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Violent exchanges over the past 36 hours have escalated the U.S.-Iran confrontation, with Israel striking Iran’s South Pars gas field and Iran retaliating against Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility and targets in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Washington approved and then constrained Israeli actions on gas assets, signaled major supplemental defense spending, …
A record $5.7 trillion in notional options contracts is scheduled to expire on Friday in the largest March options expiration on record, a quarterly event that could amplify volatility as traders adjust positions amid Middle East conflict and renewed inflation pressures tied to rising crude prices. The expiration covers index, ETF and single-stock …
Gaia director Paul Howard Sutherland acquired 1,514 Class A shares on March 17, 2026, spending $4,652 at $3.073 per share. The transaction raises his direct holdings to 304,457 shares. The move arrives while Gaia's stock is trading close to a 52-week low and after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results, with an EPS beat but a slight…
Mexico has invited Spain's King Felipe VI to attend the opening match of the 2026 World Cup at Azteca Stadium, President Claudia Sheinbaum said. The invitation, sent by Mexico's 2026 World Cup government representative Gabriela Cuevas to all diplomatically recognised countries, comes after the king unexpectedly acknowledged colonial-era abuses and …
Equity markets moved unevenly on Thursday, with notable strength among semiconductor-related names and sharp declines across several commodity and tech stocks. Lam Research and Tower Semiconductor were among the best performers, while Alibaba, Alcoa and a host of miners and smaller issuers posted sizable drops. The following report catalogs the lar…
As markets head into the last trading day of the week, investors will receive a pair of regular data releases that can illuminate both physical drilling activity and speculative positioning across major asset classes. At 12:00 PM ET Baker Hughes will publish its weekly U.S. rig counts, followed by a comprehensive set of Commodity Futures Trading Co…
Alibaba reported a mixed quarter on 03/19/2026: revenue growth slowed to +2% while adjusted EBITA plunged 57%, but cloud intelligence revenue and AI product traction remain strong. The stock is trading oversold with a 14-day RSI ~26 and a market cap near $302B. I think this is a worthwhile long trade on weakness with defined entry, stop and a 180-t…
A fresh escalation in the Iran conflict that targeted energy infrastructure has driven oil to about $119 a barrel, sent European gas prices sharply higher and prompted broad selling across bonds, equities and gold. Traders have repriced rate expectations for the Bank of England and other central banks, heightening market volatility and raising the …
John T. Stout Jr., a director of The Andersons, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANDE), sold 2,500 shares of the company's common stock on March 17, 2026, at $70.30 per share, generating $175,750 in proceeds. The sale occurred while ANDE was trading close to its 52-week peak of $71.54 and after a roughly 62% share-price advance over the prior 12 months. The transacti…
Morgan Stanley has revised its projection for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts, moving its prior June and September calls to September and December, after interpreting Chair Jerome Powell's post-meeting remarks as signalling greater caution and heightened uncertainty. The bank highlights oil-price risk, recommends a neutral stance on U.S. Treasur…
Murray Stahl, President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Renn Fund, Inc. (RCG), purchased 1,134 shares of common stock on March 18, 2026, paying $3.18 per share for a total outlay of $3,606. The transaction occurred while the stock traded close to its 52-week high of $3.27 and after a year-to-date gain of 24 percent.
At Tulane University’s Corporate Law Institute in New Orleans, senior bankers and M&A lawyers said the total value of transactions has climbed to near all-time highs despite market volatility, geopolitical conflicts and regulatory uncertainty. Panelists noted that fewer deals are being completed but the ones that are happening tend to involve large…
The European Central Bank kept its key interest rate at 2% but warned that higher oil and gas prices linked to the Iran conflict increase the risk that inflation will rise. Officials signalled they are likely to begin discussing rate hikes in the near term if energy-driven price pressure persists, with markets already pricing in further tightening …
A pullback in private credit is reducing the ability of smaller chip startups and captive AI silicon projects to scale. That dynamic benefits incumbents that combine design scale, foundry relationships, and clean balance sheets. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) checks those boxes: $6.7B free cash flow, near-zero leverage, and a market cap of roughly $3…
Lawyers for plaintiffs say the University of California, Berkeley has agreed to new measures intended to curb antisemitic harassment on campus. The settlement, announced by the plaintiffs' counsel, includes bans on excluding speakers who support Israel or Zionism from student forums, mandatory antisemitism and anti-discrimination training for facul…
<p>The MetaWinners community has opened a public presale for its community token, $METAWIN, accessible now at mw.xyz. A total of 200,000,000 tokens - 20% of a fixed 1,000,000,000 supply - are being offered across rising-priced tranches with no private rounds or venture allocations. The project emphasizes an existing, active ecosystem that spans 440…
Feedback from the Jefferies Asia Forum 2026 indicates foreign investor interest in Thailand’s equity market has strengthened to its highest level in recent years. Delegates pointed to improved political stability after elections, attractive valuations and high dividend yields as primary attractions, while rising oil prices and energy import depende…
Bank of America says Iran's strikes on Qatar's Ras Laffan complex have prompted QatarEnergy to consider a three- to five-year force majeure on roughly 17% of its liquefied natural gas capacity. The loss of more than 1.7 billion cubic feet per day of gas could tighten global supply once hostilities end, improving the outlook for U.S. producers with …
Citi cautions that equating energy stocks with current oil prices is misleading. The bank points to historical cases where energy equities diverged sharply from oil moves and recommends anchoring valuations to long-term demand. Citi reiterates its preferences for TotalEnergies in Europe and ConocoPhillips in the U.S., and warns against simplistic f…
Ecolab shares fell more than 2.4% after reports that the company is close to buying CoolIT Systems from KKR for a reported $4.5 billion to $5 billion. The deal, which could be announced as early as next week, has not been completed. CoolIT — backed in part by Mubadala — makes liquid-cooling systems for data centers and has shifted focus from gaming…
Abeona (ABEO) is a small-cap gene-therapy developer that now has an FDA-approved, autologous cell-based therapy - ZEVASKYN - for RDEB. With approval in hand and early payer coverage, the stock offers a high-risk, high-reward trade: entry at $4.53, stop at $3.70, target $8.00 over a 180 trading-day horizon.
President Donald Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the White House, commending Japan for backing U.S. actions in Iran while also making a provocative reference to Pearl Harbor when questioned about ally notification prior to strikes. Takaichi did not respond to that remark but affirmed that Iran must never obtain nuclear weapon…
U.K. stocks closed lower on Thursday, with the United Kingdom 100 index sliding 2.31% to a fresh one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Mining, Household Goods & Home Construction and Industrial Engineering sectors. While energy heavyweight BP climbed to a five-year high, several housebuilders and a major bank posted sharp declines and some…
London equities closed notably lower Thursday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 falling 2.31% to a new one-month low. Mining, Household Goods & Home Construction and Industrial Engineering stocks were the primary drags. BP stood out as a top performer, while housebuilders and certain financials recorded the steepest declines. Commodities a…
Spain's main stock gauge, the IBEX 35, closed down 2.27% on Thursday, retreating to a fresh three-month low. Losses were concentrated in Telecoms & IT, Building & Construction and Consumer Goods sectors, though some energy stocks recorded gains. Market breadth was heavily negative, with decliners far outnumbering advancers. Commodity and currency m…
