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Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TXN#NASDAQ">TXN</a>) is reporting its <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/TXN/earnings">fourth quarter earnings</a> on Thursday after the market close with a looming technical red flag—a Death Cross in the making.
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With the stock trading just below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, the semiconductor giant finds itself at a crossroads amid bullish sector trends and growing macroeconomic concerns.
Read Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/25/01/43112241/china-increasingly-a-risk-analyst-previews-semiconductor-stocks-ahead-of-earnings">China &#8216;Increasingly A Risk&#8217;: Analyst Previews Semiconductor Stocks Ahead Of Earnings</a>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Death Cross Watch: A Warning For TXN Stock Bulls?</h2>
A Death Cross—where the 50-day moving average falls below the 200-day moving average—is often viewed as a bearish signal, hinting at potential downside. TXN stock, at $195.23, just shy of its 50-day SMA of $196.34 and its 200-day SMA of $195.40. 
While the stock has shown slight buying pressure, its MACD indicator at a negative 0.32 suggests weakening momentum. If the technicals align post-earnings, the Death Cross could confirm a longer-term downtrend.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Q4 Earnings: A Make-Or-Break Moment</h2>
Wall Street expects fourth quarter EPS of $1.20 on revenue of $3.87 billion, per <a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent012225&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro</a> data. 
With semiconductor peers showing mixed results, investors will be watching closely for any forward guidance that might sway sentiment. 
A strong report could invalidate bearish technical signals, but any disappointment may reinforce the downward trajectory.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Strategic Strength Vs. Market Weakness</h2>
Despite near-term uncertainty, Texas Instruments's long-term fundamentals remain solid. The company's push into 300mm manufacturing expansion aims to drive efficiency and cost competitiveness. 
Meanwhile, strength in its automotive segment, particularly in China's EV market, has helped cushion industrial sector weakness. But with peak-to-trough industrial declines exceeding 30%, the earnings call must address whether automotive strength is enough to offset broader demand concerns.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Investor Outlook: Volatility Ahead?</h2>
For now, TXN stock remains at a technical tipping point. If earnings surprise to the upside, the stock could shake off Death Cross fears. 
But if guidance disappoints, the bearish setup could accelerate selling pressure. Traders may find opportunities in the volatility, while long-term investors might wait for a clearer technical confirmation before making a move.
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Latest Virtuoso Studio release and Spectre Simulator deliver a 30% productivity gain for MediaTek's 2nm design flow compared to prior Virtuoso releases
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<li>Virtuoso Studio advanced optimization enhances MediaTek's efficiency by 30% by accelerating the design-centering process</li>
<li>Spectre X Simulator on NVIDIA Hopper GPUs achieved up to 6X greater performance while maintaining accuracy</li>
<li>MediaTek's adoption of Virtuoso Studio's layout routing and placement tools provides another 30% design productivity improvement</li>
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Cadence (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CDNS#NASDAQ">CDNS</a>) today announced that MediaTek has adopted the AI-driven Cadence&#xAE; <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cadence.com%2Fen_US%2Fhome%2Ftools%2Fcustom-ic-analog-rf-design%2Fvirtuoso-studio.html%2F%3Futm_source%3DCCM_WW%26utm_medium%3DGA_External%26utm_campaign%3DCPG%26utm_content%3DWire_PR%26utm_term%3D1%2F22%26utm_id%3DMediaTek&amp;esheet=54186155&amp;newsitemid=20250122483099&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Virtuoso&amp;index=1&amp;md5=b4f591bdd43b80c28003352e3e3751be">Virtuoso</a>&#xAE; Studio and <a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cadence.com%2Fen_US%2Fhome%2Ftools%2Fcustom-ic-analog-rf-design%2Fcircuit-simulation%2Fspectre-x-simulator.html%2F%3Futm_source%3DCCM_WW%26utm_medium%3DGA_External%26utm_campaign%3DCPG%26utm_content%3DWire_PR%26utm_term%3D1%2F22%26utm_id%3DMediaTek&amp;esheet=54186155&amp;newsitemid=20250122483099&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Spectre%26%23174%3B+X+Simulator&amp;index=2&amp;md5=bd731199f9316d77082d729a4de917a8">Spectre&#xAE; X Simulator</a> on the NVIDIA accelerated computing platform for its 2nm development. As design size and complexity continue to escalate, advanced-node technology development has become increasingly challenging for SoC providers. To meet the aggressive performance and turnaround time (TAT) requirements for its 2nm high-speed analog IP, MediaTek is leveraging Cadence's proven custom/analog design solutions, enhanced by AI, to achieve a 30% productivity gain.

