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Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 ended Monday's session down 0.30% as declines in several service, finance and construction-related sectors pushed more stocks lower than higher. Energy names and select industrials outperformed, while gold and some equity segments retreated. Oil prices climbed sharply and the U.S. dollar strengthened amid the session.
Portugal's main stock index closed modestly higher on Monday, driven by advances in Telecoms, Utilities and Consumer Services. The PSI20 rose 0.30% as more stocks gained than fell, though individual securities including The Navigator Company, Ibersol and CTT registered notable declines and 52-week lows for two names. Energy commodity prices moved s…
Options volume in Kenvue Inc. reached 16,298 contracts by 11:50 a.m. New York time on Monday, with puts slightly outpacing calls. The session saw concentrated activity in the July 17, 2026 $19 put and the July 17, 2026 $20 call, alongside multi-contract spread and straddle positions across summer and autumn expirations, according to exchange data c…
Vital Farms stock fell 1.9% in mid-day trading to $12.71 amid a broader risk-off move in U.S. equities. The stock remains under pressure from a May Q1 report that showed a net loss and an EPS of -$0.03, and from a lowered full-year revenue outlook that prompted multiple analyst downgrades. With plans to exit its butter business and no new earnings …
Stockholm's main benchmark finished the trading day lower, dragged down by losses in the healthcare, industrials and financials sectors. The OMX Stockholm 30 declined 0.33% at the close, with notable gains for Ericsson, Telia and Evolution offset by drops in Saab, AstraZeneca and Epiroc. Commodity moves were pronounced, with crude and Brent rising …
Finland's stock market closed slightly higher Monday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.13% as gains in Oil & Gas, Utilities and Consumer Services buoyed the session. Notable winners included Outokumpu, Neste and Elisa, while Nokia, Huhtamaki and Stora Enso registered the largest declines. Commodity markets saw notable moves in crude oil and Brent, whi…
California, joined by 11 states, has filed suit to prevent Paramount’s proposed $110 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, asserting the merger would concentrate market power in film distribution and basic cable channels and harm theaters and pay-TV distributors. The lawsuit threatens to delay or derail Paramount CEO David Ellison’s plan to e…
TransDigm Group Inc. said it has withdrawn from its planned acquisition of Stellant Systems after pulling its regulatory filing, prompting the seller to terminate the agreement. The move, announced July 13, 2026, followed TransDigm's withdrawal of its regulatory submission on July 10, 2026, and was accompanied by a 4.5% drop in the company's shares…
Bosch has begun sample production at its newly reconfigured semiconductor factory in Roseville, California, marking the company's first U.S. chip plant. The move completes a $225 million award from the U.S. Commerce Department and is part of a roughly $2 billion reconfiguration. Bosch plans commercial production later in the year and has signaled b…
Poland's main equity benchmark closed higher on Monday, with the WIG30 advancing 0.15% to a new all-time high. Strength in Oil & Gas, Chemicals and Information Technology names supported the move, while select mining and retail stocks retreated. Broader market breadth was negative, and commodity markets showed sharp gains in crude and Brent futures…
Turkey's benchmark BIST 100 closed down 1.60% on Monday as losses in Leasing & Factoring, Transport and Technology stocks outweighed gains elsewhere. Market breadth was skewed toward decliners, commodities diverged with oil rising and gold falling, and the lira weakened slightly against major currencies.
The OMX Copenhagen 20 climbed 0.88% at Monday's close, driven by advances in the Consumer Goods, Personal & Household Goods and Oil & Gas sectors. AP Moeller - Maersk's B and A shares topped the leaderboard, while Rockwool, NKT and AL Sydbank lagged. Oil prices rose sharply and gold futures fell, with modest moves in FX and the U.S. dollar index al…
Kenvue Inc. (NYSE:KVUE) saw its stock decline after a federal appeals court in New York revived lawsuits alleging the company failed to disclose risks that Tylenol could be linked to autism when taken during pregnancy. The three-judge panel concluded a lower court wrongly excluded testimony from three experts and remanded the litigation for additio…
AppLovin Corp. shares tumbled as renewed U.S.-Iran military exchanges near the Strait of Hormuz prompted a broad risk-off move that disproportionately hit high-valuation technology names. The stock fell 9.4% in morning trading to $459.50, while company-specific concerns including the global self-serve launch of its AXON AI ad-targeting engine and r…
Macquarie has downgraded its Macau gaming industry projections after weaker-than-expected gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the second quarter of 2026. The bank cut Q2 adjusted EBITDA forecasts by 9.2%, reduced its 2026 industry GGR estimate to MOP256 billion and now expects flat GGR in the third quarter versus the prior year. Market share shifts among…
Morgan Stanley published an analysis of June assets under management for three publicly traded asset managers. T. Rowe Price posted a small net inflow for June and narrower quarterly outflows than estimates; Virtus experienced sizable implied outflows in June and across the quarter; Victory Capital delivered robust long-term inflows in June and out…
Shein Executive Chairman Donald Tang will step away from the public-facing chairmanship and assume a senior adviser role as the e-commerce group's initial public offering approaches completion, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. Tang, who has served as the Western proxy for founder Sky Xu and been the company’s public face for a…
Mall real estate investment trusts delivered a 22.4% total return in the second quarter of 2026, well ahead of the broader REIT sector's 12.2% gain. Macerich led the group with a 34.2% return, while Simon Property Group and Tanger posted 21.2% and 17.1% respectively. Short interest across the mall REIT group rose sharply during the quarter even as …
A federal appeals court has revived more than 500 private lawsuits that claim Tylenol use during pregnancy is connected to autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a Manhattan district judge wrongly barred expert testimony from parents and guardians. The suits had been dismissed in …
Jefferies upgraded Deckers Outdoor (DECK) to Buy from Hold, arguing that recent share-price weakness already reflects a slowdown in growth and that early indications suggest improvement. The firm cites achievable medium-term guidance, potential upside tied to HOKA product innovation, and UGG's resilient positioning as factors supporting a more cons…
Norway's stock market closed higher on Monday, with the Oslo OBX index advancing 1.00% as Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors provided upward momentum. Equinor led gains among OBX components while Kongsberg registered the largest drop. Oil benchmarks also climbed, while gold futures moved lower.
Israel's equity benchmark closed slightly higher on Monday, supported by gains in Oil & Gas, Insurance and Financials. The TA 35 rose 0.07% at the close in Tel Aviv, with Tower Semiconductor, Delek Group and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange among the session's top performers. Decliners outnumbered advancers across the bourse, while oil climbed and gold …
Greece's Athens General Composite closed modestly lower, slipping 0.03% on Monday as declines in Telecoms, Household and Basic Resources offset gains in energy and utilities. HELLENiQ ENERGY and Athens Water reached five-year highs, while Athens Medical led losses. Commodity moves included a sharp fall in gold futures and a notable rise in crude oi…
RBC Capital Markets has begun covering Costco Wholesale with a Sector Perform rating and a $1,000 price target, applauding the company’s market share gains, membership-driven profit model and growth runway while arguing those strengths are largely priced in at current multiples. The firm highlights robust membership economics, potential for additio…
Intel shares fell sharply in morning trading as a record one-day collapse in SK Hynix triggered a global semiconductor selloff. A JPMorgan short recommendation, lingering doubts about Intel's 18A process yields, and AMD's recent lead in data-center revenue weighed on the stock despite a new €5 billion investment in Ireland. Broader market weakness …
