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Sectors

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Decline Monday Afternoon

Financial stocks were lower in Monday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index down 0.6% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) declining 0.3%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was falling 1.8%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was off 0.6%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was rising 1% to $65,342, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries was climbing up 6 basis points to 4.602%.In corporate news, LXP Industrial Trust (LXP) has agreed to be acquired by Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in a deal worth roughly $5.2 billion, including net debt and preferred equity. LXP shares rose 4.2%, and Brookfield was down 1.4%.BlackRock (BLK) is attempting to sell over $12 billion in bonds to finance a data center in El Paso, Texas, Bloomberg reported. BlackRock shares were shedding 1%.KKR (KKR) and Vauban Infrastructure Partners are among the shortlisted suitors seeking to buy a majority stake in Portuguese fiber operator DStelecom, Bloomberg reported. KKR shares were down 3.4%.

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Treasury

Update: Market Chatter: BlackRock Looking to Raise Over $12 Billion in Debt to Finance Texas Data Center

(Update with BlackRock's response to a request for comment in the last paragraph.)BlackRock (BLK) is attempting to sell over $12 billion in bonds to finance a data center in El Paso, Texas, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.The bonds are expected to be priced early next week, the report said.BlackRock declined to comment to.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $1067.20, Change: $-5.00, Percent Change: -0.47%

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Treasury

Market Chatter: BlackRock Looking to Raise Over $12 Billion in Debt to Finance Texas Data Center

BlackRock (BLK) is attempting to sell over $12 billion in bonds to finance a data center in El Paso, Texas, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.The bonds are expected to be priced early next week, the report said.BlackRock didn't immediately reply to a request for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $1062.89, Change: $-9.32, Percent Change: -0.87%

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BlackRock Looking to Raise Over $12 Billion in Debt to Finance Texas Data Center, Bloomberg Reports

BlackRock Looking to Raise Over $12 Billion in Debt to Finance Texas Data Center, Bloomberg Reports

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Insider Trading

BlackRock Insider Sold Shares Worth $19,942,340, According to a Recent SEC Filing

Christopher J. Meade, General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, on July 16, 2026, sold 18,095 shares in BlackRock (BLK) for $19,942,340. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Meade has control over a total of 14,059 common shares of the company, with 14,059 shares held directly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000201238326001976/xslF345X05/form4.xml

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Insider Trading

BlackRock Insider Sold Shares Worth $2,058,486, According to a Recent SEC Filing

Laurence Fink, Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, on July 16, 2026, sold 1,905 shares in BlackRock (BLK) for $2,058,486. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Fink has control over a total of 223,831 common shares of the company, with 223,831 shares held directly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2012383/000201238326001977/xslF345X05/form4.xml

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Sectors

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Edge Higher Late Afternoon

Financial stocks edged up in late Thursday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index up 0.1% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) 0.2% higher.The Philadelphia Housing Index rose 1.6%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) was up 1.8%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was shedding 0.8% to $64,191, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries rose 2.4 basis points to 4.569%.In economic news, US retail sales rose 0.2% in June, following a 1.0% gain in the prior month, and meeting expectations in a survey compiled by Bloomberg.Initial jobless claims dropped to 208,000 in the week ended July 11 from 216,000 in the previous week, compared with expectations for an increase to 217,000.In corporate news, Apollo Global Management (APO) plans to allocate as much as $20 billion to financing projects in Mexico as it seeks new opportunities for its private credit business, Bloomberg reported. Apollo shares were up 0.7%.BlackRock (BLK) delivered a largely clean Q2 performance, with margin expansion reinforcing confidence that organic base fee growth can be sustained at the high end of guidance, UBS said in a note. UBS kept its buy rating and raised the price target to $1,320 from $1,270. BlackRock shares were down 0.7%.U.S. Bancorp (USB) and State Street (STT) reported higher Q2 earnings year over year on Thursday, as both lenders topped revenue estimates amid strong net interest income and fee-based gains. U.S. Bancorp shares rose 1.5%, and State Street was shedding 0.8%.Voya Financial (VOYA) has attracted informal takeover interest in recent weeks, though no talks are underway and the company's management and board are not seeking a transaction, Semafor reported. Voya shares rose 1.4%.

