Quentin Webb

The strife at property tycoon René Benko's empire is rippling through the debt markets, where bonds issued by one of his units have crashed to just a fraction of their face value. Benko's main investment vehicle, Signa Holding, said Wednesday it is filing for insolvency in Austria, a move similar t

Germany's benchmark stock index, the Dax, notched its second straight record close on Wednesday. One important contributor to the recent rally: Adidas. The sneaker giant's stock (XE:ADS) is up about 53% this year, LSEG data shows. That makes it

Facebook parent Meta Platforms is starting to pay dividends for the first time, joining several of its big tech peers. For mature companies, regular dividends—and buybacks—are a way to return part of their profits to investors, are as share buybacks.

The [near-50% surge in Arm's stock price Thursday](https://www.wsj/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-jones-earnings-02-08-2024/card/arm-shares-rise-more-than-50-on-ai-craze-S4ggb4TNXcj4gyvHz4Ul) has pushed the chip designer further up the ranks of the semiconductor industry's most valuable players.

Adobe ([ADBE](https://www.wsj/market-data/quotes/ADBE)) stock is poised for its worst one-day pullback in more than a year, after weak guidance from the maker of Photoshop and Acrobat rattled investors. + Adobe shares stood 13% lower in early trading, at $495.95. Late Thursday, Adobe said it earned a better-than-forecast $4.48 a share in the most recent quarter, on an adjusted basis.

CVC is renewing efforts to list in Amsterdam, in a deal that could place a valuation of up to $16 billion on the buyout giant. Such a market capitalization would put CVC roughly in line with some U.S.

Chalk up another landmark in Japan's retreat from super-easy monetary policy: Benchmark yields on government bonds could soon top 1%. + Ten-year

First up, GameStop stock (GME) fell more than 8% in early trading on Tuesday, after swinging between gains and losses ahead of the open. For more: + The shares closed 21% higher Monday, after gaining as much as 75% in intraday trading. The run-up came after a Reddit account linked to meme-king Keith Gill, or "Roaring Kitty," posted a screen grab showing a nine-figure bet on the videogame retailer.

Nvidia (NVDA) stock fell early Monday, pushing the AI chip maker's shares close to correction territory. A correction is typically defined as a selloff of 10% or more from a recent end-of-day peak. The pullback comes after Nvidia surged to record highs on Tuesday, briefly becoming the world's most-valuable listed company.

The big event in the economic calendar this week will come Wednesday, when the Federal Reserve is expected to kick off its easing campaign. The Fed's counterparts in Tokyo and London are also holding policy meetings.