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Reid Hoffman announced he will resign from Microsoft Corp.'s board later this year to focus on Manas, his AI-driven drug-discovery startup. In a video conversation with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted to Hoffman's social accounts, Hoffman said Manas has made enough progress that he needs to devote himself full-time to the company. Manas has desc…
TAG Immobilien is reportedly preparing to begin formal steps toward a potential initial public offering in Warsaw for its Polish residential unit Robyg within the coming weeks. The company is said to be working with advisers including Goldman Sachs, Erste Group and mBank, while stressing that no final decisions on a listing or its timing have been …
Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT) pushed to a new 52-week high as several research firms raised price targets and highlighted improving fundamentals. Strong first-quarter results showing double-digit core FFO growth and higher revenue underpinned the optimism, while brokers pointed to leasing, occupancy and in-place rent escalators as drivers o…
Tesla has postponed the public demonstration of its next-generation Roadster until August or later, after earlier moves from April to May and June. The Texas event is expected to highlight a cold gas thruster system, internally called A71 and developed with SpaceX, intended to boost top speed and permit brief lift-off. Tesla plans to offer a limite…
British American Tobacco ADR shares rose intraday after the company issued a first-half 2026 pre-close trading statement that reiterated full-year guidance and upgraded the growth outlook for its New Category products. Management said the group remains on course to meet the lower bound of its medium-term targets and raised its 2026 New Category rev…
Krispy Kreme, Inc. stock rose about 6% on Friday after director Bernardo Hees purchased 630,111 shares of the company's common stock through BHBK LLC in transactions executed between June 1 and June 4. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission show the shares were bought across four trades at weighted average prices between $3.29 and $3.4…
TWFG Inc shares rose 4.1% on Friday after a Form 4 filing disclosed that director Michael Doak purchased a total of 33,994 Class A Common Stock shares across two transactions on June 3 and June 4, representing roughly $638,138 in aggregate consideration. The filing details Doak's broader ownership through Griffin Highline Capital LLC and related en…
GameStop chief executive Ryan Cohen said he plans to bring his company’s offer for eBay directly to shareholders following a rebuff from eBay’s board, which described the proposal as "neither credible nor attractive." Cohen told Barron’s on June 4 that the bid is credible, that combining the firms would create synergies, and that he intends to own …
Global crude stockpiles have fallen to levels industry participants describe as alarmingly low while efforts to restore tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled. Energy executives and analysts say that if inventories continue to be drawn down as demand rises into summer, a sharp increase in oil prices could arrive within weeks, wi…
Five people with direct knowledge of the matter said Cargill is engaged in discussions to sell its metals unit to Macquarie Group. The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because the potential transaction has not been announced and they are not authorized to speak publicly. Neither company has provided comment, and the sources cautioned the tal…
Portugal's main index, the PSI, closed higher on Friday, advancing 0.13% as gains in Utilities, Consumer Services and Basic Materials helped offset losses in several individual names. Corticeira Amorim, EDP and Teixeira Duarte were among the session winners, while Ibersol, NOS and EDP Renovaveis finished lower. Commodity and currency markets also r…
Netherlands equities closed lower on Friday with the AEX retreating 0.55% as weakness in Basic Materials, Technology and Industrials weighed on the market. A handful of large-cap names outperformed, while Adyen plunged to a 52-week low. Energy and precious metals prices fell and broad market volatility held steady.
Germany's equity markets finished Friday in the red, with the DAX slipping 0.69% at the close as losses concentrated in Technology, Construction and Software sectors. The mid-cap MDAX and the TecDAX fell 1.17% and 3.11% respectively. Notable single-stock moves included Infineon tumbling 9.11% and Zalando among the session's gainers.
Paris equities finished the session lower, with the CAC 40 dropping 0.32% and the SBF 120 falling 0.35%. Losses were concentrated in Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials, while select consumer and healthcare names outperformed. Market breadth favored decliners and commodity prices, including gold and crude, moved lower. Currency markets saw …
Belgian stocks ended the session higher on Friday with the BEL 20 rising 0.75% in Brussels. Gains were led by the Healthcare, Utilities and Industrials sectors, with Argen-X, Ackermans & Van Haaren and Elia among the top performers. Melexis, Umicore and Aperam were the largest decliners. Market breadth was narrowly positive while key commodities an…
Spain's benchmark index finished higher Friday with the IBEX 35 rising 0.38% at the close in Madrid. Gains were led by sectors including Consumer Goods, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Services. Ferrovial, Indra A and Aena were the session's top performers, while ArcelorMittal, Acerinox and BBVA recorded the largest declines. Commodities…
U.K. equities finished marginally higher on Friday, led by gains among pharmaceuticals & biotech, tobacco and food & drug retailers. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.07% at the close, while heavyweight consumer names and the London Stock Exchange Group recorded notable advances. Miners posted the largest declines. Commodities and the pou…
Finland's stock benchmark ended Friday's session in the red, with the OMX Helsinki 25 down 1.12% as losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Oil & Gas sectors pushed the market lower. While a handful of stocks—led by Orion Oyj B, Kesko Oyj and Fortum Oyj—posted gains, notable declines in Nokia, Qt Group and Outokumpu weighed on overall market perform…
Swedish equities ended Friday's session lower, with the OMX Stockholm 30 closing down 0.60%. Losses were concentrated in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Oil & Gas sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, and moves in oil, gold and currency markets coincided with the equities decline. Several large-cap names showed mixed performance, with AstraZ…
Airbus is delaying a firm launch of a larger A220 variant after limited enthusiasm from major lessors and disagreements over the aircraft's range and performance. Company representatives say no decision has been made while internal debate continues over a lower-cost 'simple stretch' option that would raise seating but reduce range. Concerns among a…
Boeing Chief Executive Kelly Ortberg told CNBC that the company has no additional information about the Lufthansa nose collapse incident. Ortberg also outlined production planning: increases above 63 monthly 737s remain under study, while Boeing expects to hit a 10-per-month 787 production rate by year-end. He added that Boeing has not discussed de…
Fitch Ratings on Friday changed Lennar Corporation's outlook from positive to stable while maintaining its long-term issuer default and senior unsecured debt ratings at BBB+. The agency pointed to continuing margin compression driven by softer demand and elevated sales incentives, forecasting lower EBITDA margins and modestly higher leverage throug…
Commerzbank reported that investors have tendered shares representing 7.85% of its capital under UniCredit’s voluntary €40 billion exchange offer. The disclosure deepens a public standoff between the two banks: UniCredit says its take-up reached 7.6% and that combined holdings meet its target to control just over 30% of Commerzbank, while Commerzba…
Reid Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, has informed Microsoft he will not stand for re-election at the company's 2026 annual shareholder meeting. Hoffman, a Microsoft board member since 2017, will remain in his role until that meeting, and the company said his decision is not the result of any disagreement with executives over policy…
South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index fell about 4% over the week as a weaker Korean won and a U.S. semiconductor selloff undermined investor sentiment. The drop followed Broadcom's third-quarter AI semiconductor revenue forecast of $16 billion, which missed market hopes, and coincided with foreign investor outflows concentrated in technology and aut…
