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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…
Options market pricing implies Navan Inc. Class A shares could swing roughly 11% when the company reports earnings after the market close on June 10, based on Bloomberg's options data. Historical comparisons show the options-implied move has both underestimated and overestimated actual price reactions in recent quarters.
Comcast NBCUniversal said it will invest in excess of £5 billion to develop its first European theme park in Bedfordshire, north of London. The UK government will contribute £1.3 billion to upgrade road, rail and related infrastructure. Comcast expects the resort, to be named Universal United Kingdom Resort, to require almost 20,000 construction wo…
Seagate Technology shares rallied to a 52-week high amid a wave of analyst price-target increases led by Citi’s dramatic bump to $1,150. Recent fiscal results that beat expectations, optimistic forward guidance and a $175 million litigation settlement have combined to drive company-specific buying even as major indexes trade lower.
Options pricing indicates Chewy Inc. Class A shares may swing about 11% when the company reports earnings on June 10 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show a mixed record: the stock has outpaced options-implied moves in three of its last eight reports, while several other releases produced smaller-than-expected price reactions.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman traveled to Washington, D.C., to confer with lawmakers and officials from the Trump administration following President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on artificial intelligence. Altman is scheduled to meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and will also hold discussions at the Wh…
Options data compiled by Bloomberg indicate Oracle Corp. (ORCL) could see a 12% share-price swing when it reports earnings after the close on June 10. Historical moves around quarterly results have frequently exceeded implied moves, with several instances of large post-earnings gaps and a mix of outcomes in recent reports.
