Lloyds (LON:LLOY) shares dip as increased buyback price stirs strategy questions
Lloyds Banking Group dropped 2.2% to 110.17 pence on Friday. However, its recent buyback price underscored a broader concern for investors.
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 17.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 17, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 18, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT Electrovaya shares jump after Amazon pact; analysis sees modest overvaluation July 18, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT. Battery technology company Electrovaya (TSX:ELVA) announced a commercial agreement with Amazon that ties deployments to Amazon’s purchase volumes and could lead to Amazon taking an equity stake. The news drove the stock up nearly 50%, and its 1-year total shareholder return stands at 160.59%, though a recent decline brought the closing price to CA$13.29-about 5.9% over its estimated fair value of CA$12.55. The company’s growth outlook is underpinned by
September Fed hike odds remain as headline retail sales fail to spur S&P 500 at open
NEW YORK, July 16, 2026, 15:28 EDT — U.S. cash markets opened with the S&P 500 declining after tepid headline retail sales figures, as expectations for a possible Federal Reserve rate hike in September persisted.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) climbs as Pillsbury calls back 735,840 rolls
General Mills shares gained 4.5% on Thursday. The move came even though 735,840 Pillsbury rolls faced a Class II recall. U.S. cash markets stayed open as of 14:06 EDT.
Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Shares Dip as Trading-Driven Earnings Raise Durability Questions
Goldman Sachs dropped 3.6% by late morning Thursday, trading at $1,110.41 just before noon. The Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF was up 0.1%. On Tuesday, Goldman had set a record after posting results.
US Stocks Open Mixed With Tech Under Pressure
S&P 500 dipped Thursday with tech weighing on the index. Ten of eleven sectors gained, but technology losses took the benchmark below flat.
PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) trades with 72% chance baked in on Stripe-Advent takeover talk
PayPal Holdings was pricing in about 72% odds for a $60.50 deal. Shares were trading at $56.86 just after 11 a.m. EDT.
Seagate (NASDAQ: STX) drops 6.5% with July 28 numbers in focus
Seagate dropped 6.5% to $774.19 in early Thursday trading. Nasdaq was open for the regular session.
Nokia Stock Drops as 2027 AI-RAN Timeline Meets Sector Chip-Cost Warning
Nokia Oyj traded around €9.43, down 3.6%, on Thursday afternoon. The stock has lost 10.7% across three sessions. Helsinki trading remained open, while the OMX Helsinki 25 slipped 0.3%.
Sandisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) Selloff Tests Long-Term Revenue Backlog
Sandisk Corporation dropped around $22.6 billion in market cap Wednesday, or about 3.6 times the part of its long-term order book that's expected to turn into revenue in the coming year. Shares slid 8.1% to $1,615, putting the flash-memory company’s value at about $253.6 billion.
AST SpaceMobile $1B Bond Lifts Liquidity 4% Over March
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has set terms for a $1 billion convertible bond, a type of debt that can convert to stock. The deal would bring its cash and restricted cash up to roughly $3.61 billion pro forma, only a 4.4% gain from March even after a $735.9 million second-quarter drop. Shares slid about 10% to $59.70 in premarket action Thursday.
American Airlines’ Q2 outlook faces a $221 million fuel-price test
American Airlines Group Inc. faces a roughly $221 million second-quarter fuel swing if its average price matched the $4.19 a gallon reported on Wednesday by United Airlines Holdings Inc., rather than the $4.00 American built into its April outlook.
UK mortgage rates drop while 5% deposit loan options tighten
Britain’s mortgage market is picking up again, but some buyers with thin deposits are being left out. Moneyfacts said in its July data that the total number of mortgage products increased for a third straight month. But the number of 95% loan-to-value deals—loans covering nearly all the home price—dropped to 450 from 466.
Stock Market Today: Live Updates 16.07.2026
LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 16, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 17, 2026, 3:59 AM EDT 3 UK Stocks Trading as Much as 49.1% Below Intrinsic Value Present Upside July 17, 2026, 3:47 AM EDT. Amid ongoing economic uncertainty, the UK stock market is revealing potential value opportunities, with RHI Magnesita, Playtech, and Rosebank Industries currently trading 44% to 49.5% below their assessed intrinsic values. RHI Magnesita, supplying refractory products to industry, is seen as 49.1% undervalued, with forecasts of 26.2% annual earnings growth even as it manages high leverage. Playtech and Rosebank similarly trade at substantial discounts on a cash
Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) Holds A$92 Billion Premium Ahead of August Results
Commonwealth Bank of Australia heads into Thursday trading with roughly A$92 billion in market value that comes from its premium versus the next three biggest domestic rivals, based on Wednesday’s close. All eyes now shift to its August 12 results, which are shaping up to be more about justifying the current price tag than any stability story.
ANZ Group Holdings (ASX:ANZ) Puts NZ$2.9 Billion Value on New Zealand Farm Efficiency
ANZ Group Holdings Limited has put a NZ$2.9 billion value on efficiency gains across five New Zealand farm sectors, a sum equal to 18.7% of the bank’s NZ$15.5 billion agricultural loan book. Even partial delivery could support borrower cash flow and credit quality, shorthand for the ability to repay, though the estimate is not bank earnings guidance.
SOBR Safe (NASDAQ:SOBR) picks up $3.1M amid more warrant dilution risk
SOBR Safe, Inc. said after the close Wednesday it plans to raise about $3.1 million in gross proceeds from a repriced warrant exercise. The cash is big compared to its existing balance, but it will also push up the share count. The move looks like a bridge to help with a planned merger and to hit a Nasdaq deadline, not new money for its alcohol-monitoring unit, which shuts down this month.
AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) Looks to Raise $1 Billion with Convertible, Cash Down 21%
AST SpaceMobile Inc. is aiming to raise $1 billion in convertible debt as its early Q2 cash numbers dropped and the company pushed its planned deployment of roughly 45 BlueBird satellites to early 2027. The move doesn’t point directly to a cash crunch but more to AST trying to secure more control over its launch timeline, which is key for any commercial ramp-up.
Micron (NASDAQ:MU) drops more than CXMT’s IPO valuation as China DRAM risk hits shares
Micron Technology, Inc. shed around $94 billion in market value by late Wednesday morning, more than the $85.6 billion valuation expected for ChangXin Memory Technologies’ Shanghai debut. The stock dropped 8.4% to $900.78 at 11:52 a.m. EDT as investors looked at whether a nearly doubled capital raising could bring new DRAM supply faster. DRAM is used in servers, PCs and phones. That’s a sharp move for a rival that hasn’t started trading yet.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) cleared for China AI launch as iPhone sales test 24% jump
Apple Inc. got regulatory clearance for its Apple Intelligence product in China on Wednesday, moving the focus for investors to the staying power of Apple’s recent rebound in the country. The rally started before Apple Intelligence launched. IDC’s estimates, rounded, show Apple shipped about 2.4 million more iPhones year-on-year in mainland China in the June quarter.