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Paramount Skydance has obtained approximately $24 billion in equity commitments from three Gulf-based sovereign investors to help finance its proposed $81 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The reported commitments include an estimated $10 billion from Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, with additional capital coming from the Qatar …
The MOEX Russia Index closed unchanged, touching a new one-month low as a mix of winners and losers drove outperformance among select energy and utilities names. Market breadth showed more advancing issues than decliners, while the Russian Volatility Index fell to a 52-week low. Gold and oil futures moved higher and the ruble strengthened against m…
Thousands have reportedly died across the Middle East since the conflict began on February 28, after strikes on Iran. Reported casualties include civilians, fighters, service members and peacekeepers across multiple countries. The following aggregates are based on reported counts; they have not been independently verified.
Saudi Arabia's benchmark closed marginally higher on Sunday, with the Tadawul All Share up 0.03% as Insurance, Hotels & Tourism and Telecoms & IT sectors provided support. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners while several individual names posted double-digit percentage moves. Oil and gold prices were firmer, and major currency pairs sho…
Russian authorities reported a fuel leak at the Baltic Sea port of Primorsk and a fire at the NORSI oil refinery after separate drone attacks. Officials said shrapnel pierced a storage reservoir at Primorsk while two facilities at NORSI were struck, causing a blaze; preliminary reports indicated no injuries at the refinery. The incidents come amid …
Employees at JBS's beef plant in Greely, Colorado have agreed to return to work after the company committed to a new round of negotiations. The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, representing roughly 3,800 workers, said talks will resume on April 9 and 10. The dispute had pressured U.S. processing capacity amid already-tight cattle supplie…
Russian equities closed lower overall on Saturday with the MOEX Russia Index finishing unchanged at a new one-month low. Select bank and metals names paced gains, while some energy and utility stocks recorded declines. Volume of advancing issues exceeded decliners, and market indicators included a 52-week low in the Russian Volatility Index and mix…
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended that investors vote against the BP board's attempt to retire two earlier shareholder resolutions that required company-specific climate reporting and against a proposal to permit online-only shareholder meetings. In a note, ISS described the suggested revocation as effectively unprecedented i…
A Nevada judge has extended a court order that bars Kalshi from offering event-based trading contracts to state residents unless the company obtains a Nevada gaming license. The extension follows a hearing in Carson City where the judge sided with the Nevada Gaming Control Board's request for a preliminary injunction, and it keeps in place a tempor…
Since strikes on Iran on February 28 escalated into wider hostilities across the region, thousands of people have been reported killed in multiple countries. The figures below compile death tolls released by local authorities, rights groups and international organizations. These totals have not been independently verified.
Russia's MOEX Russia Index closed lower on Friday, falling 0.46% to a fresh one-month low as losses in Mining, Oil & Gas and Manufacturing sectors dominated the session. Market breadth favored decliners, the Russian Volatility Index fell to a 52-week low, and a mix of moves in commodities and currency pairs accompanied equity declines.
Redemption requests at business development companies and other private credit vehicles have surged this year, forcing several managers to limit withdrawals. While many firms frame the situation as a recalibration rather than a crisis, rising borrowing costs, shrinking private-lending returns and the prospect of AI-driven disruption to portfolio co…
Elon Musk has asked banks and other advisers working on SpaceX’s planned initial public offering to purchase subscriptions to Grok, his AI chatbot, according to reporting citing people familiar with the matter. Some banks have committed to spending tens of millions of dollars annually and are integrating the tool into their IT environments. Separat…
A slate of U.S. economic releases on Monday, April 6, 2026 centers on the Institute for Supply Management's Non-Manufacturing PMI, a key gauge of the services sector, alongside subcomponents that track activity, employment, new orders and pricing. Short-term Treasury bill auctions for three- and six-month paper are scheduled later in the morning, w…
Since Thursday, a set of commercial vessels including three tankers operated by Oman Shipping Management, a French-owned container ship and a Japan-linked LNG carrier have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to vessel-tracking data. The movements follow Iran's temporary closure of the vital waterway after late-February U.S. and Israeli a…
The BIST 100 ended the Friday session down 0.88% as losses across Wholesale & Retail Trade, Non-Metal Mineral Products and Technology stocks outpaced advances. While several mid- and small-cap names posted gains, declines outnumbered rises on the Istanbul exchange. Commodities and FX moves included mixed oil contracts, lower gold futures and a firm…
Casablanca-listed stocks finished modestly lower on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.06%. Gains among a handful of names contrasted with broader losses across Utilities, Banking and Mining, while commodities and foreign-exchange moves provided mixed signals for traders into the weekend.
Premium members following the platform's AI stock selections have recorded substantial gains so far in 2026, with several named companies producing double- and triple-digit returns. The service publishes refreshed strategy lists each month and applies institutional-grade data and machine learning to pick up to 20 names per strategy, using equal wei…
United Airlines will introduce a tiered fare framework for its premium cabins that mirrors the economy fare structure, offering base, standard and flexible options on long-haul international, transcontinental U.S. and select Hawaii flights. The move follows a recent cabin and fleet revamp and comes amid concerns about sustained high oil prices and …
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking public comment on whether to prohibit the continued importation into the United States of telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from five Chinese manufacturers that were added to its Covered List in 2021. The move follows a 2022 decision in which the FCC declined to authorize new models…
Edmunds performed a full evaluation of a Geely Galaxy M9, an extended-range hybrid SUV sold in China starting at roughly $25,000, and found its technology and value proposition competitive with much more expensive U.S. market models. Edmunds' Editor-in-Chief Alistair Weaver said the vehicle's features are ahead of many vehicles driven in the United…
Company insiders and major holders disclosed a series of material transactions on Thursday, including a multi-million-dollar accumulation in Phreesia, an outsized issuance and buy by a Vivos investor group, a substantial private-placement buy by Scynexis' CEO, and several executive stock sales at CoreWeave, Outfront Media, Netflix, Nasdaq and Unite…
Two large U.S. consumer transactions announced within 24 hours - Sysco’s agreement to buy Jetro Restaurant Depot for $29 billion and McCormick’s near-$45 billion purchase of Unilever’s food business - have vaulted both into the list of the quarter’s largest global deals. The back-to-back announcements mark a rare resurgence of consumer megadeals, d…
A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators has unveiled the draft MATCH Act, which would impose new export and servicing restrictions on advanced computer chipmaking tools bound for China. The measure aims to deny Chinese companies access to equipment they cannot domestically produce, with particular focus on immersion DUV lithography dominated by the …
At farm shows across North America, machinery vendors report muted interest in large tractors and combines as farmers prepare for spring planting with tighter budgets. Elevated prices for machinery, fertilizer and fuel, combined with a global surplus in grains and trade-tariff pressures, have led many growers to postpone major equipment upgrades an…
