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Google, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon and several artificial intelligence companies signed a White House pledge to shoulder the costs of additional electricity generation and grid upgrades to support their data centers. The 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge,' announced by President Trump in his State of the Union address, commits firms to bring or buy dedicat…
Moscow equities ended lower on Wednesday, with the MOEX Russia Index down 0.54% at the close. Gains in select metal and energy producers contrasted with losses among major oil producers and the national carrier. Market breadth narrowly favored advancers, while volatility, commodities and ruble crosses registered notable moves.
Barclay Butler, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for operations and chief operating officer, will retire from federal service in the coming months and will remain as an adviser with the title COO emeritus until his departure. Melanie Keller, a 30-year Department of Health and Human Services veteran and Butler’s deputy, will assume his duties on April …
Brazil's main stock index, the Bovespa, ended Wednesday's session up 1.39% as gains in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Financials sectors supported the advance. A handful of mid- and large-cap names drove the session, even as equity volatility jumped to a three-year high and commodity and FX markets posted mixed moves.
Speaking at a roundtable on ratepayer protection, President Donald Trump characterized U.S. military progress in the conflict with Iran as "about a 15" on a scale of one to ten, and described a series of past actions and policy decisions he says have curtailed Iran's nuclear prospects and military capabilities. He also commented on relations with V…
Shares of CoStar Group Inc (CSGP) climbed 2.5% after top executives disclosed open-market purchases this week. The buys - by CEO Andy Florance, Director Rachel Glaser and President of Marketplaces Fred Saint - come as the company faces sharp share declines, activist campaigns from Third Point and D.E. Shaw, and debate over its push into the residen…
A key measure of dollar funding pressure - the one-year euro cross-currency basis swap rate - ticked up on Wednesday, indicating reduced demand for dollar funding as hopes grew the Middle East conflict might not be as prolonged as feared. The rate rose to 11.23 basis points from 10.4 the day before after hitting a three-month low of 9.5 on Tuesday,…
At the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom conference, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said a previously discussed $100 billion investment in OpenAI is not feasible, confirmed a completed $30 billion stake, and described demand for Nvidia products as having moved from "very high" to "even higher than that." Huang also indicated Nvidia's $10 billio…
The U.S. Postal Service has begun working with restructuring advisers to confront a deepening financial shortfall that Postmaster General David Steiner says could leave the agency without cash as early as 2027. Significant declines in first-class mail volume, mounting cumulative losses, and statutory constraints on borrowing and pricing have prompt…
KKR shares increased 3.7% to $93.89 on Tuesday after senior executives and a board member collectively purchased $10.8 million of stock, part of a trend of insider buying that has seen $46 million in purchases since February, according to LSEG data. The move comes amid sector-wide headwinds tied to private credit valuation and transparency concerns…
Shares of Dave continued their ascent for a seventh trading session, rising 1.1% to $211 after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and disclosed a proposed private offering of $150 million in five-year convertible bonds. Management also provided an adjusted 2026 EPS outlook that exceeded analyst consensus and said net p…
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) removed a limited number of positions within its robotics division this week as part of a prolonged cost-cutting and corporate restructuring initiative that has cut over 57,000 roles since late 2022. Company leaders describe the moves as difficult but maintain robotics is a strategic priority. The exact headcount affected in th…
The estate of a Florida man has sued Google in federal court, alleging its Gemini AI chatbot fostered an intense emotional relationship that led to paranoia, planning of a mass-casualty attack and, ultimately, the man's suicide. The complaint, filed in San Jose, says the interactions began in August and culminated in the 36-year-old's death on Octo…
Wednesday’s trading session featured notable shifts across market-cap segments, with major semiconductor names and large technology companies posting strong advances. A mix of corporate announcements, litigation settlements and partnership news accompanied outsized moves in mid- and small-cap shares, producing both large gains and steep declines.
Traders face a dense U.S. economic calendar on Thursday, March 5, 2026, with initial jobless claims commanding attention as the first weekly read on labor market health. A string of simultaneous releases including trade balances, productivity and unit labor costs, import and export prices, and several Fed-related liquidity and balance sheet reports…
Major U.S. equity benchmarks finished the session higher, with the Nasdaq outperforming after a rally in technology names and a sharp move in bitcoin. The S&P 500 and Dow also advanced, supported by consumer-focused stocks even as energy lagged. Oil and gold rose, the U.S. dollar softened, and the 10-year Treasury yield moved up to 4.08%, reflectin…
The U.S. Justice Department has initiated an antitrust probe into leading commercial fertilizer manufacturers to determine whether they colluded to raise prices. The investigation, led by the DOJ antitrust division's Chicago office, is in its early stages and has already coincided with share price declines for several major companies that dominate …
The Information Technology Industry Council told Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth it is 'concerned' about reports that the Department of War is weighing a supply-chain risk designation tied to a procurement dispute. The group warned that such a designation could create uncertainty for companies and undermine the government's access to best-in-class Amer…
Morgan Stanley's recent conference highlighted a shift in enterprise AI spending from speculative tools to structured infrastructure that embeds governance and determinism. Panelists and executives emphasized targeted, production-ready use cases such as software development and information retrieval, and described differentiated value propositions …
Tesla's UK deliveries dropped 45.2% in February to 2,208 units, while Chinese rival BYD increased shipments 40.9% to 968 vehicles, according to New Automotive. Year-to-date Tesla volumes are down 5%, and the maker also recorded declines in several other European markets. Battery-electric vehicles made up a quarter of UK car sales in February as ove…
A senior Goldman Sachs executive warned that uncertainty around how artificial intelligence will reshape business models is likely to make lenders more cautious when setting risk appetites over the coming months and years. Those concerns have moved beyond equities into credit markets and are affecting the ability of companies in the sector to raise…
A senior Goldman Sachs executive warned that uncertainty around how artificial intelligence will reshape business models across industries will complicate lending decisions over the next two years. Mahesh Saireddy, co-head of Goldman Sachs Capital Solutions Group, said at a New York conference that the disruption extends beyond software and will ma…
Volkswagen’s revived Scout Motors brand has collected more than 160,000 orders for its first model, with 87% of customers choosing an extended-range hybrid (EREV) rather than a battery-only variant. Scout CEO Scott Keogh said prototype production will begin this year at a South Carolina plant under construction and that customer deliveries are expe…
Randian Capital on Tuesday released an activist dossier pressing DocuSign Inc to sharply reduce spending, automate operations with AI and reshape governance. The New York-based investor argues that a post-AI efficiency push - modeled on recent cuts at Block Inc. - could lift margins, double EPS within two years and restore the stock to a higher val…
Recent changes to U.S. import levies have prompted retailers to revisit sourcing, pricing and margin strategies as consumers continue to exhibit cautious spending. Companies from apparel to electronics report continued disruption from tariff volatility, with some firms explicitly folding revised rates into forecasts while others focus on supplier t…
