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Thursday's trading session produced notable volatility across market-cap tiers, with semiconductor and large technology names among the steepest decliners. Lam Research (LRCX) and Facebook (META) posted double-digit-portion declines relative to other mega-cap peers, while a range of mid- and small-cap stocks moved sharply in response to company ann…
Traders head into the last trading day of the week with a slate of consumer sentiment releases and Federal Reserve commentary that could influence market direction on Friday, March 27, 2026. The University of Michigan will publish final consumer sentiment and expectations indices, while San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and Richmond Fed Preside…
A cohort of private energy companies and private-equity backers is leading a new wave of international shale development, entering nascent plays in Argentina, Turkey, and Australia. Publicly traded U.S. shale producers largely remain cautious, prioritizing shareholder returns and domestic inventories, even as consultants project substantial non-U.S…
Elon Musk is reportedly pushing to reserve a disproportionately large portion of SpaceX's planned initial public offering for retail investors - as much as 30% - and has directed banks to concentrate on specific investor pools and regions rather than competing broadly. The approach is intended to harness the company’s devoted retail following and t…
Elon Musk’s attorney has asked a federal judge to review a March 20 jury verdict that found Musk liable for defrauding Twitter investors, arguing jurors improperly used the verdict to deliver a message. The request, filed March 26 in San Francisco federal court, points to a bright blue "$4.20" entry on the verdict form and alleges other trial error…
U.K. stocks finished lower on Thursday, with the benchmark index falling 1.29% as losses in the Financial Services, Mining and Aerospace & Defense sectors weighed on the market. While a handful of large-cap names recorded gains, several heavyweights dropped sharply, including one stock that slid to a 52-week low. Commodities and currency markets re…
U.K. equities closed lower on Thursday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index dropping 1.29%. Losses were concentrated in Financial Services, Mining and Aerospace & Defense names, while a handful of consumer and energy stocks outperformed. Commodity and currency markets moved notably, with gold down sharply and crude oil futures rallying.
Spain's main stock index, the IBEX 35, ended Thursday's session down 1.21% as losses were concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Consumer Services sectors. While Merlin Properties, Repsol and Solaria were among the session's top performers, Redeia, Grifols and ArcelorMittal recorded the steepest falls. Market breadth wa…
Portugal's PSI index closed modestly lower, down 0.19%, after sessional weakness in Industrials, Financials and Technology sectors. A small group of large-cap names advanced, while a larger number of stocks fell on the Lisbon exchange. Global commodity benchmarks and currency pairs moved notably during the same period.
Netherlands equities ended the trading day lower, with the AEX closing down 1.26% as losses concentrated in the Technology, Industrials and Basic Materials sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, while oil and Brent prices rose sharply and gold futures fell. Currency and volatility measures saw little change.
Italian equities closed lower on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index falling 0.81% as losses concentrated in the Chemicals, Financials and Industrials sectors. Saipem, Recordati and Tenaris were the session's top performers, while Prysmian, UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo paced declines. Commodity markets moved sharply, with crude and Bre…
Germany's main equity gauge ended Thursday's session notably lower, with the DAX down 1.64% as selling pressure in Industrials, Construction and Retail weighed on the market. Mid- and small-cap indices MDAX and TecDAX also finished in negative territory. Commodity and currency markets moved alongside equities, with gold sharply lower and oil advanc…
French equities closed lower on Thursday, with the CAC 40 down 0.98% and the SBF 120 off 1.01%. Losses were concentrated in Industrials, Financials and Consumer Services, while a handful of large-cap energy and semiconductor names posted gains. Market breadth favoured decliners and volatility measures reached a fresh 52-week high.
Belgian stocks finished lower after trading on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index closing down 0.93%. Losses were concentrated in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors. Azelis led gains among the benchmark's constituents, while Umicore, D’Ieteren and Sofina posted the largest declines. Market breadth in Brussels skewed negative a…
Stock markets in Sweden finished lower on Thursday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 sliding 1.82% at the close. Losses were concentrated in the Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while global commodity prices and foreign-exchange rates moved notably during the session.
The OMX Helsinki 25 closed lower, slipping 0.79% as losses in Industrials, Financials and Oil & Gas pressured the benchmark. A handful of stocks posted gains while several industrial and materials names led declines. Commodities saw notable moves with Brent and U.S. crude higher and gold futures down, and currency markets were mixed with the U.S. d…
AllianceBernstein Holding LP shares climbed 2.2% on Thursday after majority owner Equitable Holdings announced a planned merger with Corebridge Financial that will form a combined $22 billion retirement, life, wealth and asset management company. The transaction is expected to deliver in excess of $100 billion of assets under management to Alliance…
Medical device manufacturer Stryker reported steady progress toward full operational capacity after a March cyberattack disrupted order processing, production and shipments. The firm said most manufacturing sites and critical production lines are restored, electronic ordering systems have been returned to service, and it is working with outside cyb…
Wave Life Sciences saw its stock fall sharply after releasing interim Phase 1 INLIGHT data for WVE-007 in obesity. Results showed a durable placebo-adjusted visceral fat reduction at six months for the 240 mg dose, while a single 400 mg dose did not display a dose response. Analysts cut price targets and flagged questions about monotherapy potentia…
Bernstein's sector review ranks established technology and services firms as the most likely beneficiaries of enterprises modernizing supply chain management with AI and tighter ERP integration. The firm points to SAP's end-to-end ERP linkage, Oracle's unified data architecture and transport capabilities, and Capgemini's implementation strength in …
Meta Platforms Inc. saw its shares tumble 6% to a 10-month low after juries in two U.S. trials found the company liable for harms to young users. The rulings - including a $6 million award in Los Angeles and a $375 million judgment in New Mexico - heightened investor worries about potential billions in fines and further litigation. Other tech stock…
Bank of America retains a neutral view on the Mexican peso, forecasting USD/MXN at 18.50 by the end of 2026 and 19.50 by end-2027. The bank highlights the potential for short-term depreciation driven by broader emerging market currency moves and a monetary easing path deeper than currently priced, while noting that higher oil prices have only limit…
Bank of America expects the Brazilian real to firm to 5.25 per U.S. dollar by the end of 2026 and hold at that level through 2027, citing elevated commodity prices, a still-generous interest rate carry and an improving political backdrop. The bank projects moderate GDP growth and a gradual easing of policy rates as inflation trends remain contained…
Bank of America retains a neutral stance on the Argentine peso, projecting it will trade at 1,700 per US dollar by the end of 2026 and 1,900 by the end of 2027. The bank anticipates GDP growth of 3.5% in both 2026 and 2027, forecasts inflation at 25.5% in 2026 and 13.3% in 2027, and reports that its valuation models point to a modest overvaluation …
In a Thursday note, Raymond James cut its ratings on Global Payments (GPN) and Fiserv (FISV) to Market Perform from Outperform, citing a wider revaluation across the payments and fintech space. Analyst Madison Suhr highlighted that the group's average next-12-month price-to-earnings ratio has fallen to roughly 11x, driven by weaker organic growth a…
