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The White House is proceeding with construction tied to a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to replace the demolished East Wing, and officials say U.S. military facilities at the complex are being upgraded. President Donald Trump has described a substantial fortified structure being built beneath the ballroom, while the project faces criticism and an upc…
Carlyle Group is in preliminary talks with investors about creating a fund concentrated on the defense sector, positioning the private equity firm to benefit from an uptick in government spending on military capabilities and domestic industrial capacity. The firm has not yet formally marketed the fund or set a target size, and the announcement coin…
BridgeBio Pharma reported compelling long-term data from its ATTRibute-CM open-label extension trial showing that acoramidis significantly reduces all-cause and cardiovascular mortality by approximately 45% and 49%, respectively, in patients with transthyretin-mediated amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) through 54 months. The treatment also stabilize…
On March 30, Israel’s Knesset approved legislation establishing the death penalty as the default sentence for Palestinians convicted in military courts of deadly attacks. The law prescribes execution by hanging within 90 days of sentencing with limited allowance for delay, removes a right to clemency, and retains life imprisonment as an alternative…
Citigroup is soliciting additional lenders to participate in a roughly $4.8 billion financing package that will support Ecolab Inc.'s planned cash acquisition of CoolIT Systems. The transaction, which Ecolab announced earlier this month, is expected to rely on investment-grade bond sales. Credit agencies currently rate Ecolab's senior unsecured deb…
Block announces a targeted 40% reduction in its AI workforce. We view this as a decisive margin-recovery lever that could unlock meaningful operating-margin upside and multiple expansion. This trade plan targets a rebound driven by improved profitability rather than a pure top-line rerate.
HII, America's largest shipbuilder, has signed a memorandum of understanding with GrayMatter Robotics to advance shipbuilding through Physical AI technology. This partnership aims to enhance manufacturing automation, increase throughput, and reduce rework in shipbuilding and related industries using cutting-edge AI robotics solutions developed by G…
U.S. firms increased borrowing to finance equipment by 14.2% in February versus the prior year, driven largely by activity among independent providers, according to a survey from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association. New financing commitments totaled $11 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis, declining 4.7% from January. Small-ticket volu…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called his recent visits to countries in the Middle East a success, reporting that a number of security cooperation agreements have been sealed or are being negotiated. He said Kyiv has reached what he described as "historic" accords with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, and is engaging with …
Strategy Inc. reported no bitcoin acquisitions in the week ending March 29, ending a 13-week buying run. The firm also disclosed no share sales under its at-the-market program during March 23-29. As of March 29 the company held about 762,099 bitcoin, purchased for a total of $57.69 billion at an average cost of roughly $75,694 per bitcoin. The paus…
Apple has removed Anything, a vibe coding application that lets non-developers build apps using AI, from its App Store, the startup's CEO said. The move follows a prior action by Apple that blocked updates to vibe coding tools while leaving existing versions available. Anything's co-founder says users have published thousands of apps using the tool…
Boston Scientific shares fell about 9% after the CHAMPION-AF study of the Watchman FLX left atrial appendage closure device met its primary and secondary safety and efficacy endpoints but recorded a marginally higher ischemic stroke rate compared with non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs). Analysts described the results as modest rat…
Goldman Sachs warns that multi-asset portfolios face heightened vulnerability to a stagflationary shock after global equities extended losses amid rising oil prices and ongoing Middle East tensions. The bank highlights constrained oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, rising asset correlations that impair diversification, and a marked decline in …
JetBlue Airways will raise its fee for a first checked bag to $49 from $39 beginning April 2, a move the carrier attributes to rising operating expenses driven by surging jet fuel prices amid conflict involving Iran. The airline said it evaluates costs while aiming to keep base fares competitive and invest in customer experience.
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating whether high-return wagers placed on prediction markets violated insider trading and other statutes. Officials from the securities and commodities fraud units of the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York met with representatives of a major prediction market platform to explor…
The White House maintained that U.S. policy toward Cuba remains unchanged despite permitting a sanctioned Russian tanker to offload fuel for humanitarian purposes. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision was handled on a case-by-case basis and reiterated that the United States retains the right to seize vessels that violate sanctions. Th…
Meta is piloting a premium Instagram subscription called Instagram Plus in select countries, offering subscribers a set of exclusive Story-related features including anonymous viewing indicators, unlimited Story audience lists, extended Story duration and prominence controls. The trial has surfaced in Mexico, Japan and the Philippines with localize…
A federal judge in Manhattan declined JPMorgan Chase's motion to dismiss a breach of contract case brought by Wells Fargo, acting as trustee for investors in a defaulted $481 million commercial real estate loan. The suit alleges JPMorgan was aware of an event of default by Chetrit Group after the borrower reported an overstatement of historical net…
Halliburton Chief Executive Jeffrey Allen Miller sold 158,455 shares of common stock on March 27, 2026, for roughly $6.34 million, according to a filing. The transaction took place as the stock traded close to a 52-week high, with recent analyst moves and a technical milestone for offshore well placement drawing investor attention.
Monday's trading session produced a wave of pronounced share-price changes across market-cap tiers. Leading semiconductor names and related equipment suppliers posted notable declines, while select healthcare and foodservice-related names recorded sharp moves tied to trial results and M&A reports. Below is a sector-driven roundup of the largest per…
Earnings season remains in full swing, with March 31 shaping up as a packed session for corporate reports. High-profile names including Nike, Restoration Hardware and cloud banking software provider nCino are due to release results after the close, while a wide roster of companies from consumer staples to small-cap issuers report before markets ope…
A dense slate of U.S. economic releases on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, centers on the Conference Board Consumer Confidence index and the JOLTs Job Openings report. Additional housing price measures, regional manufacturing and services surveys, weekly crude inventories and remarks from multiple Federal Reserve officials add to a day of data that market…
Bank of America identified NVIDIA, Broadcom and Advanced Micro Devices as its preferred stocks in the AI compute ecosystem, assigning specific price targets and detailing valuation frameworks and downside risks as AI infrastructure spending supports demand for specialized compute and networking components.
The White House indicated that President Donald Trump has considered requesting financial support from Arab states to offset the cost of a potential conflict with Iran. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters the proposal is one the president has raised and that she expects him to speak further on the matter. Leavitt also characterized U.S.…
Greece's central bank chief Yannis Stournaras said the European Central Bank must be prepared to act quickly if a prolonged war in the Middle East causes inflation expectations to drift, potentially jeopardizing the ECB's March baseline price and growth projections. Speaking at a financial conference in Bucharest, Stournaras stressed the dilemma of…
