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PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ:PBK) saw a notable premarket share increase after its U.S. subsidiary secured a $2.95 million contract from the U.S. Army to build a solar array and electric vehicle charging infrastructure at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Farmingdale, New York. The award marks the company's first project for the federal governmen…
Berenberg has adjusted forecasts and ratings for a range of U.K. housebuilders, highlighting names it now considers attractive on valuation, capital return potential and financial strength even as earnings are trimmed and the sector has seen steep share-price falls over the last year. The bank stresses the importance of robust balance sheets and no…
Volkswagen’s announcement of planned plant closures in Germany and an expanded round of around 100,000 job cuts has renewed attention on the company’s uncommon governance model. Rooted in post-war arrangements and codified in the 1960 Volkswagen law, the structure grants the state of Lower Saxony and labour representatives blocking power over major…
TD Cowen has designated Boot Barn Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BOOT) as its leading small- to mid-cap investment idea, highlighting the retailer's position in a fragmented $58 billion Western and Work apparel market, a planned multi-year store expansion, expected comparable-store sales gains and margin improvement tied to an exclusive-brand, full-price mod…
Nagarro stock climbed 4.6% to €35.30 after touching an all-time low two trading sessions earlier. The uptick appears linked to technical oversold conditions and investor activity ahead of the company's AGM on June 29, 2026 and a €1.00 cash dividend with an ex-date of June 30. Analysts retain a Buy consensus and a price target around €72, while rece…
TD Cowen downgraded onsemi from Buy to Hold and cut its price target to $110 from $115, arguing the company's proposed all-stock acquisition of Synaptics muddles its investment case. While acknowledging potential strategic benefits in AI-driven intelligent systems and Physical AI, the broker flagged increased exposure to consumer and wireless marke…
American Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: AREC) saw a 3.7% rise in premarket trading after the company said it will be added to the Russell 3000 Index and the Russell Microcap Index. The changes take effect after the U.S. market close on June 26, 2026, as part of FTSE Russell's 2026 reconstitution. Company leadership says the inclusion increases inst…
China Eastern Airlines has entered into a purchase agreement with Airbus for 25 A330neo widebody aircraft valued at $9.35 billion. The carrier, which is partially state-owned, said the new jets will be used to increase capacity and to replace older models, with deliveries planned between 2029 and 2033. The airline also highlighted benefits for flee…
Italy's antitrust authority has initiated an investigation into Microsoft relating to a price increase for its Microsoft 365 subscription. The regulator alleges insufficient disclosure about the integration of AI features Copilot and Designer, automatic migration of customers to more expensive plans unless they opted out, and inadequate information…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is negotiating with a private company to train more than 20,000 armed guards to secure mining operations, formalize artisanal sites and improve mineral traceability. The General Inspectorate of Mines says the new unit will eventually take over security duties at mines from police and soldiers, backed by a planned $1…
Barclays warns that equity markets could face a volatile summer as rising real interest rates and a stronger dollar drive investors away from the year-to-date momentum winners. The bank notes that falling oil prices might blunt how aggressively markets reprice policy expectations. Barclays highlights an uncertain Federal Reserve reaction function u…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published proposed amendments to listing rules for investment trusts designed to strengthen shareholder protections and address conflicts of interest highlighted by activist investor interventions. The consultation follows high-profile campaigns by a US activist that successfully replaced a trust board earlier…
China Southern Air Logistics Company Limited has entered into a purchase agreement with Boeing for seven freighter aircraft, composed of two B777F and five B777-8F models, and obtained options to acquire three additional B777-8F jets. The list price for the seven planes is approximately $3.618 billion; exercising the three options would increase th…
Goldman Sachs downgraded Infrastrutture Wireless SpA from buy to neutral and cut its 12-month price target to €7.30 from €10.50, citing increased complexity after customer contract disputes intensified. The bank modeled several negotiation outcomes, sees a constructive but limited base-case upside, and flagged regulatory steps and spectrum-linked i…
Heathrow Airport has cut its profit outlook for the year after revising down passenger number expectations in response to reduced travel demand linked to the Middle East war. The airport now anticipates lower adjusted EBITDA and reduced aeronautical revenue, while flagging rising operating costs and a still-resilient balance sheet.
DraftKings introduced DKeX, a proprietary prediction markets exchange embedded within its unified Sports & Casino app, and shares rose 2.5% on Friday morning following the announcement. The exchange uses technology and a CFTC license obtained through the Railbird Technologies acquisition. DraftKings reported substantial early volume metrics and sai…
Deutsche Bank moved Tate & Lyle from Buy to Hold after the stock advanced nearer to Ingredion's proposed takeover price. The bank left its 595p target unchanged and pointed to a reduced risk-reward profile, while noting deal timing and potential antitrust clearances across multiple jurisdictions as material uncertainties.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals' stock rose after the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use issued a positive opinion recommending DAYBU (trofinetide) for treating neurobehavioral symptoms of Rett syndrome in patients aged five and older. The recommendation, based principally on results from the Phase 3 LAVENDER trial, w…
Titan Mining's shares climbed 34% after its Empire State Mines unit received conditional selection notices from the U.S. Army to develop graphite purification facilities on two defense installations. The Kilbourne Graphite Purification Plant is planned for Pine Bluff Arsenal and Anniston Army Depot under Enhanced Use Lease authority, with construct…
Shares of Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ:OMER) declined about 14% on Friday morning following a negative recommendation from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) on Yartemlea (narsoplimab). The CHMP advised against approving the drug for treatment of adults and children aged two and older with haematopoi…
Three major Chinese brokerage units - Yongan Futures, Orient Futures and Guotai Junan Futures - are preparing applications to join the London Metal Exchange (LME), according to sources. The move would increase China's representation among clearing members on the LME and reflects these brokers' efforts to capture more revenue from global metals deri…
UBS has trimmed its combined semiconductor and hardware allocation within its AI-focused investment strategy to roughly 61% from about 76%, selling into a rally led by Micron that pushed the SOXX index up 4% in one session and 10% in June. The bank reallocated capital into defensive parts of the AI ecosystem, and reiterated that medium-term AI dema…
Deutsche Bank has launched coverage of Italian luxury house Brunello Cucinelli SpA with a buy recommendation and a 96.80 euro price target, projecting roughly 15% average annual EPS growth through 2028. The call comes alongside a Bernstein preview of the group's first-half results due July 30, where Bernstein reiterates an outperform rating and a 1…
U.S. equity mutual funds and ETFs experienced net outflows of $3.53 billion in the week ending June 24, driven largely by withdrawals from technology-focused funds amid worries over debt-funded spending and the prospect of a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve rate increase this year. Bond fund inflows slowed and money-market funds recorded substantial …
Lululemon shareholders have voted in three directors backed by management, including former Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh, while two nominees from founder Chip Wilson were also named independent directors under a recently announced truce. The agreement reduces public conflict, expands the board to 11 members and sets an 18-month limit on Wilson's pub…
