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On March 21, Elon Musk said he would cover pay for Transportation Security Administration officers who are approaching a second unpaid work period as a multi-week funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security continues. The announcement comes as airports report prolonged screening times and airlines warn that staff absences among roughly 50,…
This week markets were shaped by intensified conflict in the Middle East that buoyed oil and gas equities, alongside varied developments in semiconductor-related stocks. Major moves included a near 30% drop in Super Micro Computer after criminal charges linked to alleged smuggling of advanced U.S. AI technology, broad gains for energy majors follow…
Macy's Inc. is heading into its fiscal 2026 guidance season with limited visibility, according to a Jefferies preview. The brokerage expects Macy's to post a fourth-quarter beat but notes persistent challenges from subdued consumer sentiment, promotional pressures and tougher year-over-year comparisons. Jefferies raised its owned comparable sales e…
Thomas Pritzker's departure as Executive Chairman has reignited discussion of a potential major hotel industry consolidation. Analysts say the Pritzker family's voting control remains strong but the leadership change modestly lowers barriers to a sale, making Hyatt an attractive, 'bite-sized' luxury target for larger chains — albeit in a financiall…
Orders for Electronic Arts Inc's roughly $15 billion debt package have climbed to about $25 billion, signaling strong investor interest in the financing behind the Silver Lake-led buyout despite strained credit markets. The offering, led by JPMorgan, includes a discounted $4 billion leveraged loan and a $4.75 billion secured bond that have each dra…
Blackstone’s BCRED reported a 0.4% total loss in February, its first monthly decline since September 2022, as the fund faced heightened redemptions and wrote down a select group of loans. Investor unease around private credit liquidity and credit quality has pressured markets and drawn tightened lending from major banks.
A federal jury in San Francisco ruled that Elon Musk defrauded Twitter shareholders by seeking to lower the company's share price to renegotiate or abandon his $44 billion acquisition in 2022. The decision came after a closely watched civil trial; monetary damages will be decided at a later date. The case centers on Musk's public statements about t…
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals filed a complaint in Middlesex County Superior Court on March 20, accusing Ocular Therapeutix of disseminating false or misleading statements about EyePoint and its experimental eye drug Duravyu. The suit seeks injunctive relief, a public retraction, and monetary damages and legal fees. Ocular said it stands by its statemen…
Sezzle said it has dismissed independent auditor Baker Tilly and named PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) as its auditor for 2026, according to a corporate filing. The company disclosed a material weakness in internal controls tied to classification of cash flows related to notes receivable for fiscal 2024 and 2025. Baker Tilly's audit opinions for those…
The Defense Logistics Agency has granted US Foods Inc. (NYSE: USFD) a maximum $137,113,715 contract to supply full-line food and beverage items to U.S. military services. The firm-fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity agreement was awarded to US Foods - Los Angeles, based in La Mirada, California, and i…
Mexican stocks closed lower on Friday, with the S&P/BMV IPC sliding 1.63% to register a new one-month low. Losses were concentrated in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Market breadth favored decliners, while gold fell sharply and crude oil advanced; the peso showed modest weakness versus the U.S. dollar.
Aerovironment Inc. has been awarded two contracts by the U.S. Army totaling about $135 million for reconnaissance platforms and associated equipment. The larger award funds procurement and delivery of P550 Long Range Reconnaissance systems under a firm-fixed-price arrangement, while the smaller contract covers Red Dragon systems and a suite of supp…
Colombia's benchmark index, the COLCAP, climbed 1.40% at Friday's close with gains concentrated in the Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors. Top performers included Grupo Cibest, Corporacion Financiera Colombiana and Interconexion Electric, while Mineros, Organizacion Terpel and Celsia were among the session's laggards. Commodity and curre…
Russia's benchmark slipped modestly on Friday, with losses concentrated in Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Telecoms. Market breadth favored decliners, while select energy names outperformed. Volatility readings retreated and major commodity contracts moved sharply, with crude rising and gold falling. Currency pairs showed significant moves against the…
BHAV Acquisition Corp completed an initial public offering of 10 million units at $10.00 per unit, raising $100 million. Each unit comprises one Class A ordinary share and one right, with the company depositing the offering proceeds into a trust account. The units began trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol BHAVU on March 19, 2026; t…
U.S. stocks finished lower on Friday as losses in the Utilities, Technology and Basic Materials sectors pushed benchmarks down. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.97% to a new three-month low, the S&P 500 retreated 1.51% and the NASDAQ Composite dropped 2.01%. Market breadth favored decliners, and volatility, commodity and currency moves accom…
Canada's main stock gauge closed lower, with the S&P/TSX Composite slipping 1.69% to register a new three-month low. Materials, Healthcare and Information Technology sectors were among the heaviest drags. Market breadth was negative, while implied volatility rose and commodity prices moved unevenly, with gold falling and crude and Brent oil advanci…
The Pentagon announced that the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR) will launch a Japan-led solid rocket motor production program, take coordinated steps to standardize and build small military drones across the region, and study creating an ammunition loading and packaging line in the Philippines. The group added Thailand an…
Brazil's Bovespa index closed down 2.25% on Friday, dropping to a new one-month low as losses in the Real Estate, Public Utilities and Industrials sectors weighed on the market. Market breadth was negative, with decliners outnumbering advancers by a wide margin. Select names posted gains, while a handful of large-cap stocks recorded steep declines.…
UBS is recommending that investors increase exposure to alternative assets to help manage a more volatile market and elevated geopolitical risks. The bank cited hedge funds, private equity and infrastructure as key areas that can offer new return streams and reduce overall portfolio risk, while warning of the unique risks that come with alternative…
BARK Inc (NYSE:BARK) shares tumbled 21.6% on Friday after the company’s Special Committee declined an unsolicited acquisition proposal from the GNK/Lemonis Group and ended its current strategic review. A separate proposal from Great Dane Ventures had been withdrawn earlier. The company said pursuing its standalone plan and disciplined execution bes…
Bank of America identifies the Iran conflict as a growing risk to the global automotive sector. Rising oil prices are widening the economic case for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), but the bank warns that sustained disruption could push Brent crude far higher, drive lasting cost inflation and eventually suppress consumer demand once current hedge…
Mexico's state oil company, Pemex, will delay any major changes to its crude export plan until mid-term oil price trends become clearer, Finance Minister Edgar Amador said. The minister described the recent price rise linked to the Middle East conflict as likely short-lived, but left open the possibility of revisiting the strategy if geopolitical t…
Goldman Sachs says damage at Qatar's Ras Laffan and wider outages are removing supply from global LNG markets, lifting European gas prices above €60/MWh. The bank raised its Brent crude forecasts for 2026 and 2027 and highlighted companies with high spot exposure or LNG trading operations - notably BP and Vår Energi - as likely beneficiaries of sus…
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman met with several senior Trump administration officials this month to press for the retirement of the government's senior preferred shares in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which represent a $370 billion claim on the two mortgage-finance companies. The meetings are part of a broader push by investors seeking returns as th…
