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Activist investor Starboard Value disclosed a substantial investment in Dynatrace and told the company its shares are undervalued. The hedge fund recommended accelerating margin improvement and increasing capital returns, saying AI adoption should boost demand for Dynatrace's services. Dynatrace shares rose in premarket trading following the disclo…
D.A. Davidson began coverage of Micron Technology with a Buy rating and a $1,000 price target, the highest among Wall Street forecasts. Analyst Gil Luria says artificial intelligence is lengthening memory cycles by creating a positive feedback loop between compute deployments and new demand, supported by multi-year supply agreements and Micron's pr…
S&P Global reported stronger first-quarter profit driven by increased demand for data and analytics as investors sought tools to navigate market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. Revenue gains in the ratings and market intelligence segments lifted total revenue, while shares traded higher in premarket action despite year-to-date losses tied …
Shares of Oracle and CoreWeave fell sharply in premarket trading after reports that OpenAI had not met its recent targets for new users and revenue. Concerns over OpenAI's revenue trajectory included warnings that the company may struggle to cover future computing contracts if growth does not accelerate. The market moves also weighed on Japanese in…
Shares of major semiconductor companies fell after a report said OpenAI missed internal goals for weekly users and revenue, stoking concern about future demand for data-center computing. Nvidia led the declines, while several other chipmakers posted notable drops. The report also described heightened board scrutiny at OpenAI and internal worries fr…
Tesla has filed to register roughly 304 million shares tied to Elon Musk’s reinstated 2018 compensation package. The Delaware Supreme Court restored the original plan in December 2025, cancelling an interim 96 million share award and setting a timeline and cost for Musk to exercise options that would meaningfully increase his stake but leave him sh…
What began as a standard fact-finding committee has become a charged public confrontation between far-right lawmakers and France's public broadcasters. Led by 32-year-old Charles Alloncle, an ally of National Rally leader Jordan Bardella, the inquiry has foregrounded aggressive questioning of journalists and executives and emphasised spending to er…
Global equity markets have rebounded strongly since late March, pushing many indexes to record levels despite an ongoing blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and elevated oil prices. In a client note, Yardeni Research attributes the resilience to stronger-than-expected corporate earnings and technological improvements that are lifting profit margins, w…
UBS downgraded Avolta from Buy to Neutral and reduced its 12-month price target to CHF48 from CHF63, pointing to heightened earnings risk stemming from the Middle East conflict and resulting disruptions in the airline industry. The bank lowered near-term EPS and organic sales growth forecasts, adjusted margin and discount-rate assumptions, and outl…
BYD's first-quarter net profit plunged 55.4% year-on-year to 4.1 billion yuan, marking its steepest quarterly decline since 2020, while revenue fell 11.8% to 150.2 billion yuan. The world-leading electric vehicle maker faces slowing domestic sales amid intensified competition and reduced trade-in subsidies for entry-level EVs and plug-in hybrids, a…
U.S. stock futures were split in early trading as investors weighed a presidential decision on Iran's recent peace proposal alongside a busy slate of corporate earnings. Auto and beverage stocks gained on company-specific developments, while AI-linked cloud names and several miners retreated amid lower bullion prices and reports of missed targets a…
Rare Earths Americas Inc. has launched an initial public offering of approximately 2.8 million common shares with an expected price range of $17.00 to $19.00 per share. The company granted a 30-day option to underwriters for up to 0.4 million additional shares and plans to list on NYSE American under ticker REA. Net proceeds are earmarked for proje…
JetBlue Airways posted a widened first-quarter net loss as jet fuel costs climbed sharply following a Middle East conflict that disrupted crude and gas flows. Management says it is adjusting capacity, optimizing revenue and enforcing cost discipline while aiming to recover portions of the higher fuel expense in 2024 and all of it by early 2027. The…
RBC Capital Markets upgraded Saint-Gobain to an "outperform" rating from "sector perform" and set a 12-month price target of €95, implying roughly 23% upside from the prevailing share price of €77.36. The broker's revision is grounded in three central pillars: firming pricing power across regions, a brighter outlook for the U.S. roofing business, a…
Coca-Cola raised its annual adjusted profit forecast after reporting first-quarter revenue above expectations and citing steady consumer demand for higher-priced beverages and sodas in key markets including the United States. The company maintained its organic revenue growth target for 2026 and outlined product and pack-size strategies responding t…
Lululemon Athletica has appointed Esi Eggleston Bracey, an executive with broad branding and marketing experience, to its board effective immediately. The move comes as founder Chip Wilson continues a push for board changes and as the company prepares for a June 25 annual meeting. The appointment follows recent leadership moves including the naming…
Rare Earths Americas, an exploration-stage company focused on high-grade heavy rare earth projects, is pursuing a U.S. initial public offering that would value the firm at up to $368.4 million. The company plans to offer approximately 2.78 million shares at $17 to $19 each, potentially raising as much as $52.8 million. The move comes amid rising de…
GMR Solutions has submitted a registration to pursue a proposed initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. In its filing, the company outlines its position as a leading provider of emergency medical services (EMS) and essential alternate-site, out-of-hospital care in the United States, detailing its operational scope, clinical capacity…
Barclays has reweighted its coverage of European injectable-drug packaging firms, upgrading Ypsomed to overweight with a CHF 343 target while downgrading Gerresheimer to underweight with a €19 target. The move reflects the broker's view that device makers — notably pen and auto-injector suppliers — enjoy higher barriers to switching, better contrac…
Kimberly-Clark maintained its full-year outlook for fiscal 2026 and reported first-quarter sales that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by volume growth from new product launches and expanded affordable offerings. Price declines and strategic investments compressed margins, but the company reaffirmed a double-digit adjusted EPS growth target on…
General Motors reported a 22% rise in first-quarter core profit and raised its full-year outlook after recording $4.3 billion in EBIT and anticipating a tariff refund. Net income fell modestly, weighed by a $1.1 billion charge related to supplier settlements tied to EV program slowdowns, while North American margins improved even as sales declined.
EssilorLuxottica Chief Executive Francesco Milleri told shareholders that the group’s stock will recover lost ground after a decline of more than 40% from its November record high. Speaking at the annual general meeting, Milleri listed U.S. tariffs, a weaker dollar, the spread of military conflicts, competition in smart eyewear and the company’s pi…
Suppliers to Toyota and other automakers in Japan are reporting growing uncertainty over input costs and availability as the Iran war pushes up prices for oil-linked materials. Executives say higher aluminium and naphtha-derived product costs, and potential shortages of painting thinner, are already denting profit forecasts and could force supplier…
Attorneys for actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are scheduled to appear in Manhattan federal court for a final pretrial hearing ahead of a civil trial in May that will focus solely on Lively's retaliation claims against Baldoni's production company after sexual harassment claims were dismissed. The hearing will consider disputes over possible …
Indian benchmark indexes closed lower on Tuesday with declines concentrated in banking, autos and fast-moving consumer goods stocks. The Nifty 50 fell 0.40% and the BSE Sensex 30 dropped 0.54%. Energy-related names produced some of the session's strongest gains, while select large-cap technology and auto names were among the heaviest decliners. Vol…
