Starbucks (SBUX.US): To carry out restructuring, around 220 employees will be laid off at its Washington headquarters. About 120 of these affected employees had previously refused to relocate to Nashville.

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,520.00/oz mark, now quoted at $4,519.96/oz, down 0.06% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is currently quoted at $4,576.40/oz, up 0.68% on the day.

The preliminary close of the European STOXX 600 index fell by 0.04% to 650.90 points. The Eurozone STOXX 50 index preliminarily closed down 0.17% at 6433.60 points. The FTSEurofirst 300 Index preliminary closing slipped 0.02% to 2603.40 points.

Walmart (WMT.US): Will expand its first-party business intelligence platform, with plans to introduce Scintilla to Sam's Club by 2027.

Spot gold has just broken through the $4,540.00/oz mark, now quoted at $4,540.06/oz, up 0.38% on the day; COMEX gold futures main contract is now quoted at $4,596.00/oz, up 1.12% on the day.