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Portugal's main equity gauge closed lower on Wednesday, with the PSI down 0.65% as losses concentrated in the Financials, Utilities and Industrials sectors. Notable movers included Altri SGPS, Semapa and Sonae among gainers, while Galp Energia, Teixeira Duarte and EDP Renovaveis were among the largest decliners. Brent and U.S. crude both fell, gold…
Seaport Research Partners cut its rating on Genesco from Buy to Neutral, pointing to weaker macro conditions, rising fuel costs and cooling consumer demand in the U.S. and Europe. The firm forecasts lower first-quarter sales and wider adjusted losses, and warns that Genesco's full-year targets may become more difficult to meet if current trends per…
The U.S. Trade Representative's office said it will begin three rounds of bilateral negotiations with Mexico this week covering economic security, rules of origin and agriculture, with sessions in Mexico City, Washington and a return to Mexico City in July. The statement made no reference to talks with Canada. U.S. officials signaled some tariffs c…
Swedish equities closed lower on Wednesday with the OMX Stockholm 30 down 0.19%. Losses in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Consumer Goods sectors contributed to the decline. Market breadth favored decliners, and major commodity contracts including crude and Brent lost ground. Selected large-cap movers included gains for AB SKF B, Svenska Cellulosa SCA …
Finland's benchmark index closed higher Wednesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 rising 0.17% to a new record high. Strength in Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Industrials supported the advance even as a handful of notable stocks and major commodities finished lower by the close in Helsinki trading.
Michael Nelson, a Reuters executive who drove the agency's expansion into real-time financial data and multimedia news services, died on April 30 at age 97 after a short illness. Over a 36-year career that began in 1952, Nelson rose from graduate trainee to general manager and led several strategic moves - including early adoption of computerised m…
Opendoor Technologies rallied sharply in mid-day trading after the company announced it will join the Russell 3000 as part of the 2026 annual reconstitution, a development effective after U.S. markets close on June 26, 2026. The index inclusion - which typically entails placement into the Russell 1000 or Russell 2000 and corresponding style indexes…
Rumble Inc. shares climbed 7.4% after CEO Chris Pavlovski announced the company will begin competing with major cloud hyperscalers in AI compute services by mid-June. The move coincides with Rumble's pending acquisition of Northern Data AG, an asset purchase that adds thousands of Nvidia GPUs and data center capacity and is slated to close in mid-J…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. shares rose sharply in mid-day trading after global crude prices fell on advancing U.S.-Iran ceasefire negotiations and signs the Strait of Hormuz could reopen. The oil decline reduces near-term fuel expense expectations for cruise operators, and a major open-market purchase by CEO John Chidsey, along with earlie…
Poland's equity benchmark WIG30 closed lower on Wednesday, slipping 0.41% as losses in the Chemicals, Oil & Gas and Food sectors pressured the market. Broader market breadth favored decliners over advancers, while oil and gold futures posted notable declines. Several large-cap names logged strong moves in both directions, with Pepco hitting a 52-we…
Biohaven Ltd. reported preliminary Phase 1b data showing substantial reductions in disease-driving autoantibodies from two investigational drugs. BHV-1300 generated greater than 80% mean reductions in pathogenic TSHR-IgG1 over 12 weeks in Graves' hyperthyroidism patients, with thyroid hormone normalization occurring within weeks. BHV-1400 produced …
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 ended Wednesday's trading session down 0.27%, pressured by losses in the Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Technology sectors. Notable individual moves included Carlsberg A/S B climbing 3.61% while Vestas Wind Systems A/S tumbled 7.35%. Energy commodity prices retreated, with US crude and Brent both lower, and major cur…
Delta Air Lines shares jumped in morning trading after a mix of falling crude prices, analyst price-target increases and continued institutional interest pushed the stock to its highest level in at least a year. Easing geopolitical fears that weighed on oil markets reduced one of the airline industry's biggest cost pressures, while upgrades from TD…
Amazon shares climbed after an analyst reiterated a Buy rating with a $310 price target, citing structural logistics improvements and a broadened grocery approach as drivers of long-term margin expansion. International developments around satellite spectrum and a major UK investment, plus continued Wall Street bullishness, helped push the stock hig…
GE Vernova Inc. shares fell as much as 5% intraday before trimming losses to about 2.7% by 11:00 AM after Chief Executive Officer Scott Strazik spoke at a Bernstein conference, noting increased state pushback on data center projects and economic uncertainty around tariffs that complicates converting wind project pipelines into firm orders. Manageme…
Shares of major cruise operators rallied sharply after a more than 3% drop in crude oil prices, driven by reports that Iranian state TV has relayed a draft agreement with Washington that could reduce tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. The move lowers fuel-cost pressure for carriers, a material operating expense, and follows recent volatility tie…
Barclays analyst Tom O'Malley upgraded SanDisk to Overweight and raised the price target to $2,300, arguing the memory and storage market is shifting into a new phase characterized by multi-year contracts, tighter supply and greater pricing clarity. The bank sees the supply-demand imbalance extending through calendar 2027 and identifies SanDisk as …
On May 27, the non-profit that governs OpenAI announced an initial commitment of $250 million to fund grants, partnerships and direct initiatives designed to help workers and regions adjust to disruption from artificial intelligence. The funds will finance research on AI's labor-market impact, support communities at risk of near-term displacement a…
United Airlines shares jumped sharply in morning trading after Brent crude eased on reduced Middle East supply concerns, an influential analyst bumped up his price target, and company executives are making a high-profile presentation that investors are monitoring for fresh guidance. Strong summer travel demand and higher fares underpin the move.
Six EU member states have urged the European Commission to stop cuts to free carbon permits for industry and keep allocations at last year’s levels. The countries expressed concern that elevated energy prices since the Iran war began could undermine the competitiveness of energy-intensive sectors and prompt closures or relocations outside the EU. T…
Norwegian equities closed lower on Wednesday with the Oslo OBX dropping 1.83%. Losses were concentrated in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors. Market breadth was negative, with more than twice as many decliners as advancers. Commodity prices, including U.S. crude, Brent and gold futures, finished the session lower. The krone we…
Israel's equity market closed lower on Wednesday, with the TA-35 index down 0.16%. Losses in the Oil & Gas, Biomed and Banking sectors contributed to the decline, even as individual names such as OPC Energy Ltd recorded notable advances. Commodity and currency moves included lower crude and Brent oil prices, a retreat in gold futures, and a softer …
Greece's stock market closed higher on Wednesday, with the Athens General Composite up 0.96% to a new three-month high. Gains were driven by strength in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors, while select blue-chips and a majority of advancing issues pushed the index upward. Commodity prices and currency benchmarks finished mixed, with notab…
U.S. space equities continued to rise as investors reacted to SpaceX's recent initial public offering filing. Traders favored smaller publicly traded launch and satellite companies on expectations that a high-profile listing could alter valuation frameworks across the industry, while some exchange-traded products trimmed gains amid profit-taking.
Options market pricing suggests PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH) could swing about 9.2% when it publishes quarterly results after trading on June 3. Historical post-earnings reactions have varied widely, with several quarters producing moves that exceeded the options-implied ranges while others fell within them.
