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Bath & Body Works Surges on Stock Recommendation; Klarna Drops on Guidance | Stock Movers

On this episode of Stock Movers: - Shares of Klarna (KLAR) plunged in premarket trading after the payments company reported full year revenue and gross merchandise value guidance that missed expectations. The company cited foreign exchange pressures and volumes in Germany, even as it reported a profit beat for the second straight quarter. - Shares of Amylyx Pharmaceuticals (AMLX) extended its rally in the early session to as much as 54%, after the drug developer said a late-stage trial of its experimental drug met its primary endpoint as a treatment for patients who experience low blood sugar levels following bariatric surgery. - Shares of Bath & Body Works (BBWI) surged ahead of the opening bell after Citi raised its recommendation on the stock to buy from neutral. Analyst Paul Lejuez cited a favorable risk/reward outlook in his note. The company is slated to release earnings next week.

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The RealReal Bets on Luxury Resale Boom

The RealReal CEO Rati Levesque joins Bloomberg Open Interest to explain why resale prices are increasingly shaping what shoppers buy new, with more than 80% of Gen Z and millennial customers checking secondhand values first. She also reveals which unexpected fashion pieces are appreciating, and why AI still can't fully replace human luxury authenticators.

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Goldman Sachs Bulks Up Asset Management Business With LCN Deal

Goldman Sachs struck its second deal in a week as the firm pushes ahead with plans to grow its $4 trillion money-management arm. The company will pay as much as $410 million to buy LCN Capital Partners, a commercial real estate investor that focuses on sale-leaseback agreements and triple-net leases. Todd Gillespie has more on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

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What's Next for US-Iran in Hormuz With Expired MOU?

US President Donald Trump said he won't try to revive a lapsed ceasefire deal with Iran, which gave the parties a 60-day window to negotiate a lasting peace deal. Col. Wayne Sanders (Ret.) of Bloomberg Intelligence examines what comes next after the expiry of the memorandum of understanding and with the Middle East conflict and control of the Strait of Hormuz stuck in limbo.

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BlackRock's Koesterich Sees Energy Stocks as Best Portfolio Diversifier

Russ Koesterich, Global Allocation Fund portfolio manager at BlackRock, says bonds are not working as a hedge as yields on 30-year US Treasuries rose to the highest since 2007 this week. He talks about the factors he sees driving long-dated bonds and why he doesn't see $100 oil derailing the US economic expansion.

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