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Barclays points to L'Oreal as a primary beneficiary of current trends in the European beauty market after Puig reported resilient, selective growth in the first half. While fragrance, makeup and dermocosmetics are expanding, premium skincare has softened as consumers shift toward efficacy and value. Puig's H1 metrics—including 4.4% like-for-like gr…
IRADIMED CORPORATION reported Q2 2026 revenue of $20.5 million, a slight increase from Q2 2025, and earnings per share of $0.41 GAAP and $0.46 non-GAAP. The company launched its new 3870 MR IV pump with positive initial market acceptance and expects revenue and earnings growth in the back half of 2026, reaffirming full-year guidance. A quarterly ca…
Moody's Investors Service lowered the ratings on three Carnival Corporation Ltd. and Carnival UK Ltd. senior note issues to Ba1 from Baa2 after the notes lost secured status when collateral was released. The downgrade affects roughly $3.1 billion of notes, while Moody's kept Carnival's Ba1 corporate family rating and Ba1 senior unsecured rating int…
Fulcrum (FULC) is a speculative buy after the June discontinuation of pociredir and a subsequent strategic review. Market cap trades below the company's stated cash reserves, the pipeline retains clinical promise and the company has time to execute alternatives. This trade idea outlines entry, stop and targets for a mid-term swing position while fl…
A recent survey of market participants indicates the Bank of England is likely to reduce the annual pace at which it is shrinking its government bond holdings to £50 billion in the 12 months ending September 2027, compared with a £70 billion pace in the current 12-month period. The survey, released Friday, mirrors the central bank's previous Market…
BioAge Labs shares plunged more than half in pre-market trading after Novo Nordisk announced that ziltivekimab did not reduce major adverse cardiovascular events versus placebo in the Phase 3 ZEUS study. The result, seen despite evidence the drug suppressed the IL-6 pathway, has direct implications for BioAge's lead program BGE-102, an NLRP3 inhibi…
Spot premiums for Dubai crude rose on Friday as trading volumes strengthened, while premiums for Oman and Murban retreated. Trafigura emerged as the dominant bidder during the session and had been the principal buyer in the prior two trading days. Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained limited despite two very large crude carriers transitin…
Moleculin Biotech announced positive interim blinded results from Part A of its pivotal Phase 2/3 MIRACLE trial evaluating Annamycin plus cytarabine for relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The trial showed a 37% composite complete remission rate (CRc) even in patients who failed prior venetoclax treatment, significantly outperformi…
Align Technology (ALGN) trades at a reasonable multiple vs. its growth profile and has positive operational signs — record Invisalign submissions and activist interest — but topline momentum remains tepid. This trade idea outlines a long entry on a pullback, clear risk controls, and what to watch over a 180-trading-day horizon.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack dissented at the most recent FOMC meeting, casting one of three votes in favor of raising the federal funds target to address inflation she said is unlikely to return to the 2% objective without tighter policy. Hammack pointed to energy price pressure tied to the Middle East conflict, tariffs…
Morgan Stanley trimmed its full-year China GDP forecast by 20 basis points to 4.6% after June activity expanded 4.3%, missing both consensus and Beijing's target. The bank pointed to decelerating infrastructure spending after front-loading, weaker refining and petrochemical output tied to oil prices, and subdued consumption driven by fading trade-i…
Bank of America analysts argue that forward-looking inflation metrics have become the primary barometer of Federal Reserve credibility following recent comments from Fed leadership that markets are effectively tightening policy. BofA singles out the 5-year, 5-year forward breakeven inflation rate as the Fed's preferred market-based read, notes rece…
Futures linked to Canada’s main equity gauge inched higher on Friday as investors absorbed a heavy calendar of corporate results and positioned for upcoming domestic GDP figures. Strength in metal mining names, a rebound in U.S. technology and ongoing commodity swings underpinned the moves, while traders continued to weigh the Federal Reserve’s pol…
Goldman Sachs says European companies are topping earnings forecasts in the current reporting season, with roughly two-thirds of the STOXX Europe 600 having reported. Aggregate earnings-per-share surprises are running near 3%, and first-half EPS is tracking about 13% year-over-year - the fastest pace in three years. Sector revisions have mostly tre…
Castellum, Inc., a cybersecurity and electronic warfare company focused on U.S. federal government clients, will release its Q2 2026 financial results on August 6, 2026, after market close and hold a conference call on August 7, 2026. The company specializes in cybersecurity, software services, AI/machine learning, 5G technologies, and national sec…
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 26, 2026, followed by a conference call and webcast for investors and interested parties. The company operates a global omnichannel apparel business targeting kids through millennials with brands including Abercrombie and Hollister.
Swarmer, Inc, a Nasdaq-listed defense technology company specializing in autonomous swarm software, announced the date and details for its Q2 2026 earnings release and conference call scheduled for August 13, 2026. The company highlighted its ongoing role in autonomous drone operations, noting its software has supported over 100,000 combat missions…
Oxford Square Capital Corp. announced its net asset value, financial results for Q2 2026, and declared common stock distributions for October through December 2026. The company reported a slight decline in NAV to $1.29 per share from $1.32, net investment income of approximately $5.1 million, and total investment income of $9.4 million for the quar…
Picard Medical, Inc., through its subsidiary SynCardia Systems, presented for the first time the integrated architecture of its Emperor Total Artificial Heart (Emperor TAH) at the IEEE EMBC 2026 conference. This next-generation system combines the proven SynCardia Total Artificial Heart ventricles with a new patent-pending Emperor Drive System (EDS…
Mobilicom Limited, a provider of cybersecurity and robust solutions for drones and robotics, announced that it will release its financial and operational results for the six months ended June 30, 2026, on August 13, 2026, after Nasdaq market close. A conference call and webcast will follow for management to discuss results and recent developments. …
ATIF Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: AUC) announced an agreement to acquire GoldCoin Labs Limited, a company developing tokenized digital gold assets. The all-share transaction valued at $20 million aims to advance ATIF's strategy in blockchain-based gold investment products, complementing their existing digital asset services and positioning them for gr…
Space-Eyes, a U.S.-based geospatial intelligence and AI-powered counter-unmanned aerial system provider, has agreed to merge with McKinley Acquisition Corp. in a business combination expected to close in Q4 2026. The combined company will trade on Nasdaq under the ticker CUAS with a pro forma equity valuation of $638 million. The transaction includ…
Star Group, L.P., a leading home energy distributor in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic U.S., announced it will release its fiscal 2026 third quarter results after market close on August 5, 2026, with a webcast and conference call scheduled for August 6. The company serves residential and commercial customers with home heating products, propane, and …
Hudbay Minerals Inc. announced a correction to the record date and payment date for its upcoming quarterly cash dividend of C$0.01 per share to be paid in September 2026. The corrected record date is September 8, 2026, and the payment date is September 25, 2026. Other dividend terms remain unchanged. The company emphasized its continued focus on su…
Wearable Devices Ltd. has entered into a private placement agreement with a single institutional investor to raise approximately $3.3 million through the issuance of 1,000,000 shares and accompanying warrants exercisable over five years. The capital raised will fund commercialization of Mudra products, development of next-generation devices, AI6 La…
