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Swedish equities closed higher on Friday with the OMX Stockholm 30 advancing 1.03%. Hexagon AB ser. B posted the largest gain on the index, while Saab AB ser. B and a handful of industrials ended lower. Energy commodity prices weakened and both the euro and U.S. dollar fell versus the krona at the close.
Canadian Solar opened a new solar cell manufacturing plant in Jeffersonville, Indiana, built by its U.S. unit CS PowerTech with nearly $1 billion in investment. The site is designed to produce 6 gigawatts of heterojunction solar cells per year and is expected to employ over 1,200 workers when it reaches full capacity in early 2027. The move address…
Options market pricing indicates AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) could see a 4.2% share-price swing when it reports earnings on July 31 before the market opens, according to Bloomberg options data. Historical outcomes around prior earnings have often exceeded implied moves, with the stock outperforming or underperforming estimated ranges in five of the las…
Midjourney Inc. has acquired astrology app Co-Star and is developing its first standalone image-generation application as it diversifies from its subscription-based generative AI offering. The deal closed this spring with financial terms undisclosed. Co-Star founder Banu Guler will continue to lead the app and join Midjourney’s product and design e…
Options market pricing indicates Colgate-Palmolive Co. (NYSE: CL) shares could move about 2.5% when the company reports earnings on July 31 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show the stock has exceeded that implied move in four of the past eight earnings releases and been more muted in the other four.
London equities closed higher on Friday after UK retail volumes surprised to the upside and S&P Global flash PMIs signalled renewed private-sector expansion. Gains occurred despite intensified U.S. strikes on Iran and rising geopolitical tensions, with oil retreating sharply and precious metals edging up.
Elon Musk has seen an unprecedented contraction in paper wealth after SpaceX shares plunged from their post-IPO peak and Tesla reported sharply disappointing second-quarter results. The combination of a Starship abort, a severe Tesla earnings shortfall, heavy short interest and looming insider unlocks has driven substantial market volatility and pl…
U.S. investment-grade bond mutual funds and ETFs experienced a record weekly net outflow of $7.1 billion in the week ended July 22, driven by higher Treasury yields and widening credit spreads after an oil-price surge stoked inflation fears. High-yield and leveraged-loan funds saw inflows while investment-grade corporate debt bore the brunt of the …
Poland's main index finished slightly lower on Friday, with declines concentrated in the Energy, Media and Chemicals sectors. The WIG30 fell 0.08% at the close in Warsaw. While a handful of large-cap stocks advanced, losses outnumbered gains across the exchange and global commodity moves included sharp drops in crude and Brent oil.
Turkey's BIST 100 finished Friday lower, losing 0.95% and reaching a fresh one-month low as declines concentrated in Leasing & Factoring, Wood, Paper & Printing and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. Market breadth favored sellers, though several stocks posted notable gains and Odine Solutions hit an all-time high. Commodity markets showed mixe…
Denmark's OMX Copenhagen 20 finished the Friday session up 0.11%, driven by advances in Consumer Goods, Technology and Personal & Household Goods stocks. DSV Panalpina, Demant and Rockwool were the top performers, while Vestas, Zealand Pharma and Genmab posted the largest declines. Oil prices moved sharply lower, while gold and select FX measures s…
S&P Global Ratings upgraded long-term issuer and financial strength ratings for Mapfre Re and upgraded the holding company, citing a stronger capital base and an improved financial risk profile. The agency also raised debt issue ratings, while keeping a stable outlook. Mapfre's 2025 earnings, IFRS 17 combined ratio and return on equity, together wi…
Morocco's equity market finished higher on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index rising 0.43% as gains in Banking, Beverage and Transport stocks supported the market. Zellidja S.A., Jet Contractors and IB Maroc Com SA led advancers, while Delta Holding S.A., Marocaine pour le Commerce et l’Industrie Banque SA and Total Maroc SA were among the …
S&P Global Ratings upgraded Gulfport Energy Corp.'s corporate rating to 'BB-' from 'B+' and affirmed the issue-level rating on senior unsecured notes at 'BB-,' while moving the recovery rating up to 3 from 2 and leaving the outlook stable. The agency cites Gulfport's consistent funds-from-operations, tight leverage, strong replacement ratios and di…
Micron Technology shares fell sharply in morning trading, reversing a recent surge that followed praise from a major customer. The pullback reflects profit-taking after a short-term catalyst, growing competition from Chinese memory suppliers, and sector-specific rotation even as Wall Street maintains an overall Buy consensus and a substantially hig…
Edwards Lifesciences shares climbed after the company posted second-quarter 2026 results that outperformed analyst estimates and raised the lower bound of its full-year sales-growth forecast. Revenue and adjusted earnings topped consensus, TAVR and TMTT segments reported robust growth, and multiple brokerages lifted price targets and ratings, suppo…
SanDisk Corporation shares fell 8.6% today as weakness swept through global memory stocks. Comments from Morgan Stanley questioning the durability of the AI-driven memory rally, together with a price-target cut at Susquehanna after a modelling error, pressured sentiment. Other memory and storage companies also declined while major US indices were l…
Norway's equity market finished lower on Friday, with the Oslo OBX index closing down 0.58% as losses in Media, Transport and Diversified Financials pulled the benchmark lower. Market breadth was negative, and commodity and currency moves — notably weaker crude and Brent oil — accompanied the equity decline.
Israel's main equity benchmark, the TA-35, finished the session higher, climbing 0.62% to a one-month peak. Technology, banking and real estate sectors supported the advance, while market breadth was narrowly positive. Selected Israeli firms posted notable intraday moves amid broader commodity and currency shifts.
Greece's main stock index finished the trading day higher, pushed by advances in banking, construction and travel-related stocks. The Athens General Composite rose 1.49% at the close. Individual winners included Intralot Integrated Lottery Systems and Services SA, National Bank of Greece SA and Eurobank Ergasias SA, while Ekter, Alter Ego Media SA …
Travelers Companies shares rose 2.8% in morning trading to a 52-week high of $386.77 following a materially stronger-than-expected second-quarter report and a string of analyst price-target increases. The insurer reported core income of $2.2 billion, or $10.04 per diluted share, driven by lower catastrophe losses, $578 million of favorable prior-ye…
Cigna is deploying artificial intelligence tools across its health business to flag members with chronic and complex conditions and route them to clinicians, aiming to cut medical spending for customers by $200 million over three years. The company says the technology will expand clinical access, enable earlier interventions for serious illnesses a…
Roper Technologies rose sharply in early trading after reporting Q2 2026 results that beat consensus on both adjusted earnings and revenue, and after management raised its full-year adjusted EPS outlook. The quarter showed solid organic growth, acquisition contributions, and stronger free cash flow, prompting several analysts to lift price targets …
An external advisory committee to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration resumed its meeting on Friday to consider three additional peptide products, extending a deliberation that began the prior day. The prior session featured a long day of debate in which the panel voted to allow compounding pharmacies to prepare four unapproved compounds and dive…
Elon Musk’s estimated net worth dropped by more than $47 billion on paper as Tesla shares plunged 16.1% in a week and SpaceX declined 26.2% over the past month. Tesla reported weaker-than-expected Q2 results and negative free cash flow amid increased capex for AI and robotaxi initiatives. SpaceX’s market value fell as a major post-IPO lockup expiry…
