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Jeffrey Shannon Slocum, Halliburton Co's director, executive vice president and chief operating officer, sold 5,441 shares on March 16, 2026, for $33.82 per share, totaling $184,014. Following the transaction, Slocum retains direct ownership of 187,422.952 shares and holds options on additional shares. The sale was carried out under a Rule 10b5-1 t…
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul told a Berlin audience that a military solution to the Iran conflict is unrealistic and that engineered regime change would risk chaos harmful to Germany, the region and Iranians. Speaking at an event hosted by the ZEIT media group alongside his French counterpart, Wadephul also said now is not the time to li…
Avidbank Holdings director Mike Rosinus sold 56,882 shares on March 16, 2026, for $27.41 per share, a transaction valued at about $1.56 million. The stock trades near $27.17 and has risen roughly 24% over the last year. The sale follows mixed fiscal 2025 fourth-quarter results and comes as analysts maintain price targets between $33 and $37 and Inv…
Pono Capital Four, Inc. completed a SPAC initial public offering on March 16, 2026, raising $120 million through the sale of 12 million units at $10 per unit. Each unit includes one Class A ordinary share and a right to receive one-fifth of a Class A share upon completion of an initial business combination. D. Boral Capital LLC acted as sole bookru…
The U.S. House Oversight Committee has issued a subpoena for former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to provide a sworn, closed-door deposition on April 14 as part of its investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein. The panel alleges the Justice Department may have withheld material in its release of millions of Epstein-related documents. Bondi a…
The Space Force's Golden Dome missile defense initiative will require $185 billion under its stated objective architecture, $10 billion more than the prior budget, program director Space Force General Michael Guetlein said. The rise accompanies the addition of Lockheed Martin, RTX and Northrop Grumman as prime contractors and will accelerate develo…
Marvell just demonstrated that its role in AI infrastructure is more substantial than many investors realize. Strong fiscal Q4 results, aggressive FY2027 guidance, improving technicals, and a clean balance sheet support a mid-term long trade: entry $91.15, stop $80.00, target $120.00 over the next 45 trading days.
The Golden Dome missile defense program has had its cost estimate raised to $185 billion to accelerate space-based capabilities, with Lockheed Martin, RTX and Northrop Grumman joining as prime partners. The funding increase targets three specific space efforts, including the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS), while program lead…
Emirates Global Aluminium will begin routing alumina imports and finished aluminium through the Port of Sohar in Oman while the Strait of Hormuz remains shut due to the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Producers in the Gulf are diverting cargo to ports outside the strait and trucking materials onward. Market anxiety has pushed aluminium price…
Director Patrick E. Bowe sold 15,000 shares of Andersons, Inc. on March 16, 2026, in a transaction valued at $1,056,150. The sale occurred with the stock trading near its 52-week high and after a period of significant share-price appreciation. The company also reported fourth-quarter results showing higher-than-expected adjusted EPS but revenue bel…
Belgian equities finished the trading session higher, with the BEL 20 index rising 0.74%. Gains were concentrated in the Utilities, Basic Materials and Healthcare sectors. Market breadth favoured advancing stocks by 55 to 41, and 12 issues ended unchanged. Key commodities and currency benchmarks showed mixed moves at the close.
Paris equities ended higher on Tuesday, with the CAC 40 rising 0.49% and the SBF 120 up 0.52%. Oil & Gas, Utilities and Financials were cited as sector leaders. Key individual movers included gains at Stellantis, TotalEnergies and AXA, while Hermes, Dassault Systèmes and LVMH weighed on the benchmark. Commodity prices climbed and the CAC 40 VIX rea…
Frankfurt stocks finished the session in positive territory, with the benchmark DAX climbing 0.67%. The MDAX and TecDAX outperformed the main index, gaining 1.78% and 1.11% respectively, driven by strong showings in utilities, insurance and consumer-oriented names. Energy-related commodities and precious metals also moved higher, while currency pai…
Italian equities closed with gains on Tuesday, driven by strength in the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Utilities sectors. The domestic benchmark advanced 1.22% at the close in Milan, with Tenaris, Eni and Stellantis among the top performers. Amplifon recorded the largest decline, hitting a five-year low.
Netherlands equities ended the trading day higher, with the AEX posting a 0.50% gain. Strength in the Oil & Gas, Basic Materials and Financials sectors underpinned the advance. Top session performers included BE Semiconductor Industries, Relx and CVC Capital Partners, while Universal Music Group, Randstad and Heineken were among the laggards.
Portugal's PSI index closed up 0.50% as gains in Utilities, Telecoms and Technology stocks underpinned the session. Energy names including Galp Energia and renewable EDP Renovaveis were among the day's leaders, while select consumer and industrial names lagged. Commodity prices rose on the session and currency moves were limited.
Spain's IBEX 35 finished the session up 0.92% in Madrid, paced by gains across the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Building & Construction and Consumer Services sectors. Repsol climbed to a five-year high, while a larger number of stocks rose than fell on the day. Commodities and key currency pairs also moved, with crude and Brent oil posting notabl…
Spain's benchmark index rose on Tuesday, led by gains in chemical, petroleum & plastic, building & construction and consumer services sectors. The IBEX 35 finished the session up 0.92%, with notable advances in renewable energy, oil and real estate names. Decliners included an information technology group and several financial and healthcare names.
London equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 finishing up 0.78%. Gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Mobile Telecommunications and Software & Computer Services sectors powered the advance. Airtel Africa led individual winners, rising to an all-time high, while Standard Chartered and 3I Group also posted strong g…
U.K. stocks finished higher after the close on Tuesday, led by gains in Automobiles & Parts, Mobile Telecommunications and Software & Computer Services. The Investing.com United Kingdom 100 advanced 0.78% at the London close. Airtel Africa Plc reached an all-time high, while several other financial and industrial names also posted notable moves. Co…
Cory Anne Roclawski, Kodiak Gas Services' Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, sold 10,852 shares on March 16, 2026, for about $590,457. The transaction occurred as the stock traded close to its 52-week high, and follows the company's mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results and multiple debt offerings tied to refinancing and an acq…
Finnish equities finished Tuesday's session higher, led by gains in the Oil & Gas, Utilities and Technology sectors. The OMX Helsinki 25 ended the day up 0.86%, with Neste, Qt Group and Fortum ranking among the top performers. Weakness was concentrated in select industrial and packaging names, while commodity prices and currency measures showed mod…
Stockholm's main benchmark ended marginally lower after trading, weighed by declines in the Basic Materials, Industrials and Consumer Goods sectors. The OMX Stockholm 30 finished the session down 0.14%, while individual movers included gains for EQT AB, Swedbank A and Svenska Handelsbanken A and declines for AB SKF B, Sandvik and Atlas Copco A. Com…
Traders' demand for deep downside protection in U.S. equities has eased, with two widely watched gauges - the Nations TailDex Index and the Cboe SKEW Index - retreating to levels close to those recorded before the late-February U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Despite the pullback in crash hedging costs, the S&P 500 remains roughly 2% below its pre-co…
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy and Representative Greg Casar introduced legislation to prohibit betting on certain government actions and other sensitive events in prediction markets. The BETS OFF Act would bar wagers on government operations, war, terrorism, assassination and any event where an individual can influence the outcome. The move follo…
