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BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) reported its third quarter financial results on Monday. The German pharmaceutical company beat both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) estimates for the quarter, sending the stock price higher. The company reported revenue of $3.392 billion vs. $2.024 billion expected.

EPS reported at $6.841 per share vs. $3.352 per share estimate. ''Thanks to our strong execution in the third quarter of 2022, we updated our COVID-19 vaccine revenue guidance for the year 2022 to the upper end of the original range. We started shipments of our Omicron-adapted bivalent vaccines early in September and we expect to carry on with our deliveries throughout the fourth quarter of 2022,'' Jens Holstein, CFO of BioNTech commented on the latest results. ''We believe in the potential of our COVID-19 franchise and plan to build on our leading position with ongoing innovations in this field. The power of our scientific innovation combined with our strong financial position allows us to accelerate and expand our diversified clinical pipeline and to create future growth in the interest of all stakeholders,'' Holstein concluded.

The stock was up by around 2% during the session on Monday following the latest results, trading at $155.52 a share. Stock performance 1 month: +16.38% 3 months: -7.00% Year-to-date: -38.93% 1 year: -35.10% BioNTech price targets JPMorgan: $132 Deutsche Bank: $250 HC Wainwright & Co.: $272 SVB Leerink: $224 Morgan Stanley: $194 Goldman Sachs: $206 BioNTech SE is the 411 th largest company in the world with a market cap of $38.46 billion. You can trade BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) and many other stocks from the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, ASX, LSE and DE with GO Markets as a Share CFD.

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The US midterm elections are coming up next week on 8 November and have the potential to have a big say on the direction and volatility of the US and global markets. All the 435 seats in the House of representatives will be decided upon. Currently, the makeup of the house includes 220 Democrats, 212 republicans and 3 vacant seats.

The senate is just as intriguing with the senate essentially split 50 – 50, with the Democrats having the support of 2 independents. This means that Vice President, Kamala Harris has the deciding opinion on bills that get put forward. It also means that the Republicans only need one more seat to take control of the senate.

This is crucial because it means if the Republicans take control, then bills put forward by Democrats will face a much tougher road to turn into law. It is also possible that the Republicans could take both the senate and the house of representatives which would make it almost impossible for the Democrats and Joe Biden to pass any legislation. Impact on the Markets When US elections occur, there tends to be a decrease in performance before the election and increase in volatility around the US markets.

After the election there is usually a period of growth for equities. The issue at the forefront of all American’s minds is still inflation and the new government will deal with it. A major impact on the economy may be the government’s ability to deal with issues surrounding the economy such as inflation, a recession, or other fiscal matters.

For instance, a gridlocked congress will restrict the President’s ability come up with policies that the Republicans will ok. The president may have to resort to using Executive orders which are more limited in scope and done without support of congress. More responsibility might be taken by the Federal Reserve to loosen monetary policy to fight a potential recession without fiscal support.

This bodes well for the equities market and dampen some of the strength of the US dollar. From a more ideological perspective, Biden’s push for environmental and sustainability reform. Biden and the democrats have pushed forward policies that have supported these developments.

Therefore, money flow away from these sectors if that support gets pushed away. Ultimately, the midterm elections will likely have some effect on both the direction and volatility of the market. A swing towards the Republicans may see a shift in volatility and sentiment across the economy.

Another day, another hike. On Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve announced its latest policy decision to raise its interest rates from 3.25% to 4%, to its highest level since January 2008. On Thursday, it was the Bank of England's turn to announce its decision.

As expected, the central bank raised its interest rates by 0.75% to 4%. It was the highest single increase since 1989. Inflation Bank of England highlighted that its biggest job is to bring inflation back to its 2% target.

The bank expects inflation to rise in Q4 but start falling from early next year. ''Inflation is too high. It is well above our 2% target. High energy, food and other bills are hitting people hard,'' the bank said in a statement. ''It’s our job to make sure that inflation returns to our 2% target.

This month we have raised our interest rate to 3%. In total, since December 2021, we have increased our interest rate from 0.1% to 3%.'' ''What will happen to interest rates will depend on what happens in the economy. At the moment, we expect inflation to fall sharply from the middle of next year.'' Economic outlook As for the economy, the central bank did not have the most positive outlook for the near future.

It now expects the recession to last for a prolonged period. ''There has been a material tightening in financial conditions, including the elevated path of market interest rates. In addition, high energy prices continue to weigh on spending, despite an assumption of some fiscal support for household energy bills over the next two years. As a result, the UK economy is expected to remain in recession throughout 2023 and 2024 H1, and GDP is expected to recover only gradually thereafter.'' Market reaction The Pound was weaker against all major currencies on Thursday, falling the most vs. the US Dollar.

Cable was down by around 1.93%, trading at 1.11771 level. The next Bank of England rate decision will be on 15th December.

