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INNIO Group Begins Roadshow for Up to $2.03 Billion Nasdaq IPO

INNIO Group Begins Roadshow for Up to $2.03 Billion Nasdaq IPO

INNIO Group has initiated a roadshow tied to an offering of 75 million common shares by a selling shareholder and filed to list its shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as "INIO." The company has set an IPO price range of $24.00 to $27.00 per share, which would raise up to $2.03 billion at the top of the range, and has granted underwriters a 3…

Goldman Sachs Lowers Taylor Wimpey to Sell, Cuts 12-Month Target to 75p

Goldman Sachs Lowers Taylor Wimpey to Sell, Cuts 12-Month Target to 75p

Goldman Sachs has downgraded Taylor Wimpey Plc to a "sell" recommendation from "neutral" and reduced its 12-month price target to 75 pence from 95 pence. The bank warns that escalating construction costs and weakening pricing in Southern England and London are eroding earnings at a rate materially worse than comparable housebuilders, prompting cuts…

Applied Aerospace & Defense Files for NYSE IPO to Raise Up to $682.5 Million

Applied Aerospace & Defense Files for NYSE IPO to Raise Up to $682.5 Million

Applied Aerospace & Defense, based in Huntsville, Alabama, filed to sell 32,500,000 shares in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange at a proposed price range of $18 to $21 per share, potentially raising as much as $682.5 million. The company, formed last year through a combination of legacy manufacturers, supplies space and defe…

Exxon Shares Slide as Oil Falls on Iran Talks and Governance Pressure Ahead of Shareholders' Meeting

Exxon Shares Slide as Oil Falls on Iran Talks and Governance Pressure Ahead of Shareholders' Meeting

Exxon Mobil shares fell in pre-market trading after a significant drop in crude prices driven by diplomatic movement between the U.S. and Iran that raised the prospect of reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The decline is compounded by governance tensions ahead of ExxonMobil’s virtual annual meeting on May 27, 2026, where proposals including a redomici…

Micron Shares Jump After UBS Triples Price Target, Citing Multi-Year Contracts and Durable AI Memory Demand

Micron Shares Jump After UBS Triples Price Target, Citing Multi-Year Contracts and Durable AI Memory Demand

Micron Technology stock jumped sharply in premarket trading after UBS raised its price target to $1,625 from $535 and materially lifted EPS estimates for 2027-2029. The bank pointed to multi-year supply agreements with fixed volume commitments and partially fixed pricing, and noted significant DDR volumes are locked in at pricing slightly below cur…

Barclays: Miners’ Share Prices Imply Commodity Levels Below Current Spots for Some Metals

Barclays: Miners’ Share Prices Imply Commodity Levels Below Current Spots for Some Metals

Barclays' latest modeling indicates that several major iron ore and copper producers have embedded implied commodity prices that differ materially from prevailing spot levels. Iron ore names such as BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale are pricing iron ore at $98 per ton versus a spot price of $109 per ton. Copper-exposed stocks show a range from sizeable premi…

Quantinuum Files for U.S. IPO, Seeks Valuation up to $12.7 Billion

Quantinuum Files for U.S. IPO, Seeks Valuation up to $12.7 Billion

Quantinuum, the quantum computing company spun out of Honeywell and merged with Cambridge Quantum, has filed for a U.S. initial public offering. The Broomfield, Colorado-based firm intends to offer roughly 21,052,632 shares at a price range of $45 to $50 per share, aiming to raise up to $1.05 billion and to reach a market valuation of as much as $1…

Wacker Chemie Shares Slip After UBS Lowers Rating, Citing Limited Upside

Wacker Chemie Shares Slip After UBS Lowers Rating, Citing Limited Upside

Shares of Wacker Chemie AG fell just over 3% after UBS downgraded the German specialty chemicals group from "buy" to "neutral," arguing that a roughly 40% year-to-date rally has narrowed the stock's potential upside. While UBS lifted its 12-month price target to €104 from €84, the firm highlighted several unresolved catalysts and trimmed earnings a…

AutoZone EPS Tops Estimates but Revenue Miss Trims Stock Reaction

AutoZone EPS Tops Estimates but Revenue Miss Trims Stock Reaction

AutoZone reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share that exceeded analyst forecasts, yet a small revenue shortfall prompted a near 4% premarket decline in the stock. The company posted higher net income and continued global store expansion, while gross margin was pressured by a non-cash LIFO effect even as operating expense efficiency impro…

Quantinuum Seeks Up to $12.7 Billion Valuation in U.S. IPO

Quantinuum Seeks Up to $12.7 Billion Valuation in U.S. IPO

Quantinuum, the quantum computing company that emerged from Honeywell’s separation and a merger with Cambridge Quantum, is pursuing a U.S. initial public offering that would value the firm at as much as $12.7 billion. The Broomfield, Colorado-based company plans to sell roughly 21.05 million shares at $45 to $50 each to raise up to $1.05 billion, f…

Analyst Downgrades Chip Names, Citing Tight Supply Chains and Slowing AI Infrastructure Spend

Analyst Downgrades Chip Names, Citing Tight Supply Chains and Slowing AI Infrastructure Spend

Northland lowered ratings on Astera Labs, Intel and Semtech to Market Perform, warning that semiconductor valuations assume near-perfect conditions while near-term risks from supply disruptions, constrained hyperscaler finances and rising AI training costs have increased. The firm also highlighted regional utility restrictions and a strong El Nino …

Ferrari’s Luce: A Deliberate Leap Into Electric Performance

Ferrari’s Luce: A Deliberate Leap Into Electric Performance

Ferrari will unveil its first fully electric model, the four-door Luce, in Rome, positioning the car as a statement of intent rather than a mass-volume product. Priced above €500,000 and capable of 310 kph, the Luce incorporates bespoke design work from LoveFrom and a tailored sound system to preserve Ferrari’s sensory identity, even as demand for …

Kepler Cheuvreux Elevates GSK to Buy, Boosts 12-Month Target After Reassessing Long-Term Outlook

Kepler Cheuvreux Elevates GSK to Buy, Boosts 12-Month Target After Reassessing Long-Term Outlook

Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded GSK plc from Hold to Buy and increased its 12-month price target to 2,516p from 1,500p, a 67.7% rise. The brokerage said the market’s sector discount no longer mirrors GSK’s long-term revenue prospects. The note arrived alongside reductions to adjusted EPS forecasts for 2026 and 2027 and contrasted GSK’s valuation with pee…