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Strategy Inc disclosed on Oct 12, 2026 that it purchased 250 BTC and spent $192 million to repurchase its STRC preferred stock. The bitcoin purchase is modest relative to recent activity; the preferred-stock repurchase continues a pattern of significant capital allocated to reducing fixed dividend obligations. Prior actions under the company’s Digi…
Ondas shares rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company and Palantir Technologies announced Regna AI, a new private company initially wholly owned by Ondas that will develop mission-specialized AI models for defense and security. Palantir will provide model-training infrastructure and engineering support without an ownership stake at laun…
Barclays has cut its ratings on HubSpot and Monday.com from Overweight to Equal Weight ahead of third-quarter earnings, saying AI-related growth is showing up at some software companies but remains absent at others. Analyst Raimo Lenschow expects a largely orderly earnings season, highlights Microsoft, DigitalOcean and CoreWeave as AI beneficiaries…
TotalEnergies stock climbed in pre-market trade following a $1.2 billion expansion of its 50/50 U.S. renewable joint venture with KKR that adds 700 megawatts of solar capacity and increases the partnership's portfolio to 2.1 gigawatts. The transaction, which includes three utility-scale projects in Texas and Ohio, is expected to close before year-e…
Shares of Manhattan Associates (MANH) jumped in premarket trading after Morgan Stanley upgraded the supply chain software provider to Overweight from Equalweight and raised its price target to $250 from $180. The bank credits go-to-market changes led by CEO Eric Clark, accelerating cloud subscription momentum and initial customer wins for the compa…
Recent checks by Jefferies indicate Macau's October gross gaming revenue is likely to fall 6% to 10% year-over-year, missing market forecasts for roughly flat growth. The shortfall comes against a strong comparison period that saw 16% growth last year. Short-term daily averages and month-to-date mass and VIP metrics show mixed signals, while offici…
Wells Fargo raised its rating on Tyler Technologies to Overweight from Equal Weight and set a $400.00 price target, saying recent booking and operational friction that weighed on revenue is largely transitory. The brokerage sees the public-sector software specialist as insulated from broad AI disruption risks and views its compressed valuation as a…
IonQ has agreed to acquire Elisity in an all-stock transaction worth as much as $1.3 billion, including up to $150 million in performance-based earnouts. The deal is intended to expand IonQ’s cybersecurity capabilities as concerns grow about AI-driven threats and the cryptographic risks posed by advancing quantum computing.
Citigroup Inc. (C) is scheduled to report results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Consensus estimates call for $2.65 in earnings per share and $23.72 billion in revenue. Investors are watching beyond the headline number - scrutinizing expense plans, the mix of capital-markets and Treasury income, and the impact of recent share…
Goldman Sachs downgraded real estate firm Aroundtown to "sell" from "neutral" and reduced its 12-month price target to €1.30 from €1.80, a cut of about 28%. The bank warns that substantial refinancing needs and rising funding costs will lift financing charges much faster than core earnings, pressuring earnings per share, interest cover and net tang…
Citi has initiated a 30-day catalyst watch with a downside bias on Volaris, citing weakening domestic demand, a shift toward international flying, fleet-related cost pressures and rising fuel prices. The watch runs through Nov. 7 ahead of the Mexican low-cost carrier's quarterly report on Oct. 26, while Citi retains a neutral/high risk rating and a…
Asian equity markets showed a patchwork of gains and losses on Monday as oil prices cooled after an early surge, trading volumes were light due to regional and U.S. holidays, and investors shifted focus to upcoming U.S. inflation data and a busy third-quarter earnings schedule. Treasury yields remained elevated after spiking to multi-decade highs l…
MAAS Group shares plunged to their weakest level since early April after Firmus abandoned plans for a $5 billion IPO. The move increases uncertainty around MAAS's A$410 million investment in Firmus and about A$1.1 billion of orders from the operator, prompting heavy selling in the stock amid unusually high trading volume.
Orange shares fell 2.5% to €13.88 in today's session as investor concerns about heightened competition, a pessimistic analyst downgrade and an adverse macro backdrop for French assets intensified selling pressure. Morgan Stanley's Underweight call and €15 price target, worries about slowing EBITDAaL growth in France through 2027, and broader market…
Danantara, Indonesia’s state investment vehicle, says it could buy into local equities during periods of market stress if valuations are attractive, is cautiously adding AI exposure, and may retain a planned dividend rather than immediately remit it to the government. Executives outlined the fund’s asset allocation, recent and planned public-market…
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has identified significant shortcomings in many jurisdictions' ability to provide rapid emergency funding to banks under acute liquidity stress. In a peer review of progress against its resolution standards, the FSB found fewer than half of countries had funding mechanisms that were clearly defined, sufficiently …
Spyre Therapeutics said it has launched an underwritten public offering of its common stock on Nasdaq, with underwriters granted a 30-day option to buy an additional 15% of the shares. Shares fell 2.9% in after-hours trading following the announcement. Proceeds are earmarked to support clinical and preclinical work across multiple therapeutic areas…
Goldman Sachs has downgraded Carl Zeiss Meditec from Neutral to Sell and trimmed its price target to €23.00 from €27.00, citing a valuation that exceeds the company’s underlying fundamentals. The bank forecasts further downside as buying support fades, and it has reduced adjusted EBITDA and organic growth projections across FY26-FY28 and FY27-29 re…
A July pick on InvestingPro has generated a 34.10% gain through the October review window, driven by Insight Enterprises’ strong Q2 FY2026 results, a substantial share buyback, and a shift toward higher-margin AI and cloud services. Quantitative signals flagged the company before the rally; subsequent earnings and guidance have reinforced the inves…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 rose 1.03% at Friday's close, driven by strength in Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and Chemicals sectors. Vestas Wind Systems, Zealand Pharma and AP Moeller - Maersk Class B were the session's top performers, while Genmab, Pandora and Coloplast Class B paced declines. Market breadth was positive, and external commod…
Norway's stock market finished Friday with a slight gain as the Oslo OBX rose 0.14%. Strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities helped push more names higher than lower. SalMar, Nordic Semiconductor and Gjensidige Forsikring were among the session's top performers, while Var Energi, TGS NOPEC and Kongs…
Forward Industries rallied in morning trading after disclosing a record quarterly rise in its Solana treasury and a preliminary, unaudited net asset value of about $870 million as of September 30, 2026. The company ended the fiscal fourth quarter with 8,501,298 SOL-equivalent tokens, adding 948,601 SOL during the period at an average cost of $83 pe…
Paramount Skydance Corp will drop its combined name and operate under the Skydance corporate identity once its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery closes next week. CEO David Ellison says the change provides a unified parent company while maintaining the standalone prominence of Paramount and Warner Bros.; investors are focused on the o…
Canada's main equity index closed lower after Thursday trading, with the S&P/TSX Composite sliding 0.23% to a one-month low. Losses concentrated in the Materials, Industrials and Telecoms sectors outpaced gains, while notable individual movers included double-digit gains for Enerflex and steep declines for DPM Metals. Commodity and currency metrics…
BMW shares trade well below short-term technical averages and carry an inexpensive headline valuation that contrasts with negative free cash flow and other stress indicators. Investors will look to the September 30, 2026 capital markets day for concrete evidence of cost reductions, lower investment intensity, and improved cash generation. Until gui…
