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Merck shares climbed roughly 4.7% in morning trading after interim Phase 3 data from the OptiTROP-Lung05 trial showed that sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT), developed with Kelun Biotech and given with Keytruda, outperformed Keytruda alone in non-small cell lung cancer. The result, together with additional oncology data slated for ASCO, a supportiv…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday reinstated $82.2 million of a $104.6 million jury verdict that favored Versata Software against Ford, finding the jury had adequately calculated breach-of-contract damages. The appeals court also ordered a new trial to determine the appropriate amount of damages tied to alleged trade-secre…
Alcoa shares jumped sharply after UBS upgraded the company to Buy from Neutral and increased its price target to $80, citing underappreciated earnings power amid a tighter aluminum market. The bank expects Middle East smelter outages to support higher prices and premiums, and models sequentially stronger EBITDA and free cash flow in the second quar…
Evercore ISI told clients that hardware and networking names look well positioned ahead of April-quarter earnings, highlighting Dell as its top pick. The firm sees durable demand for AI infrastructure and networking from hyperscalers, neoclouds and enterprise refresh activity, while higher average selling prices and recent storage price increases c…
Affiliates of Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority sold 72.6 million Medline shares at $37 apiece in a secondary offering that was multiple times oversubscribed after the deal size was raised. Allocations were heavily concentrated among long-only funds, and major banks served as underwriters.
Shares of Estée Lauder Companies Inc leapt more than 10% in morning trade after the company and Spain’s Puig mutually ended merger negotiations that had aimed to create a roughly $40 billion luxury-beauty group. Management emphasized continued execution of its 'Beauty Reimagined' turnaround, while analysts said the collapse of talks removes integra…
RUI Holdings Inc has submitted an S-1 style filing for an initial public offering of Class A ordinary shares, proposing to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol RUIH. The Cayman Islands-based holding company indicated an expected offering price between $4.00 and $5.00 per Class A share and named Cathay Securities as sole underwriter. T…
Britain’s long-term government bond yields are on track for their steepest weekly decline since December 2023 after a run of weak economic datapoints and a reduction in investor worries about possible political shifts. Yields on 10-, 20- and 30-year gilts have fallen almost 30 basis points from levels seen last Friday, with most of the move occurri…
Friday’s trading session produced sharp moves across market-capacity tiers, with Qualcomm and Dell posting some of the largest gains while Futu Holdings sank after a regulatory penalty. Other notable movers included technology, semiconductor and biotech names reacting to corporate actions, analyst upgrades and clinical data updates.
Generac Holdings stock climbed nearly 7% on Friday following a Jefferies upgrade to Buy and a higher price target. The brokerage cited advancing talks with multiple hyperscalers, a disclosed nonbinding $600 million notice-to-proceed, and indications that Baudouin engines are being referenced in permitting documents tied to the 'Stargate' AI infrast…
GameStop has filed to expand its authorized share count substantially, asking shareholders to approve up to 2.505 billion total shares across classes. The move comes as CEO Ryan Cohen has made an unsolicited $56 billion offer for eBay that would be funded with a mix of cash and stock. GameStop says the reserve of authorized shares will allow it to …
HP Inc. shares surged 14.1% in morning trade to a session high of $24.98 as investors positioned ahead of the company’s fiscal Q2 2026 earnings on May 27. The move was driven by reports of a quarterly sales beat, a newly declared $0.30 quarterly dividend, supportive analyst adjustments, strong option activity, and industry data indicating resilient…
Shares of Vital Farms jumped about 7.7% in morning trading to $9.95 after a concentrated wave of insider purchases drew fresh investor interest. Company directors and the chief strategy officer made notable buys highlighted in a TipRanks note the prior evening. The activity follows a weak Q1 2026 report and lowered guidance, while heavy short inter…
Cogent Biosciences' stock climbed in morning trading as investors positioned ahead of a major Phase 3 data presentation scheduled for May 30, 2026. The company will present primary PEAK trial results for bezuclastinib combined with sunitinib versus sunitinib alone. Analyst support from Raymond James, prior topline disclosures, and a substantial cas…
Assembly Biosciences said it will broaden clinical testing of its oral NTCP inhibitor ABI-6250 to include primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), planning a Phase 2 basket trial targeted for the first quarter of 2027. The announcement coincided with a financing that prices more than 3.3 million shares and pre-fun…
Norges Bank Investment Management, which oversees Norway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, said it would withhold its vote on John Elkann’s reappointment to Meta Platforms’ board, pointing to doubts over the executive’s capacity to devote adequate time to the role. The fund disclosed its voting intentions ahead of Meta’s annual general meeting…
Summit Therapeutics PLC shares slid sharply after two analyst actions in the same session shifted sentiment against the stock. One firm initiated coverage with an Underperform rating and a $7.70 price target, urging exit or short positions, while another reduced its rating from Buy to Neutral and removed its price target, citing competitive data fr…
Zoom Video shares climbed sharply in morning trading after the company reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results that beat expectations, lifted its full-year revenue outlook and approved an additional $1.0 billion Class A share repurchase program. Management pointed to AI-driven customer adoption and improved enterprise metrics as central to the q…
Dell Technologies shares jumped sharply in morning trade, climbing roughly 15% to trade near $291 after a broad set of analyst price-target increases and bullish outlooks tied to AI infrastructure demand. The rally comes as the company heads into its first-quarter fiscal 2027 earnings report on May 28, with sizable analyst expectations for profit a…
Workday rallied in morning trading after reporting fiscal Q1 2027 results that exceeded consensus on adjusted EPS and revenue. The enterprise cloud software company also reported accelerating subscription growth, stronger-than-expected AI contribution to new contract value, and a higher non-GAAP operating margin outlook, prompting multiple analyst …
U.S.-listed shares of Chinese online brokerages UP Fintech Holding and Futu Holdings plunged sharply in early Friday trading after Chinese regulators announced enforcement actions against cross-border securities solicitation. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said it would penalize several brokerages and give overseas operators a two-year …
Semtech Corporation stock rallied sharply in morning trading, climbing 8.5% to a new 52-week high after several research firms raised price targets in the run-up to the company’s first-quarter fiscal 2027 results. Analysts cited accelerating demand tied to AI infrastructure and hyperscale data centers as the rationale for higher valuations, while o…
Qualcomm stock rose sharply after Stellantis expanded its multi-year technology alliance to embed Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis across cockpit, connectivity and advanced driver assistance systems for its next-generation vehicles, including deployment of the Snapdragon Ride Pilot ADAS platform and the planned transfer of aiMotive into Qualco…
AST SpaceMobile shares jumped nearly 9% in morning trading after an announcement by AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to form a joint venture that will deploy satellite technology like that used by AST. Positive operational updates, a higher price target from Roth Capital and market momentum for growth names added to buying interest.
Viking Holdings Ltd shares rose in morning trading after Truist Securities upgraded the stock to Buy and lifted its price target. The upgrade compounded investor enthusiasm already in place following Viking's better-than-expected first-quarter performance and a string of bullish broker notes that highlighted stronger-than-expected pricing and robus…
