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A Swiss parliamentary committee has postponed its decision on proposed capital requirements for UBS, deferring further debate until August and pushing a full upper-chamber vote likely into September. Lawmakers continue to weigh a government proposal to require full Common Equity Tier 1 backing for the bank’s foreign units against a compromise that …
Volkswagen AG purchased 62.9 million Rivian shares for $1 billion at $15.90 per share through a private placement dated April 30, 2026, increasing its holding to 209.8 million shares and appearing as a 10% owner in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Rivian stock rose 0.5% Monday afternoon but remained about 2% lower on the day amid broade…
Mirum Pharmaceuticals stock climbed 12% Monday after the company reported positive results from its VISTAS Phase 2b trial of volixibat in primary sclerosing cholangitis. The study met its primary endpoint on the Adult ItchRO scale and showed reductions in serum bile acids. Mirum has scheduled a pre-New Drug Application meeting with the FDA for summ…
Datavault AI Inc. saw its stock fall 23% on Monday after disclosing a $60 million registered direct offering of common stock. The Philadelphia-based firm agreed to sell 109,090,910 shares at roughly $0.55 apiece, a price below last Friday's close of $0.7438. The proceeds are slated to support build-out of a quantum-ready GPU edge network, along wit…
Airlines serving and routing through the Middle East have continued to adjust capacity and suspend services following disruption tied to the Iran conflict. Middle Eastern carriers have been increasing capacity in some markets while non-Gulf airlines are rerouting or cancelling flights between Europe and Asia. The following report lists current serv…
Monday's session produced wide-ranging moves across market-cap segments. Memory chipmaker Micron and enterprise software giant Oracle posted notable gains, while chip designer Arm and several transportation and industrial names slid. The day featured strong rallies in select small- and mid-cap issues alongside steep declines in other pockets of the…
Switzerland’s Upper House Economic Affairs and Taxation Committee concluded its initial hearing on the government’s proposed capital requirements for UBS without recommending approval or rejection. The committee said it will further examine alternative approaches and related instruments, a move that delays the legislative timetable by several month…
Financial markets face a dense calendar on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, with multiple macroeconomic releases that span housing, services, labor and trade. Key items include building permits, the Services PMI and ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI, the JOLTs Job Openings report and new home sales. Additional data on trade flows, retail sales proxies and weekly crud…
The judge overseeing New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta Platforms signaled concern that some of the platform changes sought by the state could constitute judicial overreach. With the case entering a second phase focused on remedies, the court will consider whether Facebook and Instagram constitute a public nuisance under state law, which could permi…
Bank of America identifies a selective set of analog semiconductor companies that it views as positioned to benefit from a combination of industrial restocking and secular demand drivers such as artificial intelligence, aerospace and defense, and power-electronics markets. The research singles out Analog Devices, Microchip Technology, NXP Semicondu…
JPMorgan Chase has recruited Will Boyle from Morgan Stanley to head its global secondary advisory practice in New York. Reporting to Keith Canton, the hire is intended to bolster the bank's work advising financial sponsors and institutional investors on private market transactions, with a focus on secondary sales and continuation vehicles amid a si…
Doris Fisher, who helped build Gap into a global apparel retailer by targeting the teenage market and championing simple, affordable design, has died at 94, the company said. Fisher co-founded the first store in San Francisco in 1969, served in merchandising and governance roles for decades, and created the Gap Foundation to embed philanthropy in t…
Doris Fisher, who co-founded Gap Inc. with her late husband Donald Fisher and helped shape the company from its first Ocean Avenue storefront to a global apparel group, has died at 94, the company's CEO said. Fisher invested alongside her husband, worked in the original store, named the brand and remained involved as a merchandising consultant and …
U.S. equities fell as front-month Brent crude climbed about 6% amid ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, while recent economic indicators and corporate earnings painted a stronger-than-expected picture for the economy. Goldman Sachs highlights sharply reduced oil flows and flags potential inflationary effects tied to higher energy costs and…
Eni resumed lifting Venezuelan crude in April as payment-in-kind for gas produced through the Cardon IV joint venture, a move aimed at recovering long-standing receivables from PDVSA. The operation follows a March agreement and comes as U.S. sanctions on Venezuela have been gradually relaxed since January through general licences issued by the Offi…
A sharp rise in nitrogen prices, linked to disruptions in Middle Eastern natural gas flows, is expected to boost earnings for nitrogen-focused fertilizer producers CF Industries and Nutrien. Analysts estimate combined first-quarter net income for the two at roughly $619 million, up from $388 million a year earlier. Mosaic, which relies more on phos…
STMicroelectronics is aiming for over $3 billion in cumulative revenue from its space-focused semiconductor business between 2026 and 2028. The company highlighted rising demand for chips used in low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite networks, reported substantial year-on-year LEO revenue growth, and noted strategic advantages from a long-standing supply…
Brokerage Wedbush upgraded The Trade Desk from Underperform to Neutral, highlighting near-term revenue support from global sporting events and an active political advertising cycle. The firm left its 12-month price target at $23 and projects modest first-quarter growth, even as margin pressure is expected from continued investments. Structural shif…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to grant approval for AbbVie’s experimental botulinum-toxin product trenibotE due to issues tied to its manufacturing, the company said. Regulators did not request new patient studies and raised no safety or efficacy concerns, but the decision deprives AbbVie’s aesthetics unit of a near-term cataly…
Rallybio Corporation's stock leapt after the company confirmed it will receive a $50 million parent termination fee following Candid Therapeutics' decision to end their March merger agreement after agreeing an alternative deal with UCB. The payment is conditioned on the contractual terms and a waiver signed in early May that also required Rallybio …
Cboe Global Markets jumped after posting stronger-than-expected Q1 2026 results and raising its full-year outlook. The exchange beat on adjusted EPS and revenue, outlined a workforce reduction and expense savings, and narrowed operating expense guidance, prompting several analyst price-target increases. The move came even as major U.S. indexes slip…
Spanish equities closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark IBEX 35 slipping 2.39% to reach a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Consumer Goods. Bank shares underperformed while a handful of industrial and energy names posted modest gains. Commodities displayed notable volatility, with…
Portugal's benchmark index finished the session in negative territory on Monday, with the PSI down 1.89% at the Lisbon close. Losses were concentrated in Financials, Industrials and Consumer Services, while a small group of stocks recorded gains. Commodity markets saw crude oil rise, Brent jump and gold retreat, and the U.S. dollar strengthened mod…
Netherlands equities closed lower on Monday, with the AEX index falling 0.90% as losses in Technology, Basic Materials and Industrials capped gains elsewhere. A handful of mid-cap names outperformed, while energy and precious metals futures moved notably in opposite directions. Market breadth favoured decliners, and implied volatility on AEX option…
Italian equities closed lower on Monday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 finishing the session down 1.58%. Losses were concentrated in the Chemicals, Utilities and Financials sectors. Market breadth was slightly negative with more decliners than advancers, and commodities posted meaningful moves: crude and Brent oil climbed while June gold futures …
