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Marcus Chen

Markets & Equities Correspondent

Marcus Chen has covered global equity markets for 12 years, reporting on earnings season, stock listings, and corporate deal activity across US and Asian exchanges. He holds a CFA charter and previously worked as an equity research associate at a Singapore brokerage before moving into financial journalism. His reporting focuses on translating quarterly results and M&A activity into plain-language coverage for retail investors.

Covers:

stocks
markets
earnings
mergers-acquisitions

Latest by Marcus Chen

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Rolls-Royce Shares Surge After Upgrading Full-Year Profit and Cash Flow Guidance

Jul 30, 2026

The British engineering firm beat first-half profit and revenue forecasts and materially raised its full-year guidance, citing strong performance across all divisions.

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Mercedes-Benz Recalls Over 310,000 US Vehicles on Rollaway Risk

Jul 30, 2026

The German automaker is recalling several popular models due to a faulty door lock switch that could prevent the auto-park brake from engaging, according to a filing with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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UCB Stock Slides as One-Off Gain Overshadows Earnings Beat

Jul 30, 2026

Shares in Belgian biopharma UCB fell over 8% as investors looked past a headline earnings beat, focusing instead on a one-time accounting gain and mounting pressure on key drug revenues.

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Rentokil Initial Shares Plunge as Slowing North American Growth Alarms Investors

Jul 30, 2026

Rentokil Initial stock plummeted after the company's first-half results revealed a deceleration in organic growth in its key North American market, overshadowing a beat on overall revenue and profit.

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Heidelberg Materials Shares Fall After Trimming Profit Outlook

Jul 30, 2026

Heidelberg Materials saw its stock decline after the German building materials firm lowered the upper end of its full-year profit forecast, citing rising energy costs, which overshadowed solid second-quarter results.

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Indonesian Stocks Gain 1.20%, Led by Financial and Infrastructure Sectors

Jul 30, 2026

Indonesia's benchmark stock index closed higher on Thursday, driven by broad-based gains across the financial, infrastructure, and agriculture sectors. The advance occurred even as the Indonesian rupiah weakened against the U.S. dollar.

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Investing.com Adds AI-Powered Chart Analysis Tool to Pro Platform

Jul 30, 2026

The financial markets platform has launched Vision AI, a new feature for its InvestingPro service that uses artificial intelligence to perform technical analysis on financial asset charts.

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Nemetschek Stock Slides as Margin Contraction Overshadows Revenue Beat

Jul 30, 2026

Shares in the German software group fell sharply after its second-quarter results revealed a decline in operating margin due to acquisition-related currency effects, disappointing investors despite a revenue beat.

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Technip Energies Stock Plummets After Q2 Earnings Miss, Second Guidance Cut

Jul 30, 2026

The energy engineering firm's shares fell sharply after it reported Q2 results far below analyst expectations and lowered its full-year forecast for the second consecutive quarter, citing challenges in the Middle East.