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Turkey's BIST 100 finished the session down 1.23% as losses were concentrated in Leasing & Factoring, Real Estate Investments and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. While a handful of stocks posted double-digit gains, a larger number of issues fell, and commodity and currency moves were mixed with gold and some oil benchmarks edging higher.
Options markets imply Intuit Inc. (INTU) shares could swing about 8.3% when the company reports results on May 20 after the market close, based on Bloomberg-compiled options data. The stock’s reaction to past earnings has at times exceeded and at times missed options-implied moves across the last eight reports.
Western Union Co.'s stock declined about 3% Wednesday after short-selling firm J Capital Research published a cautious assessment of the money-transfer company. The note highlighted intensifying competition from digital payments platforms, a shrinking unbanked customer base, scrutiny over cash transfers, questions about recent acquisitions, weaker …
Options market pricing implies Elf Beauty Inc. (ELF) shares could move about 13% when the company reports earnings after the close on May 20. Historical outcomes across the last eight reports show actual stock moves have exceeded options-implied expectations in four instances, producing both outsized declines and occasional gains.
JPMorgan maintained its bullish view on Samsung Electronics, urging investors to buy any share pullbacks even as a widening labor dispute raises the prospect of profit pressure and production disruption. The bank quantified potential downside to operating profit and device solutions revenue for 2026 but kept an Overweight rating and a KRW350,000 pr…
Moody's Ratings affirmed The Stepstone Group Midco 1 GmbH's B2 corporate and probability of default ratings and upheld B2 ratings on several secured facilities, but moved the outlook to negative from stable. The agency points to slower-than-expected recovery in hiring demand, projecting a modest revenue decline in 2026, elevated leverage through 20…
Mind Robotics, founded by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, has secured $400 million in a new funding round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from Salesforce Ventures and Incharge Capital. The financing brings the company’s total backing to more than $1 billion and values the startup at $3.4 billion, according to a person familiar with the deal struc…
Moroccan equities closed higher on Wednesday in Casablanca, led by gains in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors. The Moroccan All Shares index rose 0.62% as several miners and industrial names recorded strong percentage advances. Broader market breadth showed more decliners than advancers, and commodity and currency markets moved alongside …
S&P Global Ratings downgraded BellRing Brands Inc. (NYSE:BRBR) to 'B+' from 'BB-' and revised the outlook to negative, citing steep margin erosion, elevated costs and mounting competitive pressure on its Premier Protein brand. The agency also cut the issue-level rating on the company’s $840 million senior unsecured notes to 'B+' and forecasts a mor…
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Wayfair Inc. and Wayfair LLC to 'BB-' from 'B', citing market share gains, stronger profitability and accelerating free cash flow that have firmed the companys business model and supported debt reduction. The ratings agency also raised several debt classes, assigned ratings to new proposed secured notes, and kept the Rat…
S&P Global Ratings upgraded Sandisk Corp. to BB+ from BB after the company repaid all outstanding debt and moved to a net cash position under the agency's adjusted metrics. The firm also raised Sandisk's revolving credit facility to BBB- with a recovery rating of 1, withdrew term-loan issue-level ratings, and left a positive outlook that could supp…
Shutterstock Inc. will pay $35 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company did not adequately inform consumers about subscription terms and placed obstacles in the way of cancelling paid plans. The FTC's complaint focuses on automatic renewals for on-demand packs and annual paid monthly subscriptions, failures to obtain…
Norwegian equities finished Wednesday with a modest advance as the Oslo OBX rose 0.12%. Gains were concentrated in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities, with Nordic Semiconductor climbing to a three-year high. Despite the index rise, decliners outnumbered advancers on the Oslo exchange. Commodity and currenc…
Ledger has paused plans for a U.S. initial public offering, citing unfavorable market conditions. The company has not submitted any draft S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and may pursue private capital instead. Earlier in the year, reports indicated the firm had engaged U.S. banks and was exploring a potenti…
The Tel Aviv market finished Wednesday with losses, led by declines in the Communication, Insurance and Oil & Gas sectors. The TA 35 index fell 0.84% at the close. A handful of individual stocks posted strong gains, with Tower Semiconductor reaching a five-year high, while several companies including Camtek and Clal Insurance registered notable dec…
Fractile, a London-based chip startup founded in 2022, raised $220 million in a Series B round led by Factorial Funds, Accel and Founders Fund. The company is developing a logic chip and a server-rack architecture to attach memory in a way it says will boost bandwidth for AI inference without sacrificing speed. Fractile declined to provide technica…
Ford shares jumped 6% after Morgan Stanley highlighted the company’s Ford Energy unit and its licensing arrangement with CATL. The analyst argued the partnership gives Ford a semi-vertical domestic energy storage capability that can satisfy Foreign Entity of Concern rules and unlock a 30% Investment Tax Credit for customers. Morgan Stanley projects…
Skechers raised a settlement proposal in April to $65 per share to try to resolve a lawsuit from hedge funds and other investors contesting 3G Capital's $9.4 billion acquisition. The renewed offer tops a prior $64-per-share proposal and comes as investment firms pursuing appraisal arbitrage seek a higher valuation in Delaware courts. The litigation…
Options market pricing indicates Target Corp. could experience a 7.7% price move when it reports earnings on May 20 before the market opens, according to Bloomberg's options data. Historical comparisons show mixed alignment between implied and actual post-earnings moves over the past eight quarters.
Leerink Partners upgraded Johnson & Johnson to Outperform from Market Perform and raised its 12-month price target to $265 from $252, citing an anticipated pickup in revenue driven by several new and expanding drug franchises. The firm projects a 7.2% revenue CAGR for J&J from 2026 to 2031, above Street consensus, and highlighted four products - Ic…
Options market pricing indicates TJX Cos. could experience a roughly 4% price move when the company reports earnings on May 20 before markets open, based on options data compiled by Bloomberg. Historically, the stock has moved less than the options-implied magnitude in seven of the last eight earnings releases, with the lone exception occurring in …
AEM Holdings Ltd. shares climbed sharply after the company reported first-quarter revenue and profit that outperformed analyst expectations and accompanied an upward revision to guidance. Sales rose 35.8% year-on-year to S$117 million, while profit before tax surged 369% to S$18 million, driven by a favorable mix and stronger contributions from TCS…
LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, plans to announce employee reductions on Wednesday as part of a reorganization that will realign teams and redeploy resources. A source familiar with the matter says reports that the reduction would be 5% are incorrect, while anonymous posts on the Blind app had speculated cuts as high as 10%. LinkedIn issued a brief s…
Options pricing compiled by Bloomberg indicates Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) may experience a 5.8% share-price move when the company reports earnings on May 20 after the market close. Historical comparisons across eight recent reports show the stock has exceeded the options-implied move in three instances, while in other quarters the actual change fell shor…
Airbus SE and Blackstone Inc. are reportedly in discussions to act as lead investors in an approximately €600 million funding round for Quantum Systems, a German drone company backed by Peter Thiel. The financing could put a potential price tag on the firm of as much as €7 billion. Balderton Capital, an existing backer, is also said to be consideri…
