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U.S. stock futures held a mixed tone ahead of a key U.S. employment release that could influence expectations around Federal Reserve policy. By 07:25 ET, Dow futures were up 0.2%, S&P 500 futures were largely unchanged, and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.3%. Market attention centered on artificial intelligence and technology names, earnings results…
UBS has reaffirmed ASML Holding as its preferred hardware stock in European technology ahead of second-quarter results, pointing to continued AI-led demand that has lengthened the semiconductor cycle. The broker favors semicap over analogue and analogue over telecom equipment, names ASM International and STMicroelectronics alongside ASML as top pic…
The Russell 2000 has surged this year, returning 23% in the first half of 2026 and 41% over the past 12 months, with Goldman Sachs pointing to AI infrastructure stocks and a wave of healthcare deal activity as principal drivers. Recent index reconstitution, higher valuations and exposures to unprofitable companies and floating-rate debt temper expe…
Lindsay Corporation stock climbed 5.3% in pre-market trading after the irrigation and infrastructure equipment manufacturer reported adjusted EPS of $1.53 for the fiscal third quarter ended May 31, 2026, beating the $1.35 consensus by $0.18. Revenue of $160.8 million slightly missed the $162.2 million estimate but showed sequential improvement. Hea…
Great Wall Motor has set a goal of capturing between 3% and 5% of the European auto market by 2030. The company plans to introduce at least 10 new models over the next two years, expand its dealer footprint into Poland and sell three distinct brands in the region, its executives said.The automaker highlighted the Ora 5 compact urban SUV, available …
Major U.S. automakers are centering marketing around two concurrent cultural moments this summer - the nation's 250th anniversary and World Cup matches hosted in the United States. Campaigns range from Jeep promotions tied to Americans named after George Washington to Chevrolet reviving a legacy slogan and dramatic stunts at Indianapolis Motor Spee…
JPMorgan warns the persistent outperformance of semiconductor stocks over major cloud providers may prove hard to sustain. Analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou set out two possible paths: one in which hyperscalers and AI model companies improve monetization and revenue, narrowing the gap, and another in which semiconductor gains erode customers' spendin…
Robinhood Markets is advancing its artificial intelligence capabilities with tools that enable AI agents to trade and make purchases for users. CEO Vlad Tenev told CNBC that these agentic systems will soon match the abilities of human traders, and the firm is positioning the technology as a way to democratize access to institutional-grade trading a…
Robinhood shares climbed 3.1% in pre-market trading after the company detailed a set of strategic moves at its 'The World is Flat' crypto event. Highlights included the mainnet launch of Robinhood Chain, expanded European perpetual futures across commodities and ETFs, new market entries in the UK and Canada, and a yield product for U.S. users. Mult…
Kepler Cheuvreux initiated coverage of GL Events with a buy rating and a target price of €38, representing a 17.1% upside from the stock's last close of €32.45. The broker identifies the repeatable international event pipeline and venues - driven by concession growth, new contract wins and local platform development - as the main opportunities. Exh…
JPMorgan has grown more constructive on several European sporting goods names, reinstating coverage of Adidas and On Holding with Overweight ratings while assigning Neutral ratings to Puma and JD Sports. The bank cites a slower-than-expected recovery at Nike as prolonging the chance for competitors to capture market share, and provides forecasts, p…
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed Google and Alphabet's appeal of a reduced €4.1 billion fine tied to restrictions on phone makers that required pre-installation of Google Search, Chrome and Google Play. The ruling confirms an earlier decision that found Google abused its dominant position within the Android ecosystem. Google…
Investors are trimming exposure to large technology names as the market heads into the second half of 2026, according to Goldman Sachs derivatives specialist Brian Garrett. The shift reflects a preference for companies that benefit from capital spending - such as semiconductor firms - and caution toward hyperscalers that are funding much of the AI …
Britain’s intervention threat in Paramount Skydance Corp’s proposed takeover of Warner Bros Discovery looks aimed at extracting concessions on media plurality, children’s TV and British production rather than outright vetoing the $110 billion transaction. With ticking fees that raise the cost of delay and separate competition and public-interest pr…
Jefferies raised its price targets for ASML Holding and STMicroelectronics after upgrading estimates and noting a broad re-rating across European semiconductor peers. The brokerage highlighted hefty gains across the group in Q2 2026, projected higher ASML revenue guidance ranges and set new valuation frameworks for both names. Jefferies kept buy ra…
India's equity benchmarks closed higher on Thursday, driven by strong performances in IT, technology and consumer durables names. The Nifty 50 advanced 0.71% to reach a fresh one-month high, while the BSE Sensex rose 0.75%. Large-cap IT firms registered the session's biggest gains, while select financials and consumer staples lagged. Market-wide vo…
On Holding's stock climbed in pre-open trading after JPMorgan reinstated coverage with an Overweight rating and placed the stock on a Positive Catalyst Watch, while BTIG named it its large-cap top consumer pick for H2 2026. Both broker notes and recent insider purchases by the company's three co-founders contributed to renewed investor interest as …
Palantir Technologies is rising in pre-market trade after a cluster of high-impact company developments lifted investor interest. The stock is up 3.7% pre-open as traders respond to a sovereign AI collaboration with Nvidia, a U.S. Army selection of Palantir Foundry for its Next Generation Command and Control program, a DA Davidson upgrade, a public…
Airbus Defence and Space has been contracted by the European Space Agency to design and build Aeolus-2, a successor to the 2018 Aeolus wind-observing satellite. The agreement, signed at ESA’s ECSAT facility in Harwell, tasks Airbus with delivering a satellite equipped with an ultraviolet Doppler wind lidar and an additional aerosol detector. Aeolus…
Verisk, a catastrophe and risk modeling firm, estimates that the economic toll from two powerful earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24 will top $10 billion. The company reported severe damage concentrated in the Caracas metropolitan area and the coastal state of La Guaira, where around 1,400 buildings were destroyed. Verisk als…
AB SKF shares climbed 3.9% to SEK 258.6 following an announcement that the company will form a joint venture with China-based Leaderdrive to produce high-precision transmission components for humanoid robot joints. SKF will take a 60% stake in the China-headquartered entity, which is expected to commence operations by year-end 2026. The partnership…
JetZero is assembling a full-scale demonstrator of a blended-wing commercial jet in a Mojave Desert hangar, aiming at the lucrative 200-plus-seat segment that once sat between narrowbodies and widebodies. The test aircraft - built by Scaled Composites and powered by Pratt & Whitney engines - is slated to fly by the end of next year and has drawn in…
Novartis announced that the European Commission has approved Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) to treat a broad population of patients with 5q spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) who carry a bi-allelic mutation in the SMN1 gene. The approval covers children aged two years and older, teenagers and adults. Itvisma is approved as a single fixed dose gene r…
Norwegian fertiliser company Yara said a subsidiary has agreed to acquire Gulf Coast Ammonia’s Texas production facility from GCA Holdings LLC for $1.3 billion. The purchase follows Yara's June decision not to proceed with a planned acquisition of ammonia assets at the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex from Air Products. Under the terms, Air Products …
Infleqtion shares climbed in pre-open trading after Canaccord started coverage with a Buy rating and a $22 price target. The initiation adds to existing Buy endorsements, and is occurring amid company-level positives including a CHIPS Act Letter of Intent and raised 2026 revenue guidance, while overall U.S. markets were softer in pre-market trade.
