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The S&P/TSX Composite closed higher on Monday, rising 0.56% to a record high as Information Technology, Consumer Discretionary and Consumer Staples stocks outperformed. Shopify was the session's top gainer, while several industrial and equipment names posted notable declines. Commodities were mixed, with gold edging up and crude oil tumbling, and t…
The Bovespa index finished higher after the close on Monday, gaining 0.74% in Sao Paulo. Strength in Real Estate, Industrials and Consumption-related shares helped lift the market, with notable rallies from Marfrig Global Foods, Totvs and Companhia Siderurgica Nacional. Energy names including Prio, Petroreconcavo and Petroleo Brasileiro weighed on …
Several companies reported quarterly results that moved their shares in after-hours trading. F5 Networks, Cadence Design Systems, Applied Digital, Rambus and Element Solutions all reported results that topped expectations or raised guidance, prompting gains. Sanmina declined following conservative near-term revenue guidance despite beating estimate…
A Manhattan federal judge has denied Chobani’s motion to dismiss a trademark lawsuit filed by Danone, concluding that the French yogurt maker plausibly alleged Chobani copied the yellow-and-black packaging and the slogan "Bright & Mellow" used on Danone’s SToK ready-to-drink cold brew. The suit seeks unspecified damages and changes to prevent confu…
Stanley Black & Decker increased its quarterly dividend by 1.2% to $0.84 per share, annualized to $3.36. A year-to-date stock rally of roughly 25.85% has reduced the current yield to about 3.57% based on a $94.15 closing price, down from yields above 5% near the 52-week low. Management frames the small increase as consistent with a long record of r…
Scribe Therapeutics Inc. completed its initial public offering, generating roughly $155.51 million in gross proceeds. The Alameda, California-based clinical-stage biotechnology company sold 9,867,000 common shares at $15.00 per share, including shares issued after underwriters fully exercised their option. The offering coincided with a private plac…
Federal efforts to end reliance on certain foreign critical minerals by Jan. 1, 2027 are colliding with limited domestic production and processing capacity. Despite substantial government funding and new executive actions tightening waivers for defense contractors, U.S. miners and refiners remain far short of meeting projected demand for rare earth…
Semiconductor capital-equipment stocks plunged after a report said a Shanghai state-backed firm has begun mass-producing immersion deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography machines, planning several units this year and next for domestic customers. The move sent ASML, Applied Materials, Lam Research and KLA sharply lower intraday before analysts pushed ba…
Wolfe Research expects Ashland to provide stable fiscal 2026 guidance, supported by positive commentary in personal care and life sciences, even as rising costs and Hopewell-related issues may weigh. For International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF), Wolfe anticipates a second quarter in line with expectations and a steady fiscal 2026 outlook despite el…
Spain's High Court has ordered H&M to end daily bag inspections of employees on the last shift and to stop monthly random searches of staff lockers at its stores, concluding those practices infringed worker privacy. The complaint was brought by trade unions UGT and CCOO. The court found H&M did not demonstrate that losses from employee theft justif…
Biohaven Pharmaceutical shares climbed 2.1% in afternoon trading to $14.62 following a federal jury ruling that affirmed the company’s licensed rights to Yale University’s MODA targeted protein degradation platform. The Delaware verdict, which found willful misappropriation by Avilar Therapeutics and RA Capital Management and awarded Biohaven and Y…
A screen of biotechnology companies with market capitalizations above $1 billion identified 107 qualifying stocks and highlighted 10 names where analysts project upside between 127% and 242%. Relative Strength Index (RSI) readings for these names mainly sit in neutral ranges, suggesting many remain technically uncrowded. The list combines analyst p…
Brazil and South Korea said they will accelerate talks on a possible trade agreement between South Korea and the South American trading bloc Mercosur. The two presidents announced a working group to push negotiations forward, agreed on a sanitary mission for Brazilian meatpackers and signaled enhanced cooperation in critical minerals. The steps wer…
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy called on Congress to break a months-long impasse over competing aviation safety bills and approve broad reforms the board says are needed to prevent another catastrophic midair collision. The measures would accelerate installation of collision-prevention technologies on military and civil…
September is historically the weakest month for equities, and 2026 has brought renewed market turbulence. While the S&P 500’s long-term September underperformance and recent quarterly and intraday declines reinforce caution, many large-cap names retain strong one-year gains or positive year-to-date performance. The data argue for targeted risk cont…
A U.S. initiative to rebuild Patriot missile inventories has catalyzed notable gains across several defense names. RTX, Lockheed Martin, L3Harris and Kratos are among the firms seeing share-price appreciation or order flow momentum tied to increased Patriot system activity and related missile production.
The Wolfe Research team has singled out MSCI, S&P Global and Moody's as its preferred names in the business and information services sector as companies prepare to report second-quarter results. Wolfe points to stabilizing or improving fundamentals - including debt issuance, equity market performance and lending volumes - that should support earnin…
The U.S. National Vulnerabilities Database logged 45,207 software security flaws between January and Monday in 2026, a total approaching the full-year count for 2025. Major technology firms released unusually large sets of fixes in July, while cybersecurity researchers point to more powerful AI tools as a primary factor in the increased rate of dis…
Mizuho has upgraded Walmart to a top pick in the retailing sector after an artificial intelligence-driven evaluation of the company’s delivery infrastructure. The bank highlighted Walmart’s burgeoning ultra-fast delivery capabilities, expanding dark store tests, and the scale of its Spark Driver gig platform as underappreciated competitive assets. …
Saipem has cut its 2026 adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) forecast to €1.75 billion from a prior €1.9 billion. The Milan-based oil and gas contractor said the reduction reflects additional costs already incurred and estimated future expenses tied to the Middle East crisis, as well as the de-consolidati…
Equities showed divergent performance Monday, with Oracle among the notable gainers and several technology and small-cap names posting steep declines. Market-cap based lists highlight heavy losses at some established names and outsized single-day rallies at others, underscoring volatile conditions across market tiers.
Moody's Investors Service upgraded McGraw-Hill Education's corporate family rating to B1 from B2 and moved the outlook to stable from positive. The agency also raised ratings on the company's senior secured notes and secured first-lien bank facility to Ba3 from B1, and upgraded senior unsecured notes to B3 from Caa1. The action reflects Moody's exp…
Christian Dior posted H1 2026 revenue of €38.6 billion, delivering profit from recurring operations of €8.7 billion and group net profit of €6.0 billion. Organic revenue rose 3% for the period - and 4% excluding the impact of the Middle East conflict - while reported revenue fell 3% due to a 5% currency headwind. The company generated €4.1 billion …
Traders enter a packed economic session on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, with the Conference Board Consumer Confidence index, the ADP Employment Change weekly report and the American Petroleum Institute's weekly crude stock update set to arrive. A slate of housing price measures, trade data and several regional Fed and inventory indicators will also publ…
1947 Oil & Gas Plc is preparing a London Alternative Investment Market listing to raise about £50 million to support the building of an oil producer in the Gulf of Mexico. The company plans to offer shares at roughly 10 pence each, implying a market value near £64 million, and is pursuing a $65 million acquisition of Renaissance Offshore LLC, which…
