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Bank of Montreal has executed two significant synthetic risk transfers (SRTs) that together shift credit exposure on roughly $5 billion of corporate loans to external investors. The deals, completed through the bank's Muskoka and Algonquin programmes over the past two months, involved first-loss tranches that priced in the low- to mid-700 basis-poi…
Telecom Italia reported second-quarter EBITDA after leases in line with analyst forecasts and posted a return to net profit, supported by strength in its Brazilian unit and enterprise cloud services. First-half revenue and cash flow trends improved, with leverage below €7.3 billion and management reiterating guidance for 2026 and 2027.
Energy shares advanced as oil prices surged following a resumption of major airstrikes in the Middle East and industry data showing a drop in U.S. crude inventories. The S&P 500 energy index outperformed, while exploration and production names, integrated majors, oilfield services and refiners recorded gains.
Representative Frank Pallone has asked Elon Musk for documents and answers regarding the environmental and public health consequences of xAI's Colossus AI data center operations in Tennessee and Mississippi. The request covers turbine deployments, emissions and permitting records, analyses of power and water use, and a proposed site visit by commit…
L'Oreal reported quarterly sales of €11.6 billion for the three months to end-June, a 6.3% like-for-like increase after adjusting for IT system phasing. Growth was driven by demand for new haircare products and mascaras, with mass-market products and online channels outperforming expectations. Europe rose 6.7% and North America climbed 5.9%, while …
Spanish stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the IBEX 35 retreating 1.71% as losses in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods led the market decline. Repsol, Grifols and Endesa were the session's top gainers, while Caixabank, Acerinox and Unicaja Banco posted the largest drops. Commodity markets saw notable moves, …
Italian equities ended the session lower, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index falling 0.57% at the close in Milan. Gains in selected energy and auto-related names contrasted with declines in utilities, lottery operator shares and technology stocks. Oil prices rose sharply while gold futures eased; major currency pairs were broadly unchanged.
German equities finished the session mixed, with the DAX easing 0.06% after gains in chemicals, software and food & beverages were offset by losses in technology, construction and insurance. MDAX fell 0.50% while TecDAX ticked up 0.31%. Heavy movement in individual names and a sharp rise in oil prices contrasted with a modest uptick in implied vola…
Paris equities ended lower on Wednesday, with the CAC 40 falling 0.60% and the SBF 120 down 0.47%. Gains were concentrated in a handful of stocks including Kering and Alten, while Hermes and several large-cap names weighed on the market. Market volatility measures and commodity prices moved sharply in the session.
Options markets are pricing in a 4.4% share-price swing for Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) when it reports earnings on Aug. 5 ahead of the opening bell, according to options data compiled by Bloomberg. Historical comparisons across the company's last eight earnings events show the actual moves have sometimes exceeded and sometimes trailed the options-implie…
Investors comparing Netflix and Walt Disney find two divergent pictures: Disney trades at a noticeably lower valuation and offers dividend resumption and lower volatility, but has a weak current ratio and recent cash-flow decline. Netflix shows superior profitability, gross margins, ROE, and large free cash flow, yet trades at a higher multiple and…
KLA Corporation reported fiscal Q4 FY2026 revenue of $3.66 billion, up 15% year-over-year, and adjusted EPS of $1.05 versus a $1.00 consensus. Despite the beat, shares slid after management set a guidance range that fell short of the market's lofty expectations. The quarter confirmed several growth elements, including robust advanced packaging reve…
Morocco's equity market finished lower on Wednesday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.34% at the close in Casablanca. Declines in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors outpaced gains in select names, while crude and Brent oil rallied and gold futures slipped. Market breadth favored decliners, with 31 issues falling, 24 rising and 9 unc…
Two major brokerages upgraded Ford Motor following its Q2 results and guidance lift, arguing that the quarter represented a margin low rather than the start of deterioration. Jefferies and Citi moved to Buy with targets of $17.50 and $20.00 respectively, while the company raised full-year EBIT guidance for 2026 to $10–$11 billion and lifted free ca…
X and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) announced a settlement ending litigation related to claims that advertisers, through the now-defunct Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), orchestrated a boycott of the social media platform. The agreement follows a March federal court ruling that dismissed X's antitrust suit and comes after t…
Options market pricing implies Walt Disney Co. (DIS) shares could move about 6.3% around the company’s August 5 earnings report, reflecting the degree of uncertainty traders are pricing in for the pre-market release. Historical comparisons show mixed accuracy for options-implied moves across the past eight Disney earnings announcements.
Norwegian equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the Oslo OBX gaining 0.63% as strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities supported the market. Large-cap energy stocks were among the session's top performers while select technology and shipping names declined. Commodity markets saw notable gains in …
Devon Energy climbed 3.3% to $44.08 in morning trading as investors built positions ahead of the company’s second-quarter 2026 report, due August 4 after the market close. Analysts forecast quarterly EPS near $1.30, about a 55% increase year over year, and Devon’s record of beating estimates in each of the last four quarters underpins investor conf…
Capitol Federal Financial Inc. (CFFN) slid roughly 0.6% in morning trading after releasing fiscal third-quarter results for the period ended June 30, 2026. The shares opened at $8.24, down from a prior close of $8.78. Analysts had been expecting EPS of about $0.17 to $0.19 and revenue near $58.7 million to $58.9 million. The company had also announ…
Willy Lee, a principal at Neostellar (NASDAQ: NSLR), says the traditional model in which retail investors waited for initial public offerings to capture the bulk of a fast-growing private company’s upside is changing. Publicly traded vehicles that provide access to late-stage private firms are proliferating, offering retail investors exposure befor…
Parsons Corp (PSN) plunged 40.5% to $36.91 intraday, triggering brief volatility halts, after the company reported a disappointing second quarter, announced $118 million of non-recurring charges and sharply trimmed full-year 2026 guidance. The market is reassessing the firm's near-term outlook following an EPS shortfall, a GAAP net loss, and a down…
Major U.S. technology firms have sharply increased U.S.-dollar bond issuance in 2026 to finance AI-related capital spending. The flood of new supply has pushed borrowing costs higher across maturities and weakened investor demand, forcing wider concessions and heavier pricing to place jumbo deals in the market.
DoorDash has launched DoorDash Air, an in-house drone-delivery program, after receiving U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification to conduct commercial drone deliveries in the United States. Developed by DoorDash Labs, the program will be integrated into the company’s app over time as DoorDash builds its own aircraft and supporting infrast…
Bloomberg LP has agreed to acquire Canoe Intelligence, a specialist platform that automates the collection of private markets data for institutional investors, wealth managers and family offices. The purchase, whose financial terms were not revealed, follows an earlier partnership this year to surface Canoe data on Bloomberg's platform. Canoe handl…
JPMorgan Chase strategists say the U.S. Treasury is likely to delay revising its bond sale guidance in next week's quarterly refunding statement to avoid disrupting markets before the November midterm elections. The bank projects a $3.7 trillion funding gap over the next four fiscal years and recommends modifying issuance language to support pruden…
