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USA Rare Earth, Inc. reported its financial and operational results for 2025, highlighting key strategic acquisitions, a $1.5 billion capital raise, expected $1.6 billion U.S. government funding, and accelerated plans to develop a fully integrated rare earth supply chain in the U.S., UK, and Europe. The company advanced its hydrometallurgical facil…
Hope Therapeutics, a subsidiary of NRx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NRXP), announced a strategic partnership with Emobot Health to deploy its AI-driven 'Depression Thermometer' across a network of interventional psychiatry clinics. This passive monitoring tool uses AI to analyze facial expressions, vocal tones, and activity data via smartphones to dete…
Oatly Group AB, the leading oat-based beverage company, will release its financial results for Q1 ending March 31, 2026, on April 29, 2026, prior to the U.S. market open. A conference call and webcast will be held to discuss the results. Oatly continues to lead in the plant-based dairy alternative sector with a wide portfolio available in over 50 c…
S&P Global Ratings cautions that the Middle East war risks ending a period of net credit-rating upgrades across emerging markets, as disruptions to oil shipping have pushed crude prices sharply higher. The spike in energy costs has immediate implications for importers and exporters alike, with rising inflation and tighter financing conditions poten…
Wise Plc has introduced everyday bank accounts in the UK that pay a 3.26% variable interest rate, include direct-debit for recurring payments, and let customers hold balances while continuing to offer multi-currency services under its electronic-money license. The move comes as the company reports growth in cross-border volumes, active customers an…
Ellomay Capital Ltd. has agreed to sell its indirect 33.75% stake in Dorad Energy Ltd. through Ellomay Luzon Energy Infrastructures Ltd. to Amos Luzon Development and Energy Group Ltd. for approximately NIS 560 million, based on a Dorad valuation of NIS 4.4 billion. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions…
Sysco Corp is reported to be close to acquiring family-owned Restaurant Depot for about $29.1 billion including debt, a transaction that would combine Sysco's delivery-focused distribution network with Restaurant Depot's walk-in, membership-based cash-and-carry model. The proposed purchase, financed primarily through roughly $21 billion of new and …
Global markets opened the week under pressure as rising crude prices signalled a deeper, possibly prolonged, energy shock. Brent breached $116 per barrel and U.S. crude topped $102 before easing slightly, while three-month Brent futures climbed above $100, reflecting growing concern that the Middle East conflict may not abate soon. The moves reverb…
Serbia has obtained a three-month extension of its gas import contract with Russia following a telephone conversation between Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The renewal preserves the present price and daily volume terms — roughly $320-$330 per 1,000 cubic meters for up to 6 million cubic meters per day — an…
Jefferies reports that Brazil's government is considering stricter limits on credit-card interest rates to lower household debt-servicing costs before the upcoming election. Officials are also exploring ways to reduce front-book rates in the new private payroll loan market. The Central Bank has signaled opposition to hard caps. Separately, Grupo Ar…
Barclays cautions that investors appear to be tilting toward higher odds of Federal Reserve rate hikes despite recent commodity-driven inflationary pressures. Analyst Jonathan Millar argues that the market is assigning roughly a 25% probability to a 25-basis-point rate increase by December, a stance the bank views as premature without clear, sustai…
Citigroup has raised its price target on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to NT$2,800 from NT$2,600 and reiterated a buy rating after increasing earnings forecasts through 2028, citing an acceleration in AI-driven chip demand. The new target implies a potential share-price return of 53.8% from TSMC's March 27 close, and Citi projects substant…
Morgan Stanley elevated Meta Platforms to its top pick, citing what the firm describes as a rare valuation entry point following recent stock weakness. Analyst Brian Nowak assigned an Overweight rating, lowered the price target from $825 to $775, and highlighted a combination of depressed sentiment, conservative ad revenue assumptions, AI product r…
Indian share indices closed lower on Monday, with the Nifty 50 falling 2.14% to a six-month low and the BSE Sensex dropping 2.22%. Losses were concentrated in Banking, Real Estate and Auto sectors, while select metals and energy names outperformed. Market breadth was heavily negative and the India VIX climbed to a three-year high. Commodities and c…
Alphabet's recent model-quantization work is often read as reducing hardware needs. That's a surface-level take. TurboQuant lowers per-inference cost, which accelerates adoption and utilization of large models in production — a dynamic that increases demand for high-bandwidth memory and premium SSDs. Micron has mass-produced HBM4, posted blockbuste…
Sysco Corporation confirmed a $29.1 billion agreement to acquire Jetro Restaurant Depot, a chain of wholesale warehouse stores serving independent foodservice operators. The transaction, which includes debt, will pay Jetro shareholders $21.6 billion in cash and 91.5 million Sysco shares. Sysco shares fell more than 3% in pre-market trading on the a…
Ferrari stock climbed in Milan after JPMorgan published an upbeat outlook for the automaker's first-quarter performance. The bank's analyst, who keeps an overweight rating, expects modest year-on-year revenue growth driven by price mix to offset a slight decline in volumes, and forecasts that disciplined cost control and product transitions will al…
A federal judge will hear arguments over whether the Pentagon has followed a March ruling that found parts of its press credential policy unlawful and ordered immediate reinstatement of reporters' access. The New York Times says the Defense Department has effectively ignored the court's decision by issuing an interim policy that preserves access re…
Artemis II will carry four crew members on a roughly 10-day mission that sends NASA’s Orion spacecraft on a high-speed loop around the Moon and back. Launch is targeted from Kennedy Space Center aboard the Space Launch System, with a launch window opening on April 1 and backups available. The flight will include Earth-orbit checkouts, a translunar …
NASA’s Artemis initiative seeks to return humans to the Moon and build a sustained presence there. Since its revival in 2017-2018 the program has moved through an accelerated 2024 landing target, technical setbacks, the uncrewed Artemis I test flight in 2022, selection of commercial lunar landers, leadership-driven program changes and a crewed Arte…
A sharp rise in oil and jet-fuel prices is poised to create a meaningful financial stress test for U.S. carriers. Executives and ratings agencies say low-cost operators are the most exposed, with larger network and premium-revenue airlines best positioned to withstand prolonged elevated fuel costs. If prices remain high, the industry could see capa…
An unusually warm late winter and spring, combined with the lowest snowfall in decades across much of the U.S. West, have compelled ski areas to bulldoze scarce snow onto trails to remain open, while many resorts have already curtailed or canceled seasons. The conditions are squeezing revenues for operators, jeopardizing tourism-reliant businesses,…
Two senior Democratic lawmakers have formally requested comprehensive export licensing records from the Commerce Department for semi-automatic firearms and related accessories, citing concerns that legally exported U.S. weapons are showing up in criminal violence and in the hands of cartels across the Western Hemisphere. The request seeks a breakdo…
Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to invest heavily in northern defence infrastructure has prompted mixed reactions in Canada's Arctic communities. While some local officials view designation as a potential economic turning point, many residents and Indigenous leaders say pressing everyday needs - from birthing facilities and doctors to concerns ab…
Macquarie strategists warn that if the Iran conflict persists through the end of June and the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, Brent crude could reach $200 a barrel and U.S. gasoline could rise to roughly $7 a gallon. The bank lays out a base case of an early resolution and a more severe upside scenario with far-reaching economic consequenc…
