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Barclays has resumed coverage of Medtronic with an Overweight rating and a $116 price target, pointing to robust expansion in the company’s electrophysiology business led by cardiac ablation systems for atrial fibrillation. The broker projects 60% to 70% growth in the EP segment, sees Affera and renal denervation as multi-year drivers, and expects …
Chile's state-owned copper miner Codelco said it has removed several senior managers at its El Teniente operation following an internal audit that identified inconsistencies and alleged concealment of technical details after a prior rock explosion. The changes include the replacement of the El Teniente general manager and a vice president of operat…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has expanded an inquiry into Microsoft Corp.'s practices in enterprise computing, cloud services and artificial intelligence products. The agency has issued civil investigative demands to multiple Microsoft competitors to obtain information on licensing, bundling and whether Microsoft impedes customer use of its so…
Friday's trading session produced sharp moves across market-cap segments as analyst upgrades, earnings prints and guidance updates pushed some names sharply higher and others notably lower. Applied Materials and Rivian posted strong gains after positive analyst actions, while Pinterest and several mid- and small-cap names slumped following downgrad…
Turkish equity trading on Friday closed with gains driven by the Transport, Information Technology and Real Estate Investments sectors. The BIST 100 registered a rise of 0.00% to reach a fresh all-time high. Several small- and mid-cap names posted double-digit percentage moves, while headline breadth showed more advancing issues than decliners. Com…
Anthropic has named Chris Liddell, a former Microsoft and General Motors executive, to its board of directors. The appointment comes as the developer of the Claude chatbot signals to partners that it may pursue an initial public offering by the end of 2026. Liddell brings experience from GM’s post-bankruptcy IPO effort and prior government service.
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued two broad general licenses allowing major oil companies to resume operations in Venezuela and enabling firms to negotiate contracts for new energy investments. The licenses open the door to Chevron, BP, Eni, Shell and Repsol to restart oil and gas activity in the OPEC member, while maintai…
Bernstein upgraded Zscaler to Outperform and set a $228 price target, arguing the stock is underpriced relative to other cybersecurity vendors despite earlier worries about decelerating growth, reduced net new customer contribution and competitive pressure. The firm highlighted durable customer retention, net revenue retention above 115% and positi…
Morocco's benchmark fell at Friday's close in Casablanca, with the Moroccan All Shares dropping 0.39% as declines in Utilities, Banking and Mining outweighed gains in several individual stocks. Miniere Touissit led advances, hitting an all-time high, while Douja Prom Addoha fell to a 52-week low. Commodity and currency benchmarks moved only margina…
Jefferies analysts say a recent indiscriminate sell-off in Australian software equities has created buying opportunities in companies with distinctive business moats and clear paths to revenue or margin recovery. The firm highlights TechnologyOne, WiseTech Global, SiteMinder and Life360 as buys, while assigning a hold to Xero due to heightened AI c…
Baird raised its rating on Wells Fargo to Neutral from a lower stance after a sector-wide selloff trimmed valuations and narrowed downside risk. The firm acknowledged growth opportunities following the lifting of regulatory caps but warned that market expectations are elevated and much of the upside depends on adding leverage. Baird also upgraded S…
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors has hired Arthur Goossens, formerly co-head of commodities trading at BNP Paribas, to develop volatility trading strategies across multiple asset classes including metals. Goossens was promoted to the co-head role at BNP Paribas last year and worked previously as head of precious metals trading. At BNP Paribas, John Ros…
The U.S. Commerce Department has provisionally found that Russian palladium is being dumped into the U.S. market, supporting a tariff petition from miner Sibanye-Stillwater. A preliminary weighted-average dumping margin of 132.83% was cited; a final determination, which will follow a U.S. International Trade Commission inquiry, is expected in mid-2…
Compass Therapeutics (CMPX) shares rose after Craig-Hallum initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a $15.00 price target, citing confidence in the company’s bispecific antibody strategy and a near-term commercial opportunity for lead candidate tovecimig in second-line biliary tract cancer. The firm also highlighted early-stage programs positioned …
Major brokerages issued contrasting views on Rivian on Friday. Deutsche Bank raised its rating to Buy and lifted its price target, citing signs of an improving trajectory, better vehicle costs and a clearer 2026 outlook. UBS moved to Neutral from Sell, saying the company’s path to scale and profitability remains uncertain amid cash burn and executi…
Coherus BioSciences Inc. (CHRS) saw its shares fall sharply in premarket trading after the company priced a public offering of 28.6 million shares at $1.75 apiece, a meaningful markdown from the prior close. The offering is expected to generate roughly $50.1 million in gross proceeds before underwriting fees, and includes a 30-day option for underw…
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said he had "reluctantly accepted" the resignation of Chief Legal Officer Kathy Ruemmler and emphasized his respect for her decision. The exit follows Justice Department documents indicating Ruemmler accepted gifts from Jeffrey Epstein and counseled him on responding to media inquiries about his crimes. Her departure…
Amkor Technology's stock slid in premarket trading after the company's largest shareholder, the Kim Family, sold 10 million shares in a secondary offering priced at $48.75 per share. The transaction, executed through 915 Investments, LP, included a 30-day option for an additional 1.5 million shares, leaves the family with over 49% ownership, and im…
OKYO Pharma Limited (NASDAQ:OKYO) announced a $20 million public offering of ordinary shares under an underwriting agreement with Piper Sandler & Co., prompting a 24% decline in Friday premarket trading. The offering covers 10,815,000 shares at $1.85 each, with a 30-day option for an additional 1,622,250 shares at the same price. Proceeds are earma…
BMO Capital Markets downgraded Dollar Tree to Underperform from Market Perform and trimmed its price target to $95, saying the stock's valuation and earnings outlook look stretched given gaps in digital strategy and risks to margin expansion. The bank applied a lower multiple to a below-consensus earnings forecast for fiscal 2027 and flagged potent…
Tri Pointe Homes agreed to be acquired by Japan’s Sumitomo Forestry in an all-cash transaction valued at about $4.5 billion. The $47.00 per-share offer represents a notable premium to recent trading levels and drove a sharp premarket rally in Tri Pointe shares. The transaction, expected to close in the second quarter of 2026 subject to shareholder …
PJM Interconnection's recent proposal to manage growing electricity demand from data centers includes options for large users to supply their own new generation or to operate under a connect-and-manage regime that limits usage ahead of other emergency actions. Analysts say the plan - alongside a potential backstop capacity auction - could accelerat…
Regulatory disclosures for Thursday, February 12, 2026 showed no material insider buying or selling. While the absence of significant transactions provides limited new signals for market participants, tracking insider activity remains a useful component of investment research because purchases and sales can reflect executives' and major shareholder…
D.A. Davidson launched coverage of AMD, Intel, Broadcom and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., assigning Neutral ratings to AMD, Intel and Broadcom while naming TSMC the only Buy. Analyst Gil Luria pointed to widening competitive differences, warning of customer-led shifts in AI silicon demand that could pressure some suppliers while praising …
Pinterest's stock dropped more than 20% in premarket trading after the company said tariff-related uncertainty had led major U.S. retailers to scale back ad spending, which hurt its quarterly revenue forecast. The company recently reduced headcount by under 15%, a restructuring that CFO Julia Donnelly warned could disrupt near-term results as Pinte…
