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New York City will implement a municipal policy banning subscription traps and obliging businesses to offer an easy cancellation mechanism called "Click to Cancel," officials said. The measures, which also require full upfront pricing to eliminate hidden "junk" fees, take effect October 1 and carry consumer restitution and civil penalties for viola…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has clarified that activist investors must disclose the identities of clients behind vehicles used to mount shareholder campaigns, updating its guidance on 13D filings and proxy statements. The move, issued as interpretive answers to specific Corporate Finance questions, targets entities formed to acquire…
Investors are recalibrating their outlook on AI-focused technology names as heavy infrastructure spending pushes up depreciation, reduces free cash flow and could tighten valuation multiples, even while demand for AI capacity remains strong. The dynamic has contributed to notable stock swings this year and raises questions about whether future reve…
A U.S. bankruptcy judge in St. Louis has ruled that California cannot pursue monetary damages from the successor to 23andMe for a 2023 data breach that exposed genetic and personal data of about 6.9 million customers. The decision, delivered by Judge Brian Walsh, allows the state to seek non-monetary remedies but requires it to dismiss or amend a p…
On July 10, Holtec Nuclear Corporation submitted paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States. The company is developing small modular reactors (SMRs) positioned as faster and more cost-effective alternatives to traditional large reactors, and intends to list on Nasdaq and Nasdaq Texas under the ticker HNUC. Major investment banks …
Mexico's main stock index, the S&P/BMV IPC, finished the session up 0.59%, driven by strength in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Market breadth was positive but not overwhelming, and traders also saw movements in commodities and currency pairs, including lower crude and fluctuating precious metals prices.
Holtec Nuclear Corporation has filed for an initial public offering of its Class A common stock, proposing listings on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and Nasdaq Texas, Inc. under the ticker HNUC. The filing, submitted on Friday, outlines a dual-class capital structure in which Class A shares carry economic rights and one vote per share while Class B s…
Colombia's main stock index, the COLCAP, finished the session up 0.65% as leading contributions from the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors pushed the market higher. Mineros SA, Grupo Bolivar and Grupo Aval Pref shares were among the top gainers, while Promigas, Terpel and Etb posted the biggest declines. Commodity contracts and currency…
Russian equities closed lower on Friday as weakness in the Mining, Oil & Gas and Power sectors pressured the market. The MOEX Russia Index dropped 2.13% to a fresh three-year low, while major miners and energy producers recorded some of the day's steepest losses. Market breadth was negative, the Russian volatility gauge climbed to a six-month high,…
Fitch Ratings kept Moody's Corporation's long-term Issuer Default Rating at 'BBB+' and upgraded the outlook to Positive from Stable, citing the firm's strong competitive position, growing scale, resilient free cash flow and steady financial policies. Short-term ratings and commercial paper ratings were reaffirmed at 'F1'. Fitch said an upgrade is p…
Occidental Petroleum disclosed a 38.4% quarter-on-quarter increase in its worldwide average realized oil price for the second quarter, citing higher benchmark crude amid the U.S.-Iran war and related supply disruption through the Strait of Hormuz. The filing also showed negative realized natural gas prices and a nearly 30% rise in natural gas liqui…
Fitch Ratings confirmed BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.'s 'BB' long-term issuer and senior debt ratings and lifted the Rating Watch Negative, while maintaining a Negative outlook. The agency said credit metrics have stabilized and leverage is moving toward target levels, but levels remain high relative to peers and the firm’s risk profile. Non-accruals…
Needham analysts reaffirmed their conviction in Figure Technology Solutions, keeping the company on their Conviction List and maintaining a Buy rating with a $55 price target after June operating metrics notably outperformed expectations. The firm raised its 2026 and 2027 earnings and revenue forecasts and highlighted growth across HELOCs and newer…
Tailored Brands Inc., operator of Men’s Wearhouse and other menswear banners, filed a public registration for an initial public offering after a confidential filing in late April. The Houston-based retailer reported modest year-over-year revenue growth for the quarter ended May 2 and completed a Chapter 11 restructuring at the end of 2020 that elim…
Gasoline prices in the United States rose for the week, reversing recent declines, as renewed hostilities involving the U.S. and Iran around the Strait of Hormuz lifted crude prices. Refinery outages in the U.S. and Russia, shrinking inventories, and robust U.S. petroleum exports tightened fuel availability and contributed to a nationwide average p…
A federal judge on July 10 paused a union lawsuit aimed at blocking the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, putting the case on hold until lawmakers act on the nomination of Brian Johnson. The pause follows a joint filing acknowledging that a confirmed director should be permitted to review a rev…
Apple has initiated federal litigation against OpenAI and two former Apple engineers, alleging the unauthorized use and removal of confidential hardware information. The complaint, lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, names Chang Liu and Tang Yew Tan and outlines claims that range from the transfer of sensitive…
U.S. stock indices finished higher on Friday, led by advances in basic materials, telecoms and technology. The Dow rose 0.29%, the S&P 500 gained 0.42% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.28%. Large-cap technology names and select consumer and industrial stocks were among the session leaders, while several healthcare and software names recorded notabl…
Canadian equities closed higher on Friday, driven by strength in consumer discretionary, consumer staples and financial stocks. The S&P/TSX Composite rose 0.30% as Aritzia, Trekor Metals and IGM Financial were among the top advancers. Lithium Americas, BlackBerry and MDA were the largest decliners. Market breadth favored advancers and the S&P/TSX 6…
Brazil's benchmark stock index closed higher on Friday, with the Financials, Public Utilities and Real Estate sectors driving a broad advance that pushed the Bovespa to a one-month high. Market breadth favored gainers, volatility measures fell and key commodities and currency pairs showed mixed moves.
Columbus Circle Capital Corp. III completed a $230 million initial public offering of 23,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, including 3,000,000 units from the underwriters' over-allotment option. Units started trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 9, 2026 under the ticker CCCTU. The proceeds, raised through the IPO and a simultaneous private p…
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. slipped in afternoon trading as investors took profits following a strong recent advance. The decline appears driven by individual position management in a post-split trading environment and routine insider sales, rather than any broad market weakness or fresh negative corporate news.
Oracle shares declined after the stock went ex-dividend for its $0.50 quarterly payout and continued to digest a credit rating downgrade to 'BBB-' issued the day before. Additional regulatory oversight in the U.K. and investor scrutiny of planned AI-related capital spending, guided capex and proposed debt and equity raises added to the weakness, ev…
SanDisk stock recovered intraday losses to trade sharply higher after reports that Meta Platforms signed a multi-year agreement to source flash storage from SanDisk as part of a major AI infrastructure expansion. A UBS note lifting memory market forecasts and bullish price targets from Wall Street analysts helped counter early selling tied to SK Hy…
Mercator Acquisition Corp. completed an initial public offering of 15,000,000 units at $10.00 each, generating $172.5 million in proceeds including the full exercise of the underwriter's 2,250,000-unit over-allotment option. Units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on July 9, 2026 under the symbol MRCOU; the company intends to focus on techn…
