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S&P Dow Jones Indices said it will not change the criteria for inclusion in its headline indices, meaning SpaceX - expected to list on June 12 - does not meet key thresholds for the S&P 500 and would not be eligible until at least June 2027 unless it becomes GAAP-profitable and increases its public float above 10%. Other index providers have amende…
American Battery Technology's stock climbed sharply after the U.S. Department of Energy reversed a termination notice and reinstated a $115 million grant for the Tonopah Flats commercial-scale lithium refinery. The award remains unchanged in funding and milestones, and the project will proceed with an updated schedule to reflect time lost during re…
Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark superchip at Computex, pitching laptops that can run large AI models locally and act as personal AI agents. The product is being positioned for developers and content creators rather than mainstream users. Six OEMs have signed on, and stocks jumped following the announcement, but analysts warn that high prices, memory …
Super Micro Computer rallied in pre-market trading after a steep one-day decline, driven by investors buying the dip after an earnings beat, stronger-than-expected revenue guidance, a major AI supply deal, and recent product launches that reinforce its position in AI data center buildouts. The move came even as broad U.S. equity indexes fell sharpl…
Wizz Air announced it will equip its fleet with Starlink satellite internet starting in 2027, becoming the first European ultra-low-cost carrier to offer the service. The airline did not disclose the financial details of its agreement with Starlink. The move comes as SpaceX prepares to go public and follows cost concern warnings from rival budget c…
Goldman Sachs has reinstated coverage of Spanish beauty group Puig Brands with a Buy rating and a price target of €21.50, which implies roughly 34% upside from current levels. The bank argues the market underestimates Puig’s growth durability, pointing to a large untapped opportunity in women’s fragrance as well as expansion potential in makeup and…
Wizz Air said it will equip its aircraft with Starlink satellite internet beginning next year, marking the first such move by a European ultra-low-cost carrier. The airline did not disclose commercial terms. The announcement comes as SpaceX, Starlink’s parent, is due to go public this week. Rival budget carriers have warned of steep costs for Starl…
Hedge funds increased net purchases of global equities in the week through June 4 to the largest dollar amount in four months, according to Goldman Sachs Prime desk data. Long buying outpaced shorts across major regions and product types, with North America and Asian emerging markets leading flows and consumer discretionary stocks bought for a fift…
Indian equity benchmarks ended lower on Monday as declines in Real Estate, Metals and Capital Goods sectors pushed the Nifty 50 down 1.04% to a one-month low. The BSE Sensex 30 fell 0.97%. Mixed single-stock moves included gains in Power Grid, Bharti Airtel and Tech Mahindra, while Wipro plunged to a three-year low. Volatility indicators and curren…
Jefferies finds China’s software sector appears less exposed to AI-driven disruption than U.S. software firms, citing differences in pricing models and client structures. The bank flags pressure from weak IT budgets and notes recent share-price declines and valuation compression across Chinese software stocks, while maintaining Kingdee Internationa…
Blackstone Inc is reportedly marketing a collateralized fund obligation that would package stakes in leveraged buyout funds into bonds totalling more than $2 billion, a move designed to generate liquidity for investors in a fund managed by Blackstone Strategic Partners. The firm may still opt for a secondary sale instead of the securitization, amid…
Syensqo shares fell sharply after Goldman Sachs moved from Buy to Sell and lowered its target to EUR 59 from EUR 70, saying the stock's substantial rebound had priced in a margin recovery that now faces material headwinds from weakening automotive, construction and consumer electronics demand. The downgrade forms part of a broader review of Europea…
Analysts from major brokerages expect the 2026 FIFA World Cup - the first to be hosted by three countries - to lift spending across tourism, hospitality, retail, media and wagering. With FIFA and the WTO projecting a roughly $41 billion global GDP boost and broker forecasts estimating millions of visitors and tens of millions of hotel room nights, …
Barclays has modeled the impact of rising gasoline prices on the customer bases of retailers it covers, finding substantial variation tied to regional mix, urban versus rural exposure and household income. The bank’s framework estimates an average additional annual gas spend of $942 per retailer customer at current prices, equal to roughly 1% of pr…
Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor chief Jun Young-hyun met with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Seoul to discuss expanded cooperation on foundry work and high-bandwidth memory across current and future product generations. The meeting covered ongoing projects in autonomous driving and AI accelerators as well as both short-term HBM4 and longer-term HBM4…
MicroStrategy's stock climbed in pre-market trading as a modest rebound in Bitcoin coincided with public signals from the company's leadership suggesting renewed accumulation of the cryptocurrency. The rally followed investor unease after the firm recorded a small bitcoin sale last week. Despite broad U.S. equity weakness, company-specific and cryp…
Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) shares declined after management issued full-year adjusted earnings guidance that missed Wall Street expectations by the midpoint. The company maintained its organic sales and total revenue ranges and reaffirmed free cash flow estimates, while offering an initial framework for Honeywell Technologies following th…
Goldman Sachs has reworked its ratings across several European chemicals companies, citing faster-than-expected demand destruction and heightened Chinese export pressure that have reduced the sector's recovery potential. The bank made seven changes to its coverage, upgrading Givaudan and Clariant but downgrading DSM-Firmenich, Syensqo, Symrise, Evo…
Intesa Sanpaolo has taken a 3% equity stake in insurer Assicurazioni Generali to preempt any defensive purchase by Generali as the bank pursues a takeover of Monte dei Paschi. CEO Carlo Messina told analysts the stake will be held as an investment and was acquired to avoid repeating a prior episode in which Generali bought into Intesa following tak…
Voestalpine AG shares declined about 2% after UBS downgraded the Austrian steelmaker from Buy to Neutral, saying the stock's recent 46% rally has outpaced underlying fundamentals. UBS lifted its 12-month price target to €50 from €43 but cautioned that the current share price already reflects trade protections and Railway Systems growth. The company…
Evercore analysts report that the average debt-to-capital ratios for seven publicly traded tanker companies have fallen sharply, approaching 25% by year-end from peaks near 60% during the global financial crisis era. While cautioning that improved balance sheets are not a full hedge against market downturns, the firm says they lessen the likelihood…
Gwynne Shotwell has spent 24 years shaping SpaceX’s commercial and operational trajectory, converting high-level goals into contracts, programs and revenue streams. As the company prepares to list publicly, Shotwell’s reputation for disciplined execution, dealmaking and managing a complex leadership dynamic with Elon Musk will be central to whether…
SpaceX's planned $75 billion initial public offering is rewriting several long-standing IPO conventions. The company has fixed its share price in advance, is set to allocate an unusually large portion of the deal to retail investors, is allowing staged insider sales ahead of the typical lockup expiration, and will leave executive control concentrat…
As thousands of state and federal races attract rapidly expanding activity on prediction exchanges, experts and platform data warn that existing surveillance and enforcement frameworks may be strained. The growth in contract granularity, rising trading volumes, and the increasing pool of potential insiders create new vectors for trading on nonpubli…
Wolfe Research says last week’s end to the S&P 500’s winning streak reflected stronger-than-expected employment data and geopolitical tensions, but the firm does not view the pullback as a reversal. The research house favors technology and semiconductor stocks, expects sentiment to recover if upcoming inflation readings are benign, and warns that m…
