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The U.S. dollar rose sharply in early Asian trading after extended negotiations between Washington and Tehran failed to produce a settlement. President Donald Trump said the U.S. Navy would begin blockading the Strait of Hormuz, a key passage responsible for about 20% of daily global energy flows that Iran has effectively closed since the conflict …
Russian equities closed lower on Sunday with the MOEX Russia Index ending unchanged at a new one-month low. Gains in select oil names contrasted with losses among major miners and an airline stock. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while implied volatility, gold, crude oil, and currency pairs all registered declines.
The Orion capsule Integrity and its four-person crew completed a successful splashdown off the Southern California coast after nearly 10 days in space, finishing the first crewed voyage to the vicinity of the moon since the Apollo era. The mission validated the capsule’s heat shield and recovery procedures following a lunar-return trajectory that c…
GSK's experimental antibody-drug conjugate Mo-rez produced notable tumor shrinkage in early data from patients with advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers, prompting company executives to describe the asset as having blockbuster potential. The findings, being presented at a medical conference in Puerto Rico, have energized the drugmaker's oncolog…
U.S. companies begin reporting first-quarter results next week, with investors watching whether strong earnings momentum holds amid recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a sharp rise in energy prices. Major banks open the season and will be closely read for signals about consumer spending and lending. Consensus estimates point to anot…
Saudi Arabia's stock market ended lower on Sunday, with the Tadawul All Share closing down 0.25%. Losses in the Energy & Utilities, Transport and Media & Publishing sectors outnumbered gains, while several individual stocks posted notable moves. Oil and gold prices fell in global trading, and currency pairs involving the Saudi riyal saw small chang…
Australia and the United States have committed more than A$5 billion (about $3.5 billion) to support a portfolio of Australian critical-minerals projects. The funds, delivered through Export Finance Australia and the U.S. Export-Import Bank, include major backing for a Tronox rare earths refinery and up to A$1 billion for Ardea Resources' Kalgoorli…
Chinese automaker Chery is pursuing additional vehicle production capacity in Europe by partnering with other manufacturers to access existing assembly lines, company executives said at a Paris launch event. Chery favors leveraging established facilities rather than building new plants and is discussing options that may include France. The company …
This week saw a string of notable analyst moves in stocks tied to artificial intelligence demand. Bernstein sharply raised its target for SanDisk and reiterated an Outperform call, outlining an aggressive "blue-sky" scenario. Stifel upgraded Texas Instruments to Buy, citing an expected free-cash-flow inflection as capital spending eases and domesti…
Fans who could not travel to Goyang, South Korea, assembled at an AMC theater in Los Angeles to watch a live-filmed stop from BTS’s ARIRANG world tour. The screenings include two full-length concerts, with one filmed in Goyang and another scheduled from Tokyo, offering global audiences a shared viewing experience. The group’s comeback after complet…
Russian equities closed lower overall on Saturday, with the MOEX Russia Index unchanged at the close but marking a new one-month low. Banking and metals stocks were among the session's top performers, while major energy and utility names posted the biggest declines. The Russian Volatility Index held at a fresh 52-week low as commodity and currency …
The Intercontinental Exchange has approved a permanent expansion of European gas and power trading hours to 21 hours per day, replacing the traditional 10-hour daytime window. The change, which brings the Dutch TTF into earlier global alignment by opening at 5:50 a.m. Singapore time on Monday, is intended to facilitate cross-market hedging with U.S…
Third Point, the hedge fund led by billionaire Daniel Loeb, will not pursue a proxy contest at CoStar Group and has sold its entire holding in the real estate data firm. In a letter to investors, the fund said its original investment thesis no longer holds; CoStar did not immediately respond and the fund did not disclose the size of its stake.
Nasdaq Inc. confirmed late Friday that SanDisk Corporation will be added to the Nasdaq-100 Index, replacing Atlassian Corp Plc ahead of market open on Monday, April 20, 2026. The swap follows SanDisk's recent market-cap growth and is expected to prompt institutional flows from the many funds that track the benchmark, while Atlassian may face sellin…
The Federal Reserve has requested information from large U.S. banks about their exposures to private credit firms after a wave of investor redemptions and rising signs of loan distress in the sector, according to people familiar with the matter. The outreach is intended to gauge the severity of stress inside the private credit market and whether pr…
The Artemis II lunar mission has drawn widespread public fascination across political lines, driving classroom lessons, planetarium attendance and a spike in Artemis-themed retail. The 10-day voyage - the first crewed trip to the moon in more than 50 years and a rehearsal for a later lunar landing attempt - is due to end with a Pacific Ocean splash…
Eric Swider, who led the special purpose acquisition company that took Trump Media & Technology Group public in 2024, has resigned from the media group's board. The company said the resignation was not the result of any dispute with management or fellow directors. Trump Media, operator of the Truth Social platform, continues to confront competition…
S&P Dow Jones Indices has introduced a new credit-default swap (CDS) index tied to the private credit market, incorporating 25 North American financial firms including banks, insurers, REITs and business development companies (BDCs). The index provides a trading vehicle that can be used to take downside exposure to a sector facing heightened redemp…
Mexican equities closed lower on Friday, with the S&P/BMV IPC slipping 0.41% as losses in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples outnumbered gains. While select names such as Grupo Televisa, Grupo Carso and GCC posted advances, heavier declines in stocks including Industrias Peñoles, Megacable and Grupo Aeroportuario del Surest…
Russian equities closed lower on Friday as declines in the Oil & Gas, Mining and Power sectors pushed the MOEX Russia Index to a fresh one-month low. Market breadth was tilted toward losers, with several major names falling and the Russian Volatility Index retreating to a 52-week low. Commodities and FX moves accompanied the equity weakness.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned senior executives from major technology and cybersecurity firms about the security of AI models and readiness to counter cyber attacks in the week before Anthropic introduced its new Claude Mythos model. The discussion included leaders from Anthropic, Alphabet, OpenAI, Mic…
Rio Tinto's California boron operations have attracted interest from over a dozen potential buyers and may be valued at as much as $2 billion. Several firms, including WE Soda, Magris Resources and U.S. Silica Holdings, are said to be preparing binding offers by June. The mineral's broad industrial uses and its recent inclusion on the U.S. critical…
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust Inc. has submitted a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue an initial public offering of common stock. The company targets stabilized, newly-constructed data centers and intends to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BXDC if the offering is comple…
U.S. equities closed mixed on Friday as gains in Basic Materials, Technology and Consumer Services were offset by declines in Telecoms, Healthcare and Financials. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended lower while the NASDAQ Composite posted modest gains. Market breadth favored decliners and volatility eased as the CBOE VIX hit a one-month low.
Canadian equities finished the session higher, with the S&P/TSX Composite rising 0.65% to a new one-month high. Strength in Materials, Energy and IT underpinned the advance, while breadth favored advancing issues. Notable individual movers included Celestica, Parex Resources and AbraSilver on the upside, and Cogeco Communications, Curaleaf and Seab…
