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British supermarket giant Tesco is reportedly considering a sale of its operations in Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The move would complete the company's decades-long retreat from international markets, leaving it to focus on the UK and Ireland.
Shares of Rocket Lab are extending their recent decline as investors analyze the financial risks of its planned $8 billion merger with Iridium Communications. The slide also comes amid a broader market downturn affecting growth-oriented technology stocks.
Investor confidence in the artificial intelligence sector is being tested following reports of slower-than-expected progress at Meta and short positions taken by investor Michael Burry. Key AI-related stocks, including NVIDIA and Meta, saw declines in pre-market trading.
Futures for Canada's main stock index declined Wednesday after comments from U.S. President Donald Trump and military actions by Iran renewed geopolitical tensions, causing a sharp rise in oil prices and a drop in gold.
Despite Nvidia's stock gaining only 3% year-to-date while the broader semiconductor index surged 82%, Bank of America analysts see a significant buying opportunity, citing overestimated investor concerns.
Shares of Alibaba saw a significant premarket jump on investor optimism ahead of its earnings report. In contrast, Rivian's stock fell after announcing a public share offering, and Bath & Body Works declined following a ratings downgrade.
Airbus has lowered its 20-year forecast for new passenger aircraft demand, attributing the 1% reduction to the impact of the Iran war and trade tensions on the aviation industry's post-pandemic recovery.
OpenAI is set to publicly release its most advanced AI model, GPT-5.6, on Thursday. The launch follows a delay last month prompted by U.S. government requests regarding national security.
Financial services firm Kepler Cheuvreux has upgraded Viaplay to 'buy' from 'hold', citing the strategic benefits of the streaming company's deal to sell its Dutch operations. The sale is expected to help Viaplay reduce debt and increase its focus on core Nordic markets.