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Wire

BlackRock's Private Markets Push Drives Structural Margin Gains, UBS says

BlackRock (BLK) delivered a largely clean Q2 performance, with margin expansion reinforcing confidence that organic base fee growth can be sustained at the high end of guidance, UBS said in a note emailed Thursday.The firm's shift toward higher-margin private markets is driving durable gains, and private credit and AI-related concerns are unlikely to offset intact fundamentals, the note said.Operating margin reached 45.9%, up 260 basis points year over year, driven by roughly $15 billion of private-markets inflows spanning credit, infrastructure, and an outsourced private-equity mandate, according to the note.UBS raised its 2026 and 2027 EPS estimates by 4.5% and 4.0%, respectively, citing continued margin upside as GIP, HPS, and Preqin integrations scale.UBS maintained its buy rating and raised the price target to $1,320 from $1,270.Price: $1092.47, Change: $-0.94, Percent Change: -0.09%

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Wire

BNP Paribas Adjusts Price Target on BlackRock to $1,370 From $1,350, Maintains Outperform Rating

BlackRock (BLK) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of $1,315.93, according to analysts polled by FactSet.Price: $1105.17, Change: $+11.77, Percent Change: +1.08%

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Wire

BofA Securities Raises Price Target on BlackRock to $1,320 From $1,298, Maintains Buy Rating

BlackRock (BLK) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of $1,315.93, according to analysts polled by FactSet.Price: $1102.09, Change: $+8.69, Percent Change: +0.79%

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Wire

UBS Raises Price Target on BlackRock to $1,320 From $1,270, Maintains Buy Rating

BlackRock (BLK) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of $1,312.60, according to analysts polled by FactSet.Price: $1110.28, Change: $+17.05, Percent Change: +1.56%

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Research

JPMorgan Upgrades BlackRock to Overweight From Neutral, Adjusts PT to $1,364 From $1,165

BlackRock (BLK) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of $1,312.60, according to analysts polled by FactSet.

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Asia Markets

Update: US Equity Indexes Climb as Unexpected Decline in Inflation Helps Counter Sharp Deterioration in Iran Geopolitics

(Updates with index/price moves, macroeconomic data, and company/geopolitical news from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes rose, as a boost from an unexpected drop in producer price inflation helped outweigh a worsening geopolitical environment, including potential complex military operations against Iran and an emerging threat to shut down the maritime gateway to the Red Sea.The Nasdaq rose 0.6% to 26,269.23, the S&P 500 climbed 0.4% to 7,572.40, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.3% to 52,658.64 on Wednesday. Communication services and consumer discretionary topped the gainers, while utilities led the decliners.The US Producer Price Index fell 0.3% in June after a 0.6% increase in May, below consensus for no change in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. Core PPI rose 0.2%, slower than the 0.3% gain expected and a 0.1% rise in May. PPI was up 5.5% year-over-year in June, versus the 6% gain in May, while core PPI climbed 4.7%, up from 4.6% in May.Fed policy is likely to remain unchanged given the divide between inflation optimists and pessimists, Stifel Chief Economist Lindsey Piegza said in a note. Following the PPI data, the CME FedWatch tool showed a 90% probability of the Fed holding rates steady in July, up from 84% on Tuesday, with the rate-pause likelihood also increasing for September, October, and December. Treasury yields retreated, with the 10-year yield falling four basis points to 4.55% and the two-year sliding 6.3 basis points to 4.13%.Geopolitically, the strikes on Iran aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz are also targeting capabilities that the US would like destroyed before executing complex operations in the country, Reuters reported, citing three US officials. The officials said the strikes effectively strengthen Trump's additional military options.In response, Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to halt all energy exports from the Middle East over the blockade of its ports, the Associated Press reported. "The export of oil and gas from the region will be either for everyone or for no one," the Guard was cited as saying. Iran is also signaling it could use Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front against Washington and putting two of the world's most important energy arteries at risk, a separate report from Reuters said.Despite these tensions, crude oil futures traded off session highs following US inventory data. Brent rose 0.4% to $85.05 a barrel, and the US West Texas Intermediate climbed 0.5% to $79.71 a barrel.US commercial crude oil stocks fell by 1.7 million barrels in the week ended July 10, below the 1.8 million-barrel slide forecast in a Bloomberg-compiled poll. Gasoline stocks fell by 1.5 million barrels during the same period in the US summer driving season, smaller than the 2.0-million-barrel slide expected. Distillate stocks, which power the supply chain comprising commercial trucking and freight trains, rose by 4.6 million barrels, compared with an expected drop of 2.0 million barrels.In company news, Dutch semiconductor equipment supplier ASML (ASML) reported growth in Q2 earnings and sales and raised revenue guidance for the full-year 2026.Mega-cap banks continued to post strong results. Morgan Stanley's (MS) Q2 sales beat the outlook, with robust investment banking and trading driving the top line higher year over year. BlackRock (BLK) also reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue, and The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) reported Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue above market expectations.

