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Prudential Financial reported an increase in fourth-quarter profit as underwriting held up and investment portfolio gains contributed to results. International operations and higher assets under management supported overall operating income, while its investment management arm saw a modest year-over-year decline in adjusted operating income.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.34%, the S&P 500 off 0.84% and the NASDAQ Composite sliding 1.43%. Losses were concentrated in Technology, Healthcare and Consumer Services, while select names posted sharp moves in both directions. Market breadth was mixed across the exchanges and volatility edged hig…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC finished the session up 3.14%, with the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors leading gains. Grupo Mexico and Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura posted the largest advances and reached all-time highs. Commodity prices and currency pairs registered significant moves alongside the equ…
Canada's S&P/TSX Composite finished the session higher, gaining 0.64% as strength in the Materials, Consumer Staples and Energy sectors supported the rally. Mining and energy stocks produced some of the largest advances, while a handful of prominent names posted substantial losses. Commodity prices moved higher and volatility measures softened.
Colombian stocks finished the session higher on Tuesday, with the COLCAP index up 0.59%. Strength in Industrials, Services and Agriculture underpinned the advance, while individual large-cap names displayed divergent performances — Cementos Argos Pf and Bolsa De Valores De Colombia reached multi-year highs even as Mineros SA and others posted notab…
Advanced Micro Devices projected first-quarter revenue above analysts' consensus, driven by demand for AI-focused data center processors and growth in server CPU deployments. Shares fell more than 4% in after-hours trading. Tight supply of high bandwidth memory and broader memory shortages are flagged as potential constraints for AI hardware and PC…
The MOEX Russia Index finished Tuesday's session higher, supported by advances in the Mining, Telecoms and Power sectors. Market breadth was positive, with more stocks rising than falling, while volatility measures and commodity prices moved higher alongside modest ruble weakness versus major currencies.
Clorox reported adjusted second-quarter earnings below analyst estimates as budget-conscious shoppers opted for lower-priced alternatives to branded cleaning products and the company faced elevated manufacturing and logistics costs. Revenue declined 1% to $1.67 billion, while adjusted EPS was $1.39 versus estimates of $1.43. The Household segment's…
Amgen reported fourth-quarter results that surpassed analyst expectations, driven by higher drug volumes and a lower tax rate. Revenue reached $9.9 billion and adjusted earnings per share beat estimates, while guidance for 2026 sets a revenue midpoint above Street forecasts. Results were mixed at the product level with strong gains for Repatha and …
KKR is preparing Wella Company, owner of OPI nail polish and multiple haircare brands, for a U.S. initial public offering potentially this year, according to people familiar with the matter. The private equity firm has engaged investment banks as it readies the global beauty business for a listing, with consumer demand for personal care remaining s…
Apple's Xcode 26.3 adds support for Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK, enabling developers to run Claude Sonnet 4 with expanded capabilities inside the IDE. The integration moves beyond prior turn-by-turn interactions to permit autonomous, long-running coding tasks, visual verification via Xcode Previews, and project-wide reasoning across SwiftUI, UIKit…
Brazil's benchmark stock index closed higher Tuesday, rising 1.44% to a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in the Basic Materials, Real Estate and Public Utilities sectors, while market breadth was narrowly positive. Several individual names recorded notable moves and volatility measures for Bovespa options declined.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC that the company is open to participating in OpenAI's next funding round and its eventual public offering. He dismissed reports of tension between the companies, saying there is no controversy and that Nvidia's investment plans are proceeding as expected. The full interview will air later Tuesday on CNBC's Mad Mone…
A WarrenAI review of Investing Pro data identifies four Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers that stand out for differing combinations of profitability, growth expectations and market performance. BYD leads on margins and returns, NIO shows signs of recovery but carries heavy leverage, XPeng projects the fastest revenue growth, and Li Auto is vie…
A research note from Sony's covering broker says the recent fall in the company's share price implies much of the impact from surging memory prices is already priced in. The broker trimmed its sum-of-the-parts price objective and reduced its FY3/27 operating profit estimate to account for sharply higher memory costs, while reiterating a Buy rating …
Senator Maria Cantwell has accused AT&T and Verizon of blocking delivery of cybersecurity assessments prepared by Alphabet's Mandiant related to an alleged large-scale Chinese espionage campaign dubbed Salt Typhoon. Cantwell says Mandiant refused to turn over requested reports, apparently at AT&T and Verizon's direction, and called for the carriers…
Traders face a concentrated calendar of labor market measures, services-sector health readings and energy inventory figures on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. Key releases include the ADP Nonfarm Employment Change, JOLTs Job Openings, S&P Global and ISM services PMIs, and the EIA weekly crude oil inventory numbers. These reports will offer fresh data …
Banco Santander said it will acquire Webster Financial Corporation for $12.2 billion in a transaction that will create a top-ten U.S. retail and commercial bank by assets and a top-five deposit franchise across parts of the U.S. Northeast. The deal pays Webster shareholders $48.75 in cash plus 2.0548 Santander American Depositary Shares per Webster…
European milling wheat futures pulled back slightly on Tuesday after earlier reaching a near two-month high, as a stronger euro against the dollar applied pressure. Traders are balancing recent commodity rebounds with currency volatility while watching tight competition between French and Black Sea origins for business in key import markets such as…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company will build graphics processing units and has hired a chief GPU architect to lead the effort. Speaking at a Cisco Systems AI conference in San Francisco, Tan also highlighted Intel’s focus on glass for manufacturing and said the company’s 18A process is performing well. He raised concerns that the U.S. may be fa…
Bank of America has started selling investment-grade U.S. dollar bonds, offering six-year fixed- and floating-rate notes and an 11-year fixed-rate security with initial price talk at 100 basis points over Treasuries. The move makes BofA the last of the major Wall Street banks to issue debt following fourth-quarter results, joining a broader surge i…
Blackstone Inc. President Jon Gray told attendees at the WSJ Invest conference that he expects dealmaking and initial public offerings to pick up in 2026. He cited a favorable regulatory environment, greater capital availability and lower interest rates as key drivers, highlighted a robust pipeline of potential U.S. IPOs and flagged growth opportun…
Novo Nordisk shares fell sharply after the company projected a 2026 sales decline of 5% to 13% amid intensifying competition in the obesity treatment market. The guidance was materially weaker than analysts' consensus for a 2% sales drop and came alongside fourth-quarter results showing a 14% fall in operating profit to 31.7 billion Danish crowns. …
Waymo will appear before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee to defend its safety record after federal agencies launched probes into a vehicle striking a child near an elementary school and robotaxis passing vehicles that were loading or unloading at parked school buses. In written testimony, the Alphabet unit said its self-driving vehicles have "be…
Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Red Cat Holdings rose modestly after the War Department named both companies among 25 vendors invited to Phase I of the Drone Dominance Program. The initial evaluation - dubbed 'the Gauntlet' - starts February 18 at Fort Benning, runs through early March, and is expected to be followed by roughly $1…
