Daily coverage of equity markets, sectors, and major indices.
In-depth reporting on U.S. and global stock markets, including index performance, sector rotation, earnings reactions, volatility trends, and notable single-stock moves. Designed to help traders and investors understand what is driving price action across equities.
1,465 total articles
U.S. equity futures opened lower Sunday evening as market participants adopted a cautious posture ahead of a concentrated slate of corporate results and key economic data. The move followed a recent pullback in technology stocks that accelerated after Microsoft reported results last week, leaving investors uncertain about near-term returns from hea…
Hyundai Motor confirmed it did not exercise the contractual option to repurchase its former Russian manufacturing facility, a buyback window that expired in January after the plant had been sold in 2024. The factory has been idle since March 2022 following the onset of severe supply and payments disruptions related to the conflict in Ukraine. Hyund…
Peter Mandelson has resigned his membership of the Labour Party after recent media reports renewed focus on his past connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, dismissed last year from his role as Britain’s ambassador to the United States, said in a letter that he did not want to cause “further embarrassment” to the party and that he would investig…
Oracle said it expects to secure between $45 billion and $50 billion in gross cash proceeds in 2026 through a combination of debt and equity instruments to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud computing capacity. About half of the funding will come from equity derivatives and common equity, while the remainder will be raised via a single is…
The MOEX Russia Index finished the session unchanged, with selective gains in power and banking names offset by modest declines among oil and mining stocks. Market breadth favored advancers, while volatility measures and major commodity and FX benchmarks saw mixed movement at the close in Moscow on Sunday.
U.S. equity markets enter a pivotal week as a concentrated slate of quarterly reports from large-cap technology and consumer names arrives on the heels of a disappointing Microsoft update that pressured software stocks. Investors will also parse the monthly U.S. jobs report for January, with the Federal Reserve having signaled a pause in interest r…
Former members of Ben & Jerry’s independent board filed a U.S. court challenge arguing that Magnum Ice Cream Company’s attempt to install new directors and a parent-appointed chair breaches the governance safeguards intended to preserve Ben & Jerry’s autonomy and social mission. The dispute follows a string of governance changes introduced by Magnu…
Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share slipped 1.89% at Monday's close, pressured by losses in the Cement, Industrial Investment and Real Estate Development sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin as several mining and industrial names posted substantial declines. Oil, Brent and gold futures each moved lower, while the US Dollar Index F…
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a banned separatist organization, has claimed responsibility for coordinated gun and bomb attacks that killed dozens of civilians and security personnel and prompted one of the most intense security responses in Balochistan in recent years. The group, the most potent of several insurgent factions in the province, h…
India's 2026-27 budget introduces a temporary tax exemption allowing foreign companies to own capital equipment used by contract manufacturers in customs-bonded zones without creating taxable income in India. The change, effective through the 2030-31 tax year for bonded-area factories, removes a key barrier that had forced manufacturers to buy mach…
Capgemini announced it is selling its U.S. arm, Capgemini Government Solutions, after facing pressure to explain a contract with U.S. immigration enforcement agency ICE. The company said U.S. legal constraints tied to contracting with federal entities conducting classified activities limited its ability to control certain aspects of the subsidiary …
Wall Street research teams published a string of notable analyst notes this week that altered price targets and revenue forecasts across several sectors. Needham turned bullish on AppLovin, hiking its ecommerce outlook for 2026; BWS initiated coverage of American Axle with a Buy while detailing the strategic implications of a merger with Dowlais; M…
Negotiators for the United Steelworkers and Marathon Petroleum met on Saturday, hours before a national four-year contract was due to expire, but the union rejected a Marathon offer that would have increased wages by 13% over four years. Core disputes include cost-of-living adjustments, healthcare costs, standards for artificial intelligence use at…
During a widely publicized visit to Taiwan, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised the island's technology firms, urged major suppliers to increase production to meet surging AI demand and warned of memory supply constraints. He attended a "trillion-dollar" suppliers' dinner, highlighted anticipated capacity growth at TSMC, and mingled with fans throughou…
A judicial misconduct complaint filed by the U.S. Justice Department against Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has been dismissed by a federal appeals court judicial council. The complaint, announced in July by Attorney General Pam Bondi, centered on comments Boasberg was said to have made during a Judicial Conference meeting. Chief U.S. Cir…
Russia's equity market closed with a flat MOEX Russia Index, even as more stocks rose than fell. A handful of names posted modest gains while several large-cap issues slipped. Volatility measures were stable, and commodities and currency pairs posted mixed moves at the session's end. The source report did not specify which sectors led the intraday …
Reports emerged that Ford engaged in talks with Chinese EV maker Xiaomi about a potential joint venture to build electric vehicles in the United States. Ford has called the report "completely false," and both Ford and Xiaomi did not immediately respond to follow-up requests for comment. The episode has revived concerns among U.S. automakers and som…
British eVTOL manufacturer Vertical Aerospace brought its Valo demonstrator to New York as the first stop on a U.S. tour that follows the aircraft's December 2025 unveiling in London. CEO Stuart Simpson described 2025 as a year of execution, laid out near-term technical steps including piloted transition and hybrid-electric flight tests, reiterated…
SpaceX has filed with the Federal Communications Commission for authority to deploy a constellation of up to 1 million satellites that would harness near-constant solar energy to operate AI data centers in orbit. The filing was posted a day after reports that SpaceX and xAI have been discussing a potential merger ahead of an anticipated public offe…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company will make a "huge" investment in OpenAI, rejecting characterizations that he was unhappy with the artificial intelligence developer. Huang confirmed Nvidia will participate in OpenAI’s capital raise and hinted the contribution may be the largest investment the chipmaker has ever made, while saying the amount…
Three months into her leadership, CBS News Editor-in-Chief rolled out a strategy centered on building a commentator roster, boosting podcasts and newsletters, and staging live events to attract younger and independent viewers. The proposal - which includes hiring 19 new commentators and leveraging contributors from her previous venture - has drawn …
Bank of America’s 2026 thematic outlook identifies five priorities for online travel agencies, placing agentic AI at the forefront. The bank anticipates broad rollout of end-to-end AI booking tools in 2026, a modest cyclical uplift in U.S. bookings aided by favorable comparisons and the FIFA World Cup, intensified platform competition, faster growt…
A significant winter storm that blanketed large portions of the central and eastern United States disrupted air travel, producing tens of thousands of cancellations. Bank of America analysts estimate more than 22,000 cancelled flights across mainline and regional carriers, with American Airlines hardest hit. Several carriers face measurable pre-tax…
Analysts at Needham & Company warn that OpenAI’s decision to introduce advertising into its free and mid-tier Go plans on a CPM basis could force a rebalancing of the intent-driven digital advertising market long dominated by Google and Meta. With an estimated 800 million weekly active users and the potential to generate up to $20 billion in annual…
Major U.S. investment banks continue to outperform large European peers in capital markets, producing higher returns on equity and capturing a disproportionate share of global trading and investment banking activity. European lenders have improved capital bases and grown capital-markets revenues since 2019, but structural constraints and past retre…
