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U.S. equity benchmarks finished lower, led by losses in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.63%, the S&P 500 dropped 0.38% and the Nasdaq Composite edged down 0.13%. Session leaders and laggards were dispersed across sectors, with notable strength in select technology and cybersecu…
Canada's equity market finished lower on Thursday, with the S&P/TSX Composite slipping 0.37% as declines in the Energy, Industrials and Materials sectors outweighed gains among several individual names. Trading breadth favored losers over winners, while volatility eased slightly and commodities moved mixed, with crude rising and gold higher.
Brazil's main stock index closed sharply lower on Thursday, with the Bovespa dropping 2.38% to a fresh one-month low. Declines in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Financials sectors weighed on the market, while select mid- and small-cap names recorded gains. Commodity and currency moves showed mixed signals as implied volatility eased.
U.S. Treasury yields rose in choppy trade after oil prices firmed following reports that Iran rejected a U.S. proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The benchmark 10-year note gained 3.2 basis points to 4.386% after earlier slipping to 4.314%. Oil moves, tied to reports that Iran would not allow U.S. reopening without reparations, drove the direc…
Coinbase Global reported a net loss for the quarter ended March 31, marking its second straight quarterly deficit as transaction revenue dropped roughly 40% year-over-year. Softer trading volumes at the start of 2026, weaker crypto price momentum, tighter financial conditions and heightened geopolitical tensions weighed on activity and investor app…
Apple has publicly opposed Bill C-22, a measure introduced by Canada’s governing Liberal Party that the company says could require technology firms to break device encryption. The proposal, now under debate in the House of Commons, is presented by Canadian law enforcement as a tool to speed investigations. Apple cautions the bill could force compan…
Lyft reported first-quarter rides below Street estimates after winter storms in the U.S. Northeast reduced demand by about 3 million trips, but the company beat expectations on gross bookings and revenue and projected second-quarter bookings and adjusted core profit above analyst forecasts. Management pointed to a rising mix of higher-value rides a…
Airbnb warned that growth in nights booked will slow in the second quarter compared with the prior quarter, attributing the moderation to travel disruptions stemming from the conflict in the Middle East. The company reported elevated cancellations across multiple regions and noted that the fighting weighed on first-quarter EMEA bookings. Despite th…
CoreWeave reported first-quarter revenue that exceeded analyst projections as demand for high-performance computing to train and run AI models surged. Revenue came in above consensus, but operating expenses more than doubled as the company invests to expand data center capacity. The firm has secured multiple large capacity agreements and reported a…
Gilead Sciences reported first-quarter results that beat expectations on both earnings and revenue, and boosted its 2026 sales projection, led by stronger-than-expected demand for its HIV prevention drug Yeztugo. However, the company revised its full-year profit outlook to an adjusted loss because of acquisition-related charges and financing costs …
Market activity in March and April included short positions on crude, diesel and gasoline futures worth as much as $7 billion, placed across multiple exchanges minutes before a series of U.S. presidential announcements related to Iran. The scale of the trades eclipses prior reports of $2.6 billion and has led to probes and calls for regulatory scru…
Options pricing suggests Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. (NYSE:NNE) could see its share price move about 4% when it reports earnings on May 14 after markets close. Historical reactions to prior earnings have varied, with three of the past six announcements producing share swings larger than options-implied expectations and three producing smaller moves.
Options market pricing indicates Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) could see an approximate 11% price swing when it reports quarterly results on May 14 before the open. The company has a track record of actual post-earnings moves that frequently exceed the magnitude forecast by options traders, with several recent quarters showing significant dive…
Blake Lively has filed a request for legal fees and damages against Justin Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios, alleging they pursued a retaliatory defamation suit after she accused Baldoni of sexual harassment during production of the 2024 film "It Ends With Us." The judge dismissed most claims earlier this year but allowed a retaliation claim to pro…
Options market pricing indicates Klarna Group Plc shares could move about 13% when the company issues its earnings report on May 14 before the market open. Historical comparisons show the stock has produced larger-than-expected declines in its two most recent earnings releases, falling more than option-implied moves on both occasions.
Options tied to Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) indicate the market is expecting roughly a 6% move in the stock when the company reports earnings on May 14 after the market close. Historical comparisons show the stock has often moved more than options implied in recent quarters, including several double-digit swings.
Healthcare and biotech-focused mutual funds and ETFs experienced net outflows totaling $1.5 billion for the week ending Wednesday, according to Raymond James. The withdrawals amounted to a 1.53% reduction in assets across 130 funds that collectively manage roughly $99.5 billion. Year-to-date net outflows stand at $1.98 billion, and this marked the …
JPMorgan upgraded Freshpet from Neutral to Overweight and nudged its December 2026 price target to $68 from $66, arguing that investor worries about new entrants in the refrigerated pet food category are excessive. The bank highlighted Freshpet's sales momentum, vertically integrated manufacturing, and a network of more than 39,000 company-owned re…
BofA Securities reaffirmed a Buy rating on ASML and lifted its price target as the bank sees the immediate revenue opportunity coming from increased shipments of current Low-NA EUV systems rather than rapid adoption of next-generation High-NA tools. High-NA roll-out is expected to be gradual due to technical limitations and design complexities, wit…
SoftBank Corp has opened discussions with Nvidia and Foxconn about creating AI servers manufactured in Japan. The plan envisages an initial phase of assembling externally sourced parts by the end of the decade and a later stage where SoftBank would handle full production. The effort would target high-performance machines designed to run advanced gr…
Goldman Sachs projects U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 75,000 in April, modestly above consensus, driven by encouraging big-data indicators. The bank anticipates a small net decline in government employment and expects the unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 4.3% on a rounded basis, with average hourly earnings up 0.3% month-over-month.
Bank of America projects headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) will climb 0.5% month-over-month in April, driven largely by a 4.3% monthly jump in energy prices tied to the Iran war. The bank forecasts headline CPI at 3.7% year-over-year and core CPI at 0.3% month-over-month, or 2.7% year-over-year, noting rent data adjustments stemming from a prior …
Broadcom shares slipped after reports that the company’s proposed financing of the initial phase of chip production for OpenAI has run into a potential $18 billion funding hurdle. Negotiations reportedly hinge on a commitment from Microsoft to purchase a substantial portion of the chips, a step Broadcom says it needs to ensure repayment of its inve…
The U.S. Justice Department, joined by six states, settled a civil antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats, a data firm that provides weekly meat pricing and sales reports. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the agreement will make Agri Stats' reports available to all buyers and sellers in the supply chain and will lower meat prices for consume…
OpenAI announced three audio-focused models for its developer platform that enable real-time listening, translation and transcription. The models - GPT-Realtime-2, GPT-Realtime-Translate and GPT-Realtime-Whisper - are available for testing in OpenAI's developer playground. Selected corporate testers include Zillow, Priceline and Deutsche Telekom. P…
