Check out the companies making headlines before the opening bell : Metsera , Pfizer — The weight-loss drugmaker soared 60% after an announcement it would be bought by Pfizer for $4.9 billion in cash. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Pfizer shares ticked nearly 3% higher. Anywhere , Compass — Brokerage giant Compass plans to take over rival Anywhere, the parent of Century 21 and Coldwell Banker, for $1.6 billion in an all-stock transaction. The combined company is expected to have an enterprise value of approximately $10 billion, including the assumption of debt. Anywhere shares shot…
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Apple is poised to grow on strong demand for its iPhone 17, particularly if it can make bigger inroads in the Chinese market, according to Wedbush. Widely followed analyst Dan Ives, who has a buy rating on Apple, raised his price target to $310 from $270. That signals 26% upside from Friday’s close. Ives’ new target is also the highest on Wall Street, FactSet data shows. “The Street is clearly underestimating this iPhone cycle in our view and it’s a Ryder Cup Bethpage moment for Cook and Cupertino after a few years of disappointing growth years,” Ives said in a note.…
A Build-A-Bear Workshop in Herald Square, New York on Sept. 16, 2025. Laya Neelakandan | CNBCFor 26-year-old Cammie Craycroft’s friends, the perfect birthday activity this summer was a group trip to Build-A-Bear Workshop.Craycroft said she and her friends grew up going to the retailer, which is known for its experiential shopping product where customers can choose their stuffed animal and then pick its outfits, accessories and more.”Build-A-Bear means a lot to me. I had so many birthday parties at Build-A-Bear,” Craycroft told CNBC. “It really is a nostalgic place, and I have so many happy memories there.”The company has recently…
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U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on September 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed two executive orders, establishing the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise move to raise the H-1B visa application fee to $100,000 has left companies — and major economies — scrambling to make sense of the potential implications.For some global talent hubs, particularly those in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, however, experts say it could offer a valuable…
With the long-awaited Federal Reserve rate cut in hand, Wall Street put together a winning week filled with record closes. Even the small-cap Russell 2000 joined the all-time high party for the first time in four years. Where does the market go from here? In a few weeks, we’ll embark on third-quarter earnings season, and not long after that, the Fed’s October policy meeting will arrive. It may seem early to mention both of them. But, then again, the market is a forward-looking machine with a motor that never stalls out. The calendar is a little light in the more…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The U.S. personal consumption expenditures price index for August comes out Friday. The Federal Reserve will hope the report shows headline inflation is either in line or below economists’ forecast of 2.8% for the year. Any higher, and investors might start worrying that the Fed’s quarter-point cut last week was premature and could allow inflation to sink its claws into the economy again.Indeed, the yields…
Shubra Singh’s Saturday night dinner at a bar in Pittsburgh was ruined by the White House.Her eight Indian friends at the table, all techies on H-1B visas, were glued to their phones as they tried to get more information about U.S President Donald Trump’s latest move to raise fees for H-1B visa applications.Their families were frantically sending “all kinds of articles on the H-1B situation”, said Singh, an Indian biotech professional on work travel to the U.S., adding that the “anxiety was apparent.”About 71% and 11.7% of H-1B visa holders in the U.S are Indian and Chinese nationals, respectively. The Trump…
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani attends the 51st Gems and Jewellery Awards in Jaipur, India, November 30, 2024. Stringer | ReutersShares of Adani Group companies rose sharply Monday, led by Adani Power, which surged nearly 20% after its five-for-one stock split took effect.A company generally carries out a stock split to make its shares more accessible for current and potential investors. The stock split also increases the listed company’s liquidity.The rally came after India’s market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), cleared Adani Group Friday of some allegations of stock manipulation and accounting fraud made last year by short-seller Hindenburg Research.SEBI…
European stocks were set for a mixed open on Monday, as investors closely monitored U.S. President Donald Trump’s visa crackdown.The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index was poised to open roughly 5 points lower at 9,216, Germany’s DAX was seen down 6 points at 23,633, while France’s CAC was set to open 6 points higher at 7,866, according to IG.The Trump administration on Friday signed a surprise order to raise the so-called H-1B application fee to $100,000.The proclamation, which came into effect on Sunday, requires companies to pay the new six-figure fee to obtain the visas necessary for new employees entering the…
