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First Brands, a bankrupt U.S. auto parts manufacturer, has reached an agreement to sell its Walbro business line to Canada-based Active Dynamics Group for $50 million. The transaction, which includes the Carter Carburetor brand, is part of First Brands' broader effort to monetize assets to support its bankruptcy process and address fraud claims. Th…
A supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iranian crude traversed the Strait of Hormuz, ship tracking data show. The vessel, flagged in Guyana and named Cuma, is on a U.S. sanctions list and was recorded with China as its destination. This transit is the sixth such Iranian oil tanker passage since February 28, following five prior tankers that …
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has made clear she will not back efforts to reopen the Indian Point nuclear power plant north of New York City, her office told Reuters. The stance comes as the Trump administration and industry actors advocate restarting closed reactors to help meet growing electricity needs tied to AI data centers and broader electr…
The Pentagon is assessing options to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after traffic through the channel has nearly halted, heightening concerns about global energy and fertilizer supplies. Iran’s threats and asymmetric maritime capabilities, logistical limits of naval escorts, raised insurance costs and the vulnerability of al…
Amazon is broadening access to the healthcare artificial intelligence assistant it introduced in January, making the tool available on its website and mobile app to customers who are not members of One Medical, Prime, or Amazon's premium prescription service. The assistant can explain test results, answer questions about medications and symptoms, p…
U.K. equities finished the trading session higher, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index advancing 1.53%. Strength in the Automobiles & Parts, Mining and Industrial Metals & Mining sectors pushed the market upward. Miners including Fresnillo, Anglo American and Antofagasta recorded the session's largest gains, while notable declines appea…
London shares ended the session higher, driven by strength in mining-related names and the Automobiles & Parts sector. The United Kingdom 100 index finished up 1.53% at the close. Precious metals surged, crude benchmarks fell sharply, and pound and euro pairs showed limited movement against the dollar.
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed up 3.05% as Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Building & Construction names pushed the market higher. ArcelorMittal, Banco Santander and International Consolidated Airlines Group were the session's top performers, while declines in Grifols, Repsol and Amadeus weighed on the laggards. Market bre…
Spanish equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the IBEX 35 finishing up 3.05%. Strength in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Building & Construction supported the market. ArcelorMittal SA, Banco Santander and International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. were among the top risers, while Grifols SA, Repsol and Amadeus IT were…
Portugal's benchmark PSI index closed up 1.67% on Tuesday, lifted by advances in the Financials, Utilities and Basic Materials sectors. Banco Comercial Portugues, EDP Renovaveis and Teixeira Duarte were among the session's best performers, while Galp Energia and Mota Engil were notable laggards. Commodity markets saw steep declines in crude benchma…
Dutch equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the AEX rising 1.98% as gains in Basic Materials, Technology and Financials lifted the market. Prosus, ArcelorMittal and BE Semiconductor were the top performers, while Wolters Kluwer, Shell and Relx posted declines. Market breadth favored advancers by a wide margin, and commodity prices saw sharp moves…
Italian equities finished higher on Tuesday, led by advances in the Technology, Financials and Industrials sectors. The benchmark Italy 40 index closed up 2.65%. UniCredit, STMicroelectronics and Mediobanca were the top performers, while Inwit, Lottomatica and Eni finished lower. Commodity markets saw sharp moves, with crude and Brent oil falling s…
German equities closed higher Tuesday in Frankfurt, with the benchmark DAX rising 2.25% and broader mid-cap and tech indexes also advancing. Technology, Transportation & Logistics and Industrials were the sectors that provided the largest lift to the market. Several individual names posted double-digit percentage moves, while the DAX volatility gau…
French equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the CAC 40 rising 1.79% and the SBF 120 up 1.80%. Leadership came from Basic Materials, Utilities and Financials, while volatility measures and commodity prices showed notable moves. Market breadth was positive with rising issues outnumbering decliners by more than two-to-one.
Belgium's main equity index, the BEL 20, closed higher on Tuesday, gaining 1.83% as Utilities, Basic Materials and Financials led the advance. Market breadth favored risers, with 78 stocks up, 21 down and 12 unchanged. Key commodity and currency moves included a sharp drop in crude oil futures and a notable rise in gold futures.
Four Lebanese sources and an Israeli security official say Hezbollah has shifted to small-unit guerrilla tactics in south Lebanon, minimizing electronic communications and rationing anti-tank rockets as it braces for a possible full-scale Israeli invasion. The group frames its campaign as existential defence even as it faces domestic criticism and …
Leo J. Hill, a director at Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), sold 0.3201 shares on March 9, 2026, for $75.15 per share, a transaction valued at $24. The director's direct and indirect holdings are detailed, and the bank recently reported fourth-quarter 2025 earnings that slightly exceeded EPS expectations but missed revenue estimates. Stephens lifted its pric…
Rivian's R2 launch targets the sub-$50k mainstream EV segment and, together with improving gross margins and nascent AI/Autonomy investments, creates a tangible long-term upside while the stock trades at roughly $20.8B market cap. This trade idea is a directional long that assumes a smooth R2 production ramp and margin stabilization; it includes an…
Swedish equities closed higher on Tuesday with the OMX Stockholm 30 rising 3.00%. Gains were led by basic materials, industrials and financials, with Sandvik, Boliden and Atlas Copco among the top performers. Oil futures fell sharply while gold futures climbed, and key currency pairs versus the krona moved modestly.
Finnish share prices closed higher on Tuesday, with the OMX Helsinki 25 index gaining 1.56%. SSAB AB B, Outokumpu Oyj and Metso Oyj led the index higher, while Qt Group Oyj hit five-year lows. Broad market participation favored rising issues over decliners, and commodity markets saw sizable moves in oil and gold.
RBC Capital Markets downgraded Beiersdorf AG from Sector Perform to Underperform and reduced its price target to €70, citing uncertainty around the recovery of the Nivea brand and the risk of further margin erosion. The brokerage said recent share-price weakness reflects a dimmer growth outlook, and it trimmed near-term growth and profit forecasts …
Mastercard is evolving from an interchange-driven payments network into a software-first platform. Recent stablecoin and wallet partnerships validate the strategy; fundamentals remain strong with $17.2B free cash flow and a $462B market cap. This trade idea buys a near-term pullback to $515 with a $600 target and $485 stop for a long-term swing ove…
Infleqtion (INFQ) is a recent public-market entrant building neutral-atom quantum systems for computing, sensing and networking. A fresh integration announcement with NVIDIA NVQLink at GTC 2026 and a sub-$3.0B market cap give the stock asymmetric upside into re-rating events — but execution, capital cadence and noisy price discovery raise real near…
UBS economists say the U.S. economy may be approaching a structural acceleration driven mainly by artificial intelligence investment and gains in the stock market, but they caution that growth is concentrated and vulnerable to several downside pressures including higher energy costs and tariff-related income strains.
Shares of Goeasy Ltd. (TSX:GSY) collapsed after the company suspended its dividend, revoked its financial outlook and disclosed substantial fourth-quarter net charge-offs tied largely to its vehicle finance operations. The lender will record roughly C$331 million in net charge-offs, including a C$233 million write-down related to LendCare Holdings'…
