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Mexican equities slide as three major sectors weigh on benchmark

Mexican equities slide as three major sectors weigh on benchmark

Mexican stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P/BMV IPC retreating 1.23% as declines in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples pressured the market. While a handful of names finished higher, broader market participation favored sellers. Commodities and currency moves accompanied the equity declines.

Moscow Stocks Finish Higher as Power, Oil & Gas and Mining Lead Gains

Moscow Stocks Finish Higher as Power, Oil & Gas and Mining Lead Gains

Shares on the Moscow Exchange closed higher Wednesday, driven by advances in the Power, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors. The MOEX Russia Index ended the session up 2.06%, with VK Company, Magnitogorskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat and Novolipetsk Steel among the top gainers. Market breadth favoured risers, implied volatility fell, and key commodity con…

Meta Platforms Shares Plunge After Q2 Miss, Bleak Near-Term Outlook

Meta Platforms Shares Plunge After Q2 Miss, Bleak Near-Term Outlook

Meta Platforms plunged in after-hours trading after reporting second-quarter results that missed profit expectations and offered revenue guidance below estimates. Despite revenue slightly ahead of consensus, an EPS shortfall driven by legal and restructuring charges plus massive capital expenditures, together with raised expense guidance and compre…

Teladoc Shares Tank After Q2 Miss and Sharply Lowered Guidance

Teladoc Shares Tank After Q2 Miss and Sharply Lowered Guidance

Teladoc shares plunged in after-hours trading after the company reported second-quarter 2026 results that missed revenue expectations and issued softer guidance for the remainder of the year. While EPS topped estimates by a small margin, revenue fell short and management set Q3 and full-year outlooks below consensus, prompting a sharp market reacti…

Fortinet Shares Jump After Blowout Q2 Results, Guidance Raise

Fortinet Shares Jump After Blowout Q2 Results, Guidance Raise

Fortinet's stock rallied sharply in after-hours trading after the cybersecurity company posted second-quarter 2026 results that topped Wall Street forecasts on both revenue and earnings. Management raised full-year revenue guidance and set third-quarter targets that also beat analyst expectations. The move follows recent analyst price target increa…

L3Harris Tops Q2 Revenue Estimates as Weapons Demand Fuels Growth

L3Harris Tops Q2 Revenue Estimates as Weapons Demand Fuels Growth

L3Harris Technologies reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter revenue driven by surging demand for weapons and military technology. The company posted higher profit per share and a double-digit increase in its missile solutions revenue, and it lifted its 2026 sales guidance range while noting the new midpoint remains below analysts' forecast…

Starbucks Shares Jump After Strong Quarter, Guidance Lift

Starbucks Shares Jump After Strong Quarter, Guidance Lift

Starbucks jumped sharply in after-hours trading after reporting fiscal third-quarter results that exceeded estimates across key metrics and the company raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS and same-store sales targets. Strong comparable store sales growth and margin improvements underpinned investor optimism, pushing the stock to a record close abov…

Appeals Court Allows Class-Action Suit Over 'Natural' Cigarette Labels to Proceed Against British American Tobacco Units

Appeals Court Allows Class-Action Suit Over 'Natural' Cigarette Labels to Proceed Against British American Tobacco Units

A divided 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held that British American Tobacco's U.S. subsidiary and related units can face class-action claims alleging Natural American Spirit labels conveyed misleading health benefits and additive-free status. The court affirmed certification of menthol-based class claims and sent the broader "safer cigare…

Toronto market slips as Financials, Healthcare and Clean Tech lag; energy and miners offer bright spots

Toronto market slips as Financials, Healthcare and Clean Tech lag; energy and miners offer bright spots

Canada's S&P/TSX Composite fell 1.16% at the close as declines in Financials, Healthcare and Clean Technology weighed on the market. Precious metals and energy names outperformed, with Centerra Gold, Strathcona Resources and Canadian Natural Resources among the top gainers. Several individual stocks posted steep losses. Volatility measures and comm…

Qualcomm Shares Decline After Mixed Q3 Results and Soft Q4 EPS Guide

Qualcomm Shares Decline After Mixed Q3 Results and Soft Q4 EPS Guide

Qualcomm reported third-quarter revenue that exceeded analyst estimates but posted adjusted EPS slightly below expectations. The company issued fourth-quarter adjusted EPS guidance whose midpoint was well under analyst forecasts, prompting a roughly 5% decline in the stock. Management flagged industry-wide increases in semiconductor input costs and…

White House Readied Nomination for EPA Air Office Chief Before Plans Stalled

White House Readied Nomination for EPA Air Office Chief Before Plans Stalled

The White House had been preparing to nominate Justin Schwab to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Air and Radiation after Aaron Szabo indicated he would step down. Szabo's intended move to the private sector unexpectedly collapsed at the last moment and he has remained in his post, delaying any formal nomination. Schwab recently …