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Wednesday's trading session delivered notable price swings across the market. Several large-cap technology and pharmaceutical names gained, led by Micron Technology and Eli Lilly, while major energy producers including Exxon Mobil and Chevron declined. Activity extended through large-, mid- and small-cap stocks, with individual corporate developmen…
A dense slate of U.S. economic releases and public remarks on Thursday, April 2, 2026, could influence market direction. Initial jobless claims and the trade balance will arrive at the same time on the morning release schedule, while a separate set of labor, energy and Fed-related data and speeches will follow throughout the day. Market participant…
UBS has designated Richemont and Burberry as its highest-conviction buys in the European luxury sector heading into first-quarter earnings, with LVMH also recommended. The bank notes a substantial de-rating across the luxury complex, expects roughly 4% organic sales growth in Q1 and highlights a roughly 1 percentage point drag from the Middle East …
Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw, co-founder of Super Micro Computer Inc., pleaded not guilty in Manhattan to federal charges alleging he and associates diverted billions of dollars of servers containing Nvidia chips to customers in China in violation of U.S. export controls. Two other men are named in the indictment; one has pleaded not guilty and one is no…
Related Digital is finalizing a $16 billion financing package to develop an Oracle data center campus in Saline Township, Michigan. The plan includes roughly $2 billion in equity from Blackstone and about $14 billion in debt led by Bank of America, a portion of which is expected to be issued as bonds. The project is reported to be on schedule, with…
Kering has agreed to sell an 80% stake in its Via Monte Napoleone property in Milan to Qatar's Al-Mirqab Group for 1.16 billion euros. The French luxury group will hold a 20% stake via a joint venture and will receive an initial cash payment of 729 million euros, with a deferred residual of 432 million euros payable in five years. The disclosed ter…
Shares of several aerospace and space-related companies rose sharply after reports that Elon Musk-owned SpaceX made a confidential filing for a U.S. initial public offering and is considering a valuation above $1.75 trillion. Investors pushed up prices of launch providers, satellite operators and aerospace suppliers, while ETFs focused on space and…
Morgan Stanley has reduced earnings estimates for traditional asset managers ahead of the first-quarter results season in mid-April, lowering near-term EPS forecasts and cutting certain price targets. While some fund flows remain strong, the firm flagged operating income forecasts below consensus and singled out several firms for material revisions…
California and a coalition of states petitioned a federal court for $10.3 million in fees and costs tied to their successful challenge to the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. California would recover roughly half of that sum as it increasingly pursues antitrust actions without federal participation.
A draft Italian law introduced by senators aims to curb social media addiction by increasing platform responsibility for how content is distributed. The bill would ban default profiling, require greater transparency around recommender systems and hold companies accountable for algorithmic design. The proposal follows a U.S. ruling that found Meta a…
Pfizer and BioNTech said they will stop surveillance in a large U.S. study of their updated COVID-19 vaccine for healthy adults aged 50 to 64 after concluding that enrollment was too low to produce the post-marketing data regulators requested. The trial’s recruitment had been closed in early March and study surveillance will end after April 3, the …
Fernando Fernandez, Unilever's 59-year-old CEO, has accelerated a strategic shift away from packaged foods toward beauty, personal care and home care, trimming the company's portfolio through two major transactions since taking charge. The latest move, a deal with McCormick to create a $65 billion food business, leaves Unilever holding a near 10% s…
London shares closed higher Wednesday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 1.83% as advances in the Mining, Aerospace & Defense and Banking sectors underpinned the rally. Compass Group, Rolls-Royce and 3i Group were the session's strongest performers, while Berkeley Group, Shell and BP posted notable declines. Market breadth favored gainers…
Germany's main stock indices ended Wednesday with broad gains as Technology, Industrials and Transportation & Logistics names pushed markets higher. The DAX finished up 2.62%, the MDAX rose 3.86% and the TecDAX advanced 1.81%. Several individual stocks posted double-digit percentage increases while others slipped, and volatility on the index reache…
French equities closed notably higher on Wednesday, with gains concentrated in Industrials, Financials and Technology stocks. The CAC 40 rose 2.10% and the SBF 120 gained 2.15%. Market breadth favored advancers, volatility on the CAC 40 options gauge held at a 52-week high, while commodities and FX moved unevenly.
Belgian equities closed higher on Wednesday with the BEL 20 index up 2.91%. Strength in Financials, Consumer Goods and Healthcare stocks drove the advance. Market breadth favored gainers, while commodities and currency markets posted mixed moves, with gold rising sharply and crude oil slipping.
Spain's main index closed higher on Wednesday, with the IBEX 35 finishing up 3.11% as gains in Building & Construction, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Goods supported the advance. ACS led the index, reaching an all-time high, while select energy names lagged. Commodity and currency markets moved unevenly, with gold surging and oil re…
Portugal's benchmark PSI index closed up 1.84% on Wednesday, reaching a new five-year high. Strength in Financials, Industrials and Utilities underpinned the advance, with Teixeira Duarte, Mota Engil and CTT among the top performers. Energy names showed mixed results as Brent and U.S. crude fell, while gold and the euro strengthened against the dol…
Netherlands equities ended higher as the AEX index closed up 1.76%. Technology, Basic Materials and Real Estate sectors provided the strongest support, with major movers including ArcelorMittal, ASML and ASM International. Shell was the largest decliner, and Magnum Ice Cream hit an all-time low. Key commodity and currency markets moved intraday, wh…
Italian equities closed higher on Wednesday with the Investing.com Italy 40 rising 3.21%. Gains were concentrated in Industrials, Technology and Financials, while energy-related stocks underperformed amid weaker crude prices. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners by a wide margin and key commodity and currency moves punctuated the session…
Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade is discussing with SpaceX the possibility of leading distribution of the rocket maker’s shares to U.S. retail investors in a planned IPO later this year. The move could allocate a substantial portion of the smaller-ticket retail slice through E*Trade, potentially limiting participation by rival platforms Robinhood and SoFi.…
Swedish equities ended the trading session higher on Wednesday, led by strength in Industrials, Basic Materials and Healthcare. The OMX Stockholm 30 index advanced 2.63% as SAAB AB ser. B, Boliden AB and Sandvik AB posted the largest single-stock gains. Oil prices declined while gold and select currencies moved, providing mixed signals across marke…
Finnish equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 advancing 1.87% as telecoms, industrials and financial names rallied. Nokia, Wartsila and Konecranes were the session's top performers, while Neste and Fortum moved lower. Market breadth was strongly positive, and global commodity and currency markets registered notable swings.
Bank of America upgraded Liberty Media Formula One (FWONK) from Neutral to Buy, with analyst Brent Navon retaining a $105 price target. The firm highlighted Formula One's visible and resilient revenue streams, limited exposure to AI disruption, and long-term monetization upside including opportunities from the MotoGP acquisition. BofA trimmed its 2…
Eli Lilly's U.S. approval for its oral GLP-1 pill marks a new stage in the weight-loss drug market, which is moving toward more convenient oral therapies. The approval arrives as generic entrants and price pressures reshape expectations for the market's growth. Multiple pharmaceutical and biotech companies are advancing oral obesity candidates at v…
