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Stocks across market-cap categories swung sharply on Thursday as individual company developments, analyst actions and corporate announcements pushed share prices in divergent directions. Mega-cap names such as Broadcom and Arista moved lower, while insurers, healthcare and some technology names posted notable gains. Large- and mid-cap issues also r…
A packed slate of U.S. economic releases on Friday, June 5, 2026, culminates in the monthly employment report at 7:30 AM ET, featuring nonfarm payrolls, the unemployment rate and average hourly earnings. Market participants will parse the data for insight into labor-market strength and wage pressures that inform monetary policy expectations. Additi…
Qantas is in confidential discussions with aircraft manufacturers about a potential order for roughly 20 wide-body aircraft, weighing further Boeing 787s against the main Airbus A350-900 variant. The carrier is mid-way through a large fleet renewal programme, with existing orders and options already in place and some deliveries delayed by supply ch…
Quantinuum began trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker QNT, opening at $68 per share - 13.3% above its $60 IPO price - and achieving a market value of $17.63 billion. The company sold 28 million shares of Class A common stock at $60 apiece, raising $1.68 billion. Quantinuum adjusted both the size and price range of the offering prior to final pric…
Global battery electric vehicle (BEV) deliveries reached 1,228,773 units in April 2026, a 16% increase versus April 2025 but down 7% from March 2026, according to Morgan Stanley’s Global EV Tracker. BYD was the top-selling BEV manufacturer in April, followed by Tesla and Geely. Regional dynamics varied, with Europe and China outperforming the U.S. …
Covalent has partnered with Oxford Instruments to embed WITec360 Raman instrumentation into Covalent’s application environment, creating wafer-level Raman and photoluminescence workflows. The integrated system, configured with 355 nm and 532 nm laser excitation and capable of handling wafers up to 300 mm, is positioned to support defect detection, …
Sasol International Chemicals will invest €60 million at its Brunsbüttel, Germany site to expand capacity for advanced alumina products used in catalyst systems and other specialized applications. The company has obtained construction approvals, begun procurement, plans to select a general contractor in June, and aims to start operations around 202…
Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly admonished Elon Musk on Thursday, saying the billionaire should cease intervening in British politics after Musk posted remarks on X about a murder case that has provoked protests and widespread anger. The case involves 18-year-old Henry Nowak, who was handcuffed by police as he died from stab wounds following a…
Major U.S. banks are staging prominent events for affluent clients as SpaceX prepares to launch a $75 billion IPO next week, a transaction that would value the company at $1.75 trillion. Bank of America, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley are hosting presentations that include appearances by SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell and CFO Bret Johnsen, a…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s current term has addressed a wide-ranging set of disputes touching voting rights, presidential authority, trade policy, immigration protections, agency independence, free speech, firearms law, corporate liability and patent questions. Several decisions already issued this term have reshaped legal guardrails - most notably i…
UBS warns that a slowdown in App Store revenue growth, notably a roughly 7% decline in the U.S. in May, could limit upside for Apple’s Services segment. While the bank left its full-year Services growth forecast intact and maintained its $296 price target on Apple, it highlighted softening trends in generative AI-related App Store revenues and a ch…
Oppenheimer, citing the Sandhills report, found that used equipment inventories fell in May across agriculture, construction and medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Tractor inventories dropped both month-over-month and year-over-year, with varied declines by horsepower class. Asking and auction price trends diverged in places, and spreads between asking…
INNIO Group's stock opened at $31 on Thursday following an IPO priced at $27 per share. The offering was increased to 90,000,000 common shares, comprised entirely of secondary shares sold by the sole selling shareholder, and is expected to close on June 5, 2026, subject to customary conditions. Underwriters have been granted an option for up to 13,…
Anthropic reported internal and public data showing artificial intelligence systems are accelerating the creation of more capable AI. Company metrics show engineers are shipping substantially more code since 2021, with a surge in code authored by Anthropic's Claude models. Public benchmarks and internal demonstrations point to faster gains in the l…
Robinhood shares jumped 3.2% to $85.47 in mid-day trading as FINRA's removal of the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule took effect, eliminating the $25,000 minimum equity requirement and day-trade count thresholds. The regulatory shift, paired with an analyst price-target raise, conference visibility, a new prediction-markets revenue stream, and notable…
Databricks will not seek an initial public offering in the current year, CEO Ali Ghodsi said on Thursday. The company intends to go public eventually to create liquidity for employees but regards 2026 as an unattractive year for a listing because of a heavy slate of high-profile IPOs. In the meantime, Databricks has obtained large private financing…
Preliminary results from Walmart's annual shareholders meeting show investors voted down a proposal that would have required the company to report on how artificial intelligence affects employee well-being. The vote comes amid an aggressive push by Walmart to expand automation and AI across stores and distribution centers, drive fast delivery growt…
Partners Group reported a jump in repurchase requests at one of its large closed pools, prompting a cap on withdrawals as industry-wide volatility in open-ended evergreen funds spreads from private credit into private equity. Blackstone has likewise limited redemptions at its flagship private credit fund, underscoring growing stress in the private …
Veru stock jumped sharply after the company filed a clinical supply agreement with Novo Nordisk on June 4, 2026, for the Phase 2b PLATEAU study testing enobosarm together with Wegovy (semaglutide) in older adults with obesity. The pact, signed June 2, 2026, commits Novo Nordisk to provide Wegovy at no cost for the trial and grants the Danish drugma…
Block Inc. shares rose 1.9% on Thursday following the rollout of Cash App Tags, near-field communication payment accessories that let Cash App Card holders tap to pay without using a phone or physical card. The initial product, the Cash App Wand, is being sold for $25 plus applicable sales tax to eligible Cash App Card customers while supplies last…
Databricks says it will wait to file for an initial public offering this year, citing a heavy pipeline of large technology listings. CEO Ali Ghodsi indicated the company remains committed to going public eventually but prefers to delay given current market conditions and ongoing big-ticket offerings.
OpenAI has begun deploying Dreaming V3, an upgraded memory synthesis system for ChatGPT that curates chat history automatically to reduce staleness and improve accuracy. The update is available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro users in the United States and will be rolled out to additional countries and Free users in the coming weeks. Performance metrics ci…
Oscar Health shares jumped sharply in mid-day trading after Wells Fargo upgraded the stock and raised its price target, following statutory filing analysis that signaled better-than-expected enrollment and morbidity outcomes on the exchanges. The move was supported by a strong first-quarter earnings beat and a board leadership change.
Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Co. shares climbed 11% in their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange after the company raised $270 million through an initial public offering. The stock opened at $15, above the $13.50 IPO price, giving the miner a market value of roughly $2.1 billion based on shares reported in its filings. The offe…
A Boeing 787 experienced an unexpected nose-gear collapse at a gate at Frankfurt airport on June 4, leaving several crew and ground staff injured. The aircraft, which was due to operate flight LH450 to Los Angeles, was partially resting on its belly. Lufthansa says passengers had not yet boarded and that authorities are investigating the circumstan…
