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Moscow stocks close higher as mining, power and oil & gas lead modest gains

Moscow stocks close higher as mining, power and oil & gas lead modest gains

Russian equities finished Wednesday's session in positive territory, with the MOEX Russia Index rising 0.35%. Gains in the Mining, Power and Oil & Gas sectors supported the advance, led by AFK Sistema PJSC, Severstal PJSC and Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO. Decliners included NOVATEK PJSC, Moskovskaya Birzha PJSC and Rosneft PJSC. Market breadth fav…

USDA to Reveal Next Reorganization Phase This Week, Secretary Says

USDA to Reveal Next Reorganization Phase This Week, Secretary Says

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the Department of Agriculture will announce the next phase of its reorganization by the end of this week. The phase will include relocating researchers closer to land-grant institutions and follows plans to move most Washington-area staff to five regional hubs and other recent structural changes within the …

Kinder Morgan Tops Q1 Profit Estimates on Strong Natural Gas Flows

Kinder Morgan Tops Q1 Profit Estimates on Strong Natural Gas Flows

Kinder Morgan reported first-quarter adjusted earnings above Wall Street projections, driven by increased volumes of natural gas transported through its pipeline network. The company cited strong regional production and elevated U.S. natural gas demand - supported by record LNG exports and rising electricity consumption from compute-heavy industrie…

Lululemon Names Former Nike Executive Heidi O'Neill as Next CEO

Lululemon Names Former Nike Executive Heidi O'Neill as Next CEO

Lululemon Athletica said it will appoint Heidi O'Neill, formerly President, Consumer, Product & Brand at Nike, as its chief executive officer in September. The move follows mounting pressure from the company's founder and a large activist investor to arrest declines in sales and share price. Calvin McDonald left at the end of January under heav…

Southwest Cuts Q2 Profit Outlook as Jet Fuel Rally Squeezes Margins

Southwest Cuts Q2 Profit Outlook as Jet Fuel Rally Squeezes Margins

Southwest Airlines said it now expects second-quarter earnings per share of $0.35 to $0.65, a midpoint below analyst estimates, as a sharp rise in jet fuel prices tied to the Iran conflict increases operating expenses. The carrier reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter profit and signaled that recent moves to raise fares and fees are a partial…

Lululemon Names Former Nike Executive Heidi O’Neill as CEO; Shares Slide in After-Hours Trade

Lululemon Names Former Nike Executive Heidi O’Neill as CEO; Shares Slide in After-Hours Trade

Lululemon Athletica announced the selection of Heidi O’Neill as its next chief executive, a move that coincided with a roughly 5% decline in the company’s shares in after-hours trading. O’Neill will join the board and assume the CEO role on September 8, 2026, following a comprehensive search after the previous CEO stepped down in January. Interim c…

ASML Shares Drop After TSMC Delays Use of High-NA EUV Machines

ASML Shares Drop After TSMC Delays Use of High-NA EUV Machines

Shares of ASML fell about 3.7% Wednesday afternoon after reports indicated Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. will defer adoption of ASML’s high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment for chip production through 2029. TSMC described the next-generation machines as costly and plans to continue with current EUV technology wh…

TSMC to Push Smaller, Faster Chips Using Existing EUV Machines, Avoiding Costly High-NA Shift

TSMC to Push Smaller, Faster Chips Using Existing EUV Machines, Avoiding Costly High-NA Shift

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co announced two new process variants designed to deliver denser and quicker chips without adopting ASML's much more expensive high-NA EUV tools. The company detailed an A13 node slated for 2029 and a lower-cost N2U option for broader device classes, while also outlining plans to stitch many more compute dies and …