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Brown-Forman said long-time Whirlpool executive Jim Peters will become its new chief financial officer on March 31, succeeding Leanne Cunningham who will retire May 1. The shift comes as the company has seen a steep share decline during Cunningham's tenure and warns of a challenging operating environment for fiscal 2026.
Strategy Inc. purchased about $1.6 billion of Bitcoin from March 9 through last Sunday, acquiring 22,337 BTC. Roughly $400 million was financed through sales of common stock while $1.2 billion was raised via at-the-market sales of its Stretch perpetual preferred shares, which carry an 11.5% annual payout and are backed by the company's Bitcoin hold…
Teenagers at a south London school describe social media as central to their social lives and identity even as they recognise harms including bullying, exhausting content and addictive design. Britain is considering measures that could include an Australian-style ban for under-16s, and a government consultation on the topic is open until May. Exper…
Rising jet fuel prompted UBS to lower price targets and earnings forecasts for several U.S. airlines, though analysts say recent stock declines may suggest the sector is nearing a bottom. Fuel cost spikes in early March are expected to only partially hit first-quarter results because carriers typically carry about two weeks of fuel on hand. Demand …
UBS reduced earnings estimates and cut price targets across its U.S. airline coverage, citing significant uncertainty around jet fuel prices and the sector's full-year 2026 outlook. Analyst Atul Maheswari said several carriers are expected to preannounce results this week that generally point to first-quarter results around the midpoint of guidance…
U.S. equity benchmarks fell on Friday as rising oil prices and renewed concerns about the Iran conflict unsettled investors ahead of a Federal Reserve policy meeting. The S&P 500 posted a fresh 2026 low and capped its first three-week losing streak in roughly a year, while the Nasdaq and Dow also declined. Market participants will watch Fed project…
Morgan Stanley says rising feed costs linked to the Iran conflict have reduced its short-term per-head profit estimates for hog producers in 2026, even as the futures curve continues to imply modestly higher year-over-year profitability. Packer margins, pork cutout movements and input-cost shifts in corn and soybean meal round out the market pictur…
Goldman Sachs said in a client note that global hedge funds increased short selling of financial stocks in the week to March 13, making financials the most sold sector so far this year. The S&P financials index is down more than 11% year-to-date and a European banks index has fallen around 8%. The note highlights selling across bank, insurance, fin…
The U.S. Postal Service will tell lawmakers that it faces a severe financial shortfall and requires prompt legislative changes to avoid exhausting its cash reserves in under a year. Postmaster General David Steiner will present options including higher stamp prices, increased borrowing capacity and operational cuts such as ending six-day deliveries…
When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses attendees at the company’s developers conference on Monday, markets expect discussion of the company’s graphics processing units, as usual. But this year attention is likely to shift to inference - the phase of AI where models perform tasks for users - and how Nvidia intends to compete as customers and rivals …
Apple on Monday introduced the second-generation AirPods Max over-ear headphones, priced at $549 and arriving more than five years after the original model. The refresh, powered by Apple’s H2 chip, brings improved active noise cancellation, an enhanced microphone array and features such as Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation…
Apple introduced a new version of its premium over-ear headphones, the AirPods Max 2, priced at $549. The update, arriving more than five years after the original, adds the company’s H2 chip, improved active noise cancellation, an enhanced microphone system and features such as Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation. Orders ope…
Memory-related equities climbed after reports showed DRAM module prices far exceeded industry forecasts in the first quarter of 2026. Multiple DRAM categories posted triple-digit quarter-over-quarter gains following the Lunar New Year period in China, fueling gains for major manufacturers amid constrained near-term supply.
Morgan Stanley has identified Coca-Cola as its leading consumer staples recommendation, highlighting the companys ability to maintain pricing power in an environment where inflation may remain elevated due to the Iran conflict. The bank points to steady market share gains, the expansion of the Fairlife dairy business and longer-term mid-single-digi…
Raymond James characterizes recent declines in equities as an orderly pullback rather than a capitulation, arguing that credit markets - and ultimately oil - must show more meaningful stress before stocks follow. The firm highlights narrow credit spreads compared with past stress episodes and cautions that early bond moves in recent crises have oft…
Micron Technology plans to expand chip manufacturing in Taiwan with a new facility at the recently acquired Tongluo site to boost production of advanced DRAM products, including high-bandwidth memory (HBM), in response to growing artificial intelligence-driven demand. Construction is slated to begin by the close of fiscal 2026. The announcement coi…
OpenAI is negotiating a joint venture with several major private equity firms that would distribute its enterprise AI products across the firms' portfolio companies and beyond. Under the proposed structure, the venture would carry a pre-money valuation of about $10 billion, with private equity partners committing roughly $4 billion for equity stake…
Citi strategists say the AI investment cycle is evolving from a broad market narrative to a more discriminating trade that favors firms able to generate tangible operational benefits. Europe, while previously underrepresented in AI discussions, could see disproportionate gains as companies across industries move from infrastructure spending toward …
MDA Space Ltd. completed a U.S. initial public offering, selling 9,836,065 common shares at $30.50 apiece for gross proceeds of about $300 million. The offering marks the company's debut on the New York Stock Exchange while it continues to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Proceeds are earmarked to fund growth initiatives, support current custom…
Salesforce announced the commencement of a $25 billion accelerated share repurchase, delivering about 103 million shares to satisfy an upfront portion of a previously authorized $50 billion buyback program. Shares traded higher in pre-market activity following the disclosure as management cited confidence in the company’s growth and cash flow profi…
SailPoint Technologies saw its shares rise after the company and Amazon Web Services agreed to deepen their partnership around identity governance for agentic AI. The multi-year collaboration designates SailPoint as a preferred solution for governing human and non-human identities that interact with AWS services, includes integration with AWS Agent…
BYD shares climbed 7.4% on Monday after Morgan Stanley highlighted a mix of factors behind the move, including signs of a China-wide auto sales rebound, stronger flows into equities, Hong Kong technology leadership following the National People’s Congress, and a sizeable order tally for BYD’s Brazil plant covering Mexico and Argentina. The bank als…
Seaport Chief Equity Strategist Jonathan Golub says software equities look poised for a bounce after significant multiple compression, while he highlights potential upside in Nvidia, Broadcom and AMD despite apparent valuation misalignment with projected growth.Since July, price-to-earnings ratios for both software and semiconductor groups have fal…
A series of Form 4 filings disclosed Friday detail substantial insider purchases at several smaller-cap companies and significant disposals by executives and major holders at larger, publicly traded firms. Notable acquisitions include large share purchases at Portillo's, Coupang, Loar Holdings, Alpha Metallurgical Resources and Rare Element Resourc…
European elevator and building-supply names have drawn renewed investor attention even though several leading groups issued modest guidance for 2026. J.P. Morgan points to the sector's defensive growth profile and improving residential construction dynamics as reasons for conviction across select stocks despite management cautions.
