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Fervo Energy Company saw a surge in options trading and a sharp stock move after announcing a large power purchase agreement with Google. Call volume exploded to more than 15,000 contracts as the stock climbed 25.8% to $19.35, signaling heavy bullish positioning. Market measures of volatility and skew rose sharply, and analysts' metrics show a wide…
Erin Piacenti, a vice president at Bank of America, died from stabbing injuries sustained in an attack in Times Square. City officials said a woman carrying multiple knives stabbed two people before officers deployed a taser and then fired their weapons when the taser did not stop the attacker. Bank of America issued a statement expressing shock an…
Norwegian equities closed lower on Tuesday with the Oslo OBX index down 0.32%. Losses were broad-based across Media, Transport and Diversified Financials, while select energy and shipping companies outperformed. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodity moves in oil and gold, together with modest NOK strength versus the euro and dollar, were …
Shares in Israel ended Tuesday's session higher, with the TA 35 up 0.22%. Advances were concentrated in Real Estate, Communication and Oil & Gas sectors. Market breadth favored gainers and energy and commodity prices moved notably during the day, while the shekel weakened versus the dollar and euro.
Options activity in Novartis AG has surged, with total contracts reaching 26,086 by 10:10 a.m. Puts slightly outnumbered calls, and several outsized trades - including a roughly 4,334-contract September CHF130 call and a 4,000-contract March 19, 2027 CHF110/CHF140 put spread - indicate institutional players are structuring positions that hedge for …
Options market pricing implies Braze Inc. shares could move about 14% when the company reports earnings after the close on Sept. 8. Historical patterns show the stock has outpaced the options-implied move in five of the last eight earnings releases, though recent results have varied in magnitude and direction.
Picard Medical stock dropped 14.5% in morning trading after retreating from a late-August speculative spike that had lifted the share price by more than 35% in a single session. The slide reflects a pattern common to thinly traded micro-cap names: momentum-driven rallies that reverse quickly when short-term traders rotate out. Underlying the declin…
ENvue Medical's 1-for-12 reverse stock split became effective at the open today, and the company's shares traded lower in morning session as broader market volatility, rising bond yields and concerns tied to a recent equity financing facility weighed on sentiment for the small-cap medical technology company.
Marvell Technology shares slipped about 3.7% in morning trading after last week’s post-earnings weakness continued. The chipmaker reported record fiscal Q2 2027 revenue of $2.74 billion, raised its fiscal 2027 and 2028 revenue targets, but investors remain focused on the fact that revenue tied to the Google AI chip collaboration is not expected to …
GoPro has agreed to be bought by Starman Optical in a $285 million all-cash transaction announced Sept 1. Shareholders will receive about $1.14 per share in cash while retaining roughly 10% ownership of the combined company. The deal includes full repayment of GoPro's outstanding debt at closing and comes with a premium to the stock's prior close.
Nebius shares declined in morning trading as a combination of a reported change to a key revenue model involving Nvidia, the lingering effects of a large convertible note offering, and a broader pullback in technology stocks put pressure on the stock. Analysts note stretched near-term valuation after a recent sharp rally, even as some firms maintai…
Take-Two Interactive shares fell in morning trading as a pair of unresolved issues tied to Grand Theft Auto VI combined with weakening market conditions to sap investor confidence. Leaked footage and a report suggesting a delayed online multiplayer rollout have amplified concerns about the title's monetization timeline, while recent insider selling…
Park Hotels & Resorts shares rose in pre-market trading following a BMO Capital Markets upgrade and a higher price target, building on recent earnings that topped expectations and analyst revisions from other firms. The company’s planned use of a delayed draw loan to address upcoming maturities has also been cited as a supporting factor for investo…
OpenAI filed a response in U.S. District Court in San Jose denying Apple’s claims that former Apple employees misappropriated trade secrets tied to hardware design, manufacturing and supply-chain operations. The AI company says Apple has not demonstrated that confidential material was taken and attributes the litigation to competitive friction as i…
WPP is preparing to cut as many as 1,000 additional jobs by year-end under an AI-focused restructuring program led by chief executive Cindy Rose. The moves - which include disposing of non-core businesses and consolidating office space on the south bank of the River Thames - follow roughly 11,000 job eliminations since early 2025 and come amid broa…
Asian stock markets moved lower as investors stayed cautious about the path of U.S. interest rates amid a jump in oil prices and renewed Middle East tensions. Stronger-than-expected export data from South Korea and an uptick in China's private-sector manufacturing PMI provided some regional support, while a weak Hong Kong debut for Shein and corpor…
Kyowa Kirin's shares climbed after the company joined eight other drugmakers in a U.S. pricing agreement announced by the Trump administration. The pact, which requires participating firms to reduce prices for medicines in the U.S. Medicaid program, coincided with the company reaffirming a positive tone after reporting favorable results for the Jan…
Astellas Pharma's stock rose 2.2% to ¥2,423.5 on Tuesday after the company joined a U.S. pricing agreement announced by the Donald Trump administration and reported strong fiscal first-quarter results in August. The move outpaced a 0.2% decline in the Nikkei 225 index on the same day, driven by the company's commitment to lower prices of its medici…
Shein Global's shares opened at the HK$48.56 IPO price in Hong Kong but slid to HK$43.80 on debut, a roughly 10% fall as investors digested slower revenue growth, rising trade costs and governance and capital structure details tied to the listing. The IPO raised HK$13.6 billion and set a post-offer valuation near $26.5 billion, a steep reset from p…
HSBC has joined at least six private equity firms in a contest to acquire a majority stake in Nuvama Wealth and Investment after owner PAG revived a sale process it had paused a year ago. Non-binding offers were submitted last week, and the transaction would trigger an open offer for another 26% of the company.
Mitsui & Co. will acquire an additional 19% interest in Nutrinova Netherlands from Celanese Corporation for roughly $152 million in cash, taking its total ownership to 89% and prompting consolidation of Nutrinova as a Mitsui subsidiary. Celanese will retain a minority stake after the deal, the companies said.
An Australian Federal Court judge indicated he may compel Tesla to permit a court-appointed expert to access the company's internal engineering platforms in a class action alleging phantom braking and overstated self-driving capabilities and battery range. The suggestion comes after applicants' lawyers said documents already produced by Tesla do no…
MediaTek shares climbed sharply after Nvidia agreed to buy $3.5 billion of the Taiwanese chip designer's convertible bonds as part of a record $3.9 billion overseas issuance. The transaction is intended to deepen collaboration on AI data-center systems, personal computing and AI-enabled vehicles while giving MediaTek customers access to Nvidia's NV…
Shares of fast-fashion company Shein were poised to open unchanged in their Hong Kong market debut, reflecting a market reception tempered by a string of obstacles that delayed the listing and eroded investor confidence. Once touted as a near-$100 billion private startup in 2022, the company’s recent initial public offering placed its valuation at …
Australia’s anti-money laundering regulator has launched an investigation into The Western Union Company and its Australian subsidiary amid concerns that the money remitter may not be adequately managing high-risk payment channels and associated criminal exploitation risks. The probe will review the firm's AML and counter-terrorism financing progra…
