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Brent crude climbed above $100 a barrel after Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Saudi vessels in the Red Sea, while the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose to about 4.7% - its highest level since January 2025 - amid concerns that higher energy prices will keep inflation elevated. Market participants are weighing strained global oil inventories, damaged…
U.S. equity markets enter a testing week with a Federal Reserve policy meeting and a heavy slate of corporate earnings, led by technology firms heavily invested in artificial intelligence. Recent sharp declines in Alphabet and Tesla following earnings have soured market sentiment, while rising oil prices and elevated Treasury yields raise questions…
DHT Holdings, Inc. announced the delivery of the DHT Impala, the fourth and final VLCC newbuilding from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for 2026, finalizing its fleet renewal program. The new vessel will enter the spot market, enhancing the fleet's efficiency and long-term earnings capacity. Concurrently, the company sold an older vessel, DHT Bauhin…
Argentine President Javier Milei traveled to Brazil to publicly back Senator Flavio Bolsonaro at a party nominating convention, offering a rare foreign head-of-state endorsement that could energize Bolsonaro’s ideological base. The endorsement arrives as the senator contends with fundraising and family-related controversies, a drop in poll standing…
Canada will hold a subdued ceremony to mark the completion of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, foregoing a planned cross-border celebration with U.S. officials after disagreements over toll revenue sharing and renewed threats of steep U.S. tariffs. The $4.7 billion bridge, financed by Canada, is set to open to traffic on Monday but will be cel…
President Donald Trump will attend and speak at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Friday after an April 25 shooting at the Washington Hilton forced that evening's cancellation. The event has been relocated to the Waldorf Astoria and will be held with heightened security measures. The dinner will honor the Secret Service officer …
Michael Frederick Klein, Executive Vice President and President of Personal Insurance at The Travelers Companies, Inc., executed a series of stock transactions on July 21, 2026, resulting in the sale of 6,000 shares valued at approximately $2.2 million. The sales occurred in two separate transactions, with shares sold at weighted average prices of …
Michael Vitale, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Banking at Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc., acquired 5,000 shares of the company's common stock on July 22, 2026, at a price of $11.94 per share, totaling $59,700. The purchase follows a recent 27% decline in the stock over the past week, with technical indicators suggesting oversold condition…
GRAVITY Co., Ltd., a developer and publisher of online and mobile games listed on NASDAQ, has launched Ragnarok Origin Classic, a multi-platform MMORPG game, in North, Central, and South America. The game is introduced with a monthly pass system emphasizing player skill and strategy and revives classic RPG elements from the original Ragnarok univer…
Serina Therapeutics announced its participation in the BTIG Virtual Biotechnology Conference with management holding investor meetings. The company highlighted its proprietary POZ Platform technology designed to optimize drug delivery and its investigational therapy SER-252 for Parkinson's disease. It also noted collaboration with Pfizer to apply i…
Intel shares climbed nearly 6% in early trading after the chipmaker reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $16.13 billion, a 25.4% year-over-year increase, and adjusted EPS of $0.42. The results exceeded consensus by a wide margin, driven by a 59% revenue surge in the Data Center and AI segment and prompting management to raise full-year capital s…
Tenet Healthcare rallied sharply in pre-market trading after reporting second-quarter results that significantly exceeded analyst forecasts on both earnings and revenue. The company also raised full-year guidance substantially and highlighted same-store revenue gains and expense control across its Hospital Operations and Ambulatory Care segments. A…
Morgan Stanley remains constructive on Hong Kong equities, forecasting a sustainable recovery in late July and into August. The bank highlights improving technology earnings momentum as a key underpinning, while monitoring a mix of market flow data, turnover shifts and sentiment indicators that softened ahead of policy and corporate events.
Nancy Koskey Patzwahl, a director at Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:RBKB), executed a substantial purchase of the company's common stock on July 22, 2026. The transaction involves the acquisition of 25,000 shares at $11.94 per share, bringing her total beneficial ownership to 27,270 shares. This insider activity occurs against a backdrop of a 27% …
Rhinebeck Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: RBKB) President and CEO Matthew James Smith executed a substantial insider purchase, acquiring 12,425 shares of common stock on July 22, 2026. The transaction, valued at $149,088, occurred at share prices between $11.995 and $12.00. This activity follows a notable 27% decline in the stock over the preceding week, wi…
SFS Group AG stock dropped sharply after UBS moved its rating from Buy to Neutral, saying the recent rally left the risk/reward balanced despite raising its price target and modestly lifting earnings forecasts. The downgrade followed a stronger-than-expected first-half report in which adjusted EBIT and organic sales outperformed consensus.
Matthew T. Reed, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Alcoa Corp (NYSE:AA), executed a transaction on July 22, 2026, disposing of 4,600 shares of common stock. The sale generated $215,372, with each share valued at $46.82. Post-transaction, Reed retains a direct holding of 71,770 shares in the company. This activity occurs as Al…
The Bank of England's Decision Maker Panel for the three months to July indicates firms expect lower price and wage increases over the next 12 months compared with June. Price growth expectations eased to 3.9% from 4.1%, while year-ahead wage growth expectations fell to 3.4%. The survey notes a temporary fall in energy prices following a ceasefire …
Wetour Robotics announced the development of Orchestra, a portable AI hub and operating system for wearable robotics that centralizes AI processing using NVIDIA Jetson technology. The platform supports real-time visual perception, gesture recognition, and multi-device coordination, enabling lightweight and energy-efficient wearable devices. Wetour …
On July 24, a shooting in the occupied West Bank resulted in five deaths - four Palestinians and one Israeli - after an incident near the Palestinian city of Nablus. Israeli forces were sent to the area after reports that Israeli civilians hiking nearby had come under attack and that a weapon was taken from local security personnel. Palestinian off…
Oracle is down more than half from its highs as investors punish aggressive AI data center buildouts and ballooning capex. The sell-off is overdone relative to demand indicators: cloud growth is strong, remaining performance obligations are huge, margins remain healthy, and technicals show oversold conditions. This trade idea outlines an actionable…
A European Central Bank quarterly exchange with 76 large non-financial companies operating in the euro area found that many firms are unable to transfer recent fuel-cost increases to end consumers. While input prices and transport costs have risen - notably petrochemicals by 20-30% - consumer-facing businesses report little adjustment to retail pri…
A European Central Bank survey found that euro area inflation expectations have been largely stable over the past three months, with price growth expected to fall sharply next year and to reach the ECB's 2% target in 2028. The survey kept this year's inflation projection at 2.7%, raised the 2027 forecast to 2.2% and trimmed economic growth estimate…
Renewed Gulf hostilities have driven Brent crude back to $100 a barrel, pushed European gas and government bond yields higher, and reignited concerns about stagflation - the coexistence of elevated inflation and sluggish growth. Trade frictions, including fresh U.S. tariffs on goods from 60 trading partners, add to the uncertainty facing households…
U.S. equity futures rose early Friday as investors weighed a widening confrontation between the U.S. and Iran, the risk of further disruptions to critical shipping lanes and a slate of tech earnings led by an upbeat report from Intel. New double-digit tariffs from the White House and upcoming PMI readings add to a complex macroeconomic backdrop in …
