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Shareholders of Starbucks voted decisively this week to reelect two directors targeted by a coalition of labor-focused investor groups who criticized the board for disbanding an independent committee that had overseen labor relations. The vote tally, released Monday, preserves the board's current composition even as company and union negotiators si…
Barclays examined the commodity price signals embedded in current equity valuations across its coverage universe. The bank finds that several major miners are valuing iron ore, copper and aluminium at levels different from prevailing spot prices, with notable discounts for some iron ore names and wide dispersion across copper and precious-metal min…
Bernstein analysts argue that crypto-linked equities may be nearing a cyclical bottom as temporary weak sentiment and geopolitical uncertainty have pushed valuations to steep discounts. The firm points to discounted multiples for Coinbase, Robinhood and Figure, and expects a bottom to form into weak first-quarter earnings, while projecting growth d…
Alaska Air Group said it now expects a wider adjusted loss for the first quarter after a steep rise in oil prices tied to the Iran conflict and weakening demand on certain routes. The airline flagged higher economic fuel costs and recent regional disruptions as key pressures, while noting continued strength in corporate bookings.
The White House has begun its review of a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal that would change the frequency of corporate disclosures from quarterly to semiannual reporting for some issuers. The submission to the Office of Management and Budget starts an administrative review that must conclude before the SEC can publish the proposal for p…
Sysco has agreed to acquire family-owned Jetro Restaurant Depot in a $29 billion transaction including debt, a move that extends the nation's largest food distributor into the cash-and-carry wholesale channel. The deal will be financed largely with new and hybrid debt, prompted an about 8% premarket drop in Sysco shares, and grants Restaurant Depot…
Velo3D saw its shares rise about 10% after winning a $9.8 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with the Defense Logistics Agency to provide additive manufacturing services for the agency's Joint Additive Manufacturing Acceptability Pilot Parts Program. The deal tasks Velo3D with supplying complex metal components for …
Microsoft introduced a set of upgrades to its Copilot research assistant that let multiple AI models operate within the same workflow. The new "Critique" capability pairs outputs from OpenAI's GPT and Anthropic's Claude so one model drafts responses while the other reviews them. The company also launched a "Model Council" comparison tool and began …
Goldman Sachs initiated coverage of Qualcomm with a Neutral rating and a 12-month price target of $135, arguing that gains from automotive and industrial IoT businesses are being offset by weakening prospects in the core smartphone market. The bank projects modest upside from current levels and highlights both the company’s diversification progress…
Insider reports filed on Friday detail a series of material purchases and sales across a range of U.S.-listed names. The largest buy was recorded at Farmers National Banc Corp, while substantial sales were reported at Sterling Infrastructure, Battalion Oil, Tempus AI, CoreWeave and Hewlett Packard Enterprise. The filings include exact trade dates, …
Affluent investors are directing capital into women's professional sports to capture fast expansion at relatively modest prices, favoring potential high returns over the steep costs and constrained upside of elite men's franchises. Strong gains in media deals, sponsorship revenue and audience interest are producing a rare combination of lower valua…
MBDA will increase industrial investment from €2.4 billion for 2025-29 to €5 billion for 2026-30 to expand production capacity, reflecting a broader European push to build sovereign missile and air-defence capabilities amid supply-chain pressures and stepped-up national defence spending. Bank of America estimates imply substantial value creation fo…
Airlines worldwide have extended cancellations and suspended services following the closure or partial reopening of Middle Eastern airspace amid the Iran conflict. Carriers from Europe, North America, Asia and the Gulf have adjusted schedules, cancelling flights to destinations including Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv and several regional capital…
Saudi Arabia's stock market ended Monday's session in positive territory, with the Tadawul All Share climbing 0.82% to reach a one-month high. Advances were concentrated in the Energy & Utilities, Petrochemicals and Cement sectors. Market breadth was modestly positive, with 180 winners versus 164 losers. Several individual stocks posted double-digi…
JPMorgan initiated coverage of Seagate Technology with an Overweight rating and a year-end price target of $525, arguing the hard-disk drive maker retains significant upside even after an approximately 350% rally since early 2025. The bank based its target on a 22x multiple of its 2027 EPS estimate of $23.45, which implies about 39% upside from Sea…
British equities advanced on Monday with resource-related companies helping to lift the FTSE 100 amid lingering geopolitical uncertainty. U.S. President Donald Trump said there has been progress in discussions with Iran but warned of possible strikes if no agreement is reached. Domestic data showed net mortgage borrowing and approvals ticked up in …
Wolfe Research raised its rating on CrowdStrike to "outperform" from "peer perform," assigning a $450 price target that implies about 21.8% upside from the stock's $369.58 level. The brokerage pointed to an anticipated Anthropic model release as a potential trigger for faster enterprise security spending; the move came as shares reacted in pre-mark…
The Elmet Group has filed for a proposed initial public offering on the Nasdaq under the ticker ELMT. The company produces engineered components and high-energy systems using critical materials such as tungsten, molybdenum and niobium, and supplies customers across aerospace, defense and government, industrial, medical, semiconductor and energy mar…
KB Securities says that while market volatility has intensified and weighed on sentiment, its central view on the KOSPI's correction and subsequent recovery has not changed. The firm highlights a tendency for W-shaped recoveries after steep, rapid drops and continues to model a 15%-23% correction, recommending accumulation below 5,300 points. Geopo…
Air Canada said its CEO, Michael Rousseau, has told the Board he intends to retire by the end of the third quarter of 2026. Rousseau, who has been with the airline for nearly two decades and will remain in his role and on the Board until he leaves, helped steer the carrier through major crises and strategic initiatives. The Board has run an interna…
Futures tied to Canada’s primary equity index climbed Monday as crude oil pushed higher amid ongoing conflict involving Iran that has constrained key shipping lanes. The rise in oil supported gains in the commodities-heavy S&P/TSX 60 futures, even as broader Canadian equities have slid over the past month. Across markets, higher energy prices and s…
Nasdaq will implement a package of rule changes, including a 'fast entry' process that can accelerate the addition of newly listed large-cap stocks to the Nasdaq-100. The changes, effective May 1 with most composition impacts expected in June, adapt index admission practices to a market where some companies reach mega-cap scale before going public …
Iranian strikes on two of the Middle East's largest aluminium producers, Aluminium Bahrain and Emirates Global Aluminium, have amplified fears of severe global shortages. The conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz have already limited shipments to key export markets in the U.S. and Europe. Both producers reported damage and are assessing oper…
Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (NYSE:EVTL) announced a financing package of up to $800 million on March 30, 2026, comprised of senior secured convertible notes from Mudrick Capital Management and a convertible preferred facility plus an equity line from Yorkville Advisors. The financing mix aims to fund aircraft research and development, testing and manuf…
Shares of cybersecurity companies fell on Monday after a leaked draft blog post from Anthropic described a new model, Claude Mythos (also called Capybara), as "far ahead of any other AI model in cyber capabilities." DA Davidson analysts say they do not expect frontier AI tools to displace incumbent security vendors, highlight continued CISO skeptic…
