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Albertsons shares tumbled in afternoon trading after the company reported a sizeable miss on first-quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings and sharply reduced its full-year financial targets. Management also disclosed the planned retirement of President and CFO Sharon McCollam and announced a broad operational reorganization intended to centralize me…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that World Economic Forum managing director Saadia Zahidi will become its next director general on November 1, replacing Willie Walsh who is joining IndiGo. Zahidi will be the first woman to hold the role and takes charge at a time of geopolitical and economic strain for airlines, includi…
Foundation Future Industries, a start-up backed by Eric Trump, said it will collaborate with Advanced Micro Devices to integrate AMD's Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors into the next iteration of its humanoid robot, Phantom MK-2. The company plans scaled production and separate pricing models for industrial leases and government defense sale…
Super Micro Computer's preliminary Q4 FY2026 update sent the stock sharply higher after a margin beat and a disclosed $60 billion of new orders. The market reacted strongly to a 15-17% gross margin print and a backlog that management says could underpin revenues for multiple years. Offsetting those positives are a planned $7 billion capital raise -…
Crude has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months, yet many major U.S. shale and midstream equities have already enjoyed strong rallies. Several large names have outperformed the commodity over the last 12 months, leaving most trading near 52-week or all-time highs. While valuation multiples have stretched, select companies conti…
B. Riley updated its outlook on three education-focused companies, trimming or reaffirming price targets while highlighting operating strengths and cash flow generation that support dividends, buybacks and growth investments. The firm's review covers Phoenix Education Partners (PXED), American Public Education Inc. (APEI) and Universal Technical In…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has agreed to begin developing a federal safety rule aimed at ensuring occupants can reliably exit vehicles, responding to incidents in which people became trapped after loss of power or crashes. The action follows a petition calling for mandated, obvious door egress systems for all motor vehicles,…
Advanced Micro Devices said its Helios second-generation AI server line is now in full production and will start shipping at the end of the third quarter. The systems pair AMD's MI455X AI accelerator with the new Venice EPYC central processor, both manufactured by TSMC. OpenAI plans to deploy Helios racks later this year, and AMD estimates the comp…
The seven largest technology names collectively lost $123.96 billion in market value in one trading session, with Tesla plunging 14% and Alphabet falling 6.4%. Broader anxiety about AI capital expenditures, product delays and margin pressure pushed most members of the group lower, while NVIDIA showed only a modest decline.
Morgan Stanley has begun covering bitcoin mining companies transitioning to AI infrastructure, arguing that firms owning large, grid-tied power sites are uniquely placed to meet growing demand for AI data centers. The bank initiated Overweight ratings on Hut 8 Mining and Riot Platforms and an Equal-weight on Applied Digital, highlighting power cons…
Albertsons cut its annual identical-sales and adjusted EPS forecasts and said it will accelerate investments to lower prices, prompting a steep drop in its stock. The company cited softer unit trends and a shift of lower-income customers to discount and mass retailers, and signaled restructuring and supplier negotiations to protect margins amid ris…
Blackstone is engaging with its portfolio companies to mitigate social and environmental impacts tied to rapid expansion of AI computing infrastructure, CEO Stephen Schwarzman said. The private equity firm is promoting labor and environmental measures - including union jobs, workforce training, water-free cooling, expanded power generation and loca…
Blackstone is engaging with its portfolio firms and policymakers to manage social and environmental challenges tied to the rapid expansion of compute infrastructure for AI, CEO Stephen Schwarzman said. The firm is promoting measures including union jobs, workforce training, water-free cooling, expanded power generation and local investment as data …
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer criticized the European Commission's €890 million fine on Alphabet's Google, saying the action generates significant uncertainty for U.S. exports and complicates ongoing efforts to resolve issues related to the EU's Digital Markets Act through dialogue. The Commission imposed two fines tied to self-preferenc…
OpenAI introduced a health integration for ChatGPT that permits users in the United States to connect Apple Health and medical records from participating hospital systems, One Medical, and Function Health. The functionality, available to logged-in users aged 18 and older on web and iOS across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, supports tasks such as co…
Intel reports earnings into a market that has punished two major megacaps for cash-flow deterioration despite revenue beats. Tesla plunged nearly 14% after turning free cash flow negative and missing EPS estimates, while Alphabet fell about 6.7% despite topping revenue forecasts as investors reacted to a large capex outlook. Intel, up strongly year…
France has publicly opposed a proposal to approve Tesla Inc.'s Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver assistance software for use across the European Union, saying safety tradeoffs related to speeding and driver inattention make the system unsuitable for authorization in its current form. The position, voiced by Transportation Minister Philippe Tabarot in …
Lockheed Martin and RTX reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results and raised forward guidance after Pentagon stockpiles were depleted by recent conflicts, prompting plans to scale production. Both companies posted rising missile and weapons revenues, expanding backlogs and increased 2026 sales and profit targets.
NovoCure (NVCR) topped U.S. trending lists with a 23.4% jump as markets chased headlines and analyst activity. A range of other equities—from Cleveland-Cliffs to CAPR—posted outsized intraday moves. Volume spikes and large analyst target gaps indicate momentum trading and concentrated interest rather than broad index direction.
Initial U.S. jobless claims dropped to 187,000, the lowest level since 1969, signaling a tight labor market. Investors reacted cautiously as the data reduces recession odds but raises the risk of sticky inflation and renewed Federal Reserve rate action. Equities pulled back, bond yields climbed, and oil prices rose, complicating the outlook ahead o…
The robotics sector covers a dozen distinct subsectors that together form the automation stack, from industrial arms and power systems to machine vision, lasers and lab automation. The ROBO and BOTZ exchange-traded funds aggregate many of the representative names across these lanes. Below is a concise map highlighting one standout stock in each sub…
B. Riley highlights four capital-equipment companies in the semiconductor back-end and OSAT segments that it believes stand to benefit from rising near-term AI demand and increased capacity investments in advanced packaging, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM) and 2.5D packaging. The firm assigns two Buys and two Neutral ratings, adjusts price ta…
Italian equities closed lower on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index retreating 2.79% at the Milan close. Losses were concentrated in Technology, Financials and Utilities, while a handful of stocks in the energy and aerospace sectors posted gains. Market breadth skewed heavily negative as commodity prices moved sharply, with crude and B…
German equity markets finished lower on Thursday, with the DAX slipping 1.77% as losses in the Technology, Telecoms and Software sectors pushed indices down. Infineon Technologies led decliners on the main gauge, while industrial names including Daimler Truck Holding and Traton posted gains. Energy and precious metals futures moved sharply in oppos…
France's main equity gauges ended Thursday in negative territory, led by losses across the Technology, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors. The CAC 40 declined 1.64% at the close while the broader SBF 120 slipped 1.50%. Several individual stocks posted notable gains and steep declines, and volatility and commodity moves were pronounced in late tr…
