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Spanish equities closed higher on Monday, with the IBEX 35 rising 1.40% to reach a fresh record high. Strength in Building & Construction, Financial Services & Real Estate and Consumer Services sectors lifted the market. Banco de Sabadell, Indra A and ACS were among the top performers, while Puig Brands, Enagas and Redeia were the session laggards.…
Italian equities closed higher on Monday, driven by gains in technology, financials and industrials. The Investing.com Italy 40 rose 2.07% to a new all-time high. Notable moves included a near-10% jump in STMicroelectronics and multi-percent gains in UniCredit and Prysmian. Market breadth was positive, and commodities and FX markets also moved high…
German stock indices closed higher on Monday, led by gains in industrials, software, and transportation and logistics names. The DAX rose 1.15%, the MDAX added 0.87% and the TecDAX advanced 0.25%. Market breadth was positive on the Frankfurt exchange, while the DAX volatility gauge eased and several commodity and currency benchmarks moved notably.
French stocks ended higher on Monday, with the CAC 40 up 0.60% and the SBF 120 adding 0.63%. Technology, industrials and utilities names were among the strongest performers, led by a sharp rise in STMicroelectronics. Market breadth favored advancing issues, while volatility measures and select individual stock lows drew attention.
Belgian equities finished higher on Monday, with the BEL 20 rising 1.07% to a fresh all-time high. Leadership came from technology, consumer goods and financials names, while oil, gold and currency markets posted notable directional moves during the session. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners.
Greek equities closed lower Monday with the Athens General Composite down 1.43% as losses in banking, telecoms and household names weighed on the market. Market breadth showed a clear skew toward declines, while select stocks recorded multi-year highs. Commodities and currency markets moved notably, with gold and oil climbing and the euro strengthe…
Bernstein analyst Richard Nguyen describes Services-as-Software as an emergent model that will shift how services are delivered and purchased: customers pay for outcomes delivered by AI-first software rather than for hours of human labor. The change is expected to accelerate through 2028 and could lift revenue growth and margins for providers that …
Jefferies cautions that Steve Madden may encounter a more challenging growth trajectory as mounting pressure in its wholesale segment - which generates roughly 70% of revenue - collides with retailer resistance to double-digit price increases. The firm trimmed investor expectations for 2026 earnings and warned that wholesale weakness could persist …
Stocks in Turkey finished higher on Monday, with the BIST 100 index closing up 2.34%. Gains were concentrated in the Wholesale & Retail Trade, Basic Metals and Non-Metal Mineral Products sectors. Market breadth was strongly positive, with rising issues far outnumbering decliners. Commodities and currency markets also moved, with gold futures and cr…
Morocco's equity market closed modestly higher on Monday, with the Moroccan All Shares index gaining 0.18% in Casablanca. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors. Mining and consumer names produced the session’s strongest individual moves, while several construction and transport-related stocks weighed on the downside…
Foremost Clean Energy announced a 5,000-metre diamond drilling campaign at its Hatchet Lake Uranium Project in Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin, prompting a 9.2% rise in its stock. The program, set to begin in mid-February, will focus on follow-up drilling at the Tuning Fork discovery area and additional targets at Beta Grid and Richardson SE, levera…
Safe Harbor Financial's shares climbed after the Denver-based cannabis fintech platform reached an amended commercial agreement with Partner Colorado Credit Union that extends the partnership through December 2031, increases interest income participation to as much as 65%, and is expected to produce $9 million in additional revenue over the life of…
Stellantis will record a €22.2 billion charge tied to a downsizing of its electric-vehicle plans, with the costs booked in the second half of 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded the stock to Peer perform from Underperform after a roughly 25% decline, calling the writedown a reset point and pointing to potential sequential improvement in 2026-27, though i…
Playboy's stock jumped 26% after the company agreed to sell a 50% stake in its China operations to United Trademark Group for a package of cash payments totaling $122 million. The transaction transfers operational control in China, Hong Kong and Macau to UTG, includes guaranteed distributions and brand support funding, and is designed to be immedia…
SeaStar Medical Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:ICU) shares declined 4.8% after the company published early post-approval clinical experience for its QUELIMMUNE therapy in pediatric patients. Results from the first 21 children in the SAVE Registry reported no device-related adverse events, with survival rates of 76% at Day 28 and Day 60, and 71% at Day…
Clearmind Medicine Inc (NASDAQ:CMND) shares fell 6.6% on Monday after the company published safety findings from six additional patients in the second cohort of its Phase I/IIa study of CMND-100 for Alcohol Use Disorder. The data showed no serious adverse events and tolerability consistent with the first cohort, while investors appeared to react ne…
OpenAI's CEO told employees that ChatGPT returned to more than 10% month-over-month growth and that the company will roll out an updated chat model this week. The firm, which reports over 800 million weekly active users, also flagged rapid week-over-week growth in its coding product and recently introduced a new Codex model. OpenAI is testing ads f…
Humacyte Inc. (NASDAQ: HUMA) saw its stock climb 11.4% on Monday after disclosure that the U.S. Department of Defense’s FY2026 Appropriations Act contains dedicated funding to assess and incorporate biologic vascular repair technologies for service members with traumatic vascular injuries. The move follows language in the FY2026 National Defense Au…
Loews Corp reported a quarter marked by weakness across several divisions, led by softer underwriting at its dominant insurance unit, CNA Financial. Investment income improved and partially offset underwriting pressures, while net income rose versus the prior year driven in part by a favorable comparison to a quarter with a large pension settlement…
Verrica Pharmaceuticals saw its stock climb 3.1% after partner Torii Pharmaceutical launched YCANTH in Japan for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum. The product received Japanese regulatory approval in September 2025 based on positive Phase 3 data. Under an amended collaboration from July 2025, Verrica will initially receive a transfer price fo…
Shares of Solid Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ:SLDB) climbed in early trading after the company said it has secured agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the design of its Phase 3 IMPACT DUCHENNE trial for SGT-003. Solid plans to dose the first participant in the study in the first quarter of 2026 and will hold further meetings with the…
HoldCo Asset Management said it will not move forward with proxy fights at KeyCorp and Eastern Bancshares after both regional banks implemented the principal actions the activist investor had sought. The decisions follow commitments on buybacks, governance adjustments and public statements on acquisition policy and capital management.
Apollo Global Management is nearing a roughly $3.4 billion loan to an investment vehicle that intends to purchase Nvidia chips and lease them to xAI, according to a report citing a person familiar with the matter. The transaction would follow a prior Apollo-backed financing for hardware leased to xAI and could be completed as soon as this week. The…
Metalpha Technology Holding Ltd (NASDAQ: MATH) saw its stock rise 5.8% in premarket trading after the company announced a plan to allocate up to 20% of its annual net profit to Bitcoin. The board approved an allocation quota of approximately $3.2 million, representing 20% of the company's $15.9 million net profit for the fiscal year ended March 31,…
Piper Sandler cautioned investors that Dell faces a mixed-to-concerning setup heading into calendar year 2026, citing rising component costs and margin risk despite execution strength in AI-server products. The firm expects FY27 revenue to start near $120 billion and flagged changing memory pricing dynamics as a potential headwind for hardware marg…
