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Estee Lauder's CEO, Stephane de La Faverie, told attendees at the FT Business of Luxury Summit in Apulia, Italy, that conversations with Puig about a possible combination are ongoing but that no announcement is ready. The firms first disclosed talks in March. A tie-up would bring brands such as Tom Ford, Carolina Herrera, Rabanne, Jean Paul Gaultie…
Hotel101 Global Holdings Corp., trading as HBNB on NASDAQ, reported that its 680-room Hotel101-Madrid property generated more than €100,000 in recurring room revenues in a single day at 100% occupancy. The Madrid hotel, serving as the company's global prototype, underscores strong demand and validates its asset-light, prop-tech hospitality model. T…
Natural Alternatives International, Inc. reported a net loss of $4.3 million for Q3 fiscal 2026 despite a 23% increase in net sales to $35.5 million driven by higher private-label contract manufacturing sales. The company continues to experience losses due primarily to underutilization of factory capacity. The firm secured a new $11 million term lo…
Home Depot reported quarterly sales above analyst expectations, driven by steady spending from professional customers and homeowners taking on smaller repair jobs. Investments in in-store tools and digital capabilities have helped attract Pro customers, offsetting continued weakness in do-it-yourself remodeling, the company said.
Bank of America reiterated a broadly constructive view on major Canadian banks, citing durable earnings momentum and potential for continued growth despite near-term domestic economic pressures. The firm maintains Buy ratings on four of six large Canadian lenders, expects double-digit EPS growth across fiscal 2026-2028, and highlights share repurch…
Faced with sharply higher gasoline costs, Americans are altering travel choices and inventing practical workarounds. From a handyman who mounted a small gas engine on a Power Wheels toy to families staying closer to home and a rise in bus ridership, individuals and organizations are responding to sticker shock at the pump. Community efforts such as…
A federal jury rejected Elon Musk’s lawsuit accusing OpenAI leaders of converting the nonprofit into a for-profit entity, ruling Musk sued too late. The decision removes the largest legal obstacle to an eventual initial public offering, but days of testimony that described Sam Altman as dishonest have placed his credibility - and investor confidenc…
SpaceX is preparing to launch the 12th uncrewed test of its next-generation Starship system, introducing the upgraded V3 vehicle and an updated Super Heavy booster. The mission, scheduled from Starbase, Texas, will exercise new propulsion, docking and refueling capabilities and deploy test payloads while serving as a pivotal pre-IPO event for the c…
Fed funds futures have moved to price nearly a coin-flip chance of a Federal Reserve rate increase by December amid a sharp rise in Treasury yields and headline inflation. Several economists and strategists caution the signal may be overstated given thin trading in longer-dated contracts and the Fed's recent messaging, which has not signaled immine…
With no confirmed frontrunner and the party’s nominating calendar still shaped by the 2026 midterms, a range of Democratic governors, senators and progressive figures have begun visible pre-campaign activity for the 2028 presidential contest. The moves include travel to early-voting states, fundraising through political action committees, and publi…
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) announced the completion of a $20 million broadband expansion project in Campbell County, Virginia, extending gigabit internet to more than 4,100 previously unserved homes. Funded partially through the Virginia Telecommunications Initiative and local contributions, the project enhances connectivity fo…
Nvidia is poised to report another strong quarter, but a structural shift in AI from training to inference workloads and rising competition from big tech and traditional chipmakers raise questions about how long its near-monopoly can persist. Investors will scrutinize revenue, supply commitments and margin pressures as the company seeks new growth …
The Midcontinent Independent System Operator has awarded a consortium led by Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois and NextEra’s GridLiance Heartland the contracts to build and operate two high-voltage transmission projects in the U.S. Midwest. The pair of projects together carry an estimated price tag of $1.66 billion, will span a combined 237 m…
President Donald Trump has intervened in the Republican primary for Kentucky's 4th Congressional District by endorsing Ed Gallrein against incumbent Thomas Massie. The race has become one of the priciest U.S. House primaries on record, drawing heavy outside spending from pro-Israel groups and Trump-aligned donors, and is being watched as an indicat…
Keiko Fujimori has repositioned her presidential bid around a security-first message that explicitly draws on the legacy of her father, former president Alberto Fujimori. Facing a second-round contest against leftist Roberto Sanchez, she is foregrounding promises of uncompromising anti-crime actions, expanded military roles and stricter anti-terror…
Axa XL has named Laurent Richème as its global chief underwriting officer for property. Richème will assume responsibility for the company’s worldwide underwriting strategy across property, construction and energy lines, taking over from Juergen Cherreck, who is set to retire in July after 21 years at the firm. Richème brings more than 25 years of …
Relay Therapeutics announced initial Phase 2 clinical data from their ReInspire trial evaluating Zovegalisib, a selective PI3Kα inhibitor, in patients with PIK3CA-driven vascular anomalies. The data show a 60% volumetric response rate at 12 weeks with symptomatic improvements reported by both patients and investigators. The safety profile supports …
Bilibili Inc. announced its Q1 2026 financial results showing a 7% year-over-year increase in total net revenues to RMB7.47 billion (US$1.08 billion) and a net profit of RMB202 million compared to a net loss in Q1 2025. Key growth drivers include an 8% increase in daily active users to 115 million, 30% growth in advertising revenues aided by improv…
Clearmind Medicine Inc., a clinical-stage biotech firm focused on non-hallucinogenic neuroplastogen-derived therapeutics, announced a 1-for-10 reverse share split effective May 21, 2026. This move aims to regain compliance with Nasdaq's Minimum Bid Price Rule. The reverse split will reduce outstanding common shares from approximately 10.2 million t…
KE Holdings Inc., a leading online and offline real estate services platform in China, announced its Q1 2026 unaudited results. The company experienced a year-over-year decline in gross transaction value and net revenues primarily due to high base effects and a soft real estate market. However, net income increased significantly by 46.7%, driven by…
Auddia Inc. announces new analysis highlighting LT350's distributed AI data center canopies that utilize existing parking lot airspace to provide massive AI infrastructure capacity without consuming additional land, water, or community resources. This strategy seeks to alleviate public opposition to traditional hyperscale AI data centers that consu…
The Russian rouble rose to 10.45 against China’s yuan on the Moscow Exchange, its strongest level versus the yuan since February 2023, and moved past the 72-per-dollar threshold for the first time since March 2023. Officials say nearly all trade payments between the two countries are now settled in roubles and yuan, while increased oil flows, high …
International Seaways (INSW) is a liquid way to play a potential recovery in crude/product tanker earnings driven by ton-mile dynamics, fleet renewal, and outsized shareholder distribution. The company trades at a market cap of $4.23B with an enterprise value of $4.67B, a modest reported debt load and a dividend yielding just over 5% — conditions t…
Cerebras's wafer-scale processors offer inference speeds that have captured headlines and a $20 billion customer commitment. The stock trades at a lofty market cap of ~$63.8B after a volatile IPO run. This trade targets a mid-term upside to $360 while protecting capital with a $255 stop, banking on adoption wins, proof-of-performance, and limited s…
The gas carrier Perle arrived at China’s Beihai LNG terminal on Tuesday, completing delivery of a cargo loaded from Russia’s Portovaya facility on December 8 after spending almost six months in transit. Typical voyages from Russia to Asia take up to around 45 days. Portovaya, which serves Novatek and handles output from the Arctic LNG 2 project, op…
