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Six Democratic senators have sent letters to Reynolds American and Altria seeking information about political donations, lobbying and meetings with the Trump administration in the wake of a new FDA policy that permits certain vape and nicotine pouch sales without premarket authorization. The senators contend the companies profited after years of sp…
U.K. equities finished higher on Thursday, with gains concentrated in software, pharmaceuticals and healthcare equipment sectors. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 rose 0.27% at the close. A handful of large-cap stocks posted strong advances while several financial and retail names lost ground. Commodity and currency markets showed mixed moves, …
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 finished the session higher, advancing 0.54% as gains in several consumer- and finance-related sectors lifted the market. Pharmaceutical and travel-tech names topped the leaderboard while energy and property stocks were among the laggards. Commodity markets moved unevenly with gold higher and crude oil lower, and the U.S. …
Portugal's main equity index closed lower on Thursday, with the PSI retreating 0.88% to reach a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Utilities, Telecoms and Technology sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while global commodity and FX moves included weaker crude oil and a firmer gold futures contract.
Netherlands stocks closed modestly higher, with the AEX up 0.27% as gains in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors supported the market. Wolters Kluwer, Adyen NV and Relx PLC were the session's top advancers, while Universal Music Group, BE Semiconductor Industries and Koninklijke KPN posted the largest declines. Commodity markets…
A Federal Reserve Bank of Boston study argues that structural changes in U.S. energy use and production mean the Federal Reserve can concentrate monetary policy on inflationary pressures stemming from the Middle East oil price shock rather than on employment impacts. The paper finds oil shocks now have a more muted effect on overall employment and …
Italian equities finished modestly higher on Thursday as gains in the Chemicals, Healthcare and Utilities sectors supported a 0.22% rise in the Investing.com Italy 40. Market breadth was mixed, with slightly more advancers than decliners, while energy commodities retreated and gold strengthened. Major movers included DiaSorin, Brunello Cucinelli an…
German equities finished the session higher, with the DAX up 0.48% at the close in Frankfurt. Strength in Software, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Media stocks underpinned the advance. Market breadth was mixed, with slightly more decliners than advancers, while volatility and shifts in commodity prices were notable alongside modest FX moves.
French equities finished the session higher, with the CAC 40 rising 1.15% and the SBF 120 up 1.10%. Gains were concentrated in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors, while a handful of large-cap names lagged. Commodity and currency markets moved unevenly, and volatility on the CAC 40 options gauge hit a fresh 52-week high.
Belgian stocks finished higher on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index advancing 0.69% as gains in Healthcare, Financials and Consumer Goods sectors buoyed the market. Argen-X, UCB and KBC Groep were the top performers, while Umicore, Melexis and Anheuser Busch Inbev recorded the steepest falls. Market breadth was narrowly positive and commodity and cur…
FINRA has removed the Pattern Day Trader (PDT) rule that required an account to hold at least $25,000 if it executed four or more day trades within a rolling five-business-day window. The change replaces the static threshold with a real-time, margin-based risk framework that permits margin accounts with minimum balances as low as $2,000. Industry p…
The OMX Helsinki 25 slipped 0.89% at the close on Thursday, weighed down by losses in Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Utilities. Nokia recorded the steepest drop among major constituents, while Qt Group, Orion and TietoEVRY were the session's notable risers. Commodity markets saw crude and Brent futures fall, while August gold futures advanced. Currency pa…
The OMX Stockholm 30 finished the trading day up 0.03% as gains in the Healthcare, Financials and Oil & Gas sectors helped lift the index. AstraZeneca, Hexagon B and Evolution were the session's top performers, while Ericsson B, Boliden and Tele2 recorded the largest declines. Broader market breadth was slightly positive, and commodity and currency…
Partners Group reported increased withdrawal requests across several funds, including a Delaware-based vehicle where repurchase requests exceeded the quarterly 5% limit. Blackstone capped redemptions at its flagship private credit fund after a jump in redemption demands. The moves highlight mounting liquidity pressure in evergreen private credit st…
Online brokerage shares climbed after FINRA's repeal of the pattern day trader rule took effect, removing the $25,000 minimum equity requirement and the four-trades-in-five-days trigger. The SEC-approved change, announced in Regulatory Notice 26-10, replaces the old designation with a technology-driven intraday margin framework. Robinhood, Webull a…
EXL has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to integrate the Build Your Own Transaction Foundation Model into its AI offerings. This integration enables financial institutions to rapidly develop and deploy advanced, unified transaction intelligence applications that improve fraud detection, risk management, and customer personalization using prop…
Liftoff Mobile Inc. raised $437 million in its U.S. initial public offering, selling 19 million shares at $23 apiece. The stock opened at $25.10 on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and climbed 9.1% in debut trading. Filings place the company's market valuation at $4.18 billion based on outstanding shares. Proceeds will be used to repay senior secure…
Macro and liquidity dynamics point to a broad market re-pricing outside of Bitcoin. Short SPY at $560.00 with a $600.00 stop and $480.00 target over a mid-term horizon (45 trading days). This trade is a directional bet on multiple catalysts converging to puncture stretched equity valuations.
Shares of Celsius Holdings (NASDAQ: CELH) fell roughly 4% on Thursday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a review of the company and its Alani Nutrition unit. The probe is focused on whether the Alani Nu energy drink - which contains 200 mg of caffeine per 12-ounce can - is being marketed in ways that could mislead parents and younge…
The Canadian government announced a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy called AI for All that targets $200 billion in economic growth and pairs direct funding with equity investments in AI startups over the next five years. The plan sets adoption, jobs and training targets, includes a public AI supercomputer and sovereign compute invest…
Jeronimo Martins has pulled back into a level that, in our view, presents a pragmatic buying opportunity. The group’s strong exposure to Poland’s grocery market through Biedronka, stable Portuguese operations with Pingo Doce, and disciplined capital allocation give the stock room to rebound as margins normalize and macro volatility eases. We lay ou…
The U.N. atomic agency circulated a confidential report to member states that shows minimal change in its evaluation of Iran’s nuclear programme since late February, despite months of U.S.-Israeli military action. The IAEA repeated calls for Tehran to explain the whereabouts of previously declared low- and highly enriched uranium, including materia…
The New York Federal Reserve's Global Supply Chain Pressure Index fell slightly in May to 1.77 from 1.82 in April, but remains at levels comparable to the latter part of 2022. The Fed bank ties ongoing supply disruptions to the U.S.-backed war with Iran and the effective shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, which has constrained flows of oil and other…
Meta is reported to be building a highly personalized, agentic AI assistant using its Muse Spark model and is testing internal prototypes. The initiative includes work inspired by the OpenClaw open-source project and a separate internal agent codenamed "Hatch," with a planned Instagram shopping integration before the fourth quarter. The moves come …
The International Monetary Fund is holding discussions with Venezuelan authorities about launching an Article IV consultation, IMF communications director Julie Kozack said at a Washington press briefing. The fund has not carried out its regular annual review of Venezuela's economy since 2004. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva recently met…
