Norway – Calendar Wednesday 14 October
STOCK MARKET Foreign earnings reports Before market open: Blackrock 07:00 ASML, 12:45 Bank of America, 13:30 Morgan Stanley Corporate Actions Foremont Group first day as a listed company on NGM Other events China rare-earth metals exports China iron ore imports China copper imports China oil imports Rio Tinto production report MACRO China trade balance 02:00 […]
Agilent to acquire Proscia for up to USD 270 million
US-based Agilent Technologies has entered into an agreement to acquire Proscia, a provider of digital pathology software, for USD 240 million in cash. An additional USD 30 million may be payable depending on future performance targets. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Agilent’s position in digital pathology and AI-based diagnostics. Proscia provides software to more […]
Barclays: Genmab’s Darzalex sales in line with expectations
Barclays maintains its overweight rating on Danish pharmaceutical company Genmab with a target price of DKK 3,100. Darzalex sales increased by 15.6 percent in local currency during the third quarter, 1 percent below consensus. Barclays considers the outcome to be in line with expectations and expects a limited positive share-price reaction. The bank continues to […]
Raytheon wins $729 million in counter-drone defense contracts
US defense company Raytheon, part of RTX, has been awarded contracts worth a total of $729 million to supply components of the LIDS counter-drone system to the US Army, Qatar and Jordan. The system includes the KuRFS radar sensor and the Coyote system, which are used to detect and counter both individual drones and drone […]
British Airways flight turned back after window crack – BBC
A British Airways flight from London Gatwick to Faro in Portugal was forced on Tuesday to turn back over northwestern France and return to Gatwick after a technical problem. BBC reports this. According to flight data service AirNav Radar, it involved a cracked passenger window. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, also transmitted the emergency code […]
10Monkeys campaign fully underway in the UAE
Gaming and education company Edyoutec has begun marketing the 10Monkeys mathematics platform via Skiply in the United Arab Emirates. The campaign potentially reaches more than 200,000 app users and 80,000 email contacts. The parties have also agreed on improved revenue sharing in Edyoutec’s favor, but the terms are awaiting legal approval. No financial details have […]
US premarket: Goldman Sachs rises the most among S&P 500 stocks
Quotes from the premarket with a 15-minute delay. 10 biggest gainers% change, todayGoldman Sachs+4,49%UnitedHealth+3,27%CoStar Group+2,70%Cognizant Technology+2,23%Morgan Stanley+2,12%International Paper+1,99%MGM Resorts+1,98%Abbott Laboratories+1,98%CRH+1,79%Visa+1,77%10 biggest decliners% change, todayWestern Digital−6,67%Seagate Technology−6,27%Sandisk−4,66%Micron Technology−4,35%M&T Bank−4,02%Moderna−3,73%Hewlett Packard Enterprise−3,25%Marvell Technology−3,08%Super Micro Computer−3,01%Bloom Energy−2,92%Source: Factset
Worldquant is a new public short seller in Neobo
Worldquant has taken a public short position in the property company Neobo. The position amounts to 0.50 percent of the capital. Worldquant is a US asset manager focused on quantitative investment strategies. There are two public short sellers in the company. In total, 2.12 percent of the capital in Neobo Fastigheter is shorted. The Swedish […]
US employment (ADP) rose over the past four weeks
The US private-sector hiring rate (ADP) rose over the four weeks through September 26. ADP announced this on Tuesday. The number of employed people increased by an average of 24,750 per week over the past four weeks.
Citigroup raises its price target for Alfa Laval to SEK 588 (575), reiterates Neutral
Citigroup raises its price target for Alfa Laval to SEK 588 (575), reiterates Neutral
