BUZZ-KLA rises as Citi lifts target price on expectations of growing WFE spend ** Chip making equipment provider KLA's KLAC.O shares rise 0.9% to $865.50 premarket ** Citigroup raises target price to $980 vs. previous PT of $760 ** KLAC positioned to benefit from increasing expenditure on leading-edge wafer fab equipment (WFE)- Brokerage ** Forecas

BRIEF-Resonac: Announces Consortium With US And Japan Companies To Collaborate On Next-Gen Chip Packaging July 8 (Reuters) - Resonac Holdings Corp 4004.T : RESONAC - ANNOUNCES CONSORTIUM WITH US AND JAPAN COMPANIES TO COLLABORATE ON NEXT-GEN CHIP PACKAGING RESONAC - PARTNERS IN CONSORTIUM INCLUDE KLA AND TOKYO OHKA KOGYO RESONAC - BRINGING PACKAGIN

FACTBOX-Stocks to watch as Biden and Trump vie for presidency July 3 (Reuters) - The first U.S. presidential debate saw President Joe Biden turning in a fitful performance , especially at the beginning, as he exchanged barbs with former President Trump on abortion, immigration, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and even their golf games. Both candidates defended their handling of the economy ahead of the Nov.

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Brighthouse Financial, Microsoft, Shattuck Labs June 17 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Brighthouse Financial, Microsoft and Shattuck Labs, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Agree Realty Corp ADC.N : Jefferies raises target price to $70 from $65 * Brighthouse Financial Inc BHF.O : KBW raises to market perform from underperform * Microsoft MSFT.O : Wedbush raises target price to $550 from $

BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 03:45 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change CrowdStrike Holdings Inc CRWD.OQ +8.5% Constellation Energy Corp CEG.OQ +7.9% Lam Research Corp LRCX.OQ +4.6% Datadog Inc DDOG.OQ +3.9% KLA Corp KLAC.OQ +3.5% Bottom Performers Percent Change Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.OQ -4.4% Illumina Inc ILMN.OQ -3.5% Monster Beverage Corp MNST.OQ -3.3% PepsiCo Inc PEP.OQ -2.8% Kraft Heinz Co KHC.OQ -2.6% The Nasdaq 100 .NDX gained 67.54 po

BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 12:01 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ +4.5% Applied Materials Inc AMAT.OQ +3.6% KLA Corp KLAC.OQ +3.3% Micron Technology Inc MU.OQ +3.3% Lam Research Corp LRCX.OQ +3.2% Bottom Performers Percent Change DoorDash Inc DASH.OQ -3.6% Lululemon Athletica Inc LULU.OQ -3.3% IDEXX Laboratories Inc IDXX.OQ -2.4% Dollar Tree Inc DLTR.OQ -2.1% Tesla Inc TSLA.OQ -1.9% The Nasdaq 100 .NDX gained 115.01 points, o

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Arista Networks, Crescent Energy, Dell Technologies May 20 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Arista Networks, Crescent Energy and Dell Technologies, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * Arista Networks Inc ANET.N : Evercore ISI raises target price to $340 from $320 * Crescent Energy Co CRGY.N : Gerdes Energy Research raises to buy from neutral * Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N : JP Morgan raises t

BUZZ - Nasdaq top and bottom performing stocks at about 12:01 p.m. EDT Nasdaq 100 .NDX Top Performers Percent Change Micron Technology Inc MU.OQ +4.7% Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.OQ +3.6% NVIDIA Corp NVDA.OQ +3.3% KLA Corp KLAC.OQ +2.4% DoorDash Inc DASH.OQ +2.3% Bottom Performers Percent Change Amgen Inc AMGN.OQ -4.2% Moderna Inc MRNA.OQ -4.0% Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc WBA.OQ -2.4% Workday Inc WDAY.OQ -2.2% Kraft Heinz Co KHC.OQ -2.1% The Nasdaq 100 .NDX gained 108.88 points, or 0.61%, to

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KLA Corp reports results for the quarter ended in March - Earnings Summary KLA Corp KLAC.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $5.26​​ per share for the quarter ended in March, lower than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $5.49. The mean expectation of nineteen analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $5.01 per share.

KLA Corp projects quarterly revenue above estimates as AI fuels chip demand April 25 (Reuters) - KLA Corp KLAC.O forecast fourth-quarter revenue above analysts' expectations on Thursday, anticipating strong demand for its chip-making tools from semiconductor makers looking to tap into a surge in demand for use in AI applications. Shares of the Milpitas, California-based company rose more than 2% in extended trading.

BRIEF-KLA Q3 EPS USD 4.43 Apr 25 (Reuters) - KLA Q3 net income USD 602 million. Q3 revenue USD 2,360 million vs. IBES estimate USD 2,312 million outlook Q4 adjusted EPS USD 6.07 outlook Q4 EPS USD 5.66 outlook Q4 gross margin 59.5% outlook Q4 revenue USD 2,500 million

What to Watch in the Day Ahead - Thursday, April 25 The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day's major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at DAY/US . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All times in ET/GMT In the tech industry, Microsoft's revenue is expected to have grown 15% as AI investments drive gains in its cloud computing and enterprise software businesses, supported by a recovery in the PC

KLA Corp expected to post earnings of $5.01 a share - Earnings Preview KLA Corp KLAC.OQ KLAC.O is expected to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports results on April 25 for the period ending March 31 2024 The Milpitas California-based company is expected to report a 5.0% decrease in revenue to $2.312 billion from $2.43 billion a year ago, according to the mean estimate from 18 analysts, based on LSEG data.The company's guidance on January 25 2024, for the period ended March 31, was for

What to Watch in the Week Ahead and on Monday, April 22 The Day Ahead is an email and PDF publication that includes the day's major stories and events, analyses and other features. To receive The Day Ahead, Eikon users can register at DAY/US . Thomson One users can register at RT/DAY/US. All times in ET/GMT ON MONDAY Tesla chief Elon Musk is expected to meet with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce plans to invest in and build a factory in the country.

BUZZ-ASML falls after weaker-than-expected Q1 bookings Updates ** U.S.-listed shares of chip equipment maker ASML Holding ASML.O down 7.4% at $904.42 ** ASMLS's new bookings in Q1 were 3.6 bln euros($3.83 billion), well below the 5.4 billion seen by analysts polled by Reuters ** Shares of other chip equipment firms including Applied Materials AMAT.

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Advanced Micro Devices, Kroger, Tyson Foods April 16 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Advanced Micro Devices, Kroger and Tyson Foods, on Tuesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O : HSBC raises to buy * CNO Financial Group Inc CNO.N : Piper Sandler raises to overweight from neutral * Endeavor Group Holdings Inc EDR.N : Citigroup cuts to neutral from buy * Kroger Co KR.