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Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. is the leading bidder to acquire WildFire Energy for in excess of $4 billion, a move that would mark the largest acquisition in Magnolia's history. People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News the Houston-based shale producer is favorably placed in the auction for the driller, which is backed by Warburg Pincus and Ka…
Moody's has reaffirmed RingCentral's corporate family rating at Ba2 with a stable outlook and kept its probability of default rating at Ba2-PD, while cutting the grade on the company's senior unsecured notes to B1 from Ba3. The rating action reflects material progress in reducing debt and strengthening free cash flow, with Moody's projecting furthe…
S&P Global Ratings shifted its outlook on Dave & Buster’s Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) to negative from stable while affirming a B- issuer credit rating. The move follows a 5.4% drop in same-store sales in the first quarter of 2026 - the company’s thirteenth straight quarterly decline - and continued negative free operating cash flow when working capital ch…
United Natural Foods Inc. saw its shares decline 3.4% on Friday after company President Mark Bushway sold 10,000 shares worth $515,600. The sale, reported on a Form 4 filing, occurred in multiple transactions at prices between $51.52 and $51.72 and was executed via power of attorney by Jody L. Hyvarinen. Following the trades, Bushway continues to h…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has opened a new investigation into Polymarket, concentrating on social media activity linked to the platform. The inquiry follows reporting that the company paid content creators to stage fake trades to attract users and comes after prior examinations by the CFTC and the Department of Justice into whet…
Robinhood Markets rose 3.6% in afternoon trading following BTIG’s initiation of coverage with a Buy rating and a $125 price target. The broker-dealer cited a multi-pronged growth thesis and trading activity metrics, while a recently closed $2.2 billion zero-coupon convertible notes offering with capped call protections eased investor concerns about…
Paul Meade, the Apple vice president who led Vision Pro hardware engineering for seven years and was overseeing next-generation display-free smart glasses, is leaving Apple to run OpenAI's hardware efforts. Meade will depart by next week and is expected to build a family of AI-native devices at OpenAI. Apple’s Vision Products Group will be managed …
Industry leaders at a major lithium conference in Las Vegas said rising demand for stationary battery storage systems is helping to counter weaker electric vehicle (EV) sales in some regions. Producers and analysts described a market rebound driven by grid-scale and AI-related storage needs, noted growing conference attendance, and pressed governme…
Shares of oil and gas shipping companies fell on Friday after vessel movements through the Strait of Hormuz increased, relieving a bottleneck that had been supporting elevated freight rates. Major tanker names and several dry bulk operators posted notable declines, while Maersk slipped intraday in Copenhagen but closed the week with gains.
Apple shares rose 1.8% in afternoon trade to $280.11, rebounding from a steep decline triggered by news the company would raise prices 15%-25% across MacBook, iPad and home devices due to an unprecedented shortage of memory chips and storage components tied to surging AI data center demand. Analyst notes from several firms framed the earlier sellof…
Options volume in Sellas Life Sciences Group Inc. accelerated to 66,504 contracts by 2:10 p.m. New York time on Friday. Call purchases comprised the bulk of activity, while the stock rose 14.2% to $12.03. Several near- and longer-dated call strikes and a notable put saw heavy turnover, and the company’s three-month volatility and 90/110 skew widene…
Piper Sandler upgraded Crocs to Overweight from Neutral and raised its price target to $150 from $95, pointing to improving North America direct-to-consumer trends, signs of wholesale stabilization, product innovation and Heydude brand recovery. The firm projects stronger sales contributions from TikTok, anticipates cost savings and buybacks to bol…
Two Wall Street firms have recently advanced their views on American Tower, pointing to stronger organic revenue potential, favorable valuation, and upside from its CoreSite data center operations and AI-driven infrastructure exposure. The positive assessments arrive even as the tower sector faces short-term headwinds from elevated carrier churn, h…
A standout quarterly report from a major memory-chip maker was eclipsed by investor movement out of technology and into defensive sectors, while the cryptocurrency pullback under $60,000 weighed on crypto-linked equities. Micron posted results and guidance well above consensus, Apple shares fell after reports of broad price hikes, ON Semiconductor …
Friday’s trading session produced a wide range of moves across market-cap bands, with Seagate Technology and Marvell Technology among the largest decliners and several biotech and software names posting notable gains. The day's top movers span mega-caps to small-caps and include company-specific news such as a Marvell dividend announcement, a Viste…
Earnings season advances into Friday with quarterly reports due from AeroVironment and Concentrix, both set to publish results after the market close. Analysts' consensus estimates list expected EPS and revenue figures for each company, offering investors a fresh data point on defense technology and global business services ahead of next week.
Monday, June 29, 2026, brings a compact economic calendar centered on the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Business Index and two Treasury bill auctions. The data set will shed light on Texas factory conditions and short-term government borrowing costs, offering market participants discrete signals as the month closes.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports a 263,000 barrels-per-day reduction in U.S. refining capacity in 2025, a 1.43% decline. The drop stems primarily from the conversion of a Houston refinery into a petrochemical plant and the closure of a Los Angeles-area refinery. Marathon Petroleum retains the top national refining position, while …
HSBC published its latest selection of favored equity ideas for Latin America, identifying seven companies in Brazil and Mexico that the bank views as compelling exposures to commodity cycles, energy market dynamics and domestic consumption themes. Brazilian names predominate the top slots while Mexican issuers round out the list.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer served two subpoenas on billionaire investor Leon Black during his transcribed interview before the panel. One subpoena orders Black to appear for a deposition on July 16; the other requires him to hand over nondisclosure agreements the committee links to women associated with Jeffrey Epstein. Black de…
President Donald Trump said on social media that any country implementing a digital services tax on American companies would face a 100% tariff on all goods exported to the United States. The administration says the duty would apply immediately, superseding existing trade agreements, and follows the European Union's approval of a 15% tariff ceiling…
Italian utility Iren announced an accelerated timetable for planned investments in Turin's electricity network after recent heat waves pushed city power consumption higher. The company confirmed a package of €515 million in grid investments through 2030 that will prioritize medium-voltage reinforcement, improved resilience to extreme weather, and e…
OpenAI announced a restricted preview of its GPT-5.6 model series, providing early access to a vetted group of 20 partners at the request of the U.S. administration. The company says this temporary, government-influenced approach aims to balance risk mitigation with a broader release in the coming weeks, while strengthening protections around high-…
OpenAI has postponed a wide public launch of its GPT-5.6 model at the request of the U.S. government, granting access only to a limited group of pre-vetted partners whose identities were shared with authorities. The move reflects intensifying concern in Washington about the national security implications of powerful AI systems and follows a recent …
Oppenheimer analysts Colin Rusch and Noah Kaye identified six companies they view as well positioned to address the power delivery and storage demands emerging from artificial intelligence data centers. The research emphasizes the need for constant, rapidly adjustable power at rack and facility scale, the industry shift toward 800VDC architectures,…
