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The OMX Helsinki 25 closed lower, slipping 0.79% as losses in Industrials, Financials and Oil & Gas pressured the benchmark. A handful of stocks posted gains while several industrial and materials names led declines. Commodities saw notable moves with Brent and U.S. crude higher and gold futures down, and currency markets were mixed with the U.S. d…
AllianceBernstein Holding LP shares climbed 2.2% on Thursday after majority owner Equitable Holdings announced a planned merger with Corebridge Financial that will form a combined $22 billion retirement, life, wealth and asset management company. The transaction is expected to deliver in excess of $100 billion of assets under management to Alliance…
Medical device manufacturer Stryker reported steady progress toward full operational capacity after a March cyberattack disrupted order processing, production and shipments. The firm said most manufacturing sites and critical production lines are restored, electronic ordering systems have been returned to service, and it is working with outside cyb…
Wave Life Sciences saw its stock fall sharply after releasing interim Phase 1 INLIGHT data for WVE-007 in obesity. Results showed a durable placebo-adjusted visceral fat reduction at six months for the 240 mg dose, while a single 400 mg dose did not display a dose response. Analysts cut price targets and flagged questions about monotherapy potentia…
Bernstein's sector review ranks established technology and services firms as the most likely beneficiaries of enterprises modernizing supply chain management with AI and tighter ERP integration. The firm points to SAP's end-to-end ERP linkage, Oracle's unified data architecture and transport capabilities, and Capgemini's implementation strength in …
Meta Platforms Inc. saw its shares tumble 6% to a 10-month low after juries in two U.S. trials found the company liable for harms to young users. The rulings - including a $6 million award in Los Angeles and a $375 million judgment in New Mexico - heightened investor worries about potential billions in fines and further litigation. Other tech stock…
Bank of America retains a neutral view on the Mexican peso, forecasting USD/MXN at 18.50 by the end of 2026 and 19.50 by end-2027. The bank highlights the potential for short-term depreciation driven by broader emerging market currency moves and a monetary easing path deeper than currently priced, while noting that higher oil prices have only limit…
Bank of America expects the Brazilian real to firm to 5.25 per U.S. dollar by the end of 2026 and hold at that level through 2027, citing elevated commodity prices, a still-generous interest rate carry and an improving political backdrop. The bank projects moderate GDP growth and a gradual easing of policy rates as inflation trends remain contained…
Bank of America retains a neutral stance on the Argentine peso, projecting it will trade at 1,700 per US dollar by the end of 2026 and 1,900 by the end of 2027. The bank anticipates GDP growth of 3.5% in both 2026 and 2027, forecasts inflation at 25.5% in 2026 and 13.3% in 2027, and reports that its valuation models point to a modest overvaluation …
In a Thursday note, Raymond James cut its ratings on Global Payments (GPN) and Fiserv (FISV) to Market Perform from Outperform, citing a wider revaluation across the payments and fintech space. Analyst Madison Suhr highlighted that the group's average next-12-month price-to-earnings ratio has fallen to roughly 11x, driven by weaker organic growth a…
Poland's benchmark WIG30 closed lower on Thursday, slipping 0.08% as declines in the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Information Technology sectors pushed the market down. LPP SA led gains with a 12.69% surge to an all-time high, while heavyweight decliners included KGHM, Kruk and Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa. Commodity markets saw sharp moves in oil …
The OMX Copenhagen 20 finished Thursday up 1.22% as gains in Oil & Gas, Consumer Goods and Personal & Household Goods propelled the market. Vestas Wind Systems, Demant and Novozymes were among the top performers, while FLSmidth and both classes of AP Moeller - Maersk shares weighed on the downside. Energy and precious metals markets moved sharply, …
Cirrus Logic shares climbed 6% after Apple named the chipmaker among partners in an expansion of its American Manufacturing Program that includes a planned $400 million investment through 2030. Cirrus will use GlobalFoundries' Malta, NY facility to develop mixed-signal processes for several Apple products, including a potential next-generation Face…
Brown-Forman Corp. stock jumped roughly 12% after reports indicated Pernod Ricard had opened preliminary talks about a potential acquisition of the Louisville-based Jack Daniel’s producer. The move comes amid broader consolidation conversations in the alcoholic beverages industry and follows a year-long decline in Brown-Forman’s stock that has redu…
A former Intuitive Surgical executive attributes the company’s competitive advantage to its training infrastructure rather than the robotic hardware itself, citing entrenched surgeon behavior and residency training as key factors. The firm reports accelerating revenue and procedure volumes, while analysts project strong earnings growth and price-ta…
Norwegian equities closed higher on Thursday as advance in healthcare-related sectors and utilities supported a modest rise in the Oslo OBX. Subsea 7 recorded the session's largest gain and reached an all-time high, while select technology and industrial names slipped. Energy and precious metals markets also saw notable moves alongside minor curren…
Israel's benchmark TA-35 finished the trading session down 1.10% after losses concentrated in the Insurance, Financials and Biomed sectors. Market breadth was negative, with more decliners than advancers. Commodity markets showed strong moves, with crude and Brent rising sharply while June gold futures fell.
Truist upgraded Airbnb from Sell to Hold after the company's 4Q25 results, citing steady travel demand and slightly higher 2026 estimates. The firm also published 2027 projections that underpin a higher price target of $129, while noting the valuation framework remains unchanged. Broader travel-market data through March showed continued momentum ac…
The Athens stock market closed modestly higher on Thursday, with gains in the Construction, Travel and Technology sectors supporting a 0.10% rise in the Athens General Composite at the close. While a small number of large movers posted gains, decliners outnumbered advancers and a range of commodity contracts registered sharp moves during the sessio…
Moonshot AI, a Beijing artificial intelligence firm backed by major Chinese investors, is in early-stage discussions about a potential initial public offering in Hong Kong and is simultaneously exploring a larger private funding round after a recent multimillion-dollar raise.The company has engaged with global investment banks about a possible list…
Google has introduced Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, an audio and voice model built to support real-time conversational experiences with reduced latency and finer acoustic understanding. The model is available in developer preview via the Gemini Live API in Google AI Studio, to enterprises through Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience, and to consumers…
Turkey's benchmark equity index closed lower on Thursday, pulled down by losses in the Banking, Wholesale & Retail Trade and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. The BIST 100 fell 1.83% at the close in Istanbul, while market breadth skewed heavily negative. Commodities and currency markets showed notable moves, with oil contracts rising and gold …
eMed said it raised $200 million in a Series A round that places the Miami telehealth company above a $2 billion valuation. The firm, which counts Tom Brady among its backers, works with employers and government payers to manage use of GLP-1 class drugs. Proceeds will support an agentic AI platform and back a new healthcare payment model intended t…
A U.S. district judge dismissed Ukrainian player Lesia Tsurenko's suit alleging the WTA Tour and its former CEO inflicted emotional abuse by their handling of Russian and Belarusian players after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The court said the WTA is the proper forum to determine what conduct is detrimental and that legal duties established i…
Novo Nordisk has named Poul Weihrauch, CEO of Mars, as an observer to its board and at the same meeting elected three new board members. The moves come as the company steps up consumer-oriented initiatives in the competitive U.S. obesity market, including a cash-pay roll-out of its Wegovy pill and expanded telehealth and retail approaches.
