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General Motors will reduce operations at its Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant from three shifts to two, a move the company says will eliminate roughly 500 jobs. The rollback follows a temporary increase in production put in place after the pandemic to meet pickup-truck demand and rebuild inventories. The Unifor union warns that as many as 1,200 worke…
Google has executed a federal court order to remove dozens of domains tied to Ipidea, a Chinese company accused of running a vast residential proxy network by secretly installing software on millions of consumer devices. The company is also removing hundreds of Android apps connected to Ipidea, steps that are expected to sever links to over nine mi…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced plans to develop a new regulatory framework for prediction markets, aiming to clarify how event contracts are treated and to reaffirm support for lawful innovation in the sector. Chairman Michael Selig outlined steps including withdrawing prior guidance and working with the Securities and Ex…
Citi Research finds that a constellation of factors - including a fire-related outage at Kazakhstan's Tengiz field, severe U.S. cold weather, rising U.S.-Iran tensions, tighter U.S. restrictions on Russian oil purchases and ongoing Chinese inventory buying - have propped up oil prices despite an estimated global oversupply of about 2 million barrel…
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says the risk of power outages in the United States is increasing as winter electricity demand grows and the generation mix shifts toward resources that perform better in summer. NERC's long-term assessment flags the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast and Texas as regions that could face high…
The International Olympic Committee and related international federations have voiced concern for Iranian athletes amid widespread unrest in Iran. Authorities have responded to protests that began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar with mass arrests, internet restrictions and force that rights groups say has killed thousands. International sport bodies say t…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has designated Michelle Branham as chair of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services and named ten additional public members. The panel, established under the 2011 National Alzheimer’s Project Act, meets quarterly to advise the government on strategies to reduce …
European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said Europe needs a digital euro to curb growing dependence on payment systems based outside the continent. Cipollone argued the initiative is driven by the ECB's mandate to ensure functioning payment systems and outlined a tentative timeline that could see pilot testing begin in 2027 and…
American Airlines said it intends to restart service between the United States and Venezuela for the first time since suspending operations in 2019. The announcement follows the recent U.S. capture of Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro. The carrier said it will work with federal authorities on required permissions and security assessments and will p…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told officials that the U.S. military is prepared to carry out any direction President Donald Trump gives regarding Iran to prevent Tehran from obtaining nuclear capabilities. With a substantial U.S. force already in the region, Hegseth said the Defense Department - referenced using the administration's informal …
Stocks across market-cap tiers experienced notable volatility on Thursday, with several large-cap tech names moving sharply in opposite directions. Facebook (META) posted double-digit gains while Microsoft (MSFT) dropped more than 12%. Headline-driven reactions also hit industrials, travel and smaller-cap names, reflecting earnings results, guidanc…
Earnings season continues into the final week of January with a heavy calendar on Friday. Major oil producers Exxon Mobil and Chevron, credit-card issuer American Express, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Colgate-Palmolive are among those scheduled to release quarterly results. The list spans multiple sectors and includes companies reporting either be…
Friday, January 30, 2026, brings a full docket of economic releases with the Producer Price Index (PPI) taking center stage. Traders will also parse Core PPI, Chicago PMI, Baker Hughes rig counts and a series of CFTC speculative position updates, while remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman bookend the afternoon. The combined flow of…
Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Nvidia Corp. and Uber Technologies Inc. revealed a joint effort to deploy robotaxi services using the refreshed Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Announced during a Mercedes showcase, the collaboration builds on coordination among the companies and other industry players, including Stellantis NV, that began last year. Nvidia CEO Jensen…
Coterra Energy and Devon Energy are reportedly engaged in advanced merger discussions that could produce an announcement in the coming days. Shares in both companies rose on the news as investors priced in the prospect of a large-scale consolidation between firms with overlapping positions in the Delaware Basin and complementary gas assets in the M…
Raymond James reduced its price target for Mastercard to $631 from $707 while preserving an Outperform rating after the company's fourth-quarter results. The firm's analysts see the EPS beat as driven by tax and grant benefits rather than top-line strength, but note supportive expense guidance and product initiatives that underpin a broadly constru…
Senator Ron Wyden has asked the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office to explain why U.S. tariffs on imports from Switzerland were cut to 15% from 39% soon after a meeting where Swiss business executives presented lavish gifts to the U.S. president. Wyden set a February 11 deadline for answers about who set the original tariff, who recommended the cut…
Apple Inc. has acquired Israel-based Q.ai, a developer of technology that decodes facial muscle movements to interpret silent communication. The deal brings co-founder Aviad Maizels back into Apple’s orbit and was reportedly valued at nearly $2 billion, marking the company’s first sizable acquisition in years.
SpaceX and xAI are engaged in discussions about a potential merger ahead of a planned SpaceX initial public offering later this year. Recent Nevada corporate filings and a person briefed on the matter indicate that the transaction would swap xAI shares for SpaceX equity and create new Nevada entities to facilitate the deal. Key elements - including…
Needham has increased its price target on Allegro MicroSystems to $41 from $37 and reaffirmed a Buy rating following quarterly results that outperformed expectations. The upgrade reflects stronger bookings, a healthier backlog, favorable pricing assumptions for calendar 2026 and growth across Automotive and Data Center end markets.
A senior Democrat on a House oversight panel has asked global commodity traders Vitol and Trafigura to produce all communications with members of the Trump administration from January of last year through the present, seeking to clarify any arrangements tied to U.S. management of Venezuelan oil sales after the capture of President Nicolas Maduro.
Meta's stock ripped higher after an earnings beat and bullish guidance. Fundamentals - strong free cash flow, high ROE, low leverage - justify an upgrade. Technicals show momentum but near-term overbought readings argue for a disciplined entry. Trade plan: enter on weakness, stop tight, target a measured breakout above the prior 52-week high.
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved legislation to create a federal framework for cryptocurrencies on a party-line vote, granting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission oversight of spot crypto markets and rulemaking authority for digital commodity exchanges, brokers and dealers. The bill faces an uncertain path in the full Senate, where it…
UBS has increased its gold price projection to $6,200 per ounce for March, June and September 2026, up from a prior $5,000 target. The bank cites robust central bank purchases, elevated ETF inflows and rising bar-and-coin demand, alongside lower U.S. real rates and heightened economic and political uncertainty. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD) has re…
Freedom Capital Markets raised Abbott Laboratories (ABT) from Hold to Buy while reducing its 12-month price target to $120 from $130. The move comes after Abbott reported a weaker-than-expected fourth quarter for 2025 and as the stock trades near its 52-week low. The research firm cited long-term upside tied to the planned integration of Exact Scie…
