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Tesla has informed staff it intends to begin public deployment of its Cybercab in Austin, Texas, potentially as soon as this month. The company plans to start by offering rides to employees on public roads before adding Cybercabs to a local robotaxi service days later. Preparations have included on-road tests of production vehicles, private-road em…
Summary: JFB Construction Holdings saw its shares rise in after-hours trading following an announcement from XTEND, the AI-driven autonomy and robotics firm that is set to combine with JFB. XTEND disclosed a multi-year contract with a European NATO member nation's Ministry of Defense valued at up to approximately $15 million, including around $4.5 …
Italian equities finished slightly lower on Monday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 easing 0.01% at the close. Gains in select tech and industrial names were offset by losses across the Chemicals, Travel & Leisure and Utilities sectors. Volume of decliners exceeded advancers, and commodities and currency markets posted modest moves.
Shopify Inc. shares slid 2.6% on Monday after Phillip Securities downgraded the stock from Buy to Accumulate, even as the firm lifted its price target to $170 from $160 and nudged fiscal 2026 revenue and profit estimates slightly higher. The move follows a second-quarter performance that beat expectations but showed margin pressure tied to revenue …
L3Harris Technologies fell in pre-market trade after Chairman and CEO Christopher Kubasik was removed following a board finding of conduct inconsistent with the company’s Code of Conduct. The board said the matter did not involve financial reporting, internal controls, customer relationships, or operations. Sam Mehta, an internal executive with mor…
Mobileye rallied in pre-market trading after Berenberg upgraded the autonomous driving technology firm to Buy and raised its price target, citing a stronger-than-expected Q2 and what it calls an overreaction to CEO Amnon Shashua’s resignation. Supportive market conditions and insider buying also contributed to the move, though the stock remains wel…
Mercury Systems shares climbed 11.6% in pre-open trading to $124 as investors positioned ahead of the company’s Q4 and full-year FY2026 earnings, due after the market close on August 18, 2026. The move reflects a confluence of a strong prior-quarter performance, a notable rise in consensus EPS estimates, and encouraging results from defense-industr…
India's equity markets closed lower on Monday as losses in IT, technology and fast-moving consumer goods stocks weighed on benchmarks. The Nifty 50 fell 0.32% and the BSE Sensex 30 dropped 0.36%. Market breadth favored decliners on both exchanges, while volatility as measured by the India VIX ticked higher and key commodity and currency rates showe…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite climbed 1.59% at Monday's close in Jakarta, supported by advances in Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors. Notable top performers included Dana Brata Luhur PT (TEBE), Yanaprima Hastapersada Tbk (YPAS) and Asia Sejahtera Mina Tbk (AGAR), while Bersama Mencapai Puncak PT Tbk (BAIK), Multitrend Indo Tb…
Jefferies maintained an underperform rating on Danone and held a €62 price target, pointing to slowing infant formula sales in China and heavier investment needs in U.S. product initiatives as drivers of weaker profitability. The broker trimmed FY26 and FY27 margin forecasts and cut sales and Specialised Nutrition growth estimates for the third qua…
Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded Mowi ASA from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target from 225 to 200 Norwegian crowns, pointing to escalating raw material cost pressures that could erode earnings despite stronger-than-expected second-quarter results. The broker highlighted a healthy Q2 operating EBIT and volume growth but warned of rising feed-relate…
SpaceX's planned acquisition of Cursor's parent company positions the firm to expand beyond providing compute into offering a broader AI software and deployment platform. Analysts at Morgan Stanley project strong revenue growth for Cursor, but significant execution risk remains - chiefly whether Cursor can evolve from a model-agnostic developer env…
Billionaire investor Peter Thiel, via Thiel Macro LLC, purchased about 1.2 million American depositary shares of Vista Energy, representing roughly 1% of the company's outstanding capital, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The transaction, valued at about $76 million, comes as Vista raises its investment and production ou…
Only a small fraction of actively managed U.S. large-cap equity funds beat comparable passive funds over the decade through June, with concentration among a handful of technology giants and growing investor preference for lower-cost passive vehicles cited as key dynamics. Performance among active managers improved over the most recent 12-month peri…
A U.S. SEC filing shows that Peter Thiel's Thiel Macro LLC has bought roughly 1% of Argentina-focused oil producer Vista through the purchase of about 1.2 million American Depositary Shares valued at approximately $76 million. The filing details the hedge fund's wider portfolio and comes after a recent meeting between Thiel and Argentine President …
Barclays analysts say Walt Disney needs to widen its franchise pipeline and evolve into a larger content aggregator to recover the valuation premium it once held. The bank recommends three strategic moves: expand the intellectual-property base through licensing and partnerships; consolidate distribution and services to achieve aggregation scale; an…
Barclays analysts say the recent U.S. equity rally is showing signs of disconnect from corporate fundamentals. Despite notable year-to-date gains for major indices, evidence from earnings-season price reactions and options-implied moves suggests investors are demanding clear beats and stronger guidance, with small-cap performance attracting particu…
Bank of America research finds Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) continued to add equities through the week ended Aug. 14, reinforcing positive trends across major indexes. BofA's models show mixed short-term signals but strong medium- and long-term trend readings for the Nasdaq-100, and estimate systematic strategies could buy billions more if mar…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a proposal to the White House that would relax aspects of its pay-to-play rule, which can bar investment advisers from managing state and local public pension assets after political donations. The rule change is at an early stage and regulators are seeking public feedback. Supporters cite un…
Brazil’s largest publicly listed banks are increasingly avoiding higher-risk, unsecured consumer lending and targeting secured products and higher-income customers. Executives at Banco do Brasil, Itau, Bradesco and Santander Brasil signaled a coordinated retreat from riskier borrowers as household debt burdens hover near record levels, raising conc…
Bernstein data show China’s online beauty gross merchandise value fell 13.2% in July, with tracked beauty companies declining 3.8% in GMV. July typically contributes about 3.5% of annual sales. Several multinational brands posted month-over-month and year-over-year gains, producing shifts in market share despite the broad market contraction.
A consortium led by Amit Bhatia has struck a deal to purchase about 33% of Liverpool Football Club from Fenway Sports Group, valuing the club at over $7 billion. Jeff Bezos is participating through K5 Global but will not take a board seat. Several members of the buying group are slated to join Liverpool's board following completion of the transacti…
Accenture (ACN) appears as the highest-ranked pick for a dollar-cost averaging (DCA) approach, trading at $177.47 compared with a stated fair value of $288.39, a 62.5% discount. Despite analyst downgrades and near-term macro uncertainty in IT spending, the company reported $69.7B in revenue and $7.7B in net income last fiscal year, and continues to…
Capricor Therapeutics shares rallied sharply after the company revealed that the FDA indicated willingness to accept a biologics license application amendment for deramiocel that would incorporate 24-month open-label extension data from the HOPE-3 study. The signal came alongside the company's Q2 2026 results and was followed by analyst upgrades an…
U.K. equities finished lower on Friday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 falling 0.25%. Gains in software and property names were offset by declines in mining, diversified commodities and pharmaceutical stocks. Market breadth was modestly negative while commodities and currency markets moved higher.
