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Portugal's main stock index, the PSI, ended Monday's session higher, advancing 1.71% to reach a new five-year high. Strength in the Consumer Services, Telecoms and Financials sectors supported the advance, with notable gains from Nos SGPS, Jeronimo Martins and Mota Engil. Market breadth favored advancers, while select names recorded small declines …
The OMX Helsinki 25 ended the trading day lower, falling 0.13% as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors weighed on the market. Declining stocks outpaced risers by a wide margin, while select industrial names bucked the trend. Brent and US crude edged down modestly, and gold futures showed a sharp gain. Major currency pairs were…
The OMX Stockholm 30 closed down 0.43% on Monday, pressured by losses across the Financials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, with 518 stocks falling versus 233 advancing. Epiroc AB Class A, Boliden AB and Telia Company were among the session's gainers, while EQT AB, Evolution AB and SAAB AB ser. B posted the st…
Swedish equities finished lower on Monday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 declining 0.43% at the close in Stockholm. Losses in the Financials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors drove the market lower. While a handful of large-cap names gained, several heavyweight stocks posted notable retreats. Commodity and currency markets saw modest moves, with crud…
Shares of Affirm Holdings and Block pared earlier losses on Monday after reports that PayPal was attracting takeover interest. Both stocks had plunged earlier on worries about rapid artificial intelligence advancement, but Bloomberg's account of acquisition interest in PayPal helped the fintech group recover some ground.
Portions of a deposition released in a federal lawsuit indicate that about 19% of Instagram users aged 13 to 15 told Meta they encountered nudity or sexual images on the platform that they did not want to see. The filing also reports that roughly 8% of users in that age group said they had seen someone harm themselves or threaten self-harm on Insta…
Shares of AST SpaceMobile rose after the company secured a $30 million prime contract with the U.S. Space Development Agency for the Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program. The agreement - executed under the HALO acquisition framework - will use AST's BlueBird low Earth orbit satellite constellation to demonstrate resilient, low-latency tactic…
PayPal Holdings Inc. shares rose sharply Monday morning, climbing as much as 9% after reports that the company has drawn unsolicited interest from potential acquirers. Trading in the stock was temporarily paused amid the volatility. Sources say meetings with banks have taken place, with at least one large competitor reportedly considering a full ta…
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE) saw its shares rise modestly after the FDA accepted its Biologics License Application for DTX401, an AAV gene therapy candidate for Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia (GSDIa). The agency assigned Priority Review and set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date of August 23, 2026. The BLA relies on cli…
A significant winter storm that prompted blizzard warnings across the U.S. Northeast forced widespread flight cancellations and contributed to notable declines in airline and travel-related stocks, while leaving hundreds of thousands without power in several states, according to flight-tracking data and weather service alerts.
Polish equities ended higher on Monday, with the WIG30 index closing up 1.41% as gains in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Construction sectors underpinned the advance. Dino Polska, JSW and KGHM were among the top performers, while Asseco Poland, MODIVO and CD PROJEKT lagged. Commodity prices and local FX moves were modest, and market breadth was mix…
Equities in Denmark closed lower Monday with the OMX Copenhagen 20 tumbling 7.22% to a six-month low. Weakness was concentrated in the Healthcare, Personal & Household Goods and Technology sectors. Market breadth was heavily negative, and notable moves in commodities and currencies accompanied the equity sell-off.
JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs both initiated coverage of York Space Systems, arriving at divergent views. JPMorgan is bullish, assigning an Overweight rating and a $39 price target, citing York’s low-cost production, strong footprint in the Space Development Agency (SDA) Transport Layer and potential demand tied to the Golden Dome missile defense prog…
Bridgewater Associates projects that four major U.S. technology firms will spend roughly $650 billion this year on AI-related infrastructure, up from $410 billion in 2025. The firm warns the surge in physical capital outlays and greater dependence on external funding raise systemic risks for markets and other sectors, while also providing a notable…
Morgan Stanley reports that Apple’s App Store net revenue growth accelerated in February, rising 9% year-over-year month-to-date. The bank says quarter-to-date revenue is up 7.5%, slightly below its March-quarter forecast, and notes broad-based strength across markets alongside hardware and component indicators that point to robust cloud demand.
Moroccan equities closed lower on Monday in Casablanca, with the Moroccan All Shares index falling 0.26% as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors outweighed advances. Market breadth was tight, with slightly more decliners than advancers. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with crude and Brent rising modestly and gold futures adv…
Norway's stock market ended the session lower, with the Oslo OBX index down 0.40% as weakness in Media, Transport and Diversified Financials pressured the market. Broad market declines outpaced gains, though several energy and industrial companies recorded gains. Oil and other commodity prices moved higher, while the euro and dollar both firmed aga…
Israel's equity market moved higher at Monday's close, with the TA-35 index rising 0.27% to a fresh all-time high. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Financials and Insurance sectors while a handful of individual stocks recorded double-digit point moves. Broader market breadth showed more decliners than advancers, and commodities and FX market…
Five EU member states - Finland, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Estonia and Latvia - have pushed back against proposals to relax EU merger rules. In a note to be discussed at an EU ministers' meeting on Feb. 26, the countries argue that existing competition law already permits the creation of larger European companies where economic evidence supports…
Citrini Research's report, The 2028 Global Intelligence Crisis, sketches a future in which swift AI adoption boosts productivity and corporate margins while displacing many high-earning white-collar workers and weakening household incomes. The study argues that declining labor expenses will be funneled into AI infrastructure, creating a reinforcing…
Oracle Corporation shares dropped 4.7% on Monday as weakness in the broader technology sector and a weekend report that cast doubt on the Stargate AI data center initiative weighed on investor sentiment. The Nasdaq 100 fell about 1% during the session. The report said the Stargate joint venture - a $500 billion-plus partnership announced in January…
JPMorgan downgraded V.F. Corporation to Underweight and lowered its price target to $18 from $19, citing slower-than-expected revenue growth and a protracted margin recovery for Vans. The bank revised down earnings estimates for fiscal 2027 and 2028, models lower revenue growth than consensus, and flagged regional softness and brand-specific headwi…
Analysts anticipate Nvidia will report another quarter of significant growth and provide upbeat forward guidance, driven by growing demand for AI infrastructure, increased shipments of next-generation chips and continued momentum in data-centre spending. Forecasts from Stifel and KeyBanc highlight the role of Blackwell-class GPUs and China-bound H2…
Volvo Cars will recall 40,323 EX30 electric SUVs to replace high-voltage battery packs that pose an overheating and fire risk. The batteries were produced by a Geely-backed joint venture, which has implemented a fix and will supply replacement cells. Volvo is contacting affected owners, will replace modules free of charge, and has advised drivers t…
Major U.S. stocks moved sharply on Monday, with financial and technology names among the largest decliners and select health and biotech names posting notable gains. American Express and Oracle were among the biggest falls in the mega-cap cohort, while Eli Lilly rose after regulatory clearance for a new multi-dose injection device. Deal activity dr…
