Poland's benchmark WIG30 index fell 0.74% to close the week, as significant losses in the basic materials and banking sectors outweighed gains from individual performers like Zabka Group.
Denmark's benchmark stock index, the OMX Copenhagen 20, closed lower on Friday, weighed down by losses in the healthcare and consumer goods sectors, including major constituents like Novo Nordisk and Pandora.
Turkey's benchmark BIST 100 stock index declined 1.90% on Friday to close at a new one-month low, driven by losses in the leasing, telecoms, and machinery sectors.
The luxury carmaker has acknowledged it is in discussions with potential financing providers, following a media report that it is exploring a new debt deal to shore up its balance sheet.
Shares of pure-play quantum computing firms like IonQ, Rigetti, and D-Wave have plunged 60-76% from their 52-week highs, hit by a broader tech selloff and growing concerns over the sector's path to commercial viability.
Shares of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) leaders Cadence and Synopsys fell sharply after Moonshot AI revealed its Kimi K3 model autonomously designed a semiconductor in 48 hours, bypassing their proprietary software and raising long-term competitive questions.
Michigan health officials report that cases of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis have surged past 5,000, as a multi-state investigation links the outbreak to contaminated lettuce from a supplier for Taco Bell, a Yum Brands subsidiary.
Walmart is replacing its U.S. Chief Operating Officer Kieran Shanahan with international COO Kyle Kinnard, according to an internal memo. The change is part of a wider management reorganization under U.S. CEO John Furner as the retailer focuses on technology and navigates softer consumer spending.
Shares of SpaceX have erased more than $1 trillion in market capitalization from their post-IPO high, falling below their initial offering price following an aborted rocket launch.
