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London Shares Slip as Mining, Home Construction and Telecoms Weigh on Index

London Shares Slip as Mining, Home Construction and Telecoms Weigh on Index

U.K. equities finished lower on Monday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 shedding 0.24% at the London close. Losses concentrated in the Mining, Household Goods & Home Construction and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors led the market downward, even as select large-cap names posted gains. Commodities and currency markets showed active mo…

Stock Gains Lift Swedish Market at Close; OMX Stockholm 30 Advances 0.42%

Stock Gains Lift Swedish Market at Close; OMX Stockholm 30 Advances 0.42%

Swedish equity markets closed higher on Monday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 finishing up 0.42%. Broad gains in Healthcare, Industrials and Technology supported the rise, led by individual advances in Evolution AB, SAAB AB ser. B and Addtech. Despite the index increase, declining issues outnumbered winners. Commodity and currency moves included strong…

Stellantis Adds Extra Week to Summer Shutdown at Mirafiori Fiat 500 Plant

Stellantis Adds Extra Week to Summer Shutdown at Mirafiori Fiat 500 Plant

Stellantis has informed unions it will extend the summer shutdown at its Mirafiori Fiat 500 plant in Turin by an additional week, citing parts shortages for components such as engines, bumpers and sensors. The halt, set for July 27-31, supplements a previously announced three-week August downtime. Unions have suggested the interruptions could also …

Fortune Brands Shares Jump After Jesse Singh Named Permanent CEO

Fortune Brands Shares Jump After Jesse Singh Named Permanent CEO

Fortune Brands Innovations shares climbed sharply after the company named Jesse Singh as its new permanent chief executive officer, ending a prolonged leadership search and addressing demands from activist investor Ed Garden. The stock's rally outpaced broader market gains, driven primarily by the governance resolution and expectations for a steadi…

Fortune Brands Names Jesse Singh as CEO; Shares Rally 8.6%

Fortune Brands Names Jesse Singh as CEO; Shares Rally 8.6%

Fortune Brands Innovations saw its shares climb sharply after Jesse Singh was confirmed as the company’s new chief executive officer. The appointment, which took effect on Monday, follows pressure from activist investor Ed Garden and coincides with an internal reshuffle that moves interim CEO David Barry into the company’s chief operating officer a…

Alphabet jumps after Dow entry and record equity raise plan

Alphabet jumps after Dow entry and record equity raise plan

Alphabet shares climbed sharply after the company officially joined the Dow Jones Industrial Average and disclosed plans for what has been called the largest U.S. corporate equity raise, a move tied to a multiyear AI infrastructure investment. The combination of index inclusion and the capital-raising package drove the stock to its strongest intrad…

BofA Lowers Ratings on Four U.S. Biopharma Names Citing Valuation and Near-Term Catalyst Risks

BofA Lowers Ratings on Four U.S. Biopharma Names Citing Valuation and Near-Term Catalyst Risks

Bank of America cut ratings on four U.S. biopharmaceutical companies, moving Alkermes, Amphastar Pharmaceuticals and Biohaven to Underperform and trimming Liquidia to Neutral. The brokerage cited stretched valuations, unclear near-term catalysts and a sector-wide rebalancing of ratings. Liquidia's downgrade occurred even as BofA lifted its sales fo…

Legacy Carriers Slide as Starlink, Cable Consolidation and Comcast Restructuring Converge

Legacy Carriers Slide as Starlink, Cable Consolidation and Comcast Restructuring Converge

Shares of Verizon and AT&T tumbled Monday after multiple competitive developments intensified perceived pressure on traditional U.S. telecom incumbents. SpaceX's investor disclosures about a consumer Starlink mobile offering, reports of SpaceX-Charter executive talks and Comcast's announcement to spin off its media assets combined to unsettle marke…

Piper Sandler CIO Pulse: Enterprise AI Moves Into Production, IT Budgets Edge Up

Piper Sandler CIO Pulse: Enterprise AI Moves Into Production, IT Budgets Edge Up

Piper Sandler's H1 2026 CIO Pulse Survey reports that enterprise AI adoption has advanced beyond planning, with 86% of IT decision-makers now using copilots, agentic AI, or fully autonomous systems. IT budgets are forecast to rise 4.8% in 2026, security remains the top spending priority at 73%, and 94% of respondents plan to increase spending on AI…