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Canada's main equity gauge ended the session in negative territory, weighed down by losses in Materials, Real Estate and Information Technology. The S&P/TSX Composite fell 0.78% as more issues declined than advanced. Oil prices climbed, gold futures softened and measures of market volatility ticked up.
A $1 billion financing round led by 1789 Capital has taken Polymarket's post-money valuation to $21 billion. The raise follows a $15 billion valuation set in April and comes amid mounting competition from Kalshi, which secured funding at a $22 billion valuation in May. Polymarket says the new capital will help strengthen liquidity and operations as…
Options activity in Cheniere Energy (LNG) spiked to 6,151 contracts as traders bought calls at an almost 8-to-1 ratio versus puts while the stock climbed to $291.39. The pattern - concentrated near-the-money September call spreads and a handful of large single strikes with minimal prior open interest - points to aggressive, short-dated bullish posi…
Kalshi has permanently barred former U.S. Representative George Santos and imposed a penalty in excess of $71,000 after concluding he bet on his own presence at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address and posted social media statements that advantaged those wagers. The action follows a recent CFTC fine related to the same conduct.
While the broader software sector has been a focal point of the market rally, a subset of software names with solid revenue growth and reasonable valuations remains materially underpriced versus analyst targets. Stocks including AppLovin, Bilibili, Grab, Oracle and others show analyst upside in the 30-73% range despite double-digit top-line gains f…
Jefferies has named CVS Health a leading large-cap pick in healthcare services, citing management guidance that sets a fiscal 2027 earnings-per-share floor of $8.44, robust Aetna operating income, pharmacy segment strength, and improving leverage that could enable buyback activity by late 2026 or early 2027.
Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) climbed 1.1% to $68.91 as the energy sector dominated the Toronto Stock Exchange following a U.S. announcement of 50% tariffs on C$20 billion of Canadian goods and a new Buy rating from CIBC. Heavy trading sent CNQ to the top of the TSX by volume, while prior analyst target increases and record Q2 2026 production an…
Avis Budget Group rallied sharply during Monday trading, reversing a pre-market dip to finish up 5.33% at $145.48. The move cleared daily R3 at $144.21 and put the stock up against weekly resistance at $146.40. The intraday reversal follows a steep post-earnings pullback and shows classic signs of short covering and a technical oversold bounce.
Stocks moved unevenly on Monday with a mix of rallies and declines across market-cap segments. Tesla and Circle Internet Group were among the stronger performers, while Aon and Howmet Aerospace were notable decliners. The session featured broad volatility with winners and losers spanning mega-cap, large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap lists.
Axe Compute has secured $317 million in customer prepayments that its chief executive says account for about 30% to 35% of the capital required to construct the roughly $3 billion of contracted capacity. Management intends to rely on project-level financing against those contracted revenue streams for the remainder of funding, treats its digital as…
A slate of manufacturing and labor market releases is scheduled for Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with the Manufacturing PMI, ISM Manufacturing PMI and JOLTs job openings among the most closely watched items. The reports include several related subcomponents and auxiliary data points that together will offer a snapshot of activity in U.S. factories, …
Federal health authorities have broadened their investigation into a cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico. The probe, which has been connected to lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants and linked to Taylor Farms’ operations in Mexico, now covers 20 states. Reported case counts and hospitalizations remain su…
Phil Schiller, a 66-year-old Apple veteran, has stepped back from day-to-day responsibility for the App Store and product launch events while remaining with the company as an Apple Fellow working on unspecified initiatives. The changes come as John Ternus prepares to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer and Tim Cook moves to Executive Chairma…
Belgian equities finished the session lower, with the BEL 20 index closing down 0.59% in Brussels. Losses were concentrated in the Healthcare, Industrials and Technology sectors. Notable individual moves included gains for Azelis Corporate Services NV, D'Ieteren NV and Ageas, while Argen‑X, Ackermans & Van Haaren NV and Warehouses de Pauw were amon…
French equity markets ended lower on Monday, driven by declines in the Industrials, Consumer Goods and Technology sectors. The CAC 40 fell 0.79% to close, with the SBF 120 down 0.75%. Select large-cap names including Pernod Ricard, Stellantis and Orange advanced, while Airbus, Schneider Electric and Legrand were among the heaviest decliners. Market…
Germany's benchmark DAX closed down 1.09% on Monday as losses concentrated in Construction, Industrials and Technology weighed on investor sentiment. Mid-cap and tech indices also finished lower, with several individual names posting double-digit moves in percentage terms. Market breadth favoured decliners and volatility eased.
The Amsterdam exchange closed with the AEX down 0.59% on Monday as losses in Technology, Industrials and Consumer Goods weighed on the benchmark. Major losers included Adyen, ASML and ASM International, while SBM Offshore, Magnum Ice Cream and IMCD were among the session's top gainers. Commodities showed divergent performance, with Brent and U.S. c…
Portugal's PSI index closed modestly higher on Monday, rising 0.07% as gains in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors offset weakness elsewhere. Galp Energia Nom, Semapa and Nos SGPS were the session's top performers, while Mota Engil, EDP Renovaveis and The Navigator Company ranked among the biggest decliners. Energy benchmar…
Morgan Stanley analysts conclude Waters Corporation stands to gain more than peers from China’s newly finalized clinical laboratory service pricing framework, which preserves differentiated treatment for advanced workflows such as mass spectrometry and adds more granular rules for certain microbiology services. Provincial authorities will set local…
Finnish equities finished lower on Monday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 falling 1.06% as losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Industrials sectors outweighed gains among select large-cap names. Market breadth was negative, with more than 100 decliners. Commodity markets diverged: Brent oil climbed sharply while December gold futures moved lower. Curre…
Sweden's stock market closed lower on Monday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 index dropping 0.66% as losses in the Healthcare, Oil & Gas and Industrials sectors outweighed gains. Market breadth favored decliners by a wide margin. Oil futures rose sharply while gold futures retreated; major FX crosses showed modest moves.
Denmark's main equity gauge closed lower, weighed by declines in Technology, Healthcare and Real Estate sectors. The OMX Copenhagen 20 finished the session down 0.73%, with a greater number of stocks falling than rising. Energy and commodity markets showed notable moves alongside currency fluctuations.
Turkey's main stock index closed lower on Monday, with losses concentrated in the Telecoms, Tourism and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors driving the BIST 100 down 2.10%. Market breadth was negative as decliners vastly outnumbered advancers. Several individual stocks posted double-digit moves in both directions, while commodities and FX showed not…
Herbalife stock sank more than 12% in morning trading after CEO Stephan Gratziani said he will step down effective October 31, 2026. CFO John DeSimone will serve as Interim CEO starting November 1, 2026, while a board succession committee searches for a permanent replacement. The company reaffirmed its Q3 and full-year 2026 guidance, but investor c…
Put option volume on Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) jumped sharply, with more than 33,000 contracts trading and puts outnumbering calls by nearly 4-to-1. Concentrated activity in December $270 and $280 puts, plus changes in implied volatility and skew, suggest traders are paying up for downside protection or initiating fresh bearish exposure as the …
