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Navitas Semiconductor surged after management announced investor conference meetings and the stock continued to attract heavy buying amid a recent earnings beat, raised guidance, analyst price-target increases and a strategic GaN licensing partnership. High short interest amplified the rally as broader market strength for high-beta semiconductors p…
J.P. Morgan lowered its rating on Endava to Underweight from Neutral and reduced its December 2026 price target to $5 from $9 after the company reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results and reduced full-year guidance. The bank cited ongoing execution problems, slower pipeline conversions and subdued client spending as reasons the stock may fa…
Morocco's equity market closed higher on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index rising 0.35% in Casablanca. Gains in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors helped lift the market while individual stocks showed a mix of advances and declines. Commodity prices and currency measures moved during the session, adding context to market activity.
Figma stock climbed in morning trading after the company posted a robust first quarter that outpaced expectations, raised full-year revenue and non-GAAP operating income guidance, and introduced a beta AI design agent integrated into its workflow. Key customer metrics improved, and management highlighted sustained seat expansion and AI adoption as …
Iran’s recent publication of a map asserting broad control around the Strait of Hormuz is increasing the hardships faced by more than 20,000 sailors aboard roughly 2,000 ships stranded in the Gulf. Mariners report shortages of food, fresh water and pay, heightened fear of missile and drone strikes, and bureaucratic barriers to exiting the region. H…
UBS upgraded Alcoa from Neutral to Buy and increased its price target to $80 from $75, arguing that sustained disruptions to aluminium production in the Middle East could remove more than 3 million tonnes a year from global supply. The bank expects elevated aluminium prices and premiums for years, a sizable global deficit in 2026, and a marked impr…
Lenovo surged almost 20% after reporting its strongest fiscal year to date, led by an all-time quarterly revenue high of $21.6 billion and a doubling of adjusted Q4 net income to $559 million. AI-related revenue accelerated 84% year-on-year in Q4 and made up 38% of group sales, while full-year revenue hit $83.1 billion and adjusted net income climb…
Hark Labs raised in excess of $700 million in a Series A round that values the company at $6 billion post-money. The oversubscribed financing was led by Parkway Venture Capital and included participation from ARK Venture Fund alongside major strategic backers from the semiconductor and enterprise software ecosystems. Hark says the capital will acce…
IMAX Corporation shares jumped sharply in morning trading after a report said the premium cinema-technology company has approached major entertainment players to gauge interest in a possible sale. The move triggered an analyst price-target upgrade and came amid recent strength in IMAX’s box-office performance and market share gains. The sales proce…
Norwegian equities ended the session lower on Friday, with the Oslo OBX index down 0.80%. Strength in Nel ASA and Nordic Semiconductor was not enough to offset broader losses in Media, Transport and Diversified Financials; crude and Brent oil climbed while gold eased and the krone weakened against the euro and dollar.
Robinhood Markets shares fell in morning trading after the firm's Q1 2026 report missed analyst expectations. Revenue totaled $1.07 billion, a 15% year-over-year increase, but crypto-related revenue plunged 47%, leaving the stock vulnerable amid broader sector weakness and bearish options positioning.
Walmart's stock dipped after the retailer reported first-quarter results that met consensus but lacked an upside surprise. Sales and earnings matched or were close to forecasts, and management reiterated its guidance. Analysts at D.A. Davidson kept a Buy rating and a $150 target, pointing to market-share gains and rapid growth in higher-margin busi…
Take-Two Interactive shares declined sharply after investors reacted to the company’s fiscal Q4 2026 results and a FY2027 net bookings forecast that landed short of some Wall Street expectations. While quarterly net bookings and GAAP revenue were strong and management confirmed the November 19, 2026 launch date for Grand Theft Auto VI, the company’…
The Athens market ended Friday with a modest gain, driven by advances in construction, travel and banking stocks. The Athens General Composite closed 0.25% higher as more than three times as many issues rose than fell. Key movers included Holding Company ADMIE IPTO SA, which climbed to an all-time high, alongside strong showings from Intracom and C…
Nokia's U.S. ADR jumped in early trading to a fresh 52-week high after the company unveiled a new AI Network Innovation Lab in California and a string of Wall Street firms raised price targets and ratings. Morgan Stanley led the pack with a significant target increase and a reiteration of Nokia as its top pick, while other analysts upgraded the sto…
Merck shares climbed roughly 4.7% in morning trading after interim Phase 3 data from the OptiTROP-Lung05 trial showed that sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT), developed with Kelun Biotech and given with Keytruda, outperformed Keytruda alone in non-small cell lung cancer. The result, together with additional oncology data slated for ASCO, a supportiv…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday reinstated $82.2 million of a $104.6 million jury verdict that favored Versata Software against Ford, finding the jury had adequately calculated breach-of-contract damages. The appeals court also ordered a new trial to determine the appropriate amount of damages tied to alleged trade-secre…
Alcoa shares jumped sharply after UBS upgraded the company to Buy from Neutral and increased its price target to $80, citing underappreciated earnings power amid a tighter aluminum market. The bank expects Middle East smelter outages to support higher prices and premiums, and models sequentially stronger EBITDA and free cash flow in the second quar…
Evercore ISI told clients that hardware and networking names look well positioned ahead of April-quarter earnings, highlighting Dell as its top pick. The firm sees durable demand for AI infrastructure and networking from hyperscalers, neoclouds and enterprise refresh activity, while higher average selling prices and recent storage price increases c…
Affiliates of Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority sold 72.6 million Medline shares at $37 apiece in a secondary offering that was multiple times oversubscribed after the deal size was raised. Allocations were heavily concentrated among long-only funds, and major banks served as underwriters.
Shares of Estée Lauder Companies Inc leapt more than 10% in morning trade after the company and Spain’s Puig mutually ended merger negotiations that had aimed to create a roughly $40 billion luxury-beauty group. Management emphasized continued execution of its 'Beauty Reimagined' turnaround, while analysts said the collapse of talks removes integra…
RUI Holdings Inc has submitted an S-1 style filing for an initial public offering of Class A ordinary shares, proposing to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol RUIH. The Cayman Islands-based holding company indicated an expected offering price between $4.00 and $5.00 per Class A share and named Cathay Securities as sole underwriter. T…
Britain’s long-term government bond yields are on track for their steepest weekly decline since December 2023 after a run of weak economic datapoints and a reduction in investor worries about possible political shifts. Yields on 10-, 20- and 30-year gilts have fallen almost 30 basis points from levels seen last Friday, with most of the move occurri…
Friday’s trading session produced sharp moves across market-capacity tiers, with Qualcomm and Dell posting some of the largest gains while Futu Holdings sank after a regulatory penalty. Other notable movers included technology, semiconductor and biotech names reacting to corporate actions, analyst upgrades and clinical data updates.
Generac Holdings stock climbed nearly 7% on Friday following a Jefferies upgrade to Buy and a higher price target. The brokerage cited advancing talks with multiple hyperscalers, a disclosed nonbinding $600 million notice-to-proceed, and indications that Baudouin engines are being referenced in permitting documents tied to the 'Stargate' AI infrast…
