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Israel's main equities benchmark, the TA 35, rose 1.17% at Thursday's close, driven by strength in Communication, Real Estate and Technology sectors. More issues advanced than declined on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, while oil, gold and foreign-exchange pairs showed modest movements in intraday trading.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares climbed after Nvidia posted a record quarter and guided to robust revenue, sending a clear demand signal through the AI semiconductor supply chain. TSMC’s role as the exclusive advanced-node manufacturer for Nvidia GPUs, together with a new manufacturing agreement with Xiaomi using the 3-nanometer proce…
Royal Bank of Canada, TD Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reported quarterly results that exceeded analyst expectations, driven largely by strong performances in capital markets and wealth management. The three lenders, along with the other major Canadian banks, finished the quarter having beaten profit estimates despite rising trade fri…
SailPoint shares jumped sharply in morning trading as a wave of analyst target increases, coupled with positive sector dynamics tied to AI-driven cybersecurity concerns and a rising NASDAQ, prompted heavy buying. The move follows strong fiscal Q1 2027 results and positions the company closer to its 52-week high ahead of a September earnings call.
Stocks moved unevenly on Thursday as investors reacted to corporate reports and guidance updates. Several large technology and cybersecurity companies posted strong advances, while some media, e-commerce and specialty retail names declined. Below is a company-by-company roundup of notable market-cap movers across mega-, large-, mid- and small-cap g…
Aya Gold & Silver shares jumped sharply after Desjardins increased its price target to C$55 from C$38 while keeping a Buy rating. That move, together with recent analyst upgrades across the post-Q2 2026 coverage and a positive silver-sector and North American equity backdrop, propelled the stock to an intraday 52-week high of C$41.98.
Citi lowered its rating on Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) from Buy to Neutral following a substantial post-earnings share-price surge, even as it acknowledged a strong quarter and upbeat near-term commentary. The firm raised its price target and boosted fiscal 2026-27 earnings estimates, but said the recent rally has narrowed upside, leaving a balan…
Options traders are pricing in a 9.4% share-price move for Ciena Corp. (CIEN) around the company's upcoming earnings, which are due September 3 before the market opens. Over the last eight reporting periods, the stock's actual post-earnings moves exceeded the option-implied expectations in six instances, illustrating recurring volatility around res…
Options markets are pricing in a roughly 13% stock move for Zscaler Inc. when the company reports quarterly results on Sept. 3 after the market close, based on options data compiled by Bloomberg. The cybersecurity vendor has produced actual price moves that outpaced the options-implied expectation in five of its last eight reports, underscoring rec…
Eos Energy stock rose about 4.0% in morning trading after the company said it will consolidate all battery manufacturing at its Thorn Hill facility in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, moving production away from its Turtle Creek site. The 432,000-square-foot Thorn Hill plant began commercial production in June 2026 and is slated to become the company's so…
Options pricing suggests Samsara Inc. Class A shares (IOT) could move roughly 12% when the company reports earnings on Sept. 3 after the market close, according to Bloomberg options data. The stock's historical reactions to earnings have often exceeded or fallen short of options-implied moves, producing an inconsistent pattern through recent announ…
Options activity suggests Asana Inc. Class A shares could move about 17% when the company reports quarterly earnings after the market close on Sept. 3. Historical comparisons show mixed alignment between implied moves and actual post-earnings swings in the stock over the past eight reports, with several instances of the share price moving much more…
Options market prices imply Planet Labs PBC Class A stock may move roughly 12% following the company's earnings release on September 3 after markets close. Historical comparisons show the shares have frequently exceeded options-implied moves in recent earnings cycles, producing sharp gains and losses.
Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ:SMTC) saw its shares jump in premarket trading after Northland moved the stock from Market Perform to Outperform and set a $182 price target. Northland pointed to the company's connectivity solutions gaining adoption in AI infrastructure and noted data center revenue now represents 30% of total sales, with expectations i…
Members of the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries union voted in a ballot held August 25-27 to authorize strike action, with 5,379 of 8,127 members supporting the move. The result, representing 66.19% of eligible union members, clears the legal threshold for a strike. A Central Dispute Countermeasures Committee meeting is scheduled for August 28 to decide…
JPMorgan opened coverage of Benefit Systems with an Overweight rating and assigned a December 2027 price target of 6,685 Polish zloty, indicating roughly 25% upside from current levels. The $4.8 billion market-cap business, known for its MultiSport card and owned fitness clubs, is judged to benefit from low market penetration, consolidation opportu…
American Airlines Group Inc. will introduce seven international routes in 2027, with tickets on sale beginning Aug. 31. The carrier will use more of its newest long-range aircraft to launch daily summer service to multiple European cities from Philadelphia, New York and Charlotte, while also increasing frequencies on key Asia and transatlantic mark…
UBS has reiterated an Attractive rating on Chinese equities while reshuffling its Greater China focus list to favor companies it sees as beneficiaries of the country's AI build-out. The bank added five stocks at specified portfolio weights, highlighted growth drivers in transceivers and chip localization, removed several other names, and trimmed Te…
HealthEquity shares slipped 7.6% in pre-market trading after the company released its fiscal second-quarter 2027 results that aligned closely with Wall Street estimates. Revenue rose 8% year-over-year to $350.7 million and non-GAAP net income per diluted share reached $1.24, roughly in line with analyst expectations. The company reported record ope…
Salesforce climbed roughly 10.2% in pre-market trade to $226.67 after a sizeable fiscal Q2 2027 beat, but still trades at a forward P/E of 14.2x and a fair-value estimate of $310.79. The report featured a large EPS beat, raised guidance, outsized free cash flow and accelerating AI-related ARR, driving analysts to lift price targets. Technical indic…
Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share closed lower by 0.20% on Thursday as declines in Financial Services, Media & Publishing and Insurance pressured the bourse. Mid- and small-cap swings left 176 stocks higher and 156 lower. Several individual names posted double-digit percentage moves, while crude and Brent oil ticked up and gold futures retreated.
Meta Platforms has reached a settlement with nearly all U.S. states to resolve claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children. The deal, which denies wrongdoing, could require Meta to pay up to $18 billion over ten years and to impose limits on teenage use of its services. The settlement leaves the company’s personalized feeds an…
Novo Nordisk announced that China’s drug regulator has accepted its application to market an oral form of Wegovy. The move positions the company against rivals, including Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Innovent Biologics, as they compete in China’s expanding market for GLP-1 weight-loss therapies amid projections of rising obesity rates.
Barclays analysts attending the SMU Steel Summit 2026 in Atlanta reported persistent domestic supply shortages as the main issue facing steel buyers. Despite more than 50% price increases over the past year, demand remains broadly solid across industrial markets, with construction showing a mixed picture. Rising US-Canada trade tensions add uncerta…
Celsius Holdings shares fell 5.2% in pre-open trading after Deutsche Bank moved its rating from Buy to Hold while raising the price target to $35 from $30. The change reflects a view that risk-reward near current levels is less attractive, coming after Q2 2026 results that showed a decline in core brand revenue, a miss on adjusted EPS and sharply c…
