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GlobalFoundries Sees Strong Q2 Revenue on Growing Data Center Demand

GlobalFoundries Sees Strong Q2 Revenue on Growing Data Center Demand

GlobalFoundries said it expects second-quarter revenue to top Wall Street forecasts, citing accelerating deployments in data centers worldwide. The company pointed to growth in niche product lines, reported first-quarter revenue in line with expectations, and provided adjusted earnings guidance that also exceeded analyst estimates. Shares moved hig…

Nexentis Shares Climb After U.S. Trademark for MITOLINE Is Approved

Nexentis Shares Climb After U.S. Trademark for MITOLINE Is Approved

Nexentis Technologies' stock rose about 10% after its wholly owned subsidiary, MitoCareX Bio Ltd., secured U.S. trademark registration for MITOLINE, a proprietary sequence analysis and alignment algorithm aimed at preparing mitochondrial SLC25 carrier proteins for 3D comparative modeling. The platform is part of MitoCareX's cloud-based discovery en…

PayPal Tops Q1 Forecasts as Consumer Spending Holds Up

PayPal Tops Q1 Forecasts as Consumer Spending Holds Up

PayPal reported first-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations as continued consumer spending supported payment volumes. Revenue rose 7% to $8.35 billion and adjusted earnings per share were $1.34, ahead of consensus. Management under new CEO Enrique Lores outlined a reorganization and plans to cut roughly $1.5 billion in costs over the n…

Morgan Stanley: Consumer Coverage Largely Outpaced Sensex in April

Morgan Stanley: Consumer Coverage Largely Outpaced Sensex in April

Morgan Stanley's consumer coverage outperformed the Sensex on average in April, with roughly 90% of the stocks it covers beating the index versus about 60% in March. Food and beverage companies led the monthly advance, while longer-term returns and valuation metrics show a more mixed picture, including pronounced declines for several paint and indu…

Goldman Upgrade Lifts Orange as Bank Sees Hidden Organic Upside

Goldman Upgrade Lifts Orange as Bank Sees Hidden Organic Upside

Orange shares rose after Goldman Sachs upgraded the French telecom to Buy and set a €21.60 12-month target, implying about 22% upside from the prior close. The bank's case rests on an organic improvement in returns driven by a structural decline in capital expenditure intensity across France and Spain and stronger-than-expected performance at Orang…

U.S. futures climb as oil eases; Gulf firefight keeps markets on edge

U.S. futures climb as oil eases; Gulf firefight keeps markets on edge

U.S. stock index futures rose early on May 5 as oil prices ticked down, even as fresh exchanges of fire in the Gulf between the U.S. and Iran raised the prospect of renewed instability. Gains in futures contrasted with caution from investors who are weighing military developments against strong corporate earnings and macro data due later in the ses…

Citigroup to Set Higher Profit Targets, Sees AI Lifting Wealth Returns

Citigroup to Set Higher Profit Targets, Sees AI Lifting Wealth Returns

Citigroup will present new medium-term profitability targets and business-level growth plans at its upcoming investor day, CEO Jane Fraser said in an interview. The bank intends to raise the bar beyond its existing 2026 guidance, citing gains from a multi-year restructuring that trimmed size, simplified management layers and sold non-core consumer …