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UBS noted that its proprietary viewership tracker shows a rebound in consumption following a slowdown linked to Netflix’s paid-sharing crackdown and delayed content releases.
UBS Wealth Management USA today announced that Ryan Stevens has joined the firm as a Financial Advisor in the Billings office. Ryan will be joining Montana Wealth Advisors, a nine-person team responsible for managing over $1.5 billion in client assets. Ryan joins the firm’s Pacific Northwest Market, led by Market Executive Rob Giordano and Market Director Joe Hertig.
UBS today announced that 65 financial advisors in the firm’s Florida Wealth Management Market have been named to the Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list for 2025. Among those recognized, UBS advisor Christopher Aitken was named #1 in the Jacksonville area, and Naples-based advisors Joe Matina and Jason Stephens were recognized in the top 250 advisors nationally by Forbes.
Shares of automotive manufacturer General Motors (NYSE:GM)
fell 5.9% in the afternoon session after UBS downgraded its rating from Buy to Neutral, signaling a more cautious outlook on the stock's near-term potential. The firm also lowered its price target from $64 to $51, citing reduced earnings expectations.
The new trade policies, UBS said, are raising the cost of making a vehicle, subsequently raising the cost of a vehicle for consumers and negatively impacting demand.
Shares of electric vehicle pioneer Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) fell 10.7% in the afternoon session after Wall Street sentiment toward the company turned more bearish, with several analysts cutting their forecasts and price targets. UBS analyst Joseph Spak issued the most bearish outlook, slashing his price target to $19, implying a potential 30% downside. Spak warned that while lower 2025 earnings expectations were becoming consensus, the broader earnings trajectory for Tesla still appeared overly optimistic and remained vulnerable to further downward revisions after Q1 2025 earnings are released.
Similarly, Goldman Sachs lowered its price target from $275 to $260, reflecting growing near-term risks. The firm pointed to weakening auto demand, softer consumer sentiment, rising tariff-related costs, particularly within Tesla's Energy division, and increasing uncertainty around U.S. EV policy. Despite these headwinds, Goldman highlighted that the long-term potential from Tesla's AI-driven initiatives could serve as a meaningful offset, providing an avenue for future growth beyond its traditional automotive business.
Separately, stocks gave back some of the gains from the previous day as the White House clarified the tariffs on imports from China would add up to 145%, while the baseline 10% tariffs remained in place for all countries. This reminded investors that the global trade environment remained volatile, limiting the potential for sustained market gains.
Also President Trump said he was willing to accept pain in the short term, and was aware his policies could cause a recession, but he remained more mindful of a more severe case of economic depression (higher unemployment and prolonged downturn).
For investors, this suggested that the administration could prioritize long-term structural shifts over near-term economic stability, further increasing policy-driven risk in the markets.
TD Cowen said Affirm as one of the top performing buy-now-pay-later brands in the U.S. with a full-suite point-of-sale lending capability versus peers.
UBS expects the price of the top-tier iPhone 16 Pro Max 1 TB storage capacity to rise to $2,062 versus the $2,300 estimated by Rosenblatt Securities last week.
UBS Investment Bank today announced coupon payments for 9 ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes traded on the NYSE Arca and expected coupon payments for 3 ETRACS Exchange Traded Notes traded on NASDAQ (together, the “ETNs”).
