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Oslo stocks close higher as OBX gains 0.95%; healthcare, life sciences and utilities push market up

Oslo stocks close higher as OBX gains 0.95%; healthcare, life sciences and utilities push market up

Norwegian equities ended the session higher with the Oslo OBX climbing 0.95% to a one-month high. Strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities anchored the advance, while individual losers in energy-related and industrial names contributed to mixed breadth. Commodity markets saw crude and Brent oil slide…

Tel Aviv market slips as TA-35 hits one-month low; insurance, biomed and tech lead declines

Tel Aviv market slips as TA-35 hits one-month low; insurance, biomed and tech lead declines

Israel's stock market closed lower on Tuesday, with the TA-35 index sliding 0.08% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Insurance, Biomed and Technology sectors even as several major components posted strong gains. Market breadth was modestly positive, while commodity prices for crude, Brent and gold retreated and the shekel weakened …

Blackstone Pulls Back From Potential Stroeer Takeover Bid

Blackstone Pulls Back From Potential Stroeer Takeover Bid

Blackstone has stepped away from an investor group with I Squared that was evaluating an acquisition of German media company Stroeer. The consortium had been weighing an offer near €2.5 billion that would imply a mid-€40s per-share valuation for Stroeer, which runs billboard advertising and other media businesses. I Squared's deliberations continue…

Accenture Shares Jump After Venture Investment in Aera Technology

Accenture Shares Jump After Venture Investment in Aera Technology

Accenture shares climbed about 3% in morning trade following a new strategic investment by Accenture Ventures in Aera Technology. The move pairs Aera’s agentic decision intelligence with Accenture’s AI-enabled supply-chain services to provide real-time, AI-driven decision making across multiple industries. The announcement followed other AI-focused…

Lincoln International IPO Poised Near Top of $18-$20 Range

Lincoln International IPO Poised Near Top of $18-$20 Range

Lincoln International Inc. is expected to set the price for its initial public offering in the upper half of the previously marketed $18 to $20 per-share range. The Chicago-based investment banking advisory firm has drawn demand several times the available shares from anchor-style, long-only investors and has begun a roadshow for 21,049,988 Class A…

Snowflake Shares Rally on Pre-Earnings Checks, Analyst Reaffirmations

Snowflake Shares Rally on Pre-Earnings Checks, Analyst Reaffirmations

Snowflake stock jumped 6.2% in morning trading after industry checks and several analyst actions signaled stronger enterprise demand for the company's AI data products. Notes from Mizuho and reaffirmations or target raises from JMP, BofA, and Citizens combined with improving sentiment around AI resilience in the SaaS sector to push the shares highe…

Costco Asks Court to Toss Suit Seeking Customer Tariff Refunds

Costco Asks Court to Toss Suit Seeking Customer Tariff Refunds

Costco Wholesale has filed a motion in federal court seeking dismissal of a proposed class action that contends the company should refund customers for higher prices charged prior to the Supreme Court overturning certain import tariffs. In a filing in Chicago, Costco argued the case is speculative, that the plaintiff incurred no harm, and that the …

Rocket Lab Shares Plummet After SpaceX IPO Euphoria Ebbs

Rocket Lab Shares Plummet After SpaceX IPO Euphoria Ebbs

Rocket Lab USA shares slid about 10.7% in morning trading, reversing recent gains that had followed excitement over an accelerated SpaceX IPO timetable. The drop reflects rapid profit-taking, elevated valuation multiples predicated on the success of the Neutron rocket, and lingering execution risk after testing setbacks pushed Neutron's debut to la…

Sherritt Reverses Plan to Wind Down Cuban Operations After U.S. Sanctions

Sherritt Reverses Plan to Wind Down Cuban Operations After U.S. Sanctions

Sherritt International said it will not pursue formal dissolution of its Cuban holdings, including the Moa Nickel SA joint venture, reversing an earlier decision made this month after new U.S. sanctions. The Toronto-based miner will continue to suspend direct participation in Cuban joint venture operations as it evaluates how to respond to expanded…

Bernstein Raises Rating on American Tower, Sees About 17% Upside

Bernstein Raises Rating on American Tower, Sees About 17% Upside

Bernstein upgraded American Tower from Market-Perform to Outperform and kept a $207 price target, citing the tower operator's durable cash flows, long-term leases and limited downside from satellite competition, interest rates and Dish-related disputes. The price target implies roughly 17% upside from the stock's May 18, 2026 close of $177.28.

Insider Buying and Executive Moves Drive Shake Shack Stock Higher

Insider Buying and Executive Moves Drive Shake Shack Stock Higher

Shake Shack shares jumped after disclosures showed CEO Robert Lynch and director Daniel Meyer bought stock near 52-week lows, adding to a string of insider purchases over the past three months. A Stifel upgrade and the appointment of Michelle Hook as CFO - aligned with the company’s Project Catalyst push - reinforced investor confidence even as the…