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  • Copart shares fell after CEO Jeff Liaw unexpectedly resigned and Executive Chairman Jay Adair will resume the CEO role on July 31.
  • Tenable shares climbed about 7% after its Tenable One product secured FedRAMP High and IL5 authorization for sensitive federal cloud workloads.
  • Alphabet rose 3.7% after being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon.
  • Major European indexes closed lower, with London, Madrid, Paris, Frankfurt, Milan and Belgium pressured by telecoms, construction and materials.
  • LanzaTech, ChargePoint and Orchestra BioMed shares rose after additions to the Russell 3000/2000 indexes, likely triggering passive inflows.
  • Repay shares jumped after Forager raised its cash acquisition proposal to $5.25 per share.
  • Charter shares surged 12% amid unusually heavy options activity totaling roughly 17,200 contracts.

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Jobs report, Fed focus and chip-stock swings shape markets as first half ends

Jobs report, Fed focus and chip-stock swings shape markets as first half ends

U.S. equity markets are closing a strong first half of 2026, but investor attention has shifted to next week’s jobs report, the Federal Reserve’s hawkish posture on inflation, and outsized moves in semiconductor stocks. Economic data and corporate earnings will influence short-term rate expectations and market volatility as oil prices retreat amid …

Russell reconstitution set to amplify SpaceX trading swings

Russell reconstitution set to amplify SpaceX trading swings

FTSE Russell will add SpaceX to its U.S. indexes after Friday's close as part of its semi-annual reconstitution, forcing index-tracking ETFs to buy shares in a tight time window and potentially increasing share-price volatility. The company has swung widely since its recent IPO, trades at an elevated multiple of projected 2025 sales, and remains ex…

Supreme Court Broadens Second Amendment Scope as Justices Mull More Gun Cases

Supreme Court Broadens Second Amendment Scope as Justices Mull More Gun Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two rulings that expand protections under the Second Amendment, striking down a Hawaii rule limiting handguns on private property open to the public and narrowing a federal prohibition tied to certain drug users. The decisions reinforce a demanding legal standard for gun regulations and leave open the prospect that the…

Trump to Speak at Washington Hilton After Foiled Attack Halted April Dinner

Trump to Speak at Washington Hilton After Foiled Attack Halted April Dinner

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…

Supreme Court Broadly Endorses Trump Administration's Tough Immigration Measures

Supreme Court Broadly Endorses Trump Administration's Tough Immigration Measures

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 Announces Results of Its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

Titan Announces Results of Its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

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…

Swatch Seeks $170 Million From Samsung Over Smartwatch Trademark Clones

Swatch Seeks $170 Million From Samsung Over Smartwatch Trademark Clones

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 Signs Order for 25 A330neo Jets Valued at $9.4 Billion

China Eastern Signs Order for 25 A330neo Jets Valued at $9.4 Billion

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.

Wall Street futures retreat as chip rally unwinds and big-tech wobbles

Wall Street futures retreat as chip rally unwinds and big-tech wobbles

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.

Hungary sets sights on euro adoption around 2030, PM says

Hungary sets sights on euro adoption around 2030, PM says

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…

Lumentum Shares Slip After Sector-Wide Retreat in U.S. Optical Stocks

Lumentum Shares Slip After Sector-Wide Retreat in U.S. Optical Stocks

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.

RENK rises after $690 million U.S. contract and MDAX admission lift shares

RENK rises after $690 million U.S. contract and MDAX admission lift shares

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: Buy the CPU Re-Acceleration While the Market Fixates on GPUs

AMD: Buy the CPU Re-Acceleration While the Market Fixates on GPUs

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…

Market sells into flatexDEGIRO guidance beat as shares skid

Market sells into flatexDEGIRO guidance beat as shares skid

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.

Profit Beat and Big Buyback Lift Wise Shares

Profit Beat and Big Buyback Lift Wise Shares

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.

Rescue Crews Search Rubble as Venezuela Counts Missing After Twin Quakes

Rescue Crews Search Rubble as Venezuela Counts Missing After Twin Quakes

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: Buy the Quality Travel Franchise at a Reasonable Price

Booking Holdings: Buy the Quality Travel Franchise at a Reasonable Price

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 Gas Prices Hold Near Two-Month Lows as Hormuz Shipping Resumes

European Gas Prices Hold Near Two-Month Lows as Hormuz Shipping Resumes

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…