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Asian equity markets traded unevenly on Friday as wild swings in oil prices tied to Middle East tensions unsettled investors and China left its benchmark loan prime rates unchanged for a tenth consecutive month. Risk appetite was muted after Wall Street closed lower on renewed inflation worries linked to energy costs, though some futures nudged hig…
Brazil's Finance Minister Fernando Haddad confirmed he will run for governor of Sao Paulo, announcing his candidacy with President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva at a Workers Party rally in a working-class suburb. Haddad stepped down from the finance ministry earlier the same day, with deputy minister Dario Durigan named as his successor. The move posit…
OpenAI plans to fold its ChatGPT desktop app, Codex and browser-based utilities into a single desktop "superapp" as part of a push to simplify its product lineup and concentrate on enterprise customers. The project will be overseen by Chief of Applications Fidji Simo with support from OpenAI President Greg Brockman, and will place an emphasis on ag…
Guardian Metal Resources plc priced a U.S. initial public offering of American Depositary Shares at $13.50 per ADS, generating roughly $60 million in gross proceeds before underwriting discounts and expenses. The company sold 4,444,400 ADSs, representing 22,222,000 newly issued ordinary shares, and provided underwriters a 45-day option to buy up to…
U.S. stock index futures were largely unchanged in evening trading after major U.S. equity benchmarks extended losses during the day. Large intraday swings in oil prices and a more cautious outlook on Federal Reserve rate cuts damped risk appetite, even as some geopolitical comments eased immediate supply-disruption fears.
Panama's authorities have dismissed public assertions from Panama Ports Company (PPC) regarding the cancellation of port contracts, labeling the comments false and libelous. The government says PPC and its affiliates have not cooperated with efforts to manage the post-annulment transition and accuses them of withholding information. PPC has counter…
Nexstar Media Group announced Thursday evening that the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice granted approvals for its acquisition of Tegna, and that the transaction has closed. Tegna shares jumped sharply in after-hours trading while Nexstar stock rose modestly. The transaction, valued at about $6.2 billion, consolidates…
The Wall Street Journal reports that Unilever is negotiating an all-stock combination of its food division with McCormick & Company. If completed within weeks, the move would carve out a business housing brands such as Knorr and Hellmann’s, potentially valuing the food unit at tens of billions of dollars and refocusing Unilever on non-food categori…
Shares of Super Micro Computer Inc. plunged in after-hours trading after the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging three people, including co-founder Yih-Shyan Liaw, with conspiring to smuggle advanced U.S. artificial intelligence server technology to China. Liaw was arrested Thursday, and the DOJ said the alleged scheme produc…
On March 19, reports indicated Unilever is in discussions to separate its food operations and merge them with spice maker McCormick in an all-stock transaction that could close within weeks. The report cited unnamed sources; Reuters said it could not immediately verify the account and that the companies did not respond to requests for comment. Sepa…
On March 19 the U.S. Department of Justice granted early termination for Nexstar’s proposed $3.5 billion acquisition of Tegna, concluding its review of the transaction. The decision comes amid legal challenges from a coalition of eight states and a separate lawsuit from DirecTV, both seeking to block the merger that would create the largest U.S. br…
HHS chief counselor Chris Klomp said he is encouraged by the roster of candidates being considered to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, was named acting CDC director last month amid a wider Health and Human Services reorganization. The agency has experienced budget …
Employees represented by United Steelworkers Local 7-1 began picketing at BP’s Whiting, Indiana, refinery after the company denied access to over 800 union members following a breakdown in contract negotiations. The dispute centers on proposed job cuts, wage reductions and changes to bargaining rights, while BP says it does not expect impacts to pr…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun recruiting for a dedicated Sarbanes-Oxley enforcement unit while an independent accounting oversight body is reducing staff, according to job postings and a person familiar with the matter. The actions signal a potential consolidation of certain auditing oversight responsibilities within the SEC…
Mexican stocks closed lower, with the S&P/BMV IPC down 0.88% to a one-month low. Gains among airport operators contrasted with steep drops in mining and consumer healthcare names. Commodity prices and currency moves were mixed during the session, and decliners outpaced advancers by a wide margin on the exchange.
Colombia's main stock gauge, the COLCAP, closed higher on Thursday, supported by advances in Industrials, Services and Agriculture. Several financials led the winners, while mining and construction-related shares were among the weakest. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with coffee and cocoa up and gold futures lower.
Russia's equity market closed modestly lower on Thursday, with the MOEX Russia Index falling 0.09% as losses in the Mining, Telecoms and Power sectors pressured the market. Market breadth favored decliners, while individual movers included PhosAgro reaching a three-year peak and notable drops in aluminium and telecom-related stocks. Volatility ease…
Updated - March 19, 2026 4:43 PM EDT. FedEx shares rose after a quarter of improving consolidated operating income and optimistic guidance. UPS ticked higher in sympathy. Planet Labs topped EPS and revenue estimates for the quarter, while Firefly Aerospace raised its 2026 revenue outlook range. Gemini Space Station reported revenue above expectatio…
Shares of Insperity Inc. (NYSE: NSP) rose 5.6% in after-hours trading following a disclosure that Chairman and CEO Paul Sarvadi bought 201,987 shares between March 17 and March 19. The Form 4 filing shows the purchases totaled roughly $4.6 million based on disclosed weighted average prices, and boosted Sarvadi's combined direct and indirect ownersh…
Janus Living, a U.S. senior housing real estate investment trust, priced a 42 million-share initial public offering at $20 per share, raising $840 million. The offering includes a 30-day underwriter option for an additional 6.3 million shares. Janus Living’s Class A-1 common stock is slated to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 2…
U.S. stock indexes finished lower on Thursday, led by losses in the Basic Materials, Consumer Goods and Consumer Services sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.44% to a fresh three-month low at the close, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each slipped 0.28%. Several large-cap names bucked the trend with gains, even as volatility eas…
Canada's main stock index declined, led lower by losses in the Materials, Clean Technology and Consumer Staples sectors. The S&P/TSX Composite fell 1.42% to a new one-month low. Energy producers posted gains while several precious metals miners recorded notable declines. Volatility eased modestly and commodity prices moved unevenly.
The Bovespa finished Thursday's session up 0.35%, driven by advances in Public Utilities, Electric Power and Consumption stocks. Top intraday winners included Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos, Natura & Co SA and Eneva SA, while Minerva SA/Brazil, Brava Energia and Grupo Vamos were among the biggest decliners. Volatility on Bovespa options rose…
Figure Technology Solutions has launched Figure Forge, a platform that standardizes pools of private credit loans into $1 participation tokens that can be used as collateral in decentralized finance protocols. The platform uses a limit order book on Provenance Blockchain to create liquidity, allows token holders to redeem for fiat or stablecoin, an…
FedEx raised its adjusted earnings forecast for the fiscal year ending May 31 after reporting stronger third-quarter revenue and profit driven by a surge in deliveries over the winter holiday season. Improved performance in the Express unit, aided by higher U.S. and international pricing and increased domestic volumes, helped offset rising wages, i…
