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Bank of America’s sector review of insurance agents and brokers singles out firms that combine technological capabilities with a focus on complex, hard-to-automate risk. Baldwin Partners, Ryan Specialty and Progressive emerge as top names, with differing strategic advantages tied to embedded solutions, wholesale specialty underwriting and AI-enable…
European Commission plans to revise merger rules from 2004 to make pan-European acquisitions easier to approve, prioritizing arguments tied to innovation while also considering sustainability, resilience, investment and employment. A draft is expected in the spring for consultation before any rules are implemented.
Cargill plans to permanently close its Milwaukee beef processing plant, eliminating 221 positions, according to a filing with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Production is slated to stop around mid-April with a full closure by the end of May. The facility handles fresh and ground beef and value-added products but does not slaught…
Bernstein’s recent sector analysis singles out five retail names it sees as noteworthy for investors. The research contrasts near-term momentum and margin expectations at Walmart with Costco’s long-duration growth thesis, values Dollarama’s international optionality, views Dollar General as largely priced for a margin rebound, and weights Five Belo…
Meta Platforms has launched an AI-enabled feature on Threads called "Dear Algo" that lets users create short public requests to increase or decrease specific content in their feeds. Requests must begin with "Dear Algo" and remain in effect for three days; users can also repost others' requests to adopt the same preferences. The feature is live in t…
Palo Alto Networks scaled back explicit attribution of a global cyberespionage operation to China after weighing the risks that naming Beijing could provoke retaliatory measures. Draft language from the company’s Unit 42 intelligence team had linked the prolific hacking cluster TGR-STA-1030 to China, but the final report described the actor as a "s…
Ubisoft reported third-quarter net bookings of €338 million, a 12% year-on-year increase that surpassed the publisher's own raised guidance and analyst expectations. The pickup was driven by sustained engagement with Assassin’s Creed and the launch of Anno 117: Pax Romana, while the company confirmed its 2025-26 targets, announced a structural reor…
JPMorgan Chase has named Guy Halamish as chief operating officer of its commercial and investment bank, tasking him with speeding the roll-out of artificial-intelligence tools across the division. Halamish will work alongside segment leaders and is charged with creating a dedicated data and analytics leadership layer for markets, global banking, pa…
Stellantis Canada is in ongoing talks with the federal government and the union representing Brampton workers to identify a viable future for the halted Brampton, Ontario assembly plant. The discussions come after the automaker shifted production of the Jeep Compass to Illinois under a $13 billion U.S. investment plan that affected 3,000 employees.…
LSEG I/B/E/S data show a smaller-than-expected fall in European fourth-quarter earnings forecasts, helping blue-chip indexes reach recent highs. Analysts now expect a 1.1% decline in Q4 2025 earnings on average, an improvement from a 3.1% drop a week earlier, though revenues are forecast to be weaker year-on-year. Strong results from select luxury …
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is moving to restore portions of its workforce that departed after voluntary buyouts last year, SEC Chair Paul Atkins told a Senate panel. Atkins said gaps remain in several divisions and pledged to fill them, while rejecting allegations that the agency has curtailed enforcement against crypto-related fir…
European Commission officials have launched an early-stage antitrust inquiry into Google's search advertising auctions after sending inquiries to potentially affected firms. Regulators are investigating allegations that Google may be artificially raising the clearing price in its ad auctions, a conduct that, if proven, could breach EU competition r…
U.S. fixed mortgage rates edged lower this week, with the 30-year rate at 6.09% and the 15-year at 5.44%, according to Freddie Mac. The move marks the first weekly decline in a month and represents a notable improvement compared with rates a year ago, helping to modestly improve housing affordability even as inventory constraints persist.
An options strategy that buys straddles - paired calls and puts - around U.S. corporate earnings has posted outsized returns this reporting season, with analytics firm ORATS reporting an average 45% return over the last four weeks versus a 2% average across the prior 12 quarters. Large-cap stocks including Microsoft and Meta produced notable post-e…
France's main equity gauge, the CAC 40, finished the session up 0.33%, while the broader SBF 120 rose 0.28%. Consumer-facing names and industrials drove much of the upside, with individual large-cap movers including Michelin, Danone and EssilorLuxottica. Market breadth favored decliners, several large caps hit multi-year extremes, and volatility fo…
Belgian stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the BEL 20 index rising 0.56% to reach a new all-time high. Strength in consumer services, healthcare and industrial sectors powered the advance. Anheuser Busch Inbev and UCB were among the session's best performers, while KBC Groep and select materials and real estate names lagged. Commodities and cur…
London equities finished the session in negative territory, led by declines in the Mining, Life Insurance/Assurance and Banking sectors. The United Kingdom 100 index closed down 0.60%. Schroders posted the session's largest gain and hit a three-year high, while Rentokil, Prudential and Standard Chartered were among the weakest names. Commodity benc…
U.K. stocks finished lower on Thursday, driven by declines in the Mining, Life Insurance/Assurance and Banking sectors. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index closed down 0.60% as market breadth favored decliners, while a handful of large-cap names bucked the trend with notable gains.
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed lower on Thursday, slipping 0.82% as declines in the Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors weighed on the market. Market breadth favored decliners, while select utilities and telecom names posted gains. Commodities and currency markets moved with oil and …
The IBEX 35 fell 0.82% at Thursday's close in Madrid, with losses concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction, and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. Redeia, Cellnex and Telefónica were the session's top performers, while ArcelorMittal, Solaria and Amadeus were the biggest decliners. Market breadth was negative as …
Portuguese equities closed lower on Thursday, with the PSI falling 0.49% as losses in Financials, Industrials and Utilities weighed on the market. Market breadth was narrowly negative and several individual stocks recorded new highs even amid the decline. Energy and precious metals futures also moved lower, while major currency pairs were largely u…
Stocks in the Netherlands closed lower on Thursday, with the AEX index falling 2.02% amid sector-wide weakness led by Industrials, Basic Materials and Technology. While select blue chips such as Heineken, NN Group and Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize advanced, heavy losses in names including Adyen, Magnum Ice Cream and DSM Firmenich drove the overall mar…
Italian equities finished lower on Thursday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 ending the session down 0.51% in Milan. Losses were concentrated in the Chemicals, Technology and Industrials sectors. While a handful of large-cap names posted gains, more stocks declined than advanced. Energy and precious metals prices fell, and currency moves were subdu…
German equities closed lower on Thursday, with the benchmark DAX down 0.11% at the end of trading. Sector pressure came from Transportation & Logistics, Retail and Technology stocks. The MDAX and TecDAX also fell, led by notable declines among mid-cap and tech-related listings, while several large-cap names recorded gains.
JPMorgan maintained an Underweight rating on Valvoline and left its fiscal 2026 EBITDA estimate unchanged at $535 million. While the brokerage expects some growth from the recent $607 million acquisition of Breeze Auto Care and continued positive same-store sales, it warns that integration costs, lower-margin Breeze operations and added interest ex…
