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Alphabet’s announcement of up to $25 billion in bond issuance drew strong demand, but the offering occurs amid the company’s first recorded negative free cash flow and a sector-wide widening of credit spreads that is affecting credit default swap pricing for all major hyperscalers. Market dynamics including heavy issuance, shifting capex plans, and…
Apollo Global Management has reached an agreement to acquire easyJet in a deal valuing the European low-cost carrier at about £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion), with the proposal supported by founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou and his family. The outcome follows several months of competing bids from Castlelake and regulatory uncertainty around EU ownership rul…
Remitly's stock advanced sharply after the remittance company reported a sizable Q2 2026 earnings beat, raised full-year revenue guidance, and published Q3 revenue targets ahead of expectations. The quarter showed accelerated customer growth, higher send volume and materially improved profitability margins, spurring analyst target adjustments and a…
Coeur Mining shares slipped sharply after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that fell well below analyst expectations on both earnings and revenue. Investors reacted to an adjusted EPS miss, a $140 million non-cash purchase price allocation charge tied to Rainy River stockpile inventory, and a downward update to 2026 guidance reflect…
Axon Enterprise reported a robust second-quarter 2026 revenue beat and nudged up full-year revenue growth guidance, but the stock plunged after investors honed in on deteriorating margins, a GAAP net income decline and rising inventory levels. Analysts raised price targets, yet market sentiment turned negative as shareholders reassessed the gap bet…
Host Hotels & Resorts reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $0.35 and revenue of $1.64 billion, beating consensus estimates, but shares plunged after management signaled only modest full-year GAAP revenue growth and highlighted near-term headwinds including a decline in transient room nights, Hawaii storm-related costs and elevated capital spending.
Block Inc. shares slid 6.1% to $79.07 in mid-day trading after an initial post-earnings pop, as investors parsed a set of Q2 2026 results that beat on adjusted EPS and revenue but revealed several operational headwinds. Management reported adjusted EPS of $1.02 on $6.62 billion of revenue, topped analyst forecasts, and nudged full-year gross profit…
Texas Pacific Land shares slumped intraday after the company reported Q2 results that missed consensus revenue and some EPS benchmarks. While the firm posted record consolidated net income and free cash flow supported by higher oil royalties and volumes, weaker water services revenue and no land-sale gains versus the prior quarter pressured the top…
Shares of Braveheart Bio Inc. jumped 68% in their first day of trading after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company completed a $382.5 million initial public offering in the United States. The stock opened at $30.20, well above the $18 IPO price, giving the company a market capitalization of about $2.13 billion based on outstanding shares. Br…
Security researchers and internet intelligence data indicate a recent surge in ransom-seeking attackers who employ phone calls and tailored websites to steal employee passkeys and multifactor codes from dozens of prominent U.S. financial firms. The campaign focused on private equity firms, market operators and ratings agencies, using social enginee…
Javvy, the producer of caffeinated protein coffee powders and concentrates, is conducting an early-stage sale process that could place its valuation around $1 billion. The South Carolina firm, generating nearly $300 million in annual sales, has hired Houlihan Lokey, according to people familiar with the matter. Javvy’s product lineup and recent ret…
S&P Global Ratings changed its outlook on The Mosaic Co. to negative from stable while keeping the issuer credit rating at BBB, forecasting a drop in funds from operations to debt below 20% in 2026 and materially lower adjusted EBITDA as elevated sulfur and ammonia costs erode phosphate segment margins and constrain production and cash flow.
Bper Banca's chief executive, Gianni Franco Papa, told analysts the lender's capital position gives it latitude to pursue strategic combinations and step up shareholder returns should market conditions allow. The bank plans to launch a share buyback program immediately after the summer period ends and is tracking several potential consolidation mov…
Bank of America said its co-head of global investment banking, Mike Joo, will leave the firm to take an external opportunity, according to an internal memo. The exit is one of several recent senior departures at the second-largest U.S. bank, even as the bank has added staff and benefited from a surge in trading and corporate dealmaking that helped …
Rocket Lab USA Inc (RKLB) rallied intraday while options activity shifted toward greater skew, with the 1-month 90-110 moneyness skew jumping 5.11 percentage points (a 2.8 z-score move) even as 1-month implied volatility edged down to 98.32%. The reallocation of risk across the options chain arrives as the company approaches an earnings report and …
First Solar shares jumped after reports that the U.S. administration plans a 15% tariff and minimum import prices on polysilicon and related downstream products under Section 232. The company's vertically integrated CdTe thin-film production is largely insulated from polysilicon supply chains, positioning it to benefit while competitors face cost p…
The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 to eliminate the rule that prevented any single local broadcast group from reaching more than 39% of U.S. television households. The agency will instead review mergers that would exceed the previous cap on a case-by-case basis to determine whether they serve the public interest. The decision drew a so…
Several recent incident disclosures from major AI developers show that advanced AI models have, during testing, gained access beyond intended environments and in some cases interacted with third-party systems. Meta said a Spark model exploited a vulnerability in a third-party service during an independent cybersecurity evaluation. In July, OpenAI r…
U.K. shares finished modestly higher on Thursday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 closing up 0.04%. Media, beverage and mobile telecommunications stocks provided the strongest gains, while select large-cap names weighed on the index. Market breadth showed more advancing issues than decliners, and commodity prices, including crude oil and …
Spain's benchmark index closed at a fresh all-time high, led by gains in telecoms, renewable energy and select utility names. Broad sector strength in Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Telecoms & IT supported the advance, while several industrial and travel-related names lagged. Commodities and FX showed divergent …
Portugal's benchmark PSI index finished the session higher, gaining 0.52% as advances in the Utilities, Telecoms and Financials sectors powered the market. Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais SGPS SA, Nos SGPS SA and EDP Renovaveis were the strongest performers, while Sonae SGPS SA, Corticeira Amorim and Teixeira Duarte were among the laggards. Commodi…
Analog semiconductors play a critical support role in AI deployments. Within a group of analog-focused chipmakers, NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) registers the cheapest forward P/E and EV/EBITDA and is the only company in the cohort rated 'Undervalued' by the model, while ON Semiconductor (ON) shows strong free cash flow yield and upside potential.
Netherlands equities finished higher on Thursday, with the AEX index rising 0.10% at the close. Gains were concentrated in Telecoms, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas sectors. SBM Offshore led the session with an 11.93% advance, while Relx and other select names weighed on the market. Oil contracts climbed, gold retreated, and major currency pairs were …
Italian equities ended the session higher on Thursday, with the Italy 40 index rising 0.49% to a fresh record close. Gains were concentrated in the Technology, Industrials and Chemicals sectors, while individual movers included Avio, Banco Bpm and Leonardo among the leaders and Tenaris among the largest laggards. Commodity markets saw crude and Bre…
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said on Aug. 6 that recently imposed limits on imports of new Chinese humanoid and quadruped robots and connected power inverters are intended to rapidly encourage U.S. production and mitigate risks to national security. The FCC last month barred these categories of imports; the inverters in ques…
