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Novocure shares fell sharply in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that its Phase 3 TRIDENT trial did not achieve a statistically significant improvement in overall survival for newly diagnosed glioblastoma patients. The closely watched study showed nearly identical median survival between the trial arms, a development that removes a po…
Kroger shares declined in pre-market trade after the grocer posted first-quarter fiscal 2026 results that met adjusted earnings expectations but showed slowing comparable-store sales. While adjusted EPS and eCommerce growth beat some expectations, identical store sales excluding fuel decelerated sharply year-over-year, and investors remain concerne…
Shares of Butterfly Network (BFLY) jumped 17% Thursday morning after Midjourney unveiled the Midjourney Scanner and a new healthcare division, Midjourney Medical, which license Butterfly's semiconductor-based Ultrasound-on-Chip technology. The announcement detailed a high-throughput, full-body ultrasonic computational tomography platform that aims …
Cognizant shares fell sharply in New York premarket trade following an industry-wide reassessment after Accenture trimmed its outlook. A consequential downgrade from Berenberg - moving its rating on Cognizant from Buy to Hold and cutting the price target from $81 to $59 - heightened pressure on the stock as investors weighed the implications of a f…
IBM stock dropped sharply in pre-market trading after a guidance cut from Accenture sparked a broader reassessment of demand across IT services. The fall was compounded by an IBM study showing a large majority of enterprise executives lack clarity about their AI dependencies, a finding analysts say could push buyers to delay major AI projects and t…
Gokul Laroia, Morgan Stanley Asia CEO and co-head of global equities, told the Lujiazui Forum that China's hundreds of AI companies could contribute an additional $3 trillion to $4 trillion in market capitalization if they secure sufficient funding. His remarks came as Beijing accelerates state-led efforts to channel capital into technology, includ…
Stellantis shares fell 5.7% in Milan on Thursday even as the automaker introduced a new member of its Compact Van family, the Smart Compact Van (SMC). The SMC will be available with a battery-electric powertrain offering up to 270 km range, plus three internal combustion engine options and a mild-hybrid variant arriving next year. Orders are due to…
Goldman Sachs lowered its rating on Italian luxury house Zegna from Buy to Neutral, saying the stock’s strong run has largely reflected the turnaround story. The bank lifted its price target to $14 but finds limited upside on its valuations and highlights execution and high-end demand as key risks to the investment case.
Pfizer announced that Chief Financial Officer Dave Denton will step down effective August 15 to pursue a professional opportunity outside the pharmaceutical industry in consumer goods. Shares fell 1.7% on the news. Senior Vice President Cecile Guegan will serve as interim CFO starting August 16 while Pfizer conducts an internal and external search …
Lite Strategy, the Nasdaq-listed company that maintains Litecoin as its principal treasury reserve asset, will announce Thursday that it has closed a $1 million lead strategic investment in ZK Innovations Inc., the developer of LitVM. The transaction gives Lite Strategy governance participation rights and an opportunity to acquire a portion of futu…
The U.S. government signed a conditional loan commitment of $725 million with Energy Fuels to expand domestic processing of rare earth elements, including separation and metallization for permanent magnets. The Office of Strategic Capital said the move is intended to bolster supply chains for permanent magnets and specialty defense and industrial p…
Accenture announced a combined acquisition package valued at $4.18 billion that will take a majority stake in Dragos and full ownership of runZero and NetRise, expanding the consultancy's software capabilities for protecting industrial sites and critical infrastructure. The company simultaneously lowered the top end of its annual revenue growth gui…
FreeCast Inc. (NASDAQ:CAST) saw its shares jump 170% on Thursday after announcing a reseller agreement that enables the company to offer Starlink Business enterprise satellite broadband alongside its streaming aggregation, distribution, and Platform-as-a-Service solutions. The pact is intended to let FreeCast provide combined connectivity and digit…
Capgemini shares tumbled after sector peer Accenture reported fiscal third-quarter revenues below analyst consensus and narrowed the top end of its full-year revenue growth guidance. The combination of the peer miss, recent analyst price-target reductions, deteriorating technical indicators and a broader market pullback drove one of Capgemini's ste…
Novocure shares fell about 10% after the company reported that its Phase 3 TRIDENT study did not meet its primary endpoint of a statistically significant overall survival benefit for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma when Tumor Treating Fields therapy was started concurrently with chemoradiation compared with starting during maintenance th…
Accenture reported fiscal third-quarter revenue and profit beats and lifted its full-year adjusted EPS outlook, but the stock fell in premarket trading as investors weighed large cybersecurity-focused acquisitions, persistent analyst downgrades and a risk-off tone across major U.S. equity indexes. Management pointed to resilient demand and slightly…
Hexagon AB ser. B fell following a Barclays downgrade to Underweight and sizeable cuts to 2026 and 2027 EPS estimates. The move offsets recent insider buying and arrives amid broader weakness in U.S. equity markets and a post-spin de-rating that has left the stock well below its 52-week high of SEK 102.87.
Siemens Energy shares climbed about 5% after reports indicated the company is internally reviewing a potential separation of its Transformation of Industry division. The unit, which produces compressors, steam turbines and energy storage systems, generates roughly €5.7 billion in annual revenue and employs around 17,000 people. Additional positive …
Accenture’s fiscal Q3 revenue shortfall and a reduced top-end growth forecast rattled investors, driving a sharp premarket drop in its shares and triggering sizeable declines across European and U.S. IT services peers, including an 8.4% fall for Capgemini in Paris. The company posted stronger-than-expected earnings per share and disclosed a set of …
A focused rally in AI infrastructure and domestic chipmaking has produced sizable gains across select technology names. A proprietary AI stock-picking strategy launched in November 2023 has delivered strong real-world returns, while Intel's recent commercial wins and manufacturing milestones are powering a fresh premarket surge.
Berenberg has cut its recommendation on Anglo American Plc from Buy to Hold, citing the possibility of a modest market disappointment when the miner reports first-half results. The broker left its 4,200 pence price target unchanged while trimming near-term forecasts below market consensus and flagging several underperforming non-core assets. Anglo …
Indian stocks finished higher on Thursday, driven by gains in Power, Public Sector Undertakings and Banking names. The Nifty 50 advanced 0.34% to a one-month high while the BSE Sensex 30 climbed 0.33%. Broader market participation favored rising issues, and the India VIX fell to a three-month low as gold and crude prices slipped.
KB Securities strategist Euntaek Lee likens the current narrowing of market leadership around artificial intelligence-oriented stocks to the late stages of the 1999 dot-com surge. Lee notes that sectors such as financials and healthcare, despite strong earnings-driven rallies in 2025, have been sidelined because they are not viewed as AI plays. Whi…
BMW revised its 2026 outlook in an unscheduled update on June 16, reducing its Auto EBIT margin forecast by 300 basis points and lowering expected Auto free cash flow by €2 billion. The announcement sent the stock down more than 8% to its weakest level in nearly six years. Goldman Sachs sharply reduced its price target but retained a Buy rating, ar…
Albemarle shares climbed in pre-market trading after Citi upgraded the company to Buy and raised its price target, a development that has reinforced a string of bullish analyst actions. The moves come against a backdrop of strong first-quarter 2026 operating results, substantial debt reduction and expectations among some analysts for lithium market…
