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Finland's benchmark OMX Helsinki 25 closed down 1.17% on Wednesday, dragged lower by losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Healthcare sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while selected commodities and currency pairs showed mixed moves in global trading sessions tied to the close in Helsinki.
Texas Capital initiated coverage of NuScale Power with a Buy rating and a $23 price target, emphasizing the company's regulatory lead as the designer of the only small modular reactor approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bank said NuScale's 77 MWe integral pressurized water reactor leverages established light water reactor techno…
Bank of America has appointed Vito Lo Piccolo as its country executive for Italy, succeeding Nino Mattarella who is retiring. Lo Piccolo will be based in Milan, oversee the bank's services and growth in Italy, and report to Bernie Mensah, President of International. Mattarella will remain during a transition period and the bank said it will name a …
Canadian heritage officials are in early talks with Meta Platforms to restore access to news on Facebook and Instagram after the tech company blocked Canadian journalism in 2023. The dispute, sparked by Canada’s Online News Act, has escalated into a cross-border trade issue, with U.S. trade officials signaling that the resolution of digital-content…
Poland's main blue-chip index closed higher on Wednesday, with the WIG30 rising 0.78% to reach a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Chemicals names, led by strong performances from CD PROJEKT, KGHM and Cyfrowy Polsat. Despite the headline advance, more stocks declined than rose on the Warsaw exchange. Commo…
Appian Corp (NASDAQ:APPN) saw its shares tick up after activist hedge fund Fivespan Partners, LP announced a 6.2% holding in the enterprise software company via a 13D filing submitted late Tuesday. The filing, which shows Fivespan controls 2,630,907 shares, says the investment was made because the securities were judged undervalued and signals the …
Carvana's stock fell roughly 9% after short seller Gotham City Research released a report alleging that the company and related parties engaged in undisclosed related-party transactions and accounting practices that overstate 2023-2024 earnings by more than $1 billion. The report highlights large operating cash outflows at DriveTime, high leverage,…
Air Canada announced an expansion of its winter schedule to include new services to Quito from Toronto and Montréal using Boeing 787 Dreamliners, while highlighting demand for premium international travel and cargo opportunities. The airline also pointed to a new Airbus A321 XLR base at Toronto-Pearson enabling year-round European routes and noted …
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 finished lower, falling 1.96% at the close as declines in Healthcare, Personal & Household Goods and Financials drove broad losses. Market breadth was negative, with 63 decliners, 57 advancers and 19 unchanged. Notable movers included gains for Oersted and AP Moeller - Maersk shares, while Genmab, Zealand Pharm…
Wolfe Research identified five multi-industry companies it views as well positioned for growth over the coming quarters. The research note highlights Johnson Controls for conservative fiscal 2026 guidance with upside potential, nVent Electric for strong systems protection sales and liquid cooling exposure, Dover Corporation for improving margins am…
European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told attendees at the European Banking Summit that the European Union should accelerate work on a digital euro to reduce dependence on largely U.S.-owned payment networks. He warned that the current dominance of foreign providers exposes the bloc to economic and strategic vulnerabilities, and reiter…
Norway's equity market closed higher on Wednesday, with the Oslo OBX index rising 0.63% to reach a fresh all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities. Several large-cap names moved noticeably in either direction, while commodity and currency markets showed modest directional…
Israel's equity market closed lower on Wednesday, with the TA 35 index falling 0.72%. Banking, financials and real estate sectors led declines, while select technology and energy-related issues outperformed. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodities and currency moves were mixed across the board.
A new Evercore ISI report argues that 2026 will be a decisive year for electric utilities and power suppliers as artificial intelligence workloads push data center operators to lock in long-term energy contracts. With announced projects already accounting for more than 125 GW of incremental demand, Evercore highlights eight companies it sees as wel…
Greek equities closed higher on Wednesday with the Athens General Composite up 1.45%, reaching a five-year high. Strength in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors supported the advance. Several individual names recorded double-digit session moves while market breadth was modestly positive. Commodities and currency indicators also moved highe…
Mizuho upgraded Applied Materials to Outperform from Neutral and bumped its price target to $370, pointing to a faster-than-expected recovery in semiconductor equipment spending led by foundry, logic and memory investment. The firm raised wafer fabrication equipment growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 and lifted Applied Materials revenue estimates, …
Equity markets experienced notable intraday volatility on Wednesday, with a mix of strong rallies and steep declines across market-cap segments. Among the largest moves, Intel and Seagate climbed sharply, while Amphenol posted a double-digit drop. A range of analyst upgrades, coverage initiations and regulatory developments underpinned many of the …
Elevance Health said it anticipates a modest decline in total operating revenue in 2026 and forecast full-year adjusted earnings below Wall Street expectations, attributing the weaker outlook to elevated medical costs, a less favorable membership mix and policy shifts. The company's guidance, which includes an expected low-double-digit drop in memb…
RAC, the UK breakdown cover and car insurance provider, is understood to be preparing to appoint lead banks for a potential London initial public offering that could value the firm at about £5 billion. Sources say Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Barclays are in line to be chosen, with Lazard serving as financial adviser and deliberations still o…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said more than 500,000 families have enrolled in the administration’s newly created investment accounts for children, and that additional private donations beyond an early $6.25 billion gift from Michael and Susan Dell will be announced. The accounts are funded with a $1,000 federal deposit for children born between…
The Moroccan All Shares index finished the session higher, rising 1.87% at the close in Casablanca. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors, with Stokvis Nord Afrique, Ste de Travaux de Realisation d’Ouvrages et de Constuction Industielle SA and Residences Dar Saada among the session leaders. Market breadth favored ad…
Alphabet unit Google will pay $135 million to resolve a proposed class action brought by smartphone users who alleged Android was programmed to transfer cellular data without users' consent. The settlement, filed in federal court in San Jose, California, is subject to judicial approval and includes changes to how data transfers are authorized and d…
The U.S. upstream mergers and acquisitions market recovered in the fourth quarter of 2025, recording $23.5 billion in announced transactions and lifting total annual activity to $65 billion, according to analytics firm Enverus. The quarter's rebound was fueled by a mix of refunded private equity groups, increased use of asset-backed securitization,…
Wells Fargo began coverage of HeartFlow with an Overweight rating, citing a structural shift toward coronary CT angiography (CCTA) that should lift demand for the company’s CT-based blood-flow and plaque analysis tools. The bank projects significant volume growth in CCTA and forecasts HeartFlow revenue rising more than 20% annually over the next th…
The S&P 500 surpassed 7,000 points for the first time, driven largely by enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and strong performances across technology-related names. Recent corporate results and guidance in the semiconductor and enterprise-software segments contributed to the advance, while traders await earnings from several large technology…
