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Bernstein says AstraZeneca’s non-oncology division could drive the majority of the company’s midterm growth, estimating higher revenues than consensus and highlighting large gaps between its own forecasts and market expectations for several late-stage and approved products. The broker retains an outperform rating and a price target implying roughly…
Guidewire Software's stock tumbled in pre-market trading after the company reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat revenue and adjusted EPS estimates but delivered annual recurring revenue (ARR) at the midpoint of guidance. The ARR outcome, and the decision not to raise full-year ARR guidance, triggered analyst target reductions and highlig…
Airbus is falling behind schedule on deliveries of the A321XLR to InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.'s IndiGo, with the carrier unlikely to take all nine jets slated for this year. Two XLRs have been delivered and are flying to Athens and Istanbul, while several other units have had their timelines deferred by several months amid supply-chain disruption link…
Micron Technology shares fell in pre-market trading as investors reacted to a cautious tone on AI spending from Broadcom, despite bullish analyst moves and confirmation that Micron received HBM4 sample certification for a major AI platform. Sector-specific selling pressured memory peers in Asia and left Micron’s stock lower ahead of its upcoming ea…
Azorra has placed a firm order for 15 Embraer E195-E2 jets and holds purchase rights for 15 more, representing the third time it has expanded its original E2 commitment from December 2021. The new firm order raises Azorra's confirmed E2 purchases to 54 and moves Embraer's E2 program past the 500-order threshold. More than 200 E2 aircraft are in ser…
Arm Holdings ADR slid sharply in pre-open trading following Broadcom's earnings shortfall, with the stock dipping to $367.52 before recovering to $372.82 from a prior-session reference of $393.44. Concurrent weakness in SoftBank shares, disclosed insider sales and a high price-to-earnings multiple left Arm especially vulnerable to the sector sell-o…
Shares of Unity Software and AppLovin rose sharply after Edgewater Research upgraded both stocks to Outperform. Analyst Joe Wittine pointed to a clear industry move toward ad-supported and hybrid monetization, boosted by generative AI-driven game creation and notable customer wins that validate ad demand absorption across gaming supply.
Citi, after consulting IDC analysts, says the central focus at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will be how a redesigned Siri is woven across Apple’s platforms and whether the company enables autonomous, multi-step agent workflows. Investors should monitor new developer tools and APIs for AI-native apps, while Citi and IDC caution that WWDC …
Manchester United is exploring a private-placement refinancing to address $425 million of debt due next year, engaging banks in early-stage discussions. Institutional interest could push the new issuance to as much as $500 million, offering the club additional liquidity while some members of the Glazer family consider selling stakes.
U.S. equity funds recorded their largest weekly net inflow in three weeks as optimism around technology earnings helped extend gains in AI-linked stocks. According to LSEG Lipper data for the week to June 3, investors made a net purchase of $7.43 billion of U.S. equity funds, while bond funds and money market funds also saw sizable inflows.
Bernstein forecasts meaningful earnings-per-share gains for Apple driven by faster device replacement and paid tiers of Apple Intelligence, and outlines how transaction fees from third-party partnerships could become a major revenue stream. The firm expects Apple to highlight those AI advances and data-security positioning at WWDC 2026, running Jun…
TD Cowen has upgraded its estimate for global sales of GLP-1 therapies to $150 billion by 2030, up from $139 billion, and now anticipates about 59 million patients receiving treatment by that year. The firm expects oral weight-loss formulations to secure a larger slice of the market and projects continued dominance by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.
SpaceX has directed underwriters for its planned $75 billion initial public offering to refuse investment orders originating from Hong Kong and mainland China, according to people briefed on the matter. The company also restricted access to its website from internet addresses in Hong Kong and Shanghai, and banks working on the deal pointed to U.S. …
The fate of Peru’s presidential runoff may depend on hundreds of thousands of small, artisanal gold miners who operate under the REINFO administrative regime. Created in 2016 and originally scheduled to end in 2020, REINFO has been repeatedly extended as global gold prices rose and informal mining expanded. An estimated 500,000 informal miners prod…
Kepler Cheuvreux has raised its recommendation on Vestas Wind Systems A/S from Hold to Buy, pointing to a more attractive risk-reward profile following recent share price weakness and the company's strongest order intake volumes in nearly six years. The broker's analysis highlights supportive European policy moves, stable turbine pricing, normalize…
Airbus delivered 81 aircraft to 45 customers in May and recorded 379 gross orders during the month. Through the end of May, 2026 deliveries total 262 to 68 customers. The company's order book stood at 26,272 aircraft across all models, while cumulative historical deliveries reached 17,019 aircraft. Program-level totals for key families remain uncha…
Germany's Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) has opened an investigation after a Boeing 787-9 operated by Lufthansa experienced a nose gear collapse at a gate at Frankfurt Airport. The incident occurred at 12:45 p.m. local time on Thursday before passengers had boarded for flight LH450 to Los Angeles. Several crew and ground st…
Underwriters for SpaceX’s planned IPO have instructed syndicate members not to accept orders from clients based in mainland China and Hong Kong, Bloomberg News reported. The move reflects regulatory limits on foreign participation in China’s space sector and followed reports that SpaceX’s website and IPO documents were inaccessible in those jurisdi…
Citi reports that its proprietary Bear Market Checklist (BMC) is signaling elevated risk across global equity markets, reaching 10 out of 18 flags - the highest reading since the global financial crisis. The U.S. registers 11.5 out of 18, Europe 5 out of 18. While Citi remains constructive on equities through year-end, the bank warns that the check…
UBS Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti told Swiss public broadcaster SRF that he hopes not to still be CEO in four years, signaling an intention to depart before 2030. His remarks, made during an interview at the Swiss Economic Forum, come as UBS continues to navigate fallout from its 2023 emergency acquisition of Credit Suisse, ongoing regulatory revi…
Indian benchmark indices finished lower on Friday with the Nifty 50 dropping 0.21% to a one-month low and the BSE Sensex sliding 0.16%. Gains were concentrated in a handful of large-cap stocks including Adani Enterprises, Hindustan Unilever and Adani Ports, while losses in Metals, Technology and Fast Moving Consumer Goods weighed on the broader mar…
Italian eyewear maker iVision Tech said its Henry Jullien label sold more than 1,000 pairs online of the Pacific S 01 sunglasses that French President Emmanuel Macron wore in January at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The company saw its shares surge roughly 65% between January 21 and January 23 after the image circulated widely, with the price …
Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett cautions that a cluster of June events could drive 30-year sovereign yields sharply higher in the U.K., U.S., and Japan. Such a move, Hartnett argues, would threaten both bullish investor positioning and optimistic profit expectations that underpin the current equity rally.
Gazprom Neft has entered into exclusive negotiations with Hungary’s MOL over the possible sale of its stake in NIS, Serbia’s sole oil refinery operator, the company’s CEO said. A new Serbian firm, Senator, previously offered 2 billion euros for the combined Russian holdings in NIS. The asset has been subject to U.S. sanctions tied to its Russian ow…
J.P. Morgan moved Spanish airport operator Aena to a neutral rating from underweight and increased its December 2027 price target to €24.00 from €21 after the Spanish competition regulator (CNMC) published its opinion on the DORA III regulatory framework. The bank lowered its WACC assumption to 7.44% in line with the CNMC figure and said further ne…
