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Roblox introduced '4D creation,' a beta artificial intelligence model that translates natural language prompts into fully functional in-game models with interactive physics. Building on an earlier system that produced static 3D objects, the new model can generate vehicles whose doors open and that can be driven with realistic mechanics. The move is…
Jefferies warned that BJ’s Wholesale Club may face a tougher next growth phase despite steady earnings, maintaining a Hold rating. The firm cited comparable sales as the key valuation driver and said easing food-price inflation could undermine comp growth and the prospect of multiple expansion. Expansion into Dallas-Fort Worth raises distribution a…
The U.S. administration is shifting policy tools toward taking equity stakes in private companies and coordinating international price measures to secure domestic supply chains for critical minerals and semiconductors. The push includes stakes or discussions involving USA Rare Earth, Korea Zinc, Trilogy Metals, Critical Metals, Lithium Americas, MP…
Cigna Corp’s pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission resolving claims that its insulin pricing practices violated antitrust and consumer protection laws. The 10-year consent order restricts a range of practices, mandates greater cost disclosure to employers, requires collaboration wit…
Shares in Denmark finished lower on Wednesday, led by declines in the Healthcare, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors. The OMX Copenhagen 20 dropped 6.66% to a fresh one-month low. While a handful of large-cap names advanced, several heavyweight stocks posted significant losses. Commodities and currency markets showed modest moves, with oil and gold e…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a stark warning that the organization faces an 'imminent financial collapse' driven by record arrears and a budgetary rule that compels the U.N. to return unspent contributions. The United States accounts for the lion's share of unpaid regular budget dues and also owes significant sums for peacekee…
Norwegian shares closed higher on Wednesday, driven by advances in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities. The Oslo OBX ended the session up 0.49%, marking a new all-time high. Nordic Semiconductor, DnB and Tomra were among the top gainers, while Aker BP, Cmb.Tech and Hoegh Autoliners were the largest decliner…
Israel's equity benchmark, the TA 35, finished marginally higher, reaching a fresh record close as gains in banking, financials and insurance stocks offset weakness among several technology and energy names. Market breadth favored decliners, while oil and gold prices ticked upward and the U.S. dollar index rose modestly.
U.S. software equities extended a multi-day decline after the introduction of a new Anthropic tool highlighted the pace at which AI is targeting high-value enterprise functions. The move intensified fears that AI could unsettle established software business models and ripple through credit providers and related markets, prompting analyst warnings t…
Bernstein's sector review singles out select hotel chains, cruise operators and online travel agencies as best positioned to outperform. Marriott tops the hotel list, Royal Caribbean leads the cruise sector, and Airbnb heads the OTAs, with each pick supported by specific growth drivers, recent corporate moves and analyst ratings activity.
A steep selloff in software company loans has pushed $17.7 billion of US tech debt into distressed territory over the past four weeks, increasing the total amount of tech loans trading as distressed to about $46.9 billion. The move has been concentrated in software-as-a-service firms, a group market participants see as sensitive to disruption from …
Stocks across market-cap ranges recorded sizable intraday swings on Wednesday. Mega-cap winners included Eli Lilly and PepsiCo, while Advanced Micro Devices and other technology and health names slid. Large-, mid- and small-cap lists likewise showed a mix of sharp gains and steep declines, with notable beats and guidance reactions among companies r…
Truist recommends purchasing shares of AMD following a messy but ultimately encouraging fourth quarter, arguing that the company’s long-term earnings trajectory outweighs short-term imperfections. Analyst William Stein projects roughly 45% earnings CAGR through CY30, and the firm raised its 2027 earnings estimate and price target while acknowledgin…
Turkey's BIST 100 closed modestly higher, rising 0.11% to reach a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in the Holdings & Investments, Leasing & Factoring and Technology sectors, while several individual stocks posted notable moves both up and down. Commodity and currency markets showed moderate movement, with gold and oil prices rising and th…
Levi Strauss shares rose more than 2% on Wednesday after Jefferies initiated coverage with a Buy rating. The firm forecasts long-term annual revenue growth of roughly 4%-5% or higher, operating margins moving toward 15%, and sets a $25 price target, citing the companys direct-to-consumer expansion, product premiumisation and favorable denim trends…
Amazon's MGM Studio has formed a compact AI-focused unit to develop tools intended to speed up and reduce the cost of making films and television. Led by Albert Cheng, the team will run a closed beta in March with industry partners and expects to share findings by May. The effort emphasizes human creative control while using AI to handle granular p…
Bank of America upgraded Omnicell to Buy from Neutral and raised its price target to $70 from $53, arguing the company’s next-generation automated dispensing cabinet - Titan XT - could catalyze a multi-year acceleration in connected-device revenue that consensus does not currently reflect. Shipments are slated to begin in the second half of 2026, a…
Concorde International Group Ltd (NASDAQ:CIGL) saw its stock rise 20.9% after announcing a merger agreement to bring YOOV Group Holding Limited - an AI-powered business automation provider - into a newly created CIGL subsidiary. The transaction values YOOV at $600 million. Under the structure, YOOV will become a wholly-owned unit of CIGL and YOOV s…
Baird upgraded GE Vernova to Outperform, arguing that the market has misjudged the timing and extent of potential overcapacity in gas power. Analyst Ben Kallo says the energy-infrastructure cycle is in its early stages and that GE Vernova stands to benefit materially, with margin expansion, services growth and a strong backlog driving upside. The f…
Mobix Labs saw its stock climb sharply after securing Federal Aviation Administration certification for a next-generation drone-based airborne sensing platform developed by its Wireless Division, RaGE Systems. The approval enables the company to expand field operations, start customer pilot programs and pursue deployments in the infrastructure insp…
Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (NASDAQ:ONCY) rose sharply after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration awarded Fast Track Designation to its pelareorep combination therapy for KRAS-mutant, microsatellite-stable metastatic colorectal cancer in the second-line setting. The designation follows promising clinical results showing higher response rates and longe…
Lawmakers and representatives from Waymo and Tesla are urging Congress to advance long-stalled legislation designed to accelerate deployment of self-driving vehicles. Testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee emphasizes concerns that China could set global standards and gain manufacturing dominance if the United States does not lead in autonom…
Egetis Therapeutics AB (STO:EGTX) stands to receive a Priority Review Voucher if one of its candidate therapies for rare pediatric diseases is approved under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Rare Pediatric Disease Priority Review Program, a scheme that has been extended through 2029. The voucher can expedite regulatory review of a future app…
Amazon is reportedly exploring an equity investment in OpenAI valued in the tens of billions of dollars, coupled with a commercial arrangement that would see OpenAI assign researchers and engineers to build customized AI models for Amazon’s offerings. The proposed agreement would involve joint efforts to adapt OpenAI’s models so they meet Amazon’s …
Baird upgraded Capri Holdings to Outperform after the stock fell about 13% on Tuesday. The firm called the decline excessive given Capri's modest beats on sales and EBIT, an EPS beat, and a steady outlook. Baird maintained a $26 price target and said the pullback has improved the stock's risk-reward profile as early recovery signs appear at Michael…
