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SoftBank Group Corp. has arranged a $10 billion margin loan secured by its holding in OpenAI, entering a two-year credit facility signed with multiple global lenders. The funds will be deployed across the group and its Vision Fund II-2, while the loan contains protective covenants tied to the value of OpenAI's preferred shares.
Roughly 62 S&P 500 companies have issued third-quarter 2026 guidance, representing about half of those expected to report outlooks. Wolfe Research says 60% of those firms provided midpoint guidance above consensus, the strongest next-quarter EPS guidance since the COVID-19 pandemic, with technology companies—especially semiconductors—showing partic…
Oracle shares pulled back in pre-market trading after a sharp rally, as investors zeroed in on expanding credit stress indicated by a spike in the company’s five-year CDS spread to roughly 215 basis points and a growing debt load tied to AI infrastructure buildout. Credit-rating actions and lingering negative free cash flow have heightened concern …
Jefferies upgraded L'Oreal to Hold from Underperform and raised its price target to €377 from €328 after the group's first-half results showed underlying growth accelerating above prior expectations. Analysts highlighted a broad-based quarterly outperformance, margin improvement from mix, and the importance of China’s recovery to multinational play…
Verra Mobility shares tumbled in pre-market trading after the company reported Q2 2026 results that beat headline estimates but included a sharply reduced full-year revenue forecast. Adjusted EPS and revenue came in ahead of consensus, yet management cut 2026 revenue guidance to $945 million - $965 million from an implied $1.03 billion, citing much…
Inseego Corp. plunged about 12.5% in pre-open trading after reporting Q2 2026 results that combined a revenue beat with a much larger adjusted loss per share, sharply compressed non-GAAP gross margin, and a trimmed full-year revenue forecast. Management cited product delays and softness at key customers, while adjusted EBITDA and margin metrics det…
Lawmakers and prominent conservative allies of the president are publicly faulting his administration’s limited response to recent cybersecurity incidents involving AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic, arguing that close relationships between the White House and the technology sector have hindered stronger regulatory or security measures.
NN Group NV shares climbed after the insurer reported first-half 2026 results that exceeded expectations on multiple fronts. Operating capital generation, free cash flow, solvency and net result all surprised to the upside, and management reiterated progress toward long-term targets while increasing the interim dividend.
The Netherlands' road authority, RDW, has approved Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system and is advocating its acceptance across the EU, but refuses to disclose how it judged the system's safety. Citing the need to protect manufacturer-specific information, RDW says releasing its evaluation would breach Tesla's commercial secrets. Correspondence s…
Space Exploration Technologies Corp stock rose 1.3% in pre-market trading to $109.65 as investors positioned for a scheduled lock-up expiration that will make up to 20% of restricted shares eligible to trade. The move follows the company's first quarterly report as a public company showing $7.8 billion in Q2 revenue and an $18.4 billion capital exp…
LegalZoom shares plunged in pre-market trade after the company trimmed its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast and revealed a 13% reduction in headcount. Management said weaker Google search traffic and rising paid search costs forced the guidance cut despite an adjusted earnings per share beat. Analysts quickly reacted, with at least one major broker dow…
J & J Snack Foods Corp. shares rose in pre-open trading after the company reported fiscal third-quarter adjusted EPS above expectations and reported meaningful gross margin improvement driven by its Project Apollo efficiency program and product mix. Revenue declined year-over-year and missed estimates, but management boosted Apollo savings guidance…
Recon Technology's stock plunged in pre-market trading after the company revealed a $100 million at-the-market equity program. The structure and potential scale of the offering, combined with an outstanding Nasdaq bid-price deficiency notice and weak market technicals, have intensified selling pressure and driven the share price toward its 52-week …
ThredUp reported second-quarter 2026 revenue that matched Street expectations but issued weaker guidance for the remainder of the year, citing a more price-sensitive customer mix and elevated promotions. The update sent the stock sharply lower in pre-market trading despite continued gains in active buyers and order volume.
Aumovio SE shares rose after the German automotive supplier reconfirmed its full-year outlook and said it will steer surplus free cash flow - after dividends and acquisition spend - into share repurchases. The move, combined with continued margin improvement, helped offset weaker adjusted sales in Q2 and the first half and a narrowed 2026 sales ran…
Aeva Technologies stock climbed sharply in pre-market trading after the company posted second-quarter results that outperformed analyst expectations and announced a strategic move into AI data center optics. Revenue rose to $6.1 million, the non-GAAP loss per share was narrower than consensus, and the company unveiled an Optical Connectivity busine…
Mangoceuticals (MGRX) stock climbed sharply in pre-market trading after Nuclea Energy announced a memorandum of understanding to explore siting a test reactor for its Morpheus microreactor at the Utah San Rafael Energy Lab. The step bolsters the operational narrative for Nuclea as the two companies pursue a definitive business combination that woul…
ProSiebenSat.1 Media shares jumped after the German broadcaster reported a pronounced swing to profit for the first half of 2026, led primarily by broad cost reductions rather than revenue gains. Q2 core EBITDA exceeded the company analyst consensus and H1 EBITDA moved to a positive €124M from a €28M loss a year earlier, prompting the market to bid…
Paranovus Entertainment Technology's stock leapt 65.5% in pre-market trading after the company filed SEC paperwork confirming the completed acquisition of the Heyviva athletic wear brand from Jabanero Inc. The transaction, finalized Wednesday, was executed as an asset purchase for an aggregate $33 million in staged cash payments tied to the transfe…
SurgePays Inc shares rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company announced a 51% controlling stake in Redline Wireless Group, LLC, a joint venture that joins the company's MVNO infrastructure with a partner's network of over 20,000 active independent prepaid wireless dealers. Management outlined aggressive subscriber targets and projected …
U.S. equity futures were mostly steady early Thursday after a record-setting rally earlier in the week, as investors awaited clarity on a potential Middle East agreement and key economic reports. Nasdaq futures weakened after data-storage names Western Digital and SanDisk slid sharply in premarket trading despite revenue forecasts above consensus. …
ClearOne shares rallied sharply in pre-market trade after holders controlling about 61.3% of voting power provided written consent to allow the issuance of 12.5 million new common shares to Vivani Medical, a required step to close its planned merger with Cortigent, Inc. The company also canceled warrants held by First Finance and secured a CFO empl…
Flutter Entertainment shares rose about 1.0% in pre-market trading after plunging to a fresh 52-week low in the prior session. The decline followed a Q2 2026 report showing a 45% year-over-year drop in adjusted EBITDA to $508 million, a net loss of $296 million versus a prior-year profit of $37 million, and a lowered full-year 2026 outlook. Managem…
DoValue's stock tumbled after the company disclosed a steep H1 2026 net loss driven largely by non-recurring charges related to the acquisition and integration of coeo. Stripped of one-offs, recurring net profit fell sharply and leverage nearly doubled, prompting investor concern even as management reiterated a full-year EBITDA target that depends …
Nutrien reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.61, missing the $2.71 consensus, as weaker nitrogen and potash sales volumes offset the benefit of higher fertilizer prices. Total net sales rose 4% to $10.81 billion, supported by stronger potash and phosphate revenue, while the company raised the lower bound of its annual potash sa…