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Cadence Announces MediaTek's 30% Productivity Boost Using Virtuoso Studio And 6X Performance Gain With Spectre X On NVIDIA GPUs For 2nm Design Flow

Guggenheim analyst Curry Baker reiterates Nexstar Media Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NXST#NASDAQ">NXST</a>) from Buy to Buy.

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<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Fueling AI Frenzy</h4>
An enlarged chart of artificial intelligence ETF Global X Artificial Intelligence &amp; Technology ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AIQ#NASDAQ">AIQ</a>).
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<li>The chart shows there is a breakout in artificial intelligence ETF in the early trade this morning.&nbsp; As a caution, all breakouts do not sustain. Prudent investors should carefully watch if the breakout sustains or if it fails.</li>
<li>RSI on the chart shows AIQ is barely overbought.&nbsp; RSI shows the ETF has room to run higher.</li>
<li>Volume on the chart has been staying high, indicating sustained interest.</li>
<li>The Trump administration has announced an artificial intelligence project called Stargate.&nbsp; Stargate is a $500B venture to build AI data centers.&nbsp; The initial equity funders of the joint venture are OpenAI, SoftBank Group Corp &#8211; ADR (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFTBY#OTC">SFTBY</a>), Oracle Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), and Abu Dhabi's MGX.&nbsp; NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), and Arm Holdings PLC &#8211; ADR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ARM#NASDAQ">ARM</a>) are technology partners.</li>
<li>The announcement of Stargate is adding fuel to the AI frenzy.</li>
<li>In The Arora Report analysis, the headline of $500B for Stargate may turn out to be a mirage.&nbsp; The initial number is $100B and includes previously announced projects.&nbsp; The new funding may be significantly less than $100B.&nbsp; For the time being, the analysis does not matter because the momo crowd is buying extremely aggressively on the headline.</li>
<li>Trump commented that 10% tariffs on China are under consideration.&nbsp; This is better news for Chinese stocks than the previously mentioned 60% tariffs.&nbsp; However, Chinese stocks sank on Trump's comment, and the yuan declined.</li>
<li>The U.S. stock market ran up yesterday, in part, on the assumption that China may escape tariffs.&nbsp; This morning in the early, the market is ignoring Trump's China comments and continues to run up.</li>
<li>Extreme positive sentiment is evidence as the market runs up on positive rumors, but when the rumors turn out to be false and the facts are negative, the market ignores it.&nbsp; In The Arora Report analysis, history is clear.&nbsp; Long term investments should be initiated when sentiment is extremely negative and profits should be taken when sentiment is extremely positive.&nbsp; The best way to take advantage of extremely positive sentiment is through tactical positions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>The market is also being helped by strong earnings from: Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>), United Airlines Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UAL#NASDAQ">UAL</a>), Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IBKR#NASDAQ">IBKR</a>), Procter &amp; Gamble Co (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PG#NYSE">PG</a>).</li>
<li>Leading Indicators will be released at 10am ET and may be market moving.</li>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Magnificent Seven Money Flows</h4>
In the early trade, money flows are positive in Amazon.com, Inc., Meta Platforms Inc, NVDA, and MSFT.
In the early trade, money flows are neutral in Alphabet Inc Class C.
In the early trade, money flows are negative in Apple Inc and Tesla Inc.
In the early trade, money flows are positive in SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Momo Crowd And Smart Money In Stocks</h4>
Investors can gain an edge by knowing money flows in SPY and QQQ.  Investors can get a bigger edge by knowing when smart money is buying stocks, gold, and oil.  The most popular ETF for gold is SPDR Gold Trust.  The most popular ETF for silver is iShares Silver Trust.  The most popular ETF for oil is United States Oil ETF.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Bitcoin</h4>
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: <a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/btc/usd">BTC</a>) is seeing selling on continued disappointment that Trump has not announced a bitcoin reserve.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Protection Band And What To Do Now</h4>
It is important for investors to look ahead and not in the rearview mirror.&nbsp; The proprietary protection band from The Arora Report is very popular.&nbsp; The protection band puts all of the data, all of the indicators, all of the news, all of the crosscurrents, all of the models, and all of the analysis in an analytical framework that is easily actionable by investors.
Consider continuing to hold good, very long term, existing positions. Based on individual risk preference, consider a protection band consisting of cash or Treasury bills or short-term tactical trades as well as short to medium term hedges and short term hedges. This is a good way to protect yourself and participate in the upside at the same time.
You can determine your protection bands by adding cash to hedges.&nbsp; The high band of the protection is appropriate for those who are older or conservative. The low band of the protection is appropriate for those who are younger or aggressive.&nbsp; If you do not hedge, the total cash level should be more than stated above but significantly less than cash plus hedges.
A protection band of 0% would be very bullish and would indicate full investment with 0% in cash.&nbsp; A protection band of 100% would be very bearish and would indicate a need for aggressive protection with cash and hedges or aggressive short selling.
It is worth reminding that you cannot take advantage of new upcoming opportunities if you are not holding enough cash.&nbsp; When adjusting hedge levels, consider adjusting partial stop quantities for stock positions (non ETF); consider using wider stops on remaining quantities and also allowing more room for high beta stocks.&nbsp; High beta stocks are the ones that move more than the market.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Traditional 60/40 Portfolio</h4>
Probability based risk reward adjusted for inflation does not favor long duration strategic bond allocation at this time.
Those who want to stick to traditional 60% allocation to stocks and 40% to bonds may consider focusing on only high quality bonds and bonds of five year duration or less.&nbsp; Those willing to bring sophistication to their investing may consider using bond ETFs as tactical positions and not strategic positions at this time.
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I previously shared <a href="https://x.com/mingchikuo/status/1867219468549800205">my prediction that Himax might be a potential supplier for TSMC</a>. My latest supply chain survey indicates that TSMC's COUPE (silicon photonics) development and ecosystem visibility have improved markedly. Furthermore, it's confirmed that Himax is the exclusive supplier of micro-lens arrays for the first and second generations of COUPE FAUs. Below are more updates and details.
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Thanks to COUPE, Himax is poised for robust expansion over the next few years. I estimate Himax revenue (USD) to reach approximately $1.16B, $1.42B, and $2.4B in 2026–2028, respectively (vs. the consensus of $1.11B for 2026), and EPS around $1.00, $1.60, and $3.40 (vs. the consensus of $0.80 for 2026).
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The first COUPE generation is already fully developed and undergoing mass production validation. Second-generation mass production validation should begin in 1H26.
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TSMC's earnings call and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's statements may seem contradictory, but both are fundamentally positive about COUPE's.
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Himax is the exclusive micro-lens array supplier for the first and second COUPE generations. A second supplier is unlikely to emerge before the third generation at the earliest.
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In the next six months, several events could further boost market visibility for COUPE/silicon photonics.

