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08:16am, Thursday, Aug 28, 2025
India ramps September imports of discounted Russian crude despite US pressure. Higher flows tighten supplies of heavy grades, reshape freight demand, press Urals‑Brent spreads and heighten volatility for refiners and shippers.
08:15am, Thursday, Aug 28, 2025
BURL +7% after Q2 beat: adj. EPS $1.72 vs $1.29, revenue $2.71B, comps +5%. Company raised FY adj. EPS to $9.19-$9.59; gross margin +90bps; plans ~100 net new stores and $1.69B liquidity.
07:36am, Thursday, Aug 28, 2025
Dick's (DKS) Q2 beat-adj. EPS $4.38, revenue $3.65B; comp sales +5%. Raised FY comp-sales and EPS guides but issued slightly light revenue outlook. Foot Locker (FL) deal nears close-integration risks could fuel volatility.
07:08am, Thursday, Aug 28, 2025
Robotaxi race: Tesla (TSLA) bets on camera-driven neural nets for fast, low-cost scale; Alphabet/Waymo (GOOGL) uses LIDAR, HD maps and city-by-city rollouts. Execution, regs and unit economics will drive valuations and market winners.
06:57am, Thursday, Aug 28, 2025
Ulta Beauty (ULTA) reports Q2 Thu. Street: $2.68B revenue, $5.11 adj. EPS. Last qtr sales $2.85B. Key watch: comps, membership, makeup vs. skincare mix, salon recovery, margins, guidance. Consensus PT $545 vs stock ~$525
12:33pm, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
London stocks slipped: FTSE 100 -0.1%, FTSE 250 -0.3%. Banks hit (NatWest -2.5%) after U.S. comments on Fed governor Lisa Cook raised independence concerns. Hochschild plunged; JD Sports rose. Nvidia earnings awaited.
12:25pm, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
Oil edges up as U.S. crude stocks drop 2.4M bbls; Brent ~$67.65, WTI ~$63.77. New U.S. tariffs on some Indian imports over Russian oil, Russia's export shifts and conflict-related risks fuel short-term market volatility.
12:24pm, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
Nvidia (NVDA) reports fiscal Q2 after the bell: Street sees ~$1.01 EPS on $46.02B revenue (+53% YoY). Traders will parse Blackwell rack production, data‑center demand (88% of rev) and China/H20 guidance.
08:48am, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
BioXcel (NASDAQ:BTAI) +10% after SERENITY at‑home Phase 3 met its primary safety endpoint for BXCL501 (120μg), supporting a planned sNDA in Q1 2026 to expand IGALMI to at‑home use and boosting US episode estimate to 57-77M.
08:44am, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) Q2 revenue +7% to $1.21B, GAAP net income $141M, adj EPS $2.32 vs $2.30. Hollister +19% while Abercrombie -5% (comps -11%). Guidance raised to +5-7% revenue, EPS $10.00-$10.50; new NFL deal.
08:23am, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
Kohl's (KSS) surges >20% after Q2 beat: adj. EPS $0.56 vs $0.29, revenue $3.35B vs $3.32B. Comp sales -4.2%, inventory down 5%, tightened sales outlook. Interim CEO Bender cites progress amid multi-year revenue decline.
08:04am, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
Premarket movers: NVDA +0.6% ahead of earnings; KSS +16% raises FY outlook; MDB +30% on beat/strong guide; SJM -5% on weak profit outlook. Earnings-driven gaps spike volatility, flows and option activity.
05:16am, Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025
Nvidia (NVDA) Q2 earnings Aug 27: revenue est. $46.45B, adj. EPS $1.01. Wall Street largely bullish, but China export curbs could shave up to $8B. Strong print or cautious guidance may trigger volatility in AI chip stocks.
03:36am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
Revolution Beauty (REVB): Tom Allsworth Returns - Shares Drop 8.6% Despite Debenhams & Minto Backing
Revolution Beauty (LSE: REVB) reappoints Tom Allsworth as CEO as interim Colin Henry steps aside. Debenhams, Allsworth and investor Minto back shareholder resolutions. Shares slid about 8.6%, highlighting near‑term volatility.
03:31am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
Fortescue (ASX: FMG) FY profit tumbles 41% to A$3.37bn as iron‑ore prices slide; revenue -15% to A$15.5bn, underlying EBITDA -26% to A$7.94bn. Record shipments 198.4mt, C1 A$17.99/wmt. Final div A$0.60; shares -3.9%. Guidance 195-205mt.
03:25am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
Hyundai (KRX:005380) boosts U.S. investment to $26B through 2028 (+$5B), pledging ~25,000 jobs and a U.S. robotics plant (30,000 units/yr). Move deepens local production and supply‑chain control but raises near‑term capex and margin risk.
03:20am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
Sidara cuts takeover bid for John Wood Group (LON:WG) to 30p a share (~£207.6m); Wood board "minded to recommend" if formalized. Financing aligned; Takeover Panel deadline Aug. 28. Shares suspended, down ~72% YTD amid accounting woes.
03:17am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
British American Tobacco (LON: BATS): CFO Soraya Benchikh leaves immediately; Javed Iqbal returns as interim CFO while a permanent successor is sought. H1 results beat forecasts and U.S. sales grew for the first time in 3 years.
03:13am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
Apple (AAPL) is pacing on AI-favoring on‑device privacy and polished rollouts-while MSFT, NVDA and GOOGL sprint cloud‑first. Apple's scale and services cushion risk, but caution could cede developer mindshare and AI revenue.
