major indexes on Thursday.Futures tied to the S&P 500 were 0.41% down. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 180 points, or 0.43%. Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.46%.The action follows a losing session for the major averages. On Thursday, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.3%. The 30-stock Dow lost 11.31 points, or 0.03%.On Wednesday, even as Fed policymakers kept their forecast for two rate cuts…
Warren Hu had just settled into his flight from New York to London, where he planned to visit his girlfriend, when he became one of the thousands of passengers whose travel was thrown into disarray early Friday because of a fire near Heathrow Airport.The plane carrying Mr. Hu, a college student in New York, would be returning to the United States, a crew member announced. “I’m a bit surprised, but we can find a solution, so I’m trying to stay calm,” he said in a text message from the plane.The fire, at an electrical substation near Heathrow, knocked out power…
Police vehicles and fire engines are seen near the scene where a fire broke out at a substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport in Hayes, west London on March 21, 2025.Benjamin Cremel | Afp | Getty ImagesA fire at an electrical substation caused the closure of London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday causing major travel disruption around the world.Heathrow, the U.K.’s biggest airport and a global travel hub, will remain closed until 11:59 p.m on Friday, the airport said, with disruption expected to affect hundreds of flights.According to flight tracker site Flight Radar, 679 flights were scheduled to land at Heathrow…
Sudanese military forces recaptured the presidential palace in the battle-scarred capital, Khartoum, early Friday, signaling a potential turning point in Sudan’s devastating civil war, now approaching its third year.Videos and photos posted Friday morning showed soldiers standing triumphantly at the entrance of the devastated palace, which overlooks the river Nile, after days of heavy fighting with the Rapid Support Forces, or R.S.F., the powerful paramilitary group that the army has been battling.“We’re inside!” shouted an unidentified officer in one video, as cheering soldiers swarmed around him. “We’re in the Republican Palace!”Sudan’s information minister confirmed that the palace was back in…
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailOn today’s show, Solana’s SOL token dips as the first Solana futures ETF hit markets. Plus, President Trump becomes the first sitting president to address a crypto conference when he shared a video message with attendees at the Digital Asset Summit in New York City. The president slammed the Biden administration’s ‘regulatory war’ on crypto and urged Congress to pass ‘landmark’ crypto legislation. And, Framework Ventures’ Michael Anderson discusses recent U.S. regulatory advancements for crypto.14:01Thu, Mar 20 20253:07 PM EDT Source link
London’s Heathrow Airport was closed for all of Friday, shutting down one of the world’s busiest airports and causing worldwide travel disruptions after it lost power because of a fire nearby.The closure disrupts an important travel hub for Britain, Europe and the world. Daily, an average of more than 220,000 passengers traveled through the airport last year on flights offered by 90 airlines to more than 180 destinations around the globe.On Friday morning, planes were scheduled to arrive from as far away as Vietnam, India and Brunei, and passengers were expecting to take off for destinations like Tokyo, New York…
The U.S. Department of Education is seen on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to sign an executive order to abolish the Department of Education. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.The Education Department oversees the country’s $1.6 trillion federal student loan portfolio, provides funding to low-income students and enforces civil rights across the country.Only Congress can unilaterally eliminate the Education Department. But the Trump administration can starve the agency of resources.Earlier this month, the department laid…
President Donald Trump’ s “America First” policies are having the unintended consequence of making the rest of the world suddenly attractive to investors. International stocks outside the U.S. are outperforming in a way they haven’t in years, with the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) and the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) rallying more than 7% and 11%, respectively, in 2025. On the other hand, all three U.S. major averages are down in 2025, with the Nasdaq Composite in correction territory, and the S & P 500 having briefly dipped into one as well. Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 has…