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Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Says "Himax Emerging as a Key AI Upstream Winner in TSMC's COUPE (Silicon Photonics), Significantly Boosting Growth Visibility for 2026–2028"

Comcast Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>) is on the verge of flashing a technical warning sign that traders and investors can't ignore. The stock is about to form <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/death-cross">a Death Cross</a>, a bearish signal that occurs when the 50-day moving average falls below the 200-day moving average. 
With fourth quarter earnings just around the corner, the setup is raising alarms about what's next for the cable and media giant.
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Comcast Stock: Bearish Momentum Gains Strength</h2>
Comcast stock has had a rough year, down 15.73% over the past 12 months and 7.01% in the last six months. 
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Comcast stock is trading below its 20-day, 50-day and 200-day moving averages, a clear sign that momentum is skewing to the downside. The MACD (moving average convergence/divergence) indicator is also a negative 0.98, reinforcing the bearish outlook.
While the eight-day simple moving average ($36.59) suggests short-term buying pressure, the broader trend remains weak. The stock is hovering at $36.97, far below its 200-day moving average of $39.83, indicating that long-term sentiment remains firmly negative.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Earnings Wildcard: Can Q4 Change The Trend?</h2>
Comcast is set to report fourth quarter earnings on Jan. 30 before the market opens, with analysts expecting EPS of $0.86 on revenue of $31.64 billion, per <a href="https://bzresearch.myclickfunnels.com/benzinga-pro-content-webinar-registration/?utm_source=BZprocontent012225&amp;t=be2bearmibe3na1">Benzinga Pro</a> data. While strong results could offer a temporary reprieve, technical traders will be watching closely to see if Comcast stock can reverse its bearish trajectory.
With Comcast stock teetering on a Death Cross, investors should brace for potential volatility. If earnings disappoint, the bearish setup could accelerate selling pressure, making a deeper slide more likely.
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Comcast's Bearish Setup: Death Cross Threatens As Earnings Approach

