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Rackspace Technology's stock climbed roughly 18.9% in mid-day trading after tumbling more than 20% the prior session when the company trimmed fiscal 2026 revenue guidance and announced a dilutive mixed shelf equity offering. Market attention has shifted to two strategic agreements with AMD and Palantir that position Rackspace to expand AI infrastru…
Sweden's benchmark OMX Stockholm 30 finished the session down 0.27% as losses in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Telecoms sectors outnumbered gains. NIBE Industrier AB ser. B, Hexagon AB ser. B and Addtech were among the session leaders, while SAAB AB ser. B, AstraZeneca PLC and LM Ericsson Class B posted the largest declines. Broader market breadth …
The OMX Helsinki 25 ended the session modestly higher, up 0.10%, supported by advances in Oil & Gas, Consumer Services and Basic Materials sectors. SSAB AB B, Nokian Renkaat Oyj and Qt Group Oyj posted the largest gains, while Nokia Oyj, Orion Oyj B and Tieto Oyj were the main decliners. Market breadth favored gainers and key commodities and FX pai…
Goldman Sachs reported that mutual funds and related investment vehicles logged positive net flows into both equity and fixed-income products during the week ending July 8. Equity funds posted sizable inflows in a separate weekly measure, while fixed-income vehicles, including short-duration and inflation-protected strategies, continued to draw inv…
CCC has retained an investment bank to test interest in a possible sale, reaching out to prospective buyers including private equity firms. Stifel, which had earlier suggested a take-private, expects both financial and strategic acquirers to be interested and says AI contributes meaningfully to CCC's revenue mix while underlying organic growth and …
Morgan Stanley reaffirmed T-Mobile as its preferred pick among telecom operators even as the firm projects meaningful share gains for SpaceX's Starlink in U.S. consumer and small business broadband through 2030. The bank trimmed T-Mobile's price target and rolled it forward, adjusted revenue forecasts to reflect changing consumer plan mixes, and lo…
SK hynix's American depositary receipts jumped sharply on their Nasdaq debut after the company raised $26.5 billion in the largest-ever U.S. listing by a foreign firm. Heavy institutional demand, an oversubscribed offering and SK hynix’s dominant position in high-bandwidth memory combined to push the stock markedly higher even as major U.S. indices…
Poland's stock market finished the session higher on Friday, with the WIG30 index climbing 2.12% to a new record. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Construction and Media sectors, while most individual stocks on the blue-chip index posted advances. Commodities and currency benchmarks moved lower, with crude oil, Brent and gold futures all dec…
Tesco is reportedly considering a divestment of its Central and Eastern European operations. The unit produces £4.6 billion in sales but contributes only £115 million of EBIT. Morgan Stanley and company filings provide detail on sales by country, operating margins, property values and lease liabilities; recent sector deals offer a frame for possibl…
Turkey's equity benchmark closed up 1.53% on Friday, driven by advances in the Tourism, Metal Products & Machinery and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors. Market breadth favored gainers, while commodity prices and currency pairs showed mixed moves in overseas trading sessions and futures markets. Several blue-chips and midcaps posted notable single…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 closed lower on Friday, slipping 0.21% as declines in Technology, Oil & Gas and Personal & Household Goods offset gains among several large-cap names. Market breadth was essentially flat, with 59 advancing issues versus 58 decliners and 19 unchanged. Crude futures and Brent moved lower, while major currency cro…
Delta Air Lines reported second-quarter 2026 results that largely met expectations and issued a firmer implied outlook for the fourth quarter of 2026. Analysts at Melius Research noted the stock pulled back even as the airline signaled it can hold fares amid modest capacity growth and lower fuel costs.
J.P. Morgan initiated coverage of Honeywell Aerospace with a Neutral rating and a December 2027 price target of $255, saying the business is well positioned across commercial aviation and defense markets for steady revenue growth but that continued investment in supply-chain and manufacturing will likely restrain margin expansion and limit near-ter…
Wells Fargo released its second-quarter 2026 earnings preview for midstream energy companies, advising investors to hold Plains All American Pipeline (PAA) and Targa Resources (TRGP) as they enter the reporting period and to avoid Williams Companies (WMB). The bank expects an overall positive earnings season, projecting several companies to beat co…
Energizer Holdings Inc. (NYSE: ENR) saw its stock rise following a Form 4 filing that disclosed purchases by major shareholder Aqua Capital, Ltd. The firm acquired 80,000 shares over July 7-8 at weighted average prices of $20.81 and $20.25, respectively, increasing its direct holdings to 7.42 million shares. The filing notes potential ties to a Sec…
Bank of America’s aggregated credit and debit card dataset indicates total retail spending excluding gasoline rose 4.6% in June, up from a 4.3% increase in May. Gains were uneven across categories: general merchandise decelerated, groceries fell, while several housing-related segments and online channels accelerated late in the month.
Nike surged in morning trading, rising 3.7% to $44.38, as investors responded to fiscal fourth-quarter FY2026 results that exceeded consensus on revenue and adjusted earnings. A one-time $986 million IEEPA tariff recovery contributed a $0.52-per-share benefit and inflated gross margin by roughly 900 basis points, lifting reported EPS to $0.72. Insi…
BTIG began coverage of Digital Realty Trust and Equinix with Buy recommendations, asserting that AI-related demand has created a secular, long-duration expansion for data centers. The firm highlighted large hyperscaler capital spending forecasts, strong rent appreciation, and a substantial development pipeline, while noting constraints that may pre…
JPMorgan has reduced its 2026 North America box office forecast to $9.65 billion from $9.86 billion, citing the slow start to the third quarter and the underperformance of several major releases. The bank also trimmed estimates for Cinemark and IMAX ahead of their upcoming earnings, balancing a stronger-than-expected second quarter against weaker l…
Netflix stock dropped sharply after reports that executives identified declining subscriber engagement as a central concern during a spring business review. Data showing a loss in U.S. streaming time share and a fall in total U.S. TV viewership, analyst price-target reductions, renewed merger-and-acquisition talk, and a subdued market mood ahead of…
JPMorgan has compiled its quarterly list of top short ideas for the third quarter of 2026, selecting 24 companies recommended by its highest-ranked U.S. equity research analysts. The selections span eight sectors - capital goods, consumer, energy, financials, healthcare, materials, media and telecom, and technology - and represent what the analysts…
Moroccan equities closed higher after trading on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index rising 0.37% as gains in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors supported the market. A handful of individual stocks posted notable moves in both directions, while commodities and currency benchmarks recorded modest declines.
UBS data indicate Asahi Breweries reported flat year-on-year sales value in June 2026 after outpacing the market between March and May. The Japanese beer market recorded essentially flat volume in June, but an adjustment for an extra business day suggests an underlying 4-5% decline. Adverse weather diminished the impact of aggressive promotional pr…
Shopify has instructed merchants using its hosting services to remove electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) from their online stores, setting a July 8 compliance deadline in a June 24 notice. The policy shift follows pressure from a coalition of U.S. state and city law enforcement officials concerned about illegal vape sales through Shopify-h…
Norway's equity market finished the day in the red, with the Oslo OBX slipping 0.30% as losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors pulled the index lower. Market breadth favored decliners, while crude, Brent and gold posted mixed moves and the krone weakened against the euro and dollar.
