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Denmark's main index ended Thursday's session higher, driven by advances in Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas. The OMX Copenhagen 20 climbed 2.65% as Novo Nordisk Class B, NKT Holding and Carlsberg A/S B posted the largest gains, while DSV Panalpina, Pandora and Coloplast were among the laggards. Market breadth favored winners and commodity …
ArcelorMittal has provided steel for a White House ballroom project supported by U.S. President Donald Trump, delivering 600 tonnes to date, the company said. The donation is ongoing and was disclosed by finance chief Genuino Christino on an analysts' call. The project faces political pressure in Congress and a legal challenge from a preservation g…
Goldman Sachs maintained a buy rating and a $610 12-month price target on Microsoft after the company reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat consensus on revenue and non-GAAP EPS but left investors unconvinced, sending shares lower. Goldman highlighted strong Azure guidance, accelerating Copilot adoption and significant internal GPU effici…
Repsol has decided not to accelerate plans to list its oil and gas production business in the United States, with CEO Josu Jon Imaz saying the firm will wait for more favorable market conditions despite the unit being technically prepared for a U.S. listing. The decision, reached in alignment with partner EIG, follows the company's strong quarterly…
Shares on the Casablanca Stock Exchange finished lower Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.62% at the close. Losses in Utilities, Banking and Mining underpinned the retreat. Market breadth favored decliners by a margin of 35 to 18, while several commodities and currency pairs also shifted direction during the session.
The Trump administration is holding talks with oil companies and reviewing regulatory obstacles to accelerate U.S. oil production in response to supply concerns tied to the conflict with Iran, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said. The administration is considering regulatory adjustments to allow production to increase quickly and is stud…
Blue Owl Capital shares climbed sharply Thursday, extending gains during the company’s earnings call after management outlined steps to reduce software exposure amid sector uncertainty and reported a sizable gain and partial sale of its SpaceX stake. Executives also told investors they see "no material negative developments" in the portfolio.
Norwegian equities closed higher on Thursday with the Oslo OBX rising 1.18% as advances in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities supported the market. Nel ASA stood out with a sharp gain that pushed the stock to a 52-week high, while crude oil, Brent and gold futures moved unevenly and key NOK currency crosse…
Israeli equities finished the Thursday trading session slightly higher, with the TA 35 rising 0.06% as gains in Biomed, Communication and Technology stocks offset weakness in several large financial names. Market breadth was narrowly positive, while oil, gold and currency markets recorded notable moves.
Greece's stock market closed lower on Thursday, with the Athens General Composite down 0.54%. Losses were concentrated in the Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources sectors. Market breadth favored declines and a handful of individual stocks recorded notable moves, including a three-year low for Allwyn and an all-time high for Cenergy. Commodity an…
Becle, the world’s largest tequila producer, saw its stock fall after reporting first-quarter results that fell well short of analyst expectations. The company reported a 67% drop in net profit for the first three months of 2026 and warned that a U.S. distribution restructuring following the end of its RNDC partnership will make 2026 a challenging …
Goldman Sachs' trading desk models indicate commodity trading advisers (CTAs) are likely to sell U.S. equities across scenarios over the coming week. Recent CTA buying had bolstered markets, but that demand has evaporated, and current S&P 500 distances above short- and medium-term thresholds may trigger up to $50 billion of selling as funds reduce …
Morgan Stanley data show BYD, Geely and Great Wall Motor each posted substantial month-on-month increases in overseas vehicle registrations in March 2026. Growth was concentrated in specific regional markets, with BYD’s gains led by the UK, Brazil and Australia, Geely bolstered by Russia and Mexico alongside Europe, and Great Wall Motor showing str…
Thursday's market action featured large intraday swings across market-cap segments. Mega-cap technology and healthcare names posted mixed results, with several industrial and small-cap names rallying sharply after deals, upgrades or earnings beats, while other firms fell on revenue misses, guidance concerns and operational notices.
Italy’s communications regulator AGCOM has asked the European Commission to investigate Google’s AI-driven search features, citing a complaint from the Italian federation of newspaper publishers (FIEG). AGCOM referred Google Ireland Ltd for a formal assessment under the EU’s Digital Services Act to determine whether AI Overviews and AI Mode threate…
SharonAI Holdings (NASDAQ: SHAZ) shares declined about 6% on Thursday after short seller Bleecker Street disclosed a short position and published a report that challenges the economics of a major customer contract, raises doubts about the company’s funding arrangements, and highlights litigation involving the CEO. The report focuses on a five-year,…
Austria's three governing parties entered a critical phase of talks to decide whether to extend a fuel price relief scheme set to lapse on Friday. Introduced a month ago, the measure cuts fuel costs by reducing retailer margins and returning additional VAT revenue to consumers via lower petrol taxes, both currently set at 5 euro cents per liter. Ne…
Hyatt Hotels' stock climbed sharply after the company delivered first-quarter results that met expectations and affirmed its full-year EBITDA guidance. Strength in revenue per available room and tighter cost control supported performance in owned and leased operations, while the distribution segment experienced pressure tied to Mexico. Management p…
Willis Towers Watson shares plunged after the company reported a slowdown in first-quarter organic revenue growth even though adjusted earnings per share topped analyst estimates. The stock dropped sharply and is underperforming the broader market year to date, with the company seeing weaker growth in its risk and broking business.
Deutsche Bank's latest Myth Buster study tested many variants of the 'Sell in May and go away' approach across major European and U.S. indices. While the specific variant that sells at end-May and buys back at end-September produced higher headline annualized returns for the STOXX Europe 600 since 1987, the strategy underperformed buy-and-hold in a…
Jefferies revised forecasts across its DACH small- and mid-cap universe this week, increasing price targets for Nordex, Siltronic, Jenoptik and IFCN and keeping buy recommendations after generally strong first-quarter results. The research house pointed to better-quality backlogs, improving service margins and early signs of demand improvement in s…
On April 30 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed removing certain active ingredients used in popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs from the list of bulk substances that outsourcing facilities may use for compounding. The agency said it found no clinical need for outsourcing facilities to compound semaglutide, tirzepatide or liraglutide from bul…
Barclays' technology team has spotlighted a group of natural gas producers and midstream operators it views as strategically positioned to supply the energy demands of an accelerating AI infrastructure expansion. Analysts estimate annual infrastructure spending by Western hyperscalers and AI labs could top $1 trillion before a 2028 peak, a level mo…
Novo Nordisk stock rose after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed excluding semaglutide, tirzepatide and liraglutide from the 503B bulks list, a step that would bar outsourcing facilities from compounding these medications from bulk drug substances. The FDA said it found no clinical need for compounding these therapies and is seeking pub…
U.S. equity futures climbed Thursday as crude retreated from earlier four-year highs and investors parsed quarterly results from technology giants and industrial names. Alphabet and Amazon led gains ahead of the open, while notable declines in social media, automakers and refining names weighed on the overall premarket landscape.
