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US hard red winter wheat basis bids were mostly unchanged as farmers planted the 2027 crop; dry weather helped, while rain may slow work.
Fitch says France’s high debt, weak growth and political fragmentation complicate deficit reduction and could put its stable rating outlook at risk.
ComEd and Richardson Electronics announced an expansion and plans for Illinois’ largest commercial battery energy storage system, backed by ComEd.
US soybean futures fell after a higher crop forecast, while corn recovered from Friday’s selloff on renewed demand and short-covering activity.
ChargePoint shares retreated after a September surge as investors weighed the revenue outlook, liquidity risks and stronger technical selling pressure.
Bank of America says AI assistants could reshape enterprise software use, while Microsoft, Salesforce and ServiceNow appear better placed to adapt.
Bernstein lowered its Boeing price target to $278 per share from $298, according to analyst-rating actions published by Benzinga.
Goldman Sachs kept its Sell rating on Louisiana-Pacific, according to Benzinga’s analyst-ratings coverage of the company’s shares.
Goldman Sachs reduced its price target for Tronox Holdings from $6.50 to $4.00 per share, according to Benzinga’s analyst-ratings section.
US regulators cleared PJM to build a data-center registry but rejected its plan to temporarily cut those facilities off during peak power demand.
Goldman Sachs maintained Buy ratings on Installed Building, Kratos and TransDigm, while cutting the price targets for Installed Building and TransDigm.
Major steel and shipbuilding projects in Iowa and Philadelphia face labor shortages, high costs, limited space and uncertain customer demand.
BP, Shell and Chevron are restoring U.S. Gulf production after Hurricane Isaias forced shutdowns. The companies reported no storm damage.
Meta introduced Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full models for agentic tasks. Muse Wonder is available through Meta Model API; Muse Wonder Full serves Muse Code subscribers.
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal approved Woolworths’ acquisition of In2food Holdings and, with conditions, Shoprite Checkers’ purchase of Picardirebel stores.
Canaccord Genuity raised its price target for Twist Bioscience from $120 to $205 per share, according to an analyst-rating update cited by Newsmetry API.
Canaccord Genuity raised its Tempus AI price target from $80 to $95 a share while maintaining a Buy rating, Benzinga reported.
Needham lifted its Synopsys price target to $620 from $580 and kept a Buy rating, while flagging uncertainty over the GPT-Synopsys strategy.
Canaccord Genuity maintained a Buy rating on 10x Genomics and raised its price target from $60.00 to $100.00 per share.
Roth Capital reaffirmed Buy ratings on Zeta Global Holdings and Standard Motor Products, setting targets of $55 and $54, respectively, Benzinga said.