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Goldman Sachs told clients on Monday that global portfolios have become significantly heavier in U.S. assets, equities and the technology sector since the 2022 drawdown in balanced portfolios. The bank flagged elevated risks tied to the current AI-driven capital expenditure cycle, rising inflation volatility and fiscal pressures, and laid out five …
Twin Vee PowerCats Co. reported an agreement to merge with a subsidiary of USFM Corporation and to privatize its recreational marine operations, prompting an 85% spike in its stock. The plan includes creating a Delaware statutory trust to hold the marine business assets and issuing contingent value rights to pre-merger stockholders. The transaction…
Executives and significant shareholders disclosed several large equity purchases and sales across technology, cybersecurity, energy and industrial supply firms. Notable insider buys included large stakes in Netskope Inc, Big Digital Energy, Mission Produce and Gloo Holdings, while big sell-offs were reported at Broadcom, Dell Technologies, Okta, PB…
Eos Energy Enterprises Inc. shares dipped in premarket trading after Stifel reduced its price target from $12 to $10 while keeping a Buy rating. The analyst cited dilution tied to a $150 million rights offering and related transactions intended to fund the company’s stake in Frontier Power USA, a Cerberus-backed development joint venture. Stifel pr…
Global smartphone shipments fell 11% in the second quarter to their weakest level for that period since 2013, driven by rising memory prices caused by supplier prioritization of AI data center orders. Apple and Samsung gained share as higher component costs and price sensitivity hit entry- and mid-range vendors, and Counterpoint Research expects th…
IONOS stock climbed sharply after Bank of America Global Research began coverage with a Buy recommendation and a €37 price target. Analysts at BofA highlighted the company’s exposure to expanding European sovereign cloud demand and projected multi-year revenue and adjusted EPS growth that they view as underappreciated by the market. The initiation …
Early estimates from Counterpoint Research indicate global smartphone shipments fell 11% in the second quarter, the weakest Q2 performance since 2013. A sustained memory chip shortage has elevated component prices, prompting manufacturers to raise handset prices and suppress demand, particularly for entry- and mid-range models. Apple recorded a 3% …
Watches of Switzerland Group, listed on the London Stock Exchange, has been involved in talks in recent months over possible offers to take the company private, according to three people close to the matter. The stock has climbed this year on robust demand for high-end watches, yet remains well below its 2022 peak. Company executives engaged with i…
Speaking in Paris on July 13, President Emmanuel Macron cautioned European governments against pursuing isolated national defence strategies as nations boost military spending. He lamented the failure of the Franco-German FCAS fighter programme, pressed for avoidance of duplicated capabilities, and called on French arms makers to accelerate product…
Goldman Sachs has upgraded Nio to Buy from Neutral and increased its 12-month targets to $7 for the ADRs and HK$55 for the Hong Kong-listed shares, implying roughly 47% upside. The bank points to strong demand for the new ES8 and ES9 models, a leading market share in the premium NEV segment, and forecasts for a 2026 swing to adjusted net profit and…
Citi raised its price target on Apple to $365 and kept a Buy rating in a note on Monday, pointing to the company's ability to take market share in a weak devices market and to selectively raise prices to defend margins. The bank flagged near-term headwinds for smartphone and PC markets but identified the September iPhone launch and services growth …
Saudi Arabia's equity market closed modestly lower on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share index slipping 0.16%. Losses concentrated in the Industrial Investment, Petrochemicals and Insurance sectors weighed on the session, even as several individual stocks posted significant gains. Oil futures rose sharply while gold futures and the U.S. dollar were…
Deutsche Bank upgraded DocMorris AG to a buy rating from hold and more than doubled its price target to 11.50 Swiss francs, citing a shift in the investment thesis toward earnings growth, cash flow improvement and the value of the company's digital health assets. The bank highlighted accelerating revenue, improving adjusted EBITDA and reduced fundi…
Intel has launched a €5 billion ($5.7 billion) capital investment program to upgrade its Leixlip, Ireland campus, increase European production of Intel 3 silicon wafers and support upcoming Intel Xeon processors. The U.S. chipmaker said the work will expand capacity, connect factories on the campus, advance research and development and retrain staf…
NIO shares rose in pre-market trading following a Goldman Sachs upgrade from Neutral to Buy and a $7 price target. The broker pointed to NIO's robust deliveries - including a 67% year-over-year rise in volumes in H1 2026 and a 107,658-vehicle Q2 tally - and refreshed financial forecasts that put full-year 2026 revenue and volume growth well above p…
Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc. (NASDAQ: WOOF) saw its shares fall 1.6% in premarket trading after disclosure that Chief Human Resources Officer Holly May sold 200,000 Class A shares on July 9 for roughly $508,000. The Form 4 filing details the transaction price range and the executive's remaining holdings, which are largely composed of rest…
Bank of America lowered its rating on Papa John's International to Underperform from Neutral and trimmed its price target to $34 from $42. The brokerage pointed to the departure of CFO Ravi Thanawala and intensifying competition in the U.S. pizza market as key reasons for reduced confidence in the company's near-term recovery, and it adjusted same-…
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises (NYSE:BW) announced a board-approved program to repurchase up to $50 million of its common stock. The company said it expects to begin repurchases after filing its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2026. Shares rose about 4% on the announcement. The program allows a variety of purchase methods, has…
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: BW) saw its shares climb 4.3% in premarket trading after the company said its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program of up to $50 million. The Akron, Ohio company plans to commence repurchases following the filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of 2026. The author…
MGM Resorts International stock gained after a report that entertainment executive Barry Diller has proposed purchasing the remaining 26% of the company he does not own for $48.30 per share. The company has set up a board committee and retained advisers to review the proposal, and bankers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. are reportedly advising Diller and a…
Stifel upgraded Computacenter Plc to a buy rating from hold and increased its price target to 5,235 pence, citing improving earnings momentum, a record committed product backlog tied to datacenter construction, and recent acquisitions that bolster services. The broker materially raised its adjusted EPS and profit-before-tax forecasts for FY26 and F…
Jefferies upgraded Shopify to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to $160 from $140, arguing the e-commerce platform is well placed to benefit from the rise of agentic AI commerce. The brokerage expects upside to second-quarter gross merchandise volume (GMV), sees near-term support from revised partner incentives and foresees an additional pr…
Intel announced a €5 billion ($5.7 billion) investment to expand its Leixlip manufacturing campus near Dublin. The funding will raise capacity for data center processors, including Xeon server chips, support research and development on site, and increase output for foundry customers as part of Intel's effort to compete with Taiwan Semiconductor Man…
First Hawaiian Financial Corporation announced an all-stock acquisition of TriCo Bancshares that will give TriCo shareholders 2.095 First Hawaiian shares per TriCo share, implying $63.12 per TriCo share based on First Hawaiian's July 10, 2026 close. The transaction trims First Hawaiian's share price in early trading while lifting TriCo stock. If co…
Asian Paints has implemented an around 12% across-the-board price increase, the company said, pointing to higher raw material costs tied to recent tensions in West Asia. The manufacturer warned that input prices may take time to normalize and characterized the rise as the steepest in India’s paint sector. Peer firms have also lifted prices this yea…
