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Raymond James reports divergent short-term momentum across major North American equity indices. The S&P 500, TSX Composite and Nasdaq 100 have reclaimed their 50-day and 200-day moving averages, signaling repaired technicals and upward short- and intermediate-term trends after March weakness. The Russell 2000, however, shows stalled momentum. The f…
Micron Technology shares rallied Monday on investor optimism tied to labor tensions at Samsung Electronics and ongoing supply tightness in the memory market. Deutsche Bank set a $1,000 price objective for Micron, matching the high on the Street and implying roughly 34% upside from last Friday's close.
Fervo Energy has increased the size of its planned U.S. initial public offering, now seeking a valuation as high as $7.37 billion. The company raised its share count to 70 million and set an offering price range of $25 to $26 per share, up from an earlier plan to sell 55.6 million shares at $21 to $24 each. The move follows strong investor interest…
U.S. equities have climbed sharply from late-March lows on the back of a robust quarterly earnings cycle and easing concerns over geopolitical fallout. Fresh jobs data bolstered risk appetite ahead of a week packed with inflation readings and a handful of remaining first-quarter corporate reports.
Delivery Hero shares climbed sharply today after the company reported a robust Q1 trading update and an influential institutional block sale changed the shareholder mix. Group Gross Merchandise Value rose 8.8% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis to €12.5 billion, management reiterated its guidance for adjusted EBITDA toward the upper end of its r…
Lincoln International and certain existing shareholders have filed for an initial public offering in the United States that could raise up to $421 million. The firm submitted paperwork to sell 21,049,988 shares at a proposed $18 to $20 per share range, with the company offering 20,604,046 Class A shares and existing holders selling 445,942 shares. …
Intel shares climbed an additional 6.6% in premarket trading Monday, building on a recent surge that has pushed the stock up 125.6% over the past month and 230.7% year-to-date. The move follows a Wall Street Journal report that Apple and Intel reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to manufacture chips for Apple devices. Analysts at Lynx Equity …
Alphabet has disclosed plans to issue Japanese yen-denominated bonds for the first time, naming three banks to manage the transaction while leaving the size undisclosed. Sources familiar with the deal expect the issuance to reach several hundred billion yen with terms to be set later this month. The move is part of a broader trend of major technolo…
Rackspace Technology shares advanced sharply Monday morning, following a steep rally the prior week. The stock has climbed dramatically since the company reported earnings and disclosed a partnership framework with AMD on May 7. A large short interest and relatively low days-to-cover suggest short covering has contributed materially to the move.
IREN Limited announced a proposed private offering of up to $2.0 billion in convertible senior notes due 2033, with an initial purchaser option for an additional $300 million. The move, and related capped call and derivative arrangements, preceded a roughly 6% decline in the company’s share price. Proceeds are earmarked in part to fund capped call …
Beazer Homes USA's shares jumped 20% on Monday after Dream Finders Homes made a public cash offer of $25.75 per share. The price represents a 40% premium to Beazer's May 5 closing share price of $18.35 and implies an equity value near $704 million. Dream Finders, a top-10 Beazer shareholder, said its board unanimously approved the bid and that it h…
Intel shares jumped in early trading after reports said the chipmaker and Apple reached a preliminary agreement for Intel to produce processors for Apple devices. The reported pact - aided by U.S. government facilitation and an earlier $9 billion grant conversion into equity - comes after Intel posted better-than-expected first-quarter results and …
Citigroup maintains an Overweight stance on South Korea and Taiwan within its emerging markets country preferences, pointing to outsized earnings momentum tied to AI demand and a semiconductor upcycle. The firm highlights that recent gains in the MSCI EM index have been heavily concentrated in the Tech sector, producing unusually wide performance d…
Lumentum Holdings Inc. saw its shares climb after Nasdaq confirmed the company will enter the Nasdaq-100 Index, replacing CoStar Group prior to the market open on Monday, May 18, 2026. The move obliges funds that track the index to add Lumentum to their portfolios, a development that typically increases demand for included stocks.
Goldman Sachs has trimmed its 12-month probability of a U.S. recession by 5 percentage points to 25%. The firm still sees growth running below trend and expects unemployment to rise. It now projects two 25 basis point Federal Reserve rate cuts in December 2026 and March 2027, delayed three months from its prior timing, citing both lower recession r…
Blackstone has agreed to acquire Greek e-commerce platform Skroutz from CVC Capital Partners Fund VII in a transaction that values the company, including debt, at about 635 million euros. CVC is set to double its initial investment, and the platform's founders will sell part of their stake while keeping a share and continuing to lead operations und…
BofA Securities lowered its ratings on Stellantis NV and Renault SA, citing mounting competitive pressure from Chinese automakers that doubled their share of the European market to roughly 8% in March 2026 versus 4% a year earlier. The bank trimmed price targets and flagged weaker-than-consensus margin and cash-flow forecasts for Stellantis and Ren…
Hedge funds increased net buying across major global markets last week, with Asia registering record gross and net allocations within Goldman Sachs’ Prime Book. Long purchases exceeded short sales by a 1.9 to 1 ratio, and nine of 11 sectors saw net inflows, led by information technology; energy and healthcare experienced net selling.
HSBC increased its year-end S&P 500 target from 7,500 to 7,650, citing resilient corporate earnings—particularly concentrated among large technology firms tied to AI. The bank projects roughly 20% earnings-per-share growth for 2026 and notes that the index has delivered strong recent gains, although it warns that sentiment is fragile and the rally …
Indian equity indices closed lower on Monday, with the Nifty 50 sliding 1.49% to a one-month low and the BSE Sensex 30 dropping 1.70%. Broad weakness in the Consumer Durables, Real Estate and Power sectors drove the declines, though several large-cap names including Tata Consumer Products and Sun Pharmaceutical finished higher. Market breadth was n…
SECO recorded a 3% year-on-year increase in first-quarter net sales to €48.5 million, aided by improving customer order levels and stronger demand across industrial segments and in Asia-Pacific and EMEA. Despite the top-line growth, adjusted EBITDA and net income fell as operating costs rose and memory prices remained elevated. Clea recurring reven…
Goldman Sachs says the S&P 500 has hit fresh record highs, supported by stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings and upward revisions to earnings estimates. Corporate spending has tilted sharply toward capital investment rather than buybacks, a trend Goldman expects to persist through 2026 and to be led by AI hyperscalers.
Holcim has deployed a commercial-scale carbon-storing concrete product in South Germany using Paebbl’s Rebond technology, while Ferrovial reported Q1 EBITDA that beat consensus and JP Morgan estimates. JP Morgan maintains overweight ratings on Holcim and Ferrovial. Fraport’s traffic outlook was cut for 2026 and its model trimmed, and Aena’s share r…
U.S. equity futures were muted on Monday following a record-setting rally last week, as renewed diplomatic friction between the United States and Iran lifted crude prices and raised concerns about the outlook for energy costs, corporate margins and demand. Traders awaited consumer price data and other economic releases later in the week, while upco…
EagleRock Land, LLC has submitted initial public offering documentation that outlines a planned sale of 17.3 million Class A shares. The company has indicated an anticipated price range of $17.00 to $20.00 per share, has applied to list on the New York Stock Exchange and NYSE Texas under the ticker EROK, and has disclosed an election to be treated …
