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Stocks across market-cap tiers moved sharply on Wednesday, with technology and semiconductor names featuring among the leaders. Mega-caps such as Alibaba (BABA) and Micron Technology (MU) posted gains, while a number of other large-, mid- and small-cap companies recorded double-digit percentage changes driven by earnings beats, guidance updates and…
Fervo Energy Co.'s initial public offering received roughly 15 times the orders for the shares available, enabling the Houston-based geothermal company to raise $1.89 billion after pricing 70 million Class A shares at $27 each. The final price topped a recently raised $25 to $26 range and the offering was increased from an initial 55.6 million-shar…
Stifel says AtkinsRealis trades at a premium valuation versus peers and expects potential short-term headwinds from the company's Nuclear backlog and a below-consensus quarterly EBITDA estimate, but the firm remains willing to buy on weakness given a strong Nuclear business outlook and an underleveraged balance sheet.
Charles Schwab intends to deploy artificial intelligence to deliver personalized wealth-management insights to customers who do not meet the company's $1 million minimum for a dedicated relationship. CEO Rick Wurster described AI as a "real accelerant," and Schwab recently rolled out a generative-AI product that blends portfolio performance data, m…
LinkedIn is preparing to reduce its global workforce by about 5% as part of a reorganization that aims to move employees into areas of expanding business, two people familiar with the matter said. The cuts come even as the professional social network, owned by Microsoft, reported accelerating year-over-year revenue growth in the most recent quarter…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) stock climbed 4% Wednesday morning after a report that additional activist investors have taken positions in the company. Irenic Capital is named among the newcomers and has engaged with HPE executives. The move comes amid sustained pressure from Elliott Management, which holds a significant stake and retains a righ…
Red Cat Holdings Inc. shares tumbled after the company disclosed an underwritten public offering priced at $9.40 per share, a steep discount to the stock's recent trading level of $11.03. The sale of 23,936,171 shares, with expected gross proceeds of about $225 million before fees, and an underwriter option for additional shares, raised immediate d…
Birkenstock shares fell sharply after the company reported fiscal second-quarter 2026 results that missed expectations on several core metrics. Adjusted EBITDA and net profit declined, gross margins compressed materially and adjusted EPS softened year-over-year. Management reiterated full-year targets but cited currency, tariff and regional geopoli…
Spotify said Wednesday it is widening availability of its managed accounts feature to include the free, ad-supported service in six markets. The change lets parents create supervised, music-only accounts for children under 13 without requiring a Premium Family subscription, while retaining parental controls and limiting certain features by default.
The Pentagon has established framework agreements with Anduril, CoAspire, Leidos and Zone 5 to support a Low-Cost Containerized Munitions (LCCM) program that could lead to procurement of more than 10,000 containerized missiles over a three-year period beginning in 2027. The program will first enter an assessment phase with test missile purchases fr…
Marvell Technology shares climbed more than 10% in morning trading after Bank of America sharply raised its price target to $200 and B. Riley also boosted its target to $205, both keeping Buy ratings. The upgrades hinge on a significantly larger AI networking total addressable market and higher AI data center system forecasts, while a concurrent ea…
Rigaku Holdings Corp. shares climbed sharply after the company reported a sizeable rebound in quarterly net income and faster year-over-year revenue growth, alongside an earnings-per-share result that slightly exceeded forecasts. Analysts remain broadly positive, and Jefferies highlighted continued strength in semiconductor-related demand and expec…
Tyson Foods' chief financial officer Curt Calaway warned that U.S. cattle producers are making inconsistent efforts to rebuild a herd that has fallen to multi-decade lows, leaving beef supplies tight and prices elevated. High slaughter rates of young females, concerns over dry grazing conditions and the recent corporate capacity reductions at Tyson…
The European Investment Bank has committed €200 million to BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions to expand financing for small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap firms in agriculture and the bioeconomy across several EU countries. The operation is part of the EIB's €3 billion Pan-European Agriculture Programme launched in 2024 and directs at least 30…
Tower Semiconductor shares jumped sharply after the Israeli analog foundry reported better-than-expected first-quarter results, issued a record-setting revenue forecast for the current quarter, and disclosed $1.3 billion in silicon photonics contracts for 2027 that included $290 million in upfront payments. The company also received an upgraded out…
Redcloud Holdings shares rose 5.1% following an announcement that the company will form a capital-light joint venture with ACA Capital to deploy its RedAI infrastructure across South Africa and other African markets. The deal will integrate RedCloud’s RAID engine and three RedAI Specialist Agents into ACA Capital’s distribution network, which trans…
Nextpower shares leapt in morning trading after the company posted a decisive Q4 FY2026 earnings beat, raised its fiscal 2027 revenue guidance, and announced an acquisition intended to strengthen its utility-scale inverter capabilities while enabling moves into battery storage and data center power. Record annual revenue, a sizable backlog, cash on…
Voyager Technologies shares climbed in morning trading following an announcement that its European unit will act as mission integrator for Exobiosphere’s Orbital High-Throughput Screener platform on the International Space Station, a system designed to process more than 2,000 simultaneous drug screening samples per mission. The contract supplements…
Personalis shares rose sharply in morning trading after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services expanded reimbursement for the company’s NeXT Personal minimal residual disease (MRD) test to include immunotherapy monitoring for late-stage solid tumor patients. The move, combined with a newly disclosed institutional stake and robust first-quarte…
Arrow Electronics shares climbed after the company unveiled a $1 billion stock repurchase program that will replace its current authorization, and after BofA Securities upgraded the stock to Neutral with a $233 price target on signs of stronger demand and recovering margins. The bank raised its valuation multiple and highlighted backlog and a book-…
Nebius Group reported a sharp jump in quarterly revenue and a corresponding rise in its shares after revealing aggressive capacity expansion plans and higher capital expenditure guidance to meet strong demand for AI infrastructure. The company is financing growth through asset-backed financing and corporate debt while highlighting constrained capac…
Shares of IBEX Ltd rose 3% after the company’s board authorized a new share repurchase program permitting the acquisition of up to $20 million of common stock over the next 12 months. The company said purchases will be funded from its existing cash balance and free cash flow and may be executed through a variety of market mechanisms in compliance w…
Chegg Inc announced a strategic extension of its services to include AI model training and evaluation, offering proprietary academic content and a calibrated expert network to help organizations improve AI reasoning and problem-solving. The move was met with a double-digit share price gain as the company reported early validation from prominent tec…
BTIG analyst Jonathan Krinsky cautioned that the recent rapid gains in technology and artificial intelligence stocks could reverse sharply. He points to extreme momentum readings, unusual swing behavior in high-beta momentum names, and low demand for downside protection as signs that a meaningful drawdown in semiconductor shares is increasingly pla…
Umicore shares jumped 14.34% to €25.68, reaching a new 52-week high, after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and lifted its 12-month price target to €33 from €21. The upgrade was driven by higher estimates across Recycling and Specialty Materials, a hedged metals basket pointing to significant upside for Recycling EBITDA through …
