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Jefferies Scales Back Outsourced Fixed-Income Trading Operation

Jefferies Scales Back Outsourced Fixed-Income Trading Operation

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is winding down its outsourced fixed-income trading desk and stepping back from a business line it had been expanding into. The head of that unit is leaving the firm, and the move represents a reversal from the build-out undertaken less than two years ago. Jefferies has not issued public comment on the closure.

Anthropic Reports Fourth Security Incident Involving Claude Models

Anthropic Reports Fourth Security Incident Involving Claude Models

Anthropic has confirmed a fourth security-related episode tied to its Claude AI models, occurring in January 2026 and involving an early build of Claude Opus 4.6. The company has notified affected parties and retained METR to conduct an independent review. Anthropic says the incidents took place during cybersecurity evaluations from the same extern…

Fastly Options Flow Skews Heavily Toward Calls Ahead of Investor Day

Fastly Options Flow Skews Heavily Toward Calls Ahead of Investor Day

Options activity in Fastly Inc. (FSLY) is heavily skewed toward call contracts, with a 7.3:1 call-to-put ratio across more than 21,000 contracts. The most active strikes are concentrated in near-term expiries two days away, indicating time-sensitive bullish wagers rather than portfolio hedges. The flow follows a management presentation at the Citi …

Oracle, Adobe, Copart and Multiple Retailers Headline Thursday’s Earnings Slate

Oracle, Adobe, Copart and Multiple Retailers Headline Thursday’s Earnings Slate

Earnings season presses on with a full schedule on Thursday, featuring major technology names such as Oracle and Adobe alongside retailers and automotive-services firms including Macy’s, Restoration Hardware and Copart. Several companies will report before the market opens while others announce after the close; the article lists consensus estimates…

GameStop Q2 Results: Profitability Proven, Durability in Doubt

GameStop Q2 Results: Profitability Proven, Durability in Doubt

GameStop reported $0.27 in adjusted EPS on $790.2 million of revenue for Q2 FY2027, with operating income rebounding and collectibles accounting for a growing share of sales. Significant gains tied to the company's stake in eBay helped the bottom line, while convertible-note exchanges reduced debt but created dilution. Key uncertainties remain arou…

Chewy Q2 Review: Margin Progress and Open Questions for Durability

Chewy Q2 Review: Margin Progress and Open Questions for Durability

Chewy reported a second-quarter performance that beat expectations across revenue, recurring-order strength and adjusted EBITDA margin, but the stock dropped after investors signaled skepticism about the repeatability of margin gains. Management raised full-year margin guidance while issuing conservative near-term revenue and margin targets that wi…

ServiceTitan Q2: Growth holds but monetization questions linger

ServiceTitan Q2: Growth holds but monetization questions linger

ServiceTitan posted Q2 revenue of $292.8 million, beating the $285.9 million consensus, and showed improved profitability and retention. Management emphasized the Max AI initiative, which expanded enrolled locations rapidly but creates near-term revenue recognition headwinds. Q3 guidance implies a sequential revenue decline, prompting investor conc…

Dow Weighs Exit From $20 Billion Sadara Venture Amid Industry Strain

Dow Weighs Exit From $20 Billion Sadara Venture Amid Industry Strain

Dow is evaluating a potential exit from its $20 billion joint venture with Saudi Aramco, including the possibility that Aramco or other buyers could acquire Dow's 35% stake in Sadara Chemical Co. The review comes as geopolitical conflict in the Middle East and a prolonged industry downturn have disrupted operations, raised costs and strained demand…

Amazon Expands Use of Europe’s Ariane 6, Ordering Six More Launches

Amazon Expands Use of Europe’s Ariane 6, Ordering Six More Launches

Amazon has added six further launches on the Ariane 6 rocket, bringing its total Ariane-commissioned flights to 24 by 2031. The new missions will fly on the Ariane 64 configuration beginning in 2029, reinforcing a growing reliance on Europe’s primary launcher amid U.S. supply constraints and intense competition in low-Earth orbit broadband services…

Italian metalworker unions set national Electrolux strike for Sept. 15

Italian metalworker unions set national Electrolux strike for Sept. 15

FIM, FIOM and UILM announced a one-day strike at Electrolux facilities across Italy for September 15 after two days of negotiations produced no withdrawal of the company’s restructuring proposals, including planned layoffs and the closure of a Cerreto kitchen hood plant. The unions also planned a protest at the Cerreto site and warned that further …

Amsterdam Shares Retreat as AEX Falls to One-Month Low

Amsterdam Shares Retreat as AEX Falls to One-Month Low

Netherlands equity markets closed lower on Wednesday as losses in Industrials, Financials and Consumer Services pressured the AEX, which slid 1.27% to a one-month low. While Shell posted a modest gain, multiple large-cap names including Adyen, NN Group and BE Semiconductor Industries registered notable declines. Commodity prices moved higher, and m…

Guggenheim Elevates Surrozen as Its Lead Biotech Pick in Ophthalmology

Guggenheim Elevates Surrozen as Its Lead Biotech Pick in Ophthalmology

Guggenheim analyst Yatin Suneja has selected Surrozen Inc (NASDAQ: SRZN) as his top biotechnology pick, citing the company’s recent Investigational New Drug filing for SZN-8141 and associated financing milestone. The IND submission, expected to clear within roughly 30 days by Guggenheim’s estimate, activates a $98.4 million tranche from a $175 mill…