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Citigroup is reportedly nearing an agreement to sell a 24% stake in its Mexican retail unit Grupo Financiero Banamex to a consortium of investors that includes Blackstone, according to people familiar with the matter. The potential transaction follows a 25% stake sale last year to a company controlled by Fernando Chico Pardo and his family. Citi de…
Starfighters Space Inc. saw its stock decline 14.4% following the resignation of founder Rick Svetkoff from his roles as Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman and Director. The company also announced the resignation of Brenda Svetkoff as company secretary and the appointment of Tim Franta as CEO. Franta has led development of the STARLAUNCH …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released draft guidance outlining a regulatory pathway for individualized therapies that directly target known genetic, cellular or molecular causes of disease. The guidance, produced jointly by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, focuses on genome e…
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new 15% global tariff after the Supreme Court struck down his broader levies last week. The move has immediate market effects - domestic lumber-related stocks dropped on Monday amid fears of cheaper imports, while analysts see potential benefits for certain retailers, emerging market assets and select consume…
Raymond James cut Vertical Aerospace's rating from Market Perform to Underperform, highlighting doubts about the company's ability to secure financing at a critical development stage. The broker flagged a constrained liquidity runway—excluding roughly $92 million available under an at-the-market program, cash is projected to last only through mid-J…
AbbVie said it will commit $380 million to construct two active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facilities at its Illinois campus. The project, aimed at increasing domestic production for neuroscience and obesity medicines, forms part of the company’s wider effort to scale U.S. manufacturing amid recently introduced tariffs on pharmac…
Shares of major online travel companies fell sharply Monday amid a research report that sketched a scenario in which rapidly advancing artificial intelligence could upend conventional booking models. Airbnb dropped 6%, Booking Holdings slid 7% and Expedia fell 8% as investors reacted to projections that AI agents may be able to assemble full travel…
U.K. equities ended Monday modestly lower, with the United Kingdom 100 index down 0.12% at the close in London. Sector pressure from Chemicals, Software & Computer Services and Fixed Line Telecommunications weighed on the market, while a handful of mid-cap names outperformed. Energy and precious metals futures moved in opposite directions and curre…
U.K. equities closed lower on Monday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 falling 0.12% as losses in the Chemicals, Software & Computer Services and Fixed Line Telecommunications sectors weighed on the market. JD Sports, Fresnillo and Marks and Spencer were the top performers, while Smurfit WestRock, ICG and Flutter Entertainment led declines…
Madrid's benchmark index closed higher on Monday, with the IBEX 35 rising 0.57% to register a new all-time high. Gains were concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Consumer Services, while a number of industrial and travel-related stocks posted declines. Market breadth was mixed as decliners outnumbered a…
The AEX index in Amsterdam finished the Monday session down 0.12%, driven by sector losses in Industrials, Consumer Goods and Technology. ArcelorMittal, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and BE Semiconductor Industries were among the session's top gainers, while CVC Capital Partners, Adyen and Magnum Ice Cream led declines. Market breadth favored decliner…
Italian equities finished the trading day higher on Monday, driven by strength in the Utilities, Chemicals and Oil & Gas sectors. The Investing.com Italy 40 index closed up 0.44% in Milan, with Enel outperforming the index. Market breadth showed more decliners than advancers, while key commodities and currency benchmarks moved modestly.
Germany's stock market finished lower on Monday, with the DAX retreating 1.09% and the MDAX and TecDAX also down. Software, Construction and Retail sectors weighed on the market. Several blue-chip names including Airbus, SAP and BMW posted notable declines while Telekom, Infineon and Beiersdorf were among the session's top performers. Market breadt…
French equity benchmarks finished lower on Monday, with the CAC 40 retreating 0.22% and the SBF 120 falling 0.28%. Gains in a few names including Carrefour and ArcelorMittal were offset by declines in Thales, Pernod Ricard and Airbus. Market breadth favoured decliners and volatility as measured by the CAC 40 VIX reached a fresh 52-week high.
Belgian stocks closed lower on Monday with the BEL 20 index ending the session down 0.88%. Losses were concentrated in the Healthcare, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors. Market breadth in Brussels favored decliners, with 60 stocks falling, 36 advancing and 9 unchanged. Notable movers included gains in Anheuser Busch Inbev, KBC Groep and Elia, …
Portugal's main stock index, the PSI, ended Monday's session higher, advancing 1.71% to reach a new five-year high. Strength in the Consumer Services, Telecoms and Financials sectors supported the advance, with notable gains from Nos SGPS, Jeronimo Martins and Mota Engil. Market breadth favored advancers, while select names recorded small declines …
The OMX Helsinki 25 ended the trading day lower, falling 0.13% as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Oil & Gas sectors weighed on the market. Declining stocks outpaced risers by a wide margin, while select industrial names bucked the trend. Brent and US crude edged down modestly, and gold futures showed a sharp gain. Major currency pairs were…
The OMX Stockholm 30 closed down 0.43% on Monday, pressured by losses across the Financials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, with 518 stocks falling versus 233 advancing. Epiroc AB Class A, Boliden AB and Telia Company were among the session's gainers, while EQT AB, Evolution AB and SAAB AB ser. B posted the st…
Swedish equities finished lower on Monday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 declining 0.43% at the close in Stockholm. Losses in the Financials, Healthcare and Industrials sectors drove the market lower. While a handful of large-cap names gained, several heavyweight stocks posted notable retreats. Commodity and currency markets saw modest moves, with crud…
Shares of Affirm Holdings and Block pared earlier losses on Monday after reports that PayPal was attracting takeover interest. Both stocks had plunged earlier on worries about rapid artificial intelligence advancement, but Bloomberg's account of acquisition interest in PayPal helped the fintech group recover some ground.
Portions of a deposition released in a federal lawsuit indicate that about 19% of Instagram users aged 13 to 15 told Meta they encountered nudity or sexual images on the platform that they did not want to see. The filing also reports that roughly 8% of users in that age group said they had seen someone harm themselves or threaten self-harm on Insta…
Shares of AST SpaceMobile rose after the company secured a $30 million prime contract with the U.S. Space Development Agency for the Europa Track 2 Commercial Solutions program. The agreement - executed under the HALO acquisition framework - will use AST's BlueBird low Earth orbit satellite constellation to demonstrate resilient, low-latency tactic…
PayPal Holdings Inc. shares rose sharply Monday morning, climbing as much as 9% after reports that the company has drawn unsolicited interest from potential acquirers. Trading in the stock was temporarily paused amid the volatility. Sources say meetings with banks have taken place, with at least one large competitor reportedly considering a full ta…
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE) saw its shares rise modestly after the FDA accepted its Biologics License Application for DTX401, an AAV gene therapy candidate for Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia (GSDIa). The agency assigned Priority Review and set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act action date of August 23, 2026. The BLA relies on cli…
A significant winter storm that prompted blizzard warnings across the U.S. Northeast forced widespread flight cancellations and contributed to notable declines in airline and travel-related stocks, while leaving hundreds of thousands without power in several states, according to flight-tracking data and weather service alerts.
