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ONEOK shares slipped sharply after reaching a 52-week high, as investors responded to an earnings-per-share shortfall in the company’s first-quarter 2026 results and a downgrade from Scotiabank. The combination of a near-term earnings miss, a less favorable relative valuation call, and routine profit-taking drove the stock lower despite management …
The Office of the National Cyber Director convened leading AI firms to outline a proposed executive order that would allow intelligence and other government agencies to review advanced AI models before they are released publicly. The plan includes a voluntary notification framework and the option for companies to share models with agencies up to 90…
Intuit disclosed an internal memo from CEO Sasan Goodarzi announcing about 3,000 job eliminations, representing roughly 17% of its global workforce across seven countries, and the closure of two U.S. offices. The announcement came the same day the company was set to report fiscal third-quarter results and coincided with a marked selloff in the stoc…
Cargill initiated a lockout of about 1,700 employees at its Fort Morgan, Colorado beef processing facility after workers rejected a company contract offer. The action follows a suspension of slaughtering that began April 23. The dispute underscores wider strain across the U.S. beef sector, where record consumer prices, tight cattle supplies and ris…
First Solar's shares climbed sharply after the company announced a strategic alliance with GameChange Solar to facilitate deployment of domestically manufactured thin-film modules in India. The collaboration builds on two executed utility-scale projects that reported about 99.8% uptime, and arrives alongside First Solar's strong Q1 2026 financials.…
Carnival Corporation shares climbed sharply, gaining 9.1% in afternoon trading after a significant drop in global crude prices. A mid-session sell-off in energy markets pushed WTI below $100 per barrel, following comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that negotiations with Iran have reached their final phases. The fall in oil prices reduces the…
Options pricing compiled by Bloomberg indicates Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) could see a 5.2% share price move when the company reports earnings on May 27 after the market close. The options market has matched actual post-earnings price changes in six of the last eight quarters, while twice understating the eventual stock swing.
Investment bank Jefferies has upgraded C.H. Robinson Worldwide to a Buy rating and increased its price target to $200 from $195 in a research report dated May 20. The firm highlighted substantial productivity gains from AI and automation, a favorable legal ruling that could advantage larger brokers, and the companys scale and balance sheet as fact…
Wolfe Research downgraded Crown Castle Inc. to Peer Perform from Outperform, citing the impact of DISH Network's lease payment default and a higher-rate environment. The firm withdrew its $94 price target after the stock approached that level and reduced its 2027 AFFO and long-term growth forecasts, highlighting reduced earnings and a diminished or…
STAAR Surgical reported a markedly stronger first quarter, delivering EPS and sales that beat expectations and signaling operational stabilization after shareholders rejected a takeover proposal from Alcon. Management’s governance reset and interim leadership have focused the company on execution, inventory normalization in China and targeted U.S. …
JPMorgan has restored ratings and price targets on 14 large-cap biotechnology companies, saying the group is reaching an inflection point as pipeline success turns into commercially viable, profitable franchises. Analysts led by Jessica Fye point to companies that have already reached sustained profitability, others nearing the milestone, ongoing d…
Morgan Stanley has named three cybersecurity companies - Palo Alto Networks, CrowdStrike and SentinelOne - as preferred buys heading into the upcoming earnings season. The firm points to the sector's recent strength versus the broader software group, and expects firms addressing technical debt in firewalls, endpoint detection and response, and cert…
PepsiCo plans modest price increases on selected small, single-serve bags of chips in the United States, driven by elevated production, distribution and retail costs. The hikes - generally 10 to 20 cents on some items now sold for $2.69 and on smaller two-for-$1 packs - will roll out over the coming weeks, with a limited set of single-serve product…
Options pricing indicates HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) could experience a 7.5% move when it reports quarterly results on May 27 after markets close. Historical reactions to prior earnings have occasionally exceeded options-implied moves, with three instances of outsized stock swings among the last eight reports.
Options market pricing points to a 7.8% share-price move for Synopsys (SNPS) when the company releases results after the close on May 27. Historical comparisons show the stock's actual reactions to past earnings have sometimes been larger and sometimes smaller than what options implied, with four of the last eight announcements producing price chan…
Options market data indicates Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) could see a roughly 12% share-price swing when it reports quarterly results on May 27 after the close. Historical reactions to prior earnings have sometimes exceeded and sometimes fallen short of the options market's implied moves, producing a mixed track record over the past eight reports.
Options market pricing indicates Salesforce Inc. (CRM) could move about 7.9% when it releases earnings after the close on May 27. Historical post-earnings reactions have been uneven: some quarters saw moves larger than options implied, while others were smaller or negligible, including one dramatic decline in 2024.
Options-market pricing implies Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL) could see a 13% price swing when it reports quarterly results on May 27 after the close, according to Bloomberg's options data. The company's recent earnings reactions have alternated between large surprises and modest moves relative to expectations, offering a mixed track record …
Barbara Peng will leave her role as CEO of Business Insider by the end of next month to pursue opportunities linked to technological change. Christian Baesler will serve as interim chief, according to a company memo posted online. The leadership transition follows recent newsroom reductions and earlier rounds of staff cuts, and occurs as publishers…
Stocks across market-cap brackets experienced notable volatility on Wednesday, with Arm and Advanced Micro Devices among the largest gainers in the mega-cap group and Analog Devices posting one of the bigger declines. The session produced heavy winners across technology, travel, energy and health-care related names, with stocks moving on company-sp…
Traders face a concentrated stream of U.S. economic releases on Thursday, May 21, 2026, including the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index, building permits, initial jobless claims, and purchasing managers' indices for services and manufacturing. The data will offer near-term readings on manufacturing conditions, housing demand, labor market trends…
A broad slate of corporate quarterly results is scheduled for Thursday, with large-cap retailers, an agricultural machinery manufacturer, video-game and enterprise software companies reporting. Investors will parse these releases for signs about consumer spending, industrial demand and the technology sector's momentum. The scheduled reports include…
Data from online brokerage Webull indicate retail investors are widening their AI-related equity exposures beyond headline chipmakers into a broader array of semiconductor and infrastructure segments. Webull's U.S. chief executive, Anthony Denier, said users are increasing holdings in AI infrastructure and semiconductor-adjacent names, integrated d…
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. shares climbed sharply in mid-day trading, hitting a fresh 52-week intraday high, after several brokerages raised price targets and company data showed improving partner performance and a larger sales pipeline ahead of its fiscal first-quarter 2027 earnings report on June 3.
Shares of Amprius Technologies fell after short seller Manatee Research published a month-long report alleging inflated orders, opaque disclosures and problematic manufacturing partners in the U.S., South Korea and China. The report details corporate links, accounting practices and insider stock sales that Manatee says call Amprius's reported reven…
