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Barclays upgraded Zillow from Underweight to Equal Weight and increased its price target to $72 from $66, pointing to improved execution at the company even as the U.S. housing market faces persistent challenges. The firm highlighted Zillow's recent revenue and adjusted EBITDA performance, a more palatable valuation versus expected growth, and an e…
Poland's WIG30 index closed lower, falling 0.46% as losses concentrated in the Banking, Chemicals and Information Technology sectors offset gains in select miners, energy and utilities names. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodity and FX moves included notable rises in crude benchmarks and a firmer zloty versus the euro and dollar.
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 closed lower on Thursday, slipping 1.24% as declines in the Technology, Healthcare and Chemicals sectors weighed on the market. AP Moeller - Maersk's share classes and Coloplast were among the session's gainers, while Novo Nordisk, Oersted and Jyske Bank posted notable declines. Commodity prices moved sharply, …
Royal Caribbean raised its fiscal 2026 profit guidance and reported robust booking trends during the January-to-March Wave selling period. The company said roughly two-thirds of 2026 capacity is already sold at record pricing and flagged higher onboard and pre-cruise spending, prompting a near 16% jump in its stock and gains across peers.
Airbus has started a sales push aimed at securing sufficient commitments from carriers and leasing firms to justify developing a larger A220 variant, roughly 180 seats and labelled A220-500. The initiative is preparing the ground for formal negotiations and could lead to a launch announcement as early as the Farnborough Airshow in July, with Airbus…
Carvana shares fell sharply on Wednesday after allegations tied to the company's dealings with DriveTime circulated following a Freedom of Information Act release of DriveTime's 2024 10-K related to a class-action lawsuit. BTIG analyst Marvin Fong said the most serious accusations lack foundation, disputing calculations regarding leverage, servicin…
Norwegian equities closed higher on Thursday with the Oslo OBX index up 0.70% to a record. Strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities helped lift the market. SalMar, TGS NOPEC and Aker BP were among the top performers, while Nel, Nordic Semiconductor and Norwegian Air Shuttle lagged. Commodity and curr…
The TA 35 closed modestly lower, down 0.04%, as declines in Technology, Biomed and Real Estate sectors outweighed gains among select large caps. Volume of losers outpaced winners by a wide margin. Energy benchmarks and currency markets moved higher, while gold futures fell sharply during the session.
ASML's recent quarterly report initially sent the Dutch lithography specialist to fresh market highs, but doubts about its capacity to meet an unprecedented order backlog prompted a decline. The stock has surged this month amid heightened AI-driven demand, yet trades at a rich multiple, prompting debate among investors and analysts over how much gr…
Shares of major gold and silver mining companies fell sharply on Thursday as bullion prices eased from recent highs. Gold-focused miners lost roughly 4% to 6%, while silver producers recorded larger percentage declines, with some names tumbling as much as 8%. The sector's sensitivity to metal prices amplified the moves following a period of strong …
Greek equities ended Thursday’s session in negative territory, with the Athens General Composite declining 0.54%. Losses were concentrated in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors, although several individual stocks posted strong gains. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodity and currency markets showed notable moves during the sessio…
KeyBanc Capital Markets identified six consumer and retail companies it views as best positioned to grow through 2026. The list spotlights firms with strategic initiatives, market share gains, and potential operational improvements across e-commerce, grocery, convenience retail, discount retail, mattress retailing, and home goods.
First Solar shares fell sharply after comments from Tesla leadership about building integrated, large-scale solar cell production raised concerns about future module supply and pricing. BMO Capital Markets lowered its rating on First Solar and trimmed its price target, citing the potential for Tesla to expand U.S. manufacturing capacity and the res…
Trading on Thursday produced notable divergences across market-cap segments. Several large-cap technology names, including Microsoft and Salesforce, posted steep declines, while travel and leisure names such as Royal Caribbean and Southwest Airlines delivered strong gains. The session featured heavy losses among many mid- and large-cap technology a…
Oracle Corp. has seen its share price fall by over 50% from the record high set last year, wiping out about $463 billion in market capitalization as investor enthusiasm for AI-linked investments cools and scrutiny grows around the company’s relationships with OpenAI and related capital deployments. Broader technology sector weakness, amplified by a…
Turkish equities closed higher on Thursday, led by gains in the Leasing & Factoring, Banking and Wholesale & Retail Trade groups. The BIST 100 rose 3.16% to a fresh all-time high, with notable winners including Turkiye Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS, Cw Enerji and Kiler Holding. Commodity and currency markets posted mixed moves alongside the rally.
The latest note from Sevens warns that President Donald Trump’s apparent endorsement of a softer U.S. dollar has become an additional force pushing the economy toward a so-called "run-hot" state. The firm says the administration’s broader policy moves were already heating activity, and that further dollar depreciation amplifies inflationary pressur…
ByteDance and Alibaba are preparing to introduce upgraded AI models during the Lunar New Year holiday in mid-February. ByteDance plans to release three models spanning language, image and video generation, while Alibaba is expected to launch an advanced reasoning model. Both companies are leveraging the holiday period for heightened user attention …
AMC Entertainment said it expects a fourth-quarter net loss of $127.4 million, wider than analyst estimates, and reached an agreement with certain creditors - including those tied to its Odeon European unit - that could allow debt refinancing to reduce interest costs and push out maturities. The company reported only modest year-over-year box offic…
On Jan 29 U.S. software shares tumbled after mixed results from major vendors heightened investor concern that AI-related entrants could erode demand for traditional enterprise software. ServiceNow plunged after its post-earnings move despite topping annual subscription revenue estimates, while SAP sank following a cautious cloud outlook and weaker…
Morocco's equity benchmark closed marginally lower on Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.04% as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors outweighed strength in several individual names. Lesieur Cristal, Managem and SMI posted the session's biggest gains, while S2M, Ste de Travaux de Realisation d’Ouvrages et de Constucti…
ESS Tech, Inc. (NYSE: GWH) saw its stock fall 10.4% following the announcement of a registered direct offering valued at approximately $15 million. The package includes common shares or pre-funded warrants priced at $1.75 per unit, with the pre-funded warrants carrying an exercise price of $0.00001 and immediate exercisability. Aegis Capital Corp. …
Carvana shares climbed 6% after tumbling 14% the prior day following a short report. Several Wall Street analysts publicly disputed key assertions in the report, defended Carvana’s business metrics, and reiterated favorable ratings and targets for the stock. The short report focused on Carvana’s relationship with DriveTime.
Olenox Industries reported plans to acquire the midstream operations and transportation assets of CPE Gathering MidCon, LLC from Vivakor for about $36 million, a transaction to be paid with a mix of cash, a promissory note, and both common and preferred stock. The deal is underpinned by a take-or-pay guarantee from Vivakor that specifies $4.56 mill…
Innodata Inc. shares climbed 13.8% Thursday after the company said it was selected to provide training data and data engineering services to Palantir Technologies. The contract covers specialized annotation of thousands of hours of rodeo video, multimodal data engineering and generative-AI workflow support to help Palantir develop computer vision m…
