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Montea C.V.A. shares climbed after Degroof Petercam raised its rating to 'buy' from 'hold' following the company's latest results, which showed rising EPRA EPS and solid net rental income. The broker cited brisk leasing activity feeding new pre-let projects and stronger visibility on future EPS, while Montea reiterated its 7% EPRA earnings growth g…
CTS Eventim shares fell during the session after second-quarter results revealed revenue growth outpaced profitability gains. Investors flagged compression in adjusted EBITDA margin, with the Ticketing segment identified as the main source of disappointment. Supportive analyst commentary limited the decline, while broader European market dynamics p…
Circle Internet stock climbed in pre-market trading after the company disclosed it acquired a significant portion of IBM’s global blockchain patent holdings. The deal, regulatory shifts that differentiate private stablecoin issuers from government-issued digital tokens, supportive analyst commentary and a stronger crypto market combined to extend a…
Shares of Avantium slipped after Kepler Cheuvreux downgraded the Dutch chemicals firm from "hold" to "reduce" and cut its price target to €5 from €6.40. The broker warned the company is consuming cash faster than anticipated and could face meaningful dilution for existing shareholders, estimating at least a €55 million near-term capital raise and t…
Shares of Swiss dental-technology firm Straumann slipped after Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock from buy to hold and trimmed its price target to CHF99 from CHF119. The bank highlighted a stretched valuation - roughly 26 times 2027 earnings - and several near-term risks, including inflation and rate pressures, possible weakness in China ahead of a…
European equities ended the week on the defensive after a renewed escalation in U.S.-Iran rhetoric lifted Brent crude to a one-month high and a pronounced global bond selloff pushed long-term yields sharply higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 recorded its largest weekly decline since July 6, with markets contending with elevated oil prices, higher bond yi…
Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 finished lower on Friday, dragged by losses in Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors. While a handful of large-cap names posted sharp gains, more stocks declined than advanced on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Volatility and commodity moves were mixed, with Nikkei options-implied volatility falling and crude oil …
Walmart plunged 9% after reporting its weakest U.S. comparable sales growth in six years, signaling that American households are reining in spending. The move puts discretionary retailers with leveraged balance sheets or reliance on postponeable purchases at heightened risk, while consumer staples and businesses with subscription-like revenue show …
Australian equities finished lower on Friday, with the S&P/ASX 200 declining 0.27% by the close in Sydney. Gains in several individual stocks failed to offset losses across A-REITs, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare names. Market breadth was mixed while volatility measures and commodity prices showed modest movement.
SK Hynix is reportedly moving ahead with plans to establish a memory semiconductor fabrication facility in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, with investments discussed at the scale of tens of trillions of won. The proposed plant would be the company’s first large-scale manufacturing investment in Japan, add overseas capacity as global memory-c…
Mexico's stock market closed higher Thursday, led by gains in industrials, consumer goods & services and consumer staples. The S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.55% by the close. Notable winners included Industrias Peñoles, Qualitas Controladora and Regional, while airline and industrial names posted the largest declines. Commodity markets and FX showed modest di…
Raytheon Co. has been awarded three delivery orders under a five-year basic ordering agreement with the U.S. Navy totaling $42,482,605. The contracts, issued as sole-source acquisitions, fund spare parts supply for the F/A-18 fleet with scheduled completion dates in 2028 and will be paid from Navy defense working capital funds covering fiscal 2026 …
Aevex Corp. shares climbed 2.7% in after-hours trading following newsflow that reinforced the company’s role as a supplier of autonomous strike systems to U.S. government customers. A $41 million contract announced August 18 for one-way attack systems designed for contested and GPS-denied environments, together with earlier summer awards and a soli…
Abbott has struck a $670 million settlement with three law firms to resolve legal claims from 2,000 people alleging harm connected to specialty formulas for preterm infants. The deal encompasses a high-profile verdict of $495 million that had been affirmed on appeal and remained under review at the state supreme court level. Hundreds of related sui…
Aevex Corp. (NYSE:AVEX) saw its shares climb 3% in after-hours trading on Thursday after the company disclosed a $41 million contract to supply one-way attack systems to U.S. government customers. The deal extends Aevex's role in unmanned capabilities for priority operations and coincides with company plans to expand production capacity and advance…
Holcim Ltd. has agreed to acquire part of James Hardie Industries Plc’s European business for just under €840 million ($981 million). James Hardie is exiting Europe and winding down its fiber cement business to concentrate on growth in North America and Australia. The transaction enlarges Holcim’s offerings in building, sustainable flooring and wal…
U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding 1.31%, the S&P 500 falling 0.86% and the Nasdaq Composite dropping 1.00%. Losses were concentrated in the Consumer Services, Healthcare and Industrials sectors. Several high-profile individual stock moves punctuated the session, including steep declines in Mo…
Canada's main equity index closed modestly lower as losses in Financials, Healthcare and Consumer Staples outpaced gains elsewhere. A group of miners and resource-related names led gains, while select small- and mid-cap names posted notable declines. Commodity prices, including gold and crude oil, moved higher and the S&P/TSX volatility gauge rose.
Brazil's Bovespa index ended Thursday's session with a modest gain of 0.06%, driven by advances in Basic Materials, Electric Power and Telecoms components. Minerva, Marcopolo and SLC Agrícola were the top performers, while Grupo Vamos and Hapvida posted the largest declines, with the latter falling to 52-week lows. Market breadth favored decliners …
Flux Power Holdings Inc. shares dropped 2.4% in after-hours trading following the company's release of fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2026 results. Management set a 4:30 PM ET conference call to discuss the outcome. The report arrives after a difficult prior quarter, tight cash reserves and an active Nasdaq minimum bid price compliance notice.
Shares of Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAH) fell in after-hours trading following disclosure that certain selling stockholders plan to offer 15 million shares of common stock in a secondary sale. The offering involves affiliates of J.H. Whitney Equity Partners VII, LLC and certain current and former company directors and officers, wit…
Sugar futures are trading at 17.50¢/lb, close to a 52-week peak of 17.66, after a six-month advance of 26.2%. While trend indicators across daily, weekly and monthly frames remain bullish, momentum oscillators are deeply overbought and today's sharp intraday reversal from 18.26 to 17.50 highlights a risk of near-term pullback. The monthly MACD rema…
Alibaba reported second-quarter results for FY2026 that show a deliberate trade-off between near-term profitability and long-term AI cloud expansion. Adjusted earnings per share came in below expectations and margins contracted, while AI Cloud and AI product lines delivered strong revenue growth. Management reiterated that demand for AI infrastruct…
Advance Auto Parts reported a Q2 beat on headline EPS driven largely by a one-time tariff refund, while underlying operational metrics painted a mixed picture. Margin expansion and meaningful free cash flow improvements reflect supply-chain restructuring gains, yet comparable sales slipped and DIY demand weakened, leaving guidance unchanged and the…
Vox.com has cut four positions in what company leadership describes as an organizational realignment aimed at sharpening editorial focus and expanding audience engagement across platforms. The move is the first personnel restructuring since James Murdoch's investment vehicle, Lupa Systems, acquired Vox.com along with the Vox Media podcast network a…
