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A federal procurement deadline set for January 1, 2027, combined with new executive and funding actions, has created a major supply-demand mismatch for rare earths and related critical minerals. Domestic magnet demand far outstrips current U.S. production capacity, and government guarantees - including offtake contracts and a $12 billion stockpilin…
Bitdeer Technologies rallied sharply in pre-market trading after its wholly-owned unit, Tydal Data Center AS, executed a 16-year colocation lease with Volta Tydal AS at the Tydal campus in Norway. The contract secures roughly $4.7 billion in revenue and includes an optional eight-year extension that could increase the total to about $8 billion acro…
JPMorgan lowered Nike Inc. (NKE) to Underweight and trimmed its price target to $40 from $47, citing a multi-year hit to earnings driven by a China online reset and North America store closures. The call has pushed shares down in pre-market trading to $41.32, but it conflicts with a broad Street consensus that still skews positive. The firm’s forec…
Fitch Ratings affirmed IG Group Holdings PLC and IG Markets Limited at 'BBB' but moved the outlook to Negative from Stable, citing the potential for higher medium-term leverage following IG's partly debt-funded proposed acquisition of Underdog Sports Holdings, Inc. Fitch expects the transaction to lift gross debt/EBITDA from 0.9x at end-June 2026 a…
Energy Transfer units climbed sharply in pre-market trading after the Dallas-based midstream partnership reported second-quarter 2026 results that notably exceeded expectations. The company delivered adjusted earnings per unit and revenue well above consensus and raised full-year adjusted EBITDA guidance, a combination that investors interpreted as…
Murata Manufacturing's stock has tumbled roughly -30% over the past month even as the company posted a meaningful operating profit beat in Q1 and lifted full-year operating profit guidance by 13% to ¥430 billion. Key demand indicators - high factory utilization, a 1.47x book-to-bill, and accelerating AI and automotive MLCC sales - point to continue…
Morgan Stanley reports a modest improvement in U.S. retail alcohol sales for the four weeks ended July 25, with spirits showing relative strength during the period while beer remained generally soft. The broker notes the latter stages of the FIFA Club World Cup likely helped spirits demand but that this consumption was concentrated in bars and rest…
Societe Generale told clients it expects the S&P 500 to climb to 8,000, citing broadening earnings strength beyond the technology sector, record margins across most sectors and strong upgrade activity. The bank urged investors to 'buy the momentum dip' while noting that a market reversal would require unusually aggressive tightening and a yield-cur…
Cummins reported second-quarter profit that fell short of analysts' expectations even as revenue rose and demand for generators and North American trucks strengthened. The company raised its 2026 revenue growth outlook, led by gains in its Power Systems, Distribution and Accelera businesses, but struggled to translate stronger equipment demand into…
A multi-faceted infrastructure agreement will deliver significant AI computing power to a new Tydal, Norway data center. The arrangement links cloud infrastructure startup Volta with operator Bitdeer and, according to reports, secures capacity for a leading AI lab through a $10 billion, six-year contract. The project includes a long-term colocation…
Corvex, Inc. stock climbed 88.7% in pre-market trading after the Arlington, Virginia-based AI cloud computing firm announced a multi-year agreement to supply clusters of NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, linked by NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking, to an unnamed leading AI customer. The deal expands on an earlier commitment, bundles dedicated storage and…
Anheuser-Busch InBev briefly reached a 52-week high of $86.60 before retreating to $84.05. The stock is up 44.4% over the past year after a stronger-than-expected Q2 2026 report and a flurry of analyst support, including a Wells Fargo target of $97 and an InvestingPro fair value of $140. Key drivers include revenue per hectoliter gains, rapid growt…
Aug 4 - Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) reduced its full-year 2026 revenue and adjusted earnings per share targets, attributing the change to heightened economic uncertainty that has made some clients more cautious about technology spending. The announcement pushed FIS shares down more than 10% in premarket trading. The company reporte…
Corning (GLW) has traded through sharp swings in recent sessions - a 16% post-earnings sell-off on July 28 after conservative Q3 guidance, followed by a rebound and an early-August pre-market spike tied to a proposed U.S. restriction on Chinese data center optical transceivers. The company beat Q2 expectations on revenue and adjusted EPS, and its o…
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. stock rose 3.1% in pre-market trading to $118.07 as investors build positions ahead of the company’s first audited quarterly earnings report since its June IPO. Strong analyst support, heavy short interest and a risk-on market backdrop are combining to lift the shares, while an approaching lock-up expiry and ele…
Three sell-side initiations from Stifel, Wolfe Research and RBC Capital Markets conclude that SK hynix is well positioned to benefit from sustained AI-driven demand for memory, constrained industry capacity and upcoming contract repricing in high-bandwidth memory (HBM). The analysts set ADR price targets between $200 and $240, highlighted market-sh…
Chevron reported its strongest quarterly earnings in six years with Q2 FY2026 EPS of $6.06, beating estimates by a wide margin. The profit surge, driven by higher crude prices linked to the Iran war, was followed by public pressure from President Trump to reduce retail gasoline prices. That sequence raises several distinct risk vectors - from volun…
Oppenheimer reduced Walmart's rating to Perform from Outperform and eliminated its $140 price target, flagging a less compelling near-term investment case ahead of the retailer's August 20 earnings report. The firm trimmed its same-store sales forecast for Walmart U.S., highlighted potential pharmacy-related pressure tied to the Inflation Reduction…
Renée James, a former Intel president who co-founded and sold Ampere Computing, and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, formerly CEO of Intel Products, have introduced Rule42 Sports Technology Group. The self-funded venture offers a free digital showcase for amateur athletes and charges college recruiters and professional scouts to find prospects. The plat…
Soaring electricity demand tied to large-scale AI workloads is creating a structural opportunity for select utilities and power-equipment providers. The U.S. grid will need roughly 15-20% more capacity to support planned data center expansion through 2030, favoring companies with the right geography, generation mix, transmission assets or equipment…
Corvex’s stock jumped sharply after the company confirmed a multi-year supply agreement to deliver clusters built around NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking to a leading AI customer. The expanded contract includes dedicated high-speed storage and CPUs, was partially delivered in the first quarter, and is funded through debt, c…
Obsidian Security announced an $85 million Series D round that values the company at $1.1 billion. The financing, led by Crescent Cove Advisors with participation from Greylock Partners and Menlo Ventures, arrives as enterprises expand use of autonomous AI agents and high-profile testing incidents highlight risks. Obsidian says proceeds will be use…
J.P. Morgan reduced its rating on Denmark's Tryg A/S to underweight from neutral and cut Finland's Sampo to neutral from overweight. The broker pointed to one of the weakest earnings-growth profiles in the Nordic insurance sector for Tryg, which it now values less favorably after trimming its price target. For Sampo, J.P. Morgan sees limited remain…
IDEXX Laboratories rallied in pre-market trading after the company reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS of $4.27 on revenue of $1.22 billion, both above Wall Street estimates. Management raised and narrowed full-year 2026 guidance for EPS and revenue, a move that, combined with positive macro conditions, helped lift the stock.
Scotts Miracle-Gro stock rose in pre-market trading after the company presented three-year financial targets at its Investor Day 2026 on the New York Stock Exchange. Management outlined specific mid-range goals for fiscal 2027-2029, while analysts upgraded outlooks following recent quarterly results. A favorable market tone further supported the ga…
