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South Korean equities plunged further on Thursday, with the KOSPI falling 7.2% as heavyweights in the semiconductor sector led broad selling. The Korea Exchange imposed a five-minute sidecar on program sell orders after KOSPI 200 futures declined more than 5% and remained at that level for at least one minute, bringing the index closer to the 8% dr…
UBS raised its 12-month price target on Advanced Micro Devices to $700 from $670 and kept a Buy rating, reflecting increased confidence in AMD's AI roadmap, an expanding customer set and a stronger long-term outlook for GPU revenue. The bank's supply-chain checks indicate materially higher accelerator demand through 2027, prompting upward revisions…
U.S. equity futures were largely unchanged on Wednesday evening after inflation data for June came in softer than expected, reducing the probability of an imminent interest-rate increase by the Federal Reserve. Persistent military exchanges between the U.S. and Iran and pronounced losses across chipmaking stocks, however, capped broader market opti…
UBS has refreshed its China Global Equity Focus List, introducing Kuaishou Technology and Meituan while increasing allocations to Alibaba Group, Ping An Insurance, WuXi AppTec and Xiaomi. The bank reiterated a constructive stance on Chinese equities, pointing to accelerating AI adoption, supportive policy and improving fundamentals as the basis for…
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that Anthropic’s Mythos AI presents a significant risk that demands controlled access, saying the U.S. government is monitoring the situation. Dimon spoke at Senator Dave McCormick’s Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit and likened unfettered access to the model to handing dangerous weapons to individuals…
Eli Lilly is reportedly negotiating the acquisition of psychedelic drug developer AtaiBeckley in a transaction that could be announced imminently. The discussions are said to contemplate a purchase price above AtaiBeckley’s current market capitalization, which has risen to roughly $2 billion following a substantial run-up in the company’s share pri…
Anthropic is negotiating with banks to secure additional credit capacity worth several billion dollars as it moves toward a planned initial public offering later this year. The new debt would augment an existing $2.5 billion, five-year revolving credit facility arranged last year, a structure companies often strengthen in the run-up to an IPO. Repo…
BHP Group reported a quarter-on-quarter recovery in iron ore production after weather-related stoppages in the prior quarter, while copper output edged higher sequentially but declined year-on-year. The miner delivered a record annual iron ore tally and maintained fiscal targets, while flagging potential near-term disruption from a worker strike at…
Mexico's S&P/BMV IPC finished the Wednesday session down 0.17%, led lower by weakness in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Advancers included an airline operator, a regional bank and a southeastern airport operator, while beverage, restaurant and regional retail stocks posted the largest declines. Market breadth was tilte…
Colombia's benchmark COLCAP index closed down 0.29% on Wednesday, weighed by losses in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors. While Cementos Argos Pf, Ecopetrol and Corporacion Financiera Colombiana were among the session's gainers, several financial and fuel-related names posted the steepest declines. Commodity and currency moves …
Russian equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the MOEX Russia Index dropping 2.68% to a new three-year low. Sector declines in Mining, Oil & Gas and Power weighed on the market as a wide swath of names finished in the red. Volatility measures rose as commodities and FX markets showed mixed moves.
VivoSim Labs stock surged intraday following a $5 million milestone payment from Eli Lilly linked to the dosing of the first patient in a Phase 2 trial for a former inflammatory bowel disease drug that VivoSim had developed and sold. The stock retraced in after-hours trading, closing the session near its open as market participants took profits and…
J.B. Hunt shares rallied after a strong second-quarter earnings and revenue performance, while United Airlines fell on a weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings guide. AST SpaceMobile declined sharply after announcing a sizable convertible note offering, and Jabil inched higher after its board approved a $1.5 billion share repurchase program.
U.S. stock indexes closed higher Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.29%, the S&P 500 adding 0.38% and the Nasdaq Composite gaining 0.62%. Strength in consumer services, telecommunications and financials supported the advance, while notable moves were seen across large-cap tech names and a handful of volatile small caps.
The S&P/TSX Composite closed higher, up 0.27%, reaching a new all-time high as gains in Financials, Telecoms and Real Estate supported the advance. Bird Construction and EQB climbed to record prices, while several resource and energy stocks posted notable declines. Volatility eased on the S&P/TSX 60 VIX and commodity moves were mixed, with oil up a…
Brazil's Bovespa closed lower, dragged down by declines in electric power, public utilities and consumption names. The index fell 0.36% in Sao Paulo, with standout gains from Totvs, Gerdau and Ultrapar, while Braskem, Engie Brasil and ISA Energia registered the steepest losses. Market breadth was tilted to the downside even as volatility indicators…
BofA Securities identifies analog semiconductors as compelling investments amid a market move from inventory normalization toward demand-led restocking. The firm points to defensive industrial exposure, extended product lifecycles, strong free cash flow potential and linkage to secular themes including AI power, electrification and automation. BofA…
United Airlines maintained guidance for full-year adjusted earnings per share at the top end of its prior $9 to $11 range, saying robust travel demand and higher fares should blunt the impact of a renewed rise in fuel costs. The airline reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results but provided a third-quarter profit forecast that fell sho…
AST SpaceMobile said it intends to privately offer $1.0 billion of convertible senior notes due 2034, triggering a roughly 10% decline in its shares during after-hours trading. The unsecured notes will accrue interest payable semiannually, be convertible at the company's election into cash, Class A common stock or a mix of both, and include an init…
Piper Sandler on Tuesday unveiled a revised investment framework for the U.S. property and casualty sector as commercial insurance pricing softens. The firm upgraded Arthur J. Gallagher to Overweight, downgraded several large insurers to Neutral, adjusted price targets for 21 firms and recommended a staged rotation within the sector tied to the mar…
In recent weeks both Airbus and Boeing have chartered an Antonov An-124, one of the world’s largest cargo aircraft, to transport large aerostructure components for the A350 and 767 programs. The moves highlight ongoing supply-chain pressure, dwindling buffer stocks and the extra cost of switching transport modes to keep assembly lines running.
Prime brokerage operations at the largest U.S. banks generated outsized revenue gains in the latest quarter as hedge fund activity, elevated valuations and demand from Asia lifted lending balances and financing fees. Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Citi each reported significant jumps in markets and equities revenues tied to their…
Jones Ventures INTL Acquisition1 Corp completed an initial public offering of 20,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating $200 million in gross proceeds. The units started trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 14, 2026 under the ticker JONEU. Each unit includes one Class A ordinary share and one right to receive one-eighth of a Class A or…
Uber is reportedly nearing a takeover of German food delivery group Delivery Hero in a transaction valuing the company at about €12.5 billion. Delivery Hero has acknowledged advanced talks. Proposed terms would pay roughly €41 per share and include divestments of certain operations to limit geographic overlap and potential regulatory concerns.
Morgan Stanley remains constructive on commercial aerospace, defense and space as second-quarter earnings approach, pointing to resilient aftermarket dynamics, an accelerating Boeing production recovery and the prospect of an elevated U.S. fiscal 2027 defense baseline. The firm grew more selective amid shifting valuations, adjusting ratings and pri…
