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China's three largest Android vendors have slashed their 2026 shipment goals by as much as 30%, a reflection of a structural memory shortage driven by AI-server demand. Micron is a primary beneficiary of the squeeze, reporting record Q3 fiscal 2026 results as cloud and hyperscale customers absorb memory capacity that previously flowed to smartphone…
Oppenheimer downgraded several large U.S. bank stocks, saying elevated valuations leave little room for further upside even as earnings forecasts improve. The firm trimmed ratings on Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup while keeping bullish calls on PNC and U.S. Bancorp. It raised near-term earnings estimates on stronger tr…
Digital Realty Trust shares fell sharply in morning trading after the company closed its $3.5 billion deal to acquire Blackstone’s 64% blended equity stake in three Northern Virginia hyperscale data centers. The transaction was funded with $1.2 billion in cash and $2.3 billion of newly issued Digital Realty shares, triggering investor concern over …
Morgan Stanley told clients that the equity rotation following the US-Iran memorandum of understanding still has upside, identifying pockets across EEMEA that have not yet returned to pre-conflict levels. The bank flagged banks in the UAE, South Africa, Hungary and Turkey, along with UAE real estate, as early winners of the de-escalation trade, whi…
Circle Internet shares fell about 5% after reports surfaced that a broad group of payment firms, banks and asset managers are forming a joint stablecoin initiative called Open Standard to issue a US dollar-backed token, Open USD. Backers include major payments firms and financial institutions that plan to integrate the token into their systems late…
Strategy Inc shares fell sharply in pre-market trading after the company’s board approved a Digital Credit Capital Framework that permits the sale of Bitcoin to bolster dollar reserves and sets separate $1 billion buyback programs for Class A common stock and preferred Digital Credit securities. The move, a reversal of the firm’s previous stance ag…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies shares fell in pre-market trading as a sharp slide in Ethereum prices reduced the market value of the company’s large ETH holdings. The stock traded near its 52-week low after a disclosures filing confirmed the firm’s sizable ETH position and overall crypto and cash holdings, but the tumbling price of ETH and weak cry…
Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Raizen will keep reducing sugarcane crushing capacity through asset disposals as it pursues what Chief Executive Nelson Gomes calls an "optimal size." The moves come after the company reported a sharply larger net loss for the final quarter of the 2025/26 crop and form part of a broader effort to lower leverage,…
The Reserve Bank of India’s Financial Stability Report projects that the banking system’s gross non-performing assets will remain below 2% through March 2028 under a baseline projection using current macroeconomic forecasts. Stress tests show that, under sharp slowdown and higher inflation scenarios, GNPA could rise to between 3.8% and 4.1% by Marc…
Align Technology saw its stock decline after the European Commission announced a formal antitrust inquiry into whether the company tied purchases of its iTero intra-oral scanners to use of its Invisalign clear aligners within the European Economic Area. The probe follows a complaint from a competitor and will assess whether such tying practices vio…
AbbVie shares fell roughly 0.5% in pre-market trading following the opening of a bipartisan U.S. House committee investigation into the company’s clinical trials conducted in China. Lawmakers requested documents on due diligence and data protection at sites in Xinjiang and military hospitals by July 17. The inquiry, which also names Merck, introduc…
Martin Chavez, vice chairman at Sixth Street and a board member of Alphabet Inc., warned at the Momentum AI London event that the United States' current strategy of regulating AI on a model-by-model basis is inconsistent and opaque. He said regulation tends to follow crises, argued for industry-wide safety measures akin to post-crisis financial str…
Shares of industrial equipment maker Regal Rexnord climbed 8% after Kerrisdale Capital disclosed a long position, citing the company’s strategic acquisitions, improving margins and early traction in data-center power equipment orders. The activist investor highlighted recent expansion into secular growth end markets and noted past balance-sheet pre…
Joby Aviation and Toyota Motor announced a manufacturing joint venture to produce Joby’s S4 Series electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The new entity, the Joby Toyota Aero Manufacturing Preparation Company (JTAMPC), will be majority-owned by Toyota and include directors from both companies. The move comes as Joby pursues governm…
A federal judge in Oakland declined Meta Platforms’ request to dismiss a multi-state lawsuit alleging that Facebook and Instagram were engineered to be addictive to children and that Meta concealed the resulting harms. The court rejected motions to dismiss claims based on deception and unfairness and found Meta in violation of the Children’s Online…
Air Products and Chemicals saw its stock rally in pre-market trading after the company said it will not proceed with the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex, citing the project’s failure to meet its financial return requirements. The decision will produce a one-time pre-tax charge capped at $2.9 billion, or about $2.2 billion after tax, to be recognized…
This report summarizes the most consequential insider transactions disclosed on Monday for U.S.-listed companies. The highlights include a $24.8 million purchase by a CG Oncology director, multi-million dollar buys by CEOs at Hammer Technology Holdings and Nexstar Media Group, sizable acquisitions by Tang Capital Management into Boundless Bio, and …
Nomura's latest note argues the AI infrastructure investment cycle has not yet peaked. While semiconductor shares have eased after sharp gains, the bank highlights supply bottlenecks, rising memory costs and continued hyperscaler capital intensity as reasons to expect more upside through 2027. Nomura's data center build tracking and supply-side tim…
Oppenheimer lowered ratings on several large U.S. investment banks on June 30, pointing to compressed valuation upside despite a supportive operating backdrop. The firm advised investors to sell large-cap investment banks and redeploy proceeds into alternative asset managers, while recommending exposure to certain commercial banks believed to be ea…
Empery Digital will invest $65 million to acquire a 25% interest in a private vehicle acquiring a former power-intensive industrial site in the U.S. Midwest to be converted to an AI-focused data center. The transaction, expected to close in the third quarter of 2026 subject to customary conditions, coincided with a 3.8% pre-market decline in the co…
Kongsberg Gruppen said it has been awarded an order valued at roughly $400 million to supply the Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) to Kuwait. The transaction is being carried out in cooperation with Raytheon under the U.S. Foreign Military Sales programme. The move comes after recent missile and drone strikes on Kuwait and f…
The UK government is moving toward intervening in Paramount Skydance Corp's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, citing potential effects on media freedom and on-demand programming. Culture minister Lisa Nandy has set a July 6 deadline for a company response; a formal intervention would prompt coordinated reviews by Ofcom and…
OptimizeRx Corp reported a premarket stock uptick after unveiling CopayCue, a product that injects brand savings offers, including copay cards and affordability resources, into the e-prescribing workflow at the moment a clinician shows intent to prescribe. The company says the feature enhances its Financial Assistance solution and can help reduce o…
Saudi Arabia's equity market closed marginally higher Tuesday, with the Tadawul All Share index finishing up 0.07%. Strength in Building & Construction, Energy & Utilities and Hotels & Tourism underpinned gains. Several mid-cap names posted double-digit percentage rises, while a handful of stocks declined. Commodity and currency prices moved modest…
Lands' End Inc. announced a leadership change that sent shares lower in premarket trading. Charlie Cole will become Chief Executive Officer on July 13, succeeding Andrew McLean who will step down and serve in an advisory capacity during the transition. The board pointed to Cole's technology and omnichannel retail experience as central to the compan…
