champpixs/iStock via Getty Images Investors, analysts and strategists are considering how the shooting of former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally will affect markets. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is treating the incident as an assassination attempt. The following are reactions to the shooting: “While indications are for relativelyContinue Reading
Warchi Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI) independent director Michelle Brennan issued a statement Thursday supporting the election of two board nominees backed by shareholder Politan Capital Management. In a statement issued after market close, Brennan said she believes “the board is unable to carry out its basic functions because it is essentially keptContinue Reading
Parradee Kietsirikul Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and Lyft (NASDAQ:LYFT) traded lower on Wednesday after the labor-backed Drivers Demand Justice coalition filed the final batch of voter signatures needed to place its unionization push on the November ballot for Massachusetts voters. A vote in Massachusetts on ride-hailing worker unionization would be theContinue Reading
Manakin/iStock via Getty Images Deutsche Bank turned more positive on UK retailers on Tuesday. The firm said its proprietary UK discretionary spending analysis highlights robust income growth. There is also an expectation for a sequential improvement in consumer confidence. “With consumer confidence stepping up during Q2, political certainty, and inflationContinue Reading
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images London (UKX) +0.01% Germany (DAX:IND) +0.43% Germany records trade surplus of €24.9B in May, exports declined by 3.6% M/M, imports dropped by 6.6% M/M. France (CAC:IND) +0.43% Left-wing New Popular Front won the largest number of seats in parliamentary elections. Construction output in the Czech RepublicContinue Reading
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images News British home building stocks climbed Friday following the Labour Party’s landslide win in the U.K. general election, and that stock sector is among four others likely to benefit from the center-left party’s victory, Interactive Investor said. The Labour Party on Thursday picked up 211 seats, leavingContinue Reading
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images London (UKX) +0.35% The center-left Labour Party won a landslide victory, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. Germany (DAX:IND) +0.86% Industrial production in Germany decreased 2.50% in May France (CAC:IND) +0.55% reaching a three-week-high. France May trade balance -€8B vs -€7.6B expected Retail sales in BulgariaContinue Reading
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images News 14 years of Conservative rule have ended in the U.K. after the Labour Party won the U.K. general election by a landslide, with Keir Starmer becoming the new prime minister. He’s been given a major mandate with 408 seats out of 650 in parliament, picking upContinue Reading
da-kuk/E+ via Getty Images London (UKX) +0.56% with parliamentary election in focus. Investors will be closely watching how the Labour Party can gather a majority vote, to replace the Conservatives after 14 years. Germany (DAX:IND) +0.23% Germany June construction PMI 39.7 vs 38.5 prior; Germany May industrial orders -1.6% vsContinue Reading
Boy Wirat/iStock via Getty Images Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google noted that it will make it compulsory for advertisers to disclose election ads which use digitally altered content to show real or realistic-looking people or events. “We believe that users should have information to make informed decisions when viewing election adsContinue Reading
