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UK blue chips fell on Wednesday as investors processed corporate earnings and guidance updates. The FTSE 100 dipped 0.5% while the pound eased 0.4% to 1.3786 against the dollar. Broader European markets were lower, led by luxury names after LVMH signalled caution despite modest quarterly sales growth. A range of UK-listed companies from retail to m…
AeroVironment's UES division won a $75 million, five-year task order from the U.S. Air Force under the Functional Responsive Experimentation for Systems and Humans (FRESH) program. The work will focus on advanced polymers, responsive materials, biomanufacturing and biologically driven techniques for material degradation and rare earth extraction, w…
Autozi surged in premarket trading after its founder and controlling shareholder, Dr. Zhang Houqi, said he would use between $10 million and $30 million of personal funds to buy company shares at $5 each over the next 12 months. The commitment is presented as support for Autozi’s three-year strategic plan, which targets profitability, domestic expa…
Sleep Number shares rose after Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce agreed to a multi-year partnership that includes an equity stake of under 5% and national advertising commitments. Kelce will buy shares directly and receive restricted stock that vests over three years; the company did not disclose the exact value of his holding.
Kepler Cheuvreux has downgraded Boliden to Hold from Buy ahead of the miner's fourth-quarter results, citing constrained upside after a significant share-price rally even as the broker raised its target price to SEK 640. The analyst lifted metal price assumptions and pushed up earnings estimates, while forecasting Q4 2025 EBIT excluding process inv…
REGENXBIO Inc. shares dropped 28% Wednesday after U.S. regulators placed clinical holds on two of the biotech's investigational gene therapies for ultra-rare pediatric disorders. The action stems from the identification of a brain tumor in a child treated with RGX-111 four years earlier; preliminary analysis found an AAV vector genome integration e…
In a UK Equity Research note, Stifel identifies a focused group of energy stocks it believes are well placed to manage market dynamics heading into 2026. The broker emphasizes companies with resilient production profiles, disciplined capital allocation and the ability to generate substantial free cash flow, singling out Afentra Plc, Valeura Energy,…
Mizuho upgraded Applied Materials to Outperform from Neutral and raised its price target to $370 from $275, citing a sharp rebound in wafer fab equipment (WFE) spending and stronger demand from foundry and logic customers. The firm now projects WFE growth of 13% year-over-year in 2026 and 12% in 2027, and points to higher TSMC capex and improving I…
CalciMedica Inc. (NASDAQ:CALC) saw its stock fall roughly 80% on Wednesday after an Independent Data Monitoring Committee recommended stopping the Phase 2 KOURAGE trial for acute kidney injury due to safety concerns. The company said no deaths were attributed to the study drug and no serious adverse events required expedited FDA reporting. CalciMed…
Textron posted higher fourth-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings, driven by recovering aircraft production and robust demand for aftermarket parts and services in its aviation business. The company’s 2026 profit guidance, however, came in below Wall Street expectations, prompting a pre-market share decline.
MSCI reported stronger adjusted profit for the quarter ended December 31, driven by increased client spending on its index products and analytics services. Asset-based fees rose, lifting overall revenue, while operating costs grew more modestly as the company invested in staff and technology. Management highlighted continued multi-year growth in ad…
Wix.com Ltd. shares rose sharply after the company’s board approved a $2 billion share repurchase program spanning fiscal years 2026-2027. The authorization permits purchases of ordinary shares and convertible notes via open market and private transactions, to be funded by cash on hand, operating cash flow, or potentially new capital. The program i…
Ryanair's chief executive says the carrier could provide free Wi-Fi on every aircraft within three to five years as connectivity technology evolves to remove current fuel costs associated with rooftop antennas. The CEO also reiterated that governments, not airlines, should fund measures to prevent drone incursions that have disrupted European fligh…
Mobico Group reported that a subsidiary is in advanced negotiations with five public transport authorities in Germany to adjust rail service contracts across North Rhine-Westphalia and nearby regions. The announcement coincided with a more than 13% rise in the group's shares as markets reacted to the prospect of contract realignment intended to cre…
Birkenstock has set a target of generating 1 billion euros in incremental revenue across the next three years, aiming for annual top-line growth of 13%-15% at constant currencies. The company expects double-digit expansion in the Americas and EMEA, a doubling of its Asia-Pacific business, and adjusted EPS to grow about 200 basis points faster than …
U.S. stock futures inched higher ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision, with several corporate earnings reports and operational updates steering premarket activity. Telecom, chipmakers and data-storage names led gains, while a handful of industrial and consumer-facing firms fell despite some beating quarterly estimates.
Morgan Stanley expects most European aerospace and defence firms to meet or beat forecasts for fiscal 2025 and has revised its sector preferences. The bank highlights Rolls-Royce as the leading aerospace pick and Rheinmetall in defence, while signalling that management commentary around 2026 will carry greater weight than FY25 headlines.
Saudi Arabia's stock market ended the trading day higher, with the Tadawul All Share index climbing 0.67% to a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in the Insurance, Petrochemicals and Industrial Investment sectors, while market breadth was mixed as more stocks fell than rose. Commodity prices for crude, Brent and gold moved higher, and key curr…
Travis Kelce will take a stake of under 5% in Sleep Number and serve as a national advertising spokesman for the mattress maker over the next three years. The deal includes a combination of purchased shares and restricted stock that vests over three years. The move comes as Sleep Number pursues a turnaround under new CEO Linda Findley amid declinin…
Corning projected first-quarter core sales above analysts' estimates, driven by steady demand for its fiber-optic products, which account for nearly 40% of company revenue. The company highlighted ongoing investment in optical communications and announced a potential up to $6 billion multi-year supply agreement with Meta Platforms for AI-focused da…
UBS cut its rating on Swiss property owner Mobimo to sell from neutral, saying the company’s development profits - a key earnings driver - should peak in fiscal 2025 and then decline as high-margin projects complete. The broker raised its 12-month price target to CHF330 from CHF308 after lowering its WACC and modestly raising revenue forecasts, but…
In the first weeks of 2026, numerous U.S. companies across technology, consumer, manufacturing, logistics and financial sectors have announced workforce reductions. The moves are framed as cost-cutting, operational consolidation and resource reallocation toward artificial intelligence and cloud initiatives. The rounds of cuts range from several hun…
Morgan Stanley upgraded Hensoldt AG to an "equal-weight" rating from "underweight" and nudged its price target up to €82 from €78 following a roughly 23% decline from the stock's October high. The bank said consensus estimates have been reset after the company's capital markets day and adjusted its forecasts to reflect new guidance, changing free c…
Public Policy Holding Company priced its initial public offering at $12.25 per share, generating roughly $50.8 million in gross proceeds before expenses. The transaction includes both new shares and secondary shares sold by existing stockholders, and underwriters hold a 30-day option to purchase additional shares. Trading began on the Nasdaq Global…
PaleBlueDot AI secured $150 million in a Series B round led by B Capital, pushing its valuation above $1 billion. The Palo Alto-based neocloud company will deploy the funding to acquire Nvidia GPUs and related infrastructure, hire personnel to grow partnerships, and expand both its marketplace for spare GPU capacity and dedicated enterprise GPU clu…
