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Rigaku Shares Jump After Strong Quarterly Results and Earnings Beat

Rigaku Shares Jump After Strong Quarterly Results and Earnings Beat

Rigaku Holdings Corp. shares climbed sharply after the company reported a sizeable rebound in quarterly net income and faster year-over-year revenue growth, alongside an earnings-per-share result that slightly exceeded forecasts. Analysts remain broadly positive, and Jefferies highlighted continued strength in semiconductor-related demand and expec…

Tyson CFO: U.S. Cattle Herd Recovery Is Uneven, Keeping Supplies Tight

Tyson CFO: U.S. Cattle Herd Recovery Is Uneven, Keeping Supplies Tight

Tyson Foods' chief financial officer Curt Calaway warned that U.S. cattle producers are making inconsistent efforts to rebuild a herd that has fallen to multi-decade lows, leaving beef supplies tight and prices elevated. High slaughter rates of young females, concerns over dry grazing conditions and the recent corporate capacity reductions at Tyson…

IBEX Unveils $20 Million Share Repurchase Plan; Stock Climbs 3%

IBEX Unveils $20 Million Share Repurchase Plan; Stock Climbs 3%

Shares of IBEX Ltd rose 3% after the company’s board authorized a new share repurchase program permitting the acquisition of up to $20 million of common stock over the next 12 months. The company said purchases will be funded from its existing cash balance and free cash flow and may be executed through a variety of market mechanisms in compliance w…

Chegg shifts into AI model training and evaluation, stock jumps

Chegg shifts into AI model training and evaluation, stock jumps

Chegg Inc announced a strategic extension of its services to include AI model training and evaluation, offering proprietary academic content and a calibrated expert network to help organizations improve AI reasoning and problem-solving. The move was met with a double-digit share price gain as the company reported early validation from prominent tec…

BTIG’s Krinsky Sees a Sharp Reversal Looming for Chip Stocks

BTIG’s Krinsky Sees a Sharp Reversal Looming for Chip Stocks

BTIG analyst Jonathan Krinsky cautioned that the recent rapid gains in technology and artificial intelligence stocks could reverse sharply. He points to extreme momentum readings, unusual swing behavior in high-beta momentum names, and low demand for downside protection as signs that a meaningful drawdown in semiconductor shares is increasingly pla…

Goldman Upgrade and Metals Rally Propel Umicore to Fresh 52-Week Peak

Goldman Upgrade and Metals Rally Propel Umicore to Fresh 52-Week Peak

Umicore shares jumped 14.34% to €25.68, reaching a new 52-week high, after Goldman Sachs upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy and lifted its 12-month price target to €33 from €21. The upgrade was driven by higher estimates across Recycling and Specialty Materials, a hedged metals basket pointing to significant upside for Recycling EBITDA through …

MPI Q1 Gross Margin Surpasses Estimates as MEMS Revenue Strengthens

MPI Q1 Gross Margin Surpasses Estimates as MEMS Revenue Strengthens

MPI reported preliminary first-quarter results showing a 59.4% gross margin, well above both Goldman Sachs' 54.3% estimate and consensus of 56.0%. The margin expanded 5.7 percentage points from the prior quarter, driven by stronger revenue from the company's VPC business, where MEMS probe cards are said to account for more than half of sales and ca…