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After the market closed, shares in major technology and chip-related companies moved sharply as investors digested a wide-ranging set of quarterly results and forward guidance. Alphabet reported solid results but startled markets with a 2026 capital expenditure forecast far above estimates, lifting chip names. Results and guidance from Qualcomm, Sn…
Alphabet outlined plans to sharply increase capital expenditure to a target range of $175 billion to $185 billion this year, roughly double recent spending levels, as it prioritizes AI infrastructure. The announcement came alongside quarterly results that beat revenue and profit estimates and showed strong growth in Google Cloud, prompting volatile…
Mexico's main stock gauge closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P/BMV IPC slipping 1.49% as losses clustered in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. A handful of names posted gains, led by Orbia Advance Corporation, while heavyweights such as Cemex and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico registered notable declines. Commodity a…
Colombia's stock market finished the session lower, with the COLCAP index retreating 2.29%. Losses were concentrated in Financials, Investment and Public Services, while select names such as Mineros SA and Grupo Cibest posted gains. Commodities and FX moves included declines in coffee and cocoa, a rise in gold futures, and a firmer US Dollar Index …
Pandora will offer platinum-plated versions of its most popular charm bracelets to mitigate sharply higher silver costs, the company said. The move comes alongside guidance for subdued organic revenue growth and a narrower operating margin as the firm contends with rising input prices, U.S. tariffs and a cautiously spending consumer base.
Yum China reported its loyalty ecosystem has surpassed 590 million members, representing more than 40% of China’s population. The company said unique memberships across KFC and Pizza Hut rose 13% year-over-year, with 55% of sales now transacting through those programs. Management highlighted the role of loyalty in both near-term and long-term perfo…
VCI Global announced the sale of its fintech subsidiary Credilab via a management buyout valued at roughly $43.74 million, prompting a 9.2% rise in the company’s shares. The deal, paid in cash and stock, values Credilab at 1.1 times its net tangible assets and leaves VCI Global with a 30% equity stake as it shifts focus to AI-led, asset-light growt…
WarrenAI, leveraging Investing Pro metrics, identifies CME Group, Cboe Global Markets, Intercontinental Exchange and MarketAxess Holdings as the most noteworthy exchange stocks to monitor for 2026. The firms display a range of fundamentals and technical signals - from record revenue and trading volumes to margin expansion and potential valuation up…
Target's incoming chief executive, Michael Fiddelke, acknowledged that the company has lost the confidence of both customers and employees and pledged to rebuild those relationships. Speaking at his first internal town hall, Fiddelke said the firm failed to communicate clearly about its identity and did not correct confusion quickly enough. He take…
S&P Global Ratings has put Eldorado Gold Corp.'s ratings on CreditWatch positive, pointing to current spot gold near $5,000 per ounce - far above S&P's $3,300 per ounce 2026 assumption - and notable progress on major development projects. Improved cash flow, a cash balance above $1 billion as of September 30, 2025, and reduced execution and financi…
Shares of Veradermics Inc surged 118% in their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange after the company priced an upsized initial public offering at $17.00 per share. The dermatology-focused biopharmaceutical firm raised roughly $256.3 million in gross proceeds from the sale of 15,077,647 shares, and underwriters hold a 30-day option f…
Earnings season continues on Thursday, February 5, 2026, with a long roster of companies scheduled to report results either before the market opens or after it closes. High-profile names that will draw particular attention include Amazon, Fortinet, Microchip Technology, Roblox and Atlassian. The combined slate spans technology, retail, industrials,…
A set of labor-market indicators due Thursday, including the weekly initial jobless claims and the monthly JOLTs job openings report, will offer fresh readings on U.S. employment. Additional releases covering continuing claims, the Fed's balance sheet and reserve balances, Treasury bill auctions, and natural gas storage will add to market-moving in…
Short sellers have recorded roughly $24 billion in unrealized gains as a focused decline in software and AI-linked equities accelerates. Data from S3 Partners LLC show rising short interest across major technology names, with market participants citing worries that rapid AI advances could undercut traditional software revenue models.
Raymond James cut its rating on Lumen Technologies to Market Perform from Outperform, arguing that the material gains from recent deleveraging are largely captured and that the company must now deliver a return to revenue growth. The firm highlights a strengthened balance sheet following a fiber sale, but warns of execution risks and uncertain near…
A Deutsche Bank review shows that, even as investors rotate away from many technology and software companies amid AI-driven disruption concerns, the group of seven largest tech names has held the broader market near record levels. Software stocks have suffered sharp drops, but gains concentrated in Alphabet have offset much of the pain across the m…
Wolfe Research upgraded Fabrinet to Outperform, arguing the contract optical manufacturer stands to gain from rising data-center demand and industry-wide supply limitations. The brokerage flagged recent share weakness as excessive, highlighted capacity expansion plans as a clearer forward indicator of revenue, and raised its price target to $540 wh…
U.S. equity markets fell sharply Wednesday as a renewed round of selling hit technology stocks, with software names plunging early in the session and weakness rotating into semiconductor and memory companies. The NASDAQ Composite dropped 2.2% as investors reacted to mounting concerns that rapid advances in artificial intelligence are disrupting par…
Major automakers, represented by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, signaled support for the Trump administration’s plan to significantly lower federal fuel economy targets but requested changes including preserving credit trading, maintaining credits for some technologies and reconsideration of vehicle reclassification. NHTSA’s proposal would…
Microsoft is appointing Hayete Gallot, a former Google Cloud executive and prior Microsoft employee, as executive vice president for security. Charlie Bell will transition from security chief to an individual contributor role focused on engineering quality while continuing to report to CEO Satya Nadella and collaborate with cloud and AI chief Scott…
Patrick James, founder and former CEO of First Brands, pleaded not guilty to a nine-count indictment alleging an eight-year fraud scheme that misled lenders and concealed debt. His brother Edward James also pleaded not guilty to related charges. The company collapsed into Chapter 11 last September, disrupting automakers' supply chains and prompting…
IonQ stock fell 9% on Wednesday as the quantum computing firm faced a critical short seller report from Wolf Pack alleging the loss of substantial Pentagon funding that previously accounted for up to 86% of revenue between 2022 and 2024. The report claims a $54.6 million shortfall in 2025 bookings, ties the shortfall to executive turnover and subst…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed modestly lower, dragged by losses in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors. Gains from telecom and retail names partially offset declines, while commodity and currency markets showed mixed movement across gold, crude oil and major FX pairs.
Netherlands equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the AEX finishing down 0.37%. Gains in select consumer and industrial names were offset by broad losses in technology, consumer goods and industrial sectors. Market breadth was mixed and volatility measures held steady while commodity and currency moves were modest.
S&P Global Ratings has moved Omnia Technologies' outlook from stable to negative while keeping its long-term issuer credit rating at 'B', saying the company is reducing leverage more slowly than anticipated. S&P estimates debt-to-EBITDA stayed above 7.0x in 2025, down from 10.3x in 2024, and now expects the ratio to edge toward 6.0x in 2026 instead…
