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Hong Kong is considering removing income tax on carried interest - performance bonuses tied to investment returns - as part of a push to draw top asset managers and investors to the city. The government may introduce draft legislation to the Legislative Council as soon as next month, officials and industry advisers say. The proposal, which would ma…
Japanese automakers produced 1.96 million vehicles worldwide in April 2026, a 1% increase from April 2025, driven by an 8% rise in domestic output to 651,000 units while overseas production fell 2% to 1.31 million. Morgan Stanley characterizes the implications for auto parts suppliers as neutral, noting current resilience in domestic supplier earni…
RBC Capital Markets reports a clear split in how gold equities are priced, calling out several royalty and producer stocks it views as trading below peer valuations while identifying others that command premiums. The brokerage specifically lists Triple Flag Precious Metals, OR Royalties, Gold Fields and Agnico Eagle as discounted versus peers, and …
Koninklijke BAM Groep NV jumped sharply after an ABN Amro analyst raised the rating to Outperform and set a €13.50 price target. The move, combined with a raised dividend and a recent acquisition that added roughly €95 million of revenue in 2025, pushed the stock to a fresh 52-week high amid a supportive global market tone.
A number of notable insider transactions were disclosed for Thursday, May 28, 2026. Large purchases included Hamilton Lane Executive Co-Chairman Hartley R. Rogers acquiring roughly $10 million of Class A stock and Krispy Kreme director Bernardo Hees adding shares worth $768,718. Several other company insiders and affiliated entities reported buy ac…
Futures tied to Canada’s main equity benchmark moved modestly higher on Friday as reports that the U.S. and Iran may extend a ceasefire - potentially reopening shipping through the Strait of Hormuz - supported risk appetite. At the same time, data showed Canada’s economy stalled in the first quarter, leaving annualized real GDP slightly negative an…
SoFi Technologies surged roughly 13% in premarket trading after unveiling SoFiUSD, a bank-grade, 1:1 U.S. dollar-redeemable stablecoin issued on a public blockchain and integrated into its platform for nearly 15 million members. Market observers say the product announcement is significant, but the scale of the price jump appears amplified by elevat…
Clearmind Medicine Inc reported the publication of a Japanese patent application covering proprietary compositions that include 5-Methoxy-2-aminoindan (MEAI), a non-hallucinogenic candidate for treating depression. The announcement preceded a 95% jump in the company's shares in premarket trading, and the filing expands a global intellectual propert…
Click Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:CLIK) saw its shares jump 16% in premarket trade on Friday after announcing the acquisition of a Hong Kong company that operates a digital payroll and workforce-management platform for the construction sector. The deal gives Click Holdings access to a large database of construction workers and a route to offer job mat…
Sunlands Technology Group revealed a $50 million share repurchase program, prompting a 90% rise in its shares in premarket trading. The board approved the buyback of Class A ordinary shares in the form of American depositary shares over the next 36 months, a move the company says reflects a strong capital position and commitment to returning value …
Gap Inc. stock fell sharply in pre-market trading following an after-hours earnings release that trimmed the company’s full-year sales outlook and flagged softer seasonal categories, notably dresses. Management lowered its sales growth target and issued cautious second-quarter revenue guidance, prompting analyst downgrades and a company-specific se…
Virgin Galactic Holdings saw premarket shares rise after its VSS Unity spacecraft resumed glide operations at Spaceport America. The flight marked the first of multiple planned glide sorties aimed at pilot training and broader operational preparedness for the company's next-generation Spaceship, which the company expects to begin glide tests in Q3 …
Shares of iHeartMedia and SiriusXM fell after reports indicated that preliminary merger negotiations between the two audio companies have been paused. The talks, which aimed to form a larger audio entertainment competitor to streaming services, did not produce an agreement; sources say talks could resume in the future. With discussions stalled, bot…
Nextpower Inc reported a definitive agreement to acquire Prevalon Energy for up to $365 million, driving a roughly 10% gain in premarket trading. The deal brings battery energy storage systems (BESS) deployments and energy management software into Nextpower’s portfolio, prompts raised fiscal 2027 guidance, and draws favorable reactions from several…
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has reached an agreement to sell its Food Ingredients business to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners for approximately $4.3 billion. The transaction, which values the unit at an enterprise value-to-EBITDA multiple of roughly 10x, leaves IFF with a 10% minority equity stake and a board seat in the new compa…
Krispy Kreme Inc. (DNUT) stock climbed in premarket trading after director Bernardo Hees disclosed purchases of 225,077 shares through BHBK LLC between May 26 and May 28. The transactions increased the director's indirect holdings via the LLC to 919,522 shares and left him with 702,728 shares held directly, including unvested restricted stock units…
Tempus AI, Inc. (NASDAQ:TEM) saw its shares rise 3.5% on Friday after receiving FDA approval to run its xT CDx next-generation sequencing platform as a tumor-only assay. The decision makes Tempus the first laboratory with FDA companion diagnostic clearances covering both tumor-only and tumor-normal comprehensive genomic profiling. The approval is e…
Wolfe Research downgraded Boston Scientific to Peer Perform, signaling an end to a multiyear bullish thesis after two primary growth catalysts - pulsed field ablation (PFA) and the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device - faltered sharply in the first half of 2026. Analyst Mike Polark, who had supported the stock for four years, lowered his …
uniQure stock jumped about 20% on Friday following news that Replimune has reached alignment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to resubmit a Biologics License Application for RP1 in combination with nivolumab for advanced melanoma. Replimune's shares rose roughly 70% after announcing imminent BLA resubmission, reversing a prior agency reje…
U.S. stock futures were modestly higher Friday morning following reports that the U.S. and Iran agreed to extend a ceasefire and remove restrictions on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. In premarket trading, Dell jumped after raising its full-year outlook, while peers and other corporate developments produced a range of outsized moves across…
UBS began coverage of Unite Group Plc with a buy recommendation and a 12-month target of 585p, arguing the student-housing operator is being priced for a permanent structural decline rather than a cyclical slowdown. The bank’s valuation work, including an Economic Value Add model and a t+1 NTA projection, underpins the target and implies a double-d…
SentinelOne posted fiscal first-quarter results that prompted divergent reactions from Wall Street, with Raymond James downgrading the cybersecurity company to Market Perform while Bank of America upgraded it to Buy and raised its price target. Shares slid in premarket trading after management disclosed an 8% workforce reduction alongside revenue t…
Replimune Group's stock climbed sharply after the company reached an agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on a pathway to resubmit its experimental treatment for advanced melanoma. The firm plans to file again in the coming days, though it is not yet clear whether the new submission will include fresh clinical data or additional ana…
NetApp shares surged in pre-market trading after the company reported record fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year metrics, beating expectations across revenue, margins and cash flow. Management issued fiscal 2027 guidance above consensus and increased share repurchase capacity by $1 billion, while highlighting expanding AI-related wins and rising pu…
SoFi Technologies shares jumped in pre-market trading after its banking arm issued SoFiUSD, becoming the first U.S. national bank to offer a regulated stablecoin inside its app. The launch, combined with better-than-expected Q1 2026 results and reaffirmed 2026 guidance, has investors reassessing SoFi's positioning in digital assets and fee-based re…
