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Acadia Pharmaceuticals' stock rose after the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued a positive opinion recommending DAYBU (trofinetide) for treating neurobehavioral symptoms of Rett syndrome in patients aged five and older. The recommendation, based principally on results from the Phase 3 LAVENDER trial, w…
Titan Mining's shares climbed 34% after its Empire State Mines unit received conditional selection notices from the U.S. Army to develop graphite purification facilities on two defense installations. The Kilbourne Graphite Purification Plant is planned for Pine Bluff Arsenal and Anniston Army Depot under Enhanced Use Lease authority, with construct…
Shares of Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) declined about 14% on Friday morning following a negative recommendation from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on Yartemlea (narsoplimab). The CHMP advised against approving the drug for treatment of adults and children aged two and older with haematopoi…
Three major Chinese brokerage units - Yongan Futures, Orient Futures and Guotai Junan Futures - are preparing applications to join the London Metal Exchange (LME), according to sources. The move would increase China's representation among clearing members on the LME and reflects these brokers' efforts to capture more revenue from global metals deri…
UBS has trimmed its combined semiconductor and hardware allocation within its AI-focused investment strategy to roughly 61% from about 76%, selling into a rally led by Micron that pushed the SOXX index up 4% in one session and 10% in June. The bank reallocated capital into defensive parts of the AI ecosystem, and reiterated that medium-term AI dema…
Deutsche Bank has launched coverage of Italian luxury house Brunello Cucinelli SpA with a buy recommendation and a 96.80 euro price target, projecting roughly 15% average annual EPS growth through 2028. The call comes alongside a Bernstein preview of the group's first-half results due July 30, where Bernstein reiterates an outperform rating and a 1…
U.S. equity mutual funds and ETFs experienced net outflows of $3.53 billion in the week ending June 24, driven largely by withdrawals from technology-focused funds amid worries over debt-funded spending and the prospect of a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate increase this year. Bond fund inflows slowed and money-market funds recorded substantial …
Lululemon shareholders have voted in three directors backed by management, including former Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh, while two nominees from founder Chip Wilson were also named independent directors under a recently announced truce. The agreement reduces public conflict, expands the board to 11 members and sets an 18-month limit on Wilson's pub…
Watches Of Switzerland Group PLC shares fell following a report that the company will abandon its previously stated 2028 targets, including a flagship £3 billion revenue objective. The stock touched an intraday low well below its 52-week high, and the prospect of a formal strategy reset ahead of full-year results intensified selling pressure.
KeyBanc Capital Markets moved Nike from Overweight to Sector Weight, pointing to a more protracted recovery, deeper declines in Greater China and softer EMEA performance, and a management change that may extend near-term uncertainty. The firm trimmed fiscal 2027 revenue and EPS forecasts and flagged that increased multi-brand shopping and World Cup…
Bank of America warns that the recent surge in AI-driven investment and market momentum may be reversing, citing mounting risks around monetization and commoditization. The bank highlights signs of customer pushback on pricing, a shift toward lower-cost models, and reduced vendor lock-in, and says these trends could compress margins and pressure eq…
Shares of Watches of Switzerland fell sharply after a report indicated the company plans to abandon targets to more than double sales and profit by 2028. The company is reportedly set to miss its previously announced £3 billion sales target, prompting a reassessment of its growth outlook as luxury retailers navigate uneven regional conditions.
Stellantis shares fell to a session low of €4.99 on Friday in Milan, the weakest price recorded since the Franco-Italian automaker was created. The stock ended the day around €5.03, down 1.9%, while the broader European auto sector declined 0.6%. Year-to-date the shares have lost nearly half their value, outpacing a 17% drop in the wider sector. Th…
Sinda completed a U.S. initial public offering that generated $213 million by selling 17.75 million shares at $12 each, inside its marketed range. The company, a portfolio asset of The Electrum Group led by Thomas Kaplan, is scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker SIND on Friday. Another Electrum-backed miner, Sun…
BofA Securities has doubled-upgraded Pandora to a "buy" rating and raised its price objective to 790 Danish crowns, implying roughly 15% upside. The broker says Pandora appears to be through its most difficult period, with like-for-like sales stabilizing and sequential volume improvement underpinning an early-stage earnings-per-share inflection. Bo…
Bank of America reports a record $9.3 billion withdrawal from technology funds in the week to June 24, driven by rotation away from mega-cap AI leaders into semiconductors, small- and mid-cap cyclicals, housing and REITs. The bank’s team highlights a cautious view on the dollar, favors gold after its pullback, and identifies three specific market s…
Evonik Industries reported preliminary second-quarter adjusted EBITDA above market expectations and raised its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to €2.0-2.2 billion. The ad-hoc disclosure, filed as inside information under Article 17 of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, and investor update calls ahead of formal results drove a company-specific …
FTSE Russell will add SpaceX to its U.S. indexes after Friday's close as part of its semi-annual reconstitution, forcing index-tracking ETFs to buy shares in a tight time window and potentially increasing share-price volatility. The company has swung widely since its recent IPO, trades at an elevated multiple of projected 2025 sales, and remains ex…
President Donald Trump will return to the Washington Hilton to speak at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority gathering, marking his first appearance at the venue since an armed assailant disrupted the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in April. Security measures for Friday's event are expected to be increased after the at…
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has filed a claim for $170 million in damages against Samsung, alleging that third-party applications available on Samsung smartwatches enabled digital replicas of watches from Swatch-owned brands such as Omega and Tissot. A British judge is due to set the damages following a 2022 High Court finding that Samsung was liable f…
China Eastern Airlines has filed notice of a purchase agreement to acquire 25 Airbus A330neo aircraft at a catalogue price of about $9.4 billion. The airline said the jets will arrive in batches between 2029 and 2033 and that the deal is intended to grow transport capacity while replacing and upgrading existing models.
Pandora A/S shares rose to DKK 728 after Bank of America upgraded the stock two notches to Buy with a DKK 790 price target. The move, paired with a favorable civil-court outcome and falling silver prices, helped lift sentiment even as major global indices traded in a narrow range and local benchmarks offered no clear directional push.
Coherent Inc. shares dropped about 4.5% in pre-market trade to $389 as U.S. optical communication stocks retreated broadly. The pullback affected suppliers across the AI photonics supply chain and comes amid concerns about co-packaged optics adoption timelines, a lack of near-term catalysts and renewed profit-taking on an elevated valuation.
Lumentum shares dropped 4.0% in pre-open trading as U.S. optical communication stocks fell broadly. The move followed a sector-wide retreat across the AI photonics supply chain rather than any new Lumentum-specific announcement, with several peers also posting notable declines and the broader market offering limited support.
FlatexDEGIRO SE raised its full-year 2026 financial guidance after a strong first half driven by customer growth, higher trading activity and interest income. The company now expects about €650 million in revenues and roughly €200 million in net income, and says it will meet its previously stated 2027 net income goal one year ahead of schedule. Des…
