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Options markets suggest Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) could move about 4.2% when it reports quarterly results, with the company slated to release earnings on May 19 before the market open. Historical comparisons show a mix of outcomes around past reports, with actual stock moves sometimes exceeding and sometimes falling short of the implied option mov…
The U.S. Justice Department has settled a fair lending probe with PayPal that stemmed from an investment program targeting black and minority-owned businesses. Under the agreement, PayPal will launch a new Small Business Initiative that excludes race, national origin, and other protected characteristics from eligibility criteria, and will waive pro…
Norway's main benchmark closed higher on Tuesday, with strength concentrated in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors. The Oslo OBX climbed 0.56% at the close. Individual winners included Hoegh Autoliners, Aker BP and Var Energi, while DnB, Nordic Semiconductor and Storebrand were among the la…
Israel's main index closed modestly lower on Tuesday, with the TA 35 down 0.35% as declines in the Biomed, Technology and Real Estate sectors outpaced gains elsewhere. Market breadth favored decliners, and individual stock moves ranged from double-digit losses to mid-single-digit gains. Commodities and currency markets also moved: international cru…
Citi cut its Salesforce price target to $188 from $200 while keeping a Neutral rating, based on channel checks with three partners that signaled softer deal activity, heightened competition and limited uptake of Salesforce's AI platform. The bank now models weaker Tableau revenue and expects first-quarter results to be around or slightly below guid…
Greece's main stock index finished the session lower on Tuesday, with the Athens General Composite off 1.26% as losses in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors led the market downward. Declining issues outpaced advancing ones by a margin of 72 to 41, while 16 stocks were unchanged. Commodity moves were mixed, with oil rising and gold falling,…
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa told delegates at the Financial Times' Future of the Car conference in London that strategic partnerships will be central to the automaker's approach going forward. The company is reorganizing its European operations, boosting investment in North America and deepening ties with Chinese carmaker Leapmotor, while revivin…
Italian energy company Eni has engaged Morgan Stanley to approach investment firms including Apollo, KKR and Stonepeak about a potential financing arrangement secured by its floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) units. The conversations are at an early stage with no guarantee of a deal, but one proposal under consideration could raise at least €1 b…
Fervo Energy Co.'s initial public offering has attracted demand exceeding supply by more than ten times ahead of its scheduled pricing on Tuesday. Management plans to give allocation priority to existing relationships, and the company has raised its offering size and price range while targeting a valuation as high as $7.37 billion. Shares are slate…
Lockheed Martin conducted a multi-location demonstration of its Next-Generation Command and Control (NGC2) prototype during Balikatan 2026, integrating sensors, fires systems and airspace management through a single data platform. The exercise connected nodes in the Philippines with command centers in Hawaii and the continental United States to com…
Mizuho analysts examined PJM Interconnection's May 6 white paper outlining three reform pathways intended to respond to what the grid operator calls a 'credibility trap' - a cycle where government intervention after extreme scarcity price events weakens investment incentives. The bank judges the differential reliability model - Path B - as the most…
Tuesdays trading produced wide swings across market-cap segments. Several mega-cap technology and semiconductor names posted notable declines, led by Qualcomm and SanDisk, while individual companies from large-, mid- and small-cap cohorts registered double-digit gains on earnings beats, raised outlooks or other company-specific headlines. The sessi…
Morgan Stanley has been added as the 13th primary dealer in Israel's government bond programme. The Finance Ministry said the move is intended to lower financing costs, expand the investor base, and preserve high liquidity in the sovereign bond market. The programme has underpinned the state's financing over the past 2-1/2 years, during which more …
On Holding upgraded its 2026 operating profit margin target after posting stronger-than-expected first-quarter sales. The Swiss sportswear company cited early success in apparel and sneaker launches, expansion in Asia, and a strategy focused on younger female consumers as contributors to improved profitability, even as U.S. growth showed signs of s…
eBay's board has turned down an unsolicited $125-per-share proposal from GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen. Stifel analysts had expected the decision and raised doubts about integration challenges, the plausibility of $2 billion in synergies within 12 months, and the likelihood of shareholder support. They also highlighted eBay's recent operational strength …
U.S. Treasury yields moved higher on Thursday alongside rising oil prices, driven by worries about continuing energy supply disruptions in the Middle East. New April consumer price data showed inflation accelerated for the second month in a row, with gasoline costs cited as a key contributor. Diplomatic momentum toward a ceasefire with Iran weakene…
Morgan Stanley identified four distinct outcomes for the proposed transaction in which GameStop has approached eBay. Options range from a higher offer from GameStop to a rival bidder emerging, with shareholder votes and financing constraints shaping the deal's trajectory. eBay has not issued a comment, and Morgan Stanley says it is not aware of oth…
Citigroup has upgraded Lowe’s to Buy from Neutral and kept a $285 price target, citing sustained same-store sales growth, market share gains versus Home Depot and a valuation discount despite projected long-term earnings growth above 10%. The move comes as Citi flags broader retail underperformance in 2026 and highlights several macro headwinds tha…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said markets show signs of 'a little too much exuberance' and cautioned that inflation pressures and multiple geopolitical flashpoints remain unresolved. Speaking on Bloomberg TV, Dimon flagged robust corporate profits and consumer strength in higher-income cohorts, while warning of mounting Middle East tensions and h…
Baird’s most recent short interest snapshot, with data dated April 30, 2026, shows Intellia Therapeutics registering the largest absolute uptick in short interest among the firm’s biotech coverage, while Denali Therapeutics posted the steepest decline. Total short positions across 65 covered biotech companies rose modestly versus the prior two-week…
ACM Research Inc. said it has entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement to sell 2,884,615 shares of Class A common stock at $52.00 per share to U.S. institutional investors managed by Tekne Capital Management, LLC. The offering, which is being conducted under an effective Form S-3 shelf registration, is expected to close on or about Thursday and…
GMR Solutions, a Lewisville, Texas-based emergency medical services company, has reduced the proposed price of its U.S. initial public offering to $15 per share for 31,914,893 shares. The move reduces the potential capital raised to roughly $479 million from a previously indicated high of about $798 million. The company plans to list on the New Yor…
Tesla said it will add nearly $250 million more to its battery cell investments at its Gruenheide facility outside Berlin, raising the intended annual cell production capacity to 18 GWh from a prior plan for 8 GWh and estimating more than 1,500 employees will be required in cell production. The site already has nearly 11,000 staff and previously re…
Goldman Sachs identifies a group of refinery operators it prefers as the refining system runs near capacity limits and product tightness is expected to persist through late 2026. The bank flags specific Asian refiners with high middle-distillate exposure and several U.S. refiners whose asset quality, coastal exposure and capital return policies sup…
Neptune Insurance Holdings Inc saw its Class A stock decline 10.8% on Tuesday after certain selling securityholders launched a public offering of 8,355,615 shares, with an option to sell up to 1,253,342 additional shares. The company said it will purchase 835,561 shares from the underwriters at the same price paid to the sellers, subject to closing…
