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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to introduce legislation that would bar companies from processing more than one type of meat and prompt reviews of foreign-owned meat companies. The proposal could compel major processors to divest beef plants and targets firms such as Brazil-based JBS and Smithfield Foods, which is majority-owned by Hong …
The National Transportation Safety Board is examining incidents in January in which Waymo self-driving vehicles passed stopped school buses with flashing lights in Austin, Texas. One event on Jan. 12 occurred while a bus was loading students; the agency is also aware of a Jan. 14 incident involving a 2023 International school bus on a special-needs…
Major aviation hubs across the Gulf region have closed, prompting the cancellation of 21,300 flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Airlines operating through these connecting airports have suspended services, U.S. authorities have arranged alternative evacuation flights for American citizens, and airline equities fell amid a concurr…
Widespread disruptions to aviation and tourism followed an escalating U.S. and Israeli air campaign against Iran, leaving major Gulf airports closed or severely restricted for a fourth day, stranding tens of thousands of passengers and prompting emergency repatriation efforts. Airlines globally saw shares slide as oil prices jumped, complicating fu…
Anduril Industries is pursuing roughly $4 billion in new funding from venture investors Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, a person familiar with the discussions said, a move that would push the company’s valuation materially higher from its $30.5 billion mark in mid-2023. The California-based defense startup, known for sensors and autonomous …
The U.S. State Department has moved more than 9,000 American citizens out of the Middle East in recent days, including over 300 evacuees from Israel. The department is operating charter flights from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, and is arranging onward travel to third countries for Americans in locations without commercial air…
Bank of America moved Unity's rating from Underperform to Neutral and increased its price target to $19 from $17, arguing that the stock has already priced in a significant portion of downside risk. The firm sees limited immediate upside until product changes and targeting improvements demonstrate sustained revenue acceleration, particularly in the…
Global investors shifted rapidly into cash on heightened Middle East tensions after strikes linked to Iran and retaliatory attacks widened the conflict, prompting synchronized selling across equities, government bonds and gold while oil and the U.S. dollar rallied. Market flows showed heavy inflows to money market funds and outflows from equity fun…
Verizon Communications is reassessing large sponsorship commitments across sports and music as part of a wider cost-reduction effort. The company considered scaling back or leaving a 10-year NFL sponsorship, a deal signed in 2021 worth more than $1 billion that named Verizon the league's official 5G network and gave the carrier rights to use NFL br…
Equity markets on Tuesday saw pronounced rotation across market-cap tiers, with major semiconductor and enterprise software names among the heaviest decliners. Micron Technology and MongoDB were notable losers, while a handful of mid- and small-cap companies posted double-digit gains after corporate developments. Below is a categorized roundup of t…
Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced that while crude production has been lowered and exports suspended following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, operations at the country's refineries will continue without interruption. The ministry said authorities adjusted production to preserve feedstock for domestic refining, but it did not provide figure…
Market participants head into Wednesday, March 4, 2026, with a slate of key economic releases that together will inform assessments of labor market momentum, services-sector health, energy supply dynamics and regional economic conditions. The ADP private payrolls reading, two services PMIs, weekly crude oil stockpile data from the EIA and the Feder…
Earnings season presses on with a varied roster of companies scheduled to report on Wednesday. The calendar features names across semiconductors, cloud software, identity management, infrastructure services and consumer goods, as well as a long tail of firms with anticipated results before the opening bell and after the market close. Investors will…
General Motors is reorganizing how its U.S. dealer network sells pre-owned vehicles by ending a long-standing GM-backed warranty program and requiring most Chevrolet, Buick and GMC dealerships to join its CarBravo platform starting in June. The change aims to broaden the range of vehicles that can carry factory-backed warranties, add non-GM and old…
Exxon Mobil intends to dispatch a technical team to Venezuela within weeks after resolving logistical and security arrangements, a senior company executive said, and would consider broader re-entry if acceptable investment terms and protections are secured. The comments come amid calls from the U.S. president for major private investment in Venezue…
Wolfe Research compiled a list of ten small- and mid-cap companies that pair notable dividend growth over the last twelve months with strong unlevered free cash flow yield. The cohort spans consumer discretionary, consumer staples, energy, healthcare and industrials, and includes firms whose recent earnings or corporate actions were highlighted in …
Bank of America published price targets for nine banking institutions using fiscal 2026 earnings and year-end 2026 tangible book value estimates. The firm’s approach weights forward price-to-earnings and price-to-tangible-book multiples against historical medians and expected performance improvements, highlighting where it sees upside and downside …
Shares of Alignment Healthcare (NASDAQ:ALHC) declined after an affiliate of General Atlantic, L.P. priced a large secondary offering. The underwritten sale of 13,167,733 shares at $19.46 each is expected to close on March 4, 2026, with J.P. Morgan acting as underwriter. Alignment Healthcare will not receive funds from the transaction, and the annou…
The iShares MSCI Spain ETF (EWP) slid 5.6% mid-day Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he would sever all trade with Spain. The announcement followed Madrid's refusal to permit U.S. forces to use Spanish bases for operations tied to an attack on Iran, and the departure of multiple U.S. tanker aircraft from southern Spanish bases.
U.K. equities finished Tuesday’s session lower, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 slipping 2.76% as losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Mining and Support Services sectors led the market. Market breadth favored decliners, while commodity and currency markets showed notable moves — gold tumbled, oil jumped and the dollar strengthened.
U.K. equities closed lower on Tuesday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 sliding 2.76%. Losses were concentrated in the Automobiles & Parts, Mining and Support Services sectors. Intertek Group tumbled to a 52-week low, while BP reached a 52-week high. Commodity and currency markets saw notable moves, with gold down sharply and crude oil high…
Madrid shares closed lower on Tuesday as the IBEX 35 fell 4.55% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services. Repsol bucked the downtrend, climbing to a five-year high, while heavyweights including Acciona and Solaria posted steep declines. Market breadth was overwhe…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 closed sharply lower, down 4.55% to a one-month low as losses concentrated in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services. A small group of heavyweights logged steep declines, while Repsol bucked the trend by rising to a five-year high. Commodities and currency markets also recorded nota…
Portugal's benchmark PSI index closed lower on Tuesday, falling 4.24% as losses in the Utilities, Industrials and Financials sectors pushed the market down. Most listed issues fell, with Mota Engil, EDP Renovaveis and EDP among the steepest decliners. Broader market flows showed 26 stocks down, two up and one unchanged. Commodity and currency marke…
The Amsterdam exchange closed lower on Tuesday, with the AEX sliding 2.55% as losses were concentrated in Basic Materials, Real Estate and Technology sectors. Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin, while oil rallied and gold registered a steep decline. Currency markets saw the euro weaken against the dollar.
