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Revenue per available room (RevPAR) in the US increased 3.2% year-over-year for the week ending May 2, driven by a 1.2% rise in occupancy and a 2.0% increase in average daily rate (ADR). Luxury hotels saw the largest gains in both occupancy and pricing. Among major markets, Las Vegas recorded the largest year-over-year RevPAR increase while San Fra…
In his first earnings call as CEO, Josh D’Amaro outlined a strategy that elevates Disney+ as the company’s interactive digital hub and emphasizes tighter integration between parks, streaming and merchandise. The company reported fiscal second-quarter adjusted EPS of $1.57 and revenue of $25.17 billion, both ahead of analyst estimates, with streamin…
Chinese automaker Geely has bought the Body 3 assembly facilities at Ford’s Almussafes plant in Valencia, Spain, and is reported to intend production of one of its models at the site. The move forms part of broader negotiations on shared vehicle technologies and follows a trend of Chinese carmakers seeking European production to avoid tariffs and s…
Anthropic has reached an agreement with SpaceX to tap Colossus 1, an AI supercomputer cluster with more than 220,000 NVIDIA GPUs. The deal delivers in excess of 300 megawatts of additional capacity within the month to support Claude Pro and Claude Max workloads, and includes an expressed interest in developing orbital compute measured in multiple g…
Anthropic introduced a 'dreaming' function for its Claude AI agent management suite, enabling agents to analyze past work, discover patterns and refresh files that store user preferences and context. Released as a research preview at the company’s San Francisco developer event, the feature is aimed at improving agent performance with limited human …
U.K. equities closed higher on Wednesday as gains in the Mining, Automobiles & Parts and Banking sectors pushed the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 up 2.13%. Fresnillo, EasyJet and Smurfit WestRock were among the top performers, while BP, Smith & Nephew and Shell posted notable declines. Commodities moved unevenly, with gold rising and crude oil f…
Spain's equity benchmark, the IBEX 35, closed higher Wednesday, supported by advances in Consumer Services, Building & Construction and Financial Services & Real Estate sectors. The index finished up 2.47% with ArcelorMittal, International Consolidated Airlines Group and ACS among the best performers, while ROVI, Repsol and Solaria were the weakest…
Portugal's benchmark PSI closed higher, gaining 1.12% as the Industrials, Financials and Consumer Services sectors pushed the market up. Corticeira Amorim, Mota Engil and Teixeira Duarte were the session's top performers, while Galp Energia was the largest decliner. Oil prices fell markedly, while gold and major currency pairs showed mixed moves.
Netherlands equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the AEX index reaching a fresh record high. Broad gains were led by Basic Materials, Technology and Consumer Goods sectors. ArcelorMittal, DSM Firmenich and ASML were the session's strongest performers, while Wolters Kluwer, Shell and SBM Offshore finished lower. Commodities saw sharp moves, wit…
Italian equities closed higher Wednesday, led by gains in the Travel & Leisure, Industrials and Financials sectors. The Investing.com Italy 40 climbed 2.21% to a fresh all-time high. Lottomatica Group and Amplifon were the session leaders, while Eni, Tenaris and Saipem were among the decliners. Market breadth was positive and commodities moved shar…
Frankfurt closed higher on Wednesday with the DAX rising 2.24% to a one-month peak. Broad gains in Transportation & Logistics, Consumer & Cyclical and Industrials supported the advance while some technology and commodity-linked names lagged. Market breadth favored advancing shares by more than two-to-one, and volatility eased as commodities and cur…
Paris equities closed higher on Wednesday with the CAC 40 rising 2.94% and the SBF 120 up 2.86%, driven by strong advances in industrials, consumer goods and financial names. Safran, ArcelorMittal and Accor were among the session's largest gainers, while TotalEnergies and a handful of energy and semiconductor names lagged. Market breadth favored ad…
Belgian stocks closed higher on Wednesday, powered by gains in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Industrials sectors. The BEL 20 index rose 2.11% at the Brussels close. Market breadth skewed strongly positive, and commodities and currency markets posted mixed moves, including a steep drop in crude oil futures and a sharp rise in gold futures.
Swedish equities closed notably higher as the OMX Stockholm 30 rose 2.83%, driven by strength in Basic Materials, Industrials and Healthcare. Market breadth was positive with more than twice as many advancers as decliners. Oil prices fell sharply while gold and selected currencies moved, adding nuance to the session.
Finnish equities finished higher on Wednesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 rising 0.70% to a fresh all-time closing high. Strength in Industrials, Consumer Services and Healthcare supported the advance, while select energy and utilities names lagged. Market breadth favoured gainers and commodity and currency moves provided an uneven backdrop.
Poland's main stock index, the WIG30, closed up 2.92% on Wednesday, with advances concentrated in the Basic Materials, Construction and Banking sectors. KGHM Polska Miedz SA recorded the largest single-stock gain in the index, while mBank and Rainbow Tours also posted notable rises. Oil benchmarks fell sharply, Brent and U.S. crude both retreating,…
Wealthfront is launching its digital mortgage offering in Texas, providing borrowers and refinancers access to mortgage rates roughly 50 basis points below the national average. The rollout follows the platform's recent move from early access to full availability in Colorado and continues the company's push to broaden its state licenses and digital…
Turkey's equity market closed higher on Wednesday, with the BIST 100 index finishing up 2.91% and marking a fresh all-time high. Strength was concentrated in the Sports, Banking and Metal Products & Machinery sectors, while commodities and currency pairs showed notable volatility during the session.
Danish equities closed higher on Wednesday, with strength concentrated in Personal & Household Goods, Chemicals and Consumer Goods. The OMX Copenhagen 20 climbed 2.02% to a new one-month high, driven by outsized gains in several large-cap names. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with crude and Brent retreating sharply while gold and the Dani…
MannKind's stock climbed sharply in morning trading after the company disclosed it is developing a dry powder inhalation formulation of ralinepag, MNKD-1501, for United Therapeutics under an expanded collaboration. The arrangement includes an immediate $5 million payment, potential development milestones up to $35 million and a 10% royalty on net s…
Google has partnered with artist development company Believe to make its Flow Music platform, powered by the Lyria 3 Pro music generation model, available to artists and producers affiliated with Believe and TuneCore. Google says it does not claim ownership over music created with Flow Music and that the underlying model was trained on materials th…
Moroccan equities closed higher in Casablanca on Wednesday, with the Moroccan All Shares index advancing 1.66%. Gains were concentrated in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors. Benchmark commodity prices moved sharply: U.S. crude and Brent fell, while June gold futures gained. Foreign exchange rates showed modest movement against the Morocca…
Zee Entertainment has brought a lawsuit in New Delhi seeking $3 million in damages from the Reliance-Disney joint venture, alleging the use of its music assets without permission after licensing agreements expired in 2024 and 2025. The complaint, spanning roughly 1,800 pages and filed April 14, says the joint venture used Zee music at least 50 time…
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Apple’s request for a temporary stay on Wednesday, refusing to pause a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that found Apple in contempt related to changes the company made to its App Store after litigation with Epic Games. Apple had sought the hold to preserve time to file a full Supreme Court appeal.
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. shares climbed sharply in morning trading as gains in copper prices, a weaker dollar and renewed investor focus on the company’s long-term fundamentals helped offset concerns about near-term production challenges at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia. Analyst commentary highlighting structural copper demand from AI d…
