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A set of labor-market indicators due Thursday, including the weekly initial jobless claims and the monthly JOLTs job openings report, will offer fresh readings on U.S. employment. Additional releases covering continuing claims, the Fed's balance sheet and reserve balances, Treasury bill auctions, and natural gas storage will add to market-moving in…
Short sellers have recorded roughly $24 billion in unrealized gains as a focused decline in software and AI-linked equities accelerates. Data from S3 Partners LLC show rising short interest across major technology names, with market participants citing worries that rapid AI advances could undercut traditional software revenue models.
Raymond James cut its rating on Lumen Technologies to Market Perform from Outperform, arguing that the material gains from recent deleveraging are largely captured and that the company must now deliver a return to revenue growth. The firm highlights a strengthened balance sheet following a fiber sale, but warns of execution risks and uncertain near…
A Deutsche Bank review shows that, even as investors rotate away from many technology and software companies amid AI-driven disruption concerns, the group of seven largest tech names has held the broader market near record levels. Software stocks have suffered sharp drops, but gains concentrated in Alphabet have offset much of the pain across the m…
Wolfe Research upgraded Fabrinet to Outperform, arguing the contract optical manufacturer stands to gain from rising data-center demand and industry-wide supply limitations. The brokerage flagged recent share weakness as excessive, highlighted capacity expansion plans as a clearer forward indicator of revenue, and raised its price target to $540 wh…
U.S. equity markets fell sharply Wednesday as a renewed round of selling hit technology stocks, with software names plunging early in the session and weakness rotating into semiconductor and memory companies. The NASDAQ Composite dropped 2.2% as investors reacted to mounting concerns that rapid advances in artificial intelligence are disrupting par…
Major automakers, represented by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, signaled support for the Trump administration’s plan to significantly lower federal fuel economy targets but requested changes including preserving credit trading, maintaining credits for some technologies and reconsideration of vehicle reclassification. NHTSA’s proposal would…
Microsoft is appointing Hayete Gallot, a former Google Cloud executive and prior Microsoft employee, as executive vice president for security. Charlie Bell will transition from security chief to an individual contributor role focused on engineering quality while continuing to report to CEO Satya Nadella and collaborate with cloud and AI chief Scott…
Patrick James, founder and former CEO of First Brands, pleaded not guilty to a nine-count indictment alleging an eight-year fraud scheme that misled lenders and concealed debt. His brother Edward James also pleaded not guilty to related charges. The company collapsed into Chapter 11 last September, disrupting automakers' supply chains and prompting…
IonQ stock fell 9% on Wednesday as the quantum computing firm faced a critical short seller report from Wolf Pack alleging the loss of substantial Pentagon funding that previously accounted for up to 86% of revenue between 2022 and 2024. The report claims a $54.6 million shortfall in 2025 bookings, ties the shortfall to executive turnover and subst…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed modestly lower, dragged by losses in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors. Gains from telecom and retail names partially offset declines, while commodity and currency markets showed mixed movement across gold, crude oil and major FX pairs.
Netherlands equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the AEX finishing down 0.37%. Gains in select consumer and industrial names were offset by broad losses in technology, consumer goods and industrial sectors. Market breadth was mixed and volatility measures held steady while commodity and currency moves were modest.
S&P Global Ratings has moved Omnia Technologies' outlook from stable to negative while keeping its long-term issuer credit rating at 'B', saying the company is reducing leverage more slowly than anticipated. S&P estimates debt-to-EBITDA stayed above 7.0x in 2025, down from 10.3x in 2024, and now expects the ratio to edge toward 6.0x in 2026 instead…
Roblox introduced '4D creation,' a beta artificial intelligence model that translates natural language prompts into fully functional in-game models with interactive physics. Building on an earlier system that produced static 3D objects, the new model can generate vehicles whose doors open and that can be driven with realistic mechanics. The move is…
Jefferies warned that BJ’s Wholesale Club may face a tougher next growth phase despite steady earnings, maintaining a Hold rating. The firm cited comparable sales as the key valuation driver and said easing food-price inflation could undermine comp growth and the prospect of multiple expansion. Expansion into Dallas-Fort Worth raises distribution a…
The U.S. administration is shifting policy tools toward taking equity stakes in private companies and coordinating international price measures to secure domestic supply chains for critical minerals and semiconductors. The push includes stakes or discussions involving USA Rare Earth, Korea Zinc, Trilogy Metals, Critical Metals, Lithium Americas, MP…
Cigna Corp’s pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts has reached a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission resolving claims that its insulin pricing practices violated antitrust and consumer protection laws. The 10-year consent order restricts a range of practices, mandates greater cost disclosure to employers, requires collaboration wit…
Shares in Denmark finished lower on Wednesday, led by declines in the Healthcare, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors. The OMX Copenhagen 20 dropped 6.66% to a fresh one-month low. While a handful of large-cap names advanced, several heavyweight stocks posted significant losses. Commodities and currency markets showed modest moves, with oil and gold e…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a stark warning that the organization faces an 'imminent financial collapse' driven by record arrears and a budgetary rule that compels the U.N. to return unspent contributions. The United States accounts for the lion's share of unpaid regular budget dues and also owes significant sums for peacekee…
Norwegian shares closed higher on Wednesday, driven by advances in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities. The Oslo OBX ended the session up 0.49%, marking a new all-time high. Nordic Semiconductor, DnB and Tomra were among the top gainers, while Aker BP, Cmb.Tech and Hoegh Autoliners were the largest decliner…
Israel's equity benchmark, the TA 35, finished marginally higher, reaching a fresh record close as gains in banking, financials and insurance stocks offset weakness among several technology and energy names. Market breadth favored decliners, while oil and gold prices ticked upward and the U.S. dollar index rose modestly.
U.S. software equities extended a multi-day decline after the introduction of a new Anthropic tool highlighted the pace at which AI is targeting high-value enterprise functions. The move intensified fears that AI could unsettle established software business models and ripple through credit providers and related markets, prompting analyst warnings t…
Bernstein's sector review singles out select hotel chains, cruise operators and online travel agencies as best positioned to outperform. Marriott tops the hotel list, Royal Caribbean leads the cruise sector, and Airbnb heads the OTAs, with each pick supported by specific growth drivers, recent corporate moves and analyst ratings activity.
A steep selloff in software company loans has pushed $17.7 billion of US tech debt into distressed territory over the past four weeks, increasing the total amount of tech loans trading as distressed to about $46.9 billion. The move has been concentrated in software-as-a-service firms, a group market participants see as sensitive to disruption from …
Stocks across market-cap ranges recorded sizable intraday swings on Wednesday. Mega-cap winners included Eli Lilly and PepsiCo, while Advanced Micro Devices and other technology and health names slid. Large-, mid- and small-cap lists likewise showed a mix of sharp gains and steep declines, with notable beats and guidance reactions among companies r…
