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Plug Power reported second-quarter results that outpaced analyst expectations, with revenue of $178.3 million and adjusted EPS of -$0.07. The hydrogen solutions company lifted its full-year 2026 revenue growth guidance to a 15% to 16% range, citing margin improvement, lower operating costs, and commercial progress across its core businesses. Share …
JBS NV shares tumbled in afternoon trading as the company heads into its Q2 2026 results, with analysts forecasting sharply lower profitability and investors reacting to a same-day announcement of a future CEO transition. The combination of margin pressure from tight U.S. cattle supplies and governance questions tied to the leadership change pushed…
Blackstone Inc. is reported to be close to buying a minority stake in Aeroplan, the loyalty program of Air Canada, for about $2 billion. The transaction, which Canadian investment funds are expected to join, may be announced as soon as this week. Air Canada is raising capital to support a multibillion-dollar plan to acquire new aircraft and upgrade…
S&P Global Ratings raised Griffon Corp.'s issuer credit rating to 'BB' from 'BB-' after the company used proceeds from asset sales to cut debt and embraced a more conservative capital policy. The agency also set issue-level ratings on proposed refinancing instruments and signaled a stable outlook tied to sustained leverage and margin targets.
A major earthquake that killed at least 20 people and inflicted widespread damage in Colombia coincided with a pullback in local equities and lower trading in dollar-denominated bonds. The COLCAP index fell, while the Colombian peso strengthened against the dollar. The seismic event occurred as Colombia begins a new administration under President A…
Berkshire Hathaway shares rose to levels not seen since early May 2025 after the company reduced its cash hoard through sizeable stock repurchases and new equity investments, and reported second-quarter results that exceeded analysts' expectations. Operating profit increased, net income more than doubled driven in part by paper gains, and revenue g…
Imperial Brands is preparing substantial job reductions in key markets including the United States and Europe. The program will be carried out in phases at the company’s ITG Brands unit, initially affecting HR, finance, procurement and supply chain roles, with later rounds aimed at legal, marketing and insights teams. The company said the changes w…
Options volume in Archer Aviation spiked to 197,865 contracts as the stock climbed 16.6% following the Boeing transaction. Calls dominated activity at nearly 10-to-1 over puts, with the heaviest concentration in Jan. 2027 $7, $9 and $10 strikes and a notable build in open interest that indicates traders are positioning for sustained upside over the…
Palantir Technologies stock climbed 4.1% in morning trading, continuing a multi-day advance that began after the company posted one of its strongest quarterly results. The report, released August 3-4, showed revenue of $1.94 billion, adjusted EPS of $0.41, a 157% net dollar retention rate and a raised full-year revenue outlook of roughly $8.15 bill…
Vertical Aerospace disclosed a $100 million financing commitment from a mix of existing and new investors. The package includes a Mudrick Capital component, an underwritten equity unit offering, and a draw from a preferred equity facility with Yorkville Advisors Global. Shares fell 32% on the announcement as investors reacted to the terms and conti…
Voyager Technologies advanced in early trading after winning a contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to develop space-to-space communications and perform an on-orbit demonstration. The award arrives on the heels of a strong Q2 2026 report that beat revenue and adjusted loss estimates and prompted a sharply higher full-year revenu…
Options market pricing indicates Fabrinet could experience an approximate 12% share-price swing when it reports earnings on Aug. 17 after the market close. Historical patterns show the stock has both exceeded and fallen short of options-implied moves across recent quarterly announcements, underscoring uncertainty about the magnitude and direction o…
Shares of Voyager Technologies rose modestly after the company announced a contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to build space-to-space communications capabilities, including a flight-ready waveform meeting strict weight, power and design-life constraints and an on-orbit demonstration to advance resilient data transport for Depa…
Alphabet Class C (GOOG) is trading in a tight range on the 5-hour chart, caught between a strong support band at $348–352 and resistance around $360. Price actions such as a doji candle and falling volume point to market indecision. A clear close above or below this zone is likely needed to define the next multi-session swing.
Apple closed the latest five-hour session at $306.44, trading just above critical support around $300. Technical indicators on the 5-hour chart show a bear-flag consolidation, with price below the 20-period simple moving average and momentum indicators leaning bearish. The 200-period average remains just below current levels, keeping the longer-ter…
Intel's 5-hour chart shows the chipmaker's shares rebounding from $96.51 to $97.99 but remaining inside a bearish flag formation within a larger downtrend. The stock is trading below the 200-period simple moving average at $100.64 and is confined to the Ichimoku cloud between $96.00 and $100.00. Key thresholds: a break below $94 would signal a furt…
Lyntris Inc. and certain existing investors have filed to raise up to $528 million in an initial public offering, offering a mix of new and secondary shares at a proposed $19 to $22 per share range. At the top end of the range, the company would carry a $2.53 billion valuation. Lyntris reported a smaller net loss in 2025 versus 2024 and stronger ad…
Strategy Inc. shares slipped in morning trading after an 8-K revealed significant at-the-market common stock sales and bitcoin disposals during the week of August 3-9. The company reported raising roughly $653 million from Class A share sales and about $108.6 million from selling 1,690 bitcoin, moves that coincided with a price-target reduction fro…
Bernstein lowered its adjusted EPS forecasts for Novo Nordisk across the 2026-2031 period, projecting results as much as 15% below Bloomberg consensus, mainly due to anticipated U.S. share erosion to Eli Lilly in injectable GLP-1 obesity and diabetes therapies. The broker kept an underperform rating while raising its price target modestly, citing l…
Barclays' analysis of July trade figures shows China’s exports rose 23.9% year-over-year, beating the 23.0% Bloomberg consensus. Growth was concentrated in AI-related products and green technology, while labor-intensive and low-tech sectors continued to underperform, leaving potential pressures on the labor market despite an expanded trade surplus.
Bank of America reports that investor allocations and asset manager positioning have shifted toward short-term Treasuries in the wake of the July Federal Open Market Committee meeting, creating a bias for curve steepening. The bank highlights that active bond funds and Commodity Trading Advisors have set up crowded positions at the front end of the…
Goldman Sachs finds that corporate demand for U.S. equities is likely to outstrip supply despite follow-on equity issuance rising to levels not seen since 2021. The bank attributes the uptick in issuance largely to financing needs tied to AI investment, but expects buybacks, together with debt financing, to offset much of the incremental supply.
Vistry Group PLC shares dropped 9.0% to 258.09p following reports that Allianz Trade is significantly scaling back credit insurance for the housebuilder's suppliers, with new trading agreement limits potentially reduced by as much as 70%. The insurer's action, highlighted on a distributor earnings call and linked to Vistry by press reports, raises …
British equities opened modestly lower as heightened US-Iran tensions linked to enforcement of a blockade near the Strait of Hormuz weighed on investor sentiment. European peers slipped marginally, sterling held steady, and commodity markets showed mixed moves with oil and gold climbing while U.S. crude eased. Meanwhile, fresh operational tallies f…
Vistry’s stock plunged after reports that a major credit insurer is reducing the coverage it provides to the company’s suppliers. The move could cut protection by up to 70% for new trading arrangements, potentially prompting suppliers to demand upfront payments and exerting added pressure on Vistry’s cash flow as the business works to stabilise aft…