03:07am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
U.S.-Russia talks floated reviving big energy projects - Exxon returning to Sakhalin‑1, U.S. kit for Arctic LNG‑2 - signaling potential sanction easing that could roil Exxon, Rosneft, Novatek and drive market volatility.
02:37am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
Zurich Airport (SIX: FHZN) posts record H1 - consolidated profit CHF161.3m (+6%), EBITDA CHF358.8m (+3%). Passenger rebound boosts aviation revenue; heavy capex drives free cash flow to -CHF117.1m. 2025 target ~32m passengers.
02:32am, Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025
Korean Air ordered 103 Boeing jets in a record ~$50B deal, with GE engines/servicing - mainly 737 MAX 10s plus 777-9s and 787s - to modernize the fleet, integrate Asiana and boost Boeing/GE backlogs; deliveries span years.
08:16am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Propanc Biopharma (NASDAQ: PPCB) quietly raised $4M in August. Lead PRP IV therapy targets a Phase 1B CTA in H1 2026 (30-40 pts); Rec‑PRP pharmacology due Q1 2026. Small raise fuels headline-driven volatility and dilution risk.
07:50am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Apple (AAPL) favors a closed, device‑first generative AI strategy-leaning on M‑series chips, privacy and services-while rivals chase cloud models, APIs and scale, risking developer mindshare and model-driven revenue.
07:44am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Israel says it's prepared to back Lebanon's move to disarm Hezbollah after Lebanon endorsed a US plan. Vague mechanics raise geopolitical uncertainty - watch oil, gold, dollar, defense stocks and regional bonds.
07:39am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Coca‑Cola hires Lazard to review strategic options for Costa Coffee, including a potential sale to PE firms. Indicative bids due early autumn. Costa was bought in 2018 for ~ $5B and operates in ~50 countries.
07:36am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Mercedes‑Benz Pension Trust selling ~$346M Nissan stake (TSE:7201) at 337.5-345 yen vs 363 yen (~5-7% discount). Pricing pre‑open Tuesday, settlement Thursday - a discounted institutional block that could pressure Nissan shares short‑term.
07:25am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Royalty Pharma (RPRX) buys up to $950M royalty stake in Amgen's (AMGN) KRAS G12C lung‑cancer drug sotorasib (Lumakras), converting future sales into cash - a bet on trials, label expansion and pricing.
07:20am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Stifel lifts Nvidia (NVDA) PT to $212 (≈19% upside), citing strong GB300 demand, ~50% FP4 gains, cloud CapEx and a likely modest Q2 beat. Market bullish: 58/65 analysts buy; shares +33% YTD.
07:15am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
PDD Holdings (PDD) beat June-quarter revenue with 103.98B yuan vs 103.34B consensus; adjusted net income fell to 32.71B yuan. Shares jumped ~12% premarket as Pinduoduo/Temu push growth amid mounting margin pressure.
06:22am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Porsche scraps Cellforce battery cell production, shifts the unit to R&D and cuts ~200 jobs, citing weak EV demand and lack of scale; Volkswagen to absorb tech via PowerCo. Move dents Europe's homegrown battery ambitions.
06:16am, Monday, Aug 25, 2025
Donald Trump-backed $8.9B buys 9.9% of Intel (INTC) via CHIPS Act equity, boosting stock but not solving yield, customer or execution problems. Government is largest shareholder with warrants; cash aids liquidity, not foundry tech or contracts.
05:08am, Thursday, Aug 21, 2025
U.S. futures drift as Jackson Hole begins - Powell's Friday speech could sway markets amid ~80% odds of a Sept. rate cut. Walmart earnings, Meta hiring pause and firmer oil weigh on stocks and sentiment.
06:11am, Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025
Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) narrowly missed Q2 revenue at 32.71B yuan, shares -2% premarket. Core online ads plunged 15% to 16.2B yuan while AI cloud grew ~34%, raising questions if cloud can offset weak ad demand.
05:49am, Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025
Claire's (CLRS) is selling its North American arm to Ames Watson (AMEW) amid Chapter proceedings for an undisclosed sum. Claire's lists ~$690M in liabilities; some stores sold, others liquidated. Court approvals pending; landlords and mall owners affected.
04:45am, Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025
Pop Mart (HK:9992) surged after H1 revenue +204.4% and net profit ~4x. "The Monsters" (Labubu) drove 4.81bn yuan. CEO eyes >20bn yuan annual revenue (>$4bn). Shares hit HK$305 (+8%). Global store rollout boosts growth but raises capex and concentration risk.
03:46am, Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025
Deutsche Bank (DBK) CEO Christian Sewing faces scrutiny over a 2013 audit of Monte dei Paschi trades as banker Dario Schiraldi seeks €152M; Frankfurt hearing in December could spotlight DB's governance record.
02:57am, Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025
Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) plunged ~37% after Phase 2 VENTURE showed VK2735 met its primary endpoint-up to 12.2% weight loss at 13 weeks-but a 28% discontinuation rate and GI side effects spurred adoption worries; Eli Lilly (LLY) edged up.
08:43am, Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025
KindlyMD (NAKA) bought 5,743.91 BTC via Nakamoto Holdings, raising its total to 5,764.91 BTC at a $118,204.88 avg (~$679M) funded by PIPE proceeds post-merger. Shares slid as the healthcare operator pivots into a bitcoin treasury.