Barclays analyst Dan Levy maintains Visteon (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VC#NASDAQ">VC</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $140 to $115.

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Barclays Maintains Overweight on Visteon, Lowers Price Target to $115

MPWR REVERSES DECLINE AT THE TIME OF ALERT
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Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MPWR#NASDAQ">MPWR</a>) experienced a Power Inflow, a significant event for those who follow where smart money goes and value order flow analytics in their trading decisions. 
At 11:01 AM on January 21st, a significant trading signal occurred for Monolithis Power Systems, Inc. (MPWR) as it demonstrated a Power Inflow at a price of $634.55. This indicator is crucial for traders who want to know directionally where institutions and so-called "smart money" moves in the market. They see the value of utilizing order flow analytics to guide their trading decisions. The Power Inflow points to a possible uptrend in MPWR&#8217;s stock, marking a potential entry point for traders looking to capitalize on the expected upward movement. Traders with this signal closely watch for sustained momentum in MPWR&#8217;s stock price, interpreting this event as a bullish sign.
Signal description
Order flow analytics, aka transaction or market flow analysis, separate and study both the retail and institutional volume rate of orders (flow). It involves analyzing the flow of buy and sell orders, along with size, timing, and other associated characteristics and patterns, to gain insights and make more informed trading decisions. This particular indicator is interpreted as a bullish signal by active traders.&nbsp;
The Power Inflow occurs within the first two hours of the market open and generally signals the trend that helps gauge the stock&#8217;s overall direction, powered by institutional activity in the stock, for the remainder of the day.&nbsp;
By incorporating order flow analytics into their trading strategies, market participants can better interpret market conditions, identify trading opportunities, and potentially improve their trading performance. But let's not forget that while watching smart money flow can provide valuable insights, it is crucial to incorporate effective risk management strategies to protect capital and mitigate potential losses. Employing a consistent and effective risk management plan helps traders navigate the uncertainties of the market in a more controlled and calculated manner, increasing the likelihood of long-term success
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After Market Close UPDATE:
The price at the time of the Power Inflow was $634.55. The returns on the High price ($655) and Close price ($638.49) after the Power Inflow were respectively 3.2% and 1.1%. That is why it is important to have a trading plan that includes Profit Targets and Stop Losses that reflect your risk appetite. 
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Tradepulse Power Inflow Alert: Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) Rises Over 3%

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives maintains Tesla (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) with a Outperform and raises the price target from $515 to $550.

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Wedbush Maintains Outperform on Tesla, Raises Price Target to $550

Guggenheim analyst Michael Schmidt reiterates Century Therapeutics (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IPSC#NASDAQ">IPSC</a>) from Buy to Buy.

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Guggenheim Reiterates Buy on Century Therapeuticsto Buy

Barclays analyst Dan Levy maintains Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIVN#NASDAQ">RIVN</a>) with a Equal-Weight and raises the price target from $13 to $14.

