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Zara owner Inditex soars after reporting strong Q3 and November sales

Inditex is up 8% in early trading in Madrid, the stock’s biggest intraday jump in five years, after the world’s largest listed clothing retailer reported robust November and third-quarter results on Wednesday.

The Zara and Pull&Bear owner reported that sales rose 8.4% at constant currencies to hit €9.8 billion ($11.41 billion) in the third quarter that ended October 31. The company also said that currency-adjusted sales grew 10.6% in November, marking a strong start to the retailers’ Q4 — one that includes the crucial Black Friday discounting period.

In what is usually the company’s most profitable period of the year, as many of its products are sold at full price, CEO Oscar Garcia Macieras commented in a call with analysts that “in the nine months of 2025, we have generated a strong performance, with sales growth in a complex market environment while maintaining very satisfactory levels of profitability.” Gross profit for the third quarter grew 6.2% to €6.1 billion ($7.1 billion), hitting a 62% gross margin.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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