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Madrid's benchmark index, the IBEX 35, finished the trading session up 0.87% as gains in Telecoms & IT, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate outweighed sector declines. Telefonica, Grifols and ACS were the session's top performers, while International Consolidated Airlines Group, Puig Brands and ROVI lagged.
Portugal's benchmark PSI index ended Thursday up 0.57% as advances in the Financials, Basic Materials and Industrials sectors outnumbered declines. The session featured notable gains for The Navigator Company SA, Banco Comercial Portugues and Altri SGPS SA, while Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais, Nos SGPS and EDP Renovaveis finished lower. Commodity…
Amsterdam shares finished the session higher, with the AEX climbing 1.13% as Consumer Goods, Technology and Industrials led the advance. Several large-cap stocks moved higher to all-time highs, market breadth was decisively positive and commodity prices mostly retreated. Currency pairs were broadly steady while the US Dollar Index futures ticked up…
Italian luxury house Ferragamo reported a 1.2% decline in first-quarter revenues at constant exchange rates, with total sales of €209 million. Wholesale revenue fell 19% year-on-year while the direct-to-consumer channel rose 5.5% and made up 77% of sales. North America was a bright spot, whereas Europe and Asia Pacific underperformed, and results c…
Italian equities finished higher on Thursday, with the national blue-chip index reaching a fresh all-time peak. Technology, Telecoms and Travel & Leisure stocks provided much of the upward momentum, while select industrial, healthcare and utilities names lagged. Oil and gold futures retreated and currency indicators were mixed as market breadth in …
German equities finished the trading day higher as strength in Technology, Software and Media stocks propelled the benchmark DAX up 1.31%. Mid- and small-cap indices also advanced, led by robust moves in select semiconductors, solar and e-commerce-related companies. A handful of large-cap industrials and telecoms weighed on the market, while volati…
French equity markets ended Thursday's session with modest gains, propelled by advances in Technology, Consumer Goods and Financials. The CAC 40 climbed 0.93% and the SBF 120 also rose 0.93%, with several large-cap technology names and a cluster of mid-cap gainers registering strong moves. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while vola…
Belgian stocks ended the session in positive territory, with the BEL 20 index up 0.43%. Gains were concentrated in Basic Materials, Telecoms and Financials. Sofina, Aedifica and Lotus Bakeries were among the top performers, while Umicore was the session laggard. Market breadth favoured advancers over decliners, and commodity prices slid as the U.S.…
Options market pricing suggests Deere & Co. (DE) could see a 5.2% price move when it reports earnings on May 21 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show the stock has often moved more than the options-implied expectation in recent earnings releases, though there have been occasions when the actual move was smaller.
Cisco Systems told investors that accelerating demand for artificial intelligence systems is driving an industry-wide uplift it described as a "networking supercycle." The company raised its fiscal-year AI infrastructure and hyperscaler orders forecast to $9 billion from $5 billion, prompting a more than 15% rise in its share price and the largest …
Poland's main index closed higher on Thursday, supported by gains in the Banking, Information Technology and Construction sectors. The WIG30 rose 1.08% at the Warsaw close, with Erste Bank Polska, Asseco Poland and mBank registering the largest increases. Energy names led declines while commodity prices and currency pairs showed modest moves during…
Turkey's equity market closed modestly higher, with the BIST 100 rising 0.32% as Information Technology, Sports and Wood, Paper & Printing names posted the largest gains. A handful of individual stocks recorded double-digit percentage moves in either direction, while commodities and currency pairs registered small declines and shifts.
An Italian parents’ association and several families initiated a class injunctive action in Milan’s business court seeking orders that would tighten age verification for users under 14, require removal of potentially manipulative algorithms, and mandate clearer information on harms from overuse. The case pits MOIGE and families against Meta and the…
Options market pricing implies Walmart Inc. (WMT) shares may move 4.1% when the retailer reports quarterly results on May 21 before the market opens. Historical comparisons show the options-implied magnitude has matched actual post-earnings moves in three of the past eight quarters, while in others implied swings either overstated or understated th…
IMF officials will travel to Ukraine in the coming weeks to review implementation of the country's reform commitments under an $8.1 billion loan arrangement. The mission will concentrate on expanding the tax base, formalizing parts of the informal economy and on Kyiv's efforts to mobilize domestic financing alongside external donor assistance.
Morocco's equity market closed lower on Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index slipping 0.78% in Casablanca. Sector weakness in Utilities, Banking and Mining drove the decline even as several individual stocks posted gains. Market breadth favored losers over winners and commodity and currency moves accompanied the equity downturn.
Security researchers at Palo Alto-based firm Calif say they uncovered a way to bypass Apple’s Mac security protections while evaluating an early build of Anthropic’s Mythos AI in April. The team reports the method chains two software bugs and additional techniques to corrupt memory, enabling access to restricted system areas in what is described as…
Anthropic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a joint $200 million commitment to fund AI-related public goods focused on health, education and language accessibility. The four-year initiative pairs Anthropic’s technical resources and Claude usage credits with the foundation’s grant funding, program design and expertise to support proj…
Goldman Sachs data indicate that self-directed retail investors currently hold about $12 trillion in U.S. equity assets, representing roughly 10% of total U.S. corporate equity market capitalization. Retail trading volumes and positions have risen notably in recent months, with the bank flagging both the drivers of that surge and potential market r…
Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields eased on Thursday after hitting an 11-month peak, aided by a decline in oil prices and buying interest at technical support levels. Earlier producer-price data showing the largest monthly increase in four years had lifted yields, feeding concerns about rising inflation and its potential to spill into core consumer pri…
Goldman Sachs downgraded Whirlpool to Neutral from Buy following the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings, cutting its 12-month price target to $53 from $72. The bank highlighted sharply weaker appliance demand—described by Whirlpool management as “recession-like”—alongside inflation, high mortgage rates, sluggish housing turnover, trade dynamics …
Israel's TA-35 index closed higher, rising 0.45% as gains in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Biomed sectors supported the market. Nova and Tower Semiconductor posted the session's largest advances, while ICL and several banks registered the biggest declines. Market breadth was negative with more decliners than advancers, and commodities and FX market…
A federal trial in Oakland moves to its final phase as Elon Musk's legal team delivers closing arguments against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman. Musk alleges the nonprofit's mission was diverted into a for-profit enterprise that enriched its leaders and investors. The case raises questions about governance, conflicts of interest, and remedies that could…
Greece's stock market closed higher on Thursday as increases in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors pushed the Athens General Composite up 1.39%. Viohalco and Elvalhalcor were the session's top gainers, with Viohalco reaching an all-time high and Elvalhalcor touching a five-year high. Market breadth favored advancers, while a handful of co…
Prestige Consumer Healthcare shares plunged after the company reported fiscal Q4 2026 results that missed expectations on both revenue and earnings, revealed year-over-year declines in gross and operating profit, and outlined modest fiscal 2027 guidance. Supply issues for Clear Eyes in North America and shipping disruptions in the Middle East were …
