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Uber returns to federal court in Charlotte as a second bellwether trial begins, testing claims that a woman was sexually assaulted by a driver booked through the app. The outcome will be watched for what it could mean for more than 3,300 consolidated lawsuits and over 500 related cases in California state court.
I Squared Capital has partnered with Blackstone Inc. on a potential bid for the core advertising division of German media company Ströer SE, according to people familiar with the matter. The private equity pair has held talks in recent weeks about the unit, which comprises out-of-home advertising and digital content operations. While Ströer’s marke…
Morocco's equity benchmark, the Moroccan All Shares, closed lower by 0.54% as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors pressured the market. Notable gains from Managem and SMI, both reaching all-time highs, contrasted with declines in HPS, Jet Contractors and Stokvis Nord Afrique. Commodity and currency moves accompanied the session.
Lululemon USA Inc. shares fell over 3% after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand to the company, opening a probe into whether the maker of athletic apparel misled consumers about the safety, quality, and health impacts of its products. The inquiry centers on whether Lululemon’s marketed messaging concealed the pres…
Israel's equity market closed lower on Monday, with the benchmark TA 35 falling 1.36% as Biomed, Real Estate and Financials sectors weighed on the index. Market breadth was negative, with decliners outnumbering advancers by more than two to one. Several stocks rose despite the broader downturn, while commodity and FX moves added to market noise.
Norwegian equities finished the trading day in positive territory as the Oslo OBX climbed 0.25%. Strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities helped lift the index, while a greater number of individual issues declined than advanced. Energy-related names also posted notable gains alongside broader commodi…
Goldman Sachs reduced its forecast for India's headline inflation in 2026 by 10 basis points to 4.5% year-over-year, citing softer near-term oil and gas price projections from its commodities team. March CPI rose to 3.4% year-over-year driven by food inflation, while core inflation held steady at 3.4%. The bank projects April headline inflation at …
Macquarie Equity Research selected Autodesk, Datadog and Zscaler as its preferred AI software names, pointing to opportunities in AI-driven cybersecurity, product differentiation, and adoption of new workflows. The note underlined stronger hyperscaler revenue trends but flagged a meaningful drop in job postings across a 40-company software index in…
BTIG has opened coverage on Adobe and Figma, assigning Neutral ratings to both companies. The research note praises each firm's market-leading positions and product franchises, while cautioning that generative AI introduces uncertainty around future revenue and pricing power for Adobe and unclear near-term monetization for Figma's AI features.
OPEC trimmed its projection for world oil consumption in the second quarter by 500,000 barrels per day, its monthly report said Monday, providing the group’s first public estimate of how the Iran war has affected demand. The organization now expects Q2 demand to average 105.07 million bpd, down from 105.57 million bpd in last month’s report, but le…
A rapid rise in jet fuel prices, driven by the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, has sent costs from roughly $85-$90 per barrel to between $150 and $200 per barrel in recent weeks. With fuel representing up to a quarter of operating expenses for many carriers, airlines across the globe are responding by raising ticket prices, applying or increasing fuel su…
Labelled bond issuance totaled $322 billion in the first quarter of 2026, a 14% increase from the same quarter a year earlier. Green bonds accounted for the largest share, while government agency supply and sovereign issuance also expanded. Currency composition shifted toward the euro and yuan, with the dollar losing share.
Stocks across market-cap tiers experienced notable volatility on Monday. Oracle and several technology names advanced, while select consumer and optical-equipment firms fell. Biotechnology companies posted some of the largest gains and losses after trial results and regulatory developments influenced trader responses.
Goldman Sachs reports the US dollar strengthened on Monday amid rising energy prices and a pullback in equities after weekend developments. Movements appear driven more by relative terms-of-trade changes than pure risk sentiment, with energy exporters outperforming and several energy importers remaining exposed to deteriorating external balances.
Conagra Brands shares fell about 4% on Monday following the company's announcement that John Brase will succeed Sean Connolly as President and Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, 2026. Connolly will step down from both executive duties and the board on May 31, 2026, concluding an 11-year tenure. The board cited succession planning and discuss…
Bank of America’s quantitative analysis, in a report dated April 10, finds markets positioned for de-escalation trades - with a softer U.S. dollar and strength in the euro, Australian dollar and emerging-market assets - while cautioning that the dollar could rebound if hostilities resume or a global growth shock emerges.
GSK reported encouraging early clinical data for Mo-rez, an antibody-drug conjugate targeting B7H4, showing substantial tumor shrinkage in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian and endometrial cancers. Company executives described the asset as a priority with blockbuster potential, while additional late-stage studies are under way or planned.
SoftBank Group Corp. is engaging with investors ahead of a potential six-part bond issuance split between U.S. dollar and euro markets. The planned program includes benchmark-sized dollar notes maturing in 3.5, 5.5 and 10 years and euro tranches due in four, six and eight years. The move follows recent fund-raising by the group and its mobile unit,…
Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev said Russia has entered the last stage of withdrawing personnel from the Bushehr nuclear power plant in southern Iran. On Monday morning 108 employees departed the facility, leaving a 20-person skeleton crew composed of engineering and technical staff responsible for equipment safety. The staged pullout beg…
Bernstein analyst Mark Moerdler pushes back on bearish narratives around Microsoft, asserting that the apparent disconnect between heavy capital expenditure and revenue reflects timing rather than a business shortfall. With an outperform rating and a $641 price target, Moerdler lays out five potential uses of Microsoft capex and says Azure revenue …
Bank of America’s latest tracker shows accelerating hyperscale data center investment and sets out a list of nine semiconductor and related stocks it views as best positioned for AI-driven demand. The bank highlights large year-over-year capital expenditure gains, multi-year cloud spending projections, and vendor-level sales upside tied to AI compu…
Sandisk Corporation shares rose 4% on Monday after Nasdaq said the company will be added to the Nasdaq-100 Index, replacing Atlassian Corporation. The change takes effect prior to market open on April 20, 2026. Inclusion often draws buying from index-tracking funds and exchange-traded funds that mirror the index composition.
Equities rallied broadly last week as investors took on more risk, and several mid-cap stocks highlighted by an AI selection process produced outsized gains in April. Wingstop, Jefferies Financial and other mid-cap names logged double-digit monthly rallies, while the AI-driven Mid-Cap Movers strategy has delivered strong cumulative returns since la…
On April 13, a federal judge dismissed former President Donald Trump’s defamation suit targeting the Wall Street Journal over a 2003 birthday greeting alleged to bear his name, finding that the legal standard of 'actual malice' had not been satisfied. The judge permitted Trump to file an amended complaint by April 27. News Corp’s Dow Jones has defe…
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has signaled it will launch a formal phase 1 investigation into Paramount Skydance’s proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery in the coming weeks. The regulator previously sought feedback on whether the transaction could harm competition and has given interested parties until April…
