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Airbnb announced a $750 payment for first-time entire-home hosts who complete their initial guest stay by July 31, aiming to grow supply in 16 North American cities preparing for the mid-2026 FIFA World Cup. The move comes as ticket demand and short-term rental pricing climb, and as the tournament may help reverse a recent dip in U.S. inbound trave…
Moody’s issued a full-year adjusted earnings-per-share outlook that slightly exceeds analyst consensus, driven by higher demand for credit ratings amid increased bond issuance from major technology companies. The ratings unit posted solid fourth-quarter revenue growth, and the firm beat quarterly profit expectations, though its stock has endured de…
Analog Devices on Wednesday projected second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings well above analysts' expectations, driven by robust orders from industrial clients and expanding data center capacity for generative AI workloads. The Wilmington, Massachusetts chipmaker reported first-quarter revenue that surpassed estimates and saw its shares jump …
Futures tied to Canada’s main stock index traded higher on Wednesday after a rise in energy and precious metals prices. The S&P/TSX composite had slipped on Tuesday, with volatility in gold and lower oil weighing on the commodity-heavy benchmark. Market attention is shifting to upcoming U.S. economic data and the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s …
UBS has lifted its 2026 forecast for U.S. investment-grade bond issuance by major technology companies while reducing its projection for U.S. leveraged loan issuance, citing higher capital expenditure plans among hyperscalers and the potential for AI-driven disruption to affect leveraged credit markets.
UBS has moved the communication services sector from an Attractive to a Neutral rating, saying the sector's upside relative to peers has diminished after a period of strong performance and rising capital-expenditure expectations. The bank highlighted gains from AI adoption but warned that much larger hyperscaler spending and fierce competition amon…
Recursion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:RXRX) fell about 12% Wednesday morning after filings revealed that NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) had fully divested a holding of roughly 7.71 million shares. The chipmaker had held the stake for about two years. The regulatory disclosure gave no explanation for the sale, and market participants reacted to the loss of a prom…
Saudi Arabia's equity market closed higher Wednesday, with the Tadawul All Share rising 0.52%. Gains were concentrated in the Insurance, Industrial Investment and Financial Services sectors, while individual big-cap movers showed a mixed performance. Energy and precious metals prices moved higher in commodities trading.
TeamViewer shares fell about 3% after Bernstein reduced its adjusted EPS forecasts for FY26-27 by roughly 11% on average and lowered its price target to 7.60 euros from 11 euros. The brokerage kept a Market-Perform rating but highlighted growing near-term disruption risks from AI, moderate customer switching costs—particularly among SMBs—and soft g…
SharonAI Holdings Inc. (SHAZ) sold 4,166,666 Class A ordinary shares at $30.00 per share in an initial public offering that generated roughly $125 million in gross proceeds before fees and expenses. The Australian cloud computing company began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol SHAZ, and the offering is slated to close on or arou…
Food and beverage multinationals are shifting product formulations, package sizes and capital spending as rising use of GLP-1 appetite-suppressant drugs changes consumption patterns. Firms from PepsiCo to Kraft Heinz are accelerating innovation, increasing R&D and investing in protein- and fiber-forward offerings to adapt to smaller baskets and low…
Wolfe Research analysts contend that Congress is unlikely to approve incremental U.S. defense funding in 2027 despite President Donald Trump’s call for a $1.5 trillion military budget. The note highlights market reactions to the proposal and argues that the sector will need to rely on existing appropriations and the fallout from international confl…
Synopsys shares rose after a regulatory filing disclosed that NVIDIA acquired roughly 4.82 million Synopsys shares, a position valued at just over $2 billion. The move places NVIDIA among the top six shareholders of the electronic design automation company. The announcement came as Synopsys shares have underperformed year-to-date amid broader press…
UBS upgraded Rockwool International A/S to buy from neutral and lifted its 12-month price target to DKr255 from DKr240 after the company reported Q4 2025 EBIT margins above prior expectations, delivered stronger North American organic growth, and provided clearer capital expenditure guidance following two profit warnings the previous year. The bank…
Palo Alto Networks shares dropped about 6% in pre-market trading after the company trimmed its 2026 adjusted earnings-per-share outlook, citing increased integration costs tied to recent acquisitions including CyberArk. While revenue guidance was raised, analysts note near-term margin pressure even as the company pursues a platform approach centere…
Brazil's central bank ordered the extrajudicial liquidation of Banco Pleno after determining the lender's economic and financial condition had weakened and it failed to meet regulatory requirements. The bank, controlled by Augusto Lima, was previously approved for acquisition last year and is linked to the earlier winding down of Banco Master. The …
Pinterest has revised its first-quarter guidance to account for the partial-quarter contribution from newly acquired tvScientific. The company narrowed and lowered its adjusted EBITDA range to $163 million-$183 million and raised revenue expectations to $958 million-$978 million. The acquisition closed on February 17 and is now reflected in Pintere…
Moderna shares rose following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to accept for review the company's biologics license application for its investigational seasonal influenza vaccine, mRNA-1010. The move follows a Type A meeting and a revised regulatory approach that seeks different approval pathways by age group, with a PDUFA goal date…
U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday as investors parsed a fresh wave of corporate earnings and awaited the minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting. Several high-profile movers stood out in pre-market trading, including gains for Nvidia, Amazon and The New York Times, and a notable drop for Palo Alto Networks after the cybersecur…
Upwork Inc. shares rose 6% Wednesday following the approval of a new $300 million share repurchase program. The board's action follows $136 million deployed to repurchase over 9 million shares in 2025 and brings total repurchase commitments to $600 million since November 2023. Management says the company will continue investing in SMB, AI and Enter…
Riot Platforms shares climbed 5% after Starboard Value sent a letter urging the company to accelerate deal-making for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (AI/HPC) data centers. Starboard pointed to Riot’s 1.7 gigawatts of fully available power at Corsicana and Rockdale, praised the AMD arrangement as a positive but limited proof …
An analysis by WarrenAI identifies three enterprise software firms—Workday, Intuit and Salesforce—as leading candidates to convert AI adoption into outsized earnings growth. Each company is integrating AI into its core product suites, and analyst projections cited by the analysis show large prospective EPS gains and substantial upside to current sh…
Uber said it will invest over $100 million to create dedicated charging infrastructure for autonomous vehicles, installing DC fast chargers at its autonomous depots and pit stops in priority cities. The expansion begins in U.S. markets and includes utilization guarantee agreements with global chargepoint operators to support the rollout of hundreds…
Morgan Stanley’s review of fourth-quarter 13F filings finds mega-cap technology stocks are unusually under-owned versus the S&P 500, with Nvidia showing the largest shortfall in active institutional ownership. The bank highlights a tilt by institutions toward semiconductor and hardware names and comparatively light positioning in major software fir…
Barclays upgraded Molten Ventures from "equal weight" to "overweight" while maintaining a 575 pence price target, pointing to recent share-price weakness, an Investor Day that highlighted portfolio momentum, and a series of valuation recoveries led by several large holdings that together account for roughly 30% of net asset value (NAV).
