•ECB Governing Council member Martins Kazaks declined to provide forward guidance or signals regarding the interest rate decision for the July meeting.
•Roche received FDA approval for the VENTANA PTEN (SP218) RxDx Assay, the first companion diagnostic to identify PTEN protein loss in prostate cancer patients.
•Nuveen LLC significantly increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by purchasing 846,111 additional shares, bringing its total holdings to $1.24 billion.
•The company reported better-than-expected Q1 results and provided positive FY 2026 EPS guidance.
•UniSuper Management reduced its stake by 3.7%, yet overall institutional ownership remains high at 89.23%.
•France announced sanctions and travel bans on Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.
•The French Foreign Ministry justified the decision by citing the ministers' support for West Bank settlement policies and the re-colonization of Gaza.
•France joins a list including the UK, Canada, Australia, and Norway that have taken similar measures against the two ministers.