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Steve Madden shares fell about 9% on Thursday after Jefferies downgraded the stock to Underperform and cut its price target to $30. The brokerage pointed to persistent strains in the company's wholesale channel - which accounts for roughly 70% of sales - and trimmed its 2026 wholesale revenue and EPS forecasts, warning that earnings momentum could …
Wolfe’s recent sector review singles out several business and information services companies it expects to outperform in 2026. The firm points to a constructive debt issuance backdrop and stronger equity markets as the primary market forces supporting upside for Moody’s, S&P Global, Fair Isaac Corporation and TransUnion. Each company offers distinc…
Poland's main index, the WIG30, closed lower with a 2.37% decline after broad-based losses across Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors. KGHM, JSW and PKO were the biggest fallers, while a small group of retailers finished higher. Commodity and currency moves accompanied the session's downward pressure.
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 fell 3.91% at Thursday's close, marking a one-month low as losses in the Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Technology sectors drove the market lower. Several large-cap names posted notable gains and steep declines while commodities and currency moves tracked weaker sentiment.
Benchmark launched coverage of CAVA Group with a Buy rating and an $80 price target, highlighting the chain's leadership in Mediterranean fast-casual, robust unit-level economics and an expansion trajectory that could lift domestic locations to at least 1,000 by 2032. The firm pointed to high average unit volumes, healthy restaurant-level margins a…
BTIG research highlights a slate of healthcare companies across devices, therapeutics, diagnostics and services as top picks for 2026. The list includes small- and mid-cap growth names with upcoming clinical or regulatory catalysts, established diagnostics leaders expanding screening programs, and service providers benefiting from secular shifts in…
Peloton Interactive projected third-quarter revenue below Wall Street expectations, citing continued softness in demand for its exercise equipment. The company reported a larger-than-expected quarterly loss and revenue that missed estimates, and said it has implemented workforce reductions and price increases as part of a turnaround plan. Shares tu…
Hims & Hers announced it will begin offering compounded versions of the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy as an oral pill at an introductory price of $49 per month. The product will be guided by clinical recommendations for individualized treatment and follows the company’s earlier work with compounded injectable weight-loss therapies. The…
Three Democratic U.S. senators have asked the Transportation Department to confirm whether Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford has sold his remaining shares in Republic Airways and whether he will be required to forfeit profits for failing to divest by an earlier agreed date. The inquiry follows Bedford’s December statement …
Three Democratic senators have formally asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to clarify whether Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Bryan Bedford has sold his Republic Airways shares and whether he will forfeit any gains for failing to divest by an agreed deadline. The request follows Bedford’s December acknowledgment that he had n…
Gemini Space Station, the cryptocurrency exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has approved a plan to eliminate as many as 200 jobs worldwide and to cease operations in the UK, the European Union, other European jurisdictions and Australia, concentrating its business in the U.S. and Singapore. The company expects to largely complete the…
Israel’s main benchmark, the TA-35, closed down 1.98% as declines in the Technology, Communication and Biomed sectors weighed on the market. Market breadth was negative, with more than twice as many decliners as advancers. Key commodities and currency pairs also moved lower or higher, reflecting broader risk-off trading.
Greece's main equity index ended the session lower, with the Athens General Composite slipping 1.69% at the close. Losses were concentrated in the Banking, Telecoms and Household sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, while a handful of companies posted notable gains, including two reaching multi-year and all-time peaks.
A new short seller report from The Bear Cave argues that DraftKings is confronting intensifying competition from prediction market operator Kalshi. The report cites advertising, media exposure, social media virality, platform depth and expanded distribution as drivers of Kalshi’s recent growth, and presents data showing meaningful user overlap and …
CXApp Inc. (NASDAQ:CXAI) shares rose 2.8% after the company announced a strategic partnership with TouchSource. The collaboration will integrate CXAI's agentic artificial intelligence with TouchSource's in-venue digital directory and wayfinding network, which spans more than 11,000 commercial-property deployments across the United States. The firms…
Thursday’s trading session produced a range of pronounced stock moves across market-cap tiers. Several mega-cap names rallied strongly while other large- and mid-cap issuers recorded notable declines. The shifts spanned technology, consumer goods, logistics and energy-related names, with some individual stocks moving double digits on the day.
JPMorgan has downgraded Corteva from Overweight to Neutral, arguing the stock's current price already reflects much of the upside and that valuation levers are limited until agricultural risks and the planned separation of the seed and crop protection businesses become clearer. The bank adjusted its price target slightly higher after lifting consol…
Rio Tinto confirmed on Feb 5 that discussions with Glencore over a potential takeover have been discontinued after the parties were unable to reach an agreement that would provide value to Rio shareholders. This marks the third time efforts to combine the two firms have been abandoned, underscoring persistent obstacles to large-scale consolidation …
Despite a preliminary agreement for U.S. private equity firm Carlyle to acquire Lukoil’s global assets, at least two other bidder groups - including a Chevron-Quantum partnership and an Xtellus-led consortium - continue discussions with Lukoil and U.S. officials. The sale faces regulatory and political checkpoints, with the U.S. Treasury setting a …
Bank of America argues that while investors have rotated out of technology into energy, natural gas producers have not participated in the rally. The bank points to weather-driven tighter balances, lower-than-expected end-of-season storage, and the potential for rising power demand from AI-related investment as reasons the sector could re-rate. Bof…
US Gold Corp (NASDAQ: USAU) shares fell 3.9% on Thursday following a securities filing that permits selling stockholders to resell up to 2,883,238 shares of common stock. The filing details shares issued in a private placement on December 23, 2025, and related warrants, and notes that the company would receive proceeds only if those warrants are ex…
Morocco's stock market finished lower on Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index sliding 1.78% to a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors. Market breadth was weak, with 52 decliners versus eight advancers and three unchanged. Several commodity prices and currency pairs also moved, with crude…
Can-Fite BioPharma's stock climbed 9.5% after the company reported that a patient with advanced decompensated liver cirrhosis treated with Namodenoson under compassionate use achieved sufficient clinical stabilization to proceed to a successful liver transplant once a donor became available. The company highlighted the case while Namodenoson contin…
A Mizuho technology, media and telecom specialist argues Broadcom stands to gain significantly from rising AI-related capital expenditures by major tech firms, especially Google. With a large portion of Google’s $180 billion capex guide earmarked for servers, the analyst says Broadcom’s involvement in tensor processing unit production and data-cent…
Nvidia has informed U.S. officials that recent export rules for its H200 artificial-intelligence chips bound for China are excessively burdensome and risk destroying demand, complicating the company's ability to sell into the Chinese market. The company flagged requirements for potential buyers such as Alibaba and ByteDance, and warned the restrict…