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Wire

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Rise Late Afternoon

Financial stocks were advancing in late Wednesday afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index rising 0.8% and the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) up 0.7%.The Philadelphia Housing Index was adding 0.3%, and the State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLRE) fell 0.1%.Bitcoin (BTC-USD) shed 0.4% to $64,721, and the yield for 10-year US Treasuries declined 4 basis points to 4.545%.In economic news, the US Producer Price Index fell by 0.3% in June following a 0.6% increase in May, below expectations for a flat reading in a Bloomberg survey. Excluding food and energy prices, core PPI rose 0.2%, slower than the 0.3% gain expected and a 0.1% rise in May.In corporate news, BlackRock (BLK) shares jumped 6.3% after the company posted Q2 results that were better than analysts' expectations.Stripe and Advent International have offered to acquire PayPal (PYPL) for $60.50 per share in a deal that would value the company at more than $53 billion, Reuters reported. PayPal shares surged past 17%.Blackstone (BX), Anthropic and Hellman & Friedman said Wednesday they are launching AI services firm Ode with Anthropic. Blackstone shares climbed 1.9%.Morgan Stanley's (MS) Q2 revenue surpassed Wall Street's projections, with robust investment banking and trading gains driving the top-line higher year on year. Shares added 0.3%.Goldman Sachs (GS) has raised $10 billion from a high-grade bond sale, with the offering drawing orders of about $32 billion at its peak, Bloomberg reported. Goldman shares were up 0.9%.

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Wire

Deutsche Bank Adjusts BlackRock Price Target to $1,258 From $1,232

BlackRock (BLK) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of $1,264.07, according to analysts polled by FactSet.Price: $1085.69, Change: $+60.24, Percent Change: +5.88%

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Wire

Update: BlackRock Shares Rise After Better-Than-Expected Q2 Results

(Updates with the company's latest stock move in the headline and in the first paragraph.)BlackRock (BLK) shares were up 6.2% in Wednesday trading after the company posted Q2 results that were better than analysts' expectations.The company reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $13.91 per share, up from $12.05 a year earlier.Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $12.69.Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $7.08 billion, up from $5.42 billion a year earlier.Analysts polled expected $6.73 billion.Price: $1086.58, Change: $+61.14, Percent Change: +5.96%

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Wire

Barclays Adjusts Price Target on BlackRock to $1,450 From $1,340, Keeps Overweight Rating

BlackRock (BLK) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of $1,264.07, according to analysts polled by FactSet.Price: $1088.29, Change: $+62.85, Percent Change: +6.13%

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Asia Markets

Update: US Equity Indexes Edge Up After Producer Price Inflation Unexpectedly Drops, Iran Signals Red Sea Disruption

(Updates with index/price moves, macroeconomic/rates data, and company/geopolitical news from the first paragraph.)US equity indexes ground higher following a surprise decline in the wholesale price inflation rate and a signal from Iran that its allies could shut the maritime gateway to the Red Sea.The Nasdaq rose 0.4% to 26,221.4, the S&P 500 climbed 0.3% to 7,564.7, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.3% to 52,643.8 after midday Wednesday. All three gauges briefly traded moderately lower earlier in the session. Communication services and consumer discretionary topped the gainers, while energy led the decliners.The US Producer Price Index fell 0.3% in June following a 0.6% increase in May, below the flat consensus in a Bloomberg-compiled survey. Excluding food and energy, core PPI rose 0.2%, slower than the 0.3% gain expected and a 0.1% rise in May. PPI was up 5.5% year-over-year in June, versus the 6% gain in May, while core PPI climbed 4.7%, up from 4.6% in May.The probability of the Federal Reserve leaving its policy unchanged in July rose to 90% following the PPI data, from 84% a day ago and 69% a week ago, the CME FedWatch tool showed Wednesday. The likelihood of a pause continuing across September, October, and December also jumped. On Tuesday, market expectations for an unchanged monetary policy surged after the June consumer price inflation rate declined the most since April 2020.Most US Treasury yields fell after midday, with the 10-year down 4.4 basis points to 4.54% and the two-year declining 6.9 basis points to 4.12%.US Central Command struck Iran's coastal defense systems and cruise missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb Island during the 90-minute wave on Wednesday, it said. "The strikes further degraded Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz." The strikes followed attacks overnight.Iran is now signaling it could use Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front against Washington and putting two of the world's most important energy arteries at risk, Reuters reported. As US strikes deepen inside Iran and Houthi attacks escalate in tandem, analysts said Tehran is widening the conflict and seeking to increase pressure on Washington by extending the threat to global trade and energy supplies beyond the Gulf, the news report said.The front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent shed 0.2% to $84.53 a barrel, and the US West Texas Intermediate declined 0.4% to $79.05 a barrel, off session highs.Excluding inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, US commercial crude oil stocks fell by 1.7 million barrels in the week ended July 10, following the Labor Day weekend, versus a 1.8 million-barrel decline expected in a Bloomberg-compiled poll and a 3.0-million-barrel gain in the previous week. Gasoline stocks fell by 1.5 million barrels, smaller than the 2.0-million-barrel decrease expected. Further, distillate stocks rose by 4.6 million barrels, compared with an expected drop of 2.0 million barrels.In precious metal markets, gold futures retreated 0.2% to $4,060.90, and silver futures slumped 2.2% to $57.78.In company news, Dutch semiconductor equipment supplier ASML (ASML) reported year-over-year growth in Q2 earnings and sales and raised revenue guidance for the full-year 2026.Mega-cap banks continued to post strong results. Morgan Stanley's (MS) Q2 sales beat the outlook, with robust investment banking and trading driving the top line higher year over year. BlackRock (BLK) also reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue. The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) reported its Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue above market expectations.Payments firm Stripe and Advent International have offered to acquire PayPal (PYPL) for $60.50 per share in a deal valuing the company at more than $53 billion, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed people familiar with the matter.

