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Goldman Sachs has pitched a total return swap product to hedge funds that would give them the ability to take long or short positions on corporate loans. The derivative would let investors gain from shifts in loan market values, though no trades using this approach have been reported. The outreach comes as software-linked debt markets face pressure…
EQT AB is exploring a potential sale of enterprise Linux software vendor SUSE, having retained Arma Partners to approach private equity buyers. The contemplated transaction could be valued at as much as $6 billion, roughly double the price EQT paid to take SUSE private in 2023, though discussions remain preliminary and there is no certainty the sal…
AAR Manufacturing LLC has been awarded a $159.78 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery requirements contract by the U.S. Department of War to provide repair services for 463L Legacy Cargo Pallets. Work will be performed at the company’s Cadillac, Michigan plant, with an expected completion date of March 5, 2031. The contract was issued as a…
Lockheed Martin has received two contracts from U.S. defense procurement agencies totaling about $761 million. The largest award - $700.4 million - modifies an existing contract to supply long-lead materials and components for Lots 20 and 21 of F-35 production aircraft, including airframes for Denmark and contributions for cooperative partners and …
Beta Technologies said it has moved up development of its Alia MV250 military cargo drone by six months, with the first flight now expected this year. The Vermont-based electric aircraft maker cited increased spending on military programs and policy tailwinds as reasons for the acceleration. The company also won multiple FAA grant program selection…
Joby Aviation's stock rose in after-hours trading after the company was named a partner in several winning applications under the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) Integration Pilot Program, a White House-backed initiative. The selection permits Joby to begin early air taxi operations this year in multiple states before completing FAA t…
Mexican stocks closed lower on Monday, with the S&P/BMV IPC dropping 0.63% to a one-month low. Losses were concentrated in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors. While several large-cap names fell, a handful of companies including Grupo Televisa, Qualitas and Grupo Mexico registered gains. Commodity and currency ma…
Colombian equities finished higher on Monday, with the COLCAP index rising 2.31% as Industrials, Services and Agriculture sectors supported the advance. Energy heavyweight Ecopetrol led gains and reached a 52-week high, while select banking stocks registered the session's largest falls. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, and the US Dollar Ind…
Russia's benchmark MOEX Russia Index closed higher on Monday, rising 1.17% to a new three-month high as the Oil & Gas, Telecoms and Manufacturing sectors provided upward momentum. Market breadth was mixed, with slightly more decliners than advancers, while commodity prices and currency pairs showed divergent moves during the session.
About 3,800 workers at JBS' beef plant in Greeley, Colorado, intend to begin a strike on March 16, the union representing them said, a move that threatens to severely curtail production at one of the country's largest beef-processing facilities. The labor action comes as beef prices hit record highs and follows disputes over wages, workplace charge…
MiniMed Group Inc. completed an initial public offering of 28 million shares priced at $20 each, generating roughly $538 million in net proceeds after underwriting fees and expenses. Shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 6 under the symbol MMED. A portion of the proceeds will support general corporate purposes, with the r…
A handful of companies saw notable after-hours trading moves following earnings reports, clinical trial news, and a federal program selection. Hewlett Packard Enterprise climbed on revenue growth and guidance, Vertex Pharma jumped after positive phase 3 interim results, Joby Aviation gained after being named a partner in multiple White House-backed…
Jay Graber, who has led Bluesky since 2021, will step down as CEO and assume the position of chief innovation officer. Advisor Toni Schneider will serve as interim CEO while the company’s board conducts a search for a permanent successor. Bluesky, which grew its user base during a November 2024 migration away from X, now counts more than 40 million…
U.S. stock indexes finished higher on Monday, led by advances in Technology, Healthcare and Industrials. The Dow rose 0.50%, the S&P 500 gained 0.83% and the NASDAQ Composite climbed 1.38%. Market breadth was mixed across exchanges, with notable single-day percentage moves among small-cap and specialty listings. Key commodity and currency benchmark…
Canadian equities closed modestly higher on Monday, with the S&P/TSX Composite finishing up 0.32% as IT, materials and industrials stocks outpaced losses elsewhere. Volume breadth favored decliners, while volatility measures eased slightly and commodity prices, notably crude oil, moved lower on the session.
The Bovespa finished higher on Monday, supported by advances in the Public Utilities, Electric Power and Industrials sectors. The benchmark rose 0.86% in Sao Paulo, with a handful of stocks posting double-digit relative gains while others lagged, leaving decliners to outnumber advancers on the day.
Anthropic has filed suit against the U.S. government, saying the administration retaliated after the company refused a Defense Department demand to remove safety restrictions on its Claude model. The company says it modified Claude for classified use, declined to permit deployment for lethal autonomous weapons or mass domestic surveillance, and was…
Hewlett Packard Enterprise has projected second-quarter revenue between $9.6 billion and $10.0 billion, a range that sits above the Wall Street consensus. The company attributes its outlook to growing demand for AI-optimized servers fitted with Nvidia chips, while reporting an 18% year-over-year rise in first-quarter revenue to $9.30 billion.
On March 10, Air New Zealand halted its fiscal 2026 earnings guidance, pointing to the escalation of conflict in the Middle East and sharp, unprecedented volatility in global jet fuel markets. The airline had already signaled potential weaker second-half results in interim results released last month, when it reported a NZ$59 million loss before ta…
Walter 'Ted' Carter Jr. resigned as president of Ohio State University after informing the board of trustees that he had allowed an inappropriate relationship with someone who sought public resources to support her personal business. Carter had led the university for two years. The university provided no further details about the resources or the b…
U.S. equity benchmarks climbed Monday afternoon after President Trump suggested the U.S.-Iran conflict could be winding down. The remarks, shared in excerpts posted by CBS from an interview on X, included assertions about Iran's diminished military capabilities and a comment that U.S. progress has outpaced his initial 4-5 week estimate. Oil prices …
On March 9, Anthropic sued the U.S. government, President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials seeking to prevent the Department of Defense from blacklisting the company. The complaint advances claims under the First and Fifth Amendments, argues the presidential directive exceeded legal authority, and contends the DOD’s …
Novo Nordisk and U.S. telehealth provider Hims & Hers Health reached an agreement for Hims to sell branded Wegovy and Ozempic on its platform, resolving a recent legal dispute. The pact requires Hims to stop advertising compounded GLP-1 drugs, to offer approved injectables and the Wegovy pill at Novo’s self-pay prices, and leads Novo to withdraw it…
Airlines in the Middle East and Asia have placed negotiations for new aircraft and leasing agreements on hold amid a 10-day war in Iran that has dented travel demand and driven jet-fuel prices higher. The pause affects carriers in the Gulf and several Asian airlines, prompting concerns among aircraft manufacturers and leasing firms about delayed or…
Apple has delayed the launch of its smart home display, internally designated J490, until about September after repeated setbacks in completing an upgraded version of its Siri voice assistant. The hardware has reportedly been finished for months, but the company is holding the product until the software - a central element of the device's interface…
