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Nvidia has engaged in recent acquisition discussions with Hugging Face, with reports indicating a potential valuation above $13 billion while another account cites a $12.9 billion figure. The talks come as Nvidia accelerates AI-related purchases and commits significant equity investment dollars for the rest of the year, days after reporting stronge…
Canadian Solar has enlisted Guggenheim Securities to advise on potential paths for its Recurrent Energy business, according to people familiar with the situation. The unit, which develops utility-scale solar and battery storage projects, has faced interruptions to certain U.S. clean energy tax credits and is pursuing asset sales to lower borrowings…
NVIDIA shares fell 1.5% in after-hours trading to $206.48 even after the company reported fiscal second-quarter 2027 results that exceeded Wall Street estimates on adjusted earnings, revenue and forward guidance. Management delivered adjusted EPS of $2.22 on revenue of $96.22 billion and guided third-quarter revenue to $108 billion, topping analyst…
Synopsys Inc. shares fell 5.1% in after-hours trading to $389 after the company released fiscal third-quarter 2026 results. Markets had entered the print with elevated expectations — including analyst estimates of about $3.67 non-GAAP EPS and roughly $2.44 billion in revenue, and momentum from two beat-and-raise quarters plus an $11 billion backlog…
Nvidia said it expects third-quarter revenue of $108.0 billion, plus or minus 2%, topping analysts' consensus of $104.19 billion. The guidance did not fully soothe investor worries about the company's sustained dominance in AI chips, with shares slipping in after-hours trading and longer-term questions about competition, China exposure and new fina…
Canada's S&P/TSX Composite closed lower on Wednesday, pressured by losses in the Materials, Consumer Discretionary and REITs sectors. The benchmark fell 0.39% as decliners outpaced advancers on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Notable individual movers included gains for TransAlta, Aritzia and Stantec, while Southern Cross Gold Consolidated, Ngex Minera…
Brazil's benchmark Bovespa closed up 0.01% on Wednesday, led by gains in Industrials, Basic Materials and Financials. While several stocks posted solid advances, petrochemical firm Braskem tumbled and implied volatility on Bovespa options climbed to a three-month high. Commodities and currency markets registered selective moves during the session.
HP expects adjusted earnings per share of $0.69 to $0.79 in the current quarter, topping analyst consensus, as estimated tariff refunds and price increases on premium and AI-enabled personal computers help absorb memory chip cost pressures. The company reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter revenue and raised its annual adjusted EPS guidance…
Salesforce raised its fiscal 2027 revenue and adjusted earnings per share outlook, pointing to accelerating enterprise demand for its AI-powered autonomous agents and data products. Shares rallied in after-hours trading as the company highlighted recurring revenue approaching $4 billion and signaled the AI suite as a key growth area.
Salesforce reported a stronger-than-expected fiscal second quarter, led by robust demand for its AI and data offerings and wider margins. The company beat adjusted EPS consensus by a wide margin, matched revenue expectations, and raised full-year revenue and EPS guidance. Management highlighted accelerating AI adoption and growing ARR from Data 360…
Hanover Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ: HNVR) said its board authorized a repurchase program for up to 370,000 shares, about 5% of outstanding common stock, triggering a roughly 2% rise in after-hours trading. The plan, which begins once a prior program is completed, runs through August 17, 2027, and allows purchases in the open market, private transactions …
Marvell Technology reports after the bell on August 27 with consensus EPS of $0.93 and revenue of $2.71 billion, but the immediate market context is Nvidia's report due the same night. Nvidia's recent trend of beating earnings estimates has not always produced positive stock reactions, and its tone on hyperscaler orders and AI-related capex will li…
Stocks moved unevenly Wednesday as news-driven reactions pushed some large names higher and a broad swath of companies lower. Arista Networks and Arm led gains among the largest-cap names, while a mix of technology, healthcare and small-cap issues posted notable declines. Company-specific earnings results and analyst notes were among the drivers hi…
OpenAI said it is adding ChatGPT for Teachers to 55 additional school systems across 20 states, extending the program to more than 100,000 more educators and staff. The move raises OpenAI’s K-12 partnerships to over 100 organizations across 30 states and complements a multi-state student data privacy agreement and several training efforts.
Puck is in advanced negotiations for a strategic recapitalization that would bring RedBird Capital Partners on as the leading investor at a valuation near $250 million. The transaction would involve sales by existing institutional backers and is designed to provide capital for expansion while Puck maintains its journalist-centric model and editoria…
Anthropic PBC has struck a binding commitment to lease $45 billion of cloud computing capacity from Nscale's Monarch campus in West Virginia. The six-year deal covers roughly 460 megawatts of power and will be served by Nvidia Vera Rubin chips coming online beginning late next year, according to the report. The agreement is part of a series of larg…
S&P Global Ratings downgraded its outlook on TTM Technologies to stable from positive while maintaining the company's 'BB' issuer credit rating after TTM announced a $1.1 billion acquisition of Epiq Solutions. The agency expects the purchase will be financed with debt, lifting pro forma leverage into the high-2x area when the transaction closes in …
RBC Capital has published its refreshed Top 30 Global Ideas list for 2026, adding Apotex Health, Canadian National Railway and Lonza while removing Alcon, Boston Scientific and DuPont de Nemours. The quarterly reshuffle reflects shifts in upside potential as assessed by the bank's research co-heads. The list returned 11.1% in Q2/26 versus the MSCI …
Research firm IDC projects Apple will ship over 10 million units of its first foldable iPhone in the initial year after a planned September launch. The passport-style handset is expected to carry a $2,500 price tag and, despite a contracting broader smartphone market, may command a substantial share of the foldable category.
A White House decision to impose a 50% tariff on vehicles, trucks and auto parts from Canada, effective January 1, reverses hopes that ongoing U.S.-Canada trade negotiations would cut levies. The move would raise duties from the current 25% to 50%, threatening higher costs for automakers with production and parts linked across the border, and creat…
Apple has set a product launch for September 9, a post by senior executive Greg Joswiak on X confirmed. The company is widely expected to present its newest iPhone series and could introduce its first foldable handset. The event is slated to be the first major product unveiling under incoming CEO John Ternus, who takes the role on September 1 as Ti…
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final airworthiness directive requiring repeated inspections on certain Boeing 787 Dreamliner models after a Boeing investigation identified shim gaps that may exceed engineering allowances. The directive covers specific structural areas of 787-8, 787-9 and 787-10 airplanes, carries estimated complia…
Options activity in Meta Platforms Inc. showed a clear bias toward calls, with call contracts reaching 878,663 of a 1.22 million total by midday. The $580 call was the busiest strike, trading 13,077 contracts, as the stock initially reacted to settlement news and traded above that level. Implied and realized volatility have moderated but remain ele…
KNDS NV is resuming investor engagement about a possible initial public offering this year after earlier plans were paused amid a downturn in defense stocks. The company is planning investor update meetings next week and is exploring a relaunch of the IPO process as soon as the second half of September, though the timeline remains subject to feedba…
Morgan Stanley projects Thai oil refiners will sharply boost shareholder distributions, noting a twofold increase has already occurred and forecasting a threefold rise in 2026. The bank links the outlook to stronger cash generation from elevated margins, reduced debt loads and moderated capital spending, while pointing to tight product markets driv…
