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Lila Sciences is negotiating a roughly $2 billion Series B that would value the artificial intelligence research company at about $8.5 billion before the new capital, people familiar with the discussions said. The round is reported to be anchored by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and Nvidia's NVentures. Lila has expanded quickly…
Wolfe Research continues to view Bitcoin negatively after a roughly 20% sell-off that followed a rejection at the cryptocurrency's 200-day moving average. The firm treats the recent rally as a bear-flag pattern, notes a disconnect between Bitcoin and broader risk assets, and forecasts a bottom below $40,000 in late October 2026 based on historical …
Warner Music Group (WMG) shares fell nearly 5.0% in mid-day trading to $29.27 after a session high of $30.66, following the company’s quarterly dividend payment on June 2, 2026. The stock broke a near-term support level around $30.53, and analysts have trimmed average price targets amid concerns about AI-related catalog valuation disruption and rev…
Tesla announced the deployment of unsupervised robotaxis throughout the Austin Metro area as it advances its autonomous ride-hailing service. The move aligns with CEO statements emphasizing a strategic shift toward AI and robotics and follows earlier rollouts in other Texas cities. Local data show Tesla’s Austin fleet is smaller than some competito…
Applied Aerospace & Defense opened trading at $20.75 a share on the New York Stock Exchange, 3.75% above its $20 per share IPO price, after selling 32.5 million shares to raise $650 million. The opening price values the Huntsville, Alabama-based company at $3.54 billion based on shares outstanding reported in its filings. The offering is scheduled …
Meta Platforms has introduced Meta Business Agent, an AI-powered assistant that automates customer interactions on WhatsApp, Messenger and Instagram. More than one million businesses already use agents on WhatsApp and Messenger. The company is also launching a Business Agent Platform to let firms integrate and scale agents with external systems suc…
Jefferies Financial Group was not selected among the banks tapped to lead SpaceX's upcoming IPO. Sources say hedge funds have contacted Jefferies to arrange short positions on the shares once they begin trading. The SpaceX offering is expected to carry a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion. Jefferies says it is not promoting shorting activity but w…
A thematic note from Brazilian broker XP combines a probabilistic World Cup model with investment guidance, giving France the highest single-team probability of winning and identifying Brazilian retail and beverage stocks as likely beneficiaries of the expanded 48-team tournament. Firms such as Grupo SBF and Ambev are named as direct plays, while f…
Canada's federal government has instructed the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to re-evaluate a proposed increase in mandated spending by large streaming platforms from 5% to 15% of annual Canadian revenue. The move is paired with a $600 million federal investment to back the country's audio and audiovisual sector…
Executives at Moomoo U.S. report that the platform's 30 million retail clients are adopting more disciplined, strategy-driven approaches across equities, options and crypto. The firm emphasizes AI features designed to augment investor workflows and has introduced API Skills to let users connect their own AI agents. On tokenization, Moomoo frames ea…
Qualcomm rallied strongly in mid-day trading, reversing an earlier sell-off caused by rival product announcements at Computex. The stock's recovery was supported by CEO Cristiano Amon's unveiling of the Dragonfly data-center brand, a confirmed ASIC supply agreement with ByteDance, reports of an additional U.S. cloud hyperscaler customer, and renewe…
U.K. equities closed lower on Wednesday, led by losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Industrial Metals & Mining and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 fell 0.48% as market breadth favored decliners over advancers. Individual movers included a sharp gain for B&M European Value Retail and notable drops for WPP a…
Spanish equities closed lower on Wednesday with the IBEX 35 ending the session down 0.53%. Losses were concentrated in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Telecoms & IT and Building & Construction sectors. Energy-related commodities moved higher while gold retreated, and market breadth showed more decliners than advancers on the Madrid exchange.
Portugal's PSI index closed higher on Wednesday, supported by advances in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Consumer Services sectors. EDP Renovaveis, EDP and Galp Energia were among the session's top performers, while CTT, Mota Engil and Banco Comercial Portugues finished lower. Commodity benchmarks and currency measures showed movement alongside…
Netherlands equities ended lower on Wednesday with the AEX down 0.49%. Losses were concentrated in Basic Materials, Financials and Industrials. While several large-cap names rose, a handful of stocks posted steep declines, and commodity markets saw notable moves in oil and gold prices ahead of the close.
Italy's benchmark index ended Wednesday's session lower, driven by losses across Financials, Industrials and Telecoms. The Investing.com Italy 40 fell 1.01% in Milan, with decliners outpacing advancers by a wide margin. Oil prices rose while gold retreated and major FX pairs showed little movement, contributing to a cautious market tone.
German equity benchmarks finished the session in negative territory as declines in Software, Media and Telecoms contributed to losses. The DAX dropped 1.24% at the close, while the MDAX and TecDAX fell 0.65% and 1.19% respectively. RWE, Merck KGaA and Bayer were among the session's top gainers, while Scout24, SAP and Deutsche Bank led declines. Mar…
French equities closed lower on Wednesday as losses concentrated in the Consumer Goods, Financials and Industrials sectors pushed the benchmark CAC 40 into negative territory. The CAC 40 fell 0.71% and the broader SBF 120 declined 0.67%. Market breadth favored decliners, and volatility measures and commodity prices showed notable moves during the s…
Belgian stocks closed lower on Wednesday, with the BEL 20 index falling 0.89% as losses in Financials, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods weighed on the market. Decliners outpaced advancers by 71 to 27 on the Brussels exchange, with 10 stocks unchanged. Notable movers included UCB, Elia and Aperam on the upside, while Umicore, Sofina and Syensqo le…
JinkoSolar Holding Co. (NYSE:JKS), the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer by production volume, is moving into the data center sector by powering and operating a new facility on the outskirts of Zhongwei in China’s western desert region. The company plans to provide electricity directly from its solar generation plants to that facility as it …
Swedish equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 falling 0.49% as the Financials, Healthcare and Basic Materials sectors weighed on the market. EQT AB recorded the largest decline, while Alfa Laval AB and Tele2 AB were among the best-performing stocks. Commodity markets saw crude and Brent oil rise, while gold futures fell. Cur…
Finnish equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 index rising 0.60% to a new all-time high. Telecoms, Oil & Gas and Utilities stocks provided the largest upward momentum. Market breadth was negative, with more decliners than advancers. Commodity moves included higher Brent and US crude and a drop in gold futures; major FX rates…
CytomX Therapeutics saw a mid-day uptick after announcing an expanded research collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals that includes a $37 million upfront target selection payment for two additional programs. The deal leverages CytomX's PROBODY masking platform with Regeneron's Veloci-Bi bispecific antibody technology to pursue conditionally-a…
Global Payments Inc. (GPN) plunged sharply in mid-day trading after Susquehanna reduced its price target and trimmed near- and full-year growth assumptions following a more cautious review of the company's travel-related revenue exposure. The stock fell 11.7% to $65.36 as trading volume spiked well above average and broad market softness weighed on…
Vanguard's S&P 500-tracking exchange-traded fund has become the first ETF to exceed $1 trillion in assets, reaching the milestone after receiving $1.7 billion in inflows in the most recent session for which data is available. The fund has drawn more than $69 billion in 2026 and has benefited from an 11% year-to-date rise in the S&P 500, which has s…
