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Barclays has reweighted its coverage of European injectable-drug packaging firms, upgrading Ypsomed to overweight with a CHF 343 target while downgrading Gerresheimer to underweight with a €19 target. The move reflects the broker's view that device makers — notably pen and auto-injector suppliers — enjoy higher barriers to switching, better contrac…
Kimberly-Clark maintained its full-year outlook for fiscal 2026 and reported first-quarter sales that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by volume growth from new product launches and expanded affordable offerings. Price declines and strategic investments compressed margins, but the company reaffirmed a double-digit adjusted EPS growth target on…
General Motors reported a 22% rise in first-quarter core profit and raised its full-year outlook after recording $4.3 billion in EBIT and anticipating a tariff refund. Net income fell modestly, weighed by a $1.1 billion charge related to supplier settlements tied to EV program slowdowns, while North American margins improved even as sales declined.
EssilorLuxottica Chief Executive Francesco Milleri told shareholders that the group’s stock will recover lost ground after a decline of more than 40% from its November record high. Speaking at the annual general meeting, Milleri listed U.S. tariffs, a weaker dollar, the spread of military conflicts, competition in smart eyewear and the company’s pi…
Suppliers to Toyota and other automakers in Japan are reporting growing uncertainty over input costs and availability as the Iran war pushes up prices for oil-linked materials. Executives say higher aluminium and naphtha-derived product costs, and potential shortages of painting thinner, are already denting profit forecasts and could force supplier…
Attorneys for actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court for a final pretrial hearing ahead of a civil trial in May that will focus solely on Lively's retaliation claims against Baldoni's production company after sexual harassment claims were dismissed. The hearing will consider disputes over possible …
Indian benchmark indexes closed lower on Tuesday with declines concentrated in banking, autos and fast-moving consumer goods stocks. The Nifty 50 fell 0.40% and the BSE Sensex 30 dropped 0.54%. Energy-related names produced some of the session's strongest gains, while select large-cap technology and auto names were among the heaviest decliners. Vol…
EssilorLuxottica's chief executive expressed confidence that the group's shares can recover the ground lost amid U.S. tariffs, a weak dollar, geopolitical tensions and intensifying competition in smart eyewear. Management says the company's strategic move into medtech is a deliberate, necessary transformation that will take time to deliver value bu…
A U.S. Army master sergeant accused of using confidential information from a military operation to place bets on the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is scheduled to enter a plea in Manhattan. Prosecutors say the soldier converted roughly $33,000 in wagers on Polymarket between December 27, 2025, and January 2, 2026, into about $400,00…
Shares of SSP Group fell more than 6% after UBS downgraded the stock from buy to neutral and reduced its 12-month price target to 180 pence from 245 pence. The broker cited weakening forward aviation capacity in core markets and raised the discount rate used in its valuation, trimming growth and earnings forecasts for FY2026. UBS flagged medium-ter…
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners reported first quarter 2026 organic volume growth of 8.5% and sales growth of 9.4%, both ahead of analyst expectations. The company reiterated full-year revenue and operating income guidance while highlighting significant energy category expansion and commodity hedging coverage.
Barrick Mining has appointed Wessel Hamman as chief financial officer and Tim Cribb as chief operating officer for the new entity that will hold the company’s North American assets after an initial public offering. The spinoff, to be named North American Barrick, will consolidate key Nevada Gold Mines operations and other assets and is expected to …
Hilton Worldwide raised its full-year forecast for revenue per available room (RevPAR) for fiscal 2026 to a 2% to 3% increase, up from a prior 1% to 2% projection, and nudged up its adjusted earnings-per-share guidance. Management pointed to improving trends at U.S. middle-market brands, including a pickup in mid-week business travel.
Siemens gained after HSBC upgraded the stock to Buy from Hold and increased its price target to 300 euros from 240, citing improving industrial automation demand and strong performance in the company's Smart Infrastructure division. The bank's view was informed by meetings at Hannover Messe and recent results from automation peers.
As markets rotated away from geopolitical concerns toward a strong earnings backdrop, AI-curated stock lists produced outsized gains in April across semiconductors, healthcare, industrials, and consumer segments. The AI-driven strategy recorded numerous winners including multiple 30%+ moves and several 40%+ gains, and a refreshed selection of picks…
United Parcel Service reported a 28% decline in quarterly adjusted profit as it scaled back delivery volumes for top customer Amazon to prioritize higher-margin shipments such as healthcare and data center deliveries. The company posted adjusted net income of $1.07 per share for the quarter ended March 31, down from $1.49 a year earlier, and quarte…
Barrick Mining Corporation has named a leadership team for a new company that will hold its North American gold assets and said it intends to take a minority stake in that vehicle public by the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and market conditions. The new entity, North American Barrick, will include Barrick’s stakes and operatorship i…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a lawsuit brought by Falun Gong members who say Cisco Systems designed technology that allowed Chinese authorities to surveil and persecute them. The company asks the high court to narrow the reach of the Alien Tort Statute - a nearly 250-year-old law that permits foreign plaintiffs to sue in U.S. court…
Spotify on Tuesday projected second-quarter operating income and premium subscriber growth that fall short of Street estimates, signaling cooling momentum in Europe and North America. The company did, however, forecast monthly active users above analyst expectations and reported first-quarter revenue in line with estimates. Shares moved lower in pr…
Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 moved lower early Tuesday as growing concern that the U.S.-Iran impasse could keep crude elevated weighed on sentiment. Pre-market losses were led by major tech and chip names, while select corporates due to report earnings showed modest gains. Market participants pointed to a persistent divergence between sto…
Purdue Pharma is scheduled for sentencing on Tuesday in a New Jersey federal court after admitting to deceptive marketing and paying kickbacks to doctors to boost OxyContin sales. The sentencing will finalize a plea agreement that paves the way for the company's dissolution in bankruptcy and the redirection of assets toward a $7.4 billion settlemen…
Goldman Sachs downgraded BioArctic from Buy to Neutral and reduced its 12-month price target to SEK355 from SEK367, citing faster uptake of Eli Lilly’s Kisunla versus Leqembi and delays to milestone payments. The move follows a strong run in the stock and comes with revised revenue and earnings forecasts, shifted clinical expectations, and requirem…
SpaceX's board has approved an extraordinary compensation package for founder Elon Musk that conditions massive super-voting share awards on achieving two sweeping goals: establishing a permanent human colony on Mars with at least 1 million people and operating space-based data centers delivering at least 100 terawatts of compute. The confidential …
A federal civil trial in Oakland opened as jurors were seated to hear Elon Musk’s claims that OpenAI and its leaders betrayed the company’s original nonprofit mission by turning it into a highly valuable for-profit entity. The lawsuit seeks $150 billion in damages, a reversion of OpenAI to nonprofit status, and changes to its leadership, while defe…
Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon have together been investing at scale in AI, with the four firms on pace to spend roughly $600 billion this year. As each reports quarterly results, investors will assess whether that investment is producing sufficient growth in cloud computing and advertising to justify the strain on operating cash flow and the…
