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The market on Friday produced a wide range of moves across capitalization bands, with chip-related names and financials among the largest decliners while select healthcare and software-related names posted double-digit gains following earnings or analyst actions. Mega-cap names such as SanDisk and American Express recorded notable drops, while mid-…
A U.S. district judge in Virginia ruled that the certification requirements imposed in 2023 for prescribing mifepristone were unlawful, finding the Food and Drug Administration did not adequately explain why those limits were needed after repeatedly confirming the drug's safety and effectiveness. The decision stems from a 2023 lawsuit by three abor…
Canada held an opening ceremony for the Gordie Howe International Bridge on the Windsor side on Friday without American officials present after a dispute over toll-sharing and threats of steep U.S. tariffs. The bridge, fully funded by Canada at a cost of $4.7 billion, is set to open to traffic on Monday and is intended as a faster route than the ex…
Insurers and large institutions are signaling greater allocations to private credit, according to a recent survey, even as high-net-worth investor demand cools and regulators probe the sector’s ties to insurance balance sheets. Fundraisers for private-credit secondaries and declining redemption pressure at major funds point to a reallocation toward…
Market participants will focus on the July 27 durable goods report, due at 7:30 AM ET, as a key barometer of manufacturing demand and near-term industrial momentum. The headline is forecast to show a 1.6% rise after a prior 4.5% decline, while core durable goods are expected to slow from recent gains. Later Treasury auctions and regional manufactur…
NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc. reported net income of $9.8 million in Q2 2026 and $19.7 million for the first six months, reflecting a slight decrease compared to the prior year. The company emphasized strong performance in its construction loan portfolio with increased commitments and maintained excellent asset quality with no non-performing lo…
The International Olympic Committee has declined to pursue a complaint from human rights organisation FairSquare accusing FIFA President Gianni Infantino of breaching political neutrality rules. The IOC said the allegations concern national federation governance and implementation of sport rules, matters it considers outside the remit of its Ethics…
Qualcomm informed its customers in a letter that it will impose price increases in the double-digit range on certain products shipped after September 1, attributing the move to escalating supplier costs. The disclosure, reported by Bloomberg and noting the company's attempts to source alternative components, comes amid pressure in the smartphone ec…
Northwest European gasoline refining margins rose by $1.81 to $32.67 per barrel on Friday as crude oil prices retreated from the prior session's $100-per-barrel level. Trade in Eurobob E5 and E10 barges was recorded, and a Danish-flagged tanker announced a routing decision tied to security developments in the southern Red Sea after Houthi forces de…
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC, acting as a director and significant 10% shareholder of RENN Fund, Inc., executed a recent equity acquisition. The firm purchased 756 shares of common stock on July 23, 2026, at a price of $3.06 per share, bringing the total transaction value to $2,313. This purchase increases Horizon Kinetics' direct holdings…
Beumer Group has launched legal action against the European Commission after the regulator declined to refer Vanderlande’s acquisition of Siemens’ airport logistics business for EU-level antitrust review. The dispute centers on whether national authorities in Portugal and Spain - which had asked the Commission to step in - were the appropriate bodi…
At the Farnborough airshow, recruiters and interactive displays aimed at teens like 17-year-old Hassan Butt highlight a widening gap between aerospace demand and the available workforce. The UK aerospace and defence sector faces an estimated shortfall of about 10,000 specialized engineers annually, with an aging workforce and newer technologies, in…
The New Party, formed by Ozgur Ozel and 90 former members of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has applied to the interior ministry and been confirmed as an active political party by the Chief Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals. The new grouping is now the second-largest in parliament after President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, underscori…
President Donald Trump said the United States will launch a Section 301 investigation into the European Union's practice of fining American technology companies after Google was hit with another penalty. The announcement, made on Truth Social, lists a series of recent EU fines on U.S. tech firms and indicates the U.S. may pursue retaliatory trade m…
U.S. energy firms reduced the number of active drilling rigs for the first time in six weeks, with the combined oil and gas rig count falling by one to 587 in the week ending July 24. The move reflects a small pullback in oil-directed activity even as gas-directed rigs rose modestly. Broad-year declines in rig counts over recent years and EIA outpu…
Wheat futures on Euronext closed sharply lower following denials from Ukraine's agriculture minister that Kyiv is discussing alternative means to safeguard grain exports through Black Sea ports in the Odesa region. The September milling wheat contract ended the session down 4.2% at €231.75 per metric ton after an earlier slide of more than 6%.
Qualcomm notified customers that it will increase prices by a double-digit percentage for products shipped on or after Sept. 1. The company said it has exhausted its capacity to absorb higher supplier costs and has sought alternative components, while broader semiconductor supply constraints driven in part by AI data center demand continue to limit…
European government bond yields fell on Friday following a session where they reached multi-year highs, as oil prices eased back from the $100-per-barrel threshold. Germany's 10-year yield dropped modestly, while markets weighed the inflationary implications of recent energy-driven price swings and fresh U.S. tariffs.
Anthropic PBC on Friday unveiled Claude Opus 5, a new AI model positioned to handle routine workplace tasks at a lower cost. The company says Opus 5 matches much of the performance of its top-tier model, Fable 5, in many areas while costing 50% less per task, and that it will become the default option for many office applications. The model is comm…
Meta AI rolled out a set of new capabilities that let the assistant create plans, link to email and calendar apps, and execute tasks on behalf of users. Backed by Meta's Muse Spark 1.1 model, the updates include automated planning, recurring task delivery, calendar-aware daily briefings, web research aggregation, and content creation tools, with in…
Costa Rican authorities announced the arrest of Alejandro Arias Monge, 41, alias 'Diablo', a fugitive wanted by the United States on drug trafficking charges. The detention came after an armed confrontation north of Costa Rica's Caribbean region that lasted nearly an hour and resulted in the capture of Arias and two other individuals. U.S. authorit…
Anthropic unveiled Opus 5, a new Claude-family AI model that the company says approaches the capabilities of Fable 5 while costing roughly half as much. The firm positions Opus 5 for routine office work and coding, emphasizing improved efficiency over the prior Opus 4.8 release and altered safety constraints tied to its comparative limitations vers…
On July 24, Meta introduced enhanced functionality for its Meta AI assistant that allows the chatbot to carry out some tasks autonomously, powered by the Muse Spark 1.1 model. The update, initially available in select markets via the Meta AI app and meta.ai, includes features such as daily briefings based on calendar summaries and recurring task au…
The DATA Network has recorded more than 100 million onchain data registrations as its Trace provenance system drives growing fee-based revenue. The milestone arrives as Upbit hosts a four-day $DATA trading competition for eligible users, underscoring increased market activity around the token and expanding network usage that produces daily chain fe…
Hubbell Incorporated declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.42 per share to be paid on September 15, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 31, 2026. This reflects the company's strong financial position and commitment to returning value to shareholders.
