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Cantor Fitzgerald produced a sum-of-the-parts valuation indicating a potential PayPal acquisition price nearer $70 per share versus the reported $60.50 per share bid. The firm modeled contributions from PayPal's core business units, built a 'Deal' case to mirror the current bid assumptions, and then applied peer multiples to derive an alternative v…
U.S.-listed gold mining stocks weakened in morning trading as bullion fell after a notable rise in oil prices revived inflation fears and clouded expectations for U.S. interest rates. XAU/USD dropped 1.6% to $3,993.64 per ounce, and a broad set of miners in the U.S., South Africa and Canada recorded mid-single-digit declines.
Morocco's equity market closed lower on Thursday as the Moroccan All Shares index fell 0.52% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by more than three to one, while commodity and FX moves were mixed across the session.
Csquare Inc. priced its initial public offering at $21 per share for 50 million common shares, raising $1.05 billion, but allocated fewer shares to institutional investors than they requested after affiliates of major shareholder Brookfield Corp. agreed to purchase nearly 25% of the available shares. The offering was heavily concentrated among mutu…
SpaceX (SPCX) has slipped below its $135 IPO price and faces a substantial lockup expiration in early August 2026. Approximately 911.5 million shares, valued at about $123 billion at recent prices, will become tradable two trading days after the company's debut quarterly earnings release. A separate, price-contingent tranche of 455.8 million shares…
Standard Nuclear Inc. assigned roughly 65% of the shares in its initial public offering to its 10 largest investors, with demand reportedly multiple times the reduced quantity of shares available. The company sold 10 million Class A shares at $15 apiece, raising $150 million, and the stock is scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchang…
Norwegian equities closed lower on Thursday, driven by weakness in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors. The Oslo OBX index ended the session down 1.13% as a majority of stocks declined and a handful of names outperformed. Energy and commodity benchmarks were mostly softer, while the US dollar index ticked higher.
Israeli equities closed lower on Thursday with the TA 35 shedding 0.95%. Losses were concentrated in the Communication, Banking and Financials sectors. Market breadth favored falling issues, while several individual names produced notable gains and declines. Commodities and currency moves were mixed heading into the close.
Nike shares sit roughly 45% below their 52-week high, leaving investors split between seeing a deep-value turnaround and a stock that still faces material operational headwinds. A one-time $986 million IEEPA tariff recovery lifted reported Q4 FY2026 EPS to $0.72, while underlying EPS was $0.20. Key questions hinge on China demand, the pace of margi…
Greek equities finished the trading day lower, with the Athens General Composite falling 0.40%. Losses were concentrated in the Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, and movements in commodities and FX were mixed, with gold down and the U.S. dollar edging higher.
Piper Sandler opened coverage of SpaceX with a Neutral rating and a $156 price target, signaling confidence in the company’s multi-year potential but pointing to immediate headwinds that could restrict upside. The firm highlighted staged lockup expirations, uncertainty about a potential acquisition by Tesla, and large capital expenditure requiremen…
Goldman Sachs delivered a striking Q2 2026 performance, reporting EPS of $20.98 versus a $14.38 consensus and revenue of $20.34 billion against a $16.12 billion estimate. All six of the largest U.S. banks beat both EPS and revenue, but Goldman’s outperformance was the most pronounced, driven by a surge in investment banking fees, elevated trading r…
Equity markets displayed disparate performance across market-cap segments, with several large-cap technology and industrial names retreating and a handful of mid- and small-cap equities posting significant gains. Micron and AMD were among the larger decliners after company-specific developments were reported, while shares of several smaller compani…
Lucid Group Inc. rallied more than 10% in morning trading after CEO Silvio Napoli publicly refuted reports that the luxury electric vehicle maker was considering bankruptcy or a take-private deal. An SEC 8-K confirmed AlixPartners was hired to advise on operational improvement only, while analysts remain split on the company’s capital outlook. Inve…
The joint $53 billion proposal from Stripe and Advent International to acquire PayPal at $60.50 per share is being taken seriously by investors but judged too low. PayPal shares are trading below the offer price, reflecting market-assigned deal-failure risk and prompting mixed but uniform analyst reactions about the bid's adequacy and likelihood of…
Hayward Holdings Inc. shares rose about 1.7% in morning trading to trade at $15.00 after a sector-wide drop the previous session tied to a weak pre-announcement from Pentair. Investors are reassessing whether the earlier decline overstated risks to Hayward’s outlook, given the company’s recent quarter that showed double-digit sales and earnings gai…
Options markets imply an 8.2% price swing in Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) when the company reports earnings before the open on July 23, according to Bloomberg options data. Historical comparisons show the stock has exceeded the options-implied move in four of the last eight earnings releases, with notable large swings in several prior quarters.
Options market activity implies Molina Healthcare Inc. (MOH) shares could move about 11% when the company reports quarterly results on July 23 after the market close, according to options pricing compiled by Bloomberg. Historical earnings-day moves for the stock have at times exceeded and at other times fallen short of the implied direction and mag…
Options-implied volatility suggests Lockheed Martin may move about 4% when the company reports quarterly results on July 23 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show the stock has exceeded options' predicted moves in six of its last eight earnings reports, with several instances of notably larger actual price swings.
The seven largest U.S. tech and consumer names, collectively known as the 'Magnificent 7', have posted an equal-weighted average gain of roughly +3.7% year-to-date, trailing the S&P 500's +9.92% rise. Performance is highly bifurcated: Apple and Alphabet lead with double-digit gains, while Microsoft and Tesla are the primary drags. Rising interest-r…
Options market pricing indicates Deckers Outdoor Corp. shares could move 8.4% when the company reports quarterly results on July 23 after the market close. Historical reactions to the company's earnings have frequently outpaced options-implied moves, with six of the last eight announcements producing larger-than-expected stock swings.
Arm Holdings ADR fell sharply in morning trading, pressured by two recent analyst moves that increased the number of 'Hold' recommendations and highlighted valuation and supply-chain risks. HSBC downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold while raising its price target, and Benchmark started coverage with a Hold. Concerns center on Arm's high trailing P/…
Eni chief executive Claudio Descalzi told a parliamentary committee that the oil and gas industry is redirecting capital toward Southeast Asia and Latin America after prolonged shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. He warned that the Middle East will remain a higher-risk region even once hostilities cease, and said that Russia and Gulf supp…
Options pricing compiled by Bloomberg indicates Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. shares could move about 11% when the company reports earnings on July 23 before the market opens. Historical earnings reactions have frequently exceeded the options-implied moves, with episodes of both outsized gains and sharp declines.
Domino’s Pizza shares climbed after investors positioned ahead of the company's second-quarter 2026 results and reacted to a set of governance and analyst developments. Expectations for higher quarterly earnings, several analyst actions, and Yum! Brands' sale of Pizza Hut combined to drive the stock higher while broader market indices offered littl…
