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ARC Resources shareholders overwhelmingly approved the company's acquisition by Shell, with 99.54% of votes cast supporting the transaction. Several antitrust clearances are already in place in Canada and the United States, regulatory relief tied to share repurchases has been granted by the Alberta Securities Commission, and the parties are set to …
JPMorgan reduced earnings projections for Circle Internet Group and Coinbase Global after a revised revenue-sharing arrangement linked to Hyperliquid altered how income from USDC is allocated. The bank described potential competitive tensions between the two partners and expects the full effect to surface in the second half of 2026, while noting br…
Ghana’s Precious Minerals Marketing Company (the Gold Board) recorded purchases of roughly 50 to 54 metric tons of gold from artisanal and small-scale miners in the first half of 2026. At the present acquisition pace, the sector is on track to match or top last year’s record 104 metric tons, which was the first time small-scale output exceeded larg…
Lucid Group Inc. shares fell sharply, dropping as much as 21% midday Tuesday after a report indicated the company has engaged AlixPartners to assess strategic options that include taking the company private or filing for Chapter 11. The adviser is said to recommend additional restructuring work in the United States and Europe and to advise manageme…
Netflix's stock has fallen roughly 20% year-to-date, a decline Bank of America attributes to three overlapping sources of investor concern: weakening engagement metrics, the threat of AI-related disruption to content creation, and renewed competition amplified by recent media merger-and-acquisition activity. The bank kept a Buy rating and $125 pric…
Options trading in Zscaler Inc. accelerated to 39,437 contracts by 12:30 p.m. New York time on Tuesday, led by a heavy concentration of call purchases across several expirations and strikes. Exchange data compiled by Bloomberg shows call contracts outnumbered puts by a wide margin, with several large blocks concentrated in mid-2026 and early-2027 e…
U.K. equities finished higher on Tuesday, driven by advances in Industrial Metals & Mining, Electrical and Oil & Gas Producers. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 climbed 0.26% by the close in London, with miners and commodity-related names among the session’s best performers while several consumer and healthcare-related stocks saw notable declin…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed modestly higher, rising 0.11% in Madrid trading, with select industrial and energy-related names posting the strongest gains. Indra A led the index's winners, while major retailers and selected healthcare and pool-equipment stocks weighed on the downside. Commodity prices moved higher and the U.S. dollar softened ag…
Portugal's PSI closed modestly lower on Tuesday, with declines centred in Basic Materials, Telecoms and Industrials. The index fell 0.08% as a greater number of shares lost ground than gained. Energy-related commodities and gold rose, while the U.S. dollar weakened against a basket of currencies at the close.
The AEX index closed higher on Tuesday, rising 0.41% to a fresh record as gains in basic materials, oil and gas, and financial stocks supported the market. Notable movers included IMCD, ASM International and BE Semiconductor, while Koninklijke Philips, Universal Music Group and Adyen were among the session's laggards. Oil and gold prices climbed an…
Italian equities closed modestly higher on Tuesday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 finishing up 0.08% in Milan. Sector support from Industrials, Utilities and Chemicals helped lift selected names, while market breadth favored decliners. Energy and precious metals futures moved higher and the dollar slipped against a basket of currencies in late tr…
Frankfurt trading finished with a mix of winners and losers as the DAX eked out a modest gain of 0.12%. Strength in Retail, Utilities and Technology names was counterbalanced by declines in Software, Construction and Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, while volatility and commodity moves featured in broader market activity.
Paris stock indexes closed slightly higher on Tuesday, with the CAC 40 and SBF 120 each rising 0.03%. Gains were concentrated in Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Financials, while several large-cap names including EssilorLuxottica, Kering and Accor finished lower. Commodity and currency markets showed notable moves, with gold and crude oil advancing …
Belgian equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the BEL 20 index finishing up 0.25% as advances in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Financials sectors supported the market. Azelis Corporate Services NV led the benchmark's gainers, while Melexis NV was the largest decliner. Broader market activity showed more stocks rising than falling, and commod…
Sweden's main stock index closed modestly lower on Tuesday, with Telecoms, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors exerting downward pressure. The OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.14% as losses in major names outnumbered gains. Boliden, Lifco and SEB were among the session's top performers, while Ericsson, AstraZeneca and H&M registered notable declines. Commodity…
Finland's benchmark OMX Helsinki 25 finished modestly higher on Tuesday, supported by advances in the Utilities, Consumer Services and Oil & Gas sectors. While several large-cap names gained, decliners outnumbered advancers on the Helsinki exchange. Commodity markets saw gains in oil and gold, and the U.S. dollar index eased slightly.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon criticized recent U.S. bank capital proposals, arguing regulators should not inflate required capital through flawed calculations. Dimon and other senior executives say the revisions would unevenly burden large, diverse banks while advantaging trading-focused rivals, even as regulators work to finalize a suite of capi…
A cooperating witness in the U.S. criminal investigation into Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank, Reza Zarrab, was sentenced to time already served by a Manhattan federal judge. The decision follows Zarrab’s 2017 guilty plea and cooperation with prosecutors, and comes amid a separate resolution between the Justice Department and Halkbank that led to dis…
Poland's equity market closed higher on Tuesday, with the WIG30 index rising 1.24% to reach a fresh all-time high. Broad gains were led by the Basic Materials, Oil & Gas and Food sectors. Allegro, KGHM and Synektik were among the session's strongest performers, while several banks and media stocks closed lower. Commodities advanced and major curren…
The BIST 100 finished Tuesdaydown 0.09% as declines in the Leasing & Factoring, Transport and Technology sectors outweighed advances elsewhere. Market breadth was positive with more risers than fallers, while commodities and FX showed mixed moves: gold and crude rose, the euro and dollar were firmer against the lira, and the U.S. Dollar Index F…
Denmark's equity market finished lower on Tuesday, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 index falling 0.25% as declines in the Healthcare, Real Estate and Consumer Services sectors outweighed gains among several banks. Trading breadth was positive by count, but headline names in healthcare and consumer segments posted notable losses. Commodity and currency m…
Biogen Inc. shares fell nearly 9% after Phase 2 CELIA results for its Alzheimer’s candidate, diranersen, delivered striking reductions in tau biomarkers but failed to show a dose-dependent clinical benefit on the CDR-SB. The trial produced a paradoxical outcome in which the lowest dose produced the largest clinical signal, while higher doses produc…
Switch has engaged Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to lead a potential initial public offering that could raise as much as $10 billion and value the company at roughly $80 billion including debt. The firm, which runs large-scale campuses for energy-intensive AI computing and counts Nvidia, Dell and FedEx among customers, was taken private in 2022 …
Options markets are pricing in a potential 6.4% share-price move for Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) ahead of the company's July 21 earnings release, according to options data compiled by Bloomberg. Historical reactions to earnings have often differed from options-implied moves, with Ally exceeding the implied move in three of its last eight repor…
Morocco's equity market ended Tuesday with modest losses, as weakness in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors pushed the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.18% to a fresh one-month low. Market breadth favored sellers, with 41 decliners versus 16 gainers. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with August crude slightly lower, Brent higher and …
