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TSX:6723 News 28 August 2025 - 6 February 2026

SiTime stock jumps premarket as $3.2 billion Renesas timing deal keeps SITM in play

SiTime stock jumps premarket as $3.2 billion Renesas timing deal keeps SITM in play

SiTime shares rose 3.3% in premarket trading Friday after announcing a $1.5 billion cash-and-stock deal to acquire Renesas’ timing business. The company reported $113.3 million in fourth-quarter revenue, up 66% year-over-year, and issued a positive forecast for the first quarter. SiTime expects the acquired unit to add $300 million in revenue within a year of closing.
Renesas stock price: Wolfspeed stake update lands days before Feb. 5 earnings

Renesas stock price: Wolfspeed stake update lands days before Feb. 5 earnings

Renesas shares closed down 1.85% at 2,576 yen Friday in Tokyo. Wolfspeed issued 16.85 million shares to Renesas after U.S. regulators approved the deal, and named a Renesas executive to its board. Renesas will release full-year results Feb. 5. Investors are watching for updates on Wolfspeed and company guidance.
Renesas Electronics stock price: yen surge and Feb. 5 results in focus ahead of Tokyo trade

Renesas Electronics stock price: yen surge and Feb. 5 results in focus ahead of Tokyo trade

Renesas Electronics closed Friday at 2,513.5 yen, down 0.16%, after the yen surged and the dollar fell 1.66% to 155.77 yen amid intervention concerns. The chipmaker’s stock has gained about 8% over five sessions. Investors await Renesas’ Feb. 5 earnings report for further direction. Currency volatility remains in focus for Tokyo’s Monday open.
Renesas stock climbs 1.4% in Tokyo trade as chip sentiment steadies after tariff jitters

Renesas stock climbs 1.4% in Tokyo trade as chip sentiment steadies after tariff jitters

Renesas Electronics shares rose 1.4% to 2,355.5 yen in Tokyo Tuesday, rebounding from Monday’s close. The move followed a global market drop after U.S. President Trump threatened tariffs on Europe. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called a snap election for Feb. 8 and pledged a two-year suspension of the 8% food tax, pushing bond yields to a 27-year high. Renesas will report full-year results on Feb. 5.
RISC-V vs ARM vs x86: The 2025 Silicon Architecture Showdown

RISC-V’s Edge & IoT Takeover: Billions of Open-Source Cores Drive 2025 Tech Revolution

RISC-V Shipments Soar in Edge & IoT Devices Once a niche academic project, RISC-V is now shipping in billions of devices, especially at the edge. RISC-V International reports the ISA is implemented in over 13 billion cores on the market as of end-2023 riscv.org – a stunning rise driven largely by IoT and embedded use cases. In fact, some estimates suggest over 10 billion of those cores were shipped by 2023 primarily for IoT sensors, microcontrollers, storage controllers, and wireless chips ts2.tech. The momentum is accelerating: according to the CEO of RISC-V International, “the ecosystem is expanding rapidly… over two

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BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

BAE Systems share price rises into weekend — what to watch before Monday’s London open

7 February 2026
BAE Systems shares closed up 1.2% at 1,879 pence on Friday, tracking gains in European defence stocks. The company’s market value stands near £54.8 billion. Investors await BAE’s full-year results on Feb. 18 for updates on cash returns and orders. GXO Logistics renewed and expanded its contract to support BAE’s Type 26 frigate program in Scotland.
Barclays share price jumps into earnings week as BoE rate-cut bets shift the story

Barclays share price jumps into earnings week as BoE rate-cut bets shift the story

7 February 2026
Barclays shares closed up 2.7% at 479.1 pence on Friday, outperforming the FTSE 100 ahead of next week’s full-year results. Trading volume was 18.8 million shares, well below the 50-day average. A split Bank of England vote on rates led traders to price in more UK rate cuts, sending sterling down 0.6%. Barclays announced non-executive director Mary Francis will retire in May.
Lloyds share price steadies after buyback update and BoE rate jitters — what to watch next week

Lloyds share price steadies after buyback update and BoE rate jitters — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
Lloyds shares closed up 0.9% at 106.75 pence Friday after the bank announced fresh buybacks totaling 17 million shares over two days, all to be cancelled. The stock rebounded from a 5.6% drop Thursday as traders adjusted UK rate-cut bets. About 121 million Lloyds shares changed hands. Investors await the bank’s annual report on February 18 and the next Bank of England decision March 19.
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