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International Business Machines saw a sharp pre-market rally after revealing a 0.7 nanometer transistor architecture built on a three-dimensional 'nanostack' that stacks and staggers transistors to reach roughly 100 billion transistors on a fingernail-sized chip. The announcement, presented at VLSI 2026 and unveiled at IBM Research's Yorktown Heigh…
Volkswagen stock climbed after the automaker confirmed a deal to sell a 51% stake in its engine business Everllence to Bain Capital. The agreement is expected to provide Volkswagen with €7.4 billion in proceeds, with the transaction closing and final revaluation to be completed by year-end. Bain beat rival private equity bidders CVC and EQT in a cl…
JuNeng Technology Limited has filed a prospectus for an initial public offering of 6,250,000 ordinary shares, each with a par value of $0.0001. The company plans to price the shares between $4.00 and $5.00 and has reserved the ticker symbol NENG for a Nasdaq Capital Market listing, subject to Nasdaq granting approval. The firm is organized as an ex…
Volkswagen shares rose after the automaker agreed to sell a 51% stake in engine maker Everllence to Bain Capital in a transaction projected to yield €7.4 billion in proceeds. The deal follows a competitive sale process and values Everllence at over €9 billion on Reuters calculations using late-May book value. Management said the group will decide l…
Berenberg has started coverage of Ithaca Energy plc with a 'buy' recommendation and a 270 pence price target. The broker cites strong production growth following the merger with Eni’s UK business, an outlook for sustained output into the 2030s, a solid dividend track record and potential upside from UK fiscal policy changes, while flagging balance-…
International Business Machines reported a sub-1 nanometer chip milestone, describing a 0.7 nm transistor node implemented in a three-dimensional "nanostack" that stacks and staggers transistors. The company said the chip contains nearly 100 billion transistors on a fingernail-sized die, about double the density of its 2 nm chip introduced in 2021,…
Dollar Tree shares tumbled in pre-market trade after activist investor Mantle Ridge LP, a director-level holder and the retailer's largest and most influential shareholder, filed notice to sell 1,115,228 shares worth about $133.1 million. The filing followed a recent strong run for the stock supported by a robust fiscal Q1 2026 earnings beat and an…
IBM revealed a transistor architecture measuring 0.7 nanometers that it says is the first technology capable of producing chips smaller than one nanometer. The design, called 'nanostack', stacks transistors vertically to increase density and claims nearly double the transistor packing of IBM’s prior 2-nanometer design, offering higher performance o…
Several leading Chinese automakers have accelerated business activity in Canada following a January decision by Prime Minister Mark Carney to permit limited electric-vehicle imports from China. Companies including Chery, BYD, Lotus and state-owned Changan have initiated dealer meetings, regulatory filings and dealership scouting despite narrow tari…
Median list prices for prescription medicines approved by U.S. regulators fell in 2025 to $216,000, down from over $370,000 in 2024, according to a new analysis. Analysts attribute the decline chiefly to a shift in the mix of drug types approved - notably fewer costly cell and gene therapies and a larger share of small-molecule approvals - rather t…
Rheinmetall shares fell after Germany's Defense Ministry canceled the F126 six-frigate program and declined to appoint Rheinmetall's recently acquired Naval Vessels Lürssen unit as lead contractor. The government instead awarded a separate order to TKMS for eight Meko A-200 frigates. The contract decision, coupled with disappointing quarterly resul…
EU competition enforcers concluded that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act after a seven-month inquiry. The Commission says the move would apply the DMA’s obligations to the two largest global cloud providers. Amazon warned the assessment overlooks the variety of cloud offerings…
Intel shares jumped sharply in pre-market trading, lifted by a series of analyst actions, a high-profile options disclosure and a broader chip rally following record results at a leading memory maker. The move appears driven by company-specific catalysts rather than broad market strength, placing Intel near the top of its recent trading range and c…
ProPicks AI identified Micron Technology as a high-conviction idea at the start of June, predicting outsized earnings momentum tied to AI-driven demand for memory chips. That call has paid off for members after Micron reported record revenue and strong guidance, while a broader set of AI-picked names across semiconductors, healthcare suppliers and …
U.S. equity futures climbed in early trading led by technology and semiconductor stocks after strong company updates tied to artificial intelligence demand. Micron and Qualcomm posted outsized premarket moves following earnings and strategic announcements, while Hertz slid after reducing its second-quarter outlook and unveiling two capital-raising …
Deutsche Bank has downgraded Man Group plc from 'buy' to 'hold' while increasing its price target to 310 pence. The bank cites the stock's strong year-to-date rally and a recovery in fund performance that suggests a potentially healthier but still fragile flow outlook. Man Group has also announced a $50 million share buyback and reported first-quar…
Applied Materials shares climbed 6.4% in pre-market trading after Micron Technology reported a significantly stronger-than-expected fiscal third quarter, with adjusted EPS of $25.11 versus estimates near $20.49 and revenue of $41.46 billion topping forecasts of about $35.69 billion. Investors viewed Micron’s results as confirmation of accelerating …
Advanced Micro Devices climbed 3.6% in pre-market trading amid a wave of bullish analyst commentary and a constructive earnings read-through from Micron. A Bernstein upgrade and a sizable price-target increase from UBS - which cited accelerating demand for standalone CPU racks tied to agentic AI - reinforced investor interest, pushing AMD toward $5…
DSC Holdings Ltd. has set the price for its initial public offering at $17 per American depositary share, offering 3,000,000 ADSs and targeting roughly $51 million in gross proceeds before any exercise of an overallotment option. Each ADS corresponds to 20 Class A ordinary shares, and the securities are slated to list on the Nasdaq Global Market un…
Hensoldt AG shares slid 4.5% to €65.88 amid renewed fallout from Germany's decision to abandon the F126 frigate program. The move removes a key radar and sensor systems contract from Hensoldt's near-term pipeline, while a disclosed short position and technical selling compounded the decline despite record order intake and upgraded free cash flow gu…
Raspberry Pi Holdings stock climbed sharply after Jefferies sharply raised its price target, following a trading update that showed materially stronger first-half profitability, rising unit volumes and expected shipments above 4 million for the half ended June 30, 2026. The upgrade crystallised an earnings revision that pushed the stock higher desp…
Two powerful earthquakes struck western Caracas and nearby coastal areas late on Wednesday and into the early hours of Thursday, producing large-scale structural damage, numerous casualties and continuing aftershocks. Official counts confirmed dozens dead and hundreds injured, while seismic modelling and missing-persons reports suggested the human …
Spire Healthcare stock fell after regulators granted Toscafund Asset Management a second extension to announce a firm takeover proposal, moving the deadline from June 25 to July 9. The delay has heightened market concern that the proposed £1 billion acquisition may not proceed, weighing on the midcap hospital operator's shares despite a prior non-b…
Morgan Stanley removed Rheinmetall AG from its Top Pick position in European defence and elevated BAE Systems PLC to the role, while retaining "overweight" stances on both companies. The move follows Germany's unexpected cancellation of the €12.8 billion F126 frigate programme and a recalibration of BAE's valuation to reflect UK political uncertain…
Chemring shares climbed after the British defence group won two US government awards totalling $345 million that revive its mothballed Alloy Surfaces Company decoy operation in Philadelphia. A $300 million IDIQ modification under the Defense Production Act, which includes guaranteed minimum annual orders for the first three years, and a separate $4…