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Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Rivian Automotive, Raises Price Target to $14

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The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TRV#NYSE">TRV</a>) shares are trading <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/b43123185/travelers-reports-exceptional-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-results" rel="noreferrer noopener">higher in the premarket session on Wednesday.</a>
The company reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $9.15, beating the street view of $6.65. Quarterly sales of $12.008 billion (+10%) outpaced the analyst consensus estimate of $10.754 billion.
&#8220;We are very pleased to report record core income for the quarter of $2.1 billion driven by strong growth in earned premiums and excellent profitability,&#8221; said Alan Schnitzer, chairman and CEO.
Net written premiums jumped 7% to $10.742 billion in the quarter under review. Core income jumped 30% year over year to $2.126 billion.
The company stated that, due to its strong balance sheet and results, they were able to grow adjusted book value per share by 13% to $139.04, after making significant investments and returning over $2.1 billion of excess capital to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases.
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&#8220;The improvement in the combined ratio was driven by very strong underlying profitability and higher net favorable prior year reserve development. Earned premiums and underwriting margins were strong in all three segments,&#8221; Schnitzer added.
The company repurchased 1.0 million shares during the fourth quarter at an average price of $255.41 per share for a total cost of $252 million.&nbsp;
The company declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.05 per share. The dividend is payable March 31, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 10.
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Francesca Cerruti, CEO of ab medica, emphasized their long history of introducing robotic-assisted surgery in Southern Europe.
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The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga&rsquo;s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga.

Nine international companies recently made their pitch to investors at the Deutsche Bank Depositary Receipts Virtual Investor Conference, held in conjunction with OTC Markets November 13-14. Here are the highlights (to watch a replay of the investor presentations at the conference, <a href="https://onlinexperiences.com/scripts/Server.nxp?LASCmd=AI%3A4%3BF%3AAPIUTILS!51004&amp;PageID=41FD63B1-2CF7-42A0-9EE2-9A3B72307647&amp;utm=&amp;utm_source=OTC%20Markets%20Email&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=Nov%20dbVIC">click here</a>).&nbsp;

Heineken (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HEINY#OTCQX">HEINY</a>)

Heineken&rsquo;s big initiative, according to Investor Relations Director Federico Castillo, is continuing its global diversification and limiting reliance on individual markets.&nbsp;

&ldquo;We used to be a very European-centric business 10-15 years ago,&rdquo; Castillo said. &ldquo;Heineken was concerned that it was overly exposed to markets that at that point in time were showing a frank decline.&rdquo;

Today, Heineken owns over 160 breweries in over 70 countries. Only two countries, Mexico and Vietnam, account for more than 10% of profits, and 56% of profits come from developing markets.&nbsp;

Hugo Boss (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BOSSY#OTCQX">BOSSY</a>)

Hugo Boss, the German fashion company fell short of expectations in its most recent quarter, missing estimates on both earnings and sales. The company cited macroeconomic uncertainties that weighed on consumer demand.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In North America, sales were down 8% on a year-over-year basis, impacted by general softness in local demand and a double-digit decline in the U.S. wholesale business. In Asia, sales were up 2% year-over-year despite the Hong Kong protests weighing on sales growth. Europe sales also rose 2% in the quarter, led by record same-store sales growth in France (though sales in home market Germany declined).&nbsp;

Looking further out the company is focused on the expansion of its footprint in mainland China, expanding online sales and growing its travel retail business.

Fresenius SE (OTCQX:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FSNUY#OTCQX">FSNUY</a>)

Fresenius is a global operator of hospitals and other health care facilities and is the world&#39;s largest provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases as well as Europe&#39;s leading private hospital operator.&nbsp;

According to Senior Vice President and Head of Investor Relations, Markus Georgi, 42% of Fresenius&rsquo; business comes from North America, while 43% comes from Europe, and 15% comes from the rest of the world, particularly China.&nbsp;

Georgi cited two key trends in healthcare that are driving the growth of the business: demographics and health care spending. Over 2 billion people will be over the age of 60 by 2050, according to the World Health Organization. And by 2022, one-third of all global health expenditure will occur in emerging economies, according to the World Economic Forum.&nbsp;

Hutchison China MediTech (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HCM#NASDAQ">HCM</a>)

Hutchinson China MediTech, known as Chi-Med, is a Hong Kong-based pharma company focused on developing drugs for oncology and autoimmune diseases. Chi-Med currently has a portfolio of eight cancer drug candidates in clinical studies around the world, five of which are in the U.S. and EU.&nbsp;

Christian Hogg, executive director and CEO of Chi-Med, singled out the company&rsquo;s pipeline and the changing regulatory landscape as key catalysts going forward. In 2018, the company launched Elunate, a treatment for colorectal cancer. The drug is commercialized by Eli Lilly (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LLY#NYSE">LLY</a>) and was the first-ever home-grown cancer drug launched in China.&nbsp;

