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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced appointments to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, selecting retired Ernst & Young auditor Demetrios Logothetis as chairman and naming three additional members. The moves follow the earlier removal of the PCAOB head who had been appointed by Democratic leadership. The SEC described t…
Canada's main equity gauge fell sharply at Friday's close, dragged down by losses in the Materials, Information Technology and Industrials sectors. The S&P/TSX Composite dropped 3.31% while the S&P/TSX 60 VIX surged to a one-month high. Commodity and currency moves featured sharply lower gold futures, modest gains in crude benchmarks and a weaker C…
Colombian stocks closed lower on Friday, with the COLCAP index down 0.75% as losses in Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors pressured the market. Etb led gainers with a strong session, while Mineros SA and several banking and utilities names were among the biggest decliners. Commodity price moves and currency shifts were notable along…
Russia's MOEX Russia Index closed 0.55% lower on Friday, with losses concentrated in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Telecoms sectors. Heavyweight miners including MMC Norilsk Nickel and OK Rusal were among the largest decliners, while Mobil'nye Telesistemy finished marginally higher. Market breadth favored losers and volatility edged up as commodity and…
Fitch Ratings downgraded BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.'s long-term issuer default and debt ratings to BB from BB+ and placed them on Rating Watch Negative, pointing to an anticipated 19% fall in net asset value that will materially reduce asset coverage and increase leverage, with several quarters likely required to return to target ranges.
Fitch Ratings upgraded SM Energy Company’s long-term issuer default rating to BB+ from BB following the close of its $12.8 billion all-stock merger with Civitas Resources. The transaction materially increases scale and proved reserves while raising gross debt to about $8 billion. Fitch assigned a Stable Outlook and anticipates debt reduction over t…
S&P Global Ratings reduced Clearwater Paper Corp.'s issuer credit rating to B+ from BB- and assigned a negative outlook, saying weaker-than-expected operating results and an anticipated oversupplied U.S. solid bleached sulfate (SBS) market will keep leverage elevated, depress margins and strain cash flows through 2026.
The dollar-store segment has been among 2026’s most dynamic retail arenas, with a handful of chains delivering outsized returns. Analysis using Investing Pro metrics highlights Dollar General and Five Below as notable growth stories, Dollarama for its profitability, and Dollar Tree for its mixed technical and valuation signals. Each company present…
Brazil's equity market finished lower on Friday, with the Bovespa shedding 1.37% at the close in Sao Paulo as losses in Basic Materials, Financials and Electric Power pressured the index. While several industrial and mining stocks slid, a handful of consumer and agricultural shares posted gains. Currency and commodity moves accompanied the negative…
Solv Energy Inc. filed with the SEC to sell up to $512.5 million in an initial public offering, offering 20.5 million shares at $22 to $25 apiece. The company, which designs, builds and maintains power plants, says the proceeds will support its role supplying power infrastructure to growing U.S. data center demand.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked Chinese battery maker Gotion Inc to return $23.7 million in state funds after the company abandoned plans to build a $2.4 billion plant in Michigan to produce materials for electric vehicle batteries. State officials say Gotion is in default and have given the company 30 days to repay; the dispute fol…
Carlyle has opened initial discussions with several Abu Dhabi state-linked investors about taking stakes in a proposed purchase of Lukoil’s international portfolio. The firm announced a preliminary agreement to acquire a broad set of assets pending U.S. sanctions approval, while due diligence and questions about valuation and partner timing remain …
Shares of Corcept Therapeutics tumbled after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a corrected complete response letter stating the agency had warned the company on multiple occasions not to file its application for relacorilant. The letter highlighted lack of separation from placebo in the main trial and raised significant liver safety conc…
Higgsfield, an AI video generation startup, raised $80 million in a Series A extension that values the company at more than $1.3 billion. The round included Accel, GFT Ventures and Menlo Ventures. The company reported a $200 million annualized run rate projection, which it says is not recognized revenue, and plans to expand enterprise sales, intern…
DraftKings fell 7% and Flutter Entertainment dropped 2% after New York state wagering figures for the week ended January 25 showed a 31% year-over-year decline in gross gaming revenue, limited handle growth and an unusually low 4.7% hold rate. JPMorgan analyst Daniel Politzer called the hold "very unfavorable," and flagged continued investor concer…
Citi says a convergence of geopolitical and economic risks is supporting gold allocations, yet the bank estimates roughly half of the risk premium embedded in current prices may not materialize or persist through 2026. Recent price swings, including a sharp intraday drop after a Fed-related nomination, illustrate the metal's sensitivity to politica…
Apple has recently seen a string of departures from its artificial intelligence teams, with at least four researchers leaving for new roles and companies, and a senior Siri executive also exiting. The moves include hires by Meta and Google DeepMind, and follow internal unease tied to Apple outsourcing some AI work to Alphabet's Google. These exits …
Friday’s trading session produced wide-ranging moves across large-cap and small-cap stocks. Technology names dominated both the winner and loser lists: Tesla climbed, while several chipmakers and software firms retreated. Mining and small-cap stocks also recorded sharp declines and outsized gains, producing a mixed tape for investors across sectors…
Traders will focus on a series of U.S. manufacturing indicators and an OPEC meeting on Monday, February 2, 2026. Key releases include the Manufacturing PMI and the ISM Manufacturing PMI, along with ISM subcomponents for employment, prices and new orders. Additional items on the calendar - including Atlanta Fed GDPNow, Treasury bill auctions and rem…
Colombia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 10.25% on Friday in a decision reached by a majority of the seven-member board. The increase was larger than anticipated by most analysts polled and was justified by authorities citing uncertainty over public finances and intensifying inflationary pressures. It is the…
Chevron's CEO said two mooring berths at the Caspian Pipeline Consortium are back in operation while a third berth will undergo major maintenance and return later in the year. A power outage at Tengiz was attributed to a mechanical issue, with an investigation still underway. Chevron signaled it will await stability in Venezuela before committing t…
Shares of Tesla climbed more than 5% on Friday after news that SpaceX is in discussions to merge with Elon Musk’s other companies. Reports indicate SpaceX has held talks to combine with xAI ahead of an anticipated public listing this year, and has also been reported to be weighing a merger with Tesla. Investors see further consolidation as a potent…
Rio Tinto Group and Glencore Plc are likely to request additional time from the UK Takeover Panel as merger negotiations remain unresolved. The two miners have been in talks since early January to combine into what would be the world's largest mining company by market value, but disagreements over valuation and pricing have slowed progress despite …
Shares of several videogame companies fell sharply in afternoon trading after Alphabet’s Google introduced Project Genie, an artificial intelligence model that can produce interactive, physics-enabled digital worlds from text prompts or images. Investors sold down stocks tied to major game franchises, development tools and online platforms amid con…
Morgan Stanley's recent sector review elevates Rocket Lab and MDA Space as top opportunities in a space market gaining momentum from rising government awards and expanding commercial applications. The firm upgraded both companies to Overweight, citing contract wins, manufacturing capacity additions, and clear execution paths that support longer-ter…
