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L’Oreal shares climbed after Jefferies raised its recommendation and price target, a move reinforced by the company's record first-half 2026 revenue, robust like-for-like sales growth and a best-ever operating margin. E-commerce expansion and broad division-level growth underpinned investor confidence, while a constructive European macro environmen…
Equity research firm Summit Insights downgraded Western Digital to Hold, pointing to execution and margin risks tied to the company’s move to heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR). Analyst Kinngai Chan expects higher costs during the HAMR transition, a forecasted decline in average selling price per exabyte when HAMR drives begin shipping in 2027…
SoftBank Group shares dropped sharply after the company released Q1 FY2026 results that combined strong near-term profits with a weaker forward-looking picture. Net income outperformed expectations and investment gains surged, but a sizable fall in pro forma net asset value and disclosure of a $10 billion margin loan tied to its OpenAI holding rais…
TD Cowen reports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has forwarded a Section 1033 open banking proposal to the Office of Management and Budget for review, and expects a new rule to be published in late August or early September. The firm anticipates the proposal will permit some fee-free consumer-initiated data transfers while providing banks …
Diageo's stock climbed sharply after the drinks group released fiscal 2026 preliminary results alongside a Capital Markets Day presentation that outlined CEO Sir Dave Lewis's turnaround plan. Though organic net sales fell, the company reported higher organic operating profit, expanded margins and unveiled a multi-year restructuring expected to deli…
Bank of America has reopened its European Momentum Conviction Indicator crash signal after 30 days. The bank characterizes the current episode as more consistent with aftershock fragility than with a high-probability, multi-wave collapse in 12-month price momentum. The signal reopened near the trough in 12-month momentum and following the bulk of d…
Restaurant Brands International reported global comparable sales growth that topped analyst forecasts for the quarter ended June 30, driven largely by robust results at Burger King U.S. Value promotions and ongoing investment in the chain supported traffic, while Tim Hortons delivered only marginal growth and the company flagged cost pressure from …
A string of recent foodborne illness investigations has disrupted major U.S. restaurant operators and their suppliers, prompting product recalls, operational changes and renewed regulatory attention. Chains affected range from burrito and taco operators to burger brands, with confirmed outbreaks and supplier-linked recalls spanning salmonella, cycl…
OC Oerlikon’s stock climbed after first-half 2026 results topped consensus and management raised its full-year guidance. Order intake and sales exceeded analyst expectations, while operational EBITDA margin widened sharply. An analyst upgrade from UBS and a supportive Swiss market backdrop helped the shares recover from early profit-taking to reach…
International Flavors & Fragrances shares rose in pre-market trading after the company unveiled the sale of its Food Ingredients unit for about $4.3 billion and a $2.5 billion share buyback, moves that have supported investor appetite even though second-quarter headline results fell short of Wall Street estimates. On a continuing-operations basis, …
Paycom surged in pre-market trading after delivering a robust second-quarter 2026 performance. Results topped expectations on both earnings and revenue, management lifted full-year guidance, and the company executed notable share repurchases. Multiple analysts raised price targets, supporting the stock's jump despite a broadly neutral market backdr…
EPAM Systems plunged in pre-market trading after management trimmed its full-year 2026 revenue growth forecast and disclosed a sharp decline in cash and equivalents. While second-quarter adjusted EPS and revenue modestly beat consensus, the lowered guidance, weaker cash generation and an unconverted large-deal pipeline combined to erode investor co…
India's equity benchmarks finished marginally higher on Thursday, with the Nifty 50 up 0.05% and the BSE Sensex rising 0.48%. Gains were concentrated in capital goods, public sector undertakings and banking names, while Power Grid and several auto and IT names lagged. Market breadth was negative on both exchanges and the India VIX ticked up slightl…
SoftBank Group Corp. has arranged a $10 billion margin loan secured by its holding in OpenAI, entering a two-year credit facility signed with multiple global lenders. The funds will be deployed across the group and its Vision Fund II-2, while the loan contains protective covenants tied to the value of OpenAI's preferred shares.
Roughly 62 S&P 500 companies have issued third-quarter 2026 guidance, representing about half of those expected to report outlooks. Wolfe Research says 60% of those firms provided midpoint guidance above consensus, the strongest next-quarter EPS guidance since the COVID-19 pandemic, with technology companies—especially semiconductors—showing partic…
Oracle shares pulled back in pre-market trading after a sharp rally, as investors zeroed in on expanding credit stress indicated by a spike in the company’s five-year CDS spread to roughly 215 basis points and a growing debt load tied to AI infrastructure buildout. Credit-rating actions and lingering negative free cash flow have heightened concern …
Jefferies upgraded L'Oreal to Hold from Underperform and raised its price target to €377 from €328 after the group's first-half results showed underlying growth accelerating above prior expectations. Analysts highlighted a broad-based quarterly outperformance, margin improvement from mix, and the importance of China’s recovery to multinational play…
Verra Mobility shares tumbled in pre-market trading after the company reported Q2 2026 results that beat headline estimates but included a sharply reduced full-year revenue forecast. Adjusted EPS and revenue came in ahead of consensus, yet management cut 2026 revenue guidance to $945 million - $965 million from an implied $1.03 billion, citing much…
Inseego Corp. plunged about 12.5% in pre-open trading after reporting Q2 2026 results that combined a revenue beat with a much larger adjusted loss per share, sharply compressed non-GAAP gross margin, and a trimmed full-year revenue forecast. Management cited product delays and softness at key customers, while adjusted EBITDA and margin metrics det…
Lawmakers and prominent conservative allies of the president are publicly faulting his administration’s limited response to recent cybersecurity incidents involving AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic, arguing that close relationships between the White House and the technology sector have hindered stronger regulatory or security measures.
NN Group NV shares climbed after the insurer reported first-half 2026 results that exceeded expectations on multiple fronts. Operating capital generation, free cash flow, solvency and net result all surprised to the upside, and management reiterated progress toward long-term targets while increasing the interim dividend.
The Netherlands' road authority, RDW, has approved Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system and is advocating its acceptance across the EU, but refuses to disclose how it judged the system's safety. Citing the need to protect manufacturer-specific information, RDW says releasing its evaluation would breach Tesla's commercial secrets. Correspondence s…
Space Exploration Technologies Corp stock rose 1.3% in pre-market trading to $109.65 as investors positioned for a scheduled lock-up expiration that will make up to 20% of restricted shares eligible to trade. The move follows the company's first quarterly report as a public company showing $7.8 billion in Q2 revenue and an $18.4 billion capital exp…
LegalZoom shares plunged in pre-market trade after the company trimmed its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast and revealed a 13% reduction in headcount. Management said weaker Google search traffic and rising paid search costs forced the guidance cut despite an adjusted earnings per share beat. Analysts quickly reacted, with at least one major broker dow…
J & J Snack Foods Corp. shares rose in pre-open trading after the company reported fiscal third-quarter adjusted EPS above expectations and reported meaningful gross margin improvement driven by its Project Apollo efficiency program and product mix. Revenue declined year-over-year and missed estimates, but management boosted Apollo savings guidance…
