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Fannie Mae's stock climbed nearly 8% in morning trading following Mizuho Securities' initiation of coverage with an Outperform rating and a $10.00 price target. The upgrade coincided with solid first-quarter 2026 financial results, while market debate continues over the timing and conditions for any exit from the long-standing conservatorship.
The U.S. Justice Department filed a complaint on Monday accusing Minnesota of attempting to regulate global greenhouse gas emissions by pursuing lawsuits against energy companies in state court. The action follows a series of federal moves in the state, including searches tied to a welfare fraud probe and earlier large-scale immigration enforcement…
Spirit Airlines has petitioned a U.S. bankruptcy court to authorize $10.7 million in retention bonuses for employees who remain through the carrier's orderly wind-down after flights stopped. The company says it has no feasible path to restructure or continue operations, lacks funds to run an organized auction of aircraft and equipment, and is seeki…
Portugal's president has signed legislation that increases the residency requirement for citizenship applications, moving the standard waiting period from five years to up to 10 years for most applicants. The measure, approved by parliament with backing from the minority center-right Social Democratic Party and the far-right Chega party, also sets …
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Monday as investors evaluated how continued disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and higher energy costs might feed into inflation and monetary policy. The 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields climbed modestly. Oil retreated from intraday highs after U.S. naval movements in the Gulf allowed merchant vesse…
Panthalassa, a Portland, Oregon company developing ocean-powered autonomous computing systems for AI inference, raised $140 million in a Series B round led by Peter Thiel. The proceeds will complete a pilot manufacturing facility and expedite deployment of the Ocean-3 node series that run AI chips on electricity generated at sea and transmit infere…
Shares of LCI Industries dropped 11.78% after the company and rival Patrick Industries said talks to pursue a merger of equals have ended. Patrick said the parties had agreed on leadership and a strategic plan for a combined company but could not reach agreement on other unspecified terms. The termination removes the acquisition premium that had be…
Recent regulatory filings have detailed a series of stock transactions by Nancy E. Cooper, a director at Brunswick Corp (NYSE: BC). The activity occurred during early May 2026, following a direct acquisition of shares just one day prior. These movements come against a backdrop of significant financial outperformance for the company in its most rece…
Shares of CNS Pharmaceuticals climbed sharply after the company announced a private placement expected to generate about $22.5 million in gross proceeds. The transaction, involving common stock and pre-funded warrants purchased by institutional healthcare investors, is intended to fund an acquisition-driven strategy and support general corporate ne…
MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO) announced the launch of an innovative deterministic quantum state preparation algorithm that utilizes classical decision diagrams to significantly reduce quantum circuit complexity. The algorithm achieves substantial gate reductions for structured quantum states, enhancing performance and efficiency in quantu…
A government-linked think tank has lowered its GDP forecast for Russia after concluding that higher global oil prices cannot compensate for disruptions to production and exports caused by Ukrainian drone attacks and new Western sanctions. The center revised down oil and petroleum product export projections for 2026-2029 and cut this year's growth o…
Poland's main index closed modestly higher, led by gains in Information Technology, Oil & Gas and Chemicals. WIG30 rose 0.17% at the close, with Asseco Poland and Cyfrowy Polsat among the top advancers while CD PROJEKT, XTB and KGHM paced declines. Crude benchmarks strengthened and the zloty weakened versus the euro and dollar.
Carter Ryan Stuart, an Executive Vice President at Gladstone Commercial Corp (NASDAQ: GOOD), has expanded his position in the company through a recent open-market purchase. This insider activity occurs against a backdrop of robust financial results for the firm and notable stock price momentum over the last half-year.According to regulatory filings…
Cogent Communications shares tumbled 31.26% to $15.92 after the company reported Q1 2026 results before the market opened that showed a revenue miss, a larger-than-expected GAAP loss, lower adjusted EBITDA and a deepening negative free cash flow. Investors reacted sharply to deteriorating top-line performance tied to the erosion of Sprint wireline …
Circle Internet Group Inc (NYSE:CRCL) jumped about 16% after bipartisan lawmakers unveiled text for the CLARITY Act that sets new limits on stablecoin rewards. Analysts described the proposal as restrictive but not extreme, while technical and institutional investors signaled renewed interest. Circle also gained momentum from regulatory clearance i…
Anfield Energy announced an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for its Utah and Colorado uranium and vanadium projects, highlighting a pre-tax IRR of 106% and an NPV of US$606 million based on robust uranium and vanadium prices. The hub-and-spoke production model leverages the Shootaring Canyon Mill as a centralized processing facility, …
Japan's finance minister cautioned against speculative behavior in foreign exchange markets after a short-lived appreciation of the yen prompted talk of government intervention. The minister cited a joint statement with the United States as a framework for decisive action and declined to provide further details. The recent market activity follows l…
Turkey's main equity index ended the trading day lower, pressured by losses in the Banking, Transport and Sports sectors. The BIST 100 finished down 0.51%, with a greater number of decliners than advancers. Several individual stocks posted notable moves, while gold, crude and Brent oil showed divergent performance and the lira traded mixed against …
Denmark's benchmark OMX Copenhagen 20 closed lower, slipping 0.33% as losses in the Financials, Chemicals and Real Estate sectors outweighed gains in select industrial and healthcare names. Market breadth favored decliners, while oil and Brent futures climbed and gold futures dropped. The krone showed minor movement against the dollar and euro.
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026, on May 20, 2026, after market close. The management will host a conference call on May 21, 2026, to discuss these results, providing investors and analysts an opportunity to gain insights into the company's performance in the dry bul…
Bolivia has opened investor outreach for its first dollar-denominated sovereign bond in four years after its new government sidestepped a potential external debt default in March. Deutsche Bank Securities and Santander will lead investor meetings beginning Monday to gauge interest in a benchmark-sized transaction. The approach comes as emerging-mar…
Recent regulatory filings indicate that Stephen E. Schillig, a member of the board of directors at CSB Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSBB), has expanded his interest in the company through a new stock acquisition. The transaction, which was documented in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2026, shows an indirect purchase …
Mexico's central bank released its monthly economist survey showing a higher year-end 2026 inflation forecast and slightly weaker 2026 GDP expectations, while the 2027 outlook for inflation stayed unchanged and growth was nudged up. The poll reflects the average views of 43 economists surveyed by Banco de Mexico.
The United Arab Emirates issued a missile threat warning on Monday, the first since a ceasefire between the US and Iran was implemented about a month ago. The alert came after an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. tanker was hit by Iranian drones outside the Strait of Hormuz. The US began operations to restore transit through the strait, deploying naval an…
Wolfe Research finds the U.S. economy has shown resilience since the Iran conflict began, supported by fiscal stimulus from the One Big Beautiful Bill and a surge in AI-related capital expenditure. Analyst Stephanie Roth cautions, however, that the shock from higher crude prices and geopolitical risk is accumulating beneath the surface and could be…
