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After-Hours Movers: FedEx Guidance Miss Sends Shares Lower, Cerebras Slides After Its First Public Call, Nike Gains on CFO Appointment and Tariff Refunds

After-Hours Movers: FedEx Guidance Miss Sends Shares Lower, Cerebras Slides After Its First Public Call, Nike Gains on CFO Appointment and Tariff Refunds

Stocks moved notably in after-hours trading as FedEx plunged on a soft fiscal 2027 outlook, AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems slipped despite beating revenue estimates and raising its outlook, and Nike climbed after a management change and a tariff-refund boost to results. Investors weighed forward guidance and corporate developments across shipping, s…

RPC CEO Ben M. Palmer to Retire by End of 2026; Shares Dip After Hours

RPC CEO Ben M. Palmer to Retire by End of 2026; Shares Dip After Hours

RPC, Inc. said President and CEO Ben M. Palmer will retire by December 31, 2026, prompting a 2.8% decline in the company's shares during after-hours trading. Palmer, who has led the company since 2022 and served as CFO and Treasurer starting in 1996, will remain in place until a successor is named or the end of 2026 and will advise through the tran…

Bovespa Edges Higher as Consumption, Utilities and Power Stocks Lead Gains

Bovespa Edges Higher as Consumption, Utilities and Power Stocks Lead Gains

Brazil's Bovespa rose 0.52% at Tuesday's close in Sao Paulo, paced by advances in the Consumption, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors. Market breadth was slightly positive, with 482 stocks higher versus 426 lower and 51 unchanged. Notable winners included Marfrig Global Foods and Vivara Participacoes, while Magazine Luiza and Usiminas were…

White House narrows focus on Heidi Overton for FDA commissioner role

White House narrows focus on Heidi Overton for FDA commissioner role

Reporting Tuesday indicates that Heidi Overton, a White House domestic policy aide with a medical doctorate, has emerged as a top candidate to lead the Food and Drug Administration. The agency has lacked a permanent commissioner since the resignation of Marty Makary in May. Overton's academic credentials, White House ties and prior collaboration wi…

SpaceX Initiates Multi-Tranche Bond Sale to Fund Large-Scale AI Buildout

SpaceX Initiates Multi-Tranche Bond Sale to Fund Large-Scale AI Buildout

SpaceX has launched a five-tranche offering of senior unsecured notes aimed at raising a minimum of $25 billion to finance its expensive artificial intelligence expansion and to repay borrowings under a bridge loan facility. The debt sale, led by a syndicate of major banks, spans maturities from five to 30 years and has reportedly drawn overwhelmin…

Options Activity in Ares Capital Surges to 21,788 Contracts

Options Activity in Ares Capital Surges to 21,788 Contracts

Options on Ares Capital Corp. (ARCC) recorded a total of 21,788 contracts exchanged as of 2:01 p.m. New York time on Tuesday. Calls comprised 12,515 contracts and puts accounted for 9,273. The January 21, 2028 $15 call was the single most-traded contract with 4,997 trades and 78 contracts in open interest, while other near- and mid-dated strikes lo…

SpaceX launches five-tranche bond sale to fund costly AI buildout

SpaceX launches five-tranche bond sale to fund costly AI buildout

SpaceX has initiated a five-tranche senior unsecured notes offering targeting at least $25 billion to finance its capital-intensive artificial intelligence expansion. The debt sale - the company’s first investment-grade dollar bond issuance - includes maturities of 5, 7, 10, 20 and 30 years and has attracted substantial demand, according to a sourc…

FedEx Options Activity Surges; Puts Lead Calls in Volume

FedEx Options Activity Surges; Puts Lead Calls in Volume

Options trading in FedEx Corp. accelerated sharply by 1:50 p.m. New York time on Tuesday, with total volume of 15,755 contracts. Put contracts accounted for 9,424 of that total, while calls totaled 6,331. Several near-term strikes, including a concentrated calendar spread and a high-volume $375 call, were the most actively traded contracts.