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Traders face a dense schedule of U.S. economic releases on Thursday, April 30, 2026, led by the advance Gross Domestic Product report, Initial Jobless Claims and the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index. The suite of data arriving at 8:30 AM ET will illuminate growth, employment and inflation trends, while later releases including the…
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said on Tuesday that pursuing a merger with a smaller carrier may not justify the effort involved, while restating his ambition for a potential combination with American Airlines. Kirby emphasized the operational and management strain of integrating a small airline, declined to comment on speculation about JetBlue, a…
EU regulators have issued preliminary charges under the Digital Services Act against Meta Platforms, saying Facebook and Instagram failed to sufficiently prevent children under 13 from accessing the services. The move follows a two-year probe by the European Commission. Meta disputes the findings and says it will respond and announce further measur…
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square USA closed-end fund began trading on the New York Stock Exchange, offering retail investors entry to a hedge-fund-style, stock-picking strategy at $50 per share. The offering raised roughly $5 billion and expands Pershing Square’s assets to about $25 billion. Ackman also listed his management company on the NYSE. The l…
Universal Music Group said it will divest half of its holding in Spotify and raise its total share repurchase program to €1 billion, adding a second €500 million buyback once an existing program completes. The announcement arrives amid an activist approach from Pershing Square that has proposed acquiring the company and highlighted concerns about t…
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals shares declined about 5.24% after the company reported a 10% year-over-year decrease in first-quarter sales of its flagship eye drug Eylea, with Eylea sales of $941 million and headwinds concentrated in the higher-dose Eylea HD. Analysts and the market cited regulatory timing for a second contract manufacturer and a clinic…
Irenic Acquisition Corp. completed an initial public offering of 22 million units at $10.00 per unit, generating $220 million in gross proceeds. Units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market on April 28, 2026. Each unit includes one Class A ordinary share and one-third of a redeemable warrant; full warrants can be exercised to buy a Class A share…
Ford Motor will report first-quarter results after markets close on Wednesday. Analysts on Wall Street expect adjusted earnings per share of $0.19 on automotive revenue of $38.53 billion, reflecting a small rise in revenue and a larger increase in adjusted EPS year-over-year. Investors are poised to watch any updates to 2026 guidance and assess the…
Apple plans to integrate its Visual Intelligence capability into the native Camera app in iOS 27 by adding a new Siri mode alongside existing Photo, Video and Portrait options. The change moves the feature from a separate interface tied to the Camera Control button into an explicit camera mode, introduces a redesigned shutter control, and expands f…
Rebeca Grynspan, candidate for U.N. secretary-general and current head of the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, said the organisation is confronting a severe funding squeeze that is undermining its ability to plan. Speaking during her campaign in Paris, she argued the U.N. should narrow its focus and accept doing less with reduced resources…
Universal Music Group said it will reduce its 2.7-billion-euro equity stake in Spotify by half and use the proceeds to fund an expanded share buyback programme and payments to artists. The company reported first-quarter revenue of 2.9 billion euros, unchanged year-on-year in reported terms but up 8.1% in constant currency, and said adjusted EBITDA …
U.K. stocks ended lower on Wednesday, with the United Kingdom 100 dropping 1.18% as declines in Household Goods & Home Construction, General Retailers and Aerospace & Defense pushed the market down. Market breadth favored falling names, while commodity and currency markets saw significant intraday moves.
U.K. equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 ending the session down 1.18%. Losses concentrated in the Household Goods & Home Construction, General Retailers and Aerospace & Defense sectors weighed on the market. A small number of stocks advanced sharply, led by DCC plc, while several large-cap names posted not…
Spain's main index ended the session lower as losses in Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors weighed on the market. The IBEX 35 fell 0.62% at the close in Madrid. While a handful of large-cap names posted gains, a greater number of stocks declined, and commodities saw notable moves ahead of the close.
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 ended the session lower, down 0.62%, after declines in the Consumer Services, Consumer Goods and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors. Gains from Mapfre, Repsol and Banco de Sabadell were outweighed by losses at Solaria, Naturgy and Fluidra. Market breadth favored decliners, while commodities saw sharp moves with oil risi…
Portugal's benchmark PSI finished the session down 0.60% in Lisbon, with losses concentrated in the Utilities, Consumer Services and Telecoms sectors. While small-cap names such as Teixeira Duarte and Mota Engil posted gains, several energy and utilities-related issues including Ibersol and EDP Renovaveis were among the heaviest decliners. Global c…
The Amsterdam stock index closed lower on Wednesday, driven by losses in Healthcare, Telecoms and Real Estate. The AEX declined 0.38% at the close, with heavyweight ASML among the session's gainers while Koninklijke Philips and Heineken registered notable declines. Oil prices climbed sharply while gold futures dipped and major FX pairs were largely…
Italy's main equities index closed lower on Wednesday, dragged down by losses in Utilities, Healthcare and Travel & Leisure. The Investing.com Italy 40 fell 0.45% as market breadth favored decliners. STMicroelectronics led gainers and reached a 52-week high, while several large-cap utilities and leisure stocks posted the biggest declines. Oil surge…
Germany's equity market closed with a mixed profile on Wednesday. Gains in technology, consumer cyclical and telecom stocks contrasted with losses in construction, transportation and insurance names, leaving the DAX lower by 0.31% at the close in Frankfurt. Broader indices showed modest moves in both directions, while commodities and currency bench…
France's equity market ended lower on Wednesday, with the CAC 40 down 0.39% and the SBF 120 off 0.37%. Losses were concentrated in the Consumer Services, Utilities and Consumer Goods sectors, while a handful of technology and industrial names outperformed. Commodity prices and volatility measures showed divergent moves across gold, crude and option…
Belgium's BEL 20 index closed lower on Wednesday, finishing down 1.03% in Brussels after weakness in the Technology, Consumer Services and Utilities sectors. Gains in selected names such as Solvay, Syensqo and Lotus Bakeries were outweighed by heavier losses in Melexis, Warehouses de Pauw and Aedifica. Market breadth favored decliners, while gold, …
Swedish equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 ending the session down 0.51% as losses in the Oil & Gas, Financials and Basic Materials sectors pressured the market. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodity and currency moves featured notably higher crude futures and modest SEK weakness.
Finnish equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 up 0.94% as telecom, oil & gas and consumer services names outperformed. Nokia led gainers, reaching multi-year highs, while Konecranes recorded the largest decline. Market breadth was negative, and moves in global oil and currency markets were notable during the session.
The U.S. Treasury Department moved the deadline for energy firms to reach agreements to acquire the international holdings of Russian oil producer Lukoil from May 1 to May 30. The assets, valued at about $22 billion, were forced onto the market after U.S. sanctions on Lukoil and state-owned Rosneft. Any transactions must place proceeds into a froze…
Poland's main benchmark closed modestly higher on Wednesday, with the WIG30 up 0.09% as gains in the Oil & Gas, Food and Developers sectors supported the market. A handful of large-cap winners, including Cyfrowy Polsat and Benefit Systems, outperformed while more stocks fell than rose. Oil jumped sharply, gold slipped and the zloty weakened against…
