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Talen Energy shares rose 0.3% in after-hours trading to $411.03, capping a session that saw the stock hit $422.33 intraday. The move follows the June 15 close of an acquisition of three gas-fired generation plants from Energy Capital Partners and a new coverage initiation from Goldman Sachs, which highlighted a 17-year power purchase agreement with…
Shares of London Stock Exchange Group PLC slipped after Rothschild Redburn downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral and trimmed its price target to £104 from £120. The broker flagged the potential for AI-enabled workflows to displace a material portion of LSEG's revenue stream, estimating about 30% of group EBITDA faces downside risk. The downgrade…
Intel stock surged in pre-market trading after a trio of company-specific developments: a Trump-posted announcement that Apple will partner with Intel to design and produce U.S.-made chips using the 18A process, a Bernstein price-target raise, and Intel’s confirmation that its 18A-P node has entered risk production. The move ran counter to a broadl…
Airbus shares climbed after an analyst upgrade from Kepler Cheuvreux and supporting industry developments. The broker raised its rating to Buy and lifted its price target, citing a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and lower oil prices as supportive for aerospace demand. Separate announcements from Qantas and KKR further emphasized long-t…
Shares of 2Crsi SA plunged sharply after U.S. short-seller Grizzly Research accused the Strasbourg-based server maker of building a misleading AI-driven growth story through a web of undisclosed U.S. related parties. The report questions a $610 million contract and other large orders, highlights an unusual jump in U.S. sales after the 2023 sale of …
Evonik Industries shares slipped after the company announced a major restructuring that will eliminate 3,200 jobs globally through 2029 and a full exit from its polyester business in 2027. Management cited worsening geopolitical conditions, slower growth and heightened international competition. The moves follow analyst downgrades and come amid wid…
Shares of London Stock Exchange Group Plc dropped more than 4% following a downgrade by Rothschild & Co Redburn, which cut its price target to £104 from £120 and warned that parts of LSEG’s earnings could face pressure from AI-driven changes in data consumption and interface disruption. The broker said roughly 30% of group EBITDA is vulnerable unde…
Indonesia's benchmark IDX Composite closed lower by 1.33% as losses in the Infrastructure, Financials and Agriculture sectors weighed on the market. Market breadth was negative, with 491 decliners versus 226 advancers. Several small-cap movers posted large percentage swings, while crude oil, Brent and gold futures fell and the rupiah weakened again…
Kepler Cheuvreux upgraded Airbus from Hold to Buy and increased its price target to €212 from €196, attributing the change to a more favourable macro environment and stronger bottom-up prospects for the aerospace group. The stock advanced 3.4% in Paris trading, and the analyst flagged accelerating deliveries, improved supply-chain management and a …
Carrefour shares dropped sharply today after J.P. Morgan put the French retailer on a Negative Catalyst Watch, warning that upcoming first-half results could prompt earnings downgrades. The stock fell from its open and reached an intraday low as the market reacted to limited near-term catalysts, a consensus price target that leaves little upside, a…
Smith & Wesson Brands stock rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded analyst expectations on both revenue and adjusted earnings. The quarter featured double-digit shipment gains across handguns and long guns, margin expansion, significantly higher net income, a dividend declaration and a net…
Evonik Industries said it will cut 3,200 jobs worldwide through 2029 and discontinue its global polyester business in 2027, measures the company says are part of additional restructuring and cost-reduction efforts. The announcement weighed on the stock, which slid about 2% following the news. The polyester arm, generating roughly c150 million in a…
Rumble Inc. shares jumped 16.8% in pre-open trading following the formal close of its acquisition of Northern Data AG, a corporate rebrand to RUM Group Inc., and the launch of a new AI infrastructure division called Quake AI. The deal combines Rumble Cloud’s CPU resources with Northern Data’s roughly 22,000 NVIDIA H100/H200 GPUs across nine data ce…
Edenred SA shares climbed sharply after the company confirmed it had received approaches from investment funds about a possible acquisition. The move follows media reports that BC Partners is exploring a buyout with the aim of forming a consortium that could include PSP Investments. The stock’s steep discount to analyst targets and its slide from p…
Maserati has revealed updated versions of its GranTurismo, GranCabrio and Grecale models, ahead of a December capital markets day that will outline a fresh strategic direction for the Stellantis-owned luxury marque. The revamp brings extended electric ranges, a new 590-horsepower six-cylinder for the GranTurismo and GranCabrio, and the availability…
Edenred saw a sharp intraday gain after a French newsletter reported that BC Partners has been evaluating a take-private of the employee-benefits group. The report said BC Partners has studied the opportunity for three months and is seeking partners, but no formal approach has been made. Analysts highlighted Edenred's recurring revenue, free cash f…
FirstGroup's shares rose 5.2% to 183.63p after the company published full-year results for the year ended 28 March 2026 that showed a sharp increase in profits. The improvement was attributed to higher passenger volumes and better margins across both bus and rail divisions, reinforcing the trajectory outlined in a prior trading update. Analysts rem…
BE Semiconductor Industries NV nudged higher after management used its annual Investor Day to lift revenue and operating margin targets, citing robust demand from AI data centers and optical photonics. The company raised its top-line range and increased the lower bound of its margin guidance, while analysts refreshed ratings and the broader Dutch t…
Waymo is recalling 3,871 robotaxis in the United States following a software defect that could allow the vehicles to enter a closed freeway construction zone and continue driving at speed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the recall involves certain Fifth Generation Automated Driving Systems. Waymo has restricted freeway driv…
UPM-Kymmene shares fell after the company announced temporary production curtailments at its Kaukas pulp mill and signalled a potential stoppage at Pietarsaari. Analysts have trimmed earnings estimates for European forest producers through the first half of 2026 amid a weak softwood pulp market and structural pressures from eucalyptus competition. …
UPM-Kymmene announced temporary production curtailments at two Finnish pulp mills, with the Kaukas mill set to stop operations from August 3, 2026 for about six weeks and a potential temporary shutdown of the Pietarsaari mill planned for October. The company said the moves aim to optimize production levels and wood sourcing and to protect profitabi…
Informa PLC saw its stock rise after the company reported 6.4% underlying revenue growth in the first five months of 2026 and reiterated its expectation for double-digit adjusted EPS growth this year. Management also signalled stronger momentum in 2027 as a four-year programme to expand its B2B growth platform progresses. The update, together with …
British equities opened lower on Thursday as a sharp fall in oil prices pressured major energy components of the FTSE 100, overriding upbeat labour market figures that showed stronger pay growth and an unexpected fall in the unemployment rate. Markets are positioning ahead of the Bank of England interest rate announcement, while developments in the…
Tekmar Group reported a 31% year-over-year increase in first-half revenue to 16.20 million, with adjusted EBITDA turning positive at 100,000. Gross margin improved to 30.5% as sales shifted toward oil and gas work and process improvements supported profitability. Management flagged a record order backlog and recent contract awards as the basis fo…
European stocks opened cautiously after a brief risk-on reaction to a U.S.-Iran truce was offset by a decidedly hawkish message from the Federal Reserve. Benchmarks across the continent struggled for direction as bond and swap markets repriced the odds of further U.S. tightening, while falling oil prices weighed on energy names.
