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Martin Marietta Materials has reached a reported agreement to merge with Lhoist North America in a transaction valued at $13.5 billion including debt, financed through a combination of cash and stock. The Wall Street Journal reported the arrangements on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Martin Marietta shares fell about 1.5% in premar…
Shares of Porsche Automobil Holding and Volkswagen fell to levels not seen since 2010, reflecting investor unease about a proposed large-scale restructuring at Volkswagen that could eliminate up to 100,000 roles and close four German factories. Market losses extended beyond the VW group to other German premium automakers, while management and polit…
The German government stated it intends to prevent the closure of Volkswagen sites in Germany, emphasizing a need to establish appropriate framework conditions and incentives to keep plants profitable. Officials also acknowledged that the ultimate decision on closures remains a commercial one for the company.
Kongsberg Gruppen is weighing mergers and acquisitions to support growth as demand for its missiles intensifies, CEO Eirik Lie said. The company is scaling production of naval strike and joint strike missiles, may target firms in areas such as anti-drone systems and remote weapon stations, and is monitoring opportunities in space and underwater war…
Definitive Healthcare Corp shares rose 5.1% in after-hours trading to $0.69 after Bank of America executed a two-level downgrade from Buy to Underperform and reduced its price target from $3.50 to $0.70. The move, prompted by concerns that the healthcare data market is being commoditized and rendered more accessible through artificial intelligence …
Technology-focused funds recorded a record weekly withdrawal of $9.3 billion as aggregate investor positioning moved to slightly below neutral, according to Deutsche Bank strategists. Discretionary managers have shifted to modest underweight, while systematic strategies remain modestly overweight. The flows data point to a wider rebalancing from U.…
Australia announced on Saturday an increase in maximum penalties for social media platforms that systematically fail to prevent under‑16s from holding accounts, and granted its internet safety regulator broader powers to demand evidence from companies and relevant third parties. The move follows research indicating the ban has had limited effect on…
India's major equity indices ended lower on Monday as losses concentrated in the Auto, Oil & Gas and IT sectors weighed on investor sentiment. The Nifty 50 fell 0.46% while the BSE Sensex 30 declined 0.48%. A handful of stocks including Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Coal India recorded gains, but broader market breadth showed more decliners than adva…
J.P. Morgan has raised its December 2027 price target on Rolls-Royce Holdings to 1,625 pence from 1,500 pence and retained an overweight rating. The broker lifted 2027-30 EPS estimates by 3% per year after revising its outlook for the Power Systems division, moved to a sum-of-the-parts valuation that distinguishes non-aero businesses, and increased…
AppLovin Corp's stock rose in pre-market trading after Raymond James began coverage with a Strong Buy rating and a $640 price target, citing expansion into e-commerce advertising, a 20-30% baseline growth projection for its ads business tied to AXON AI improvements, and a best-in-class financial profile. The initiation joins a unanimous buy-side an…
Doximity shares fell 5.1% in pre-market trading to $19.82 as a continued stream of analyst target cuts and rating adjustments compounded concerns following the company's fiscal Q4 2026 report. The quarterly release featured a modest EPS shortfall and fiscal 2027 revenue guidance of $664–$676 million, well under the Street's roughly $699 million exp…
Newmont Goldcorp Corp shares fell in pre-market trade as lower bullion prices, a full-scale executive transition and a deteriorating technical setup combined to sap investor confidence. Persistent hawkishness from the Federal Reserve and rising U.S. PCE inflation projections have kept upward pressure on rates and the dollar, increasing the opportun…
Businesses that once embraced powerful, high-cost AI models are increasingly favouring smaller, cheaper alternatives after facing unpredictable and rising bills tied to usage-based pricing. Executives from major tech companies have signalled that lower-cost models can address much of corporate demand, prompting a shift toward routing tools and open…
SalMar dropped 5.5% to kr489.2 in today’s session after Barclays trimmed its price target to kr545 from kr560 while keeping an Equalweight rating. The stock also went ex-dividend on June 23, 2026, losing the NOK 10.00 per share cash distribution, and now trades below both the revised Barclays target and InvestingPro’s estimated fair value of kr575.…
Comcast said it will separate its media and technology assets by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky into a standalone, publicly traded company in a tax-free transaction. The announcement drove Comcast shares up 13% in premarket trading Monday. The split will leave a Comcast focused on broadband, wireless and entertainment platforms while NBCUniversa…
Eni said it has commenced production at the Sabratha Compression project in partnership with Libya's National Oil Corporation. The offshore installation is intended to counteract declines at the nearby Bahr Essalam field and is expected to add roughly 800 million cubic meters of gas per year, with associated condensates. A 1,600-ton compression mod…
JPMorgan Chase's leadership transition is taking firmer shape as CEO Jamie Dimon plans to remain at the helm for up to three more years but insiders expect a successor to be designated before then. Two newly appointed co-presidents, Troy Rohrbaugh and Doug Petno, are seen as the leading internal candidates, with Rohrbaugh viewed by some executives …
Comcast announced plans to execute a tax-free spinoff that will split the company into two publicly traded firms, separating its broadband, wireless and business services operations from its media and entertainment holdings, including NBCUniversal and Sky. The transaction is expected to close in about a year and will leave Comcast shareholders owni…
Endeavour Mining shares fell about 3.7% to 3,711p as a sustained pullback in gold, a firmer U.S. dollar and continued market expectations of further Federal Reserve rate hikes weighed on mining stocks. No company-specific news or insider activity was identified to explain the move; the drop aligns with a broader selloff among commodity-linked names…
Richard Jackson, who took the helm at Occidental Petroleum on June 1, faces immediate pressure to lift a lagging stock price, accelerate debt reduction and manage a costly preferred stake held by Berkshire Hathaway. With Occidental’s $51 billion market capitalization, a heavy legacy debt burden, and Berkshire owning roughly a quarter of the company…
Whirlpool’s Amana, Iowa refrigerator plant has seen its workforce fall by more than half over the past year and production shrink from levels near one million units annually to under 250,000, despite tariffs promoted by the federal government as a tool to restore manufacturing jobs. The company, which produces roughly 80% of the appliances it sells…
Salmar's stock fell 3.5% after SEB and Barclays trimmed price targets. The moves came even though first-quarter EBIT marginally topped consensus. Barclays highlighted stronger-than-expected harvest volumes in Norway but flagged continued weakness in downstream operations and Icelandic Salmon. Salmar raised its fiscal 2026 volume guidance and signal…
Babcock International shares plunged as investors reacted to a £140 million rectification charge tied to the Type 31 frigate programme, sending the stock to a fresh 52-week low. The hit to investor confidence was amplified by Sweden's rejection of the company's frigate design, the abandonment of a major potential acquisition following due diligence…
The company formed from the 2024 merger of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman exited Chapter 11 having reduced its store footprint and debt load, and repositioned itself toward upscale luxury. Management projects revenue to grow at a 7% CAGR between fiscal 2027 and 2030, but winning back customers and maintaining vendor relations…
STMicroelectronics shares climbed almost 4% after Barclays upgraded the company to Equal Weight from Underweight and nearly doubled its price target to $65 from $34. Barclays cited improving revenue prospects across multiple segments, offset by a modest near-term seasonal risk tied to Apple, and raised targets across several European and Asian semi…
