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Companies across multiple U.S. sectors have disclosed a steady stream of cyber incidents this year, many involving AI-driven tools, ransomware groups or social-engineering attacks. The White House has said it launched a coordination group last month to help AI developers and critical infrastructure operators share vulnerability information, but it …
Kohl’s stock plunged 6.7% in pre-market trading after the company reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that showed both net sales and comparable sales falling 0.9% year-over-year. While diluted earnings per share topped expectations at $1.28 and management lifted its full-year 2026 outlook while restarting a share repurchase program, investo…
Kohl’s reported second-quarter revenue that fell short of Wall Street expectations, reflecting cautious consumer demand for nonessential items. The retailer raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings outlook after receiving $150 million in tariff refunds and said it will resume a roughly $100 million share buyback program this year, while its shares …
Thousands of Airbus employees across Spain returned to strike this week after rejecting the company's most recent pay and conditions proposal and mediation offer. Unions said roughly 90% of eligible staff joined Tuesday's stoppage, which they framed as the start of an indefinite work stoppage following previous action in July. A new mediation sessi…
Target Hospitality shares climbed sharply in pre-market trading after the company disclosed a multi-year lease and services agreement with a top-five hyperscaler to support a data center project in the Pecos region of West Texas. The contract, which calls for accommodations and full-service hospitality for about 1,100 people and targets initial occ…
Spyre Therapeutics shares tumbled in pre-market trading after topline data from the rheumatoid arthritis arm of its Phase 2 SKYWAY trial showed statistically significant activity but did not meet the company's internal bar to pursue SPY072 as a standalone RA treatment. The company will not advance SPY072 as monotherapy in RA, and investors sold the…
Hyundai Motor Company kept its 2030 sales volume goal at 5.55 million units while increasing its operating profit margin target to above 9% for 2030. Management expects an 11% rise in operating profit, citing a stronger emphasis on hybrid vehicles. The company also detailed product timing for new hybrid and extended-range electric models and provid…
Donaldson Company shares rose modestly in pre-market trading as the company prepares to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results before the opening bell, with an investor conference call scheduled for 9:00 a.m. CT. Street estimates call for $1.13 in EPS on roughly $1.04 billion of revenue. A recent price-target boost from Baird and Donaldson's tra…
Tisco Securities raised its rating on Thailand's food sector to overweight from neutral, forecasting a significant earnings recovery in the second half of 2026. The firm expects livestock revenues and margins to improve as chicken and swine prices rebound, supply tightens, corn costs ease and export demand remains robust.
Deutsche Bank says the Q2 reporting season for European MedTech and Life Sciences produced more earnings beats than misses, though results were partly supported by non-operational items such as tariff refunds. Consensus revisions for 2027 remain negative but the pace of cuts has slowed, prompting a small sector re-rating; further valuation improvem…
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume visited the Emden electric-vehicle plant and told staff the company must step up cost reductions to match the most efficient European locations. Blume highlighted that labor costs at Volkswagen are more than double those of comparable sites and said other plants maintain significantly lower factory costs. Emden is one of…
Ncino's stock fell sharply in pre-market trading after the cloud banking software company reported Q2 fiscal 2027 adjusted EPS of $0.05, well below the roughly $0.27 analysts expected. The earnings miss, which prompted selling beginning in after-hours trade the prior evening and continuing into the morning, outweighed a slight revenue beat and a ne…
Boston Scientific disclosed a cybersecurity incident that has impaired access to specific information technology systems and business applications used in its operations, including the ability to process and ship customer orders. The company has engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists and said the investigation is ongoing. The timeline for fu…
Citi analysts contend the Permian Basin is moving into a multi-year, infrastructure-led expansion for natural gas. New pipeline and related project announcements, combined with rising U.S. LNG exports and demand from data centers, are expected to ease deep price differentials at the Waha Hub and bolster oil-directed drilling economics through 2030.
DEME Group posted its strongest first half in its 150-year history, with turnover of €2.2 billion, EBITDA of €466 million at a 21.6% margin, and net profit rising 20% to €215 million. Management raised its full-year 2026 guidance, forecasting revenue modestly above 2025 levels while maintaining last year’s EBITDA margin, a move that catalyzed a 7.1…
Options markets are implying a roughly $280 billion change in Nvidia's market value following the company's quarterly results, reflecting a 5.4% expected stock move on the trading day after earnings. That implied swing is smaller than the move priced ahead of May results and below Nvidia's recent historical average. Market participants say the opti…
Sadot Group Inc. rallied in pre-market action after a registration statement disclosed a potential secondary offering by selling stockholders. The move follows the company’s completion of a February debenture retirement via debt-for-equity exchanges and its pivot toward an AI-enabled commodity trading platform. A reverse split that narrowed the pub…
SmartKem Inc. shares spiked in pre-market action after a trading halt marked "news pending" remained unresolved, with the company's recent 1-for-50 reverse split and an announced all-stock deal with Ferrox Critical Minerals contributing to heightened speculative interest. The move appears company-specific, occurring amid a largely unchanged broader…
Zoom Video reported fiscal Q2 2027 results that exceeded consensus on both revenue and adjusted EPS, yet the company’s guidance for the coming quarter and fiscal year fell short of the elevated expectations investors had built into the stock. Strong enterprise growth and a large increase in Virtual Agent customers highlighted traction on AI and ent…
Taiwan's benchmark rose 1.48% at Wednesday's close, powered by strong performances in the Plastic, Chemical and Optoelectronic sectors. Market breadth favored advancers by a wide margin, while select shipping names recorded steep losses. ITEQ Corp reached an all-time high during the session. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with oil prices …
Gold has rallied from recent lows, putting several Asian miners into view for investors seeking leveraged exposure to a bullion rebound. Companies with the largest fair-value discounts and the healthiest balance sheets may deliver the most upside as the metal climbs back toward prior highs. This report outlines the metrics for five names and offers…
France’s BNP Paribas and South Korea’s KB Kookmin Bank are each in discussions to acquire at least 15% of Vietnam’s Techcombank as strategic investors, people close to the talks said. Techcombank is seeking a valuation of about two times book value, which would value a 15% stake at roughly $2 billion and represent a premium to its market price. No …
The Yindjibarndi people have filed an appeal in the federal court contesting the compensation awarded against Fortescue Metals Group for mining on their native title lands without an agreement since 2012. They say the amounts for cultural and economic loss were underestimated and seek to link compensation to typical royalty structures used in the P…
DroneShield shares fell sharply after the security-technology company reported H1 2026 results that combined strong revenue growth with a substantial deterioration in profitability. Revenue rose 74% year-over-year to A$125.8 million, and recurring revenue jumped 229% to A$11.5 million, but the company swung to an underlying EBITDA loss of A$12.4 mi…
WiseTech Global reported an 11% decline in statutory net profit for the year ended June 30, citing costs tied to the acquisition and integration of e2open and higher restructuring charges. Revenue rose 79% to $1.396 billion largely because of the e2open purchase, while underlying profit measures improved and the company provided guidance for fiscal…
