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  • Major European benchmarks mostly rose, led by Germany's DAX (+1.24%) and the U.K. index (+1.36%).
  • Italy's Italy 40 slid 1.04% and Belgium's BEL 20 fell 0.81%, weighing on regional markets.
  • Andy Burnham said he would keep Labour's fiscal limits intact, boosting the pound and lowering long gilt yields.
  • Boston Scientific jumped about 4% after unveiling a $2 billion accelerated share repurchase and a $1.5 billion strategic investment in MiRus.
  • Moody's moved Dominion Energy's outlook to positive following the proposed NextEra merger and a post-close debt guarantee.
  • FAA administrator will tell senators the agency failed to act on warnings before the January crash, spotlighting operational oversight gaps.
  • Regeneron shares dropped after a Phase 3 fianlimab combination narrowly missed its primary endpoint, rattling biotech investors.

Latest Articles

Barclays Downgrades TeamViewer, Citing AI Threats to Long-Term Growth

Barclays Downgrades TeamViewer, Citing AI Threats to Long-Term Growth

TeamViewer shares fell roughly 2% following a Barclays downgrade that cites mounting uncertainty over how artificial intelligence could alter the IT support landscape, potentially eroding demand for the company's remote-connectivity software and weakening its monetisation prospects. Barclays lowered its rating to Equal Weight from Overweight and tr…

United Therapeutics CEO Disposes $5.1M in Shares, Executes Option Exercise as Company Advances Buyback and Clinical Data

United Therapeutics CEO Disposes $5.1M in Shares, Executes Option Exercise as Company Advances Buyback and Clinical Data

United Therapeutics Chairperson and CEO Martine Rothblatt sold $5.1 million worth of company common stock in two transactions on March 12 and March 16, 2026, at prices between $532.16 and $544.5849 per share. On March 16 she also exercised options to buy 9,500 shares at $146.03, for a total exercise cost of $1,387,285. The sales were carried out un…

MBX CEO Acquires $525,662 in Stock as Analysts Highlight Phase 3 Momentum

MBX CEO Acquires $525,662 in Stock as Analysts Highlight Phase 3 Momentum

MBX Biosciences President and CEO Hawryluk P. Kent purchased 18,500 shares of the company on March 13, 2026, for $525,662. The transaction occurred at prices between $28.28 and $28.48 per share and brings his direct holdings to 728,274 shares. The stock has risen 222% over the past year but is down 11% year-to-date. InvestingPro flags the shares as…

BofA Lowers Expected Brazil Rate Cut to 25bp Citing Sharp Geopolitical Upswing

BofA Lowers Expected Brazil Rate Cut to 25bp Citing Sharp Geopolitical Upswing

Bank of America has trimmed its forecast for the Banco Central do Brasil’s initial policy easing this week from a 50 basis point cut to 25 basis points, attributing the change to a recent sharp escalation in geopolitical tensions. The bank says the central bank’s January guidance that policy could begin to be loosened still stands, but warns that s…

Brent Tops $100 as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Raise Risk of Global Supply Shock

Brent Tops $100 as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Raise Risk of Global Supply Shock

The recent spike in Brent crude above $100 follows growing hostilities in the Middle East and heightened talk of disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz. In a client note, BCA Research Chief Strategist Jeremie Peloso drew parallels with 2022 but warned the current episode could be shorter and yet more broadly disruptive, threatening oil supply and …

Intuit Boosts Share Repurchases and Halts Executive Stock Sales

Intuit Boosts Share Repurchases and Halts Executive Stock Sales

Intuit said it will markedly increase share buybacks by using up to $3.5 billion left under its current repurchase authorization, a move that would roughly double the first-half repurchase pace and nearly double full-year buybacks versus the prior year if executed under current market conditions. The company's founder and senior executives canceled…

S&P Elevates Croatia to 'A' Rating, Restores Stable Outlook

S&P Elevates Croatia to 'A' Rating, Restores Stable Outlook

Standard & Poor's has raised Croatia's sovereign credit rating by one notch to 'A' and returned the outlook to stable. The upgrade, the sixth in roughly eight years, reflects S&P's view of a solid and resilient economic outlook and cites reforms tied to the Recovery and Resilience Facility and forthcoming OECD membership as supporting factors. S&P …

Vivani Medical Director Increases Stake with $1.68M Purchase

Vivani Medical Director Increases Stake with $1.68M Purchase

Vivani Medical director Gregg Williams bought common stock in two separate trades on March 15, 2026, totaling about $1.68 million. The purchases followed a company financing that raised roughly $4.5 million and come as a Cortigent feasibility study reported positive safety and efficacy results for a visual cortical prosthesis.

BofA: Geopolitical Risks and Oil Support Dollar Heading into FOMC

BofA: Geopolitical Risks and Oil Support Dollar Heading into FOMC

Bank of America cautions that this week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting is unlikely to materially change the dollar’s trajectory given the absence of anticipated policy moves. The bank says rising geopolitically-driven uncertainty and oil price pressure are the primary forces keeping the dollar supported, with currency moves likely to be he…

BofA Lifts 2026 Brent Forecast as Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Tighten Supply

BofA Lifts 2026 Brent Forecast as Strait of Hormuz Disruptions Tighten Supply

Bank of America has raised its forecast for the 2026 average price of Brent crude to $77.50 per barrel, citing supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz that have accelerated inventory drawdowns. The bank presents two equally likely scenarios for the duration of the disruption and has adjusted its mid-cycle oil assumption upward, prompting higher …

BIS Cautions Central Banks Against Overreacting to Iran-Linked Energy Shock

BIS Cautions Central Banks Against Overreacting to Iran-Linked Energy Shock

The Bank for International Settlements is urging central banks to avoid an immediate policy response to the recent Iran crisis-driven surge in oil and wholesale gas prices, calling the episode a classic temporary supply shock that should be 'looked through' if it proves short-lived. The warning comes as money markets swiftly repriced rate expectati…

UBS Moves Hemnet to Neutral After Halving of Share Price, Flags Limited Downside but Cites Continued Uncertainty

UBS Moves Hemnet to Neutral After Halving of Share Price, Flags Limited Downside but Cites Continued Uncertainty

UBS upgraded Hemnet Group AB to "neutral" from "sell" after the stock fell roughly 50% over six months, lowered its price target to SEK 122 and forecast a weak first quarter with sharply lower revenue and EBITDA. The bank says further downside appears constrained but stopped short of a buy recommendation, citing uncertainty over whether a nascent l…

Hamas Holds Cairo Talks with Trump-Led Board as Iran War Strains Gaza Ceasefire

Hamas Holds Cairo Talks with Trump-Led Board as Iran War Strains Gaza Ceasefire

Envoys from the U.S.-established "Board of Peace" met with Hamas representatives in Cairo in an attempt to shore up a Gaza ceasefire that has been under pressure since the outbreak of a wider war with Iran. The talks coincide with Israel's announcement that it will reopen the Rafah pedestrian crossing with Egypt following a security assessment, and…