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Gerdau SA Pref (GGBR4) fell 5.2% to R$22.94 after opening at R$24.55, pressured by an Itaú BBA downgrade on August 11 and a wave of insider sales between August 10 and August 14. The cut in expectations and concerns about Brazil unit margins, alongside broader sector headwinds, helped drive the stock down toward the R$22–23 range highlighted by sev…
Bitcoin climbed 11.36% to $71,775, prompting a sharp intraday move higher for four listed Bitcoin proxy stocks. The headline move reflects regulatory and fiscal tailwinds, but weekly technicals remain negative for most names, miners largely report losses except one, and valuations and leverage vary widely. This is a leveraged play on Bitcoin, not a…
Amplifon stock fell about 4.5% to €11.66 after Denmark’s GN Store Nord, whose GN Hearing business Amplifon agreed to buy in March, reported disappointing Q2 figures and trimmed its FY26 organic sales growth guidance. The setback for GN Hearing - including a 2% organic sales decline and a 25% drop in EBITDA - amplified concerns around integration ex…
Bank of America identified cybersecurity vendors it believes are best positioned to benefit as artificial intelligence alters both attacker tactics and defensive requirements within enterprise environments. The firm emphasized vendors that address risks stemming from machine identities, cloud workloads and AI-native threats, assigning Buy ratings t…
Kid ASA reported second-quarter revenue of NOK 914.80 million, beating analyst expectations of NOK 904 million and marking a 6.8% year-over-year increase. The Norway-based home goods retailer expanded gross margin to 63.2% and delivered EBITDA of NOK 217.80 million, while earnings per share rose to NOK 0.90. Management did not provide future guidan…
Karman Line Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, closed a $200 million initial public offering by selling 20,000,000 units at $10.00 each. The units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker XTERU on Aug. 18, 2026, and each unit includes one Class A ordinary share and one-ha…
Fractile, a British developer of AI-focused processors, is reported to be in advanced fundraising talks that would place its pre-money valuation at $6.5 billion. The company aims to raise about $600 million in the round, which includes some capital provided at lower terms. Separately, Fractile has an initial agreement to sell about $250 million of …
CME Group shares fell after Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and trimmed its price target from $286 to $270, with analysts citing limited upside following a recent rally. The move altered the firm's analyst mix and, combined with competitive uncertainty from a Nasdaq trading-hours proposal, pressured the stock even as major index…
Short seller Scorpion Capital on Wednesday challenged the significance of the relationship between Twist Biosciences and Anthropic, saying Anthropic’s blog framed Twist as a service provider rather than a technology collaborator. Scorpion highlighted language in Anthropic’s post and regulatory filings to support its view and disclosed it holds a sh…
Uber Technologies, Pony.ai and Croatian startup Verne have begun offering autonomous vehicle rides in Zagreb, marking the first time Uber users in Europe can request a robotaxi through the company’s app. The rollout covers key parts of the city, including the center, and will expand geographically over time. During an initial phase, a licensed oper…
Lululemon Athletica is preparing for a leadership transition with Chief Communications Officer Bill Chandler departing on Sept. 4, days before incoming CEO Heidi O'Neill begins on Sept. 8. The communications chief's exit follows recent departures in the company's technology and strategy ranks, leaving several senior roles open for the new CEO to ad…
Jefferies analyst Corey Tarlowe elevated Target Corp to his top retail pick and raised the price target to $177 from $161, while keeping a Buy rating. The upgrade reflects what Tarlowe describes as one of the most extensive assortment refreshes in years, supported by stronger-than-expected foot traffic and upward revisions to second-quarter compara…
Morgan Stanley raised Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) to Overweight with a $205 price target, highlighting a substantial valuation discount to peers. The call rests on the view that supply-chain issues are solvable and that a 2027-2028 recovery will close the gap. Counterarguments include negative book equity, multiple downward earnings revisions, and c…
Moderna shares vaulted 142.74% to $152.83 intraday after a Phase 3 readout for its personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, triggering a large short squeeze against 13.5% short interest. While the clinical result marks a first for mRNA oncology and underpins a substantive re-rating, technical indicators and valuation gaps raise significant mean-reversion …
Analog Devices reported record fiscal Q3 2026 results with revenue of $4.02 billion and EPS of $3.45, both ahead of consensus. Management guided to an even stronger Q4 and outlined multi-quarter drivers, including accelerating data center demand, an Empower acquisition set to begin contributing in FY2027, and sustained strength in industrial and au…
Lyntris Inc. raised $297.5 million in a reduced initial public offering but its shares opened below the offering price, falling about 11% in their first day of trading. The Falls Church, Virginia-based sensor company priced 17 million shares at $17.50 each and opened on the NYSE at $15.50, giving it a market value of $1.68 billion based on outstand…
Germany's main equity gauges ended Wednesday with small net gains as advances in software, chemicals and food & beverages helped offset losses in semiconductor and defense names. The DAX finished up 0.01%, with the MDAX and TecDAX also in positive territory. Market breadth was narrowly positive and volatility, as measured by the DAX volatility …
Paris-listed shares closed marginally lower Wednesday as sector losses in Financials, Utilities and Industrials offset gains in several large-cap names. The CAC 40 fell 0.09% while the broader SBF 120 declined 0.07%. Commodity markets were firmer, with gold and crude futures posting notable advances.
India's securities regulator has barred two entities from market participation and ordered the seizure of 36.8 million rupees after finding they placed offsetting orders during a newly introduced closing auction session, actions the regulator says distorted the closing prices of BSE Sensex constituent stocks. The interim order, which includes estim…
Denmark's main equity gauge closed higher Wednesday, driven by gains across Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors. The OMX Copenhagen 20 finished up 0.28%, with Zealand Pharma, Vestas and Genmab among the session's top performers. Broader market internals were mixed, as more stocks fell than rose. Commodities and currency moves included h…
Israel's benchmark TA 35 closed down 0.20% on Wednesday as losses in Technology, Communication and Banking stocks outweighed gains elsewhere. Several mid- and large-cap names posted double-digit point moves in both directions, while commodity prices and currency pairs moved modestly during the session.
Pilgrim’s Pride shares rose sharply in premarket trade after majority owner JBS submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire the roughly 18% interest it does not yet own. The proposal rests on a fixed exchange ratio tied to the August 18, 2026 closing prices of both companies and must clear a special committee and a vote of non-affiliated PPC shareh…
President Donald Trump will meet with executives from the cryptocurrency sector at the White House today as U.S. financial regulators move forward with a framework for digital assets this week. The event is set for the afternoon and will include senior regulators and private-sector representatives, according to reporting from Semafor. Recent regula…
Duolingo shares rose sharply in pre-market trading after an unintended slide shown during an in-person investor meeting revealed a 27.4% year-over-year gain in daily active users for a single August day. A recent analyst upgrade, a higher price target from another bank and the company’s acquisition of a London animation studio added to investor ent…
Analyst forecasts for Europe’s STOXX 600 have been revised upward for a ninth consecutive week, driven not only by outsized energy profits but also by stronger-than-expected results in basic materials and industrials. LSEG I/B/E/S data show aggregate earnings growth now pegged at 24.1%, while revenues are set for a more modest rise. Persistent geop…
