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Equities across market-cap tiers showed notable intraday moves on Thursday. Arm led gains among large names, while SanDisk and several financial and healthcare giants slipped. The session featured sharp winners among small- and mid-cap names following earnings beats and guidance lifts, alongside steep declines tied to revenue or earnings misses and…
Federal Reserve officials are watching the rapid buildup of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure and the debt used to finance it. While some policymakers urge vigilance, they generally do not foresee a crisis akin to past asset bubbles. Concerns center on the scale of capital deployment, uncertain payoffs from nascent technology, an…
A cluster of U.S. labor-market statistics set for release on Friday, August 7, 2026, will provide fresh signals on employment and wage trends. The headline nonfarm payrolls number, the unemployment rate and average hourly earnings will be published at 7:30 AM ET and are expected to influence market positioning and policy expectations. Additional me…
Guggenheim has selected Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals Inc as its preferred investment in the biotech sector, assigning a $68 price target based on a sum-of-the-parts net-present-value analysis. The firm’s thesis rests on upcoming clinical catalysts in retinal disorders, including Phase III LUGANO topline data expected in August 2026 and a LUCIA readout …
UBS has identified its favored iron ore miners as benchmark prices test roughly $100 per ton amid weakening seasonal demand and a cluster of softening fundamentals. The bank ranks Rio Tinto and Vale ahead of BHP and Fortescue Metals Group, while maintaining Neutral ratings across the sector and forecasting lower benchmark iron ore prices into the s…
Watts Water Technologies stock climbed after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter 2026 results, driven by a significant increase in data center sales, double-digit organic growth, and an upgraded full-year outlook. An analyst firm also raised its price target, supporting the share-price move even as major U.S. indices traded low…
Deutsche Bank has appointed Ed Liu, a senior technology banker leaving Bank of America, as its global head of Technology, Media & Telecommunications. Liu will be based in New York, start in November and report to Alison Harding-Jones. The bank declined to comment and Liu could not be reached. The move comes amid a wave of senior departures and hire…
Northwest European gasoline refining margins plunged by almost $19 to $27.79 a barrel on Thursday, pressured by higher benchmark oil prices and a sharp drop in gasoline inventories at the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp hub. Several large trades removed product from regional storage, while exports - notably to Africa - and steady inland demand amid Rhi…
Alphabet’s announcement of up to $25 billion in bond issuance drew strong demand, but the offering occurs amid the company’s first recorded negative free cash flow and a sector-wide widening of credit spreads that is affecting credit default swap pricing for all major hyperscalers. Market dynamics including heavy issuance, shifting capex plans, and…
Apollo Global Management has reached an agreement to acquire easyJet in a deal valuing the European low-cost carrier at about £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion), with the proposal supported by founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his family. The outcome follows several months of competing bids from Castlelake and regulatory uncertainty around EU ownership rul…
Remitly's stock advanced sharply after the remittance company reported a sizable Q2 2026 earnings beat, raised full-year revenue guidance, and published Q3 revenue targets ahead of expectations. The quarter showed accelerated customer growth, higher send volume and materially improved profitability margins, spurring analyst target adjustments and a…
Coeur Mining shares slipped sharply after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that fell well below analyst expectations on both earnings and revenue. Investors reacted to an adjusted EPS miss, a $140 million non-cash purchase price allocation charge tied to Rainy River stockpile inventory, and a downward update to 2026 guidance reflect…
Axon Enterprise reported a robust second-quarter 2026 revenue beat and nudged up full-year revenue growth guidance, but the stock plunged after investors honed in on deteriorating margins, a GAAP net income decline and rising inventory levels. Analysts raised price targets, yet market sentiment turned negative as shareholders reassessed the gap bet…
Host Hotels & Resorts reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $0.35 and revenue of $1.64 billion, beating consensus estimates, but shares plunged after management signaled only modest full-year GAAP revenue growth and highlighted near-term headwinds including a decline in transient room nights, Hawaii storm-related costs and elevated capital spending.
Block Inc. shares slid 6.1% to $79.07 in mid-day trading after an initial post-earnings pop, as investors parsed a set of Q2 2026 results that beat on adjusted EPS and revenue but revealed several operational headwinds. Management reported adjusted EPS of $1.02 on $6.62 billion of revenue, topped analyst forecasts, and nudged full-year gross profit…
Texas Pacific Land shares slumped intraday after the company reported Q2 results that missed consensus revenue and some EPS benchmarks. While the firm posted record consolidated net income and free cash flow supported by higher oil royalties and volumes, weaker water services revenue and no land-sale gains versus the prior quarter pressured the top…
Shares of Braveheart Bio Inc. jumped 68% in their first day of trading after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company completed a $382.5 million initial public offering in the United States. The stock opened at $30.20, well above the $18 IPO price, giving the company a market capitalization of about $2.13 billion based on outstanding shares. Br…
Security researchers and internet intelligence data indicate a recent surge in ransom-seeking attackers who employ phone calls and tailored websites to steal employee passkeys and multifactor codes from dozens of prominent U.S. financial firms. The campaign focused on private equity firms, market operators and ratings agencies, using social enginee…
Javvy, the producer of caffeinated protein coffee powders and concentrates, is conducting an early-stage sale process that could place its valuation around $1 billion. The South Carolina firm, generating nearly $300 million in annual sales, has hired Houlihan Lokey, according to people familiar with the matter. Javvy’s product lineup and recent ret…
S&P Global Ratings changed its outlook on The Mosaic Co. to negative from stable while keeping the issuer credit rating at BBB, forecasting a drop in funds from operations to debt below 20% in 2026 and materially lower adjusted EBITDA as elevated sulfur and ammonia costs erode phosphate segment margins and constrain production and cash flow.
Bper Banca's chief executive, Gianni Franco Papa, told analysts the lender's capital position gives it latitude to pursue strategic combinations and step up shareholder returns should market conditions allow. The bank plans to launch a share buyback program immediately after the summer period ends and is tracking several potential consolidation mov…
Bank of America said its co-head of global investment banking, Mike Joo, will leave the firm to take an external opportunity, according to an internal memo. The exit is one of several recent senior departures at the second-largest U.S. bank, even as the bank has added staff and benefited from a surge in trading and corporate dealmaking that helped …
Rocket Lab USA Inc (RKLB) rallied intraday while options activity shifted toward greater skew, with the 1-month 90-110 moneyness skew jumping 5.11 percentage points (a 2.8 z-score move) even as 1-month implied volatility edged down to 98.32%. The reallocation of risk across the options chain arrives as the company approaches an earnings report and …
First Solar shares jumped after reports that the U.S. administration plans a 15% tariff and minimum import prices on polysilicon and related downstream products under Section 232. The company's vertically integrated CdTe thin-film production is largely insulated from polysilicon supply chains, positioning it to benefit while competitors face cost p…
The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 to eliminate the rule that prevented any single local broadcast group from reaching more than 39% of U.S. television households. The agency will instead review mergers that would exceed the previous cap on a case-by-case basis to determine whether they serve the public interest. The decision drew a so…
