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Equity markets on Thursday delivered a mix of advances and declines across capitalizations. Several mega-cap technology names gained, while some large industry names fell. Mid- and small-cap stocks produced the most extreme percentage moves, with notable rallies and sharp sell-offs across sectors including technology and healthcare.
Traders face a dense schedule of U.S. economic releases on Friday, April 3, 2026, led by the monthly nonfarm payrolls report and a slate of labor-market indicators, followed by the Services PMI. The data, which include headline payrolls, unemployment, hourly earnings and a range of S&P Global PMIs, offer contemporaneous information on employmen…
SpaceX has engaged in confidential discussions with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund about the possibility of PIF taking an approximately $5 billion anchor stake in the company’s planned initial public offering. The move would help limit dilution of PIF’s current holding of just under 1%. SpaceX is lining up anchor investors as it tests appeti…
Hedge funds sold global equities at the fastest clip in 13 years during March, driven largely by a rise in short positions and ETF-based trades, according to data from Goldman Sachs' prime brokerage. The selling accompanied steep monthly declines in major equity benchmarks and was concentrated across economically sensitive sectors, while managers r…
UBS released a ranked list of five U.S. natural gas companies it views as best positioned in the present market environment. The selections span diversified oil-and-gas operators and pure-play gas producers, with the firm citing operational footprints, recent financial results, leadership moves, balance-sheet actions and asset transactions in its a…
Tisco said healthcare providers in Thailand are seeing near-term operational pressure because of the ongoing war, with the impact most pronounced at hospitals relying on non-Thai patient flows. While some seasonal and contract protections offer partial relief for first-quarter 2026 earnings, domestic patient volumes are expected to be flat amid a l…
Inovio Pharmaceuticals' stock fell sharply after the company announced an underwritten public offering of 12,500,000 shares and accompanying warrants priced at $1.40 per share. The structure includes Series A and Series B warrants, an underwriter option for additional shares, and expected gross proceeds of about $17.5 million before fees.
Celldex Therapeutics Inc announced an underwritten public offering of 10,345,000 common shares priced at $29.00 each, sparking a 2.7% decline in the company's stock on Thursday. The company granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 1,551,750 shares and said it expects gross proceeds of roughly $300 million before fees. Proceeds…
Bank of America maintained a Neutral rating on Reddit despite the stock's year-to-date decline, lowering its price target to $175 from $205 and shifting from a revenue-based valuation to an EBITDA framework. The bank highlights both upside from monetization opportunities and AI licensing, and downside from premium multiples, reliance on referral tr…
Cocrystal Pharma's stock rallied sharply after the FDA awarded Fast Track designation to CDI-988, an oral antiviral candidate developed for both prevention and treatment of norovirus infection. The designation provides regulatory advantages intended to speed development and review, while the candidate advances through a Phase 1b challenge study at …
Google has released Gemma 4, a set of open-source AI models distributed under an Apache 2.0 license. The family contains four sizes geared for edge and cloud use, supports long context windows and multimodal inputs, and is available through multiple developer platforms and download sites. Google reports more than 400 million downloads of Gemma mode…
Bloomberg reported that Coinbase Global received conditional approval from banking regulators for a national trust company charter. Full sign-off from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would permit the exchange to function as a federally regulated crypto custodian. A Coinbase product executive told Bloomberg that final approval could en…
BTIG warns that the launch of a DRAM-focused ETF this week represents a contrarian sell signal for stocks exposed to memory demand. The firm highlights extreme prior gains in a key memory index and in Micron Technology's share price relative to its 200-day moving average, and points to past ETF launches that coincided with market turning points.
At the Morgan Stanley China Summit 2026, investors and corporate leaders expressed markedly different outlooks for AI transceivers versus smartphones. Most participants now treat co-packaged optics as the base case for AI transceiver development and expect robust demand over the next two to three years, although there is no consensus on which firms…
U.K. equities finished higher at the close on Thursday, with the United Kingdom 100 index up 0.74%. Strength in Automobiles & Parts, Oil & Gas Producers and Gas, Water & Multiutilities sectors underpinned the advance. Market breadth was uneven, with more decliners than advancers, while commodities and currency moves featured pronounced swings.
Spain's IBEX 35 closed lower on Thursday, sliding 0.14% as losses in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors pressured the market. Gains in energy and telecom names contrasted with notable declines in steel and regional banking stocks. Commodities moved sharply, with crude oil advancing and gold futures …
Portugal's benchmark PSI index finished higher on Thursday, advancing 0.75% to reach a new five-year high. Strength in Consumer Goods, Utilities and Telecoms sectors powered the rise, with energy and renewable stocks among the session leaders. Commodity markets saw pronounced movement, with Brent and front-month crude jumping while gold fell. Curre…
Netherlands stocks closed modestly lower on Thursday, with the AEX down 0.09% as losses in Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials offset gains among several large-cap names. Shell, Koninklijke KPN and BE Semiconductor were the top performers, while Akzo Nobel, ASML and Adyen registered the steepest falls. Commodity prices and currency moves ad…
Italian stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index falling 0.27%. Losses were concentrated in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors, even as select energy and industrial firms posted notable gains. Broader market breadth was negative, and commodity markets saw substantial moves in crude and Brent oil while g…
Major German benchmarks finished the session lower, led by losses in the Technology, Construction and Consumer & Cyclical sectors. The DAX ended the day down 0.79%, with the MDAX and TecDAX also retreating. While a handful of utilities and platform-related names saw gains, several telecom, semiconductor and materials stocks registered notable decli…
Shares in France finished lower on Thursday, with the CAC 40 retreating 0.24% and the SBF 120 easing 0.21%. Losses were concentrated in Industrials, Financials and Technology names, while select autos, testing services and energy stocks outperformed. Market breadth tilted toward decliners and the CAC 40 volatility gauge sat at a fresh 52-week high.
Belgian shares closed slightly lower on Thursday, with the BEL 20 shedding 0.08% as pressure in Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors outweighed gains in a handful of constituents. Market breadth was mixed, and commodity and currency moves highlighted continued volatility across related markets.
Finnish equities finished higher on Thursday as strength in the Utilities, Telecoms and Oil & Gas sectors pushed the OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.46% at the close in Helsinki. Fortum led winners with a strong single-session gain that lifted the stock to three-year highs, while market breadth was essentially flat with a near-even split of advancers and decl…
Evercore ISI began coverage of e.l.f. Beauty with an in-line rating and a $68 price objective, warning that the company's U.S. makeup franchise appears to be maturing. Analyst Javier Escalante pointed to falling shelf productivity, a shift toward online sales that could compress margins, and L'Oréal regaining market share among key demographics as …
Liberty Global has hired Goldman Sachs to advise on a possible sale of its 50% stake in Belgian network company Wyre. People familiar with the matter say the stake could be worth about 1 billion ($1.2 billion). Discussions are preliminary and Liberty Global may choose not to pursue a transaction. Potential buyers are expected to include infrastruc…
