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On Feb. 26 a Texas judge declined Kenvue’s request to dismiss a suit brought by State Attorney General Ken Paxton alleging the company concealed risks to children from prenatal use of Tylenol. The judge issued a one-sentence order denying the bid to dismiss; no rationale was immediately provided. The lawsuit contends Kenvue violated Texas’ Deceptiv…
Barclays Plc and Atlas SP Partners were among the institutions that helped arrange in excess of £2 billion of loans to Market Financial Solutions Ltd. (MFS), a UK mortgage finance firm that entered a form of insolvency amid allegations the judge said include fraud and double-pledging of assets. Other lenders named as exposed include Banco Santander…
TV Azteca said shareholders have authorized a voluntary bankruptcy procedure to reorganize the company's finances and liabilities. The broadcaster cited a series of financial pressures — including license payments in 2018, the COVID-19 pandemic, protracted talks with international creditors and recent payments of years of overdue taxes to Mexican a…
The U.S. Justice Department filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a federal judge's November injunction that halted the Trump administration's plan to terminate Temporary Protected Status for about 6,000 Syrian nationals. The move marks the third time the administration has appealed to the high court over TPS termin…
A California woman identified in court as Kaley G.M. is scheduled to take the stand in Los Angeles, where she will describe her use of Instagram and YouTube as a child and the harm she says followed. Her lawyers say the platforms sought to profit from engaging young users despite awareness of potential mental health risks. The trial has already hea…
Poland's main index, the WIG30, closed lower on Thursday, dragged down by losses in Basic Materials, Developers and Banking stocks. The index fell 0.77% as market breadth favored decliners; however, several utilities posted notable gains, with Tauron and Enea reaching all-time highs. This report details the headline moves, market breadth, and relat…
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 closed modestly higher, supported by gains in Technology, Consumer Goods and Personal & Household Goods sectors. Market breadth was essentially balanced, while commodities and currency moves added context to the session's trading dynamics. Several blue-chips posted notable swings in both directions.
Google announced Nano Banana 2, also known as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, a new image-generation model that integrates capabilities formerly reserved for the Pro tier with accelerated performance. The model supports advanced world knowledge, precise text rendering and translation, and upscaling from 512 pixels to 4K. Nano Banana 2 is rolling out today …
South Korea’s equity market has outperformed peers in 2026, driven by surging demand for memory chips linked to AI, growing confidence in corporate governance reforms, and supportive macroeconomic signals. The KOSPI has climbed 49.7% year to date, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix among the strongest contributors to the rally. Analysts note the…
Jehoshaphat Research has announced a short position in industrial conglomerate GPGI, claiming the company overstated financial performance tied to its recent acquisition of Husky Technologies. The report contends Husky represents more than 70% of pro forma EBITDA, that its free cash flow is overstated by 90%, and that several key metrics may be aff…
Morocco's stock market closed lower on Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index retreating 0.84% as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors outweighed gains among selected issues. Market breadth favored decliners, and moves in oil, gold and currency pairs marked the wider trading backdrop.
GameSquare Holdings (NASDAQ: GAME) saw its stock rise 10.2% on Thursday after announcing a multi-phase promotional partnership with Capcom to support the February 27, 2026 release of Resident Evil Requiem. The program, active since December, deploys multiple GameSquare units to run creator-driven digital activations, product seeding and in-person f…
Norway's main benchmark fell at Thursday's close, dragged down by losses in Media, Transport and Diversified Financials. The Oslo OBX declined 0.43% as shipping-related names led the gainers while primary industrial and geophysical stocks moved lower. Market breadth favored decliners, and energy and FX markets saw modest moves.
Israel's TA 35 closed down 1.47% on Thursday as losses concentrated in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors pulled the market lower. While Shapir Engineering, Elbit Systems and Azrieli Group posted gains, several major banks and financial names declined sharply. Commodity and currency moves included higher crude and a firmer U.S. dollar ag…
Greek equities finished higher on Thursday as sector gains in Banking, Construction and Travel pushed the Athens General Composite up 0.89%. Mid- and large-cap movers included Qualco Group, OPAP Holding and National Bank of Greece on the upside, while Ellaktor, Piraeus Port and Jumbo were among the laggards. Market breadth favored advancers, and co…
Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ:FRSH) unveiled a $400 million repurchase program for its Class A common stock, prompting a roughly 9% intraday rise in its shares. The buyback authorization follows Freshworks achieving GAAP profitability in 2025 and reporting more than $223 million in free cash flow and $0.76 per weighted average diluted share, figures that…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced that Walmart will pay $100 million to resolve allegations that the company misled drivers and customers about earnings in its Spark Driver delivery program. The FTC, joined by 11 states, said Walmart falsely indicated that customer tips would go entirely to drivers and presented inflated base pay and tip …
Trade Desk reported fourth-quarter results that beat earnings and revenue expectations but released a first-quarter 2026 revenue forecast below consensus. Loop Capital downgraded the stock to Hold, citing the weak outlook, margin compression and uncertainty around advertising demand, sending shares down roughly 16% in after-hours trading.
Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that exceeded expectations, powered by record data-center revenue, but the company's beat did not lift the wider semiconductor sector. Shares of Nvidia and several peers fell as investors raised concerns about elevated capital spending, a reduced pace of shareholder returns and geopolitical uncertainty …
Technology equities have contracted to valuation multiples nearly matching those of consumer staples, a departure from historical norms where tech typically traded at a premium. The XLK ETF sits near 23 times forward earnings while the XLP consumer staples ETF is around 21 times, reflecting growing investor caution amid concerns about AI-driven dis…
Thursday's trading session produced pronounced moves across market-cap segments. Major technology and industrial names including Applied Materials and Broadcom recorded sizable declines, while select smaller companies such as IonQ and Longview Acquisition delivered double-digit gains. The list of notable movers includes earnings-driven drops, analy…
Turkey's BIST 100 closed higher, gaining 0.50% as advances in Leasing & Factoring, Transport and Banking stocks supported the market. Several individual names posted notable moves in both directions, while commodities and currency pairs showed moderate changes at the session's end in Istanbul. Overall breadth favoured decliners.
Bank of America analyst Ming Hsun Lee warned that China’s auto and electric-vehicle market faces significant headwinds in 2026. The bank trimmed sales and earnings forecasts for most automakers, pointing to softer demand driven by intensified competition, higher EV purchase taxes and reduced trade-in subsidies. Rising costs for memory chips, batter…
Nvidia shares dropped as the chipmaker's upbeat sales guidance did not ease investor concerns about returns on large AI investments. The stock fell sharply despite guidance that exceeded analyst estimates, underscoring market focus on durability of demand amid rising competition and uneven spending by major customers.
Shares of several app-based transportation and delivery companies rose after the U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a proposal to overturn a 2024 rule that tightened standards for classifying workers as independent contractors. The proposed framework would shift the test back toward how much control companies exert over workers, a change that busine…
