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Canadian Big Banks Outperform Estimates on Strength in Fee Income

Canadian Big Banks Outperform Estimates on Strength in Fee Income

Canada's largest banks reported quarterly profits that surpassed analyst expectations, driven principally by stronger fee-based revenue from wealth management units and capital markets operations. Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce each saw notable expansion in their domestic banking franchises, with…

Nvidia’s Results Impress but Market’s Expectations Stay Lofty

Nvidia’s Results Impress but Market’s Expectations Stay Lofty

Nvidia reported another quarter of outsized revenue gains driven by its data-center business and projected fiscal 2027 revenue above consensus. Despite historic networking growth, solid compute expansion and fresh supply commitments, the stock barely budged as investors wrestle with high expectations, potential circular financing, and how hyperscal…

Novavax Lifts 2026 Adjusted Revenue Outlook as Licensing and Supply Milestones Offset Weak Demand

Novavax Lifts 2026 Adjusted Revenue Outlook as Licensing and Supply Milestones Offset Weak Demand

Novavax raised its adjusted revenue guidance for 2026 after securing expectations for milestone payments tied to vaccine supply and licensing arrangements, even as demand for COVID-19 shots remains muted. The biotech reported a swing to profit in the fourth quarter, supported by cost reductions and licensing deals that helped soften the impact of U…

J.P. Morgan Lift Sparks Re-Rating Potential for EMEA Gold Miners

J.P. Morgan Lift Sparks Re-Rating Potential for EMEA Gold Miners

J.P. Morgan's updated long-term gold outlook, raising its structural price target to $4,500 per ounce, significantly increases fair value estimates across gold producers in the EMEA region. In the bank's view, AngloGold Ashanti and Fresnillo Plc now stand out as the most attractive names, combining strong earnings sensitivity to higher gold prices …

Premarket Movers: Nvidia Edges Up as Salesforce Slides; Food and Beverage Stocks Rally

Premarket Movers: Nvidia Edges Up as Salesforce Slides; Food and Beverage Stocks Rally

U.S. stock futures ticked down modestly as investors absorbed a batch of quarterly results. Nvidia beat expectations and guided above estimates, lifting its shares, while Salesforce cut its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook below forecasts, sending its stock lower. Media, consumer packaged goods, energy and beverage companies posted a range of outcomes, …

Hormel Sales Fall Short as Consumers Trade Down; EPS Beats Expectations

Hormel Sales Fall Short as Consumers Trade Down; EPS Beats Expectations

Hormel Foods reported quarterly sales that missed analyst estimates amid U.S. shoppers shifting to lower-cost options. The company raised prices in fiscal 2025 to offset rising commodity costs, but first-quarter retail volumes fell sharply. Hormel reaffirmed its full-year sales and adjusted EPS outlooks and said the recent sale of its whole-bird tu…

Sandisk Seeks Multi-Year Data Center Deals as AI Fuels NAND Demand

Sandisk Seeks Multi-Year Data Center Deals as AI Fuels NAND Demand

Sandisk is moving away from short-term, quarterly pricing toward multi-year supply contracts with large data center customers as artificial intelligence workloads reshape the NAND flash market, CEO David Goeckeler said at Bernstein's TMT Forum. The company forecasts data center demand becoming the largest NAND segment in calendar 2026 and is aligni…

C3 AI Plunges After Weak Q4 Revenue Forecast, Announces Major Job Cuts

C3 AI Plunges After Weak Q4 Revenue Forecast, Announces Major Job Cuts

C3 AI shares dropped sharply in premarket trading after the enterprise AI software company issued fourth-quarter revenue guidance well under Wall Street estimates and disclosed significant job cuts. The company projected revenue between $48 million and $52 million for the quarter, versus the analyst consensus of $77.47 million. At least three broke…

Teleflex Shares Slide After Quarter That Fell Short of Expectations

Teleflex Shares Slide After Quarter That Fell Short of Expectations

Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) shares tumbled in premarket trading after the company released fourth-quarter results that missed analyst forecasts on both revenue and adjusted earnings. Management provided a 2026 adjusted profit range well below consensus, and outlined expected pre-tax savings tied to a planned restructuring while continuing with previously a…