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Asset manager BlackRock sought to acquire a minimum of $5 billion in shares in the initial public offering of SpaceX, according to people familiar with the matter. SpaceX is expected to raise roughly $75 billion at an estimated $1.8 trillion valuation. The subscription window closed on Wednesday and bankers are finalizing allocations before a plann…
Morgan Stanley reports a marked deceleration in China’s secondary home transactions, with 25-city real-time month-to-date sales slowing to 9.2% year-over-year as of June 10. The investment bank remains cautious on property names despite recent share price declines and recommends tracking multiple market indicators from June through August to determ…
The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed repealing the Order Protection Rule - Rule 611 - and the related restriction on locking and crossing quotations in Rule 610(e). The 267-page proposal would eliminate the current requirement that trades be routed to the venue displaying the best price, a change the SEC says will lower connectivity,…
Waymo, the robotaxi division of Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL), has rolled out an invite-only subscription called Waymo Premier for $29.99 per month. The program offers priority pickups, 10% cash back in ride credits, early access in new markets, and up to five free cancellations per month, initially for select users in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoeni…
GoDaddy shares fell sharply intraday, driven by renewed investor concern after a securities law investigation into the company’s promotional domain pricing disclosures resurfaced. Heavy insider selling, downward analyst target revisions and lingering questions about bookings growth and AI-related competitive dynamics compounded the selloff, even as…
Intuitive Machines jumped roughly 12% in mid-day trading as a booming SpaceX IPO narrative is prompting investors to pile into public space names. The planned SpaceX pricing at $135 and Nasdaq debut under ticker SPCX is creating a halo effect across the sector, aiding stocks such as Rocket Lab, Redwire and AST SpaceMobile. Market-wide risk appetite…
Veru Inc. stock climbed about 10.7% in mid-day trading after the company reached a clinical supply agreement with Novo Nordisk to provide Wegovy at no cost for use in Veru’s Phase 2b PLATEAU trial testing enobosarm with semaglutide. The pact, which includes a right of first negotiation for a potential enobosarm licensing deal, has drawn strong anal…
U.K. equities closed higher on Thursday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 gaining 0.53%. Industrial Metals & Mining, Banking and Life Insurance/Assurance sectors supported the advance. Standard Chartered, EasyJet and Airtel Africa were among the session’s top performers, while Halma, Sage Group and ICG recorded the largest declines. Commodi…
Portugal's benchmark PSI index closed higher by 1.44% on Thursday, propelled by advances in the Telecoms, Utilities and Technology sectors. NOS SGPS SA led individual gainers with a 5.00% rise, while Teixeira Duarte and EDP Renovaveis also posted notable increases. Corticeira Amorim and Jeronimo Martins were among the few decliners, and The Navigat…
Netherlands stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the AEX rising 1.06% to a fresh record. Strong performances in technology and basic materials names, alongside gains in oil and gas, outweighed losses among select large-cap names. Market breadth was positive and AEX options volatility held steady at 21.09.
Italian equities finished higher in Milan on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index rising 1.09%. Strength in Technology, Industrials and Oil & Gas stocks pushed the market up. Saipem, STMicroelectronics and Prysmian were among the session's top performers, while DiaSorin, Lottomatica Group and Davide Campari Milano lagged. Broader market …
Germany's equity market closed mixed, with the benchmark DAX edging up 0.06% as winners in energy, utilities and industrial technology offset declines in software, telecoms and construction. The MDAX rose, the TecDAX slipped, and several mid- and large-cap names recorded notable moves, including multiple stocks dropping to 52-week lows. Volatility …
French equities finished higher on Thursday, with the CAC 40 rising 0.48% and the SBF 120 up 0.44%. Strength in Utilities, Oil & Gas and Industrials supported the market, while several large-cap names diverged sharply. Volume showed more decliners than advancers on the Paris exchange and commodities and FX markets posted mixed moves.
Belgian equities ended the trading day higher, with the BEL 20 rising 0.86%. Aperam, Melexis and UCB were the session's top performers, while Sofina, Montea and Groep Brussel Lambert weighed on the index. Market breadth favored advancers, and commodity and currency markets showed modest moves ahead of the weekend.
BlackRock has submitted an order to acquire a minimum of $5 billion in SpaceX shares, with other major asset managers placing orders of comparable magnitude. Individual investors, sovereign wealth funds and family offices also made sizable requests, pushing total individual demand above $70 billion. SpaceX closed its order book Wednesday and its ba…
The current U.S. Supreme Court term, running from October through the end of June, has produced a slate of high-profile cases touching on voting rights, presidential authority, immigration policy, gun rights, campaign finance, agency powers and major commercial disputes. The justices heard arguments or issued rulings in matters ranging from the fut…
Sweden's benchmark index closed modestly higher as advances in Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Industrials helped push the OMX Stockholm 30 up 0.34% at the end of trading. Several large-cap mining, defence and engineering stocks recorded notable gains, while select technology and investment firms moved lower. Broader market breadth showed more falls than r…
Finnish equities closed slightly lower on Thursday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 slipping 0.02% as losses in Technology, Industrials and Consumer Goods outnumbered gains. Outokumpu, Neste and SSAB AB B were the session's top performers, while Qt Group, KONE and TietoEVRY led declines. Trading breadth showed 94 advancers, 77 decliners and 18 unchanged. …
Morgan Stanley contends that the recent retreat in memory stocks reflects a corrective pause rather than a structural reversal. The bank's analyst Shawn Kim wrote that earnings revisions for memory firms remain strong and more durable than many expect, and that DRAM pricing dynamics tied to AI deployment support the case for continued multiple expa…
The United States and the European Union face a near-term deadline to decide whether to extend or reinstate tariffs covering $11.5 billion of goods tied to the long-standing aircraft subsidies dispute. The tariffs were suspended under a five-year agreement reached on June 15, 2021; officials report talks are ongoing to extend that suspension as the…
Poland's WIG30 closed up 1.15% on Thursday, led by advances in Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Energy stocks. mBank and Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN posted strong gains and reached all-time highs, while a handful of names including Jastrzebska Spotka Weglowa finished lower. Commodity prices and currency movements showed mixed signals in late trade.
NTT Global Data Centers, a subsidiary of Japan's NTT Inc., is seeking a minimum of $1 billion in new capital to support development projects in the United States. The unit is working with Citigroup to sell stakes in a development vehicle holding pre-revenue assets and has begun marketing to long-term investors, with a formal sale process expected i…
Shares of Oracle fell sharply after the company outlined an accelerated AI-oriented data-center buildout and plans to raise substantial capital. The combination of higher capital expenditure, additional debt and equity issuance and a widening free cash flow shortfall intensified investor concerns about near-term profitability and funding strategy, …
The BIST 100 closed marginally lower on Thursday, slipping 0.01% as declines in the Tourism, Electricity and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors weighed on the index. While several small-cap stocks posted double-digit gains, notable falls among mid-cap and energy-related names left decliners roughly double the number of advancers on the Istanbul exc…
Stocks in Denmark finished the trading day higher on Thursday, driven by advances in the Consumer Goods, Personal & Household Goods and Chemicals sectors. The OMX Copenhagen 20 index closed up 0.40%, while several large-cap names posted notable moves in both directions. Commodity prices and currency pairs also showed mixed movement during the sessi…
