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Exceptional Minds, a nonprofit vocational academy and visual effects studio for adults on the autism spectrum, provides a three-year training program and studio experience that has placed graduates on major film and television projects. The organization combines technical instruction in visual effects and animation with social skills coaching and w…
Barclays' proprietary analysis of financial disclosures linked to OpenAI and Anthropic suggests that hyperscale cloud operators may need to deploy far more capital into AI compute infrastructure than current Street forecasts assume. The bank estimates consensus could understate hyperscaler capital expenditure in calendar years 2027 and 2028 by in e…
Jared Isaacman, a 10% owner of Shift4 Payments, purchased 43,827 shares of the company’s Class A common stock on March 10, 2026, spending $2,004,879 across transactions priced between $45.7245 and $45.7661. The buy increases his direct stake while the stock trades close to its 52-week low and follows recent corporate moves including the acquisition…
UBS has reiterated a "buy" rating on Alcon and named the Swiss eye-care group its top large-cap pick, assigning a CHF95 price target that implies roughly 51% upside from the current CHF63.06 share price. The brokerage forecasts robust revenue and earnings growth through 2026, and highlights three upcoming product and clinical milestones that could …
Oracle shares rose roughly 10% in pre-market trading after the company increased its fiscal 2027 revenue forecast and reported a large increase in remaining performance obligations, signaling stronger near-term revenue prospects despite heavy investment in AI infrastructure and workforce changes. Management defended the company’s approach to AI too…
U.S. new-vehicle prices have risen sharply as automakers have concentrated inventory and marketing behind larger, more upscale models. That strategic shift has pushed the average transaction price to roughly $47,000 and reduced the number of lower-cost new models available. The trend is reallocating new-vehicle demand toward higher-income household…
A broadly supported bill in Congress would cut regulatory red tape to accelerate new housing supply, modernize factory-built home rules, expand financing for affordable units and prohibit large firms from buying additional single-family homes. The measure, backed across party lines and by industry groups, cleared a key Senate procedural vote and no…
Anthropic has sued to overturn a Pentagon determination that it is a national security supply chain risk, arguing the decision infringes on its First and Fifth Amendment rights and exceeded the limits of a rarely used procurement statute. Legal scholars say the case could force courts to clarify whether Section 3252 - the law invoked by the Defense…
Nebius is executing a bold buildout of AI data center capacity backed by anchored customer commitments and hefty institutional interest. With a $20+ billion backlog, a $3 billion contract with Meta and management s plan to scale to $7-9 billion in annualized revenue by year-end 2026, I m upgrading NBIS to a buy and initiating a long trade with a cl…
Documents released under Justice Department directives and a source familiar with the matter indicate that a foreign hacker penetrated a server at the FBI's New York Field Office in February 2023. The intrusion, which targeted a machine at the Child Exploitation Forensic Lab and included activity described as searching through files linked to the i…
The Swiss National Bank is expected to maintain its policy rate at 0% at its monetary policy assessment on Thursday, according to UBS economists Maxime Botteron and Alessandro Bee. Recent geopolitical tensions have pushed oil above $100 per barrel and driven a notable appreciation of the Swiss franc. UBS estimates suggest the two forces largely can…
Since the Iran conflict began, the Singapore dollar has depreciated far less versus the US dollar than the Asia-Pacific average, supported by Singapore's robust fiscal position and the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) emphasis on exchange-rate management to curb inflation. UBS strategists highlight the MAS's willingness to let the currency a…
U.S. equity futures moved unevenly in early trading as investors digested sharp moves in crude oil, braced for a consumer-price report later in the day, and tracked signs of stress in private-credit markets. Escalating strikes in the Middle East and a potential release of strategic oil reserves helped drive swings in energy prices, while comments f…
Oil prices have risen sharply since the start of the year amid the war in Iran, prompting markets to price modest ECB tightening. Senior European Central Bank figures this week acknowledged the inflationary risk from energy while largely arguing it is too soon to act precipitously, stressing the need to judge medium-term inflation dynamics and rema…
Germany’s economic rebound is expected to proceed in 2026 and 2027 with only a limited slowdown from recent energy price increases tied to the Iran conflict and disruptions from U.S. trade policy, the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) said. DIW forecasts GDP growth of 1% in 2026 and 1.4% in 2027 after a 0.2% gain in 2025, while projectin…
Barclays' strategists warn that European equity markets could experience a meaningful correction if oil prices persist around $100 per barrel. Markets have so far reacted mildly to recent oil volatility tied to tensions in the Middle East, but Barclays estimates investors are underweighting the odds of a prolonged supply shock and flags potential h…
European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said the central bank will evaluate a range of growth and inflation scenarios at its March 19 policy meeting, noting that financial market volatility can amplify economic shocks and make forecasting more difficult. He cautioned that an energy shock could have a magnified effect on activity and ur…
Israeli intelligence assesses that Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s newly installed supreme leader, was lightly wounded in an Israeli-U.S. joint air campaign and that this injury accounts for his absence from public view, a senior Israeli official said. Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards are reported to have driven his selection, viewing him as a more compliant…
U.S. equity futures were largely flat as investors navigated heightened uncertainty from the Iran conflict and digested reports that the International Energy Agency may authorize its biggest-ever release of strategic oil reserves. Brent crude has swung sharply amid threats to the Strait of Hormuz and stalled tanker traffic. Traders are also awaitin…
European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos warned that heightened financial market volatility can amplify economic shocks, particularly energy price spikes, and said the bank will examine a range of growth and inflation scenarios ahead of its March policy meeting. Rapid oil price gains tied to the war in Iran have elevated inflation risks…
NICE Ltd. is trading well below its 52-week high but shows accelerating AI ARR, mid-teens cloud growth, and attractive valuation metrics. We upgrade to Buy and lay out a clear entry at $122.59, a stop at $110.00 and a $155.00 target tied to continued cloud adoption and product-led AI expansion.
Turkey's Competition Authority has opened an inquiry into 65 companies operating in the audit and financial advisory sector, explicitly including the Turkish affiliates of KPMG, PwC, Deloitte and EY. The probe seeks to establish whether firms coordinated on service fees, divided client portfolios, enacted measures that could impede market entry or …
Fitch Ratings says prolonged Iran-linked disruptions to shipping lanes and West Asian airspace would have mixed but increasingly negative credit effects on Asia Pacific port and airport operators. The agency highlights network re-routing, potential Strait of Hormuz closure, and near-term traffic volatility at regional airports, particularly in Indi…
3i Infrastructure has agreed to invest about €300 million to acquire a majority position in Lefdal Mine Datacenter (LMD), an operational data center campus on Norway's west coast. The facility offers 37MW of running capacity with another 43MW contracted and under construction. The deal, managed with participation from the seller fund's largest inve…
The Dutch economy entered 2026 with solid momentum driven by export strength and government consumption, but the outbreak of war in the Middle East has introduced significant uncertainty. Recent data show manufacturing and retail activity improving, and fiscal and wage gains supporting household purchasing power. However, elevated energy prices, lo…
