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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…
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 …
Tesla's stock fell sharply in morning trading as a surprise price increase for higher-end Model Y variants coincided with unfavorable developments connected to CEO Elon Musk and a cautious analyst stance. The pullback reflects investor concern that the pricing move may signal margin pressure amid a cooling EV demand backdrop, while wider market wea…
Blackstone has pulled out of an investor group with I Squared that had been exploring a takeover of Stroeer, the German media firm known for billboard advertising. The consortium had been weighing an approach of about €2.5 billion, valuing Stroeer in the mid-€40s per share, but I Squared has yet to decide whether to advance a 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…
Greek equities closed lower on Tuesday, with the Athens General Composite index sliding 1.12% as losses in Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors pressured the market. Declines outpaced advances by a wide margin, even as a handful of stocks, including Jumbo and Optima bank, posted gains. Broader markets showed mixed commodity and currency moves, w…
Wolfe Research began coverage of small modular nuclear developers X-Energy and Oklo, assigning both Peer Perform ratings while signaling a preference for X-Energy because of its commercial model and a strategic relationship with Amazon. The firm portrayed the pair as early entrants into a potential nuclear revival driven by AI and rising data cente…
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…
Walmart used a combination of expansive physical scale, prior investments in e-commerce and accelerating higher-margin businesses such as advertising and memberships to protect low prices and sustain profit margins during a year when tariffs and consumer belt-tightening pressured retailers. The retailer grew top-line sales while many peers lagged, …
Tuesday's session produced notable intraday volatility across large, mid and small-cap stocks. Major semiconductor names and technology-related issuers drove much of the downside among mega-caps, while a mix of earnings- and corporate-action-related moves supported gains in select mid- and small-cap names. Below are the market-cap segmented movers …
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…
Michael Burry disclosed purchases across several companies he considers undervalued, including a significant new stake in Lululemon and additional holdings in MercadoLibre, Adobe, PayPal and Zoetis. He cautioned that the surge of capital into AI-linked ventures is producing market distortions he likens to those seen around the dot-com boom.
JPMorgan is spearheading a syndicated loan sale for Warner Bros. Discovery that would refinance a portion of the company’s $15 billion bridge facility and pay associated fees. The transaction includes a $5 billion term loan and a €1 billion loan, both set to mature in 2033, with a lender call scheduled the day after the sale launched. A group of gl…
Moody's Ratings has affirmed Akamai Technologies Inc.'s Baa2 issuer rating but moved the outlook from stable to negative after the company announced a large, unrated convertible debt issuance to finance an expanded capital expenditure program to build AI-related compute and edge infrastructure. The transaction significantly increases leverage in th…
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 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 …
AMD shares tumbled after a lengthy rally, with investors locking in gains amid pre-earnings positioning around Nvidia, a high level of insider selling and renewed scrutiny following CEO Lisa Su's meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng. The decline reflects multiple pressures rather than a single trigger, coming after the stock soared from its …
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 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…
IREN Ltd's stock slid 5.5% in morning trading to $47.675 after the company announced it was acquiring Awaken, a creative and media agency that had been its external marketing partner. Investors remain unsettled about the pace and cost of IREN's AI infrastructure expansion, compounded by a recent $3 billion convertible notes offering, a fiscal Q3 20…
Barclays has named InterContinental Hotels Group its preferred pick in the European hotel sector, citing improving revenue-per-available-room trends in the United States and Greater China, confidence in net unit growth delivery, and potential incremental fee income. The bank's view comes as European consumer stocks have lagged materially over the p…
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.
Analog Devices shares fell in early trading after reports that the company is in advanced talks to buy Empower Semiconductor for about $1.5 billion in cash - a price that values the startup at roughly 28 times its annual revenue of $54 million. The stock's decline reflects investor concern over the deal's steep valuation, divergent analyst price ta…
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…
Figma's stock climbed after the company delivered a robust Q1 2026 report, with revenue of $333.4 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.10, both ahead of consensus. Management highlighted accelerating revenue growth and expanding customer footprints, while AI credit monetization and strategic integrations supported an upward revision to full-year revenue …
