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Belgian Equities Slip as BEL 20 Drops 3.07% at Thursday Close

Belgian Equities Slip as BEL 20 Drops 3.07% at Thursday Close

Belgian stocks finished lower after the close on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index down 3.07% as losses in Basic Materials, Healthcare and Industrials weighed on the market. A handful of companies posted gains and new highs, while several large declines drove headline weakness. Commodity and currency markets showed mixed action alongside a modestly f…

Swedish Equities Close Higher; OMX Stockholm 30 Hits Five-Year Peak

Swedish Equities Close Higher; OMX Stockholm 30 Hits Five-Year Peak

Stocks in Sweden ended higher on Thursday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 index advancing 0.30% to reach a new five-year high. Sector strength in Oil & Gas, Financials and Technology helped push the market higher, while broader market breadth showed more advancing issues than decliners. Key individual movers included NIBE Industrier AB ser. B, EQT AB an…

Citizens Cuts Rating on C3.ai After Steep Revenue Shortfall, Raising Turnaround Doubts

Citizens Cuts Rating on C3.ai After Steep Revenue Shortfall, Raising Turnaround Doubts

Citizens Financial Group lowered its rating on C3.ai to Market Perform from Market Outperform following a fiscal third quarter report that missed expectations across earnings, revenue and free cash flow. The company posted a wider-than-expected non-GAAP loss, reported sharp declines in total and subscription revenue, and issued guidance that implie…

Barclays and Other Lenders Among Credit Providers Hit by Insolvency of UK Mortgage Financier MFS

Barclays and Other Lenders Among Credit Providers Hit by Insolvency of UK Mortgage Financier MFS

Barclays Plc and Atlas SP Partners were among the institutions that helped arrange in excess of £2 billion of loans to Market Financial Solutions Ltd. (MFS), a UK mortgage finance firm that entered a form of insolvency amid allegations the judge said include fraud and double-pledging of assets. Other lenders named as exposed include Banco Santander…

Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow End of TPS for Syrian Nationals

Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow End of TPS for Syrian Nationals

The U.S. Justice Department filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a federal judge's November injunction that halted the Trump administration's plan to terminate Temporary Protected Status for about 6,000 Syrian nationals. The move marks the third time the administration has appealed to the high court over TPS termin…

California plaintiff to testify in Los Angeles trial alleging childhood harm from Instagram and YouTube

California plaintiff to testify in Los Angeles trial alleging childhood harm from Instagram and YouTube

A California woman identified in court as Kaley G.M. is scheduled to take the stand in Los Angeles, where she will describe her use of Instagram and YouTube as a child and the harm she says followed. Her lawyers say the platforms sought to profit from engaging young users despite awareness of potential mental health risks. The trial has already hea…

Copenhagen Stocks Finish Higher; OMX Copenhagen 20 Inches Up 0.15%

Copenhagen Stocks Finish Higher; OMX Copenhagen 20 Inches Up 0.15%

Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 closed modestly higher, supported by gains in Technology, Consumer Goods and Personal & Household Goods sectors. Market breadth was essentially balanced, while commodities and currency moves added context to the session's trading dynamics. Several blue-chips posted notable swings in both directions.

Why South Korea’s Stock Market Is Leading Global Gains in 2026

Why South Korea’s Stock Market Is Leading Global Gains in 2026

South Korea’s equity market has outperformed peers in 2026, driven by surging demand for memory chips linked to AI, growing confidence in corporate governance reforms, and supportive macroeconomic signals. The KOSPI has climbed 49.7% year to date, with Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix among the strongest contributors to the rally. Analysts note the…

GameSquare Shares Jump After Multi-Phase Promotional Pact with Capcom

GameSquare Shares Jump After Multi-Phase Promotional Pact with Capcom

GameSquare Holdings (NASDAQ: GAME) saw its stock rise 10.2% on Thursday after announcing a multi-phase promotional partnership with Capcom to support the February 27, 2026 release of Resident Evil Requiem. The program, active since December, deploys multiple GameSquare units to run creator-driven digital activations, product seeding and in-person f…

Nvidia Beat Fails to Spark Broader Chip Rally as Investors Question Capex and Cash Returns

Nvidia Beat Fails to Spark Broader Chip Rally as Investors Question Capex and Cash Returns

Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that exceeded expectations, powered by record data-center revenue, but the company's beat did not lift the wider semiconductor sector. Shares of Nvidia and several peers fell as investors raised concerns about elevated capital spending, a reduced pace of shareholder returns and geopolitical uncertainty …