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Chile's state-owned copper producer reported a more than fourfold rise in pre-tax profit for the first half of 2026 as higher realized copper prices countered falling output and rising costs. New CEO Jorge Gomez said restoring productivity at affected mines is the company's immediate priority amid ongoing operational challenges.
Marvell Technology Inc. dropped about 10% to $217.58 on heavy options volume. Call contracts outnumbered puts, suggesting traders are betting on a bounce, but a sharp decline in implied volatility to 63.96% and a fair value estimate below the current price point to persistent valuation headwinds. Large, deep out-of-the-money put trades show signifi…
Andreessen Horowitz announced a $1.1 billion raise for the Machine Age Fund, a venture vehicle dedicated to AI compute infrastructure. The firm said the fund will back components such as chips, memory, networking and storage, as well as data centers, robotics and home appliances. The firm highlighted dramatic increases in compute density per rack a…
Germany's main equity gauge closed higher on Friday, with the DAX advancing 0.82% to finish at a new all-time high. Strength in utilities, chemicals and insurance helped push the market higher as a broad swath of large-cap names, including automakers, recorded gains. MDAX and TecDAX also closed higher, while volatility and commodity moves accompani…
Spain's main equity index finished the trading day higher, driven by advances in Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Goods sectors. The IBEX 35 rose 0.91% by the close in Madrid, with select large-cap names posting notable moves. Commodity and currency markets also showed movement, with declines in gold and …
Portugal's benchmark PSI index finished the session higher, advancing 0.44% as gains in Financials, Utilities and Telecoms propelled the market. Banco Comercial Portugues led the winners and reached a five-year high, while commodity prices including Brent, crude and gold moved lower. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners on the Lisbon exc…
Italian equities ended Friday’s session higher, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index up 0.65% at the close in Milan. Strength in Travel & Leisure, Telecoms and Utilities supported the advance. Lottomatica, Stellantis and Bper Banca were the top performers, while Leonardo, Fincantieri and Prysmian posted the largest declines. Commodities and curren…
Belgian shares finished higher at Friday's close in Brussels, with the BEL 20 climbing 0.52% to record levels. Gains were concentrated in Utilities, Industrials and Consumer Goods. Ackermans & Van Haaren led the index higher, while UCB, Lotus Bakeries and Argen-X registered declines. Commodity and currency markets moved lower for gold and oil, whil…
Swedish equities closed higher on Friday, driven by strength in Oil & Gas, Financials and Telecoms. The OMX Stockholm 30 rose 0.30% to a new record, with Nordea Bank Abp reaching an all-time high. More stocks advanced than declined as commodity and currency moves registered modest weakness and strength, respectively.
Fox Corp's dual-class share pair is trading with Class A (FOXA) at $68.76 and Class B (FOX) at $61.37, producing an A/B price ratio of 1.120x, equivalent to a 12.0% voting premium as of Aug 28, 2026. That ratio sits near the top of its 90-day band (1.096x-1.124x) and above the 90-day average of about 1.112x. The identical economic claims and matchi…
Affirm reported a powerful fiscal Q4 2026, delivering EPS of $4.62 versus a $0.85 consensus and revenue of $1.17 billion against $1.11 billion estimated. Gross merchandise volume and active consumer metrics showed healthy expansion, and management guided FY2027 GMV above $64 billion. However, the EPS outperformance was materially driven by a one-ti…
Nebius shares fell in morning trading after reports that Nvidia has paused revenue-sharing arrangements with AI cloud infrastructure partners, removing a key incentive for neocloud providers dependent on Nvidia's GPU ecosystem. The drop also follows profit-taking after a recent pre-market surge tied to Nebius's $5.75 billion convertible notes offer…
Rubrik shares fell roughly 9.9% in morning trading to $96.44 after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 FY2027 results that many investors had already priced into the stock. The data security firm posted adjusted EPS of $0.20 versus $0.04 expected and revenue of $427.3 million versus $396.3 million. Despite improved subscription and cloud A…
UBS has singled out four European financial firms as preferred sector plays under its Global Equity Framework, citing structural advantages, capital positions and operational improvement programs. The selections — ABN AMRO, Allianz, Banco Santander and Barclays — reflect a mix of turnaround potential, robust profitability and valuation appeal acros…
BioNTech shares dropped sharply after the company said it would terminate its Phase 2 trial BNT122-01 evaluating autogene cevumeran in ctDNA-positive, surgically resected Stage II or III colorectal cancer. An independent Data Safety Monitoring Board recommended stopping the study after a numerical imbalance in overall survival between the treatment…
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is trading at $77.82 as of Aug 28, 2026 at 9:41 AM EDT, up roughly 121% from its 52-week low of $35.15. The stock has been propelled by record copper prices and long-term demand drivers, while recent earnings beat and management cash flow guidance support the bull case. However, valuation metrics, compressed margins, rising c…
Walmart has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that its pharmacies unlawfully dispensed controlled substances, resolving a high-profile civil case brought in 2020. Terms of the agreement have not been made public. The litigation, one of the largest government actions against a single company in connection with…
President Donald Trump said he is preparing a legal order to enable farmers and ranchers to process their own food, aiming to break what he described as a "nasty monopoly" among the country's largest processors. He did not specify a product or sector in his Truth Social post, and White House representatives did not immediately provide further detai…
BioNTech shares fell about 10% after the company halted a Phase 2 trial of its mRNA cancer vaccine in colorectal cancer for futility. The decision follows a numerical overall survival imbalance identified by an independent data monitoring board and highlights contrast with a recent Moderna-Merck Phase 3 win in melanoma. BioNTech maintains a strong …
China’s five largest lenders recorded first-half profit increases ranging from 3.3% to 5.1%, aided largely by lower deposit costs after higher-yielding deposits matured early in the year. Net interest margins in the commercial banking sector ticked up slightly in Q2, but executives warned the relief could be temporary while domestic loan demand rem…
A series of Form 4 filings disclosed significant insider activity through late August 2026. Company directors and senior executives reported a mix of purchases and sales across a range of industries. Notable buys included stakes in Energy Vault, Keurig Dr Pepper, Welltower and American Assets Trust. Major sales were reported at Lumentum, Tempus AI,…
Mobia Medical Inc saw its stock rise in premarket trading after the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association included implantable paired vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in their 2026 Guideline for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery. The guideline, published August 27, 2026 in Stroke, indicates VNS paired with high-dose task-sp…
Take-Two Interactive shares rose in pre-market trading after Rockstar and Netflix confirmed a November 19, 2026 launch date for Grand Theft Auto VI. The rally follows an earlier market-cap hit from leaked gameplay footage, but the stock is trading meaningfully above a FinQL fair-value estimate. Analysts' consensus upside rests on aggressive sales a…
Klarna stock rose 5.1% in pre-market trading after CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski disclosed an open-market acquisition of 692,506 ordinary shares on August 26, 2026, at an aggregate cost of about $9.95 million, purchased through an associated entity and reported on a Form 4 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The insider purchase i…
N-able Inc. said its board approved a $50 million increase to its outstanding share repurchase program, lifting the total authorization to $125 million. The announcement prompted a 4.3% rise in the stock in premarket trading. The company noted available repurchase capacity of $95 million as of June 30, 2026, and reiterated its focus on disciplined …
