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Medline stock fell 2.0% in pre-market trading to $36.40 amid newly announced securities fraud investigations and renewed regulatory scrutiny after an FDA warning letter. The company has been coping with a post-earnings pullback driven by weaker profitability, tariff-related import costs and margin pressure, while a large late-May secondary share sa…
Hedge funds trimmed positions in the largest U.S. technology stocks and in some cases took on bearish bets in the days before SpaceX's planned initial public offering, according to a JPMorgan note released late Thursday. The group of stocks known as the "Magnificent Seven" - Nvidia, Apple, Amazon.com, Alphabet, Meta, Tesla, and Microsoft - fell fro…
A comprehensive reform of European Union asylum and migration rules, agreed in 2024 and implemented after a two-year transition, comes into force across the 27-member bloc. The package tightens border management, speeds case processing, expands digital tracking, and seeks greater returns of failed asylum seekers. While leaders praise its balance of…
Citi has upgraded Advanced Micro Devices to Buy from Neutral and increased its price target to $575 from $460, arguing that the market has not fully priced AMD's emergence as a credible second source in the GPU market. The bank raised near-term earnings estimates, flagged a large Meta deal as central to its thesis, and substantially increased its A…
Kaspi.kz held an Extraordinary General Meeting where shareholders approved a dividend payment of 850 tenge per common share for Q1 2026, with payments commencing on June 11, 2026. Additionally, the company appointed three members to its Counting commission with unlimited terms.
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals presented new clinical and real-world evidence highlighting the effectiveness of its hereditary angioedema (HAE) portfolio, including ORLADEYO, an oral prophylactic treatment, and investigational monoclonal antibody navenibart. Data demonstrated sustained reductions in HAE attack rates, healthcare utilization, and positive …
Kymera Therapeutics announced Phase 1 clinical results for KT-621, its first-in-class oral STAT6 degrader, presented at the Japanese Dermatological Association meeting. The study in healthy Japanese adults showed favorable safety, pharmacokinetics, and strong STAT6 degradation consistent with previous data. Parallel Phase 2b trials in atopic dermat…
MBX Biosciences released one-year data from its ongoing open-label extension study of once-weekly canvuparatide in chronic hypoparathyroidism patients, showing sustained responder rates, normalization of calcium levels, improved kidney function, and bone metabolism restoration with good tolerance. The Phase 3 trial initiation is on track for Q3 202…
Village Farms International, Inc. announces the launch of the Pure Sunfarms Pink Kush Cured Resin 510 Vape in Canada, extending their top-selling Pink Kush strain into the rapidly expanding vape segment. The product offers a true-to-flower experience with premium cured resin, aiming to capture growth in the Canadian cannabis vape market, which is t…
Fervo Energy, a NASDAQ-listed independent power producer specializing in Enhanced Geothermal Systems, will report its first quarter 2026 financial and operational results on June 22, 2026, with a webcast and conference call scheduled to discuss the details. The company emphasizes its role in advancing clean, reliable geothermal energy to meet incre…
Aegon has been executing a multi-year simplification plan and concentrating its operations on the U.S. market. That operational clarity, together with ongoing disposals and a more disciplined capital deployment stance, creates a tactically attractive long trade. Entry at $1.80, stop at $1.40 and target at $2.50 reflects the view that value is resur…
New Oriental Education & Technology shares rose in pre-market trading after Goldman Sachs raised its rating to Buy and set a $65 12-month target. The bank highlighted an unusually low forward valuation, a large net cash buffer and expected margin expansion, while broader U.S. market strength amplified the move.
SailPoint Technologies stock is trading lower in pre-market hours after its fiscal first quarter 2027 report left investors focused on forward guidance that missed consensus. While the company beat on adjusted earnings per share and topped revenue forecasts, a Q2 EPS midpoint and full-year revenue range that came in under or at the low end of analy…
A senior Ukrainian defence official says artificial intelligence is already reshaping combat in Ukraine and predicts a broader shift as AI systems are integrated into weapons and command networks. The defence ministry's AI research centre seeks to unify data and weapons systems to speed battlefield decisions, while foreign companies and allies supp…
Wolfe Research opened coverage of SpaceX with an Outperform rating and a $175 price target following the company’s historic IPO priced at $135 a share. The firm valued the offering at $75 billion raised and a $1.77 trillion market capitalization. Wolfe’s thesis emphasizes steep revenue growth and margin expansion driven by Starlink connectivity and…
Goldman Sachs cites three principal factors - energy market uncertainty driven by natural gas dynamics, a firmer interest-rate backdrop, and Europe’s relatively small allocation to artificial intelligence-related technology stocks - as the main reasons European equities have underperformed global markets by roughly 7% since the conflict began.
China's banks extended 520 billion yuan in new yuan loans in May, a recovery from April's monthly contraction but below analyst forecasts. Ongoing weakness in the property sector and subdued household borrowing weighed on overall loan demand, while broad monetary aggregates and total social financing showed only modest change from April.
A World Health Organization epidemiologist based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said gaps in surveillance and limited isolation capacity mean the current Ebola outbreak could be more widespread than official figures indicate. The outbreak, involving the Bundibugyo strain for which there is no approved treatment or vaccine, has reached new …
This week markets oscillated as the largest IPO in history met renewed fighting in the Middle East and hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation prints. SpaceX’s unprecedented listing, companion filings from AI companies and a sizable fundraising by Super Micro Computer reshaped equity flows, while elevated inflation readings, central bank moves and the …
Citi Research warns that failure by the UK government to reach its NATO-committed defence spending target would materially cut the fair values of several UK defence contractors. The bank models outcomes under three spending paths - 3.5% (Citi base case), 3.0% and the government-proposed 2.68% of GDP - and shows Babcock, BAE Systems and QinetiQ woul…
Officials from France said senior executives from leading AI and technology firms are expected to attend the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains from June 15 to 17. The gathering of G7 heads of state and EU representatives will include a working lunch with business leaders to discuss technology regulation, AI infrastructure and networks, and leaders will …
Italy's Treasury is considering a new bond exclusively for institutional investors that would be linked to domestic inflation and modelled on its euro zone-linked BTPs. The instrument, which could be issued next year depending on market conditions, is part of a broader strategy to expand and diversify the investor base while meeting sizeable fundin…
The Bank of Japan is considering suspending the scheduled reduction in its government bond purchases from April 2027, according to several people familiar with the matter. The decision is likely to be tightly contested among the BOJ's nine-member board as officials weigh market stability against a steady path to shrink the central bank's large bala…
U.S. futures climbed as comments from President Donald Trump raised the prospect of a near-term agreement to end the Middle East conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, easing energy-driven inflation pressures. Investors also prepared for the highly anticipated Nasdaq debut of SpaceX, a listing projected to be the largest in U.S. history by valua…
Air India will defer aircraft deliveries, reduce flights and postpone expansion projects as majority owner Tata Group orders the carrier to focus on cutting a record annual loss of roughly $3 billion. The airline is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing to slow deliveries of as many as 500 previously ordered planes and is reassessing route launches an…
