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A senior executive at TSMC said accelerating electricity demand from artificial intelligence workloads is changing constraints on chip development: energy efficiency, not raw compute density, is emerging as the dominant design driver. Kevin Zhang pointed to advanced packaging, chip stacking and photonics as complementary strategies alongside transi…
A divided 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated product liability claims by a Troy, New York police detective who was injured when his department-issued Sig Sauer P320 allegedly discharged while holstered in June 2021. The majority held a reasonable jury could conclude the absence of an external tabbed-trigger safety made the unintentional d…
U.K. equities closed lower on Thursday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 finishing down 0.63%. Losses were concentrated in the Gas, Water & Multiutilities, Food Producers and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, and notable movers included gains for Compass Group, BAE Systems and Smurfit WestRock, while …
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 finished the trading day down 0.44%, with losses concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. While industrial and mining names such as Indra A, ArcelorMittal SA and Acerinox posted gains, more names fell than rose on the Madrid exchange. Commodities m…
Portugal's PSI index ended the trading day lower, down 0.53%, as losses in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Telecoms sectors dominated. Mixed individual stock movements were recorded, with Banco Comercial Portugues noted as unchanged in the session, while Teixeira Duarte, Jeronimo Martins and Mota Engil registered notable declines. Commoditie…
The Amsterdam exchange closed lower on Thursday, with the AEX down 0.27% as losses in the Consumer Services, Industrials and Financials sectors outpaced gains in selected large-cap stocks. Akzo Nobel, BE Semiconductor Industries and ArcelorMittal were among the session's top performers, while Adyen, Heineken and Aegon logged the largest declines. M…
Italian stocks finished the session higher on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 rising 0.57% at the close in Milan. Gains were concentrated in the Technology, Industrials and Healthcare sectors. Leonardo SpA and Avio SpA were the strongest performers, while Unipol Gruppo Finanziario Spa and FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA were among the largest…
Microsoft is preparing to introduce a set of internally developed artificial intelligence models at its upcoming Build developer conference in San Francisco next week, according to a report. The lineup is expected to include a dedicated coding model designed to increase use of GitHub Copilot, along with models focused on transcription, reasoning, s…
French equities closed modestly lower on Thursday, with losses led by the Consumer Services, Financials and Utilities sectors. The CAC 40 fell 0.23% and the SBF 120 declined 0.11%. While a handful of blue chips advanced, several technology and insurance names declined sharply. Market breadth was narrowly tilted to the downside and the CAC 40 VIX mo…
Belgian stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index finishing down 0.19% as losses in Consumer Services, Financials and Utilities pressured the market. Melexis NV and Lotus Bakeries climbed to fresh 52-week highs, while Anheuser Busch Inbev, Ageas and KBC Groep were among the largest decliners. Market breadth was mixed and key commodity …
Frankfurt closed with a mixed tape as sector divergences left the DAX lower by 0.30%, while the mid-cap MDAX rose 0.69% and the technology-focused TecDAX climbed 1.44%. Semiconductor and defense names were among the session leaders, while energy and insurance companies posted notable declines. Broader market breadth favored decliners and volatility…
Swedish equities closed lower on Thursday with the OMX Stockholm 30 slipping 1.02%. Declines in the Healthcare, Telecoms and Financials sectors contributed to the downward move. Saab AB class B posted the largest gain on the index, while Alfa Laval, Addtech and Sandvik were among the biggest decliners. Broader market breadth showed more falling iss…
Finland's benchmark OMX Helsinki 25 finished the session lower, down 0.90%, with losses concentrated in the Industrials, Utilities and Telecoms sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, though a handful of names posted notable gains. Commodity prices for oil and gold moved higher during the session, while major currency pairs were …
Thoma Bravo has encountered resistance from private credit lenders in its attempt to refinance $2.5 billion of debt tied to cybersecurity firm Sophos. Several private credit firms are reported to have declined participation despite higher yields, and the private equity owner has engaged Goldman Sachs to pursue an alternative plan to extend maturiti…
Goldman Sachs said its merger and acquisition volumes this year are on pace to approach the 2021 record, driven primarily by corporate-led transactions. President John Waldron told a New York financial conference that backlogs are healthy and activity remains strong, while the bank is constructive on the IPO market and noted that several large deal…
Symbotic Inc. (NASDAQ:SYM) saw its shares fall about 8% on Thursday after public filings disclosed multiple stock sales by company executives. Director Todd Krasnow executed several transactions including share redemptions, transfers to a foundation, and open-market sales. Chief Technology Officer James Kuffner completed a mandatory sell-to-cover r…
Poland's main index closed slightly higher on Thursday, supported by gains in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Food sectors. The WIG30 finished up 0.04% as several blue chips advanced, while market breadth showed more winners than losers. Commodities including crude and Brent oil, as well as gold futures, recorded modest increases and the dollar inde…
The U.S. Postal Service has agreed to a multi-year contract with DHL eCommerce for last-mile parcel delivery across the United States, a deal the parties say will exceed $10 billion in value. Under the arrangement, DHL eCommerce will manage pickups and sortation across its 19 U.S. hubs, while the Postal Service will finish deliveries to consumers a…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 finished modestly higher on Thursday, rising 0.15% as stocks in the Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Personal & Household Goods sectors provided upward momentum. Notable individual performers included Pandora A/S, Novo Nordisk A/S Class B and AP Moeller - Maersk A/S B, while Tryg A/S, Coloplast A/S and NKT Holding…
Options pricing indicates Planet Labs PBC Class A (NYSE: PL) may experience about a 10% intraday move when the company reports earnings on June 4 after the market close. Historical comparisons show the stock has exceeded options-implied moves in the majority of recent reports, though there have been notable exceptions.
Options pricing indicates Samsara Inc. Class A (NYSE:IOT) could experience a 13% share-price move when it reports earnings after the close on June 4. Historical patterns show the stock has often moved more than options traders anticipated, though there have been occasions when actual moves were smaller.
Options markets imply DocuSign Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU) could move about 9.7% when it reports quarterly results, according to Bloomberg data. The company is scheduled to release earnings on June 4 after the market close. Historical comparisons show a mixed record in how actual stock moves compared with options-implied moves over the past eight reports.
Options market pricing suggests Ciena Corp. (NYSE:CIEN) could see a roughly 13% share-price move when it reports results on June 4 before markets open, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Historical post-earnings reactions for the telecommunications equipment maker have often exceeded options-implied moves, with several large outliers in recen…
Options-implied volatility suggests Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) could see a 9.4% share-price swing when it reports quarterly results on June 4 after the market close. The company has a recent pattern of earnings reactions that often exceed the moves priced by options, producing both sharp gains and steep declines across the past two yea…
Options market pricing indicates Rubrik Inc. Class A shares could swing as much as 12% on the company’s June 4 earnings release after the close, according to Bloomberg-compiled data. Historical comparisons across the last eight earnings reports show two instances where actual moves exceeded options-implied expectations and six instances where they …
