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Pickup Truck Profits Widen the Gap Between Global Automakers

Pickup Truck Profits Widen the Gap Between Global Automakers

A growing split is emerging among global carmakers as U.S. appetite for profitable pickup trucks bolsters earnings for some, while legacy brands, particularly in premium segments, confront steep sales declines in China and mounting pressure from lower-cost Chinese rivals. Stellantis posted solid U.S. growth driven by pickups, while BMW and other pr…

Nscale to Acquire Anyscale to Strengthen AI Orchestration Capabilities

Nscale to Acquire Anyscale to Strengthen AI Orchestration Capabilities

Nscale, a vertically integrated AI cloud operator founded in 2024, will buy AI software company Anyscale to give customers tools to manage large-scale AI workloads. Bloomberg reported a tentative price of $1.65 billion, though Nscale has not confirmed financial terms. The acquisition will bring Anyscale’s roughly 200-person team into Nscale while p…

AGCO Slides After Q2 Results, Cuts Full-Year Outlook

AGCO Slides After Q2 Results, Cuts Full-Year Outlook

AGCO shares tumbled in pre-market trading after the company reported second-quarter results that missed expectations and issued a materially lower full-year outlook. The company posted $2.6 billion in Q2 net sales, a 1.0% decline year-over-year, and adjusted earnings of $1.43 per share. Management trimmed its full-year revenue and EPS guidance, cit…

LKQ Shares Plummet After Q2 Miss and Significant Guidance Cut

LKQ Shares Plummet After Q2 Miss and Significant Guidance Cut

LKQ Corporation shares plunged in pre-market trading after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that missed analysts on core metrics and lowered its full-year adjusted EPS outlook. Management cited operational disruption in Europe tied to an ERP rollout in Germany; operating and free cash flow margins contracted sharply year-over-year. …

Adidas Plunges After Profit Shortfall Despite Record Sales; Guidance Stalls

Adidas Plunges After Profit Shortfall Despite Record Sales; Guidance Stalls

Adidas shares tumbled 18.43% to €148.67 after second-quarter results showed record revenue but weaker-than-expected profitability. Q2 net sales rose to €6.74 billion, but operating profit of €574 million missed consensus and management held full-year operating profit guidance at €2.3 billion. A 30% jump in marketing spend for the FIFA World Cup and…

Saudi Stocks Close Higher as Telecom, Finance and Retail Lead Gains

Saudi Stocks Close Higher as Telecom, Finance and Retail Lead Gains

Saudi Arabia's main equity gauge ended the trading day higher, with the Tadawul All Share up 0.43% as Telecoms & IT, Financial Services and Retail stocks pushed the market upward. Session activity was marked by sharp individual moves: several companies posted double-digit percentage swings while notable commodity and currency moves were recorded.

Braveheart Bio files to raise $318.8M in IPO for cardiac myosin inhibitor

Braveheart Bio files to raise $318.8M in IPO for cardiac myosin inhibitor

Braveheart Bio Inc., a San Francisco-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company backed by a16z, has filed to raise up to $318.8 million in an initial public offering. The company is offering 18.8 million shares at $15 to $17 apiece, which would value Braveheart at roughly $1.2 billion at the top of the range. Proceeds are tied to advancing BHB-…

TSX Futures Rise as Energy, Mining Results and Middle East Strains Keep Markets on Edge

TSX Futures Rise as Energy, Mining Results and Middle East Strains Keep Markets on Edge

Futures tied to Canada’s main equity gauge ticked higher Thursday as strong quarterly results from select energy and mining firms coincided with sustained geopolitical pressure in the Middle East. U.S. futures climbed, supported by Microsoft’s results, but gains were limited by regional conflict and Fed commentary that kept rate expectations in flu…

Alnylam Shares Tumble After Q2 Revenue Miss and Large Guidance Cut

Alnylam Shares Tumble After Q2 Revenue Miss and Large Guidance Cut

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals plunged in pre-market trading after reporting second-quarter 2026 results that missed revenue expectations and prompted a substantial downward revision to full-year guidance. Management said the outlook change reflects a normalization of second-line patient volumes in the ATTR-CM market following the initial launch surge for…

Barclays Backs L'Oréal and Unilever on Premium Beauty Demand and Innovation

Barclays Backs L'Oréal and Unilever on Premium Beauty Demand and Innovation

Barclays identified L'Oréal and Unilever as its preferred holdings within European consumer staples, citing sustained demand for premium beauty, accelerating cosmetics consumption globally and the strategic advantage of product innovation combined with focused brand investment. The bank singled out L'Oréal as its clearest preferred name due to robu…