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Top Midday Stories: PayPal Reportedly Gets Acquisition Offer From Stripe, Advent; ASML Misses Q2 EPS, Sales Estimates, Lifts Outlook

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Wednesday, as technology stocks led the way up and additional inflation data showed further cooling.The US Producer Price Index fell by 0.3% in June, below expectations of a flat reading in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:25 a.m. ET and after a 0.6% increase in May. Core PPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose by 0.2%, below the 0.3% gain expected and following a 0.1% gain in May.In company news, Stripe and Advent International have offered to acquire PayPal (PYPL) for $60.50 per share in a deal that would value the company at over $53 billion, Reuters reported late Tuesday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Under the proposal, Stripe and Advent would each own a 50% stake in PayPal. The two payments firms have not received a response from PayPal but are seeking to advance talks in the coming weeks, the report said. PayPal shares were up 16.5% around midday.ASML (ASML) reported Q2 earnings Wednesday of 7.58 euros ($8.66) per diluted share, up from 5.90 euros a year earlier but below the FactSet consensus analyst estimate of 8.59 euros. Second-quarter net sales were 9.33 billion euros, up from 7.69 billion euros a year ago but below the FactSet consensus of 10.44 billion euros. For Q3, the company said it expects sales of 11 billion euros to 12 billion euros, compared with the FactSet consensus of 11.70 billion euros. For full-year 2026, ASML expects sales of 43 billion euros to 45 billion euros, up from its previous guidance of 36 billion euros to 40 billion euros and above the FactSet consensus of 39.90 billion euros. ASML shares were down 0.7%.Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $2.90 per diluted share, up from $2.77 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $2.85. Fiscal Q2 reported sales were $25.31 billion, up from $23.74 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $25.02 billion. For fiscal 2026, the company said it expects adjusted EPS of $11.60 to $11.75, up from its previous guidance of $11.45 to $11.65 and above the FactSet consensus of $11.59. Johnson & Johnson also lifted its full-year sales guidance to a range of $100.8 billion to $101.4 billion from $100.3 billion to $101.3 billion. Analysts expect $101.06 billion. Johnson & Johnson shares were down 1%.Morgan Stanley (MS) reported Q2 earnings Wednesday of $3.46 per diluted share, up from $2.13 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $2.89. Second-quarter net revenue was $21.35 billion, up from $16.79 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $19.67 billion. Morgan Stanley shares were down 0.7%.BlackRock (BLK) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $13.91 per share, up from $12.05 a year earlier and above the FactSet consensus of $12.69. Second-quarter revenue was $7.08 billion, up from $5.42 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $6.73 billion. BlackRock shares were up 7.6%.Elevance Health (ELV) reported Q2 adjusted earnings Wednesday of $7.45 per diluted share, down from $8.84 a year earlier but above the FactSet consensus of $6.21. Second-quarter operating revenue was $49.83 billion, up from $49.42 billion a year ago and above the FactSet consensus of $48.84 billion. The company raised its 2026 adjusted EPS outlook to at least $27 from $26.75, above the FactSet consensus of $26.87. Elevance shares were down 8.9%.Price: $1769.64, Change: $-6.00, Percent Change: -0.34%

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Sectors

Sector Update: Financial Stocks Advance Pre-Bell Wednesday

Financial stocks were advancing pre-bell Wednesday, with the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) 0.5% higher.The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) was up 1.3% and its bearish counterpart Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ) was 1.2% lower.Payments firm Stripe and Advent International have offered to acquire PayPal (PYPL) for $60.50 per share in a deal that would value the company at more than $53 billion, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed people familiar with the matter. Shares of PayPal were up more than 18% premarket.Morgan Stanley (MS) shares were down more than 1% even after the company posted higher Q2 earnings and net revenue.BlackRock (BLK) stock was up more than 5% after the company reported higher Q2 adjusted earnings and revenue.

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