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Options pricing indicates Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) could see a 6.1% price move when it reports quarterly results on Aug. 4 before the market opens, based on Bloomberg-compiled options data. Historical comparisons show the stock has moved more than the options-implied expectation in five of the last eight earnings periods listed.
New research and interviews indicate a marked decline in the diversity of newly appointed independent directors to S&P 500 boards, with companies naming fewer women and racial minorities in the year ended April 30. The trend coincides with federal action targeting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, legal developments, and a pullback from …
Apple Inc.'s market capitalization crossed the $5 trillion threshold briefly on Tuesday as shares rose early in the session. The intraday high pushed Apple above the milestone before the stock retreated below it; a close above $340.43 is required for the company to officially register a $5 trillion market value. Nvidia previously reached a record $…
Wells Fargo has downgraded Levi Strauss from Overweight to Equal Weight while holding a $25 price target. The bank says the company's strong share performance and upward revisions to revenue guidance have been largely priced in, and it flagged margin execution and an upcoming CFO retirement as near-term risks that warrant a more cautious stance.
The U.S. has signaled backing for the Ampasindava rare earths development in Madagascar, where London-listed Harena Rare Earths plans a roughly $150 million project. The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has committed up to $4.48 million toward pilot plant work, laboratory testing and environmental programmes, part of a broader U.S…
Cullinan Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CGEM) saw its stock rise modestly after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provided positive feedback during an End-of-Phase 1 meeting regarding CLN-049, the company's FLT3xCD3 T cell engager for acute myeloid leukemia. Based on the discussions, Cullinan will initiate a potentially registrational Phase 2 study in re…
ICON plc (NASDAQ: ICLR) saw its stock climb 7.8% after unveiling a multi-year partnership with Anthropic to integrate Claude AI across its Orbis clinical trial platform. The collaboration will develop four production capabilities and roll out role-specific Claude tools across ICON’s workforce, targeting operational constraints such as enrollment de…
Moonshot AI is reportedly exploring development of Kimi K4, a model larger than its current K3, and is seeking additional Nvidia Blackwell-class chips to train it. Sources say K3 was trained using Nvidia hardware, and there is disagreement over whether all training occurred outside China. U.S. export controls and Chinese cross-border data rules com…
Visa shares moved higher in pre-market trading after the payments giant revealed plans to cut roughly 2,600 roles - about 7% of its workforce - with the reductions focused in technology and product functions. The announcement, made in a staff memo from CEO Ryan McInerney circulated on Tuesday morning by Bloomberg, combined with fresh analyst upgrad…
BofA Securities moved Honeywell Technologies from Underperform to Neutral and raised its price target to $265 from $205 after the company delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, beat BofA's EPS estimate, and provided an upgraded full-year 2026 outlook. The brokerage pointed to broad-based order growth, a healthier backlog and impro…
Apple is developing a small wall- or desk-mounted smart display running a customized OS that merges elements of tvOS, watchOS, and iOS. The roughly 7-inch square device uses facial recognition and spatial sensing to personalize the interface and manage home functions; it will be joined by refreshed Apple TV and HomePod mini models as part of an ini…
Mercedes-Benz's chief executive said the automaker will take necessary steps to protect its business in the United States after U.S. lawmakers moved to tighten restrictions that could, in theory, bar the company from selling cars there because its two largest shareholders are Chinese. The CEO said Mercedes is closely watching the debate, engaging w…
ProMIS Neurosciences saw a sharp pre-market rise after releasing blinded six-month interim safety and biomarker results from its PRECISE-AD Phase 1b trial of lead Alzheimer’s candidate PMN310. The dataset covering 136 patients reported zero incidents of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities-edema (ARIA-E), a low total ARIA rate of 4.4% limited to m…
JPMorgan reiterated a positive view on the U.S. healthcare sector, arguing that it combines sustained growth, strong profitability and attractive valuations at a time when investor capital has concentrated on AI themes. The firm highlights years of underperformance, multiple drawdowns and a significant drop in index weight as evidence that the sect…
Cullinan Therapeutics shares climbed in pre-market trading after the company reported constructive FDA feedback from an End-of-Phase 1 meeting on CLN-049, a FLT3xCD3 bispecific T cell engager for relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia. The firm said it plans to begin a potentially registrational Phase 2 study in Q3 2026, using a short dose-opti…
Repligen shares rose in pre-market trading following a second-quarter report that topped consensus on both adjusted EPS and revenue, a raised full-year 2026 EPS outlook, and a notable analyst upgrade. Management highlighted organic growth and sustained order momentum, while an agreed acquisition expands the company's exposure to new modalities.
ICON stock climbed 5.3% in pre-market trading following a multi-year collaboration with Anthropic to integrate Claude AI functionality across the company’s Orbis AI platform. The alliance targets four specific production capabilities spanning site intelligence, predictive enrollment risk monitoring, protocol amendment reduction, and ecosystem integ…
Asbury Automotive shares rose in pre-market trading after the Atlanta-based auto retailer reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS of $6.82, beating the consensus estimate of $6.46. Revenue of $4.4 billion was roughly flat year-over-year and slightly below expectations, while GAAP net income declined about 25% to $115 million. Strength in used-veh…
Alkermes shares slid in pre-market trading after the company reported Q2 2026 results. While adjusted EPS beat consensus and revenue outpaced estimates, the reaffirmed full-year 2026 revenue guidance midpoint came in below analyst projections, prompting a pullback in a stock that had rallied substantially year-to-date.
SK Hynix's $26.5 billion Nasdaq listing on July 10, 2026 - one of the largest U.S. and global floats ever - has quickly given way to heavy volatility. ADR shares have slid beneath the IPO price amid a rapid compression of the initial ADR premium, downward earnings revisions from Korean brokers, an unexpected Bank of Korea rate increase and a shock …
JetBlue reported a larger year-over-year net loss in the second quarter as a sharp rise in jet fuel expenses pressured margins. Stronger demand and higher fares helped the carrier recover more fuel costs than previously expected, prompting it to reinstate its annual revenue per available seat mile outlook and set a long-term profit target of at lea…
Axon Enterprise (AXON) reports quarterly results after the market close on Aug 5. Shares recently traded at $525.48 (approximately $534.84 pre-market), about 41% below the 52-week high of $885.92 despite a 29.33% rally over the last three months. Consensus forecasts call for $876.46 million in revenue, roughly a 30% year-over-year increase, and $1.…
Company officers and board members disclosed several notable insider stock purchases and sales in filings covering late July. Significant buys included stakes in Oak Valley Bancorp, Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp., Energizer Holdings, McCormick & Co., and Greenwich LifeSciences. Major sales were reported at Datadog, Safety Insurance Group and Unite…
Visa plans to reduce its global workforce by roughly 7%, or about 2,600 positions, with the reductions mainly concentrated in technology and product groups. The company says artificial intelligence has eliminated some repetitive tasks and accelerated product development but was not the only reason for the cuts. Visa is due to report quarterly resul…
Futures tied to Canada’s primary equity benchmark rose modestly on Tuesday as market participants digested ongoing developments in the Middle East and prepared for a week dense with corporate earnings and central bank decisions. Strength in technology helped push the main S&P/TSX composite to a fresh close above last week’s record, while U.S. and A…
