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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…
Evonik Industries said Thursday it will eliminate 3,200 positions globally between 2027 and 2029, with the majority of reductions in Germany. The announcement extends a cost-cutting program that will have already reduced about 2,800 roles by the end of 2026. The company also intends to leave its global polyester business in 2027, affecting roughly …
An FDA advisory committee will vote on whether the benefits of Moderna’s mRNA seasonal influenza vaccine outweigh its risks in older adults, following a reversal by regulators who initially rejected the application. Moderna is pursuing traditional approval for adults 50-64 and accelerated approval for those 65 and older, and has agreed to additiona…
Barclays lowered its rating on Hexagon AB to underweight and reduced its price objective to SEK 70 from SEK 95 after Octave completed its spinoff. The bank also initiated coverage of Octave at equal weight with a $18 target, while publishing updated earnings forecasts and scenario valuations for both companies.
Shares of U.S. semiconductor companies rose in premarket trading after President Trump posted that Apple has agreed to collaborate with Intel to design and produce chips in the United States. Intel led the move higher, with broad gains across chipmakers and related ETFs. The announcement came alongside Intel’s disclosure that its 18A-P manufacturin…
A growing number of countries are introducing laws or proposals to restrict children's access to social media, setting minimum ages, requiring parental consent, or mandating technical and platform-level controls. Measures range from outright national bans for under-16s to device-level restrictions and industry obligations to detect harmful content.…
A Bank of America report shows the oral version of Wegovy made up about 33% of total Wegovy prescriptions in May, reaching 159,000 weekly total prescriptions in the week ending June 5, 2026. The oral formulation has seen fast uptake since its early January rollout and now accounts for 40% of new Wegovy prescriptions in the latest measured week. Wid…
JPMorgan has placed Carrefour on Negative Catalyst Watch ahead of the retailer's first-half results due July 23, reiterated an Underweight rating and lowered its price target from €10 to €9. The bank's analysis signals a risk that Carrefour's H1 performance could prompt a downgrade, and the stock fell roughly 6% during early trading after the note.
Bridgestone shares fell after Goldman Sachs cut the stock from Buy to Neutral and raised its price target only slightly to JPY 3,650 from JPY 3,600. The bank cited the stock trading near the revised target and broadly flat global passenger tire demand as reasons to trim upside expectations. Small upward revisions to operating profit forecasts for f…
EQT, through a newly created vehicle Isotope Bidco, has reached a recommended cash deal to acquire Intertek Group, valuing the testing, inspection and certification company at roughly £9.5 billion when a previously announced dividend is included. Intertek shareholders will receive £60 per share in cash and will keep the planned FY25 final dividend …
Legrand's stock gained after executives addressed concerns about the company's data center strategy at a JPMorgan industrials conference. Management said data center growth remains strong and is not expected to end in 2026, while JPMorgan estimated the medium-term total addressable market at about €400 billion. Analysts said the remarks eased a pri…
Talen Energy shares rose 0.3% in after-hours trading to $411.03, capping a session that saw the stock hit $422.33 intraday. The move follows the June 15 close of an acquisition of three gas-fired generation plants from Energy Capital Partners and a new coverage initiation from Goldman Sachs, which highlighted a 17-year power purchase agreement with…
Shares of London Stock Exchange Group PLC slipped after Rothschild Redburn downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and trimmed its price target to £104 from £120. The broker flagged the potential for AI-enabled workflows to displace a material portion of LSEG's revenue stream, estimating about 30% of group EBITDA faces downside risk. The downgrade…
Intel stock surged in pre-market trading after a trio of company-specific developments: a Trump-posted announcement that Apple will partner with Intel to design and produce U.S.-made chips using the 18A process, a Bernstein price-target raise, and Intel’s confirmation that its 18A-P node has entered risk production. The move ran counter to a broadl…
Airbus shares climbed after an analyst upgrade from Kepler Cheuvreux and supporting industry developments. The broker raised its rating to Buy and lifted its price target, citing a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and lower oil prices as supportive for aerospace demand. Separate announcements from Qantas and KKR further emphasized long-t…
Shares of 2Crsi SA plunged sharply after U.S. short-seller Grizzly Research accused the Strasbourg-based server maker of building a misleading AI-driven growth story through a web of undisclosed U.S. related parties. The report questions a $610 million contract and other large orders, highlights an unusual jump in U.S. sales after the 2023 sale of …
Evonik Industries shares slipped after the company announced a major restructuring that will eliminate 3,200 jobs globally through 2029 and a full exit from its polyester business in 2027. Management cited worsening geopolitical conditions, slower growth and heightened international competition. The moves follow analyst downgrades and come amid wid…
Shares of London Stock Exchange Group Plc dropped more than 4% following a downgrade by Rothschild & Co Redburn, which cut its price target to £104 from £120 and warned that parts of LSEG’s earnings could face pressure from AI-driven changes in data consumption and interface disruption. The broker said roughly 30% of group EBITDA is vulnerable unde…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite closed lower by 1.33% as losses in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors weighed on the market. Market breadth was negative, with 491 decliners versus 226 advancers. Several small-cap movers posted large percentage swings, while crude oil, Brent and gold futures fell and the rupiah weakened again…
Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded Airbus from Hold to Buy and increased its price target to €212 from €196, attributing the change to a more favourable macro environment and stronger bottom-up prospects for the aerospace group. The stock advanced 3.4% in Paris trading, and the analyst flagged accelerating deliveries, improved supply-chain management and a …
Carrefour shares dropped sharply today after J.P. Morgan put the French retailer on a Negative Catalyst Watch, warning that upcoming first-half results could prompt earnings downgrades. The stock fell from its open and reached an intraday low as the market reacted to limited near-term catalysts, a consensus price target that leaves little upside, a…
Smith & Wesson Brands stock rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations on both revenue and adjusted earnings. The quarter featured double-digit shipment gains across handguns and long guns, margin expansion, significantly higher net income, a dividend declaration and a net…
Evonik Industries said it will cut 3,200 jobs worldwide through 2029 and discontinue its global polyester business in 2027, measures the company says are part of additional restructuring and cost-reduction efforts. The announcement weighed on the stock, which slid about 2% following the news. The polyester arm, generating roughly c150 million in a…
