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Lyft Inc. shares fell about 7% as a short report from Bleecker Street Research highlighted potentially large legal liabilities tied to consolidated sexual-assault litigation. The report places potential exposure at $1.3 billion to $2.7 billion, far above the company's combined legal and tax accruals, and raises questions about disclosure in recent …
Morocco's equity market closed lower on Thursday, with losses concentrated in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors. The Moroccan All Shares index ended the session down 0.29% in Casablanca. Select stocks delivered strong gains, even as broader commodity and currency moves created a mixed backdrop.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution directing the president to end U.S. military participation in hostilities with Iran unless Congress provides authorization. The 214-208 vote included support from four Republicans and follows an uptick in regional strikes and U.S. air operations.
Truist Securities cut its rating on Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings to Hold from Buy, noting the stock's proximity to the firm's $20 price target and increased promotional activity across the mass-market cruise segment. The bank's July demand and price survey, along with discussions with senior industry executives and forward booking and pricing dat…
Databricks announced an extension of its partnership with Microsoft into the 2030s, moving more of its core operations and analytics onto Azure and raising its use of Azure Cobalt, Microsoft’s Arm-based custom chips, for data-intensive and agentic AI workloads. Microsoft will also continue embedding Databricks’ AI tools across its product set, incl…
CSX Corp. rallied in morning trading after releasing second-quarter 2026 results that topped estimates on both earnings and revenue and came with an upgraded full-year outlook. The Jacksonville-based freight railroad reported EPS of $0.54 versus a consensus near $0.51, and a quarterly revenue record of $3.94 billion, up 10% year-over-year. Manageme…
Lumentum (LITE) looks like a front-line beneficiary of the AI infrastructure buildout. The stock has pulled back from its run, offering a dip-buying window for traders who accept valuation risk. We lay out a mid-term trade with entry, stop, and target prices and explain why hyperscaler capex, Nvidia strategic commitments, and a factory ramp make $L…
Norway's equity market finished higher on Thursday, with the Oslo OBX index advancing 1.08% to a one-month high. Gains in energy, fertilizer and defense-related stocks led the rise, while a small group of firms in geophysical services, consumer goods and semiconductors recorded the day's heaviest declines. Commodity prices and currency pairs also m…
The U.S. Department of Justice antitrust division said on July 23 it will streamline its merger review procedures, a step that could shorten clearance timelines for a subset of deals. The change allows the DOJ to request fewer documents up front for certain transactions while retaining the authority to demand further materials later. The move comes…
Eli Lilly announced a postponement of its regulatory filing for retatrutide, a weekly injectable obesity therapy, to the first quarter of 2027 in order to gather and validate manufacturing and quality-control documentation. The drug produced substantial weight loss and blood sugar improvements in two additional Phase 3 trials, but Lilly said more t…
Jyong Biotech Ltd., a Nasdaq-listed Taiwanese biotechnology company, reaffirmed its global licensing partnership strategy to address the expanding Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) market. The company is advancing its botanical drug candidate, Botreso®, currently in Phase III clinical trials in the US and Taiwan, aiming to provide safer, long-term…
Greek equities closed lower Thursday, led by losses in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors, leaving the Athens General Composite down 2.02%. Market breadth was tilted sharply toward decliners, even as select names including Motor Oil Hellas reached fresh highs. Commodities moved markedly, with gold falling and crude oil and Brent rising.
Shares of Churchill Capital Corp XI (NASDAQ: CCXI) declined 3.5% after Agility Robotics announced the appointment of Michael Beer as its chief financial officer in advance of a planned public listing via a business combination with CCXI. The move is part of a broader leadership realignment that transitions Jennifer Hunter to a sole Chief Operating …
S&P Global Ratings has shifted its outlook on Standard Chartered PLC to positive from stable while keeping the bank's long- and short-term issuer credit ratings unchanged at 'BBB+' and 'A-2'. The ratings agency pointed to improved profitability, a lower-risk operating model and reduced credit losses as drivers of the move and said there is at least…
Options pricing indicates Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. could see a 7.3% swing when it reports earnings on July 30 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show the stock has moved more than options implied in five of the last eight earnings periods, with a mix of outsized gains and losses.
Axiom Biosciences plans to pursue a primary listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, with a secondary listing in the United States to follow. CEO Dr. Remo Moomiaie-Qajar said the move reflects the company's Asia-oriented clinical collaborations, strong clinical data for its lead asset, and the need for rapid capital to expand into…
Options market activity prices in a 9.2% move for Rivian Automotive Inc. Class A when the company reports quarterly results on July 30 after the market close, according to Bloomberg options data. The stock has historically moved both more and less than the implied magnitude across recent earnings, exceeding the implied move in five of the past eigh…
IAMGOLD reported a dramatic operational rebound: record 2025 production, bumper margins driven by realized gold prices near $4,859/oz, and strong free cash flow. The market cap sits near $9.1B while enterprise value is roughly $8.6B, leaving room for multiple expansion if growth continues. This idea is a mid-term swing trade to capture continued re…
Options-derived estimates compiled by Bloomberg indicate Stellantis NV shares could move about 4% when the automaker releases quarterly results on July 30 before markets open. Historical earnings-day behavior for the stock has been uneven: in five of the last eight reporting events the actual share move exceeded the options-implied figure.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Bill Cassidy said he intends to vote to move Erica Schwartz's nomination for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director forward. Schwartz was nominated by President Donald Trump. Cassidy called her capable in an opening statement at the committee meeting, adjourned the panel and…
GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: GBFH) announced that its strategic partner Bankroll LLC (BVNKROLL), a joint venture involving BankCard Services and BoltBetz, will integrate its embedded banking and payments platform into AXES.ai’s Intelligent Management System. GBank Financial holds a significant non-voting equity interest in BankCard Servic…
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told provincial premiers that Ottawa is intensifying negotiations with the United States and will take necessary measures to defend workers, farmers, businesses and families after President Trump warned of new 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian goods. Provinces are split on response, with Alberta and Saskatch…
Options pricing points to a 6.4% implied move for Amazon when the company reports earnings on July 30 after the market close, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Historically, Amazon's actual stock reactions around earnings have often exceeded those implied moves, with six of the last eight reports producing larger-than-expected swings.
The U.S. Treasury has sharply increased issuance of short-term Treasury bills this month to meet a jump in borrowing needs, a move readily absorbed by money market funds but one that heightens exposure to refinancing risk if interest rates climb. While the Treasury emphasizes that most marketable debt remains at fixed rates with maturities of two y…
A global food security assessment warns that falling humanitarian assistance and constrained access may leave roughly 67% of Gaza’s population facing acute hunger by December, reversing improvements seen after an October 2025 ceasefire. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification highlights shrinking nutrition programmes, continuing inadequat…