&ldquo;What we&rsquo;re seeing is enormous regulatory reform in China, driving down the price of generic drugs, increasing access to innovating therapies, and that&rsquo;s where our portfolio fits in very nicely,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re seeing a terrific evolution of the Chinese biotech and pharma market towards helping patients with innovative therapies.&rdquo;

Suncorp Group (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNMCY#OTC">SNMCY</a>)

Suncorp is an Australian financial services provider with over 9.5 million customers and $96 billion in assets under management. The bank has three business lines: insurance in Australia, banking &amp; wealth, and insurance in New Zealand.&nbsp;

Suncorp has a 27% market share in Australia&rsquo;s personal lines markets and is Australia&rsquo;s largest personal injury insurer. In the banking and wealth segment, 81% of the bank&rsquo;s lending portfolio consists of retail mortgages, while commercial loans make up 11% and agricultural business loans make up the remaining 8%.&nbsp;

The key priorities for the firm, according to Kelly Hibbins, executive general manager, investor relations, are to increase investment in the bank&rsquo;s digital platform, increase growth in home and motor loans and continuing to target a net stable funding ratio comfortably above 105%.&nbsp;

Nordea Bank (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NRDBY#OTC">NRDBY</a>)

Nordea, the largest financial services firm in the four Nordic countries with around 10 million customers, also provided a quarterly update.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Though net interest income improved compared to the previous quarter, third-quarter results were defined by negative one-time events, according to Senior Investor Relations Officer Maria Caneman. A divestment, impairment charge, restructuring provision, and loan loss provision led to negative charges of 1.3 billion Euros.&nbsp;

Going forward, the company has a new CEO, business plan, financial targets, and dividend policy. As part of that plan, Nordea is aiming to cut costs by between 700-800 million Euros by 2022.&nbsp;

Telstra (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TLSYY#OTC">TLSYY</a>)

Telstra, Australia&rsquo;s leading telecommunications provider, reported third-quarter results in-line with previously issued guidance.&nbsp;

Leading the way for Telstra is its 5G developments. In the past year, Telestra became the first operator to launch 5G in the southern hemisphere, providing access to over 4 million Australians. By the end of 2020, they expect to increase 5G coverage almost five-fold to reach at least 35 Australian cities.&nbsp;

&ldquo;FY19 has been pivotal. Notwithstanding the intense competition we have faced and the challenging structural dynamics of our industry, it is a year in which we started to see the turning point in the fortunes of the company,&rdquo; said Head off Investor Relations Ross Moffat.&nbsp;

Serco Group (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SCGPY#OTC">SCGPY</a>)

Serco is a British provider of public services that operates in five main sectors: defense, justice &amp; immigration, transportation, health, and citizen services. The company most notably recently closed its $225 million acquisition of Naval Systems Base Unit, which it hopes will make it a top-tier supplier to the U.S. Navy as the Navy plans to expand its fleet from around 280 ships to 355 by 2034.&nbsp;

2019 will be the third year in a row that Serco order intake exceeds revenue, according to Head of Investor Relations Stuart Ford. The company received orders worth 14 billion pounds in the first half of 2019, up from 11 billion pounds on a year-over-year basis. In terms of revenue, Serco is guiding for 5-7% revenue growth in 2019.&nbsp;

Continental AG (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CTTAY#OTC">CTTAY</a>)

Continental is one of the largest automotive suppliers in the world. 60% of Continental&rsquo;s revenue comes from its automotive group, while the remaining comes from rubber products.&nbsp;

In terms of the overall market situation, the company is assuming no material recovery in the next five years. Continental is projecting live vehicle production in 2020 to be at the same level as in 2019, at best&mdash;if not decline for the third consecutive year. They&rsquo;re also seeing increasing headwinds in tire markets.&nbsp;

Continental&rsquo;s plan to weather the storm is to reduce costs by 500 million Euros by 2023 via a 5% headcount reduction and reductions in capex. They&rsquo;re also planning a complete spinoff of the powertrain business&mdash;for which it was previously planning on pursuing a partial IPO&mdash;and re-focusing on growth areas; specifically, the interior and tires divisions.&nbsp;

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