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Futures tied to Canada’s main equity gauge rose Monday, supported by a jump in gold prices after Pakistan said the United States and Iran reached a preliminary agreement to halt hostilities. The Canadian benchmark's futures gained, U.S. futures rose following tech-led rallies overseas, and markets responded to signs that the conflict may de-escalat…
Nuvei has agreed to buy Payoneer in an all-cash transaction worth approximately $2.75 billion, paying $7.40 per share. The acquisition, which carries a roughly 44% premium to Payoneer’s June 8 closing price, is expected to close in mid-2027 pending shareholder and regulatory approvals and is projected to create a combined business with around $3 bi…
Australia’s securities exchange has conceded it made misleading statements about the status of a delayed Clearing House Electronic Subregister System (CHESS) upgrade and has agreed to pay a A$20.5 million penalty, subject to Federal Court approval. The corporate regulator had sued the exchange over statements made in 2022, citing internal records t…
Jefferies says easing conflict in the Middle East should gradually bring down energy prices and create more favorable marketing conditions for Indian oil marketing companies. The broker notes that marketing losses on petrol and diesel at Spot Brent have narrowed, Singapore refining margins remain elevated, and damaged refining capacity since the co…
Goldman Sachs reduced its rating on DWS Group from neutral to sell and trimmed the 12-month price target to €57 from €65. The bank pointed to a stretched valuation - roughly at the 90th percentile of DWS’s historical forward P/E range - and early signs of weakening across the asset manager’s core growth engines, including passive flows, active equi…
Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day opened to $93.9 million globally over the June 12-14 weekend, comfortably above pre-release forecasts. The film's strong debut - including a $44 million domestic opening from 3,824 theaters and $48.8 million internationally across 73 markets - provides a positive short-term data point for Comcast, which distributes…
Shares of major U.S. carriers and cruise operators jumped Monday after a preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The deal coincided with crude oil sliding more than 5% to its lowest level since March, easing fuel-cost worries that weigh on travel company margins.
Datadog shares jumped in pre-market trading after Truist Securities upgraded the stock to Buy and raised its price target to $300, citing strong fieldwork showing enterprise urgency around AI. BMO Capital also increased its target, and the company’s robust first-quarter 2026 results and updated guidance reinforced the bullish analyst momentum.
Pattern Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PTRN) shares fell 7% on Monday following the announcement that an affiliate of pre-IPO investor Knox Lane LP plans to sell 8,000,000 shares of Series A common stock in a proposed secondary offering. Pattern will not receive any proceeds from the transaction; underwriters have a 30-day option to buy up to an additional 1,…
Elicio Therapeutics' stock dropped sharply after its Phase 2 AMPLIFY-7P trial of ELI-002 7P in adjuvant pancreatic cancer failed to achieve the primary endpoint of disease-free survival in the intent-to-treat population. The company reported baseline imbalances between arms, post-hoc benefit in the R0 resected subset, immune-response correlations w…
DPC Holdings Limited, trading as Doncasters, filed for an initial public offering in the United States to raise up to $747 million by selling 33,333,333 shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The proposed price range is $28 to $32 per share, which would value the company at more than $3.7 billion at the high end. The aerospace components maker repo…
U.S. equities climbed on Friday following a strong initial public offering for SpaceX’s rocket unit and hopes of a diplomatic truce between the U.S. and Iran, pushing the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow higher. Attention now shifts to the Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week - the first under Fed Chair Kevin Warsh - where policy guidance and upd…
Fox Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Roku Inc. in a transaction that values Roku at about $22 billion in enterprise value. The deal, structured as a mix of cash and Fox Class A shares, will pay $160.00 per Roku share, including $96.00 in cash and 0.9693 Fox shares per Roku share. The combination joins Fox’s live sports and news portfolio w…
UBS changed its recommendation on Soitec from "neutral" to "sell," while setting a new €85 price target and sharply reducing its fiscal 2027 gross margin forecast to 19.4% from 30%. The bank warns that the market may be overestimating Soitec's ability to match the growth of downstream silicon photonics customers and highlights inventory destocking …
U.S. index futures climbed sharply after Washington and Tehran confirmed a preliminary peace deal that could reopen critical Middle Eastern shipping lanes. The Nasdaq 100 led gains, with Micron, Nebius and several crypto-exposed stocks posting notable premarket moves. Traws Pharma plunged after a negative regulatory review forced a trial postponeme…
Tripadvisor has reached an agreement to sell its European restaurant booking platform TheFork to American Express in an all-cash transaction valued at $700 million. Shares of Tripadvisor jumped about 14% on the news. The company said the sale will allow it to sharpen focus on its Experiences strategy and could support capital returns, balance-sheet…
Retail participants in the SpaceX initial public offering confronted steeper restrictions on so-called flipping than large institutional buyers. Broker platforms set 15- to 30-day hold windows and punishments ranging from temporary suspensions to permanent bans for accounts that sell too soon, while some large asset managers and hedge funds have lo…
Shipping firms in Asia and Europe welcomed a U.S.-Iran framework to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but say confidence will take weeks to rebuild. Industry groups and carriers want clear evidence of safety, including mine clearance and normalized insurance, before vessels return to regular routing. Limited transit was visible on Monday, while global oi…
Morgan Stanley describes the recent equity pullback as a digestion of a peak in the rate of change in earnings revisions breadth (ERB) and liquidity, arguing this creates room for a broader leadership set. Strategist Michael Wilson says the earnings bull market remains intact, and the firm identifies Consumer Discretionary Goods, Transports and Reg…
Faced with a proposed U.S. policy that would apply 100% tariffs to branded medicines unless producers lower prices or onshore production, multinational drugmakers have accelerated U.S. capital spending, stockpiling and operational changes. Some companies secured temporary exemptions through pricing commitments and platform participation, while othe…
ON Semiconductor shares jumped 4.8% in pre-market action after Citi placed the stock on a 90-day catalyst watch while keeping a Neutral rating and a $120 target. The move comes amid recent upward price-target revisions from Wells Fargo and supportive coverage from Mizuho, following ON's Q1 2026 revenue beat and management's comment that the cyclica…
J.P. Morgan lowered its 2027 earnings forecasts for UK housebuilders by an average 20%, trimming revenue and price targets across the sector. The bank downgraded Taylor Wimpey and Vistry to underweight, while maintaining Persimmon as its top sector pick. The move reflects an expected roughly 100 basis point margin contraction in 2027, weaker comple…
Micron Technology jumped in pre-market trading after multiple firms substantially increased their price targets, with projections tied to stronger memory pricing and continued AI demand. The moves coincided with a preliminary geopolitical agreement that lifted broader markets, positioning Micron near its 52-week high ahead of its June 24 fiscal Q3 …
President Donald Trump hosted a seven-fight UFC event on the White House lawn as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations, an unprecedented professional sporting card for the presidential grounds. The spectacle combined corporate sponsorships, personal business connections and political theater, unfolding hours after a major diplomatic a…
Nebius Group climbed sharply in pre-market trading as the company prepares to join the Nasdaq-100 effective June 22, 2026. The move, driven by required passive fund purchases tied to the index reconstitution, coincides with exceptional Q1 2026 revenue growth concentrated in the firm’s AI cloud business and fresh analyst support. Notable insider sel…
