Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Paramount Skydance (PSKY) shares drop. According to the Wall Street Journal, California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office cancelled a planned meeting with Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison to discuss settling a lawsuit over the company's purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.
- Ulta (ULTA) shares rise ahead of second quarter earnings. According to Bloomberg Intelligence: Ulta Beauty's fiscal 2Q revenue growth likely exceeded the 5% average implied for 2Q-4Q by full-year guidance, supported by about two months of incremental Space NK revenue before it laps the the July 2025 acquisition.
- Sandisk (SNDK) shares fall. Shares of companies involved in artificial intelligence infrastructure are falling in the latest example of heavy volatility in the group. Investors debate whether the group’s year-to-date strength has outpaced a positive fundamental backdrop.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Alibaba (BABA) is tumbling after announcing a plan to raise about HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) from a share sale. The share placement is expected to dilute earnings and hurt stock performance in the near term, analysts said. Meanwhile, the fundraising will help drive AI-led growth and the impact on earnings will be limited if the company can improve AI payoffs, they added. The tech and chip sectors are seeing a broader selloff globally.
- SoftBank (SFTBY) is moving on news it plans a record ¥1 trillion retail bond sale to raise funds for its investment commitments to OpenAI.
- Bitcoin (BTC) is continuing its rally. Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds had their strongest weekly inflow in 10 months last week as the original cryptocurrency surged.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- Alibaba (BABA) is tumbling after announcing a plan to raise about HK$80 billion ($10.2 billion) from a share sale. The share placement is expected to dilute earnings and hurt stock performance in the near term, analysts said. Meanwhile, the fundraising will help drive AI-led growth and the impact on earnings will be limited if the company can improve AI payoffs, they added. The tech and chip sectors are seeing a broader selloff globally.
- Steel Dynamics (STLD) and other US steel firms are driving higher as Nucor, Steel Dynamics, Cleveland-Cliffs and Century Aluminum are likely winners from U.S.-Canada trade talks breaking down. All four stocks were higher early Monday after tumbling last week on the prospect of a Canada trade deal that would lower U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
- Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is declining as it launched a $600 million at-the-market equity offering, which raised dilution concerns among investors.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- BW Offshore shares fell as much as 16%, the most since March 2020, after the Norwegian offshore services firm cut its full-year guidance for Ebitda.
- Banca Generali shares slumped after it said it is evaluating an unsolicited bid from Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, as part of Monte Paschi Chief Executive Officer Luigi Lovaglio’s attempt to create a massive new Italian bank.
- Shell shares fall after the Financial Times reported that its US chemicals assets have drawn interest from potential bidders including ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, Apollo and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation’s chemicals arm.
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Today's biggest winners and losers in the stock market.
On this episode of Stock Movers:
- SSAB shares rise after the US and Canada failed to agree on a tariff deal, which analysts say leaves the status-quo intact and is positive for the European steel firm.
- BW Offshore shares fell as much as 13% after the Norwegian energy company cut its Ebitda forecast for the full year.
- Oxford Nanopore shares climb as much as 5.4%, to its highest in nearly a year, after Panmure Liberum upgraded the stock to buy from hold, saying the British DNA sequencing firm’s new strategy unveiled last week addresses many of its concerns.
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