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Shares of Principal Financial Group Inc (NASDAQ:PFG) fell after BofA Securities downgraded the stock to Underperform, citing expectations of slowing operating income growth and a notable expansion in valuation relative to peers. Piper Sandler separately raised its price target while keeping an Overweight rating.
Eleven commodity day traders have proposed donating £1 million ($1.32 million) to a government crisis fund and adopting procedural changes in exchange for the Financial Conduct Authority ending a three-year inquiry into possible competition breaches. The FCA said it provisionally considers the commitments suitable, while it seeks public feedback ah…
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. declined about 3.5% in pre-market trading after a broader drop in gold prices pushed bullion toward seven-month lows. The slide in gold - driven by a more hawkish Fed outlook, a stronger dollar, easing Middle East tensions, and liquidations following tech stock losses - hit miners across the sector. Agnico Eagle’s policy of …
Kinross Gold plc shares fell 3.8% in pre-market trade to $24.05, a move driven by a broad decline in gold prices rather than company-specific news. Hawkish policy signals from the Federal Reserve, a stronger U.S. dollar, and an easing of geopolitical risk following a US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding reduced safe-haven demand for bullion and pres…
Barrick Mining shares fell 4.3% in pre-open trading to $36.54 after gold dropped toward two-week lows near $4,000 per ounce. A surging U.S. dollar and growing expectations of further Federal Reserve rate hikes, reinforced by hawkish comments from Fed officials, combined with a technology stock selloff to put pressure on gold and gold miners. No com…
SPDR Gold Shares fell 3.5% in pre-open trading to $364.06 as a convergence of a more hawkish Fed outlook, receding geopolitical risk, a stronger dollar and equity-market spillover selling pushed gold below $4,100 per ounce toward seven-month lows. Options activity and revised analyst targets signaled growing bearishness around GLD.
Helus Pharma saw its stock rise in premarket trading after the company reported that enrollment in its Phase 3 APPROACH trial for HLP003 has exceeded 86%. The trial is part of a broader Phase 3 PARADIGM program and the company also priced a $50 million underwritten offering to support clinical development and corporate needs. Topline Phase 3 data a…
Broadcom stock climbed in pre-market trading after OpenAI and Broadcom disclosed a jointly developed inference chip called Jalapeño. The announcement, which included confirmation that samples are operating at target power and performance and plans for deployment by year-end, sparked analyst support and eased prior uncertainty around the partnership…
JPMorgan raised its S&P 500 year-end price target to 7,800, attributing the move to an earnings upgrade cycle it called "unprecedented," fueled by near-doubled AI capital expenditure and improved U.S.-Iran relations. The bank boosted its 2026 S&P 500 EPS estimate to $350 and projected 2027 EPS at $390, while warning of crowding in speculative growt…
FuelCell Energy shares rose sharply in pre-market trading following a strategic agreement with Fit Energy USA LP to supply up to 380 megawatts of on-site, baseload power to data centers using the company's utility-scale fuel cell systems. The deal includes an immediate deposit for a 30 MW initial deployment slated to begin delivering later in 2026 …
Pulsenmore Ltd. (NASDAQ:PLSM) saw its stock soar more than 200% in premarket trading after announcing a strategic partnership with Ouma Health to integrate its FDA-authorized home ultrasound system into Ouma’s virtual maternity care services across the United States. The arrangement enables clinicians to extend prenatal ultrasound monitoring into p…
Wendy’s Co. shares climbed more than 20% in premarket trading as retail investors concentrated buying in the beaten-down restaurant stock. Social platforms showed the ticker trending strongly, trading volume spiked to roughly double its one-year average, and short interest remains elevated at 34% of the free float. Market participants and data prov…
Wendy’s shares leapt 30.0% in pre-market trading after the company named Steve Cirulis as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer effective June 23, 2026. The hire, tied to management with a track record of operational improvement, paired with heavy short interest and renewed take-private speculation, prompted a sharp retail investor res…
Broadcom shares rose about 3.4% after OpenAI unveiled Jalapeño, a purpose-built AI accelerator for large language model inference developed with Broadcom and Celestica. Engineering samples are operating in lab environments on production-target frequencies and power levels, with early tests showing notable performance-per-watt advantages. OpenAI int…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan indicated that a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump is likely when the U.S. leader attends a NATO summit in Ankara on July 7-8. Turkey will host 32 NATO heads of state along with foreign ministers from partner countries in the Gulf and the Indo-Pacific. Ankara says burden-sharing and defence spending…
OpenAI unveiled a custom AI processor developed with Broadcom called Jalapeño, aimed specifically at inference tasks for large language models. The company says samples are running in its labs at target power and performance, with production systems to be assembled by Celestica and deployment expected by year-end. Broadcom indicated the chip matche…
India's Reserve Bank has published draft guidance requiring banks to adopt a board-approved model risk framework that explicitly covers artificial intelligence and machine-learning systems. The rules call for continuous model-level and enterprise-wide risk assessments, independent validation of all models including third-party tools, inventories of…
A review of the most consequential insider transactions disclosed on Tuesday shows concentrated buying at Energizer Holdings and Mission Produce, while large blocks of stock were sold by entities linked to Spyre Therapeutics and NVIDIA directors. Other notable activity includes purchases by executives at Autodesk, Tempest Therapeutics and Amplify E…
TD Cowen downgraded Flowserve from Buy to Hold and reduced its price target to $70 from $85, citing persistent operational disruptions linked to the Iran conflict that could force management to lower near-term expectations. While the firm remains constructive on Flowserve's long-term exposure to electricity-generation demand, it cautioned that seco…
Shares of Toast Inc., IES Holdings Inc. and National Health Investors Inc. rose in premarket trading after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced adjustments to its MidCap 400 and SmallCap 600 benchmarks. The moves reflect corporate transactions and restructuring that prompted index committee changes ahead of upcoming trading sessions.
Citi Research's latest review of European airline positioning shows Ryanair leading the sector, with the strongest improvement in investor sentiment and positioning on both weekly and monthly measures. The carrier is drawing more long interest while short exposure is being pared, even as overall sector positioning remains net negative.
Paychex reported fiscal fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.32, narrowly above the $1.31 analyst consensus, while revenue of $1.61 billion matched estimates and rose 12% from the prior-year quarter. The results included a full quarter contribution from the Paycor HCM acquisition. For fiscal 2027 the company is guiding 5% to 6% revenue …
Shares of InMode Ltd. rose sharply after the company confirmed receipt of an unsolicited takeover proposal from M.N. Business Strategy, Ltd., a group that includes co-founder and CEO Moshe Mizrahy. The group proposed to buy all outstanding ordinary shares not already owned by its members for $16.20 per share in cash, representing a 21% premium to t…
Saudi Arabia's stock market closed lower on Wednesday with the Tadawul All Share index sliding 0.25%. Losses in Insurance, Financial Services and Media & Publishing sectors pressured the market, even as a number of mid-cap and small-cap stocks posted double-digit gains. Oil and gold futures also declined during the session, while currency pairs inv…
Newmont Goldcorp Corp (NEM) tumbled in pre-market trade after gold prices plunged to seven-month lows. A hawkish tone from Federal Reserve leadership, reduced geopolitical safe-haven demand and portfolio reallocations amid a tech selloff combined with a technical breakdown in the stock, erasing spring gains from a post-earnings rally.
