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US benchmark equity indexes were lower after midday Friday as markets looked forward to the Federal

BofA Securities reports that the Life Sciences Tools sector struggled in fiscal year 2024. Spending by pharmaceutical and biotech companies dropped after pandemic-related overspending, and demand in China stayed weak. This led some Life Sciences companies to lower their already-conservative fiscal year revenue forecasts as the year progressed. For most of fiscal year 2024, Life Sciences company valuations remained higher than pre-COVID levels but declined after the U.S. elections. Looking ahead

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Ciena Corp (NYSE:CIEN) stock surged after BofA Securities upgraded it from Neutral to Buy and raised its price target from $70 to $95. Needham analyst Ryan Koontz maintained Ciena with a Buy and raised the price target from $80 to $95. Additionally, Northland Capital Markets, and Stifel raised their respective price targets on the stock. On Thursday, Ciena reported a fiscal fourth-quarter 2024 revenue decline of 0.5% to $1.12 billion, beating the analyst estimate of $1.10 billion. The adjusted E

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BofA Securities analyst Peter T. Galbo upgraded General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) to Buy from Neutral, raising the price forecast to $80 from $78. The analyst suggests that General Mills is expected to return to organic sales growth at a faster and more sustainable rate compared to other center-store food peers. This growth will be driven by factors such as the re-acceleration in the Pet segment (specifically Blue Buffalo) and stabilization in North America Retail, as issues in the dough category a

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Major U.S. indexes were slightly lower at midday Friday as markets pulled back from the post-election rally that sent them into record territory.

(Bloomberg) -- Germany’s economy will hardly grow in 2025 after shrinking again this year, according to fresh forecasts from Bundesbank.Most Read from BloombergHong Kong's Expat Party Hub Reshaped by Chinese InfluxBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCity Hall Is HiringAmerican Institute of Architects CEO ResignsHow California Sees the World, and ItselfGross domestic product will fall by 0.2% in 2024, it said Friday — slashing a June prediction for 0.3% growth. Output will exp

The cryptocurrency market is on a tear this year, thanks in part to Trump's election win on Nov. 5.