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Evercore analysts say AI-driven 'agentic commerce' creates a theoretical path for payment flows to be steered away from traditional card networks, but they view the risk to Visa and Mastercard as uncertain and likely to unfold slowly because of structural, behavioral and legal obstacles in developed markets.
Chile’s Codelco and Microsoft have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly evaluate initiatives in artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, automation and digital security. The initial 18-month agreement establishes shared governance and targets intensive data use, AI-assisted decision-making, autonomous operations, process automation a…
Sable Offshore's stock rose roughly 12% Thursday morning after a Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel memorandum concluded that presidential directives issued under the Defense Production Act can preempt state laws that conflict with federal energy production directives. The March 3, 2026 opinion was written in response to a Department of …
Global airline operations remain deeply affected after the conflict in Iran prompted the shutdown of major Middle Eastern aviation hubs, including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi. Dozens of carriers have published suspension notices and adjusted schedules, cancelling routes to regional destinations and beyond. The disruptions are producing widespread can…
The World Health Organization has confirmed 13 attacks on health facilities in Iran and one in Lebanon amid a U.S.-Israeli campaign, reporting four health workers killed and 25 injured. WHO officials said ambulances and hospitals sustained damage and that a WHO logistics hub in Dubai is temporarily out of service due to transport restrictions.
CVS Health said it will partner with Google Cloud to develop Health100, an AI-enabled, consumer-centric health engagement platform that aggregates data from benefit managers, pharmacies, providers and digital health systems. The platform, which will use agentic AI and be supported by Google Cloud technologies including Gemini models, Cloud Healthca…
CoreWeave stock slipped 2% on Thursday following Bernstein’s initiation of coverage with an underperform rating and a $56 price target. Analyst Madison Rezaei acknowledged the company’s success meeting demand for compute capacity but flagged intensified competition from hyperscalers moving into the GPU cloud space as a material concern.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s strategy to transform Hungary into a European battery hub through large-scale foreign investment has stalled, and recent reports of safety and environmental breaches at a major plant have turned a cornerstone economic policy into a political risk ahead of the April 12 national vote. Despite billions in investment and g…
Bank of America analysts say the sharp rise in Anthropic’s annualized revenue run rate could bolster Amazon Web Services if a meaningful portion of Anthropic’s workloads run on AWS. Anthropic’s ARR climbed past $19 billion, with the company’s model and developer tools driving adoption among enterprises and consumers. BofA highlights potential quart…
On March 5, Amazon Web Services announced the launch of Amazon Connect Health, an AI-driven platform designed to reduce administrative burdens for healthcare providers and simplify patient access to care. The system integrates with electronic health records to support patient verification, appointment booking, medical history compilation, clinical …
Mizuho moved its highest-conviction pick from Airbnb to Booking.com after a report said OpenAI is stepping away from on-platform ChatGPT checkout and instead steering purchases to partner apps, including Instacart, Expedia and Booking.com. TheInformation's reporting said the checkout feature had limited merchant adoption, manual onboarding needs an…
Bank of America has reinstated coverage of a group of payments companies, saying fundamentals remain supportive thanks to growing electronic commerce, improving cross-border spending and an ongoing shift away from cash. The bank rates Visa and Mastercard as its preferred risk-adjusted plays, and assigns differentiated stances to digital-wallet and …
Sotera Health shares fell in premarket trading after the company disclosed a secondary offering in which private equity firms Warburg Pincus and GTCR intend to sell a combined 25 million shares. The disclosure included pre-offering ownership figures for both firms and the company’s total shares outstanding.
Berkshire Hathaway resumed buying back its own stock on Wednesday after a pause, marking the first repurchases since May 2024. New chief executive Greg Abel said the buybacks support long-term shareholder value and disclosed a personal purchase of 21 Class A shares worth about $15 million. The moves may help pare a $373.3 billion year-end cash bala…
Rising hostilities in the Middle East are straining Brazil’s agricultural supply chains. The conflict has interrupted maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, prompting consideration of alternative discharge points and raising the prospect of cancelled grain contracts. At the same time, a significant share of Brazil’s imported urea transits t…
Shares of The Trade Desk jumped 20% after CEO Jeffrey Terry Green disclosed a purchase of 6 million shares worth $148,101,266. The buying occurred between March 2 and March 4 at prices between $23.49 and $25.08, with a Form 4 filed after Wednesday's market close. The move coincided with reports that the company is in talks to sell advertising on an…
UBS analysis of China smartphone sell-in data shows iPhone shipments tumbled about 37% year over year in January, following a 14% decline in December and a previous three-month surge tied to the iPhone 17 launch. Total smartphone sell-in in China fell an estimated 16% in January, with Apple’s share shrinking and monthly iPhone shipments at their lo…
BYD chairman Wang Chuanfu introduced the second-generation Blade Battery at a Shenzhen event, highlighting a claimed charging capability from 20% to 97% in under 12 minutes at temperatures as low as -20 degrees Celsius and extended driving ranges for select models. BYD also outlined plans to scale its Flash Charging network to 20,000 stations by th…
A fresh wave of attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters and cross-border strikes have intensified an already volatile security situation, disrupting shipping around major Middle Eastern producers and lifting global energy prices. Incidents included an attempted remote-controlled explosive boat attack on a Bahamas-flagged tanker near Iraq, a la…
OKX’s valuation rose to $25 billion after a minority investment from Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the NYSE. The strategic tie-up will see ICE license OKX spot prices and launch U.S.-regulated futures, while OKX will distribute ICE’s U.S. futures and tokenized equities to a global audience. The deal follows ICE’s recent investmen…
Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to introduce legislation aimed at stopping the commercial sale of military-grade ammunition produced at a U.S. Army-owned plant, arguing that some of those rounds have been diverted to Mexican drug cartels and used in multiple U.S. mass shootings. The Stop Militarizing Our Streets Act would curb sales by Pentagon cont…
Delta Air Lines announced a broad executive reshuffle that moves Chief Financial Officer Dan Janki into the chief operating officer role and names Peter Carter as president. The changes take effect April 1 as long-serving operations head John Laughter prepares to retire and remain through April 30. Several other senior appointments and departures w…
J.P. Morgan has identified mining equipment manufacturers as an attractive segment within the European capital goods complex ahead of 2026. The bank points to robust commodity fundamentals and improving order flows on mining projects, and singles out companies with strong technology offerings and substantial aftermarket revenues that it believes wi…
BP evacuated its foreign personnel from an oil field in Iraq after detecting drone activity near the site. The move comes amid a string of maritime attacks in regional waters tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict and renewed concerns about European gas supplies following reports Russia may consider stopping exports to Europe.
J.P. Morgan has launched coverage of Czech defense manufacturer Czechoslovak Group (CSG) with an "overweight" recommendation and a €40 price target in a research note dated March 5, 2026. The brokerage's valuation rests on multiples-based assumptions and forecasts robust revenue and earnings growth through 2027, while highlighting CSG's market posi…
