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A proposed class action filed in Brooklyn federal court accuses JetBlue of employing tracking technologies and sharing customer data with third parties to raise airfares dynamically. The suit follows a viral social media exchange and congressional queries about whether personal data or AI inform pricing decisions. JetBlue says it does not use perso…
Barclays analysts warn that an oil-price shock tied to the Middle East conflict could compress retail profits across the board, but off-price chains and certain recurring-consumption retailers are expected to be relatively resilient. The bank highlights clean inventories, controlled promotions and tax refunds as current supports for consumer spendi…
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals said it will sell its branded pharmaceuticals business to an affiliate of Apotex for $100 million in cash, a move that lifted its stock approximately 80% on the announcement. The Nashville-based company will retain its clinical pipeline, majority ownership of Cumberland Emerging Technologies Inc., and plans to prioritize …
RBC Capital Markets is flagging three aerospace and defense manufacturers — Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies and Safran — ahead of first-quarter earnings that begin on April 21. The firm expects strength in aerospace aftermarket and defense segments, tempered by potential headwinds from higher fuel costs, supply-chain uncertainty and timing …
Regulatory filings disclosed on April 22, 2026, highlight several significant insider transactions in U.S. equities. Notable purchases include NIKE's president and CEO acquiring roughly $1.0 million of Class B shares and executives at Badger Meter adding to their holdings. On the sell side, multiple large, planned disposals of CoreWeave stock by ex…
Leidos has been awarded a $617 million contract by the U.S. Army to supply additional launchers for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Increment 2) ground-based air defense system. The award increases the company’s Army business to nearly $1.2 billion in orders and commits more than 100 launchers for delivery. The contract wi…
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Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) stock climbed 7% after the company enabled providers on its telehealth platform to send prescriptions for several Eli Lilly weight-loss formulations to the LillyDirect pharmacy, giving its customers access to self-pay pricing and FDA-approved GLP-1 treatments as part of an expanded U.S. weight-loss offering.
Saudi Arabia's stock market closed lower on Thursday, with the Tadawul All Share index finishing the session down 1.20%. Losses were concentrated in the Industrial Investment, Financial Services and Agriculture & Food sectors. Decliners outpaced advancers by a wide margin, while select names in petrochemicals and refining posted gains and one stock…
Major crypto trading venues and brokerage platforms are preparing to offer perpetual futures in the United States ahead of an expected clarification from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Moves by Kraken to acquire Bitnomial, Coinbase to launch long-dated contracts that mimic perpetuals, and interest from Robinhood and others reflect rising…
Oklo Inc. shares climbed 9% after the company disclosed a collaborative agreement with NVIDIA and Los Alamos National Laboratory focused on nuclear fuel validation and critical nuclear infrastructure. The partnership pairs Oklo’s sodium-fast-reactor technology with NVIDIA’s AI compute and Los Alamos’ materials science and nuclear fuels capabilities…
Following Tesla's first-quarter earnings call, several Wall Street analysts emphasized that while margins exceeded expectations, growing capital expenditures and a more gradual autonomous vehicle roll-out temper near-term optimism. Analysts flagged extended timelines for unsupervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) availability, sustained negative free cas…
Futures tied to Canada’s main equity gauge moved lower Thursday as investors balanced renewed strains in the Middle East with a heavy corporate earnings schedule. Crude oil topped $100 a barrel amid ongoing disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, while U.S. stock futures slipped ahead of a fresh round of company reports that have so far exceeded …
U.S. stock futures opened lower as investors weighed geopolitical strain in the Middle East alongside a fresh slate of corporate quarterly reports. By 06:42 ET (10:42 GMT) major futures contracts were down, while corporate movers from Tesla to Lockheed reported a blend of beats, warnings and cash-flow pressures that left market reactions mixed.
Tesla has increased its 2026 capital expenditure plans to more than $25 billion, a near tripling of last year’s outlay, as CEO Elon Musk directs substantial investment toward artificial intelligence, robotaxi services and humanoid robotics. The spending surge follows a surprise $1.44 billion free cash flow surplus in the first quarter but the compa…
Hasbro postponed its quarterly financial release after detecting unauthorized access to its network in late March, while reporting preliminary first-quarter sales that exceeded analyst expectations. The company said the cyber incident will not affect Q1 results but will generate costs in the second quarter and is likely to cause order-processing an…
Goldman Sachs economists say recent flash PMI releases reveal mounting supply pressures in the Euro Area and the UK. The Euro Area composite PMI fell below the 50 threshold, while UK readings surprised to the upside. Both regions show rising manufacturing input prices and lengthening supplier delivery times for a second consecutive month, and firms…
UBS sees opportunity across the European SMID (small- and mid-cap) segment, arguing that stock selection driven by company-specific characteristics will matter more than broad macro trends. The bank singles out Inficon for its exposure to wafer fabrication equipment spending tied to AI and advanced-node chipmaking, and Elis SA for its defensive cha…
Applied Digital saw its stock rise roughly 10% following a lease agreement with a U.S.-based, high investment-grade hyperscaler for capacity at the Delta Forge 1 campus. The arrangement represents about $7.5 billion in contracted value over an estimated 15-year term for 300 MW of critical IT load intended to support artificial intelligence and high…
JPMorgan strategists led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou say the technology sector’s cash flows are growing faster than capital expenditures this year, easing concerns over financing the industry’s AI infrastructure buildout. That improvement has supported a faster pace of share buybacks and led the bank to raise its buyback and dividend projection for …
Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) shares fell 9% on Thursday after a 38% decline the previous session, as the short-squeeze that drove recent gains lost steam and JPMorgan downgraded the stock from Neutral to Underweight. The bank raised its price target to $165 from $123 while warning that current prices may exceed what fundamentals justify; the shar…
Bart C. Shuldman, who served as chief executive of TransAct Technologies for 27 years and remains a shareholder, addressed the company board and investors on Thursday with an open letter expressing concern about the company's strategic choices and recent performance. Shuldman highlighted a greater-than-50% decline in the stock over three years and …
Keurig Dr Pepper reported first-quarter net sales and adjusted earnings above analyst forecasts, driven by a roughly 12% jump in U.S. beverage sales. Gains from core brands and energy and partner drinks helped offset a softer performance in the company’s coffee business. The firm reiterated its 2026 sales and profit guidance as investors digest its…
NextEra Energy reported first-quarter adjusted earnings above analyst forecasts, driven by robust performance in its renewable generation operations and higher electricity demand. Florida Power & Light recorded rising net income for the quarter, while forecasters expect U.S. power consumption to reach new highs in 2026 amid rapid data center growth…
Bernstein remains constructive on European utilities even as the sector trades above its long-term valuation, pointing to large-scale electricity network spending and a policy-driven push toward domestic clean energy after the Iran conflict as the drivers underpinning earnings and dividend growth through the latter half of the decade.
