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Investors brace for the SK Hynix shockwave. SK Hynix is debuting its ADRs under ticker symbol “SKHY” on the Nasdaq Friday. At $29 billion, it is the largest foreign IPO in U.S. market history. SK Hynix controls roughly 60% of the high-bandwidth memory market, and this massive influx of fresh supply is forcing a real-time capital rotation across the entire semiconductor and hardware infrastructure space, providing U.S. investors a direct alternative to Micron Technology, specifically. I want to use options in its competitor Micron to express a view, at the same time SK Hynix is enduring some price discovery. Capital…

Ford, Canada’s Unifor reach tentative deal on labor contract Source link

President Donald Trump ordered renewed airstrikes against Iran on Saturday after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked a commercial ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said in a statement.The M/V GFS Galaxy, a container ship sailing under the flag of Cyprus, is unable to continue its journey after the Iranian attack caused an onboard fire and significant damage to the vessel’s engine room, U.S. Central Command said. A civilian crew member is missing, Centcom said. “In response, the United States is imposing a heavy cost by continuing to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial…

For decades, video games have been a go-to hobby for Alyx Green. But in recent years, Green has felt priced out.Instead of buying the biggest releases, the Illinois graduate student has opted for cheaper alternatives from smaller studios or turned to board and card games. In some cases, the 31-year-old watches videos of others playing hot games on YouTube in lieu of actually playing.”The price has been going up,” Green said. “It’s just hard to keep up.”U.S. consumers have for years grappled with “funflation,” used to describe the sharply higher prices for live experiences like concerts or sporting events that…

Ferrari has shaken off its Luce-induced slide, but analysts believe the luxury automaker still has plenty more room to recover. Investors and consumers alike were disappointed when Ferrari unveiled its first EV in late May, saying the Luce model strayed far from the brand’s design philosophy. Shares fell quickly following the reveal, but have since recovered and are now 14% higher than they were before the EV debuted. In a note early last week, Bank of America reiterated a buy rating and increased the price target to $458 from $403, suggesting almost 22% upside from Friday’s close. A day later,…

One of the many signs that the Covid pandemic is slipping further into the past is that companies are paying closer attention to the quality of life in locations where they are considering setting up shop. “Where are people moving? Where have they gone post-Covid?” said veteran site selection consultant Tom Stringer of Stringer Site Selection in New York. “It’s largely going to be an attractive place to live. You’re seeing corporate industry chasing people now rather than people chasing jobs.” So, it stands to reason that in their campaigns to lure business, states are increasingly touting their quality of life. As…

As more companies insist their employees return to the office, they know they need to offer something in return to attract and retain good people. That’s why finding a place where people will want to live is an increasingly important factor as companies decide where to set up shop. “Quality of place, especially investing in quality of place, is the top thing you can do for talent attraction and retention,” said site selection consultant Larry Gigerich, managing executive director of Ginovus in Indianapolis, and chairman of the Site Selectors Guild. CNBC is placing increasing emphasis on Quality of Life, one of the…

Bank of America named a slew of stocks that are best positioned heading into quarterly reports. The firm said that companies like IBM have plenty of upside as earnings approaches. Other buy-rated stocks stocks screened by CNBC Pro include: Spotify, IHG, Grab and Deutsche Bank. Spotify Analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich is feeling bullish heading into the streaming company’s earnings report in early August. “We are confident that SPOT’s 2Q26 results will reflect stable underlying trends across key [key performance indicators], with reported revenue growth accelerating in the quarter primarily driven by moderating [foreign exchange] headwinds,” she wrote. Bank of America…