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Zealand Pharma shares moved lower after Jefferies downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and cut its price target to DKK 320 from DKK 505, citing a lack of near-term value-crystallising events in the second half of 2026 and lowering the probability of success for survodutide to 40% from 60%. The downgrade compounded earlier analyst concerns over sur…
Befesa shares rose after Morgan Stanley reafirmed an Overweight rating and set a EUR 37.00 target, highlighting compressed valuation and an estimated 11% free cash flow yield. Investors also appear to be positioning ahead of Q2 2026 results due July 29, supported by a solid Q1 performance and reiterated full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance.
Barclays cut its recommendation on Unicaja Banco to underweight from equal weight, arguing that a recent re-rating has made the Spanish lender's stock appear expensive on a price-to-earnings versus EPS growth basis. The broker raised its price target to €3.10 from €3, while maintaining a generally stable operational outlook and modestly improving e…
O-I Glass fell in pre-market trading after BofA Securities cut its rating from Buy to Underperform and lowered its price target to $11, citing growing doubts that management can reach its roughly $1.4 billion EBITDA target for 2027. The downgrade followed other negative analyst moves and came as a broader market decline driven by renewed geopolitic…
Morgan Stanley projects Apple will raise iPhone prices by roughly $200 in September, a move the bank estimates could add about 2-4% to fiscal third-quarter 2026 EPS and roughly 1% to fiscal 2027 EPS. The firm maintains an Overweight rating, citing limited consumer sensitivity to hardware price increases, stable build plans from supply-chain checks,…
Spero Therapeutics said it has closed a $105 million licensing financing with affiliates of Healthcare Royalty, a KKR business, in exchange for rights to a portion of future payments tied to sales of Utebzi (tebipenem pivoxil). The deal, which closed alongside an exclusive license agreement with Innovent Biologics for the SP001 asset, prompted roug…
FuelCell Energy shares jumped about 9% in pre-market trading after UBS upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and raised its target to $27 from $22. The upgrade provides a company-specific catalyst as the stock attempts to stabilize near the $21 per-share level established by a recent $225 million secondary offering that had driven a sharp decline …
Apple Inc. shares fell in pre-market trade after KeyBanc cut its rating to Underweight, adding to downward pressure from a recent federal lawsuit against OpenAI and persistent industry headwinds including an 11% drop in global smartphone shipments in Q2 2026. The combination of an elevated valuation, sector weakness and supply-driven cost pressures…
CleanSpark announced a 20-year infrastructure lease at its Sandersville, Georgia data center campus with an unnamed global technology tenant. The initial term is expected to generate roughly $6.6 billion in contracted revenue, with two five-year extension options that could raise the contract value to $11.6 billion. The deal is structured as a trip…
PepsiCo’s effort to revive growth in its core North American business has hit a plateau as Americans alter snacking and beverage choices. Sales in the company’s North America food unit fell 2% in the second quarter ended June 13 and volumes were flat, even after price reductions of up to 15% on major snack brands. Broader trends - including rapid G…
Tower Semiconductor said it will invest $3 billion to expand manufacturing in Japan, with the Japanese government providing $1 billion in grants. The project centers on silicon photonics and silicon-germanium (SiGe) technologies to serve rising AI and data center needs. The plan unfolds in two concurrent phases, with initial 300mm silicon photonics…
Federal subpoenas have been issued to New York Times reporters ordering them to appear before a Manhattan federal grand jury after articles flagged security shortcomings in the new Qatari-donated presidential plane. The paper says it will contest the orders; prosecutors say they are pursuing the source of classified disclosures. The legal fight wil…
Summary: Circle Internet Group stock fell 0.7% in pre-market trading after Mizuho lowered its rating to Underperform, citing competitive pressures that could materially compress the firm's revenue model. The drop pared part of a prior session rally that followed final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national digita…
Bank of America’s July Global Fund Manager Survey shows investor sentiment shifting strongly positive, with cash allocations dropping to 3.6% of assets and bullish indicators triggering contrarian sell signals. Panelists raised overweight positions in U.S. equities and signaled rising confidence in a 'no landing' economic outcome and a 'boom' scena…
Shares of IMCD NV climbed after UBS Global Research raised the stock to Buy from Neutral and boosted its price target to €100 from €85. UBS highlighted a potential return to 6-7% organic EPS growth driven by higher oil and chemical price inflation and persistent supply-chain stress, and adjusted its financial assumptions to reflect modest EPS upgra…
SK hynix American depositary receipt jumped 6.6% in U.S. pre-market trading to $162.35 after the ADR fell to a 52-week low of $151.30 following two days of heavy selling. The earlier drop was linked to a Korea Investment Securities estimate that Q2 operating profit would be about 60.4 trillion won, roughly 8% below consensus, and concerns that gain…
Chip-sector stocks opened higher in premarket trading following a steep decline in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index in the prior session. SK Hynix American Depositary Receipts led the early uptick after a volatile day in South Korea. Several US-listed memory and storage companies, equipment suppliers and optical component makers posted mid-sing…
Peab AB ser. B stock climbed sharply after the company published its Q2 2026 interim report, with net sales up 12% year-over-year and improvements in operating profit and margin. Orders received and the total order backlog reached record highs in the quarter, extending a backlog peak reported in Q1 and underpinning increased revenue visibility for …
U.S. equity futures showed mixed moves as the market awaited June consumer price index data and second-quarter reports from major banks. Renewed U.S.-Iran tensions pushed oil higher, raising concerns that energy costs could reverse recent easing in inflation. Traders adjusted Fed rate expectations ahead of testimony to Congress from the Federal Res…
Jefferies upgraded Salzgitter to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to 66 euros, citing the German steelmaker's exposure to tighter EU import quotas, rising steel prices and anticipated German infrastructure spending beginning in 2027. The broker's analysis highlights material sensitivity of Salzgitter's earnings to both volume and price mov…
Obrascon Huarte Lain SA (OHLA) fell sharply after J.P. Morgan Securities carried out an accelerated placement of about 83 million ordinary shares at €0.4446 each, a roughly 9% discount to the prior close. The block sale was linked to derivative collar agreements tied to a purchase by the Amodio brothers, who boosted their combined stake to about 28…
Jefferies has raised its rating on Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE from underperform to hold while keeping a €65 price target and its prior forecasts. The broker says shares have repriced materially and now trade at levels that reflect elevated risks. Key drivers include a recent parliamentary law favoring overhead high-voltage DC lines, the company’s b…
Salzgitter shares climbed 6.7% to €54.825 after Jefferies started coverage with a buy recommendation, citing tighter EU steel trade protections, a firmer European steel price backdrop, and impending German federal infrastructure spending expected to begin next year. The move follows recent bullish turns from other major banks and stands out against…
Getech reported a 15% increase in revenue to £2.4m for the six months to June 30, 2026, and moved back to adjusted EBITDA profitability of £0.2m after posting a loss in the prior year period. The company cites cost reductions, a deeper pipeline from a strategic market refocus and an orderbook of £4.0m as supporting momentum into the second half of …
New York on July 14 announced a one-year halt on construction of data centers that consume 50 megawatts or more, becoming the first U.S. state to enact a full moratorium. The pause will stop discretionary permit approvals while the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation develops a Generic Environmental Impact Statement to set consistent s…
