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CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. shares climbed sharply in mid-day trading, hitting a fresh 52-week intraday high, after several brokerages raised price targets and company data showed improving partner performance and a larger sales pipeline ahead of its fiscal first-quarter 2027 earnings report on June 3.
Shares of Amprius Technologies fell after short seller Manatee Research published a month-long report alleging inflated orders, opaque disclosures and problematic manufacturing partners in the U.S., South Korea and China. The report details corporate links, accounting practices and insider stock sales that Manatee says call Amprius's reported reven…
Airbnb announced an expansion of its non-accommodation services to include luggage storage, private airport pickups outside the US, and car and equipment rentals. The company is partnering with Bounce for luggage storage and Welcome Pickups for airport transfers, while extending an existing grocery-stocking tie-up with Instacart to more U.S. cities…
A Vermont-based environmental group found that none of 36 polypropylene single-use cups it placed in Starbucks recycling bins were tracked to an operational recycling facility. The majority were located in landfills, incinerators, or on routes to those destinations, while Starbucks contests the study's methods and points to local recycling infrastr…
Nvidia reports FYQ1'27 after the close today. Despite a 16.5% rally since its last report and proximity to a $6 trillion market cap, investor-grade AI models flag elevated valuation, execution risk, and sensitivity to supply-chain and hyperscaler dynamics. The models place a fundamental fair value modestly above current levels but recommend avoidin…
Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners has held preparatory talks about a potential sale of its controlling stake in ATG Entertainment, the company that runs more than 70 theatres across multiple countries. Advisers have been consulted in recent weeks, and sources say an auction could begin in the second half of the year, though no final de…
GameStop has expanded its position in online marketplace operator eBay to roughly 6.6% of outstanding stock, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The filing details direct ownership and derivatives exposure that together account for about 6.55% of eBay's outstanding shares. The move follows an unsolicited acquisition propo…
OpenAI is reportedly preparing to submit a confidential IPO prospectus in the coming days or weeks, possibly as soon as Friday. The company has engaged Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley for the filing and is targeting a public offering as early as September, though that timetable could shift. Recent legal developments and mounting competitive and re…
Euro zone government bond yields eased on Wednesday after hitting multi-year highs earlier in the week. Germany's 10-year yield dropped to 3.09% while UK gilts and short-dated German bonds also fell. Markets reacted to diplomatic comments on Iran, the movement of oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, and softer-than-expected UK inflation, promp…
Lincoln International's stock rose 12.6% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, giving the firm an approximate market valuation of $2.3 billion. The Chicago, Illinois-based investment bank priced shares within its marketed range and, together with selling shareholders, sold 21 million shares to raise $421 million in the initial…
Cerebras Systems shares fell about 4.0% in mid-day trading to $291.51 after earlier reaching $338.33, as investors sold into gains following the company’s rapid post-IPO appreciation. The retreat comes amid questions about valuation, analyst skepticism over product breadth, a new shelf registration that could add supply, and fast-track inclusion in…
Jefferies finds that higher-income households and those with advanced degrees have seen recent gains in sentiment, even as aggregate consumer confidence eased to 88 from 94 at the end of February. The drop in the overall reading reflected weaker scores across current conditions, financial expectations, buying attitudes and business outlooks, with b…
Summary - U.K. equity markets closed higher on Wednesday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 1.10%. Gains were concentrated in Aerospace & Defense, Travel & Leisure and Banking names. Marks and Spencer Group PLC was the session's strongest performer, while Experian PLC recorded the largest decline. Commodity and currency moves included low…
Madrid's benchmark IBEX 35 rose 2.04% at the close, driven by gains in Consumer Services, Financial Services & Real Estate and Building & Construction sectors. ArcelorMittal, Acerinox and Grifols were the session's top performers, while Repsol, Fluidra and Telefonica recorded the largest declines. Broad participation favored advancers over decliner…
Portuguese equities finished higher on Wednesday with the PSI index gaining 0.96% as advances in Financials, Utilities and Technology outweighed losses in parts of the energy sector. EDP Renovaveis, Banco Comercial Portugues and Teixeira Duarte were the session's leading winners, while Galp Energia, REN and NOS were among the laggards. Commodity ma…
Netherlands equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the AEX reaching a fresh all-time high after broad-based gains led by the Technology, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors. ASML was the top performer on the index, while a handful of large-cap names slid. Energy commodities fell sharply and major FX and futures contracts saw modest moves.
Italy's equity benchmark ended higher after Wednesday's close, buoyed by technology, industrials and financial stocks. The Investing.com Italy 40 rose 1.79% in Milan. STMicroelectronics led winners, reaching five-year highs, while several healthcare, payments and energy names declined. Oil prices fell sharply and key currencies showed modest moveme…
Germany's major equity indices ended the trading session higher as Technology, Industrials and Transportation & Logistics stocks pushed benchmarks up. The DAX rose 1.36% while the MDAX and TecDAX gained 1.62% and 1.38% respectively. Notable winners included Infineon, MTU Aero Engines and Deutsche Bank, while BASF, SAP and Scout24 were among the lag…
French equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the CAC 40 rising 1.70% and the SBF 120 up 1.65%. Technology, industrials and basic materials names were among the session leaders, including sizeable advances for STMicroelectronics, Soitec, Euronext and ArcelorMittal. Decliners included Capgemini, Ubisoft and Edenred. Market breadth favored winners…
Bernstein substantially raised its wafer fabrication equipment (WFE) spending projections for 2026-2028, citing stronger memory investment - particularly DRAM - and increased demand from China-driven expansion. The firm raised price targets for Lam Research and KLA Corp., kept Applied Materials unchanged, and signaled growing confidence that the cu…
Belgian stocks finished higher at the close on Wednesday, with the BEL 20 up 1.37% as Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors outperformed. Aedifica, Melexis and Aperam were the top gainers, while Azelis, D’Ieteren and Solvay were among the laggards. Commodity prices, including crude and Brent oil, recorded notable declines and the US Dollar…
Google is testing a set of advertising formats that rely on its Gemini AI model to present more tailored product information inside Search. The company said AI Mode helps 75% of users make faster, more confident choices, and the new units include conversational responses, AI-generated shopping explanations, in-ad chat agents and expanded Direct Off…
Sweden's equity market closed higher on Wednesday, driven by advances in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Financials sectors. The OMX Stockholm 30 rose 1.24% at the close, with Boliden AB among the session's strongest performers. Energy commodities fell sharply and major currency pairs against the krona moved lower.
Stocks in Finland closed higher on Wednesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.77% as gains in the Industrials, Consumer Services and Financials sectors powered the session. SSAB AB B led winners, while energy-related and forestry names fell. Commodity markets saw notable declines in oil prices and a modest drop in gold futures, and major currency rat…
Lattice Semiconductor shares jumped after the company reported better-than-expected first-quarter results and announced a $1.65 billion acquisition of AMI that management says will double its addressable market. Analysts raised price targets and the stock reached a new 52-week high as guidance and margin recovery reinforced expectations for meaning…
