-- Jiangsu Hoperun Software's (SHE:300339) attributable profit fell 40% to 97 million yuan in 2025 from 161.1 million yuan in 2024, according to a Wednesday filing with the Shenzhen bourse.
Earnings per share at the software manufacturer decreased to 0.12 yuan from 0.20 yuan in the previous year.
Operating income grew 17% year over year to 3.98 billion yuan from 3.40 billion yuan.
US crude oil stocks, including those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, fell by 2.2 million barrels in the week ended April 17 following a decrease of 5.1 million barrels in the previous week.Excluding inventories in the SPR, commercial crude oil stocks rose by 1.9 million barrels after a 900,000-barrel decline in the previous week, compared with the 2-million-barrel decrease expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:40 am ET.Stocks in the SPR declined by 4.1 million in the week, the same as in the previous week.Overall crude oil stocks were down 0.3% from the previous week but were still up 3.6% from a year earlier. Crude oil inventories are about 3% above the five-year average for this time of the year.Gasoline stocks decreased by 4.6 million barrels, compared with the 2-million-barrel decrease expected. Gasoline stocks were down 2% from the previous week, and down 0.5% from a year earlier.Distillate stocks plunged by 3.4 million barrels in the current week, compared with an expected decrease of 1.8 million barrels. Distillate stocks were down 3.1% from the previous week but were still up 1.2% than in the same week a year ago.Refineries operated at 89.1% of their capacity, below the 89.6% rate in the previous week.
CIBC views the risk of the Competition Bureau challenging the GFL Environmental's (GFL.TO) proposed acquisition of Secure Waste Infrastructure (SES.TO) as low, even though the Bureau has challenged GFL and Secure Waste deals in the past.Analysts Kevin Chiang and Krista Friesen, who are maintaining an outperformer rating and $77.00 price target on GFL shares, see "minimal" direct competitive overlap between the companies.Price: $54.59, Change: $+0.68, Percent Change: +1.26%
CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:We decrease our 12-month target price by $17 to $736, as we assume NOC will trade at P/E multiple of 23.0x our 2027 EPS estimate, a premium to NOC's three-year average forward P/E of 19.6x but close to the peers' average forward P/E of 23.8x. We trim our 2026 EPS estimate by $1.04 to $28.61 and also cut our 2027 EPS forecast by $0.76 to $31.99. NOC's fundamentals remain robust, anchored by a record $96 billion backlog providing over two years of revenue visibility. The company reaffirmed 2026 guidance for mid-single-digit organic sales growth and segment operating margins of low- to mid-11%. We see strong multi-year momentum driven by four key growth engines: B-21 (approaching 10% of revenue with production accelerating 25%), Sentinel ICBM (6%-7%, growing toward 10%), missile defense (10%), and weapons/munitions (10%). With capacity investments enabling NOC to scale production and the company achieving improved ROIC on major programs, we remain confident in sustainable growth extending into 2027 and beyond.