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Copenhagen's OMX C20 Closes Lower as Several Large Caps Slide

Copenhagen's OMX C20 Closes Lower as Several Large Caps Slide

Denmark's main index ended the session in negative territory, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 falling 0.70% as declines in Personal & Household Goods, Real Estate and Healthcare weighed on the market. Market breadth was nearly balanced but tilted slightly toward losers, while selected large-cap names recorded both multi-year highs and lows. Movement in …

BlackSky Shares Rally After Winning Multiple Seven-Figure Contracts from International Defense Customer

BlackSky Shares Rally After Winning Multiple Seven-Figure Contracts from International Defense Customer

BlackSky Technology Inc. stock jumped 7.4% after the company said it secured multiple seven-figure contracts with a new international defense client for its Gen-3 Assured services. The deals follow an early access phase and reflect rapid customer uptake of BlackSky's dynamic monitoring and high-resolution imagery capabilities for time-sensitive tac…

Western Digital Shares Jump 8% After New York Innovation Day as Company Sets High Growth and Margin Targets

Western Digital Shares Jump 8% After New York Innovation Day as Company Sets High Growth and Margin Targets

Western Digital stock rose about 8% on Tuesday after the company held an Innovation Day in New York where management presented an aggressive financial roadmap. The plan calls for revenue growth above a 20% CAGR, driven mainly by nearline storage expansion, and targets gross margins above 50%, operating margins greater than 40%, and free cash flow m…

Veradermics IPO Slated to Hit Top of $14-$16 Range Amid Heavy Demand

Veradermics IPO Slated to Hit Top of $14-$16 Range Amid Heavy Demand

Veradermics Inc.'s initial public offering is expected to price at the top of its marketed $14 to $16 range on Tuesday, with the deal reported to be multiple times oversubscribed. Investors are being warned that allocations will likely be limited. A filing shows Eli Lilly has expressed interest in buying up to 4.9% of Veradermics' outstanding share…

Ottawa Mulls Reinstating EV Purchase Rebates as National Auto Strategy Nears

Ottawa Mulls Reinstating EV Purchase Rebates as National Auto Strategy Nears

The federal government is considering the reintroduction of electric vehicle purchase rebates while finalizing a national automotive strategy. Officials are balancing climate targets and recent trade negotiations, and the strategy is expected to address the paused EV sales mandate, infrastructure needs, and foreign investment interest. Details on t…

FCAC fines Bank of Montreal $4M over undisclosed banking program fees

FCAC fines Bank of Montreal $4M over undisclosed banking program fees

Canada’s Financial Consumer Agency (FCAC) has imposed a $4 million administrative penalty on the Bank of Montreal for breaches of the Bank Act’s consumer provisions tied to inaccurate fee disclosure. The lapses, occurring mainly from 2010 to 2024, affected specific discounted programs and resulted in erroneous fees for 101,091 customers, many of wh…

Daiwa Lifts Ratings on Mastercard and Visa After Strong Quarterly Results

Daiwa Lifts Ratings on Mastercard and Visa After Strong Quarterly Results

Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded both Mastercard and Visa to Outperform following recent earnings reports. The brokerage highlighted better-than-expected revenue and earnings trends, encouraging medium-term guidance, and specific commercial developments that reduce uncertainty. For Mastercard, stronger revenue growth, EPS expansion and a renewal with…

Arko Petroleum Files for Up to $210 Million IPO, Nears $1 Billion Valuation

Arko Petroleum Files for Up to $210 Million IPO, Nears $1 Billion Valuation

Arko Petroleum Corp., the wholesale fuel arm of convenience store operator Arko Corp., has filed to raise as much as $210 million in an initial public offering that could value the business at close to $1 billion. The company said it will offer 10.5 million shares priced between $18 and $20 apiece and plans to trade on Nasdaq under the symbol APC. …