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  • Over 300 Italian schools evacuated after hoax bomb emails; similar alerts disrupted schools in the UK and Ireland.
  • Germany's economic council raised growth forecasts to about 1% on stronger exports and government spending.
  • Talen Energy stock jumped after a seven-year sale of 750 MW capacity, adding roughly $100m annual capacity revenue and boosting contracted margin visibility.
  • Brazil's electoral court fined Meta 7.5 million reais for compliance lapses but found no evidence of intentional election bias.
  • Google, Meta and TikTok told Indonesian legislators they oppose proposed copyright and AI rules requiring news payments and new AI controls.
  • Analysts upgraded The Hartford to buy, citing investment yield and capital returns, targeting $155 with a $128 stop.
  • Western Digital recommended as a strong buy on higher-capacity HDD demand, improving margins and free cash flow for AI-storage exposure.

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Cytokinetics to Participate in September Investor Conferences

Cytokinetics to Participate in September Investor Conferences

Cytokinetics, a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, announced that members of its management team will participate in multiple investor conferences in September 2026, including Citi, Cantor, Morgan Stanley, and Bernstein events. The company will discuss progress on its cardiac myosin inhibitors and activators, including the approved…

U.S. Oil and Gas Output Edges Up in June as Demand Rises

U.S. Oil and Gas Output Edges Up in June as Demand Rises

U.S. crude oil production rose modestly in June to 13.79 million barrels per day from 13.76 million in May, while demand for crude and petroleum products increased to 20.74 million barrels per day. Natural gas production also climbed to 135.5 billion cubic feet per day, with Texas recording a new monthly high of 39.2 billion cubic feet per day, acc…

Netlist Shares Plunge After Federal Circuit Upholds Patent Board Ruling

Netlist Shares Plunge After Federal Circuit Upholds Patent Board Ruling

Netlist Inc. shares fell sharply in afternoon trading after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that all challenged claims of one of the company's key memory patents are unpatentable as obvious. The court found Netlist's arguments "not persuasive," delivering a victory to Micron Technol…

Sphere Entertainment Climbs After Guggenheim Lifts Price Target

Sphere Entertainment Climbs After Guggenheim Lifts Price Target

Shares of Sphere Entertainment Co (NYSE:SPHR) jumped 5.6% on Wednesday after Guggenheim analyst Curry Baker raised his price target to $208 from $193 and kept a Buy rating. Baker pointed to several near- and mid-term catalysts, including a refreshed Wonders of the World experience debuting on September 25 and expected improvements in Las Vegas seas…

Three mid-cap stocks to monitor: Liquidia, Dynex Capital, and Ondas

Three mid-cap stocks to monitor: Liquidia, Dynex Capital, and Ondas

Three mid-cap equities merit attention for different reasons: Liquidia Technologies for its rapid revenue and share-price ascent; Dynex Capital for its valuation gap and income-oriented profile; and Ondas for outsized revenue growth paired with persistent losses. All three are more suitable as watchlist candidates than as automatic buys given curre…

Shell to Buy Stakes in BP Exploration Projects in Gulf of Mexico and Brazil

Shell to Buy Stakes in BP Exploration Projects in Gulf of Mexico and Brazil

Shell Offshore will acquire a 30% interest in BP’s Conifer exploration prospect in the Gulf of Mexico and a 50% interest in the Tupinamba block in Brazil’s Santos Basin. BP will retain majority ownership and continue as operator in both projects. The moves follow a period in which both companies increased investment in renewables and lower-carbon b…

West African Crude Differentials Hold Steady as Buyer Appetite Wanes

West African Crude Differentials Hold Steady as Buyer Appetite Wanes

West African crude oil differentials were unchanged on Wednesday as recent price increases - attributed to Middle East supply disruptions and higher freight expenses - depressed buying interest. Nigerian grades such as Bonga and Forcados are assessed at about plus $6 to dated Brent, a level that has prompted some buyers to step back. Freight rates …

TFG to Exit 180 Stores Over Three Years as Online Sales Advance

TFG to Exit 180 Stores Over Three Years as Online Sales Advance

South African retailer TFG will remove 180 stores from its network across the next three financial years as part of a push to improve profitability and streamline its physical footprint amid rising online revenue. The company reported modest sales growth in the most recent 21-week trading period, with notable gains in African online sales driven by…

MongoDB options flow points to cautious hedging, not a bet on collapse

MongoDB options flow points to cautious hedging, not a bet on collapse

Options activity in MongoDB (MDB) during early September shows elevated two-sided trading centered on a $370- $390 near-term range, with puts slightly in the majority and implied volatility sharply lower. A large long-dated $150 put calendar print suggests tail-risk structuring rather than a clear market consensus on a deep fall, while skew has ris…

Markets Eye ISM, Jobless Claims and S&P Global Services PMI on Thursday

Markets Eye ISM, Jobless Claims and S&P Global Services PMI on Thursday

Traders face a dense slate of economic releases on Thursday, September 3, 2026, led by the ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI, Initial Jobless Claims, and S&P Global's Services PMI. Multiple additional data points - including productivity, unit labor costs, trade figures and Fed commentary - are scheduled that morning, offering several snapshots of demand, …