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A mix of earnings beats and misses drove significant after-hours moves across tech, consumer and healthcare names. Meta's earnings miss and higher AI hardware spending guidance hit shares, while Microsoft and cybersecurity firm Fortinet outperformed. Restaurant chains Chipotle and Starbucks posted strong results that lifted their stocks, and semico…
U.S. stock indexes ended the session lower on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average sliding 2.18% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in Industrials, Telecoms and Technology, while commodity prices and the CBOE Volatility Index rose. Market breadth favored decliners on both the NYSE and Nasdaq, and several individual names poste…
Canada's S&P/TSX Composite fell 1.16% at the close as declines in Financials, Healthcare and Clean Technology weighed on the market. Precious metals and energy names outperformed, with Centerra Gold, Strathcona Resources and Canadian Natural Resources among the top gainers. Several individual stocks posted steep losses. Volatility measures and comm…
Brazil's stock benchmark closed sharply lower Wednesday, dragged down by losses in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Financials sectors. The Bovespa slid 1.52% in Sao Paulo trading, with more than 600 stocks declining versus roughly 330 gaining. A separate drop in implied volatility contrasted with mixed movements in key commodities and currenc…
Qualcomm reported third-quarter revenue that exceeded analyst estimates but posted adjusted EPS slightly below expectations. The company issued fourth-quarter adjusted EPS guidance whose midpoint was well under analyst forecasts, prompting a roughly 5% decline in the stock. Management flagged industry-wide increases in semiconductor input costs and…
Morgan Stanley analyst Josh Baer singled out top picks in the vertical software group ahead of second-quarter 2026 earnings, saying firms generally scored well on moat strength but showed more variable results on journey assessments. ServiceTitan and Toast emerged as the names the bank favors, with ServiceTitan noted for combined moat and journey s…
The White House had been preparing to nominate Justin Schwab to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation after Aaron Szabo indicated he would step down. Szabo's intended move to the private sector unexpectedly collapsed at the last moment and he has remained in his post, delaying any formal nomination. Schwab recently …
Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS) saw its stock decline sharply after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, alongside Los Angeles County and Utah, filed a lawsuit alleging the telehealth company transmitted sensitive user health information to online advertising firms and engaged in questionable billing and subscription practices.
Bank of Montreal has executed two significant synthetic risk transfers (SRTs) that together shift credit exposure on roughly $5 billion of corporate loans to external investors. The deals, completed through the bank's Muskoka and Algonquin programmes over the past two months, involved first-loss tranches that priced in the low- to mid-700 basis-poi…
Telecom Italia reported second-quarter EBITDA after leases in line with analyst forecasts and posted a return to net profit, supported by strength in its Brazilian unit and enterprise cloud services. First-half revenue and cash flow trends improved, with leverage below €7.3 billion and management reiterating guidance for 2026 and 2027.
Energy shares advanced as oil prices surged following a resumption of major airstrikes in the Middle East and industry data showing a drop in U.S. crude inventories. The S&P 500 energy index outperformed, while exploration and production names, integrated majors, oilfield services and refiners recorded gains.
Representative Frank Pallone has asked Elon Musk for documents and answers regarding the environmental and public health consequences of xAI's Colossus AI data center operations in Tennessee and Mississippi. The request covers turbine deployments, emissions and permitting records, analyses of power and water use, and a proposed site visit by commit…
L'Oreal reported quarterly sales of €11.6 billion for the three months to end-June, a 6.3% like-for-like increase after adjusting for IT system phasing. Growth was driven by demand for new haircare products and mascaras, with mass-market products and online channels outperforming expectations. Europe rose 6.7% and North America climbed 5.9%, while …
Spanish stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the IBEX 35 retreating 1.71% as losses in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods led the market decline. Repsol, Grifols and Endesa were the session's top gainers, while Caixabank, Acerinox and Unicaja Banco posted the largest drops. Commodity markets saw notable moves, …
Italian equities ended the session lower, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index falling 0.57% at the close in Milan. Gains in selected energy and auto-related names contrasted with declines in utilities, lottery operator shares and technology stocks. Oil prices rose sharply while gold futures eased; major currency pairs were broadly unchanged.
German equities finished the session mixed, with the DAX easing 0.06% after gains in chemicals, software and food & beverages were offset by losses in technology, construction and insurance. MDAX fell 0.50% while TecDAX ticked up 0.31%. Heavy movement in individual names and a sharp rise in oil prices contrasted with a modest uptick in implied vola…
Paris equities ended lower on Wednesday, with the CAC 40 falling 0.60% and the SBF 120 down 0.47%. Gains were concentrated in a handful of stocks including Kering and Alten, while Hermes and several large-cap names weighed on the market. Market volatility measures and commodity prices moved sharply in the session.
Options markets are pricing in a 4.4% share-price swing for Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) when it reports earnings on Aug. 5 ahead of the opening bell, according to options data compiled by Bloomberg. Historical comparisons across the company's last eight earnings events show the actual moves have sometimes exceeded and sometimes trailed the options-implie…
Investors comparing Netflix and Walt Disney find two divergent pictures: Disney trades at a noticeably lower valuation and offers dividend resumption and lower volatility, but has a weak current ratio and recent cash-flow decline. Netflix shows superior profitability, gross margins, ROE, and large free cash flow, yet trades at a higher multiple and…
KLA Corporation reported fiscal Q4 FY2026 revenue of $3.66 billion, up 15% year-over-year, and adjusted EPS of $1.05 versus a $1.00 consensus. Despite the beat, shares slid after management set a guidance range that fell short of the market's lofty expectations. The quarter confirmed several growth elements, including robust advanced packaging reve…
Morocco's equity market finished lower on Wednesday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.34% at the close in Casablanca. Declines in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors outpaced gains in select names, while crude and Brent oil rallied and gold futures slipped. Market breadth favored decliners, with 31 issues falling, 24 rising and 9 unc…
Two major brokerages upgraded Ford Motor following its Q2 results and guidance lift, arguing that the quarter represented a margin low rather than the start of deterioration. Jefferies and Citi moved to Buy with targets of $17.50 and $20.00 respectively, while the company raised full-year EBIT guidance for 2026 to $10–$11 billion and lifted free ca…
X and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) announced a settlement ending litigation related to claims that advertisers, through the now-defunct Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), orchestrated a boycott of the social media platform. The agreement follows a March federal court ruling that dismissed X's antitrust suit and comes after t…
Options market pricing implies Walt Disney Co. (DIS) shares could move about 6.3% around the company’s August 5 earnings report, reflecting the degree of uncertainty traders are pricing in for the pre-market release. Historical comparisons show mixed accuracy for options-implied moves across the past eight Disney earnings announcements.
Norwegian equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the Oslo OBX gaining 0.63% as strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities supported the market. Large-cap energy stocks were among the session's top performers while select technology and shipping names declined. Commodity markets saw notable gains in …
