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Bank of America upgraded Agilent Technologies from Neutral to Buy after the company posted fiscal second-quarter results that beat expectations across revenue, margins and adjusted earnings. The brokerage lowered its near-term price objective to $145 from $150 but raised its EPS forecasts for 2026 and 2027, citing strong execution, share gains in k…
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 4.8 globally. Building on the Opus 4.7 architecture, the update brings improved benchmark performance, an effort control on Claude.ai to scale reasoning depth, a research preview of dynamic workflows within Claude Code for large-scale migrations, and safety upgrades that reduce unflagged coding errors by a factor …
Anthropic said it will make its advanced Claude Mythos model available to all customers in the coming weeks while simultaneously launching an updated Claude Opus 4.8. Mythos, noted for enhanced cybersecurity capabilities, has prompted concern among executives and world leaders. Opus 4.8 is being offered at the same price as the prior release and sh…
Brokerage Rosenblatt reaffirmed a Buy rating on Meta Platforms and maintained a $1,015 price target, pointing to the company’s initiative to roll out a bundled subscription strategy - dubbed 'Meta One' - across its social and AI products as a potential multibillion-dollar source of recurring revenue. The plan includes modest monthly fees for Instag…
Axon Enterprise stock climbed 12.8% in mid-day trading to $441.25 as a cluster of company-specific events and reinforcing Q1 results renewed investor enthusiasm for its AI products and counter-drone business. The surge coincides with the company’s Annual Shareholder Meeting on May 28 and a presentation at TD Cowen’s TMT conference on May 27, alongs…
Shares across the software industry rallied sharply after Snowflake reported quarterly results that demonstrated clear AI-driven revenue growth, margin expansion and strengthened forward guidance. The data platform's performance and product adoption, led by its Coco coding agent, reversed a prolonged sector selloff driven by concerns about agentic …
A senior executive at TSMC said accelerating electricity demand from artificial intelligence workloads is changing constraints on chip development: energy efficiency, not raw compute density, is emerging as the dominant design driver. Kevin Zhang pointed to advanced packaging, chip stacking and photonics as complementary strategies alongside transi…
A divided 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated product liability claims by a Troy, New York police detective who was injured when his department-issued Sig Sauer P320 allegedly discharged while holstered in June 2021. The majority held a reasonable jury could conclude the absence of an external tabbed-trigger safety made the unintentional d…
U.K. equities closed lower on Thursday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 finishing down 0.63%. Losses were concentrated in the Gas, Water & Multiutilities, Food Producers and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, and notable movers included gains for Compass Group, BAE Systems and Smurfit WestRock, while …
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 finished the trading day down 0.44%, with losses concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. While industrial and mining names such as Indra A, ArcelorMittal SA and Acerinox posted gains, more names fell than rose on the Madrid exchange. Commodities m…
Portugal's PSI index ended the trading day lower, down 0.53%, as losses in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Telecoms sectors dominated. Mixed individual stock movements were recorded, with Banco Comercial Portugues noted as unchanged in the session, while Teixeira Duarte, Jeronimo Martins and Mota Engil registered notable declines. Commoditie…
The Amsterdam exchange closed lower on Thursday, with the AEX down 0.27% as losses in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Financials sectors outpaced gains in selected large-cap stocks. Akzo Nobel, BE Semiconductor Industries and ArcelorMittal were among the session's top performers, while Adyen, Heineken and Aegon logged the largest declines. M…
Italian stocks finished the session higher on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 rising 0.57% at the close in Milan. Gains were concentrated in the Technology, Industrials and Healthcare sectors. Leonardo SpA and Avio SpA were the strongest performers, while Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa and FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA were among the largest…
Microsoft is preparing to introduce a set of internally developed artificial intelligence models at its upcoming Build developer conference in San Francisco next week, according to a report. The lineup is expected to include a dedicated coding model designed to increase use of GitHub Copilot, along with models focused on transcription, reasoning, s…
French equities closed modestly lower on Thursday, with losses led by the Consumer Services, Financials and Utilities sectors. The CAC 40 fell 0.23% and the SBF 120 declined 0.11%. While a handful of blue chips advanced, several technology and insurance names declined sharply. Market breadth was narrowly tilted to the downside and the CAC 40 VIX mo…
Belgian stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index finishing down 0.19% as losses in Consumer Services, Financials and Utilities pressured the market. Melexis NV and Lotus Bakeries climbed to fresh 52-week highs, while Anheuser Busch Inbev, Ageas and KBC Groep were among the largest decliners. Market breadth was mixed and key commodity …
Frankfurt closed with a mixed tape as sector divergences left the DAX lower by 0.30%, while the mid-cap MDAX rose 0.69% and the technology-focused TecDAX climbed 1.44%. Semiconductor and defense names were among the session leaders, while energy and insurance companies posted notable declines. Broader market breadth favored decliners and volatility…
Swedish equities closed lower on Thursday with the OMX Stockholm 30 slipping 1.02%. Declines in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Financials sectors contributed to the downward move. Saab AB class B posted the largest gain on the index, while Alfa Laval, Addtech and Sandvik were among the biggest decliners. Broader market breadth showed more falling iss…
Finland's benchmark OMX Helsinki 25 finished the session lower, down 0.90%, with losses concentrated in the Industrials, Utilities and Telecoms sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, though a handful of names posted notable gains. Commodity prices for oil and gold moved higher during the session, while major currency pairs were …
Thoma Bravo has encountered resistance from private credit lenders in its attempt to refinance $2.5 billion of debt tied to cybersecurity firm Sophos. Several private credit firms are reported to have declined participation despite higher yields, and the private equity owner has engaged Goldman Sachs to pursue an alternative plan to extend maturiti…
Goldman Sachs said its merger and acquisition volumes this year are on pace to approach the 2021 record, driven primarily by corporate-led transactions. President John Waldron told a New York financial conference that backlogs are healthy and activity remains strong, while the bank is constructive on the IPO market and noted that several large deal…
Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) saw its shares fall about 8% on Thursday after public filings disclosed multiple stock sales by company executives. Director Todd Krasnow executed several transactions including share redemptions, transfers to a foundation, and open-market sales. Chief Technology Officer James Kuffner completed a mandatory sell-to-cover r…
Poland's main index closed slightly higher on Thursday, supported by gains in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Food sectors. The WIG30 finished up 0.04% as several blue chips advanced, while market breadth showed more winners than losers. Commodities including crude and Brent oil, as well as gold futures, recorded modest increases and the dollar inde…
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to a multi-year contract with DHL eCommerce for last-mile parcel delivery across the United States, a deal the parties say will exceed $10 billion in value. Under the arrangement, DHL eCommerce will manage pickups and sortation across its 19 U.S. hubs, while the Postal Service will finish deliveries to consumers a…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 finished modestly higher on Thursday, rising 0.15% as stocks in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Personal & Household Goods sectors provided upward momentum. Notable individual performers included Pandora A/S, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B, while Tryg A/S, Coloplast A/S and NKT Holding…
