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South Korea’s KOSPI jumps 10% as Iran war lifts oil toward $84 and rattles global markets

South Korea’s KOSPI jumps 10% as Iran war lifts oil toward $84 and rattles global markets

South Korea’s KOSPI surged nearly 10% after President Lee Jae Myung activated a $68 billion market stabilisation fund. Brent crude briefly topped $84 a barrel as Iran’s missile attack on Israel disrupted shipping, halting tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. Bond yields and the dollar rose as traders scaled back expectations for near-term rate cuts. Qatar declared force majeure on gas exports, warning of at least a month’s disruption.
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AppLovin hints at upside in gaming-ads growth target as investors look for a new catalyst

AppLovin hints at upside in gaming-ads growth target as investors look for a new catalyst

AppLovin CFO Matt Stumpf said the company sees “potential upside” to its 20%-30% gaming ad growth target at a Morgan Stanley conference, a day after shares jumped about 10%. AppLovin-owned Adjust reported Tripledot Studios moved over 30 live games to its platform without disrupting campaigns. AppLovin posted $1.658 billion in Q4 revenue and guided Q1 revenue between $1.745 billion and $1.775 billion.
5 March 2026
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Marvell earnings today: What could swing MRVL stock after the bell

Marvell earnings today: What could swing MRVL stock after the bell

Marvell Technology shares rose 0.8% to $78.09 in premarket trading Thursday ahead of its earnings report due after the U.S. market close. Analysts expect adjusted earnings of 79 cents a share on $2.21 billion in revenue, up from a year ago. Options traders are pricing an 11% swing in the stock after results. Marvell completed its XConn Technologies purchase in February, expecting revenue contribution in fiscal 2027.
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Astera Labs stock in focus after insider sale filing and fresh margin headwind talk

Astera Labs stock in focus after insider sale filing and fresh margin headwind talk

Astera Labs general counsel Philip Mazzara sold 10,000 shares for about $1.17 million on March 2, according to a Form 4 filing. CEO Jitendra Mohan downplayed concerns over a potential AI spending slowdown in 2027. CFO Mike Tate warned of a 200-basis-point gross margin headwind starting in the June quarter, citing an Amazon warrant and product mix. Shares rose 3.6% in premarket trading Thursday.
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Veeva earnings: $3.6 billion outlook and buyback plan as AI agents roll out

Veeva earnings: $3.6 billion outlook and buyback plan as AI agents roll out

Veeva Systems reported fourth-quarter revenue up 16% to $836 million and adjusted earnings of $2.06 per share, beating analyst expectations. The company forecast fiscal 2027 revenue of $3.585 billion to $3.6 billion and launched a $2 billion share buyback, purchasing $180 million in stock in the quarter. Cash and short-term investments totaled $6.6 billion at year-end.
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Firefly Neuroscience stock jumps 126% after Nvidia GPU push and 33-fold brain-scan surge

Firefly Neuroscience stock jumps 126% after Nvidia GPU push and 33-fold brain-scan surge

Firefly Neuroscience reported a 33-fold jump in EEG/ERP brain scan volumes to over 10,800 in 2025 and expanded to 99 commercial users, up more than 20-fold. The company is deploying NVIDIA L40S GPUs to accelerate processing for a new AI “foundation model” built on EEG data. Shares closed at $1.55, up 126% in 24 hours. Growth followed the acquisition of Evoke Neuroscience and internal initiatives.
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Compass Group’s Vacherin names new boss as award-winning chief moves to chairman role

Compass Group’s Vacherin names new boss as award-winning chief moves to chairman role

Vacherin, a London workplace caterer owned by Compass Group, named Tom Rule managing director designate as Phil Roker prepares to become chairman later in 2026, Contract Catering Magazine reported Wednesday. The announcement follows four Compass brand wins at the Contract Catering Awards in London, including Senior Executive of the Year for Roker. No exact handover date was given.
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Imperial Brands keeps buying back shares — latest £1.45bn repurchase update for IMB stock

Imperial Brands keeps buying back shares — latest £1.45bn repurchase update for IMB stock

Imperial Brands bought back 160,607 shares for cancellation on March 4 at an average price of 3,248.54 pence, following a 641,958-share repurchase the previous day. The company’s share count will drop to 787,577,474 after settlement. UK lawmakers are advancing a bill to phase out tobacco sales for those born after 2008, with a House of Lords vote set for March 9. Imperial shares closed up 2.28% at £32.70 on Wednesday.
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BAE Systems share buyback: company buys more stock as Middle East conflict rattles markets

