On the positive side, furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers posted a 1.1% increase, while motor vehicle and parts dealers rebounded with a 0.6% gain after falling 2.9% in ...

Investing.com -- Morgan Stanley has upgraded two Japanese semiconductor equipment makers, saying a recovery in front-end equipment demand tied to AI-related investment is now firmly underway.

Investing.com -- Swiss textile machinery maker Rieter Holding AG (SIX:RIEN) was downgraded to “neutral” from “buy” rating by UBS on Friday, with the brokerage citing a lack of visibility for a ...

Investing.com -- Cloud infrastructure and data center-related stocks have rebounded in premarket trading on Friday, recovering some losses after a recent selloff tied to financing concerns across the ...

Investing.com -- Turkish budget carrier Pegasus has signed a supply and maintenance agreement with CFM International for LEAP-1B engines to power up to 150 Boeing 737-10 aircraft, according to an ...

Investing.com - UBS projects the EUR/CHF exchange rate will edge higher to 0.94 into 2026 while USD/CHF should stabilize around 0.78. The Swiss bank cited the European Central Bank’s recent decision ...

In other company news, WH Smith PLC (LON:SMWH) reported a fall in full-year earnings and cut its headline profit forecast to £100-115 million for the year ahead. This figure falls well below earlier ...

Investors appear to be largely resting Friday as a hectic week of economic data and central bank decisions comes to an end.

Investing.com -- Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME:BBVA) has received authorization from the European Central Bank for a €3.96 billion share buyback program, the company ...

Several BoE decision-makers highlighted concerns about persistently high wage growth expectations and structural inflation pressures, providing some strength to the currency. ING analysts predict ...

EAGLE, Idaho - Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LW) shares fell 12.7% after the frozen potato products supplier reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 results that beat analyst expectations and ...

Retail sales dropped by 0.1% on the month in November, according to data released by the Office of National Statistics data earlier Friday, continuing to show weakness after the previous month’s 0.9% ...