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Moody's Investors Service upgraded Core & Main LP's senior secured term loan ratings to Ba2 from Ba3 and assigned a Ba2 rating to a proposed $800 million senior secured term loan B due 2033. The agency affirmed the company's Ba2 corporate family rating and Ba2-PD probability of default rating, moved the outlook to positive from stable, and cited st…
Fitch Ratings upgraded AppLovin Corporation’s long-term issuer default rating to BBB+ from BBB on Monday, also moving the company’s revolving credit facility and unsecured notes to BBB+. The outlook is stable. The upgrade reflects stronger-than-expected operating results, substantial EBITDA and free cash flow growth, and an expanding non-gaming rev…
S&P Global Ratings shifted its outlook on Church & Dwight Co. Inc. (CHD) from stable to positive while keeping the issuer's long-term rating at 'BBB+' and short-term rating at 'A-2'. The agency highlighted the company's multi-year track record of S&P-adjusted leverage below 2x, disciplined capital deployment through modest acquisitions and opportun…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Operation TrialBlazer, a package of initiatives intended to shorten drug development timelines. The plan includes a pilot program to link sponsors with qualified research institutions, revised early-stage guidance that could shave six to 12 months off development, a path for late-stage approval relyin…
OpenAI expanded its Daybreak cybersecurity initiative by releasing an upgraded GPT-5.5-Cyber model, an updated Codex Security plugin, a Cyber Partner Program with major security vendors, and a Patch the Planet effort to fund audits of critical open-source projects. The moves are targeted at accelerating identification, validation, and automated rem…
Bank of America says MP Materials should face limited operational disruption after China added the company to its export-control list. The bank reiterated a Buy rating and an $85 price target, highlighting MP's unique vertically integrated rare-earth-to-magnet capacity outside China and its strategic ties to U.S. defense and domestic supply-chain r…
Lowe’s stock fell 3.2% on Monday after two senior executives disclosed sizable equity sales. Juliette Williams Pryor, the company’s chief legal officer, disposed of 9,330 shares on June 17 at $224.805 apiece, while Janice Dupre, executive vice president of human resources, exercised options and sold 14,150 shares on June 16 at $221.90 per share. Bo…
Caterpillar shares jumped to a fresh record after Chevron and Microsoft revealed a 20-year power purchase agreement for Project Kilby, a West Texas co-located power facility expected to supply about 2.67 gigawatts of capacity to a Microsoft data center. Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar subsidiary, will supply additional capacity alongside GE Vernova t…
Porsche has reiterated its operating margin target of 5.5% to 7.5% for the current year, according to the text of a speech published on Monday. CEO Michael Leiters delivered the prepared remarks to investors in advance of the company’s annual general meeting scheduled for Tuesday, acknowledging persistent market challenges, a structural change in C…
U.S. technology megacap stocks fell sharply as SpaceX dropped for a third session and major cloud players retrenched amid worries about large-scale AI infrastructure spending. Alphabet plunged about 6%, erasing more than $256 billion in market value, while Amazon, Meta Platforms and Microsoft together were poised to give up over $248 billion. Chip-…
Jumia Technologies' stock dropped after Namibian authorities confirmed the dismissal of 622 of 624 appeals related to the denial of Starlink's license application. The regulator cited jurisdictional shortfalls and a missed appeal deadline for Starlink Internet Services Namibia Ltd., and reiterated that satellite operators must meet Namibia's owners…
Canada's Industry Minister Melanie Joly said four Chinese automakers are looking into using the country's low-tariff electric vehicle import quota and are exploring the possibility of producing vehicles in Canada through joint ventures. The discussions follow a trade agreement that allows up to 49,000 Chinese-made EVs into Canada at an approximatel…
RWE has agreed to buy indirect shares in Amprion from five M31 shareholders, lifting its stake to 55% at a total cost of €3.6 billion. The deal will be financed through an equity capital raise designed to generate roughly €4 billion in gross proceeds, supported in part by commitments from the Qatar Investment Authority and Norges Bank Investment Ma…
Centrica Plc plans to increase liquefied natural gas purchases from the United States as part of a broader effort to diversify its supply sources amid geopolitical tensions. CEO Chris O’Shea said the company sees the U.S. as a dependable partner, is expanding trading operations in New York, and is exploring additional supply options in Canada and o…
Carnival Corporation shares declined after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an active investigation into a data breach from April 14, 2026 that compromised the personal data of millions. The probe will examine whether the cruise operator implemented reasonable data protection procedures under Texas law, following notification that the in…
Kymera Therapeutics stock climbed sharply in mid-day trading, reaching a new 52-week high after AbbVie agreed to buy Apogee Therapeutics for $135.11 per share, valuing Apogee at roughly $10.9 billion. The transaction, focused on atopic dermatitis and asthma assets, created positive spillover for companies developing similar oral or biologic immunol…
SanDisk's stock rallied sharply after Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled that rising memory costs are forcing product price increases, a comment that bolstered expectations of sustained pricing power for NAND suppliers. Bank of America and Mizuho weighed in with bullish positioning and higher revenue forecasts, while a scheduled sale of about 1.04 million…
SpaceX has reached a computing power arrangement with Nvidia-backed Reflection AI that could total $6.3 billion through 2029. The deal grants Reflection AI immediate access to Nvidia GB300 chips housed in SpaceX's Colossus data center and includes monthly payments of $150 million commencing July 1, 2026. The contract contains a termination provisio…
U.K. equities closed higher on Monday, driven by strength in banking, tobacco and life insurance sectors. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.62% as NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds were among the top performers. Energy and metals contracts fell, while major currency pairs showed little change and the U.S. Dollar Index Futures ticked up.
Madrid's benchmark IBEX 35 ended the session up 1.18%, marking a fresh closing record, propelled by gains in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. ACS, International Consolidated Airlines Group and Sacyr were among the strongest performers, while Indra, Telefónica and Puig Brands sat at…
Portugal's main index closed higher on Monday, supported by advances in the Utilities, Financials and Industrials sectors. The PSI finished the session up 0.72% with a handful of stocks posting notable moves while energy and precious metals prices fell. Market breadth was slightly positive, with 14 stocks rising, 12 declining and 5 unchanged on th…
Netherlands equities closed higher on Monday as the AEX index reached a fresh record high, buoyed by advances in Real Estate, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors. Akzo Nobel, BE Semiconductor and NN Group were among the top performers, while Wolters Kluwer, Universal Music Group and Relx were the session’s laggards. Commodities posted declines, w…
Italian equities finished lower on Monday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 slipping 0.15% as losses in the Chemicals, Telecoms and Utilities sectors outweighed gains in select technology and payments stocks. STMicroelectronics reached a five-year high, Nexi and Stellantis posted gains, while aerospace and defense-related names Avio, Leonardo and Fi…
Germany's major indices closed mixed on Monday, with the DAX finishing higher by 0.66% while the MDAX slipped 0.17% and the TecDAX gained 0.53%. Gains in technology, food & beverages and insurance stocks supported the market, even as construction, telecoms and software names lagged. Market breadth was narrowly negative, commodities declined and vol…
France's main equity gauges ended the session down 0.25%, with gains among select industrial and retail names offset by heavy losses in luxury, consumer goods and energy-related stocks. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodity markets saw declines in gold and crude oil while the euro held near recent levels.
