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.
14,428 total articles
Three asset managers filed in February to convert prediction-market contracts into exchange-traded funds, but planned launches have been delayed as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission requests further information on product structure and investor disclosures. The pause affects more than two dozen proposed funds tied to elections, economic o…
Bank of America has singled out a cohort of mining and infrastructure companies it views as positioned to gain from the expansion of artificial intelligence data centers. The firms sit within a broader list of 67 Buy-rated stocks with an aggregate market capitalization near $5.5 trillion, and a focused subset covering positions 57 through 48 emphas…
EverQuote rallied sharply after posting Q1 2026 results that topped expectations across revenue, GAAP EPS and Adjusted EBITDA, and after issuing Q2 revenue and profitability guidance above consensus. Analyst price-target increases, a sizable share buyback, and management comments about aggressive adoption of agentic AI tools helped drive investor e…
Waters Corporation shares jumped sharply after the company reported first-quarter 2026 results that topped consensus on both revenue and adjusted earnings. The quarter included the first results from the Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions businesses acquired from Becton, Dickinson and Company, which contributed meaningfully to revenue and came in…
Ireland's media regulator has launched two formal probes into Meta Platforms Inc. to determine if Instagram and Facebook deny users the ability to choose non-profiled recommender feeds, in potential breach of the EU Digital Services Act. The investigations target recommender-system functionality, user interface design and possible steering away fro…
Rockwell Automation surged after releasing fiscal Q2 2026 results that topped expectations, showed robust margin expansion and prompted a significant raise to full-year guidance. The industrial automation company reported adjusted EPS of $3.30 for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and raised its fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to $12.50-$13.10 whi…
OpenAI on Tuesday began replacing GPT-5.3 Instant with GPT-5.5 Instant as the default ChatGPT model. Internal evaluations reported sizable reductions in hallucinated and inaccurate claims, improvements across academic and visual-reasoning benchmarks, shorter responses, and a new memory sources feature that surfaces past chats, files and connected d…
Ulta Beauty stock rose about 3% in premarket trading to $533.72 on Tuesday after BofA Global Research upgraded the cosmetics retailer to a buy from neutral and set a $685 price target. BofA based the move on expectations for steady sales growth, margin improvement and scope for multiple expansion tied to stronger operating income and free cash flow…
At a bankruptcy hearing in White Plains, Spirit Airlines' counsel said a dramatic rise in jet fuel prices eliminated any viable path out of bankruptcy and compelled the carrier to cease operations. The company is asking the court to approve expedited sales of aircraft and equipment and to authorize retention bonuses for remaining employees as it wi…
Flanders has asked Tesla for documentation to explore a rapid regional approval of the automaker’s supervised Full Self-Driving (FSD) software after the Netherlands granted provisional authorization. The software can operate a vehicle while requiring driver attention. Belgian regions retain jurisdiction over road approvals, and Tesla has also appli…
President Donald Trump has intensified pressure on FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to change current agency policy and permit flavored nicotine products, according to people familiar with the matter. Reports of the president's admonishment and subsequent discussions triggered immediate gains in nicotine-related equities, while leaving uncertainty abo…
U.S. officials are pursuing a multilateral supply chain coalition to ease an escalating global memory chip shortage. Jacob Helberg, the State Department's undersecretary for economic affairs, said the Pax Silica initiative places memory availability high on its agenda as member countries work to secure semiconductors, AI supply lines and critical m…
HSBC disclosed an unexpected $400 million loss related to the collapse of British mortgage lender Market Financial Solutions (MFS), prompting a roughly 6% drop in its London-listed shares. The bank said the charge is tied to private credit-related lending linked to an Apollo-backed unit and reflected alongside provisions for conflict-related risks,…
Airbus is set to announce an order of about 150 A220 aircraft from Malaysia-based AirAsia, officials said. The pact, expected to be unveiled in the Montreal area with Quebec and federal representation, would support Airbus' smallest jet at a time when the model has ceded some wins to Embraer. The A220 is built in Mirabel, Quebec and in Mobile, Alab…
Keyera Corp. (TSX:KEY) saw its stock fall 6.3% on Tuesday after Canada’s Competition Bureau filed an application with the Competition Tribunal to block the company’s acquisition of Plains All American Pipeline LP’s Canadian natural gas liquids business. The Bureau said its investigation found the deal is likely to harm competition in NGL processing…
Revolut's Mexican unit reported a fresh capital injection of 1.12 billion pesos (about $64.47 million), taking the company's cumulative investment in Mexico to $167 million. The bank said the funds will speed product rollouts and growth after an early surge in assets and registered users since its market debut in late January.
Shares of gold miners rose on Tuesday alongside a noticeable uptick in spot gold as market participants assessed the fragility of a Middle East truce and what it could mean for inflation and interest-rate expectations. Spot gold gained 1.3% to $4,581.56 per ounce after a recent low, while several large miners and U.S.-listed South African producers…
India's cabinet approved an emergency credit guarantee programme worth 181 billion rupees ($1.9 billion) to aid businesses facing liquidity stress from the Middle East crisis. The new Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 5.0 provides full guarantee coverage for small and medium enterprises and near-full coverage for other firms and the ai…
Revvity Inc. shares moved higher in premarket trading after the medical equipment company reported first-quarter adjusted earnings that beat analyst expectations. Despite the beat, management reduced its adjusted profit guidance for fiscal 2026 and announced the planned sale of its China immunodiagnostics business, which accounted for about 6% of f…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed permitting public companies to submit financial reports twice a year instead of quarterly by introducing an optional Form 10-S. The change would allow companies to replace three Form 10-Q filings with a single semiannual report while maintaining the existing annual filing requirement. The pro…
Seven CEOs from leading European technology companies published an opinion piece calling for a reduction and simplification of the EU's AI regulations, coupled with a stronger industrial policy and more permissive merger and acquisition rules to enable growth. The commentary comes as the European Union prepares to resume talks on revising the 2024 …
Speaking to the European Parliament’s economic committee, the chairman of the euro zone finance ministers’ group said the European Union requires bigger banks and a more unified supervisory framework to remain competitive with large US and Chinese lenders. He argued cross-border consolidation faces national political barriers and warned that inadeq…
Germany's equity market finished higher on Tuesday, led by Technology, Industrials and Food & Beverages stocks. The DAX rose 1.67% at the close, while the MDAX and TecDAX advanced 2.27% and 2.42% respectively. Notable winners included Infineon, Commerzbank and Siemens, while Fresenius Medical Care and other healthcare names weighed on the market.
French equities finished higher on Tuesday with the CAC 40 up 1.08% and the broader SBF 120 advancing 1.11%. Strength in Industrials, Technology and Basic Materials helped lift markets, with Schneider Electric, ArcelorMittal and STMicroelectronics among the session's top performers. Several names fell to fresh lows even as overall breadth was posit…
Belgian stocks closed higher in Brussels on Tuesday, with the BEL 20 index rising 1.64%. Broad gains were led by Consumer Services, Basic Materials and Technology names. Anheuser Busch Inbev SA NV surged to a five-year high, while commodity markets showed divergent moves with gold up and oil down. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners.
