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Options activity in Wolfspeed Inc. accelerated early Friday, with total contracts traded rising to 35,618 by 10:11 a.m. New York time. Calls dominated volume while the stock declined roughly 4.5% to $35.57. Two multi-leg trades - a January 2027 call spread and a July 2026 put spread - accounted for the bulk of contracts. Measured volatility fell an…
Options activity indicates Travelers Cos. (TRV) could move about 3.2% when the company reports earnings on July 17 before the market opens, according to Bloomberg-derived options data. The options market has been a reliable gauge in recent earnings cycles, correctly forecasting the direction or magnitude in six of the last eight reports, though the…
Israel's main index closed slightly higher on Friday, propelled by advances in the financial, insurance and banking segments. The TA-35 rose 0.04% at the close in Tel Aviv, with a small group of stocks recording notable gains while a larger number of listings finished lower. Commodity and currency markets displayed only modest movement.
Options activity compiled by Bloomberg indicates Regions Financial Corp. (RF) could move about 3.9% when it reports earnings before the market opens on July 17. Historical earnings reactions have frequently gone beyond what options implied, with the stock moving more than the options-suggested range in five of the last eight reports.
Options-market pricing compiled by Bloomberg indicates Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE:TFC) faces an implied stock move of 3.2% for its July 17 earnings announcement, scheduled before the market opens. Historical comparisons across the last eight reporting periods show a pattern of both smaller and larger-than-expected actual moves relative to implied…
Greek equities ended the session higher, with gains concentrated in banking, construction and travel-related names. The Athens General Composite gained 0.84% at the close. Leading individual movers included Motor Oil Hellas Corinth Refineries, which reached an all-time high, and HELLENiQ ENERGY, which advanced to a five-year peak. Market breadth wa…
Baker Hughes obtained European Commission antitrust clearance for its $13.6 billion acquisition of Chart Industries after agreeing to sell specific Chart assets and to take steps ensuring third-party interoperability. The Commission concluded the concessions alleviated concerns that the combined company could favour Chart's liquefied natural gas bu…
Shein has secured approval to list in Hong Kong, marking its third attempt to go public after earlier efforts in New York and London stalled. The move will place the company’s private founder and CEO, Sky Xu, under greater scrutiny as the firm approaches a potential IPO that could value it at up to $50 billion and might launch as early as September…
Friday's trading session produced a mix of advances and declines across market caps. Major technology names including Netflix and Intel slipped, while companies such as Sea Limited and Weyerhaeuser posted gains following firm-specific headlines. Mid- and small-cap issues registered both sharp drops and outsized rallies tied to earnings, analyst upg…
The European Commission granted antitrust approval for Baker Hughes' $13.6 billion acquisition of Chart Industries after the buyer agreed to divest certain process technology assets and to preserve equipment compatibility with third-party LNG suppliers for a defined period. The deal, first announced in July 2025, is aimed at expanding Baker Hughes'…
The U.S. Justice Department has lodged a proposed settlement with South Bow, owner-operator of the Keystone pipeline, to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations stemming from a December 2022 pipeline rupture in Washington County, Kansas. The rupture released about 14,000 barrels of oil into a creek and was attributed to a weld crack that worsene…
SK hynix Inc. started trading its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the Nasdaq on July 10, 2026, following an institutional investor roadshow across the U.S., Europe and Asia. The company marked the listing with an Opening Bell ceremony at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square attended by senior SK executives. The ADR offering is scheduled to clos…
Stifel raised Twilio's rating from Hold to Buy and set a $260 price target, citing the company's repositioning as foundational infrastructure for agentic AI communications. The firm highlighted accelerating voice channel growth, strong adoption by AI-native companies, robust first-quarter organic growth, and record non-GAAP operating margins as evi…
Delta Air Lines posted stronger-than-expected Q2 results with $17.7 billion in adjusted revenue and $1.56 in adjusted EPS, topping analyst forecasts. The quarter revealed a notable structural shift: premium ticket revenue outpaced main cabin revenue for the first time, while loyalty income and fare increases helped absorb a record quarterly fuel bi…
SK Hynix is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq with American Depositary Receipts that were sold at $149, a deal that raised $26.5 billion and is slated to open about 21% to 22% above the offering price in U.S. pre-market indications. The listing follows a period of weakness across semiconductor stocks and arrives after a year in which SK Hynix shar…
Shares of JPMorgan rose modestly after the bank disclosed that internally developed AI-driven investing agents outperformed a conventional 60/40 stock-bond portfolio in historical simulations covering roughly two decades. The top-performing agent delivered about 0.7 percentage point of annual outperformance with lower volatility versus the 60/40 be…
Unity Software shares climbed 6.1% in morning trading after Wells Fargo kept an Overweight rating and nudged its price target higher, and the company set a firm date for its Q2 2026 results. Recent quarterly fundamentals and an AI-positive market environment helped amplify the move for the high-beta software name.
Brookdale Senior Living shares fell sharply in morning trading after the company’s June 2026 occupancy update showed meaningful year-over-year gains but only limited sequential improvement from May. Investors, who had driven the stock up substantially in recent months, appear to have reacted to the small month-to-month advance and lingering balance…
WD-40 Co. stock jumped sharply in morning trade after the company reported fiscal third-quarter 2026 results that materially exceeded analyst forecasts. The company posted substantial year-over-year sales and earnings growth, raised full-year guidance, and announced a $100 million share repurchase program. An analyst upgraded the price target while…
Morgan Stanley upgraded Lenovo from Equal-weight to Overweight and raised its price target to HK$30 from HK$14.20, arguing that AI-driven demand has changed the memory market and improved Lenovo's ability to preserve margins. The bank highlighted stronger earnings, a sizable AI infrastructure pipeline, and supply chain checks that suggest the trend…
Jackson Financial shares jumped sharply after Jefferies moved the stock to Buy from Hold and lifted its price target to $140 from $120. The firm acknowledged its earlier downgrade was misplaced and highlighted the insurer's earnings sensitivity to equity markets. Barclays also nudged up its target while maintaining an Overweight rating, and investo…
Twilio shares climbed following a Stifel upgrade from Hold to Buy and a near-49% hike in the analyst's price target to $260. The call cites accelerating voice revenue, growing adoption among AI-native customers, stronger organic growth, expanding GAAP and non-GAAP margins, and reduced stock-based compensation, supported by repurchases funded throug…
Delta Air Lines shares fell 2.7% in early trading after the carrier reported second-quarter results that beat consensus on both earnings and revenue but revealed sharply higher fuel costs, a meaningful drop in net profit and a third-quarter outlook that offered limited upside over analyst expectations.
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. saw its stock fall after the company reported that consolidated weighted average occupancy held steady from May to June 2026 at 82.5%. While several year-over-year occupancy measures improved and June produced the highest monthly net move-ins this year, the lack of sequential progress on consolidated occupancy appears t…
EquipmentShare Com Inc. shares climbed sharply in morning trading after the company raised its 2026 revenue and adjusted Core EBITDA guidance and authorized a $500 million share repurchase program. Management attributed the guidance revision to robust customer demand, steady fleet utilization and stronger-than-expected first-half financial results.…
