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JPMorgan’s strategists remain constructive on equities for the back half of the year, forecasting fresh index highs and broader market participation. The firm highlights a rotation into cyclical sectors, a recovery in momentum trades including semiconductors, and a macro backdrop that it believes will not force central banks into further aggression…
Apple is evaluating memory chips produced by China's CXMT for use in iPhones and MacBooks as surging AI demand tightens global memory inventories. Early talks have also taken place about using CXMT components for devices sold in China. While sourcing from CXMT could provide an additional memory outlet and help blunt rising component costs, capacity…
Moore Threads Technology, already listed on Shanghai's STAR Market, is preparing a secondary listing in Hong Kong to access additional capital for GPU development and AI computing infrastructure. The move comes amid a broader wave of Chinese AI chipmakers pursuing fundraising and public listings as they expand product lines and respond to tighter U…
Australian equities finished lower on Monday, with the S&P/ASX 200 falling 0.33% as pressure in Financials, Consumer Discretionary and A-REITs pushed the market down. Market breadth was mixed, volatility nudged higher and key commodity prices moved modestly in either direction during the session. Several individual stocks recorded notable gains or …
BOE Technology Group Co Ltd shares fell 4.1% to 5.82 CNY as investors trimmed positions after a steep rally into early July. The pullback follows heavy deleveraging in margin financing and rising doubt over whether panel-industry earnings gains can be sustained into the third quarter. Market technicians are also signaling a clear sell.
German credit and insurance technology group Hypoport reported a 5% year-on-year increase in gross profit for the first half of 2026 and a 20% rise in EBIT. Second-quarter revenue and gross profit each grew 3% compared with the prior year, with the quarter delivering €66.50 million in gross profit and €7.30 million in EBIT. All three operating segm…
The MOEX Russia Index closed unchanged after trading on Sunday, even as a broad swathe of stocks posted gains. Utilities and materials names led the advancers, while the overall market saw 220 stocks rise against 22 decliners. Currency pairs and commodities registered notable moves, with the rouble strengthening and gold jumping sharply.
Brazil's main stock index, the Bovespa, closed lower on Friday, slipping 1.73% as losses in the Financials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors dominated trade. Advancers were outnumbered by decliners, while a key volatility gauge fell to a six-month low. Selected equities showed wide dispersion, with Fleury SA advancing sharply and Lojas R…
River City Bank completed the sale of 2.7 million existing shares at $45.00 each, generating roughly $121.5 million in gross proceeds. The transaction was entirely secondary, with holdings sold by members of the bank founder Jon Kelly's family. No new shares were issued and the bank's capital position and ownership composition were not altered. RCB…
Berkshire Hathaway’s largest position is Apple Inc., a company Buffett has described as among the best businesses he knows. Trading at $313.87 and carrying a $4.56 trillion market capitalization, Apple generates roughly $99 billion in free cash flow annually and posts very high profitability metrics. That combination helps explain Berkshire’s rough…
CAVA Group is entering earnings season with elevated options-implied volatility and a pronounced skew, signaling traders are positioning for a significant price swing. With shares near $63.05 and options pricing in roughly an 11% move for the report, demand is evident for both downside protection and upside exposure. Valuation metrics point to high…
PDF Solutions rallied in pre-market trading after reporting Q2 2026 results that exceeded analyst expectations on both adjusted EPS and revenue, and after management reaffirmed a full-year revenue growth target of 20%. A sequential and year-over-year rise in backlog, driven by a large secureWISE contract and new DirectScan agreements, plus strength…
ACM Research jumped 14.0% in pre-market trading after reporting second-quarter results that outperformed analyst estimates on both earnings and revenue. The company posted EPS of $0.61 versus a $0.42 consensus and revenue of $292.92 million against expectations of $269.24 million, while raising the lower end of its full-year 2026 revenue guidance a…
Corsair Gaming stock rallied sharply in pre-market trading after the company posted second-quarter 2026 results that materially outperformed analyst expectations. The company reported non-GAAP EPS of $0.23 versus a consensus near $0.09, revenue of $314.3 million, and record gross margin of 33.2%. Management also raised the low end of full-year reve…
Guardian Pharmacy Services saw its shares rise in pre-market trading after reporting second-quarter 2026 results that topped analyst expectations on both earnings and revenue. The long-term care pharmacy operator beat consensus adjusted EPS and posted modest year-over-year revenue growth that management said would have been substantially higher abs…
PENN Entertainment rose in after-hours trading after reporting Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $0.44, beating the Street by 63%, and posting record retail casino revenues of $1.51 billion. Management narrowed losses in its interactive business and raised full-year 2026 retail EBITDA guidance to a midpoint near $1.963 billion. A flurry of analyst price-targ…
Sweetgreen cut its annual same-store sales guidance after consumer concern over a widespread cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to recalled iceberg lettuce led to weaker demand for fresh produce. The company reiterated it does not use iceberg lettuce and said there is no indication it is linked to the outbreak, while also reporting a continued decline in…
Roku shares slipped in pre-market trade after the company posted quarterly results that outperformed expectations. Adjusted EPS nearly doubled consensus and total revenue topped estimates, driven by strong platform revenue and FIFA World Cup viewership. The pullback reflects post-earnings consolidation, scheduled insider stock sales and lingering u…
Dropbox shares opened lower after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that outperformed consensus on adjusted EPS and revenue but showed only modest top-line growth. Investors reacted to the combination of low revenue acceleration and a prior run-up in the stock, trimming the share price in pre-market trading even as profitability and …
Lotus Bakeries stock climbed 3.5% to €11,840 following the release of H1 2026 results that showed robust top-line expansion and pronounced margin improvement. Net profit rose to €98.1 million from €79.4 million a year earlier while group revenue increased 14% to €749.1 million. Underlying operating profit advanced 19.4% to €131.0 million and the un…
Across Europe, innovators are repurposing retired airframes and drafting new amphibious designs to supplement ageing Canadair water-bombers after nearly 500,000 hectares burned this year. From a disassembled ATR-72 in Toulouse to proposed bespoke scooper aircraft in Italy and Belgium, companies face steep technical, regulatory and financing hurdles…
SoftBank Group posted a record net asset value of ¥72.3T on Jun 30, then saw that NAV fall by nearly ¥14T to ¥58.3T by Aug 5 while its share price remains deeply discounted to stated NAV. The disconnect between rising paper gains and a collapsing share price reflects market concern about the debt and short-term financing SoftBank has taken on to fu…
The KOSPI has surrendered a large portion of its recent gains amid a sharp monthly and weekly pullback, yet remains well above last year’s lows. Heavy index concentration in Samsung and SK Hynix, coupled with a retail-driven leveraged ETF surge and a blowup in AI sentiment following disappointing guidance from an industry peer, has turned what was …
U.S. equities finished lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average shedding 0.85% and the S&P 500 sliding 0.18%. Losses were concentrated in Industrials, Consumer Goods and Utilities, while a small group of individual names posted outsized gains and steep declines. Oil rose and volatility eased as measured by the CBOE VIX.
Canadian equities closed modestly lower on Thursday as sector weakness in Consumer Discretionary, Real Estate and REITs offset sharp gains among a handful of names. Curaleaf, Paramount Resources and WSP Global were the session's top advancers, while ATS Corporation, Premium Brands and Celestica recorded the largest declines. Commodity prices showed…
