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Shares listed on Moscow ended the session in positive territory as the MOEX Russia Index rose 0.60%. Outperformance came from mining and metals names, while select banking and telecom issues lagged. Volatility on MOEX options declined and commodity prices showed mixed moves, with gold jumping sharply.
Traders will focus on a modest slate of economic releases on Monday, August 24, 2026, led by the Chicago Fed National Activity Index and auctions of 3-month and 6-month Treasury bills. The CFNAI provides a snapshot of regional economic activity, while the bill auctions and their yields will be watched as indicators of conditions in the government d…
Latin American equities and currencies rose on Friday, positioning the region to recover losses from the prior week. The MSCI Latin America index gained 2.3% while a regional currency gauge advanced 0.4%, supported by a softer U.S. dollar, higher commodity prices and domestic economic releases. Markets are looking ahead to next week’s Jackson Hole …
Swiss National Bank governing board member Petra Tschudin said in an interview published today that artificial intelligence could raise inflation in the near term, though its ultimate impact on prices is uncertain. The SNB is monitoring developments closely as AI can exert both upward and downward pressure on inflation. Tschudin warned that redirec…
Walmart will introduce Apple Pay and other contactless payment options across all U.S. stores by the end of 2026, starting with a limited Tap to Pay rollout at select Walmart and Sam's Club locations on Aug. 24. Payments will be supported on Walmart's websites, apps and fuel stations, with fuel sites scheduled to receive the capability by mid-2027.…
Netherlands equities finished the session higher on Friday, with the AEX index rising 0.29%. Strength in Basic Materials, Consumer Services and Financials underpinned the advance while individual large-cap names showed a mix of gains and declines. Commodity contracts for crude, Brent and gold posted rises, and major currency pairs were largely unch…
Germany's equity benchmarks ended Friday's trading in positive territory, with the DAX rising 0.56%, the MDAX up 1.09% and the TecDAX gaining 0.53%. Strength in Food & Beverages, Software and Consumer & Cyclical names supported the advance. Individual stock performance was mixed, with Adidas, Scout24 and BMW among the top DAX gainers while MTU Aero…
US equity exchange-traded funds attracted $27.8 billion in the week ended August 19, a sharp increase from $7.9 billion the prior week, contributing to broader retail net inflows excluding money markets of $40.3 billion. ETFs led the week with $49.6 billion of inflows while mutual funds excluding money markets experienced $9.3 billion of outflows.
Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) has filed for a 33 billion yuan ($4.9 billion) initial public offering on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market. The filing, accepted by the exchange, outlines an issuance equal to 10% to 12% of post-offering share capital, significant planned allocations for production upgrades and research, and recent st…
Poland's main large-cap gauge, the WIG30, closed up 0.51% on Friday as strength in Basic Materials, Information Technology and Chemicals underpinned the rally. Market breadth was positive with more advancers than decliners. Key individual movers included Dino Polska SA, Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa SA and X Trade Brokers, while Benefit Systems, Tauro…
Teradyne shares fell sharply in morning trading after Baird lowered its rating from Outperform to Neutral and set a $420 price target, saying the market has largely priced in the merchant GPU opportunity and that next significant growth from silicon photonics and co-packaged optics likely won't arrive until 2028-2029.
Citadel has eliminated more than 80% of the market risk tied to the portfolio it purchased from Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund, executing in excess of 100 block trades valued at over $4 billion in market value. The transfer and rapid reduction in exposure followed talks that began on July 29 and required coordinated support from…
Boston Beer shares slid about 4.0% in morning trading after CFO Diego Reynoso told the board on August 17 that he will leave the company, with his final day slated for September 14. Matt Murphy, the company’s Chief Accounting Officer, will step in as Interim CFO and Treasurer on September 15 while the company conducts a formal search for a permanen…
Boston Beer Company shares declined following the announcement that Chief Financial Officer Diego Reynoso will leave the company mid-September. The company named Matt Murphy as interim CFO and launched a search for a permanent replacement, while leadership praised Reynoso’s financial stewardship during his three-year tenure.
Greek equities closed higher on Friday, led by gains in banking, construction and travel sectors. The Athens General Composite rose 1.34% to reach a new five-year high, while several large-cap and mid-cap names produced notable moves. Market breadth favored gainers over decliners and commodities and FX markets showed mixed action.
Friday's trading session produced a mixed set of outcomes across market-cap segments. Mega-cap Alibaba-exch fell notably, while Goldman Sachs posted a modest gain. Among large caps, Circle Internet Group and Social Capital Hedosophia V advanced, even as Ubiquiti Networks registered a decline despite a reported quarterly beat. Mid- and small-cap nam…
Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume told staff that the automaker’s overhead is more than 30% higher than comparable rivals, a disadvantage the company equates to roughly 50,000 positions. Blume framed the figure as an orientation point rather than a strict headcount target, outlined plans to reduce model complexity from about 150 to 75 cars, and said some…
A focused screen found three large-cap names trading at steep discounts to their 52-week highs and with substantial fair-value upside under InvestingPro models. Lululemon (LULU) sits at a 9.3x P/E and 81.1% fair-value upside; Charter Communications (CHTR) trades at 3.8x earnings with a 72.8% gap to fair value; and Fiserv (FISV) is down 63.2% from i…
Overnight trading in U.S. equities has expanded quickly through the first half of the year. Bruce Markets reports a 144% quarter-over-quarter increase in executed volume on its ATS, and industry-wide overnight trading on the leading ATSs also climbed markedly. While execution and clearing capabilities have advanced, participants say consolidated li…
DeepSeek introduced an experimental multimodal variant of its V4 Flash model, enabling image and mixed media inputs while maintaining the text performance of its flagship. The model, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp, is available on the company's API platform and is billed at V4-Flash pricing for images tokenized up to 384 tokens each. DeepSeek says th…
JPMorgan says faster revenue growth at AI companies has improved the economics of the AI capital expenditure cycle. The bank highlights wide-ranging capex estimates through 2030, its own revenue run-rate forecasts for AI cloud and model providers, and survey evidence suggesting rising enterprise AI budgets. JPMorgan cautions that profitability and …
Haverty Furniture Companies Inc. stock fell 0.4% in pre-market trading to $27.34, a move driven by routine pre-ex-dividend positioning and carryover concerns from the company’s latest quarterly briefing about rising container rates, tariffs and fuel costs. Analysts have trimmed targets following management commentary, while the firm’s long-standing…
Oppenheimer raised its Marvell Technology (MRVL) price target to $300 from $250, suggesting about 19.5% upside from the prevailing $251.01 share price. The upgrade centers on a structural artificial intelligence thesis in which custom ASIC revenue is expected to double to more than $4 billion next year and to surpass $10 billion by calendar year 20…
UBS has increased its 2026 earnings growth projection for Eurozone stocks to roughly 15%, up from prior forecasts of 8% for the EuroStoxx 50 and 11% for wider Eurozone benchmarks. The bank points to a widening earnings cycle after second-quarter results, stronger analyst revisions, and improving manufacturing as drivers, while keeping its 2027 fore…
Montea C.V.A. shares climbed after Degroof Petercam raised its rating to 'buy' from 'hold' following the company's latest results, which showed rising EPRA EPS and solid net rental income. The broker cited brisk leasing activity feeding new pre-let projects and stronger visibility on future EPS, while Montea reiterated its 7% EPRA earnings growth g…