Airbnb Inc. (NAS:ABNB) reported its latest financial results after the closing bell in the US on Tuesday. World’s second largest online travel company beat both revenue and earnings per share (EPS) estimates for the quarter. Revenue reported at $2.884 billion (up by 29% year-over-year) vs. $2.852 billion expected.

EPS at $1.79 per share (up by 46% year-over-year) vs. $1.485 per share estimate. ''Q3 was our biggest and most profitable quarter ever despite geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds,'' Airbnb wrote in a letter to shareholders. ''In Q3 2022, we had nearly 100 million Nights and Experiences Booked, up 25 percent year-over-year, and $15.6 billion in Gross Booking Value, up 31 percent year-over-year (or 40% ex-FX). Revenue grew 29 percent year-over-year (or 36% ex-FX) to $2.9 billion—our highest quarter ever.'' ''We also had our most profitable quarter with net income of $1.2 billion, up 46 percent year-over-year, representing a 42 percent net income margin. Free cash flow of $960 million increased more than 80 percent from a year ago.

And, over the last twelve months, we generated $3.3 billion in FCF, representing a FCF margin of more than 40 percent. ''Our Q3 results demonstrate that Airbnb continues to drive growth and profitability at scale. And regardless of continued macro uncertainties, we believe we’re well positioned for the road ahead.'' The company expects revenue of between $1.80 billion to $1.88 billion in Q4, which represent growth of between 17% and 23% year-over-year. Shares of Airbnb were trading lower on Wednesday, despite beating Q3 estimates due to future outlook.

The stock was down by around 10% at $97.80 a share. Stock performance 1 month: -12.18% 3 months: -14.67% Year-to-date: -41.05% 1 year: -43.23% Airbnb price targets Morgan Stanley: $110 Mizuho: $125 Baird: $120 UBS: $112 Credit Suisse: $154 Goldman Sachs: $98 Piper Sandler: $110 Keybanc: $142 Jefferies: $138 Airbnb Inc. is the 208 th largest company in the world with a market cap of $63.27 billion. You can trade Airbnb Inc. (NAS:ABNB) and many other stocks from the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, ASX, LSE and DE with GO Markets as a Share CFD.

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Shares of Pfizer rise as Q3 earnings beat estimates Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) reported its latest financial results for the third quarter before the opening bell on Tuesday in the US. The US pharmaceutical company reported revenue of $22.638 billion (down 6% year-over-year) vs. $21.072 billion expected. Earnings per share reported at $1.78 per share vs. $1.387 per share estimate.

David Denton, CFO of Pfizer commented on the results: ''Third-quarter results demonstrated commercial strength across many areas of our business but was somewhat obscured by the incredibly strong performance in the prior year. We saw strong operational performance this quarter from key brands such as Paxlovid and Eliquis, particularly in the U.S., as well as the continued impressive launch of Prevnar 20 for adults in the U.S. In addition, we continue to make progress toward our goal of adding at least $25 billion in risk adjusted 2030 revenues to Pfizer’s portfolio through business development.

Since we last reported earnings, we completed the acquisitions of Biohaven and Global Blood Therapeutics, each of which bring significant scientific breakthroughs to Pfizer and which present opportunities where we believe we can add great value.'' ''I look forward to continuing to execute on Pfizer’s strategies to deliver breakthroughs to patients and value to shareholders,'' Denton concluded. The stock was up by around 3% on Tuesday, trading at $47.94 a share. Stock performance 1 month: +7.85% 3 months: -3.50% Year-to-date: -18.80% 1 year: +5.50% Pfizer price targets Morgan Stanley: $50 Barclays: $44 SVB Leerink: $48 Wells Fargo: $55 Citigroup: $57 B of A Securities: $70 Pfizer is the 27 th largest company in the world with a market cap of $269.29 billion.

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NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO) reported its latest delivery numbers for October on Tuesday. The Chinese electric vehicle company delivered 10,059 cars last month – up by 174.3% year-over-year. The deliveries in October consisted of: 5,979 premium smart electric SUV’s 4,080 premium smart electric sedans Production and deliveries were impacted by supply chain issues and other constraints caused by COVID-19 outbreaks in certain parts of China, according to the company.

NIO has delivered a total of 259,563 electric vehicles as of October 31, 2022. The stock made some gains on Tuesday, up by around 2% at $9.93 a share. Shares of NIO have plummeted by over 75% in the past year.

Stock performance 1 month: -40.68% 3 month: -50.82% Year-to-date: -68.67% 1 year: -75.97% NIO price targets Morgan Stanley: $31 HSBC: $28 Goldman Sachs: $56 Barclays: $34 Mizuho: $42 Citigroup: $31.3 B of A Securities: $26 UBS: $32 Barclays: $19 NIO is the 22 nd largest automaker in the world with a market cap of $16.56 billion. You can trade NIO Inc. (NYSE:NIO) and many other stocks from the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, ASX, LSE and DE with GO Markets as a Share CFD. Sources: NIO Inc., TardingView, Benzinga, CompaniesMarketCap