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Belgium equities end higher as BEL 20 posts 1.06% gain

Belgium equities end higher as BEL 20 posts 1.06% gain

Belgian stocks closed higher on Thursday with the BEL 20 index up 1.06%. Gains were led by Consumer Goods, Utilities and Healthcare names, while commodity prices and currency benchmarks moved higher or remained flat in mixed trading. Market breadth was narrow, with slightly more decliners than advancers.

AEX edges higher as tech, healthcare and materials lead gains

AEX edges higher as tech, healthcare and materials lead gains

Amsterdam's main index closed modestly higher, supported by advances in Technology, Healthcare and Basic Materials. ASML, ASM International and Koninklijke Philips were the session's strongest performers, while Adyen, Heineken and Prosus posted the largest declines. Market breadth favored decliners and commodities traded higher, with crude, Brent a…

Velo3D Shares Slide After Short-Seller Alleges CEO Misrepresentation

Velo3D Shares Slide After Short-Seller Alleges CEO Misrepresentation

Shares of Velo3D Inc (NASDAQ: VELO) dropped 8.5% after short-seller Morpheus Research published a report accusing CEO Dr. Arun Jeldi of fabricating aspects of his background and overstating relationships with major customers, including SpaceX and defense contractors. The report, which accompanied a disclosed short position, also flagged weak commer…

Morgan Stanley Favors Three Petrochemical Majors as Market Signals Improve

Morgan Stanley Favors Three Petrochemical Majors as Market Signals Improve

Morgan Stanley has flagged Sumitomo Chemical (4005), Mitsui Chemicals (4183) and Asahi Kasei (3407) as preferred picks in the petrochemical majors group. The bank points to improving sector sentiment driven by policy moves in China and signs of naphtha cracker downsizing in South Korea, even as demand and ethylene utilization remain subdued and rec…

S&P Global Elevates Carnival to Investment-Grade as Bookings Improve

S&P Global Elevates Carnival to Investment-Grade as Bookings Improve

S&P Global Ratings raised Carnival Corp.'s issuer credit rating to 'BBB-' from 'BB+' after citing robust forward bookings for 2026 and early 2027 that increase revenue and cash flow visibility. The agency expects Carnival's funds-from-operations to debt to reach about 25% in 2026 and to improve in 2027, with adjusted debt to EBITDA near 3.3x by fis…

Warsaw Shares Advance as Energy, Oil & Gas and Chemicals Drive Gains

Warsaw Shares Advance as Energy, Oil & Gas and Chemicals Drive Gains

Poland's equity benchmark WIG30 closed higher after trading on Thursday, supported by advances in the Energy, Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors. The index rose 1.08% while individual movers included Tauron Polska Energia, Pepco Group and PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna among the top gainers. Decliners were led by select financials and software names.

Memory Makers Push Long-Term AI Contracts to Avoid Cycle Repeats

Memory Makers Push Long-Term AI Contracts to Avoid Cycle Repeats

Micron, joined by Samsung and SK Hynix, is pitching long-term, five-year take-or-pay contracts with major datacenter customers as a structural change to the memory market. The deals — including $22 billion of commitments from Nvidia and other clients to Micron — are framed as a way to maintain cash flow and limit near-term supply growth, though ana…

DSC Holdings' Nasdaq Debut Opens Below IPO Price After $51 Million Raise

DSC Holdings' Nasdaq Debut Opens Below IPO Price After $51 Million Raise

DSC Holdings raised $51 million in its initial public offering but began trading on the Nasdaq below its IPO price, opening at $16 per American depositary share versus the $17 offering price. The Jinhua, Zhejiang-based firm sold 3 million ADS within its marketed $16 to $18 range and provides digitalization and transaction solutions to used car deal…

Domo Shares Fall After Three Executives Sell Stock to Meet Tax Bills

Domo Shares Fall After Three Executives Sell Stock to Meet Tax Bills

Shares of Domo Inc. dropped 6.9% on Thursday after three senior executives sold a combined approximately $515,000 of company stock, according to Form 4 filings dated June 24, 2026. The filings indicate the sales were made to satisfy tax obligations arising from the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units. The transactions were reported at …

Asana Shares Slide After Multiple Executive Stock Sales

Asana Shares Slide After Multiple Executive Stock Sales

Asana Inc. shares declined 5.9% after several of the company’s senior executives sold portions of their holdings. The transactions, disclosed on SEC Form 4s dated June 24, 2026, were executed on June 22, 2026 and included both sell-to-cover moves to satisfy tax obligations and sales made under Rule 10b5-1 trading plans.

Former Nestle CEO Seeks Return of Bonus and Forfeited Shares After Dismissal

Former Nestle CEO Seeks Return of Bonus and Forfeited Shares After Dismissal

Laurent Freixe, who was dismissed as Nestle SA chief executive in September over an undisclosed relationship with a subordinate, is pursuing the recovery of a pro-rata bonus for months worked in 2025 and three years of unvested shares forfeited at termination. Freixe, a 64-year-old veteran of the company, is in pre-litigation settlement discussions…

Futurewave Acquisition Prices $75 Million IPO on Nasdaq

Futurewave Acquisition Prices $75 Million IPO on Nasdaq

Futurewave Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands blank-check company, priced an initial public offering of 7,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit on June 25, 2026, creating $75 million in aggregate proceeds before any over-allotment. The units, each composed of one ordinary share, one redeemable warrant and one right, are expected to begin trading …

Genasys Stock Gains After $2.0M Follow-On Order for LRAD Systems

Genasys Stock Gains After $2.0M Follow-On Order for LRAD Systems

Genasys Inc. (GNSS) said it received a $2.0 million follow-on order from a major U.S. utility for its LRAD systems. The purchase builds on a recent deployment at a primary substation and will extend remotely operated monitoring and protection to additional substations, with integration into existing security sensors and compliance with NERC physica…