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Lead Storybbc_business1h agoNEUTRAL

Airlines cut 13,000 flights in May as jet fuel prices soar

Airlines have removed nearly two million seats from flights over the month, data from Cirium shows.

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marketwatch1h agoNEUTRAL

Here’s who benefits if the S&P 500 eases its rules for ‘megacap’ companies

It’s not just SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI: Stripe, Databricks and Waymo could also face easier index entry if they choose to go public.

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investing1h agoNEUTRAL

DeepSeek reportedly seeks billions in funding from Chinese government at $50 billion valuation

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cnbc1h agoNEUTRAL

Disney pops 7% after streaming, parks drive revenue beat in first report under CEO Josh D'Amaro

Disney revenue topped analyst expectations when the media giant reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

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marketwatch1h agoNEUTRAL

Disney’s new CEO lays out his long-term vision as he seeks to grow streaming overseas

In his first earnings report as Disney CEO, Josh D’Amaro said he planned to invest in content, find new ways to reach customers and leverage new technology to grow the business.

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investing1h agoNEUTRAL

Palmer Square cuts private credit fund NAV by 10% on software writedowns

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investing1h agoNEUTRAL

European stocks climb, oil slips, as Trump halts Hormuz reopening effort

MicroStocks AI impact view: European stocks climb, oil slips, as Trump halts Hormuz reopening effort shifts the short-term narrative for EUROP, EAN, STOCK. Our framework treats investing headlines as meaningful only when they can change earnings expectations, capital costs, policy risk, or sector leadership, so the first confirmation signal is whether price and volume follow through instead of fading. Watch opening volatility, relative strength against peers, and whether RSI or moving-average positioning improves after the headline. If the move propagates across related names, the story becomes a higher-conviction theme; if it stays isolated, the event is more likely noise than a durable market regime shift.

investing1h agoNEUTRAL

Apollo to offer daily pricing for credit assets

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cnbc1h agoNEUTRAL

Private payrolls rose by 109,000 in April, topping expectations, ADP says

The report provided more evidence of a stable labor market and less incentive for the Fed to lower interest rates.

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investing1h agoNEUTRAL

Barclays downgrades Abercrombie & Fitch amid rising competition and macro pressure

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investing1h agoNEUTRAL

Rush Street Interactive stock falls over 8% on secondary offering

MicroStocks AI impact view: Rush Street Interactive stock falls over 8% on secondary offering shifts the short-term narrative for RUSH, STREE, T. Our framework treats investing headlines as meaningful only when they can change earnings expectations, capital costs, policy risk, or sector leadership, so the first confirmation signal is whether price and volume follow through instead of fading. Watch opening volatility, relative strength against peers, and whether RSI or moving-average positioning improves after the headline. If the move propagates across related names, the story becomes a higher-conviction theme; if it stays isolated, the event is more likely noise than a durable market regime shift.

guardian_business1h agoNEUTRAL

Dozens of former WH Smith stores face closure, putting thousands of jobs at risk

New owner Modella Capital, which rebranded shops to TG Jones, blames weak consumer spending Dozens of former WH Smith stores are likely to close, putting thousands of jobs at risk under a radical restructuring plan by their new owner, which had rebranded the shops to TG Jones,The investment company Modella Capital, which bought WH Smith’s chain of 480 high street stores for £76m last year, blamed “weak consumer spending” as it set out the plan to landlords on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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