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STAAR Surgical Shares Jump After Preliminary Q1 Sales Top Estimates

STAAR Surgical Shares Jump After Preliminary Q1 Sales Top Estimates

STAAR Surgical said preliminary net sales for the quarter ended April 3, 2026 exceeded $90 million, well above analyst expectations of $67.2 million, sending the stock up 18% in after-hours trading. The company cited strong demand in China and healthy growth in the Americas, while noting regional declines tied to geopolitical and macroeconomic pres…

GATX Shares Jump After Citi Lifts Rating to Buy

GATX Shares Jump After Citi Lifts Rating to Buy

GATX Corp. stock rallied 4.5% on Wednesday after Citi upgraded the transportation equipment leasing company to buy from neutral. Analyst Ben Mohr pointed to attractive valuation driven by sustained high utilization and favorable supply dynamics, and set a $211 price target that implies roughly 20% upside from the most recent trade. Citi signaled st…

Markets Brace for Core PCE, Jobless Claims and GDP Data on April 9, 2026

Markets Brace for Core PCE, Jobless Claims and GDP Data on April 9, 2026

Traders face a heavy docket of U.S. economic data on Thursday, April 9, 2026, with the Core PCE Price Index, Initial Jobless Claims and GDP among the marquee releases. A range of additional reports covering prices, incomes, spending, inventories, and Federal Reserve metrics are also scheduled, as are Treasury auctions and the monthly WASDE crop bal…

SpaceX assembling a vertically integrated 'sovereign' AI stack, Munster says

SpaceX assembling a vertically integrated 'sovereign' AI stack, Munster says

Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management argues that SpaceX has built the components necessary for a fully sovereign AI platform by owning key layers of the stack - from internal chip fabrication to a global satellite network and proprietary model training data. Munster says this vertical control could let SpaceX operate without reliance on third…

Trio Petroleum Shares Plummet After Fresh At-the-Market Share Sales

Trio Petroleum Shares Plummet After Fresh At-the-Market Share Sales

Trio Petroleum Corp. shares dropped 22% on Wednesday following disclosure that the company sold an additional $944,893 of common stock through its at-the-market (ATM) offering, pushing total shares sold above 22 million and raising questions about dilution and outstanding share growth.Amendment No. 7 to the prospectus supplement shows 22,025,654 sh…

U Power Shares Rally After $3.19M Share Subscription Agreement

U Power Shares Rally After $3.19M Share Subscription Agreement

U Power Limited (UCAR) saw its stock jump 142.1% following a subscription agreement with seven purchasers to sell 2,900,000 Class A Ordinary Shares at $1.10 each, a deal expected to raise $3,190,000. The board has approved the transaction, which is slated to close on or about April 7, 2026, and the company plans to apply the proceeds toward geograp…

Compass Lexecon Sues Bill Hwang for $14.2 Million in Unpaid Defense Fees

Compass Lexecon Sues Bill Hwang for $14.2 Million in Unpaid Defense Fees

Compass Lexecon has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court seeking $14.2 million from Archegos founder Bill Hwang for consulting services provided during his criminal defense. The firm says at least nine invoices remain unpaid for market analysis, expert disclosures and trial preparation tied to economist Michael Johannes’ testimony.

Morgan Stanley Sees Indian Equities Poised for a Substantial Rebound

Morgan Stanley Sees Indian Equities Poised for a Substantial Rebound

Morgan Stanley analysts argue that Indian equities are set for a meaningful recovery in the months ahead. The bank highlights unusually weak 12-month returns, historically depressed relative valuations, and signs that the earnings cycle has restarted. It prefers domestic cyclicals while flagging supply-side pressures from the Middle East conflict a…

Meta Debuts Muse Spark, First Output from Superintelligence Team

Meta Debuts Muse Spark, First Output from Superintelligence Team

Meta Platforms unveiled Muse Spark, the initial artificial intelligence model from a superintelligence team formed last year. The model will be introduced on Meta's AI app and website and is slated in coming weeks to supplant existing Llama models that power chatbots on WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Meta’s smart glasses. Meta emphasized the mod…

Madrid Market Climbs; IBEX 35 Posts 3.64% Gain to Reach One-Month High

Madrid Market Climbs; IBEX 35 Posts 3.64% Gain to Reach One-Month High

Spanish equities closed notably higher on Wednesday, with the IBEX 35 rising 3.64% to reach a one-month peak. Gains were concentrated in Building & Construction, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Goods sectors. ArcelorMittal, International Consolidated Airlines Group and Indra A were the session's top performers, while Repsol, Naturgy a…

Portuguese Shares Advance as PSI Hits Five-Year Peak

Portuguese Shares Advance as PSI Hits Five-Year Peak

Portugal's benchmark PSI rose 0.89% to reach a new five-year high at the close on Wednesday, driven by strong performances in the Industrials, Financials and Basic Materials sectors. Market breadth was positive with 19 advancers versus 8 decliners. Key individual movers included Mota Engil, Teixeira Duarte and CTT, while Galp and several energy nam…

German Markets Rally: DAX Climbs 4.74% as Tech and Industrial Stocks Lead

German Markets Rally: DAX Climbs 4.74% as Tech and Industrial Stocks Lead

Frankfurt closed higher as the DAX advanced 4.74% to a one-month peak, powered by strong performances in Technology, Industrials and Transportation & Logistics. The MDAX and TecDAX also posted sizable gains. Individual movers included double-digit percentage increases for Siemens Energy, Infineon and Siemens, while some utility and exchange names l…

Paris Stocks Climb; CAC 40 Posts 4.49% Gain to One-Month High

Paris Stocks Climb; CAC 40 Posts 4.49% Gain to One-Month High

Stocks in Paris closed higher, with the CAC 40 jumping 4.49% to reach a one-month high and the SBF 120 rising 4.40%. Industrials, consumer goods and financials led gains. ArcelorMittal, Safran and Schneider Electric were among the session leaders, while TotalEnergies, Euronext and Engie lagged. Market breadth favored advancers, the CAC 40 VIX held …