BAE Systems share buyback: company buys more stock as Middle East conflict rattles markets

BAE Systems bought back 97,895 shares on March 4 at a volume-weighted average price of 2,237.12 pence and plans to cancel them. The company has repurchased 18.3 million shares under its current buyback tranche, part of a three-year, £1.5 billion programme. BAE shares closed up 2.21% at 22.69 pounds, near a 52-week high. The company reported record order backlog and double-digit profit growth in February.
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British Airways owner IAG shares snap back as Middle East airspace shutdown hits flights

British Airways owner IAG shares snap back as Middle East airspace shutdown hits flights

IAG shares rose 2% Wednesday after a 13% drop linked to Middle East airspace closures that forced British Airways to halt flights from six cities. Global air cargo capacity fell 22% between Feb. 28 and March 3, tightening space and raising rates. Wizz Air expects a €50 million hit to 2026 profit. Two IAG airline chiefs sold shares this week, regulatory filings showed.
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Beazley profit slides 19% as Zurich takeover advances and board adds PwC veteran Roy Clark

Beazley profit slides 19% as Zurich takeover advances and board adds PwC veteran Roy Clark

Beazley reported a 19% drop in annual pre-tax profit to $1.15 billion as cyber underwriting shrank and insurance pricing weakened. Zurich Insurance’s agreed takeover values Beazley at £8.1 billion, with shareholders set to receive 1,335 pence per share including a 25 pence dividend. Zurich raised $5 billion in a share sale to fund the deal. Beazley shares were little changed in early London trading.
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Anglo American CEO sells shares as 2023 incentive plan vests at 21.2%

Anglo American CEO sells shares as 2023 incentive plan vests at 21.2%

Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad sold 24,074 shares at £36.384 each to cover taxes after incentive awards vested, according to a regulatory filing. The company’s 2023 long-term incentive plan vested at 21.2% of the maximum, with most retained shares under a two-year lock-up. The disclosure comes as Anglo pursues a merger with Teck and reviews its executive pay structure. The Teck deal still awaits some regulatory approvals.
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  • Rocket Companies Shares Drop 6% Amid Fed Rate Outlook and Analyst Downgrade
    June 17, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT. Rocket Companies (RKT) shares fell 6.0% to $13.09 following the Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates steady at 3.50%-3.75%, with inflation remaining above the 2% target. Rate-sensitive mortgage lenders like Rocket face pressure as higher borrowing costs curb home buying and refinancing. Analyst BTIG downgraded Rocket to Neutral from Buy, noting valuation now reflects platform premium. Despite strong Q1 results-$2.94 billion revenue and $297 million net income-investors remain cautious. The Fed's outlook suggests potential further rate hikes, sustaining affordability challenges at a 6.53% average 30-year mortgage rate. Competitors UWM Holdings and loanDepot also declined over 6%. Rocket recently issued $1.5 billion in senior notes to refinance debt, aiming to stabilize finances amid market headwinds.

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Vertiv shares rise as AI data center names get bid ahead of US holiday

Vertiv shares rise as AI data center names get bid ahead of US holiday

17 June 2026
Vertiv shares jumped 7.3% to $321.49 late Wednesday, outpacing a falling market as investors piled into the AI data-center supplier after strong Q1 sales growth, raised 2026 guidance, and the completed ThermoKey acquisition, but with the stock trading at 81 times earnings, any slowdown in AI infrastructure demand or hyperscale spending could pressure its premium valuation.
Rocket Companies (RKT) pulls back as Fed outlook dents mortgage lenders

Rocket Companies (RKT) pulls back as Fed outlook dents mortgage lenders

17 June 2026
Rocket Companies shares plunged 6% to $13.09 as the Federal Reserve kept rates at 3.50%–3.75% and signaled inflation remains high, pressuring mortgage lenders; BTIG downgraded Rocket to Neutral, citing valuation, while elevated mortgage rates and weak affordability continue to weigh on the stock.
Nebius stock surges after Eigen AI win, eyes on Nasdaq-100 cloud move

Nebius stock surges after Eigen AI win, eyes on Nasdaq-100 cloud move

17 June 2026
Nebius shares surged 8.4% after closing its Eigen AI acquisition, just as the company prepares to join the Nasdaq-100 before June 22—a move expected to attract index-fund demand and spotlight Nebius among top AI infrastructure stocks, as investors focus on its ability to deliver capacity, manage costs, and maintain margins amid soaring revenue and major deals with Meta and NVIDIA.
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