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Raymond James found that most Canadian energy stocks lagged the WTI commodity strip and the TSX between Feb. 27 and Apr. 17, with nearly 60% of names posting negative total returns. The firm says exploration and integrated companies are trading at double-digit sustaining free cash flow yields at $70 WTI and continues to favor a basket of large-cap …
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz was effectively frozen on Monday, with only three transits recorded in a 12-hour window. Satellite analysis and vessel-tracking platforms identified an oil products tanker leaving the Gulf and two vessels entering it, while geopolitical tensions rose after a U.S. seizure of an Iranian cargo ship and Tehran's vo…
Pharvaris announced presentation of clinical data supporting the safety of combined use of deucrictibant immediate-release capsules and extended-release tablets for prophylactic and on-demand treatment of bradykinin-mediated angioedema, including hereditary angioedema (HAE). The data suggest adequate safety margins and potential efficacy for this c…
Greenwich LifeSciences saw its shares climb more than 4% in premarket trading Monday after reporting that its GLSI-100 vaccine produced a stronger immune response in participants of the late-stage FLAMINGO-01 study. The trial, which evaluates the vaccine's capacity to prevent breast cancer from returning following standard treatment, reported marke…
Barclays adjusted its coverage on several large European banks, lowering Deutsche Bank while upgrading Commerzbank, UBS and Julius Baer. The moves reflect a delayed German GDP acceleration, UniCredit’s bid-related floor for Commerzbank shares, and reduced Credit Suisse integration risk at UBS, alongside updated earnings per share forecasts and capi…
Shares of companies developing psychedelic therapies climbed in premarket trading after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal health regulators to expedite reviews of psychedelic treatments and to increase federal research funding for ibogaine. The order could significantly shorten FDA review timelines for qualifying dr…
Markets opened the week with renewed uncertainty after Iran reversed course over the weekend and again restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz, following a brief reopening on Friday. The episode, in which Iranian forces fired on tankers and the United States seized an Iranian cargo ship, left traders questioning what, if anything, had been …
B2Gold Corp. announced the sale of its 70% interest in the Fingold Ventures Ltd. joint venture to Agnico Eagle Mines Limited for US$325 million in cash. Alongside this transaction, the companies have agreed to collaborate on gold mining operations in Nunavut, Canada, aiming to share expertise and improve operational efficiencies in arctic environme…
Becton, Dickinson (BDX) looks comfortably priced against its cash flow and dividend pedigree, but the market is still demanding proof of a durable earnings re-acceleration. This trade plan buys into recurring consumables revenue and FCF strength while protecting capital with a tight stop and a near-term target tied to mean reversion toward prior re…
Silo Pharma highlights its lead program, SPC-15, an intranasal serotonin 4 receptor agonist targeting prophylactic treatment of PTSD, coinciding with President Trump's executive order accelerating psychedelic therapy research. SPC-15 benefits from rapid nose-to-brain delivery and a streamlined regulatory pathway, positioning the company to leverage…
UBS analyst Nicolas Le Roux says commodity trading advisers (CTAs) are positioned to sharply increase their exposure to U.S. equity futures in the coming weeks, potentially quadrupling S&P 500 exposure by the end of April even if prices do not move higher. The bank's simulation shows divergent CTA behavior across regions and asset classes, includin…
India's key equity benchmarks closed higher on Monday, with the Nifty 50 edging up 0.05% to a one-month high and the BSE Sensex 30 rising 0.03%. Strength in Power, Capital Goods and Public Sector Undertakings stocks underpinned the move, even as decliners outnumbered advancers across both exchanges and market volatility rose.
Prelude Therapeutics, a clinical-stage precision oncology company, announced the pricing of an underwritten offering of approximately 18 million shares of common stock and pre-funded warrants to raise gross proceeds of about $90 million. The offering, led by RA Capital Management and participated by other healthcare-focused investors, is expected t…
KANZHUN LIMITED (BOSS Zhipin), a company listed on Nasdaq and Hong Kong stock exchanges, announced April 17th repurchases of 349,698 shares using RMB17.0 million. Year-to-date 2026, the company has invested over RMB913 million in repurchasing shares, reiterating its dedication to enhancing shareholder value.
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. central bank, will appear before the Senate Banking Committee for a confirmation hearing where senators are expected to press him on his monetary policy views, commitment to Fed independence, and his actions during the 2007-2009 financial crisis. The hearing comes amid partisan friction…
U.S. equity benchmarks rallied Friday after Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz "completely open" following a ceasefire announcement between Israel and Lebanon, lifting the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow to new record closes as oil prices slid. The move capped a strong week for stocks, but volatility returned after renewed tensions over the weekend. Trader…
Tesla’s solar and energy arm is expected to outperform the automaker’s shrinking vehicle business in the coming quarterly results, providing some relief as the company spends heavily on new factories and robotics. While vehicle profitability and regulatory credit revenues have fallen, the energy division is expanding faster and is materially more p…
Tesla’s 2025 U.S. federal tax bill was reported as zero in its January filing. Beyond historical losses and clean-energy credits, a review of corporate filings indicates subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Singapore recorded about $18 billion of profits in recent years that were not taxed in those jurisdictions - profits that otherwise may have bee…
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to obtain disgorgement - the recovery of profits tied to unlawful conduct. The case centers on whether the SEC must demonstrate that victims suffered pecuniary harm before courts can order the return of ill-gotten gains, a question raised by the appeal …
Speaking at the Hanover industrial fair on April 20, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Brazil has substantial potential to expand deliveries of critical metals used in e-mobility and wind turbines, and that Germany can provide the necessary technology. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Brazil has increased investment in critica…
The headline consensus projecting an 18% year-on-year rise in Eurozone earnings for 2026 conceals a much quieter underlying picture. IBES weighted estimates are skewed by an outsized recovery in the Consumer Discretionary sector, whose steep base effect inflates the aggregate figure. Median forecasts and sector-level detail point to more modest gai…
French prosecutors have summoned Elon Musk for questioning in an investigation into the social platform X and its AI chatbot Grok. The probe, initiated after a February raid by the cybercrime unit into allegations of fraudulent data extraction, was later broadened to examine suspected complicity in distributing child pornography and producing sexua…
A federal appeals panel has permitted construction of a $400 million ballroom at the site of the White House's demolished East Wing to continue while it considers an appeal of a lower court's injunction. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit put a preliminary injunction on hold and set oral arguments for June 5 to decide whether the projec…
The Kremlin said Russia continues to be a significant, responsible participant in global energy markets and that its export volumes cannot be ignored, after the U.S. renewed a temporary waiver allowing some countries to buy Russian oil at sea. The move, intended to ease global energy prices amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, will affect a…
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s choice to replace Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair, has presented a suite of proposals that would reshape the central bank’s policy framework and institutional posture. His public remarks call for a shift in the Fed’s operating regime, lower policy rates, a reduced balance sheet, a narrowed scope of activ…
