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Belgian equities fell at Thursday's close, with the BEL 20 index down 1.01% as losses in the Technology, Healthcare and Utilities sectors pulled the market lower. A small group of stocks outperformed, while market breadth skewed heavily toward decliners. In commodities trading, crude oil rose sharply while gold fell; the U.S. dollar strengthened.
Italian equities ended the session in negative territory, with the headline Italy 40 index sliding 1.47% at the close in Milan. Gains in a handful of large caps failed to offset broad weakness across Industrials, Healthcare and Telecoms. Notable moves included strong advances for Davide Campari Milano, STMicroelectronics and Snam, while Nexi, Ampli…
Sweden's equity market closed lower on Thursday, with the OMX Stockholm 30 index falling 1.31% to a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Healthcare sectors. While a handful of stocks posted gains, several industrial and mining names recorded notable declines. Commodity and currency moves accompanied …
Finland's stock market ended the session in negative territory, with the OMX Helsinki 25 falling 1.10%. Sector losses in Telecoms, Utilities and Healthcare contributed to the decline. Among index components, Neste Oyj led advancers, rising sharply to a 52-week high, while Nokia, Wartsila and Orion were among the heaviest decliners. Broader market b…
Prada is preparing a strategic repositioning for Versace after its acquisition, shifting sales toward full-price channels, eliminating sub-brands in ready-to-wear including Versace Jeans, and relaunching Atelier Versace with emphasis on haute couture and special projects. New creative director Pieter Mulier will not present his first collection unt…
Shares of major online travel agencies rallied after reports that OpenAI is scaling back plans to offer direct bookings inside its ChatGPT chatbot, opting instead to prioritize checkouts handled by third-party apps that integrate with the platform. Expedia, Booking Holdings and Tripadvisor posted notable gains as market concern about AI cutting out…
The chair of the U.S. House Oversight Committee asked CEOs at five large travel and technology firms on Thursday to disclose whether they employ surveillance pricing techniques that could lead to higher costs for consumers. Representative James Comer raised concerns about algorithms that use highly personalized data, warning that such practices mig…
Poland's main blue-chip gauge, the WIG30, finished lower on Thursday, falling 0.31% as losses in Basic Materials, Construction and Energy led declines. While select large-cap names posted gains, other heavyweights dropped, and market breadth was narrowly positive. Oil jumped sharply, gold slipped and the zloty weakened versus major currencies.
The OMX Copenhagen 20 finished the trading session 0.39% higher as advances in Consumer Goods, Technology and Personal & Household Goods supported the market. Pandora A/S, DSV Panalpina and NKT Holding were the strongest performers, while Rockwool, Carlsberg and Demant lagged. Commodity markets saw crude and Brent post sizable gains, while April go…
UBS analysts say OpenAI's Symphony preview points to a change in enterprise AI use, moving beyond conversational assistants toward background services that can execute tasks inside existing project workflows via API integration while keeping humans in control. The bank highlights potential fits among companies that manage enterprise workflows and n…
Amazon Web Services has introduced Amazon Connect Health, an AI-driven service that automates administrative workflows for healthcare providers and patients. The platform links with electronic health records, operates continuously to manage appointments and insurance checks in real time, drafts clinical documentation and medical billing codes for c…
Summary: The chair of the U.S. House Oversight Committee has asked chief executives at five prominent travel and delivery companies to disclose whether they are employing surveillance pricing tactics tied to highly personalized consumer data to increase prices. Representative James Comer raised concerns in formal letters that the growing use of sur…
Morocco's equity market closed higher on Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index advancing 4.18%. Strength in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors underpinned the move. Market breadth was strongly positive, as rising issues outnumbered decliners by a wide margin. Commodity and currency moves accompanied the equity gains, with crude and …
Netflix has purchased InterPositive, a film-technology company launched by Ben Affleck that develops artificial intelligence tools for movie production. Financial terms were not disclosed. The deal comes amid a shifting industry stance toward AI in content creation and follows Netflix's withdrawal from a prior acquisition contest for Warner Bros Di…
Norway's main equity gauge closed modestly lower on Thursday, dragged down by losses in the Media, Transport and Diversified Financials sectors. The Oslo OBX fell 0.12%, while individual movers included notable gains for Nel, Equinor and Aker BP and declines for Hafnia, Hoegh Autoliners and Norwegian Air Shuttle. Commodity and currency movements we…
Israel's equity market finished higher on Thursday, led by strength in technology, real estate and communications sectors. The benchmark TA 35 rose 1.07% to a new all-time high, with several large-cap names posting double-digit point gains. Commodities and currency markets showed notable moves, as crude oil surged and the US dollar strengthened aga…
Greece's main benchmark, the Athens General Composite, closed 0.51% higher on Thursday, led by gains in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors. Several individual names posted strong rises while others finished lower. Trading breadth on the exchange was balanced with a number of unchanged issues. Commodity and FX markets saw notable moves, in…
Loop Capital has initiated coverage of Astera Labs with a Buy rating and a $250 price target, arguing the company is well-positioned across a widening set of AI accelerators and that its COSMOS software could create durable customer stickiness as AI server and cluster complexity grows. The firm views Astera Labs as one of the clearest avenues for i…
Trading on Thursday produced notable volatility across the market cap spectrum. Mega-cap names such as Avago Technologies (Broadcom) and Oracle gained after company updates, while several large-, mid- and small-cap stocks fell sharply amid earnings misses, downgrades and other company-specific developments. The session highlights how discrete corpo…
Volkswagen presented military-ready vehicle concepts at the Enforce Tac defense fair as it evaluates options for its Osnabrueck factory, which employs roughly 2,300 people and will cease T-Roc Cabriolet production in 2027. The prototypes, marketed under the D.E.S. Defence name, include an Amarok-based MV.1 and a Crafter-based MV.2. Talks with Rhein…
Turkey's main stock index, the BIST 100, closed up 1.05% on Thursday as advances in Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Leasing & Factoring and Technology sectors pushed more stocks higher than lower. Several individual issues recorded double-digit percentage moves in both directions. Commodities and currency pairs also showed notable moves during the s…
Analysts say infrastructure spending tied to artificial intelligence and cloud computing has ignited more than $1 trillion in physical investment this cycle, driving data center demand that is growing faster than new capacity. Bernstein's new coverage highlights winners among enterprise-focused facility owners while warning that vacancy rates shoul…
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia challenges the U.S. government's approval of ByteDance's plan to create a majority American-owned joint venture for TikTok. The Public Integrity Project brought the case on behalf of two retail investors in competing social media companies, arguing the approval violated a 2024…
Mazda, which halted exports to Russia in 2022 and relinquished its local joint venture stake, has re-emerged among Russia's top-selling marques after a sharp rise in scrappage fees for powerful, high-cost vehicles redirected imports through independent trading intermediaries. Autostat data show Mazda climbed to sixth with 4,871 units sold in Januar…
Franklin Resources reported preliminary assets under management of $1.74 trillion as of February 28, 2026, up from $1.71 trillion at January 31, 2026. The firm attributed the increase to favorable market conditions and roughly $10 billion in long-term net inflows, while a Western Asset Management outflow of about $1 billion reduced the long-term in…
