Daily coverage of equity markets, sectors, and major indices.
In-depth reporting on U.S. and global stock markets, including index performance, sector rotation, earnings reactions, volatility trends, and notable single-stock moves. Designed to help traders and investors understand what is driving price action across equities.
7,460 total articles
The opening months of 2026 have seen a wave of workforce reductions across U.S. corporations as firms pursue efficiency gains and redirect spending toward artificial intelligence and cloud initiatives. Amazon announced a large second round of cuts on January 28, while a range of companies from tech to manufacturing and finance have disclosed headco…
Russian equities finished marginally lower, with the MOEX Russia Index down 0.03% at the close in Moscow. Gains in select counters including NOVATEK and PhosAgro contrasted with declines among exchange, oil and gold-related names, while volatility and commodity price swings were notable features of the session.
Janus Henderson's board has concluded that Victory Capital's $8.6 billion proposal is not superior to the previously agreed $7.4 billion take-private transaction led by Trian and General Catalyst, pointing to significant closing risk, uncertain value and client consent hurdles. Victory disputes the characterization and says Janus did not engage sub…
Maersk has begun redistributing fuel across its network to keep vessels supplied after regional hostilities in and around Iran disrupted bunkering and storage in the Middle East. The Danish carrier has 10 ships trapped in the Gulf and has halted activity at Oman's Port of Salalah following nearby drone strikes. Carriers have also suspended most boo…
A recently circulated document outlines a plan to assemble a 30-person Defense investment team within the Department of Defense tasked with placing $200 billion into defense deals over three years. The document identifies top Wall Street banks as recruitment targets and was prepared by an executive search firm. Officials and the banks named did not…
U.S. equity markets closed mixed on Wednesday as gains in Oil & Gas, Technology and Basic Materials were offset by losses in Telecoms, Financials and Utilities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.61% to a fresh three-month low, the S&P 500 edged down 0.08%, and the Nasdaq Composite inched up 0.08%. Market breadth skewed negative on both the NY…
Canadian equities closed lower Wednesday, with the S&P/TSX Composite finishing down 0.45%. Losses were concentrated in the information technology, consumer staples and telecommunications sectors. A handful of energy- and materials-related names led gains, while several large-cap technology and consumer finance names recorded notable declines. Marke…
The Bovespa closed up 0.28% in Sao Paulo as gains in financials, telecommunications and consumer-related names pushed the benchmark higher. Petroleo Brasileiro SA ordinary and preferred shares recorded strong advances with PETR3 hitting a five-year high and PETR4 reaching an all-time high, while Raizen SA preferred shares plunged to record lows. Ma…
Apple is preparing software updates to iOS that will permit iPad-like layouts and side-by-side applications in tandem with a forthcoming foldable iPhone set for release this fall, according to people with knowledge of the effort. The handset is reported to include an interior foldable screen roughly the size of an iPad mini, an exterior display com…
Billionaire Tilman Fertitta has engaged in exclusive negotiations to acquire Caesars Entertainment for roughly $7 billion, reportedly offering about $34 per share and outbidding a proposal from Carl Icahn's firm. Shares of the casino operator rose following the report, though an announcement is not imminent and talks may not lead to a deal.
CoStar Group has accused activist investor D.E. Shaw of pushing a campaign against its residential business to benefit stakes in rival platforms, after Shaw criticized a new reporting arrangement that folds Homes.com into Apartments.com results. The spat centers on disclosure of Homes.com metrics, ownership stakes revealed in 13F filings, and past …
Shares of Caesars Entertainment rose after reports that billionaire Tilman Fertitta, through Fertitta Entertainment, is in exclusive negotiations to buy the casino operator for about $34 per share in a deal valued near $7 billion. The report also noted an earlier all-cash offer of around $33 per share from Icahn Enterprises remains on the table and…
Shares of Sable Offshore (NYSE:SOC) rose about 16% and trading was paused on a circuit breaker after a report that President Donald Trump is preparing to use Cold War-era authorities to facilitate renewed oil production off the southern California coast. The reported plan would employ the Defense Production Act to override state restrictions and ac…
The U.S. Justice Department has filed an emergency request asking the Supreme Court to lift a federal judge's order that prevents the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for over 350,000 Haitian nationals. A federal judge concluded the administration's decision was likely motivated in part by racial animus and found procedur…
Tesla shares rose after the automaker reported a 91% year-on-year increase in deliveries from its Shanghai facility in February, with 58,600 Model 3 and Model Y units sold, including exports. The result follows a more modest 9.3% increase in January and has coincided with a multi-session advance in the stock.
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation has appointed Chubb as the lead partner for a $20 billion Maritime Reinsurance Plan designed to restore commercial shipping in the Gulf. The facility will focus initially on hull and cargo coverage and intends to mobilize additional American reinsurers to expand capacity while the Strait of Hor…
Markets experienced notable intraday volatility with a range of large- and small-cap stocks moving on company announcements and earnings-related headlines. Oracle and Micron were among the top advancers, while several consumer and small-cap names declined. The list of movers spans technology, energy, consumer goods and resource sectors.
A compact slate of economic releases on Thursday, March 12, 2026, will give investors fresh readings on housing demand and near-term labor market conditions. Headline building permits and initial jobless claims, both due at 7:30 AM ET, are joined by a series of trade and housing data, Federal Reserve-related updates and scheduled Treasury auctions …
Papa John’s International is evaluating a new proposal from Irth Capital Management to acquire the U.S. pizza chain in a transaction that values the company at roughly $1.5 billion. The offer, reported to be $47 per share, represents a roughly 44% premium to the stock’s most recent closing price and coincided with an immediate 18% jump in the compa…
Jefferies has outlined its preferred copper mining stocks in a scenario where current geopolitical tensions recede and commodity markets normalize. The firm believes copper and precious metals would gain as the real asset trade regains momentum, while energy and aluminum markets could continue to feel lingering effects from disruptions in Gulf stat…
Solid Biosciences reported interim data from its Phase 1/2 INSPIRE trial of SGT-003 in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, documenting microdystrophin expression, restoration of dystrophin-associated proteins, improvements in muscle integrity markers and stabilization of left ventricular ejection fraction. The stock dropped more than 8% on Wednesday, and …
Aetna, a business unit of CVS Health, will pay $117.7 million to settle U.S. government allegations that it submitted inaccurate diagnosis codes for morbid obesity and other conditions in Medicare Advantage filings. The Justice Department said the conduct occurred between 2018 and 2023 and included failure to correct incorrect diagnoses discovered …
JPMorgan elevated BridgeBio Pharma to its U.S. Equity Analyst Focus List and raised its December 2026 price target to $94 from $89 while reaffirming an Overweight rating. The bank's conclusions rest on physician survey results showing steady adoption of Attruby for transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy and an assessment that BridgeBio's late-stage p…
McDonald’s plans to introduce menu options priced at $3 or less, alongside $4 breakfast meal bundles, in U.S. locations beginning in April, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The initiative, internally dubbed "McValue 2.0," includes a breakfast bundle of a McMuffin, hash brown and coffee, plus low-cost items such as a sausage biscuit and fo…
U.K. equities ended lower on Wednesday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 closing down 0.62%. Gains in major energy names contrasted with broader weakness across the Mining, Fixed Line Telecommunications and General Industrial sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, and commodity and currency moves were mixed.
