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Spotify stock dropped sharply on Wednesday after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into major streaming services over allegations that platforms accepted payoffs to promote specific songs, artists, or other content. The inquiry, which also targets Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music, involves Civil Inves…
Minutes from the Reserve Bank of India’s April 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meeting show policymakers taking a measured stance amid supply-chain disruption tied to the Middle East conflict. Goldman Sachs continues to forecast two 25 basis point repo rate increases this year, lifting the repo rate to 5.75% by end-2026, while MPC members emphasize …
President Donald Trump stated that Iran will not carry out executions of eight women protesters after he directly appealed to Iranian leaders on social media. According to his posts, four of the women will be released immediately while the other four will serve one-month prison sentences instead of facing execution. Trump framed the development as …
Replimune Group (NASDAQ:REPL) shares rose 15% on Wednesday after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate hearing that he was not involved in the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to reject the company’s cancer treatment, RP1. Kennedy said the decision was handled by FDA leadership, and he cited discussions with Commissioner Dr. M…
Mizuho has identified Fair Isaac Corporation (FICO) and Equifax (EFX) as U.S. business-services companies with durable market positions, strong free cash flow potential and exposure to mortgage refinancing and regulatory-led growth. The bank projects above-consensus compound annual growth for several financial metrics at both firms if interest rate…
Northland Capital Markets began coverage of the quantum computing industry, arguing quantum machines are the primary route to handle AI training workloads that exceed classical hardware capacity. Senior analyst Nehal Chokshi set valuations, ratings, and a long-term cash-flow framework that favors certain modalities and specific companies while trea…
Intuitive Surgical posted a clean Q1 beat on 04/22/2026, raised da Vinci procedure growth and margin guidance, and showed continued cash generation. The stock trades at a premium but technicals and guidance suggest upside. This trade idea proposes a long entry at $486.00 with a $575.00 target over 180 trading days and a $450.00 stop loss to limit d…
Microsoft announced plans to integrate advanced AI systems, including Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview, into its Security Development Lifecycle (SDL). The company said embedding these models will accelerate discovery of vulnerabilities and the creation of fixes earlier in the software development process. Anthropic's Mythos, unveiled April 7, has …
AbbVie will invest $1.4 billion to build a 185-acre pharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Durham, North Carolina, designed to produce medicines for immunology, neuroscience and oncology. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2026 with a target completion by the end of 2028. The project is the largest single-campus capital expenditure in the compan…
Microsoft announced plans to incorporate Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview and other advanced AI models into its secure coding processes. The company says the integration into its Security Development Lifecycle will accelerate early-stage vulnerability identification and fixes. Anthropic is initially deploying Claude Mythos Preview to a limited set…
Broad Arrow Auctions, driven by Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY), successfully auctioned the 2025 Gordon Murray Automotive T.50 supercar for $8.035 million during the California Mille rally in Paso Robles, CA. This sale marks the first North American public auction of this limited-edition car and demonstrates strong demand in the supercar collector market. Pro…
Six former security officers accused of plotting a violent attempt to topple President Bola Tinubu's administration pleaded not guilty during arraignment in a federal court in Abuja. Prosecutors have presented 13 criminal counts, including treason, terrorism and terrorism financing, against a retired army major-general and other defendants. The jud…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a Senate budget hearing he was not involved in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to decline approval of Replimune's investigational skin cancer therapy RP1, saying the matter rested with FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary. The FDA cited insufficient evidence from a single-…
Rebeca Grynspan, candidate for U.N. secretary-general and current head of the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, told a candidacy hearing in New York that peacemaking would be her foremost duty if selected and that she would also pursue reforms to restore trust in the organization. Grynspan is one of four contenders seeking the five-year ter…
TMX Group has agreed to purchase Cboe Global Markets’ Canadian and Australian exchange businesses for $300 million. The acquisition, which includes Cboe Canada and Cboe Australia, brings revenue and adjusted EBITDA contributions from those units and is intended to expand TMX’s footprint in mining-heavy markets while supporting growth in derivatives…
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. announced the closing of its largest securitization ever, raising $514.07 million through the sale of senior subordinate asset-backed notes secured by automobile receivables. This marks the company's 42nd consecutive securitization with triple-A ratings, reflecting its strong track record and underwriting expertise…
Goldman Sachs has named Akila Raman as global head of its private and alternatives capital markets business and expanded Michael Voris's responsibilities as Americas head of Equity Derivatives. Both appointments sit within the Capital Solutions Group, the unit formed last year to support financing for large transactions and to provide loans to corp…
Glenda Dorchak, a director at GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS), recently completed a sale of 4,000 ordinary shares in the semiconductor manufacturing firm. The transaction, which took place on April 20, 2026, resulted in total proceeds of $233,840 based on a per-share price of $58.46. This movement comes at a time when GlobalFoundries is trading c…
POET Technologies has moved past pure speculation toward concrete commercialization signals: production orders and partnerships with LITEON and Lessengers, plus corporate changes to address PFIC tax issues. Heavy volume, a compressed short-covering setup and accelerating technicals support a mid-term long trade. Risk is high given limited revenue h…
VAST Data said its Series F fundraise valued the company at $30 billion, more than tripling its 2023 valuation. The New York-based storage software provider, backed by Nvidia, secured roughly $1 billion in primary and secondary capital from a round led by Drive Capital and Access Industries, with participation from existing and new investors. Proce…
Macquarie says the transition from kinetic to economic warfare tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict, including a U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, could support a U.S. dollar rally in the second quarter. The bank highlights sharp drops in Middle East crude shipments to Asia and widely varying days-of-coverage in national strategic reserves as factor…
Morgan Stanley’s Global Hotel Weekly RevPAR tracker recorded a notable pickup in U.S. revenue per available room for the week ending April 18, with sizeable year-over-year gains in several markets. The U.S. recorded a 14.6% increase, aided by easier comparisons tied to last year’s later Easter. Japan also posted strong growth, while Europe, the U.K…
Michael James Hogan, serving as the Chief Business Officer for GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS), has completed a sale of ordinary shares valued at $30,000. The transaction took place on April 20, 2026, involving a total of 500 shares sold at a price point of $60.0 per share. This movement in equity comes as the stock currently trades at $59.06, po…
Dutch prosecutors have asked for a 30-year prison term for a 58-year-old Syrian national, Rafik A., accused of committing torture, sexual violence and rape against nine people in 2013 and 2014 while serving in a pro-government militia. The trial in The Hague is the first in the Netherlands to address alleged atrocities by pro-Assad forces in Syria …
In opening statements on Tuesday, prosecutors told a Manhattan jury that Harvey Weinstein exploited his Hollywood influence to sexually assault aspiring actress Jessica Mann in a 2013 Manhattan hotel room, while defense counsel argued the encounter was consensual and said Mann’s allegations arose from disappointment over career ambitions. The trial…
