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Bank of America has reinstated coverage of a group of payments companies, saying fundamentals remain supportive thanks to growing electronic commerce, improving cross-border spending and an ongoing shift away from cash. The bank rates Visa and Mastercard as its preferred risk-adjusted plays, and assigns differentiated stances to digital-wallet and …
Officials have signaled a preference for measures aimed at steadying shipping and oil markets as energy prices climb amid the Iran-related conflict. Wolfe Research, in a note led by Tobin Marcus, concluded a proposed government-backed maritime insurance program appears legally achievable under the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation,…
Sotera Health shares fell in premarket trading after the company disclosed a secondary offering in which private equity firms Warburg Pincus and GTCR intend to sell a combined 25 million shares. The disclosure included pre-offering ownership figures for both firms and the company’s total shares outstanding.
Berkshire Hathaway resumed buying back its own stock on Wednesday after a pause, marking the first repurchases since May 2024. New chief executive Greg Abel said the buybacks support long-term shareholder value and disclosed a personal purchase of 21 Class A shares worth about $15 million. The moves may help pare a $373.3 billion year-end cash bala…
Quint Digital Ltd, a roughly 10% holder of Lee Enterprises, purchased 10,000 shares on March 3, 2026, paying between $8.80 and $9.87 per share for a total of $91,275. The transaction raised Quint Digital's direct holding to 3,244,800 shares. The trade coincides with Lee Enterprises reporting year-over-year growth in digital revenue and a 61% rise i…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance remained on high alert and capable of defending every inch of its territory after a ballistic missile fired by Iran was shot down while headed toward NATO member Turkey. Speaking on a range of issues, Rutte rejected the notion that Article 5 applied to the incident, characterized NATO as a platfor…
Rising hostilities in the Middle East are straining Brazil’s agricultural supply chains. The conflict has interrupted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, prompting consideration of alternative discharge points and raising the prospect of cancelled grain contracts. At the same time, a significant share of Brazil’s imported urea transits t…
Israeli military operations against Iran have progressed into a second phase focused on underground facilities that store ballistic missiles and related equipment, according to two sources with direct knowledge of campaign planning. The joint U.S.-Israeli air campaign entered its first week after opening strikes killed Iran’s leadership and trigger…
Shares of The Trade Desk jumped 20% after CEO Jeffrey Terry Green disclosed a purchase of 6 million shares worth $148,101,266. The buying occurred between March 2 and March 4 at prices between $23.49 and $25.08, with a Form 4 filed after Wednesday's market close. The move coincided with reports that the company is in talks to sell advertising on an…
UBS analysis of China smartphone sell-in data shows iPhone shipments tumbled about 37% year over year in January, following a 14% decline in December and a previous three-month surge tied to the iPhone 17 launch. Total smartphone sell-in in China fell an estimated 16% in January, with Apple’s share shrinking and monthly iPhone shipments at their lo…
FibroBiologics Chief Scientific Officer Hamid Khoja purchased 30,000 shares of common stock on March 4, 2026, for $0.38 per share, a $11,400 transaction that brings his direct ownership to 61,250 shares. The trade coincides with recent share-price gains and a string of corporate developments including a U.S. patent for an osteoporosis treatment, sh…
Morgan Stanley's strategists have abandoned their prior call for two European Central Bank rate cuts in 2026, citing a renewed risk of higher inflation after a joint U.S.-Israel strike on Iran pushed oil and natural gas prices up and created a shipping bottleneck in the Strait of Hormuz. The bank's analysts now expect policy to remain on hold throu…
BYD chairman Wang Chuanfu introduced the second-generation Blade Battery at a Shenzhen event, highlighting a claimed charging capability from 20% to 97% in under 12 minutes at temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius and extended driving ranges for select models. BYD also outlined plans to scale its Flash Charging network to 20,000 stations by th…
Bank of America economists say the recent U.S.-Iran tensions have not changed their baseline view for the U.S. economy. The bank warns that macro risks remain modest unless crude prices rise sharply, with the timing of Federal Reserve rate cuts and the dollar's path the main near-term variables to watch.
ChoiceOne Financial Services director Bradley F. McGinnis acquired 1,000 shares of the bank's common stock on March 3, 2026, in a Form 4 filing with the SEC. The purchase totaled $29,150 at $29.15 per share. The stock trades at $29.58, with a P/E of 14.76. InvestingPro identifies the company as undervalued and notes a 3.92% dividend yield and 33 co…
A fresh wave of attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters and cross-border strikes have intensified an already volatile security situation, disrupting shipping around major Middle Eastern producers and lifting global energy prices. Incidents included an attempted remote-controlled explosive boat attack on a Bahamas-flagged tanker near Iraq, a la…
OKX’s valuation rose to $25 billion after a minority investment from Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the NYSE. The strategic tie-up will see ICE license OKX spot prices and launch U.S.-regulated futures, while OKX will distribute ICE’s U.S. futures and tokenized equities to a global audience. The deal follows ICE’s recent investmen…
Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to introduce legislation aimed at stopping the commercial sale of military-grade ammunition produced at a U.S. Army-owned plant, arguing that some of those rounds have been diverted to Mexican drug cartels and used in multiple U.S. mass shootings. The Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act would curb sales by Pentagon cont…
Delta Air Lines announced a broad executive reshuffle that moves Chief Financial Officer Dan Janki into the chief operating officer role and names Peter Carter as president. The changes take effect April 1 as long-serving operations head John Laughter prepares to retire and remain through April 30. Several other senior appointments and departures w…
J.P. Morgan has identified mining equipment manufacturers as an attractive segment within the European capital goods complex ahead of 2026. The bank points to robust commodity fundamentals and improving order flows on mining projects, and singles out companies with strong technology offerings and substantial aftermarket revenues that it believes wi…
Hostilities between the United States, Israel and Iran expanded sharply after a U.S. submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate off Sri Lanka, resulting in dozens of deaths and missing crew, while NATO air defences intercepted an Iranian ballistic missile fired toward Turkey. The developments coincide with leadership uncertainty in Tehran and continuin…
On March 5, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte endorsed French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to strengthen France’s nuclear posture and support exploratory cooperation between Paris and other European capitals, while emphasizing that the United States’ nuclear umbrella remains the definitive guarantor of European security.
BP evacuated its foreign personnel from an oil field in Iraq after detecting drone activity near the site. The move comes amid a string of maritime attacks in regional waters tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict and renewed concerns about European gas supplies following reports Russia may consider stopping exports to Europe.
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