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Lyft shares fell sharply in premarket trading after the company reported softer-than-expected ride growth and forecast a weaker adjusted core profit for the first quarter, citing harsh U.S. winter weather and seasonal costs. Despite margin improvements, international expansion and a $1 billion buyback, Lyft posted an unexpected operating loss for 2…
Mattel and Hasbro both issued cautious 2026 outlooks, but market reactions diverged sharply. Hasbro’s strong performance in digital gaming, led by Wizards of the Coast and Magic: The Gathering, helped its shares jump as investors priced in higher-margin growth. Mattel’s exposure to slowing demand for traditional toys and an inventory glut sent its …
Shares of Kraft Heinz Co. fell about 7% after management halted plans for a company separation and issued 2026 guidance that missed analyst expectations. The food company beat on adjusted Q4 EPS but missed revenue estimates, reported steep volume declines, and outlined a multi-hundred-million-dollar investment to restore growth.
AGI Inc set its initial public offering price at $12.00 per Class A common share for a 20 million-share offering and plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AGBK on February 11, 2026. The offering is expected to close on February 12, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, and underwriters have a 30-day option to acquir…
Kraft Heinz said it will pause work related to its planned separation and is allocating $600 million to marketing and sales to drive a return to profitable growth following multiple quarters of weak sales. The company's new CEO, Steve Cahillane, said resources will be focused on executing the operating plan, and the company will not incur separatio…
Ancora Capital has accumulated an approximately $200 million stake in Warner Bros Discovery and announced it will oppose the company’s agreement with Netflix to acquire Warner’s studios and streaming assets. The activist investor contends Warner Bros’ board has not sufficiently negotiated with Paramount Skydance, which has submitted a competing off…
Citi and JPMorgan downgraded Mattel following the toymaker's recent earnings, pointing to weakened clarity around flagship brands and a challenging near-term investment cycle. Citi cut its rating to Neutral and reduced its target price to $16, while JPMorgan moved to Underweight and trimmed its December 2026 target to $14. Both firms flagged uncert…
Banca Generali reported fourth-quarter and full-year results that beat consensus estimates, delivered record assets under management, and confirmed medium-term targets — yet the stock fell sharply on the trading session following the disclosure. The private bank, a unit of Italy's leading insurer Generali (MI:GASI), posted higher-than-expected net …
Deutsche Bank upgraded Verbio from hold to buy and increased its price target to €29.40 from €15, citing an improved regulatory environment and developments in raw-material costs that ease prior sector pressures. Analyst Michael Kuhn pointed to rising prices for greenhouse-gas quota certificates and the end of a double-counting mechanism, retroacti…
The European Commission has applied additional countervailing duties on electric vehicles imported from China since 2024, while EU rules also permit individual car models to seek exemptions tied to minimum prices and quotas. In February 2026, the Commission granted a first exemption to Volkswagen’s Cupra brand for its China-made Tavascan SUV coupe.…
Futures tied to Canada’s main equity index rose modestly ahead of U.S. employment figures that were delayed by a recent government shutdown. The S&P/TSX composite earlier set a new record, while U.S. futures were slightly firmer. Market attention centers on the January jobs report and a postponed U.S. consumer price index release, with corporate ea…
Deutsche Bank has downgraded Ams Osram from buy to hold following the company's FY-25 results and a weaker-than-expected Q1 outlook. The bank left its CHF9.50 price target unchanged but cut 2026 adjusted EBITDA estimates, citing a combination of rising input costs - notably gold - an auto market slowdown in China weighing on LED pricing, and curren…
Bank of America clients were net buyers of U.S. equities for a third consecutive week, with purchases concentrated in exchange-traded funds. Institutional investors led ETF inflows, while demand favored large-cap exposures and drew record flows into Communication Services. Corporate buybacks continued to decelerate and remain below long-run average…
Lufthansa has criticised a pilots' union call for a 24-hour strike on Thursday, calling the action an unnecessary escalation and arguing that its main airline has no financial leeway to accede to the demands. The walkout, which also covers Lufthansa Cargo, follows intermittent talks over pensions and could disrupt flights departing German airports …
Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, is scheduled to testify in Los Angeles in a lawsuit brought by a woman who says she became addicted to the app at a young age because of its design. The trial will probe internal company documents and features such as the 'endless' scroll, with Meta contesting the allegations and asserting its efforts to address you…
Shares of French premium spirits makers fell after official French export data showed wine and spirits shipments declining for a third straight year to their lowest volume in over two decades, with steep drops to China and the United States. A Chinese state-broadcaster-affiliated social media account warned Beijing could open probes or impose recip…
Amazon said it will broaden same-day delivery for prescriptions to roughly 4,500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of the year, increasing its reach by almost 2,000 communities. The move builds on the companys earlier pharmacy initiatives, including its 2018 PillPack acquisition, a collaboration with WeightWatchers to deliver injectable GLP-1 obesi…
A sustained selloff in publicly traded software companies is complicating mergers, acquisitions and initial public offerings, industry bankers and deal advisers said. Rapid declines in share prices have undermined commonly used valuation benchmarks, leaving buyers fearful of overpaying and sellers unwilling to transact at trough prices. The disrupt…
Solstice Advanced Materials, which separated from Honeywell in October, projected 2026 adjusted earnings per share below analysts' consensus despite robust fourth-quarter sales driven by nuclear, electronic materials and refrigerant products. Management cited margin headwinds from higher operating costs, a shift to low-global-warming-potential refr…
QXO Inc. will acquire Kodiak Building Partners from Court Square Capital Partners for $2.25 billion, a transaction that adds lumber, trusses, gypsum and construction supplies to QXO's product mix. The purchase, structured as $2.0 billion in cash plus 13.2 million QXO shares (which QXO may repurchase at $40), follows QXO's $11 billion acquisition of…
Barclays has raised its rating on Fever-Tree Drinks Plc from equal weight to overweight, citing stronger execution in the United States driven by the Molson Coors partnership, an anticipated expansion of U.S. distribution to as many as 500,000 accounts, and improvements in working capital and onshore production that should bolster profitability and…
The European Commission's approval of a tariff exemption for Volkswagen's China-built Cupra Tavascan - granted in return for a minimum price, a sales quota and commitments on EU investment - has prompted Chinese automakers to consider applying for comparable arrangements. Industry participants say approvals will likely be handled on a model-by-mode…
UK-listed wealth management stocks moved lower in Wednesday morning trading following steep declines among U.S. peers and the rollout of a tax-planning capability within an AI wealth platform. Market participants and analysts attribute the drop to short-term positioning rather than an immediate structural threat to the advice model, while noting bo…
Citi Research upgraded EasyJet to a "buy" rating from "neutral" in a note dated Wednesday, lifting its price target to 600p from 490p. The brokerage says margin recovery tied to the airline's fleet renewal will increasingly shape investor expectations from FY27, with most gains expected in the 24 months after September 2026 as A319 retirements acce…
India's equity markets ended the session mixed, with sector-level gains in autos, real estate and public sector banks supporting an uptick in the Nifty 50, while technology, consumer staples and healthcare names weighed on the broader market. The Nifty rose 0.07% to a new one-month high, against a 0.05% decline in the BSE Sensex 30. Volatility ease…
