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Canadian markets looked set for a stronger start after a weak session as blockbuster earnings from Micron revived investor appetite for technology and chip stocks. U.S. futures climbed on the back of robust guidance from chipmakers, gold ticked higher from multi-month lows, and crude oil fell as hopes of rising Middle East flows outweighed demand c…
This report catalogues the most notable insider purchases and sales disclosed Wednesday for U.S. equities, detailing sizes, prices, timing and holdings for each filing. Key activity included CEO buying at Occidental Petroleum and multi-million-dollar disposals by holders of Hinge Health and Citi Trends stock.
U.S. authorities denied Polestar permission to sell vehicles from model year 2027 in the United States, a move that effectively bars the Sweden-based, Geely-controlled electric vehicle maker from future U.S. sales beyond existing stock. Polestar will continue to sell current Polestar 3 and Polestar 4 inventory in the U.S. and will maintain its serv…
Roundhill Memory ETF jumped about 14% in pre-market trading to $79.70 after Micron Technology reported a historic fiscal Q3 beat on both earnings and revenue, posted record gross margins, and set aggressive Q4 guidance supported by 16 strategic customer agreements. The results drove a pronounced move in memory-related stocks even as major U.S. inde…
Apple Inc. shares slipped in pre-market trading after the company raised prices across several MacBook and iPad models to offset rising memory and storage costs. Investors are also parsing details and risks tied to a reported manufacturing tie-up with Intel that remains unconfirmed by the companies, a development analysts warn offers limited near-t…
Canadian Solar Inc. announced a contract to deliver a 95 MW/426 MWh battery energy storage system to an electric utility in Florida. Shares rose 2.3% in premarket trading following the announcement. The system will use integrated 5 MWh SolBank 3.0 batteries and accompanying power conversion and energy management equipment, with installation planned…
Kymera Therapeutics reported that it finished enrollment in its BROADEN2 Phase 2b trial of KT-621 for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis nearly six months ahead of schedule. The faster-than-expected enrollment allows the company to advance its topline data readout to year-end 2026 from prior guidance of mid-2027, prompting an 8.8% premarket incre…
Saudi Arabia's stock market closed lower on Thursday, with the Tadawul All Share down 0.67% as losses concentrated in Real Estate Development, Media & Publishing and Agriculture & Food sectors. Broad market weakness saw more decliners than advancers, while benchmarks for crude and Brent oil moved lower and gold edged higher.
Nuvation Bio announced a $200 million offering of convertible senior notes due 2032, prompting an 11.8% decline in pre-market trading. The company will allow underwriters a 30-day option to buy an additional $30 million of notes. Proceeds are earmarked for capped call transactions, repayment of a senior secured loan, and general corporate purposes …
Cardinal Infrastructure Group announced an upsized public offering priced at $73 per share and said it will sell 4,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, a move that coincided with a 3.6% decline in its stock in premarket trading. The offering is expected to generate about $292 million in gross proceeds before underwriting discounts and expenses, …
Apple announced price increases on several iPad and MacBook configurations, citing sharp rises in memory and storage chip costs driven by AI datacenter demand. The hikes include a $100 increase to the entry-level MacBook Neo and higher prices for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iPad Air, HomePod and Apple TV models. Apple said it has absorbed cost increa…
McCormick & Company shares advanced 3.2% in pre-open trading after the company reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that exceeded analyst expectations on both revenue and adjusted earnings, while maintaining its full-year earnings outlook. Robust sales in the Consumer segment, better operating income, and a swing to positive free cash flow w…
Darden Restaurants shares fell in pre-market trading following fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 results that combined a modest earnings beat with revenue that slightly missed expectations and weaker comparable-sales at Olive Garden and the fine-dining group. Outperformance at LongHorn Steakhouse, a $1.5 billion buyback authorization and an 8% dividend in…
Morgan Stanley moved Qualcomm to an Equal-weight rating from Underweight and increased its price target to $231 from $146 following management's projection of $5 billion in data center revenue for fiscal 2027. Analyst Joseph Moore acknowledged prior skepticism, called the 2027 forecast "at least 2x higher than expected," and described the longer-te…
McCormick & Company shares rose about 3% in premarket trading after the company reported a significant second-quarter fiscal 2026 beat on both revenue and adjusted earnings. Management reaffirmed its full-year adjusted EPS guidance, and the quarter showed solid operating income gains, modest organic growth, and a continued dividend payment schedule…
ITV shares climbed after Sky, owned by Comcast, reached terms to acquire ITV’s Media & Entertainment division for £1.6 billion. The agreement includes an earn-out of roughly £200 million tied to performance and a related swap in which ITV Studios will buy Love Productions from Sky for a value estimated between £80 million and £120 million. The tran…
Pulsenmore Ltd. disclosed the pricing of a $7.5 million private placement with a healthcare-focused institutional investor, a move that coincided with a roughly 10% decline in the company’s shares. The deal calls for the sale of up to 1,562,500 ordinary shares (or pre-funded warrants in lieu thereof) alongside warrants to purchase an equal number o…
Alphabet shares fell in pre-market trading as fresh departures of core AI researchers and a postponed Gemini model release compounded investor concerns about the company’s position in generative AI. Despite strong underlying business metrics at Google Cloud and a recent capital raise that won support from some analysts, market sentiment remained fr…
KKR & Co's stock rose 0.9% in pre-market trading after the firm disclosed that monetization income for the second quarter through June 24, 2026 has exceeded $900 million. The tally, weighted roughly 80% toward realized performance income and 20% toward realized investment income, outpaced both the firm's three-year quarterly average and the first-q…
BofA Securities upgraded Sika AG to neutral from underperform and increased its price target to 170 Swiss francs from 122 Swiss francs, citing an end to the earnings downgrade cycle, lower margin risk from falling oil prices, and improving regional volume trends including stronger data centre activity in the U.S. The broker raised 2026-28 EBIT esti…
J.D. Power's latest initial quality survey of nearly 80,000 buyers and lessees of 2026 model-year vehicles shows the automotive industry achieved its largest year-over-year improvement in reported problems since 1997. Ford Motor led mass-market brands with the best initial quality score, a turnaround from prior years, even as the company remains bu…
Partners Group’s chairman said the firm does not intend to change its overall strategy following recent withdrawal limits on an $8.6 billion open-ended private equity fund, but indicated future evergreen funds could be kept slightly smaller to align with flow dynamics. The firm’s stock has fallen sharply this year amid investor concerns about alter…
Micron Technology reported fiscal third-quarter results that far outpaced analyst expectations, driven by sustained demand for AI-related memory hardware and a string of long-term customer commitments. Revenue and adjusted EPS dramatically exceeded forecasts, gross margins widened sharply, and management outlined substantial multi-year contractual …
JPMorgan has identified retreating retail leverage in options and margin accounts as a potential headwind for technology stocks. The bank's analysis points to a recent peak in small-account call buying, margin leverage at extreme historical levels with tentative signs of easing, and significant leverage inside risk parity funds. JPMorgan also highl…
UBS Global Research has moved Freenet AG from a sell rating to neutral after the stock dropped 29% from its February high. The research team left its 12-month price target at €25 and highlighted a floor valuation of €21 and potential upside tied to a Telefonica Deutschland contract renegotiation. UBS also outlined expectations for Q2 results and lo…
