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Bill Ackman attributed a sharp decline in the share price of his newly listed Pershing Square USA to retail investors who, he said, overcommitted to allocations and then sold for technical reasons. The stock fell about 18% from its $50 IPO price to a low of $40.90 before recovering modestly to $43.54. Ackman said institutional investors provided th…
Goldman Sachs analyst Jim Covello advised clients to favor large hyperscalers rather than chipmakers to capture gains from the AI infrastructure buildout. Covello noted the market has discounted hyperscaler returns, leading to compressed multiples, while semiconductor stocks have been the recent preferred AI play and have already seen substantial g…
Bill Ackman attributed an 18% intraday decline in his newly listed closed-end fund to retail investors he said were unable to meet payment obligations after being allocated shares. Pershing Square USA opened at $50, slid to $40.90 on Wednesday, then rebounded over 6% to $43.54 the following day, remaining under the IPO price. Ackman said retail par…
Shares of Diageo rose after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would remove tariffs and restrictions affecting collaboration between Scotland and Kentucky on whiskey and bourbon production. The comment, posted on Truth Social, highlighted longstanding trade links including wooden barrel exchange. The decision arrives as King Charles visits Washing…
Woodside Energy has secured only one long-term sale for its Louisiana LNG project after encountering pushback from buyers over liquefaction fees priced above prevailing U.S. levels. The Australian producer has offered contract terms attractive in duration but has had to retreat on pricing amid comparisons with other U.S. suppliers. The project’s fi…
Axsome Therapeutics shares jumped about 14% after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved AUVELITY for the treatment of agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease. The decision extends AUVELITY's label beyond major depressive disorder and is supported by positive Phase 3 results from ADVANCE-1 and ACCORD-2.
Diageo shares climbed 4% after President Donald Trump said he will remove tariffs and restrictions related to whiskey trade between Scotland and Kentucky. The announcement, made following a visit to the White House by the King and Queen of the United Kingdom, cited longstanding trade issues - including matters tied to wooden barrels - and credited …
UPS is increasing its presence in the prescription drug delivery market as part of a multi-year turnaround, and CEO Carol Tome said the company expects that push to deliver results in the second half of the year. Healthcare shipments, which include temperature-controlled and radioactive medicines, offer higher margins and greater resilience to econ…
Stocks across market-cap tiers moved sharply Thursday as company-specific headlines and earnings flows drove notable winners and losers. Mega-cap pharmaceuticals and industrials logged double-digit gains, some large-cap technology names climbed while others fell, and several mid- and small-cap issues experienced outsized rallies or steep declines.
Markets will be closely watching a concentrated set of manufacturing indicators and weekly positioning reports on Friday, May 1, 2026. Headlining the calendar are the May Manufacturing PMI and the ISM Manufacturing PMI, along with ISM subcomponents that gauge price pressures and employment trends. A sequence of weekly energy and commodity position …
Since President Donald Trump resumed office in January 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court has heard and decided a wide array of cases testing the scope of executive authority across trade, immigration, federal agency governance, military deployments, civil rights and federal workforce actions. Several rulings have already constrained elements of the admi…
Analysts say markets are largely discounting the potential shock from recent disruptions to oil flows, pointing to resilient U.S. markets, robust corporate earnings and alternate supply channels that have blunted an outsized spike in energy prices. While some commodity analysts see a meaningful shortfall in crude availability, benchmark oil prices …
The U.S. biodiesel and renewable diesel industry faces a steep ramp-up to meet the Environmental Protection Agency's largest-ever renewable fuel volume requirements. The EPA's 2026 and 2027 mandates increase biodiesel and renewable diesel obligations to 5.4 billion gallons and 5.7 billion gallons respectively, up from 3.35 billion gallons last year…
Bombardier's chief executive called Honeywell's decision to spin off its aerospace unit into a standalone company a positive step, noting performance improvement over the past year even as industrywide supply-chain frictions persist due to material and labor shortages. Honeywell is scheduled to separate its aerospace arm on June 29 and is divesting…
Rapid growth in food deliveries is driving higher sales for KFC China but compressing margins as the company absorbs higher delivery costs and participates in subsidy arrangements with major e-commerce platforms. Delivery sales rose 33% year-on-year and now make up roughly 55% of total sales. Yum China reported flat same-store sales overall, a 4% s…
NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) shares rose sharply on Thursday as recent geopolitical developments have intensified global discussion about accelerating the transition to low-carbon energy, with nuclear singled out by several senior officials as a key element of the shift. Comments from U.N. and national leaders, along with reports of disruptions to oil…
Cytokinetics stock climbed 4% on Thursday, surpassing the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index's 1% gain, as investors appeared to respond favorably to a Bristol update related to the ACACIA trial. Bank of America cautioned that the development does not clearly alter the probability of success and highlighted ongoing expert skepticism about the mechanistic r…
Portugal's benchmark PSI index finished the trading day up 1.47% in Lisbon, driven by advances in Utilities, Consumer Goods and Financials. Ibersol SGPS, EDP Renovaveis and EDP Energias de Portugal were among the top performers. Commodity and currency moves included declines in crude benchmarks and a stronger euro versus the dollar.
Netherlands stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the AEX index finishing up 1.70% after broad-based gains led by the Technology, Consumer Services and Healthcare sectors. Advancers outnumbered decliners markedly, and market-implied volatility on AEX options was unchanged. Commodities and currency markets moved notably, with crude and Brent oil fa…
Terra Innovatum has reframed its 1 MWe SOLO microreactor as part of a modular power architecture, introducing SOLO Nodes and SOLO Load Coverage to target larger behind-the-meter industrial and data-center customers. The node concept shares power conversion and balance-of-plant systems across multiple reactor cores, enabling deployment pathways from…
Italian equities ended the session higher in Milan, with the Italy 40 rising 0.92% as Technology, Utilities and Industrials stocks outperformed. Prysmian and STMicroelectronics advanced to fresh highs, while Stellantis recorded the steepest decline. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, and commodity and currency moves showed mixed trend…
Germany's equity benchmarks ended Thursday with gains, driven by advances in Transportation & Logistics, Technology and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare sectors. The DAX rose 1.33%, supported by strong performances from Deutsche Post, Bayer and Brenntag, while the MDAX and TecDAX also posted notable gains. Market breadth favored advancers, and several …
Paris equity markets finished higher on Thursday with the CAC 40 rising 0.53% and the broader SBF 120 gaining 0.65%. Technology, Healthcare and Oil & Gas were the session leaders, while notable weakness was concentrated among auto and banking names. Market breadth was modestly positive and the CAC 40 VIX reached a new 52-week high.
Finnish equities closed higher on Thursday, propelled by strength in Technology, Healthcare and Telecoms, with the OMX Helsinki 25 climbing 1.41% to a fresh record. Several individual stocks posted double-digit intraday moves by percentage points, while energy, metals and currency markets recorded notable daily shifts.
Belgian shares rose at the close on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index finishing up 1.38% as gains in the Technology, Utilities and Consumer Services sectors lifted the market. Aperam recorded the largest advance, reaching three-year highs, while Melexis and Anheuser Busch Inbev also posted notable gains. Broader market breadth favored advancers over …
