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President Donald Trump will return to the Washington Hilton to speak at the Faith and Freedom Coalition's Road to Majority gathering, marking his first appearance at the venue since an armed assailant disrupted the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in April. Security measures for Friday's event are expected to be increased after the at…
This week the 6-3 conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court issued three ideologically split decisions that clear the way for more stringent immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. The rulings allow the termination of Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands, endorse turning away asylum seekers when border crossings are deem…
Titan Mining Corporation held its 2026 annual shareholders' meeting, where all presented matters were approved, including electing a seven-member board, setting the number of directors, and re-appointing Ernst & Young LLP as auditors. The company continues its focus on zinc concentrate production and natural flake graphite mining in New York, empha…
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has filed a claim for $170 million in damages against Samsung, alleging that third-party applications available on Samsung smartwatches enabled digital replicas of watches from Swatch-owned brands such as Omega and Tissot. A British judge is due to set the damages following a 2022 High Court finding that Samsung was liable f…
China Eastern Airlines has filed notice of a purchase agreement to acquire 25 Airbus A330neo aircraft at a catalogue price of about $9.4 billion. The airline said the jets will arrive in batches between 2029 and 2033 and that the deal is intended to grow transport capacity while replacing and upgrading existing models.
Pandora A/S shares rose to DKK 728 after Bank of America upgraded the stock two notches to Buy with a DKK 790 price target. The move, paired with a favorable civil-court outcome and falling silver prices, helped lift sentiment even as major global indices traded in a narrow range and local benchmarks offered no clear directional push.
Futures tied to the Nasdaq fell as semiconductor stocks cooled after a Micron-led surge the previous session. Renewed selling hit memory and AI-sensitive chip names, while megacap movements were mixed. Investors also tracked signals from inflation data, Fed commentary and prospective index reclassifications amid choppy trading.
Prime Minister Viktor Magyar said on Friday that Hungary intends to meet the European Union's conditions for eurozone entry by about 2030, though he acknowledged the country currently satisfies none of the formal criteria. He cited survey evidence of public backing for the euro and pointed to recent strengthening of the forint and falling governmen…
Coherent Inc. shares dropped about 4.5% in pre-market trade to $389 as U.S. optical communication stocks retreated broadly. The pullback affected suppliers across the AI photonics supply chain and comes amid concerns about co-packaged optics adoption timelines, a lack of near-term catalysts and renewed profit-taking on an elevated valuation.
Lumentum shares dropped 4.0% in pre-open trading as U.S. optical communication stocks fell broadly. The move followed a sector-wide retreat across the AI photonics supply chain rather than any new Lumentum-specific announcement, with several peers also posting notable declines and the broader market offering limited support.
FlatexDEGIRO SE raised its full-year 2026 financial guidance after a strong first half driven by customer growth, higher trading activity and interest income. The company now expects about €650 million in revenues and roughly €200 million in net income, and says it will meet its previously stated 2027 net income goal one year ahead of schedule. Des…
The Taiwan dollar eased on Friday as foreign investors continued to withdraw funds from local equities for a fourth straight session. Intervention by state-owned banks, supplemented by dollar sales from some exporters, helped cap the currency's slide. The USD/TWD pair finished the day slightly higher and posted a weekly gain.
RENK shares climbed sharply after its U.S. unit secured a $690 million contract from the U.S. Department of War and the company was confirmed for inclusion in Germany's MDAX. Those developments, combined with a bounce from a near-term 52-week low and easing sector pressure, produced mechanical buying and helped absorb earlier selling, sending the s…
AMD’s GPU momentum has captured investor headlines, but the more durable profit re-rating could come from continued CPU share gains and margin recovery. I’m initiating a long trade on AMD with a clear entry, stop, and target tied to a 180 trading day horizon — betting that the market will broaden its valuation beyond the GPU story and reward sustai…
flatexDEGIRO AG raised its full-year 2026 guidance markedly, moving revenue and net income targets that had been penciled in for 2027 up by one year. The stock fell about 6.0% after the announcement despite a record first quarter and supportive analyst notes, with profit-taking and a softer broader equity backdrop cited as immediate drivers.
Wise surged after publishing fiscal 2026 results that exceeded profitability expectations, announcing a sizable share buyback and confirming medium-term revenue and margin targets. Robust customer growth and optimistic FY27 guidance reinforced investor confidence, producing a company-specific rally amid broadly mixed global markets.
Two powerful earthquakes that struck west of Caracas left hundreds trapped in collapsed buildings and tens of thousands reported missing, as emergency teams, volunteers and international rescuers worked nonstop to locate survivors. Authorities reported bodies taken to medical centers while a tracking website and international agencies reported far …
Booking Holdings owns some of the most efficient distribution assets in travel (Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK, OpenTable). The business converts sales into free cash flow at scale ($9.03B FCF) and today trades below prior highs, offering a favorable risk-reward. This trade targets a rebound over the next 180 trading days with a clear stop to…
European natural gas prices firmed slightly on Friday but remained close to levels not seen in two months, as the reopening of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and indications of recovered Gulf supply offset demand upticks from a regional heatwave. Benchmark TTF traded near 40 euros per megawatt-hour while the UK contract inched up to 96.62 pe…
Citigroup strategists argue that the historical pattern of bull markets ending after large Fed tightening cycles is not present today, noting the Fed has not yet raised rates and its balance sheet is still expanding. Citi maintains a one-notch overweight on equities concentrated in the U.S. and emerging-market Asia, raises its 2026 S&P 500 target t…
Jefferies downgraded Accor SA from Buy to Hold and reduced its 12-month price target to €52 from €55 after citing underperformance in Accor's core operations and constrained potential for a valuation re-rating. The broker trimmed its forecasts by about 4%, leaving them roughly 3% below consensus, and flagged a sharp deterioration in Middle East hot…
BioMerieux announced a regulatory filing with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE Vaginitis Panel, submitting both a 510(k) and a CLIA waiver application. The company also intends to pursue CE marking as a Class C near-patient test under IVDR in the European Union. Shares rose 0.7% on the news, and Morgan Stanley said the…
Bank of America found that consumer spending in cities hosting FIFA World Cup 2026 matches increased 6.3% year-over-year during the tournament's group stage, driven largely by a 16.7% rise in in-person transactions from non-local visitors. The bank's analysis used aggregated credit and debit card data to track both transaction volumes and total spe…
Global equity fund inflows dropped sharply to a net $7.51 billion in the week to June 24, driven by investor caution over debt-financed technology spending and lingering interest rate concerns after higher-than-expected PCE inflation data. Bond funds continued to attract cash for a 12th straight week while money market withdrawals hit their largest…
China's domestic technology initial public offering (IPO) market has shown a pronounced rebound, driven by renewed regulatory support for chipmakers and artificial intelligence firms. Year-to-date proceeds through June 18 totaled $3.1 billion, a more than fivefold increase from the same period a year earlier, while nearly 50 companies have filed fo…
