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RBC Capital Markets upgraded Compagnie Financière Richemont to outperform and raised its price target to CHF220 from CHF200 after Richemont reported a stronger-than-expected start to fiscal 2027. The broker cited outsized jewellery demand, recovering specialist watch performance and an improving margin backdrop that together underpin a forecast for…
Shares of several large U.S. health insurers climbed in pre-market trading after UnitedHealth Group raised its 2026 earnings outlook. The sector response reflected investor optimism following UnitedHealth's better-than-expected second-quarter results and upward revision to full-year adjusted EPS guidance, with competitors reporting share gains rang…
Teleperformance SE shares plunged after JPMorgan resumed coverage of the company, assigning an Underweight rating and a EUR 44 price target. The bank’s models are materially lower than consensus on key profit and cash-flow metrics, and its discounted cash-flow analysis assumes minimal long-term growth. That downgrade arrived alongside weak industry…
UnitedHealth Group raised its adjusted profit-per-share forecast for 2026 after tightening control over medical spending and seeing a rebound in operating income at its Optum health services business. The company reported second-quarter results that beat analyst expectations on earnings and revenue, with notable improvement in its medical cost rati…
Shares of All For One Steeb AG jumped sharply after VINCI Energies, via a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of VINCI S.A., launched a voluntary cash takeover bid at €67.50 per share. The proposal, carrying a roughly 104.9% premium to the three-month volume-weighted Xetra price through July 15, 2026, pushed the stock to trade in close proximity to th…
Evercore reports a constructive June quarter outlook for IT hardware and networking firms, driven by elevated demand tied to AI infrastructure and enterprise spending. The firm expects revenue beats broadly across hardware coverage, while flagging potential gross margin pressure from rising memory costs, supply constraints extending beyond memory, …
Citi projects a combined $801 billion in capital expenditures for Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Amazon in 2027, and says the scale of AI infrastructure investment will push each company into negative free cash flow in both 2027 and 2028. The bank raised capex and cloud revenue forecasts across the three hyperscalers ahead of Q2 2026 earnings, highli…
J.P. Morgan says a 35%–45% decline in EMEA gold-mining equities since the onset of the Iran-U.S. conflict has opened a compelling entry point. The bank retains AngloGold Ashanti and Fresnillo as its leading sector selections and has placed Gold Fields on Positive Catalyst Watch ahead of upcoming first-half results, while trimming near-term gold pri…
Vertical Aerospace announced plans to integrate Near Earth Autonomy’s autonomous flight software into its Valo aircraft, linking that system with Honeywell Aerospace’s Anthem avionics already planned for the platform. The move signals the company’s push into uncrewed defense and commercial operations and reflects a wider industry trend of startups …
Dunelm plc shares rose sharply after the UK homewares retailer reported a fourth-quarter sales increase and reaffirmed its full-year profit before tax guidance. The trading update highlighted resilient Summer Living demand, a rise in digital participation, and a modest improvement in gross margin, prompting analysts to describe the update as broadl…
Saab has been awarded a contract to supply combat systems, composite structures and a suite of sensors for four MEKO A-200 DEU class frigates being procured for the German Navy. The order, placed with Saab by TKMS - which will act as prime contractor and build the ships in Germany - is worth about SEK 8.7 billion and includes an option for addition…
Meta’s Oversight Board conducted the first study it has published on large language models and found that leading AI services were markedly less willing to generate politically critical content about countries that restrict free expression. The board tested requests across 10 jurisdictions and 10 models and reported higher refusal rates for jurisdi…
Etsy shares slipped in pre-market trading as several analysts moved to neutral or held back upside in their price targets, while notable insider selling has drawn investor focus. The stock's substantial year-to-date gain and a 52-week high are prompting a reassessment of further upside ahead of the company’s Q2 2026 earnings call.
Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi) shares climbed after the company reported robust second-quarter results and raised its full-year guidance for both revenue growth and adjusted EBITA margin. Broad-based revenue gains across the haematology and immunology franchises, led by strong sales of Altuvoct, Doptelet, Gamifant and Kineret, underpinned the u…
U.S. stock index futures were muted on Thursday after a two-day advance, with semiconductor shares under pressure despite strong corporate results in the sector. Market participants are awaiting retail sales and weekly jobless claims, while the S&P 500 remains near its June record and investors weigh incoming earnings reports.
Atlas Copco shares climbed 5.5% following the publication of the group's second-quarter 2026 results and a subsequent conference call. The report, released at about 11:00 CEST with management commentary at 12:00 CEST, pushed the stock to a 52-week peak of 200 SEK before it eased to roughly 197.2 SEK. Supportive analyst positioning and a recovery in…
Żabka's stock climbed sharply after Polish financial outlets reported that one of Japan's largest retail groups has shown acquisition interest. The share move, which pushed the stock to a fresh 52-week high, came alongside a recommended cash dividend, an approaching half-year earnings release, and a strategic consumer finance tie-up that supports t…
GH Research PLC stock climbed sharply in pre-market trading after reports that Eli Lilly is in advanced talks to buy psychedelic developer AtaiBeckley. Analyst commentary naming GH Research as the most obvious beneficiary of the news, together with recent regulatory developments, intensified buying and sent the stock above its prior 52-week high.
AtaiBeckley Inc. stock jumped 52.2% in pre-market trading after media reports indicated Eli Lilly is in advanced discussions to buy the psychedelic drug developer at a premium. The surge follows growing investor interest in psychedelic therapies, recent regulatory guidance affecting trial protocols and commentary from analysts and venture capital f…
Baidu's stock climbed 3.2% in pre-market trading after its board approved pursuing a voluntary conversion to a dual-primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, expected to take effect within 2026. The move could broaden access to mainland investors through Stock Connect. A separate regulatory notice registered Apple's generative AI service in …
GH Research (NASDAQ:GHRS) jumped about 12% in premarket trading after reports that Eli Lilly is in discussions to acquire Atai Life Sciences (NASDAQ:ATAI), whose stock surged as much as 53% premarket. RBC Capital Markets analyst Brian Abrahams identified GH Research as the most direct comparable to Atai, citing near-identical mechanisms and target …
AtaiBeckley Plc saw its shares jump as much as 53% in premarket trading on Thursday after reports that Eli Lilly is engaged in discussions to acquire the psychedelic-focused biotech. Analysts say the move would provide Lilly with differentiated exposure in psychiatry and possible late-stage neuropsychiatric assets, while adding pipeline options for…
Global venture investment into space startups remained close to record highs in the second quarter, according to a Seraphim Space report. The surge in interest follows SpaceX’s nearly $86 billion IPO and has encouraged bigger financing rounds for companies building launch vehicles, satellite constellations, defense systems and orbital infrastructur…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported record Q2 net profit and raised full-year revenue guidance on robust AI demand, yet investors reacted negatively to a substantially higher 2026 capital expenditure plan and near-term margin pressure. The company's expanded U.S. investment and guidance for lower second-half gross margins contributed to a '…
Rotork's shares climbed nearly 67% following a recommended all-cash takeover offer from ABB at 503 pence per share, valuing the British flow-control equipment maker at an enterprise value of about $5.5 billion. ABB said the acquisition would broaden its automation portfolio, be immediately accretive to Operational EBITA margin and add roughly 3% to…
