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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said any narrowing of the metals tariffs would be a decision for President Donald Trump, while allowing that some modifications - likely clarifications for incidental objects - could be made. The Commerce Department oversees the Section 232 tariffs that were doubled last year to cover many derivative products; …
Lawrence Erik Kurzius, a ten percent owner of McCormick & Co., sold 50,000 shares on February 12, 2026, for $3.58 million and on the same day purchased 50,000 shares at a lower price. McCormick reported fourth-quarter 2025 EPS below estimates but revenue slightly above forecasts, prompting analysts to lower price targets amid cost pressures and con…
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized the repeal of the 2009 'endangerment finding' for vehicles, removing the federal foundation for regulating greenhouse gases from motor vehicles. The move eliminates a key federal lever that had allowed national tailpipe emissions standards and supported broader EPA regulation of greenhouse gases across …
The European Central Bank has levied a €7,551,050 periodic penalty payment against French lender Crédit Agricole after finding the bank did not satisfy a materiality assessment requirement for 75 full days in 2024. The decision, part of broader ECB efforts to tighten supervision of climate-related financial risks, can be contested at the Court of J…
London equities finished the session higher, with strength concentrated in Software & Computer Services, Aerospace & Defense and Mining. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 climbed 0.31% at the close. Relx, WPP and 3i Group were among the top performers, while Flutter Entertainment, Entain and NatWest weighed on the downside. Commodities and curre…
U.K. equities finished higher on Friday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 0.31% as the Software & Computer Services, Aerospace & Defense and Mining sectors provided the largest upward pressure. Relx PLC posted the session's strongest advance, while Flutter Entertainment tumbled to a three-year low. Commodity and currency markets showed …
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 ended Friday's session down 1.25% as losses across Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Goods sectors pushed the market lower. Market breadth was narrowly negative with 91 decliners versus 90 advancers. Key movers included gains in Cellnex, Acciona and Repsol, while Acerinox, Caixabank and…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 fell 1.25% at the close in Madrid, weighed down by sector losses in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Goods. Market breadth was nearly balanced with slightly more decliners than advancers. Select large-cap stocks outperformed while several major financials registered notable declines. C…
The Portuguese PSI index closed lower on Friday, retreating 0.30% as losses in the Financials, Technology and Utilities sectors offset gains among select telecom and construction names. Market breadth was modestly positive in count but net index movement was negative. Energy-related stocks registered declines even as global oil benchmarks were mixe…
Amsterdam's AEX index ended the session up 0.59%, driven by strength in Technology, Consumer Services and Industrials. Relx PLC, Wolters Kluwer and BE Semiconductor Industries NV were the top gainers, while NN Group, ABN AMRO and ING Groep posted the largest declines. Market breadth favored advancers and volatility measures were steady as energy, g…
Italian equities ended Friday in negative territory, with the Investing.com Italy 40 declining 1.81% at the close in Milan. Losses were concentrated in Financials, Utilities and Industrials. Banking stocks led the market’s decliners while select telecom and industrial names posted gains. Commodity and currency markets were mixed.
German equity markets finished the session higher on Friday, with the DAX rising 0.20% and the MDAX and TecDAX advancing 0.48% and 1.27% respectively. Strength in Financial Services, Technology and Food & Beverages names underpinned gains, while select banks and utilities weighed on the downside. Market breadth was positive and volatility, as measu…
Paris equities closed lower Friday, driven by declines in the Financials, Consumer Goods and Utilities sectors. The CAC 40 fell 0.35% and the SBF 120 slipped 0.30%. Safran led gains on both indices, while Societe Generale and L'Oreal were among the heaviest decliners. Market breadth favored losers and volatility measures reached a 52-week high.
Belgian equities finished Friday in negative territory, with the BEL 20 down 0.21% at the close in Brussels. Gains in select healthcare and real estate names contrasted with weakness among lenders, consumer-facing firms and materials-related stocks. Market breadth was modestly positive, with slightly more advancing than declining issues. Commodity …
Laurie Ann Pulatie-Hahn, Itron's senior vice president of human resources, sold 142 shares of Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) on February 11, 2026, in a transaction disclosed on a Form 4 filing. The shares were sold at $105.2648 apiece for $14,947, and the sale was made to satisfy tax withholding related to vesting restricted stock units. The trade come…
Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite advanced sharply on Friday after U.S. consumer inflation readings for January showed a slowdown. Gains were broad but uneven, with technology shares under pressure amid AI-related worries and materials stocks weighed down by lower precious metals prices as markets pared back early expectations for near-term Federal Reserv…
Stocks in Sweden finished lower on Friday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 falling 0.12%. Losses concentrated in the Financials, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors. Hexagon AB ser. B, NIBE Industrier AB ser. B and SAAB AB ser. B were the session's top performers, while Evolution AB and major banks Swedbank and Svenska Handelsbanken posted notable…
The OMX Helsinki 25 ended Friday's session up 0.25%, with Technology, Consumer Services and Industrials among the better-performing sectors. Mandatum Oyj, TietoEVRY and KONE were the session's top advancers, while SSAB AB B, Hiab and Fortum weighed on the index. Market breadth was positive and commodity and FX moves were mixed.
A wave of U.S. initial public offerings in 2026 has been trimmed or deferred as volatile markets, heightened valuation scrutiny and weak performance among peers weigh on issuers. Several companies, including a Wall Street broker, a Brazilian fintech and a Blackstone-backed app marketer, have scaled back fundraising targets or postponed planned list…
January's consumer price index showed headline inflation moderating to 2.4% year-over-year, below expectations and down from December's 2.7%. Monthly headline CPI rose 0.2% versus a 0.3% consensus while core CPI matched forecasts on both monthly and yearly measures. The report followed a strong jobs print, spurring investors to price in a somewhat …
A 30-page report from Senate Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee concludes that the Trump administration's agreements to remove migrants to third countries have required millions in U.S. funds, delivered very few long-term returns and in some cases led to additional government expense to return migrants to their countries of origin.
Stephen Schwar, vice chair of Carlisle Companies INC (NASDAQ: CSL), sold 6,049 shares on February 12, 2026, for $2,524,583 in two transactions and exercised options to acquire 1,500 shares at $108.72. After these moves he directly holds 8,540 shares. Separately, Carlisle reported fourth-quarter 2025 results with EPS of $3.90 versus an expected $3.5…
Oscar Health (OSCR) is coming off a rough 2025 driven by higher medical costs and morbidity, but management's 2026 guidance - $18.7-19B revenue and $250-450M in operating earnings - plus membership growth to 2.04M creates a scenario for meaningful price discovery. This trade idea lays out a long, high-conviction position sized for volatility: entry…
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled February 20 as an opinion day that will likely include a decision on President Trump's tariff policies. Additional opinion sessions are scheduled for February 24 and 25. The case, heard on an expedited timeline, could invalidate major tariffs that federal data show are costing importers more than $16 billion eac…
Citizens Financial Group cut its rating on Upstart Holdings to Market Underperform from Market Perform and set a $20 price target. The brokerage said Upstart's current valuation is hard to justify relative to comparable consumer lenders despite a recent share pullback, and flagged concerns about its medium-term origination targets, the usefulness o…
