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Portugal's main equity index, the PSI, closed higher Tuesday, rising 1.40% to reach a new five-year high. Gains were concentrated in Utilities, Telecoms and Basic Materials, while a small number of stocks recorded declines. Commodity and currency markets saw mixed moves, with Brent and WTI crude up modestly and notable strength reported in gold fut…
Italian equities finished the session in positive territory as the Investing.com Italy 40 index climbed to a fresh all-time high, driven by advances in the Healthcare, Financials and Industrials sectors. Individual movers included gains for DiaSorin, Davide Campari Milano and Tenaris, while Nexi, Interpump Group and Amplifon were among the laggards…
German equities finished modestly lower on Tuesday, with losses concentrated in the Retail, Software and Media sectors. The DAX slipped 0.09% at the close in Frankfurt while the TecDAX led declines, down 1.00%. Individual names produced wide divergences: several blue-chips and mid-caps posted strong gains, but a number of retailers and technology-r…
Belgium's main equity gauge closed higher after the session on Tuesday, with the BEL 20 climbing 0.74% to a fresh all-time high. Strength in Utilities, Industrials and Consumer Services supported the advance. Individual winners included Umicore, Ageas and Ackermans & Van Haaren, while Melexis and Sofina were among the laggards. Market breadth was p…
Citi resumed coverage of Becton Dickinson (BD) with a Buy rating and a $233 price target, saying the pending sale of BD's Life Sciences Bioprocessing unit reconfigures the company into a focused medical technology operator across four businesses. Citi highlighted the addressable market, expected use of sale proceeds, near-term reporting dynamics an…
Bernstein’s newest sector review identifies Compass Group, Accor and Cirsa as its highest-conviction European hotel stocks for 2026. The research points to attractive entry points in otherwise underperforming leisure names, citing recent operational results, valuation moves and corporate actions that improve prospects ahead of the new year.
Nelson Peltz said he is open to increasing outright acquisitions through Trian Fund Management, pointing to the recent $7.4 billion purchase of Janus Henderson as an example of returning to full buyouts. He also criticized the current use of tariffs by the U.S. administration, saying they are being used for revenue rather than to promote freer trad…
Blackstone’s president and COO Jon Gray said artificial intelligence-driven disruption is a leading consideration for the firm, urging portfolio-wide attention to potential impacts. While some assets such as sandwich shops and apartment complexes are seen as relatively insulated, Gray highlighted sharper questions for businesses that depend on rule…
Denmark's main index ended the session in negative territory, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 falling 0.70% as declines in Personal & Household Goods, Real Estate and Healthcare weighed on the market. Market breadth was nearly balanced but tilted slightly toward losers, while selected large-cap names recorded both multi-year highs and lows. Movement in …
BlackSky Technology Inc. stock jumped 7.4% after the company said it secured multiple seven-figure contracts with a new international defense client for its Gen-3 Assured services. The deals follow an early access phase and reflect rapid customer uptake of BlackSky's dynamic monitoring and high-resolution imagery capabilities for time-sensitive tac…
Western Digital stock rose about 8% on Tuesday after the company held an Innovation Day in New York where management presented an aggressive financial roadmap. The plan calls for revenue growth above a 20% CAGR, driven mainly by nearline storage expansion, and targets gross margins above 50%, operating margins greater than 40%, and free cash flow m…
Veradermics Inc.'s initial public offering is expected to price at the top of its marketed $14 to $16 range on Tuesday, with the deal reported to be multiple times oversubscribed. Investors are being warned that allocations will likely be limited. A filing shows Eli Lilly has expressed interest in buying up to 4.9% of Veradermics' outstanding share…
Palantir Technologies shares climbed sharply after the company reported quarterly results powered by a 66% increase in U.S. government revenue and provided above-consensus guidance for the first quarter, with management projecting a pronounced acceleration in sales in 2026 partly driven by government contracts. The rally reflects investor focus on …
The federal government is considering the reintroduction of electric vehicle purchase rebates while finalizing a national automotive strategy. Officials are balancing climate targets and recent trade negotiations, and the strategy is expected to address the paused EV sales mandate, infrastructure needs, and foreign investment interest. Details on t…
Israel's main stock index, the TA-35, closed at a fresh all-time high after advancing 1.74%. Gains were concentrated in the Insurance, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors, with Menora Miv Hld, OPC Energy and Phoenix Holdings among the session's top performers. Semiconductor and related technology names registered the largest declines. Commodity and cu…
Greece's stock market closed higher on Tuesday, driven by strength in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors. The Athens General Composite rose 1.00% to a new five-year high. Several individual stocks reached multi-year or record peaks, while commodities and currency benchmarks showed mixed moves.
Canada’s Financial Consumer Agency (FCAC) has imposed a $4 million administrative penalty on the Bank of Montreal for breaches of the Bank Act’s consumer provisions tied to inaccurate fee disclosure. The lapses, occurring mainly from 2010 to 2024, affected specific discounted programs and resulted in erroneous fees for 101,091 customers, many of wh…
Trading on Tuesday produced a broad set of winners and losers across market-cap segments. Palantir and several industrial and materials names rose, while established technology and payments companies led declines. The session featured pronounced swings in individual stocks tied to earnings, guidance, leadership changes and corporate transactions.
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee has set a Feb. 12 hearing with National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy following an NTSB finding that a series of systemic failures at the Federal Aviation Administration contributed to a January 2025 mid-air collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that killed 67 people. The co…
Turkey's BIST 100 index closed higher on Tuesday, rising 1.87% to a fresh all-time high as gains in Telecoms, Basic Metals and Transport sectors propelled the market. Advancers outnumbered decliners by 373 to 219, with 17 stocks unchanged. Notable winners included Can2 Termik AS, Kiler Holding AS - which hit a record price - and Grainturk Holding A…
Shares of leading homebuilders rose sharply after reports that several large builders are crafting a program to channel private investment into entry-level housing. The proposal, described by people familiar with the discussions, would use a rent-to-own model and could involve as many as 1 million homes and more than $250 billion of housing, though…
Raymond James analyst Josh Beck rates Amazon as a 'Tweener' in its AI Stack framework entering 2026, saying artificial intelligence will likely be the dominant driver of the stock's performance. Beck trimmed his price target to $260 from $275 using 27 times 2027 projected earnings, citing balanced views on Agentic Commerce risks against stronger-th…
Intel announced a collaboration with SoftBank Corp.'s SAIMEMORY to commercialize next-generation Z-Angle Memory (ZAM). The partnership was formalized on February 2, 2026; Intel shares rose 1.4% on the news despite broader weakness in the technology sector. The program targets prototype development by fiscal 2027 and commercial availability by fisca…
Morocco's stock market closed lower on Tuesday with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.45%. Losses in Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors drove the decline even as select stocks posted gains. Market breadth was almost evenly split, and global commodity and currency prices showed mixed movements.
Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) reported January deliveries of 28,958 vehicles, a 14 percent decline versus the same month in 2025. Adjusting for selling days, the company said sales fell 17.3 percent on a Daily Selling Rate (DSR) basis. Despite the overall decrease, MNAO recorded its third strongest January on total units sold and logged a …
