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Morocco's stock market closed lower on Tuesday, with the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.35% as declines in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors weighed on the session. Market breadth favored decliners, while select insurers and energy-related names advanced. Commodity markets saw crude oil and Brent fall, while gold futures climbed; currency…
Anthropic has introduced a suite of ten agent templates tailored to financial services workflows, added Microsoft 365 add-ins for cross-application context transfer, and expanded partner connectors and MCP apps to give Claude real-time access to provider data and embedded tools. The updates operate on Claude Opus 4.7 and can run as plugins in Claud…
Two separate joint ventures formed by leading AI developers and private equity investors are in active discussions to acquire firms that provide engineering and consulting services for deploying artificial intelligence. OpenAI’s new deployment vehicle is reported to be in advanced stages on multiple deals, while Anthropic is pursuing a parallel str…
Alphabet’s stock rally, driven by accelerating Google Cloud growth and AI initiatives including custom chips, has narrowed the gap with Nvidia for the title of world’s largest company. Strong first-quarter cloud revenue, solid investor confidence in AI monetization and recent legal and product developments have underpinned Alphabet’s advance, while…
Intel's stock jumped more than 10% in early trading after reports that the company has held preliminary conversations with Apple about manufacturing processors for Apple devices. The discussions are described as early-stage. Apple executives have also visited a Samsung plant under development in Texas. Intel's shares have outperformed the semicondu…
Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Character Technologies, the operator of Character.AI, alleging its chatbot characters have posed as licensed medical practitioners, including a character that claimed to be a psychiatrist and said it could prescribe medication. The state is seeking an injunction under its unauthorized practice of medicine la…
Anthropic unveiled 10 new AI agents aimed at accelerating routine financial workflows for banks, insurers and other firms, while expanding the data sources its Claude models can access. The move arrives as the AI lab broadens its financial-services footprint with adoption by several major institutions and a high-profile appearance planned at a New …
Sonos Inc. shares fell 11% following Bose Corp.'s announcement of a new Lifestyle Collection of speakers, erasing earlier gains that followed Sonos' better-than-expected second-quarter revenue. The Bose line includes three components with preorders open and in-store availability set for May 15. Sonos reported revenue of $281.5 million for the quart…
Members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters at DHL ratified a new four-year national master agreement by a 92 percent margin, securing a 20 percent wage increase, higher health and welfare contributions, and specific protections against AI-driven routing systems and autonomous vehicles. The tentative deal was reached on March 29, 2026, af…
Figure Technology Solutions has launched YLDS, an SEC-registered stablecoin issued by Figure Certificate Company, on the Stellar network. Marketed as the first regulated yield-bearing dollar product on Stellar, YLDS aims to combine the liquidity and transferability of stablecoins with returns comparable to money market funds, and to serve regulated…
Norwegian equities closed higher on Tuesday, with the Oslo OBX rising 0.10% as gains in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities lifted the market. Cmb.Tech NV led winners with a 5.39% gain and a move to a 52-week high, while SalMar, Mowi and Tomra were among the largest decliners. Commodity prices were mixed, w…
Israel's equity market finished higher on Tuesday, with the TA 35 index closing up 0.48% to a record level. Gains were concentrated in the Insurance, Real Estate and Oil & Gas sectors, while several large-cap names pulled back. Commodity moves included falls in crude and Brent oil and a notable rise in the June gold futures contract. Currency moves…
Greek equities finished Tuesday’s session with a solid gain, led by advances in the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors. The Athens General Composite closed up 1.09%. Notable winners included Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry, while several insurance and port-related names recorded declines. Commodity and currency moves were m…
Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NYSE:BYON) rose roughly 1% on Tuesday after a Schedule 13G filing disclosed that Amplify Investments, via its Amplify Blockchain Technology ETF, beneficially owns 6,039,111 shares, equal to an 8.7% stake. The filing, dated March 31, records sole voting and dispositive power for Amplify and indicates the shares were …
William Blair & Co. has agreed to acquire New York-based Inner Circle Sports for an undisclosed sum as the Chicago investment bank moves to deepen its capabilities in the growing sports mergers and acquisitions market. Inner Circle has advised on transactions involving the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco 49ers. William Blair's leadership des…
Raymond James upgraded Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) to a "Strong Buy" and lifted its price objective to $72 from $62, highlighting the stock's valuation discount to large-cap peers, an anticipated high free cash flow yield in 2027, and a robust capital-return plan supported by more than $5 billion in buybacks and a commitment to return up to 70% …
Ford Motor has developed a new Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) platform at its Long Beach, California Electric Vehicle Development Center. The platform will support multiple future EVs and is central to Ford's plan to return its Model e EV unit to breakeven by 2029. The initial vehicle built on the UEV is planned to be a roughly $30,000 midsize pi…
Archer-Daniels-Midland raised its adjusted earnings forecast for 2026 and reported a quarterly earnings beat, citing firmer oilseed processing margins and clarity around U.S. biofuel blending mandates. The company said a stable regulatory backdrop and robust export demand supported results, though its crushing unit posted a quarterly operating loss…
Trading on Tuesday produced marked divergences across stocks and market-cap groupings. Mega-cap chipmakers Intel and Micron posted strong gains, several industrial and software names climbed after earnings or corporate announcements, while a number of mid- and small-cap companies plunged on weak results, guidance cuts or company-specific headlines.…
DuPont raised its full-year profit and revenue guidance after reporting first-quarter results that topped estimates. Management said price increases and surcharges will offset higher input costs tied to the U.S. and Israel conflict with Iran, while the company also disclosed ongoing efforts to eliminate stranded costs and completed the sale of its …
SAP intends to offer its artificial intelligence tools to clients who continue to run on-premise systems, including those using the ECC platform. The company plans to unveil the move at its upcoming Sapphire conference in Orlando. The shift reverses an earlier policy of limiting AI features to cloud subscribers and reflects management's drive to ac…
Brazilian pulp giant Suzano is expected to obtain unconditional European Union antitrust approval for its $3.4 billion joint venture with Kimberly-Clark to acquire 51% of the consumer goods group's international tissue business. The European Commission concluded a preliminary review with no competition concerns ahead of the May 11 closing of the re…
Five large publishers and an author have taken Meta Platforms to federal court in Manhattan, accusing the company of using millions of copyrighted books and journal articles without permission to train its Llama large language model. The plaintiffs seek class certification and unspecified monetary damages, arguing the company's actions amount to ma…
Five leading publishing companies and author Scott Turow have filed a proposed class-action complaint in Manhattan federal court alleging that Meta Platforms used copyrighted books, textbooks and scientific materials without authorization to train its Llama AI models. The plaintiffs seek to represent a wider class of copyright owners and are pursui…
Shares of Critical Metals Corp. climbed after Greenland authorities granted formal permission for the company's acquisition of a 70% interest in 60° North Greenland ApS. The approval, issued by the ministry responsible for land and infrastructure, meets a key closing condition for a transaction announced on March 23, 2026, and is expected to streng…
