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Greek equities closed higher on Friday, led by gains in banking, construction and travel sectors. The Athens General Composite rose 1.34% to reach a new five-year high, while several large-cap and mid-cap names produced notable moves. Market breadth favored gainers over decliners and commodities and FX markets showed mixed action.
Friday's trading session produced a mixed set of outcomes across market-cap segments. Mega-cap Alibaba-exch fell notably, while Goldman Sachs posted a modest gain. Among large caps, Circle Internet Group and Social Capital Hedosophia V advanced, even as Ubiquiti Networks registered a decline despite a reported quarterly beat. Mid- and small-cap nam…
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume told staff that the automaker’s overhead is more than 30% higher than comparable rivals, a disadvantage the company equates to roughly 50,000 positions. Blume framed the figure as an orientation point rather than a strict headcount target, outlined plans to reduce model complexity from about 150 to 75 cars, and said some…
A focused screen found three large-cap names trading at steep discounts to their 52-week highs and with substantial fair-value upside under InvestingPro models. Lululemon (LULU) sits at a 9.3x P/E and 81.1% fair-value upside; Charter Communications (CHTR) trades at 3.8x earnings with a 72.8% gap to fair value; and Fiserv (FISV) is down 63.2% from i…
Overnight trading in U.S. equities has expanded quickly through the first half of the year. Bruce Markets reports a 144% quarter-over-quarter increase in executed volume on its ATS, and industry-wide overnight trading on the leading ATSs also climbed markedly. While execution and clearing capabilities have advanced, participants say consolidated li…
DeepSeek introduced an experimental multimodal variant of its V4 Flash model, enabling image and mixed media inputs while maintaining the text performance of its flagship. The model, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, is available on the company's API platform and is billed at V4-Flash pricing for images tokenized up to 384 tokens each. DeepSeek says th…
JPMorgan says faster revenue growth at AI companies has improved the economics of the AI capital expenditure cycle. The bank highlights wide-ranging capex estimates through 2030, its own revenue run-rate forecasts for AI cloud and model providers, and survey evidence suggesting rising enterprise AI budgets. JPMorgan cautions that profitability and …
Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. stock fell 0.4% in pre-market trading to $27.34, a move driven by routine pre-ex-dividend positioning and carryover concerns from the company’s latest quarterly briefing about rising container rates, tariffs and fuel costs. Analysts have trimmed targets following management commentary, while the firm’s long-standing…
Oppenheimer raised its Marvell Technology (MRVL) price target to $300 from $250, suggesting about 19.5% upside from the prevailing $251.01 share price. The upgrade centers on a structural artificial intelligence thesis in which custom ASIC revenue is expected to double to more than $4 billion next year and to surpass $10 billion by calendar year 20…
UBS has increased its 2026 earnings growth projection for Eurozone stocks to roughly 15%, up from prior forecasts of 8% for the EuroStoxx 50 and 11% for wider Eurozone benchmarks. The bank points to a widening earnings cycle after second-quarter results, stronger analyst revisions, and improving manufacturing as drivers, while keeping its 2027 fore…
Montea C.V.A. shares climbed after Degroof Petercam raised its rating to 'buy' from 'hold' following the company's latest results, which showed rising EPRA EPS and solid net rental income. The broker cited brisk leasing activity feeding new pre-let projects and stronger visibility on future EPS, while Montea reiterated its 7% EPRA earnings growth g…
CTS Eventim shares fell during the session after second-quarter results revealed revenue growth outpaced profitability gains. Investors flagged compression in adjusted EBITDA margin, with the Ticketing segment identified as the main source of disappointment. Supportive analyst commentary limited the decline, while broader European market dynamics p…
Circle Internet stock climbed in pre-market trading after the company disclosed it acquired a significant portion of IBM’s global blockchain patent holdings. The deal, regulatory shifts that differentiate private stablecoin issuers from government-issued digital tokens, supportive analyst commentary and a stronger crypto market combined to extend a…
Shares of Avantium slipped after Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded the Dutch chemicals firm from "hold" to "reduce" and cut its price target to €5 from €6.40. The broker warned the company is consuming cash faster than anticipated and could face meaningful dilution for existing shareholders, estimating at least a €55 million near-term capital raise and t…
Shares of Swiss dental-technology firm Straumann slipped after Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock from buy to hold and trimmed its price target to CHF99 from CHF119. The bank highlighted a stretched valuation - roughly 26 times 2027 earnings - and several near-term risks, including inflation and rate pressures, possible weakness in China ahead of a…
European equities ended the week on the defensive after a renewed escalation in U.S.-Iran rhetoric lifted Brent crude to a one-month high and a pronounced global bond selloff pushed long-term yields sharply higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 recorded its largest weekly decline since July 6, with markets contending with elevated oil prices, higher bond yi…
Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 finished lower on Friday, dragged by losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors. While a handful of large-cap names posted sharp gains, more stocks declined than advanced on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Volatility and commodity moves were mixed, with Nikkei options-implied volatility falling and crude oil …
Walmart plunged 9% after reporting its weakest U.S. comparable sales growth in six years, signaling that American households are reining in spending. The move puts discretionary retailers with leveraged balance sheets or reliance on postponeable purchases at heightened risk, while consumer staples and businesses with subscription-like revenue show …
Australian equities finished lower on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 declining 0.27% by the close in Sydney. Gains in several individual stocks failed to offset losses across A-REITs, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare names. Market breadth was mixed while volatility measures and commodity prices showed modest movement.
SK Hynix is reportedly moving ahead with plans to establish a memory semiconductor fabrication facility in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with investments discussed at the scale of tens of trillions of won. The proposed plant would be the company’s first large-scale manufacturing investment in Japan, add overseas capacity as global memory-c…
Mexico's stock market closed higher Thursday, led by gains in industrials, consumer goods & services and consumer staples. The S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.55% by the close. Notable winners included Industrias Peñoles, Qualitas Controladora and Regional, while airline and industrial names posted the largest declines. Commodity markets and FX showed modest di…
Raytheon Co. has been awarded three delivery orders under a five-year basic ordering agreement with the U.S. Navy totaling $42,482,605. The contracts, issued as sole-source acquisitions, fund spare parts supply for the F/A-18 fleet with scheduled completion dates in 2028 and will be paid from Navy defense working capital funds covering fiscal 2026 …
Aevex Corp. shares climbed 2.7% in after-hours trading following newsflow that reinforced the company’s role as a supplier of autonomous strike systems to U.S. government customers. A $41 million contract announced August 18 for one-way attack systems designed for contested and GPS-denied environments, together with earlier summer awards and a soli…
Abbott has struck a $670 million settlement with three law firms to resolve legal claims from 2,000 people alleging harm connected to specialty formulas for preterm infants. The deal encompasses a high-profile verdict of $495 million that had been affirmed on appeal and remained under review at the state supreme court level. Hundreds of related sui…
Aevex Corp. (NYSE:AVEX) saw its shares climb 3% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company disclosed a $41 million contract to supply one-way attack systems to U.S. government customers. The deal extends Aevex's role in unmanned capabilities for priority operations and coincides with company plans to expand production capacity and advance…
