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Dole plc (NYSE:DOLE) reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings on Thursday, fueled by strong results across all continuing business segments. Following the announcement, the company’s shares gained 2.05%. For the quarter ended June 30, 2025, Dole posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.55, topping analyst forecasts of $0.51. Revenue reached $2.4 billion, well above the anticipated $2.16…

GSK (NYSE:GSK) announced Monday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its priority review application for gepotidacin, an oral antibiotic designed to treat uncomplicated sexually transmitted gonorrhea. Following the news, GSK’s shares edged up 1% in London trading. The pharmaceutical company is focusing on new infectious disease treatments, including its recently introduced respiratory…

Shares of Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM), the U.S.-based video platform and cloud service provider, jumped more than 6% in early Monday trading following confirmation that the company is exploring a potential acquisition of Northern Data (TG:NB2), a German firm specializing in AI cloud technologies. Both firms confirmed discussions around a deal valued at roughly $1.17 billion (around…

Gold prices declined Monday as easing geopolitical concerns shifted investor attention toward important upcoming U.S. inflation figures. At 04:30 ET (08:30 GMT), Spot Gold dropped 1% to $3,365.26 an ounce, while December Gold Futures slid 2.1% to $3,419.90 per ounce. Calming tensions ahead of Ukraine peace talks Gold continued to fall Monday, extending last week’s…

Oil prices dipped during Monday’s Asian trading session, extending last week’s sharp downturn amid growing anticipation of upcoming talks between the United States and Russia that could signal a de-escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. Adding to the pressure, China — the world’s biggest oil consumer — released July inflation data that fell short of…

The U.S. dollar held firm on Monday as investors prepared for a busy week, featuring key events such as July’s U.S. Consumer Price Index report, the upcoming meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, and a deadline for a trade agreement between the U.S. and China. At 04:05 ET, the Dollar Index, which measures…

U.S. stock futures climbed on Monday ahead of a busy week filled with important economic reports that could shape the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions in the months ahead. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence remains a central theme for investors, helping push the Nasdaq Composite to a record closing high last week. Reports indicate that Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA),…

Barclays is warning that the economic impact of U.S. tariffs could become significantly more pronounced as existing trade measures continue to ripple through the economy and new ones are introduced. In a research note titled Mind the tariff gap, analysts at the bank pointed out that while the average effective tariff rate stood at 10%…

Morgan Stanley analysts believe that humanoid robots could soon become economically viable alternatives to human labor, thanks to their low operational costs and rising capabilities driven by AI. In a recent report focused on Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), the bank estimated that a single humanoid robot operating at a cost of $5 per hour could match the…

Barclays highlighted that strong second-quarter earnings have helped support equity markets amid ongoing economic uncertainties, but early indications that tariffs may be starting to weigh on U.S. growth could prompt the Federal Reserve to move sooner than expected. “[The] majority of the Q2 earnings is done and results have generally managed to clear a low…