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Canada's S&P/TSX Composite closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by losses in the IT, Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate sectors. While several resource-related names and an oil producer posted gains, the broader market saw more decliners than advancers and a notable jump in implied volatility.
Brazil's benchmark Bovespa closed lower, weighed down by declines in Real Estate, Consumption and Industrials. Market breadth favored sellers, with several large-cap names among the day's worst performers while select logistics and fuel stocks posted gains. Volatility measures and shifts in commodity prices and currency rates accompanied the declin…
BTIG analyst Mark Massaro highlighted seven specialty labs and diagnostics names as the sector approaches second-quarter reporting. Valuations have climbed, with Natera reaching a record market capitalization and Guardant Health trading at a premium to peers. BTIG expects a mix of strong results and more muted outcomes across the group, and outline…
Deckers Brands reported a record first-quarter revenue above $1 billion, delivered adjusted EPS of $0.94 versus the $0.87 consensus, and raised its full-year EPS midpoint. The company kept its revenue forecast unchanged, with the midpoint slightly below analyst expectations, a factor that weighed on the stock despite the earnings beat.
Shares of Teladoc and GoodRx moved lower after OpenAI rolled out a ChatGPT feature allowing U.S. users to connect Apple Health and supported medical records. The update, paired with a new paid model billed as superior for health tasks, comes with built-in privacy protections and physician-designed evaluations.
Moody's revised Matador Resources Company's outlook to stable from positive and affirmed key ratings while lowering the firm's speculative grade liquidity score, citing a substantial increase in debt tied to several recent acquisitions. The ratings agency highlighted that debt could rise as much as 75% since April and approach $6.4 billion if Matad…
S&P Global Ratings raised its outlook on Synopsys Inc. to positive from stable while affirming the company’s BBB credit rating, citing significant debt reduction following its Ansys acquisition and external investment proceeds. S&P highlighted current leverage of 2.3x, forecasts further decline to 1.8x in fiscal 2026 and 1.2x in 2027, and said the …
S&P Global Ratings changed its outlook on Lennar Corp. to stable from positive while affirming the company's BBB issuer credit rating, pointing to lower revenue and compressed gross margins as the Miami-based homebuilder contends with affordability headwinds and elevated mortgage rates. The downgrade in outlook follows weaker first-half results, ti…
Hellman & Friedman and Valeas Capital Partners are exploring a plan to load Baker Tilly with new debt to fund a dividend of up to $1 billion to the private equity owners. The move would be structured as a dividend recapitalization and pursued together with a broader refinancing effort in the leveraged loan market. If completed, the payout would be …
Kalshi, a prediction market platform, reported approximately $27 billion in trading volume and about 3 million users over the course of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, roughly double its pre-tournament expectations. The company plans to expand into markets tied to clinical trials and FDA regulatory reviews even as it faces legal challenges from multiple U…
A public interest law firm has moved a complaint into a Washington, D.C. federal court alleging that Lindt has misrepresented its efforts to eliminate child labor from its cocoa supply chain. The suit claims Lindt sources consumer-grade cocoa beans entirely from Ghana and cocoa butter from Ivory Coast, has known about child labor in its supply chai…
Elon Musk publicly thanked Micron for granting Tesla a large allocation of memory chips on an earnings call, praising the terms amid what he called 'pretty insane' memory pricing. Micron shares rose, broader memory suppliers saw gains, and Tesla shares fell after disappointing quarterly results. Questions remain about whether the arrangement with M…
Hims & Hers Health shares jumped after an FDA advisory committee voted to recommend adding peptide BPC-157 to the Section 503A Bulks List, potentially enabling a legal prescription compounding route. The 8-6 vote with one abstention surprised investors after FDA staff had expressed doubts about the compound's human data and safety. The result is vi…
Liberty Oilfield Services shares plunged after management disclosed a major upward revision to 2026 capital spending to secure long-lead equipment for a multi-year power expansion, delayed material earnings contribution from its power generation business until 2028, and reported a rise in net debt tied to accelerated investment. The core completion…
Albertsons shares tumbled in afternoon trading after the company reported a sizeable miss on first-quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings and sharply reduced its full-year financial targets. Management also disclosed the planned retirement of President and CFO Sharon McCollam and announced a broad operational reorganization intended to centralize me…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that World Economic Forum managing director Saadia Zahidi will become its next director general on November 1, replacing Willie Walsh who is joining IndiGo. Zahidi will be the first woman to hold the role and takes charge at a time of geopolitical and economic strain for airlines, includi…
Foundation Future Industries, a start-up backed by Eric Trump, said it will collaborate with Advanced Micro Devices to integrate AMD's Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series processors into the next iteration of its humanoid robot, Phantom MK-2. The company plans scaled production and separate pricing models for industrial leases and government defense sale…
Super Micro Computer's preliminary Q4 FY2026 update sent the stock sharply higher after a margin beat and a disclosed $60 billion of new orders. The market reacted strongly to a 15-17% gross margin print and a backlog that management says could underpin revenues for multiple years. Offsetting those positives are a planned $7 billion capital raise -…
Crude has risen above $100 a barrel for the first time in two months, yet many major U.S. shale and midstream equities have already enjoyed strong rallies. Several large names have outperformed the commodity over the last 12 months, leaving most trading near 52-week or all-time highs. While valuation multiples have stretched, select companies conti…
B. Riley updated its outlook on three education-focused companies, trimming or reaffirming price targets while highlighting operating strengths and cash flow generation that support dividends, buybacks and growth investments. The firm's review covers Phoenix Education Partners (PXED), American Public Education Inc. (APEI) and Universal Technical In…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has agreed to begin developing a federal safety rule aimed at ensuring occupants can reliably exit vehicles, responding to incidents in which people became trapped after loss of power or crashes. The action follows a petition calling for mandated, obvious door egress systems for all motor vehicles,…
Advanced Micro Devices said its Helios second-generation AI server line is now in full production and will start shipping at the end of the third quarter. The systems pair AMD's MI455X AI accelerator with the new Venice EPYC central processor, both manufactured by TSMC. OpenAI plans to deploy Helios racks later this year, and AMD estimates the comp…
The seven largest technology names collectively lost $123.96 billion in market value in one trading session, with Tesla plunging 14% and Alphabet falling 6.4%. Broader anxiety about AI capital expenditures, product delays and margin pressure pushed most members of the group lower, while NVIDIA showed only a modest decline.
Morgan Stanley has begun covering bitcoin mining companies transitioning to AI infrastructure, arguing that firms owning large, grid-tied power sites are uniquely placed to meet growing demand for AI data centers. The bank initiated Overweight ratings on Hut 8 Mining and Riot Platforms and an Equal-weight on Applied Digital, highlighting power cons…
Albertsons cut its annual identical-sales and adjusted EPS forecasts and said it will accelerate investments to lower prices, prompting a steep drop in its stock. The company cited softer unit trends and a shift of lower-income customers to discount and mass retailers, and signaled restructuring and supplier negotiations to protect margins amid ris…
