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Canada's main stock index closed lower Tuesday, driven by losses across the Materials, Clean Technology and Financials sectors. The S&P/TSX Composite fell 2.19% while market breadth showed more decliners than advancers. Notable individual moves included gains in Paramount Resources, Thomson Reuters and Constellation Software, and steep drops in Pet…
Colombia's main equity gauge, the COLCAP, closed modestly higher on Tuesday, advancing 0.06% as gains concentrated in Industrials, Services and Agriculture. Market breadth favored decliners by the reported ratio, while individual movers included Ecopetrol and several large-cap declines. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with notable shifts i…
Shares of Arbutus Biopharma jumped sharply after markets as Roivant and Moderna also rose following a $2.25 billion global settlement resolving patent litigation over lipid nanoparticle delivery technology used in Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. The deal includes a $950 million upfront payment, a conditional $1.3 billion payment tied to an appellate ru…
The MOEX Russia Index finished Tuesday's session down 0.42%, pressured by losses across the Telecoms, Mining and Power sectors. Oil majors and affiliated energy names posted gains, but declines were widespread on the Moscow exchange, with regional bank Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank hitting three-year lows. Volatility eased, while commodities moved in m…
A Wells Fargo analyst told clients that President Donald Trump’s announcement to halt trade with Spain could complicate U.S. regulatory approval for Banco Santander’s $12.2 billion acquisition of Webster Financial. The analyst downgraded Webster’s stock, and both banks’ shares fell on the news. Escalating trade tensions could lengthen the approval …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued 30 warning letters to telehealth companies for making false or misleading claims on websites about compounded GLP-1 products. The action is the second wave of letters since an enforcement campaign began in September, and follows thousands of notices sent over the past six months to pharmaceutical and tel…
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating multiple incidents in January involving Waymo self-driving vehicles that passed stopped school buses with activated lights in Texas, adding to a cluster of prior events that led to a December recall. Federal and local authorities, as well as the company, are examining circumstances surroundi…
Since Saturday, Iran has launched large numbers of Shahed-136 drones at U.S. bases and regional oil infrastructure, prompting American and allied forces to respond with expensive Patriot interceptors. The tactic appears designed to exhaust adversaries' high-end missiles rather than to maximize immediate destruction, raising concerns about the durab…
Artivion VP and Chief Accounting Officer Amy Horton sold 641 shares on March 2, 2026, at $38.0249 per share for $24,373 to meet tax withholding obligations tied to vested restricted stock units. The move was non-discretionary. The medical device maker has seen a 53% stock gain over the past year but trades at a high P/E of 182.1 and is viewed as ov…
Waste Management (NYSE:WM) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David L. Reed reported two recent dispositions of common stock in early March 2026. A March 2 sale of 21 shares under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan covered a personal federal tax obligation; a March 1 disposition of 31 shares settled a restricted share award. The company a…
Google unveiled Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, positioning it as the fastest and most cost-effective model within the Gemini 3 lineup. Available in preview via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and through Vertex AI for enterprises, the model carries lower per-token pricing and delivers measured gains in latency and output speed versus the prior 2.5 Flash…
Federal Reserve officials are widely expected to keep the target range for short-term interest rates unchanged at their March 17-18 meeting, repeating the pause policymakers took in January. Public remarks from governors and regional presidents show a range of perspectives - commonly described as "dove" and "hawk" - with some officials emphasizing …
On March 3 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to 30 telehealth companies that it says made false or misleading statements about compounded versions of popular GLP-1 weight-loss medications. The agency flagged claims that compounded products were equivalent to approved therapies and noted some firms disguised product origin…
Senior members of President Donald Trump’s national security team were due to brief the Senate and the House on U.S.-Israel military action against Iran, as some Democrats and a subset of Republicans pressed for more information and debated whether Congress must authorize further military operations or funding. Lawmakers signaled upcoming votes on …
Brazil's main equity benchmark, the Bovespa, closed lower on Tuesday, sliding 3.38% as losses in Financials, Basic Materials and Consumption sectors pressured the market. Decliners outpaced advancers by more than two-to-one, while volatility and moves in commodities and FX were notable at the end of the session.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with employees to respond to concerns about the company's agreement permitting the U.S. Defense Department to use its artificial intelligence tools for classified operations. The deal, disclosed last Friday, drew criticism from researchers and industry observers and led OpenAI to revise the agreement to bar domestic survei…
Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP) looks positioned to benefit from renewed LNG market tightness. With a $30B market cap, $2.53B of free cash flow and a clean balance between cash generation and distributable cash, we're upgrading CQP to a tradeable buy for swing traders. The technicals and shorter-term momentum support a push toward the 52-week high, …
Murray Stahl, President and Co-Portfolio Manager at RENN Fund, Inc. (RCG), purchased 1,134 shares of common stock on March 2, 2026, at $2.88 per share for a total outlay of $3,265. The acquisition was executed through a mix of direct and indirect channels and leaves Stahl with 151,694 directly held shares. The stock is trading near its 52-week high…
Marshall S. Stanton, senior vice president at Artivion (NASDAQ: AORT), sold 1,513 shares of common stock on March 2, 2026 at $38.0249 per share, producing proceeds of $57,531. The sale, executed to satisfy tax withholding tied to restricted stock unit vesting and described as non-discretionary, leaves Stanton with 40,408 directly held shares. The t…
Artivion President and CEO James P. Mackin sold 14,911 shares of the company’s common stock on March 2, 2026, for $38.0249 per share, yielding proceeds of $566,989. The sale was made to satisfy tax withholding tied to the vesting of restricted stock units. The transaction followed a year in which Artivion shares returned 53%, even as third-party an…
Hrt Financial LP, a holder of roughly 10% of La Rosa Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: LRHC), reported a sale of 8,368 Class A shares on March 2, 2026, at $1.09 per share for $9,121. The filing follows a prior purchase of 14,584 shares at $1.07 on February 27, 2026. La Rosa has also announced several corporate actions including debt conversion, minority inter…
Virginia has filed an appeal asking the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to lift a federal judge's preliminary injunction that halted enforcement of a state law restricting social media use by children under 16 to one hour daily. The law, signed last May and effective January 1, also mandated age verification and was framed as a measure to protect…
President Emmanuel Macron announced the deployment of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle to the Mediterranean and said France is working to assemble a coalition to protect commercial shipping after the Middle East conflict began to threaten routes including the Straits of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea. Paris has also ta…
Artivion Inc. (NASDAQ: AORT) disclosed that Chief Commercial Officer John E. Davis sold 2,784 shares on March 2, 2026, generating $105,861 in proceeds. The transaction was carried out to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted stock units and is labeled in SEC paperwork as non-discretionary. The company also reported a…
U.S. financial services firms have elevated cybersecurity vigilance following the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last weekend in an air strike and the resulting escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Industry officials, intelligence assessments and sector groups warn of increased hacktivist activity - including distributed denia…
