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Smile Doctors LLC is engaged in preliminary talks to refinance roughly $2 billion of debt, aiming to bring down interest expenses by shifting loans held by private creditors into the broader US leveraged loan market. Barclays Plc has been retained to lead the potential transaction, which remains at an early stage and may not materialize.
SolarEdge Technologies saw its stock fall in after-hours trading following the announcement that Chief Financial Officer Asaf Alperovitz will depart the company on June 9 to assume a CFO position at a public company in a different industry. The board has initiated a search for his successor, and Alperovitz will remain through early June to aid the …
Mexico's benchmark stock index closed higher driven by advances in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. The S&P/BMV IPC rose 0.76% as several top-listed companies posted notable gains, though declines outnumbered advances and one prominent firm hit an all-time low. Commodity and currency moves added mixed signals to the mark…
Colombia's benchmark COLCAP index closed higher, gaining 2.11%, driven by advances in Industrials, Services and Agriculture. Banco De Bogota SA, Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA Preferred and Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores SA Pref were the day's strongest performers. Commodity and currency markets showed divergent moves, with cocoa and gold risi…
The MOEX Russia Index closed down 1.19% on Tuesday as declines in the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Telecoms sectors drove the market lower. While a handful of names including OK Rusal, RusHydro and Polyus advanced, notable declines in TATNEFT, Aeroflot and AFK Sistema weighed on the session. Market breadth showed more winners than losers, implied v…
Casey Means, a wellness influencer and close ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., took a step toward Senate confirmation as U.S. surgeon general after testifying before the Senate health committee. Her hearing focused on past remarks about vaccines and birth control, questions about financial relationships tied to wellness products and c…
Upstart Holdings said it will apply for a national bank charter and seek approval to become a bank holding company, moves the firm says could lower costs and simplify funding for its lending platform. The announcement coincided with a modest after-hours stock gain of 2.25%. The plan names Annie Delgado as the proposed CEO of the prospective bank.
Oracle spiked 7% after reporting a strong quarter and guidance, marking the first quarter in more than 15 years with simultaneous 20% growth in organic total revenue and non-GAAP EPS. CoreWeave climbed in sympathy. AeroVironment fell after missing estimates and lowering outlook. Groupon dropped on an earnings and revenue shortfall, while Domo soare…
U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Tuesday as sector-level gains in Telecoms, Technology and Basic Materials were balanced by declines in Oil & Gas, Healthcare and Utilities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.07%, the S&P 500 fell 0.21% and the NASDAQ Composite inched up 0.01%. A number of individual names recorded large percentage moves, …
Canada's main stock index finished modestly higher, with strength concentrated in Clean Technology, Materials and Financials. A trio of miners topped the session's gainers, while consumer lender goeasy recorded a steep drop to a five-year low. Market breadth favoured advancers and implied volatility eased as commodity prices diverged sharply.
The Bovespa closed higher Tuesday, up 1.40% in Sao Paulo, with strength concentrated in the Financials, Public Utilities and Electric Power sectors. Rumo Logistica, Magazine Luiza and Cosan were among the session's top gainers, while Raizen preferred shares, Braskem and Direcional Engenharia were the weakest performers. Market breadth favored advan…
Bayer is backing legislation in Kansas that would restrict lawsuits claiming pesticide makers failed to warn users that products could cause cancer or other illnesses. The measure is one of roughly a dozen state bills supported by the company as it prepares a proposed $7.25 billion settlement to resolve most of about 65,000 Roundup-related suits. T…
On March 10 Oracle reported third-quarter revenue above consensus, driven by elevated demand for cloud services tied to the AI surge. The Austin, Texas-based software and enterprise applications company posted $17.19 billion in revenue, beating LSEG's average analyst estimate of $16.91 billion, and reported remaining performance obligations of $553…
Crude oil futures climbed after reports that Iran has placed a limited number of naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Sources familiar with U.S. intelligence say the country has deployed a few dozen mines recently, while retaining most of its small boats and mine-laying craft. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is reported to control the waterwa…
Truist has singled out four building products companies it views as buying opportunities after year-to-date share price weakness. The broker applies company-specific valuation multiples to 2026 EBITDA estimates, noting differentiated exposure across commercial ceilings, construction materials and distribution. While operational fundamentals and str…
Rio Tinto has obtained a $1.175 billion financing package from four international financiers to support the development of its Rincon lithium project in Salta province, Argentina. The proceeds will contribute to the $2.5 billion project, which aims for annual production near 60,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate. The financing also follo…
Bank of America has recruited four senior technology bankers from rival firms to bolster its technology investment banking capability, according to internal memos. The hires include veterans from Centerview, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase and follow recent departures from the bank's technology group.
The U.S. Senate voted 71-29 to confirm General Joshua Rudd as director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, making him a four-star general and ending a vacancy that followed abrupt firings at the agency. The confirmation drew praise from some lawmakers and opposition from others, reflecting partisan divisions over th…
Meta Platforms will begin charging advertisers a location-based fee of 2% to 5% to offset digital service taxes and other government levies in several countries. The fee, which applies by audience location rather than the advertiser’s domicile, takes effect July 1 and covers image and video ads across Meta-owned platforms, including specific messag…
Bank of America said first-quarter net interest income rose at least 7% year-over-year, with wealth management fees up by double digits and investment banking and markets revenue showing solid increases, according to remarks at an RBC conference. Separately, Synchrony Financial flagged anticipated larger tax refunds, and Citizens Bank detailed plan…
Stocks across mega-, large-, mid- and small-cap ranges saw substantial intraday moves on Tuesday. Memory and semiconductor-related companies led gains at the top end of the market, while a high-profile biotech reported an earnings miss and plunged. A range of other names, from industrial equipment makers to niche small-cap issuers, also posted doub…
Traders face a full economic schedule on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, headlined by the monthly Consumer Price Index and Core CPI prints and the Energy Information Administration's weekly crude oil inventory figures. A cluster of related releases - including mortgage activity measures, regional CPI, refinery and product stock updates, a 10-year Treasu…
Senior executives from major U.S. exchanges say prediction markets need consistent regulatory treatment to shield investors and support orderly growth. The fast-expanding sector - which lets users trade contracts tied to real-world events - drew heavy interest during the 2024 U.S. presidential race and has pulled in substantial venture and institut…
Amazon.com Inc. received roughly $126 billion in peak demand for its U.S. bond sale, making it one of the largest corporate debt offerings on record. The company is offering as many as 11 tranches across maturities from two to 50 years in the U.S., while also marketing an eight-part sale in Europe. Major banks including JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sach…
Wolfe Research argues that Amazon Web Services (AWS) may deliver stronger and more durable growth than many investors currently anticipate. The brokerage forecasts about 30% annual revenue growth for AWS over the next three years, cites rising AI-related demand and partner arrangements with firms such as Anthropic and OpenAI, and expects heavy capi…
