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A Republican chair of a U.S. House committee has asked Ford to clarify its agreement with China’s CATL after the automaker announced plans to repurpose U.S. battery manufacturing facilities to produce lithium iron phosphate cells and grid-scale energy storage systems using CATL-licensed technology. The lawmaker requested detailed answers from CEO J…
Solid Power Inc. said it has entered a securities purchase agreement with a single sector-focused institutional investor to sell shares and warrants in a registered direct offering expected to raise about $130 million in gross proceeds. The announcement was followed by a 6.6% decline in the company's stock on Wednesday.
AlphaTON Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: ATON) saw its stock climb 19.6% after company executives presented to an invitation-only investor audience at Mar-a-Lago Club on January 27, 2026. The presentation detailed the firm’s plans to expand TON blockchain infrastructure, strategic acquisitions, and an investment program in AI compute capacity, while the com…
The United States told the U.N. Security Council that Gaza’s demilitarization will involve an agreed process to place weapons permanently beyond use, supported by an internationally funded buyback and reintegration program. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said the plan includes independent monitoring and destruction of military inf…
Shares of OKYO Pharma (NASDAQ:OKYO) rose 4.7% after the company said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed that the proposed primary endpoint for its Phase 2b/3 trial of urcosimod - Visual Analogue Scale pain reduction at Week 12 - is clinically meaningful. The agency also accepted the company’s study design, sample size and powering assumpt…
Diginex Limited appointed Lubomila Jordanova, founder and former CEO of Plan A.earth GmbH, as its new chief executive effective immediately. The announcement triggered a 15.1% drop in the company’s shares as investors reacted to the unexpected leadership change. Outgoing CEO Mark Blick will move into a Strategic Advisor role while Diginex pursues E…
PJM Interconnection is forecasting an all-time winter peak in electricity demand as hundreds of high-voltage transmission lines face restrictions, driving spot power prices sharply higher and increasing the risk of controlled or rolling blackouts. Constrained natural gas supplies that have reduced output in key producing states are compounding gene…
Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:LHSW) saw its stock fall after the company disclosed it received a Nasdaq notice for failing to maintain the exchange's $1 minimum bid-price requirement. Nasdaq granted a 180-day cure period through July 21, 2026, during which the company must achieve a closing bid of at least $1 for ten consecutive bu…
Youlife Group announced a non-binding letter of intent with VCI Global to jointly develop a robotics-enabled workforce-as-a-service platform, sending Youlife shares higher while VCI Global stock declined. The collaboration would combine VCI Global's robotics architecture, AI software and financing with Youlife's workforce deployment and on-site ope…
Valens Semiconductor's shares fell 3.9% on Wednesday after the company unveiled a plan to reduce its workforce by roughly 10% as part of an operational efficiency initiative. Management expects approximately $5 million in annual operating expense savings, with the cuts to be completed in the second quarter of 2026. The move comes ahead of the firm'…
A powerful winter storm that moved through the United States last weekend triggered the largest weather-related disruption in American Airlines' history, producing more than 9,000 cancellations and straining its ability to reassign crews, secure lodging and restore scheduled flying. The carrier estimates a first-quarter revenue shortfall of $150 mi…
FedEx said it expects its MD-11 cargo jets, which were taken out of service after last year’s fatal crash in Kentucky, to be back in operation by May 31. The company is working with Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration to complete any required inspections and maintenance needed to return the aircraft to safe service.
Glaukos Corporation shares rose after the FDA approved a labeling supplement permitting repeat administration of iDose TR for patients who meet defined corneal endothelial cell density criteria. The change reverses the prior one-per-eye lifetime limitation for eligible patients, expanding long-term treatment options for glaucoma and prompting an an…
Oracle shares briefly rallied before trimming gains after reports that Blackstone is considering adding debt to its previously discussed equity commitment for Oracle’s Michigan data-center project. Bank of America is leading efforts to secure debt financing with an initial target of $14 billion. The project has attracted scrutiny after Oracle confi…
A federal judge in Minnesota has summoned Todd Lyons, the acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to appear in court on Friday to explain why the agency has not complied with court orders. The appearance comes amid heightened scrutiny of ICE's role in a presidential immigration crackdown that the article links to two fata…
Swedish equities closed lower on Wednesday with the OMX Stockholm 30 retreating 0.54% as Telecoms, Healthcare and Industrials dragged the market down. While heavyweight laggards such as Tele2, Atlas Copco and AstraZeneca posted notable declines, several industrial and mining names including Volvo, SKF and Boliden finished higher, with Boliden tradi…
Swedish equities closed modestly lower after the market session on Wednesday, with losses concentrated in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Industrials sectors. The OMX Stockholm 30 fell 0.54% at the close in Stockholm. Several large-cap names moved materially: Volvo and SKF were among the session's gainers while Tele2, Atlas Copco Class A and AstraZene…
Spain's equity benchmark declined at the close on Wednesday, with the IBEX 35 dropping 1.10% as losses in Financial Services & Real Estate, Building & Construction and Consumer Services pushed more stocks lower than higher. Select large-cap names bucked the trend with modest gains while commodities and currency moves registered mixed activity.
Portugal's PSI index closed modestly higher on Wednesday, advancing 0.11% to reach a new five-year high. Strength in the Telecoms, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors helped push the market up. Energy and industrial names featured among the session's top performers, while a handful of construction and renewable-energy stocks lagged. Commodit…
Netherlands equities closed lower on Wednesday, with the AEX falling 0.45% as declines in Technology, Industrials and Telecoms weighed on the market. A narrow margin of advancing versus declining issues left the session finely balanced even as commodities and currency benchmarks moved unevenly across markets.
Italy's primary blue-chip index closed lower, weighed by losses in the Chemicals, Financials and Healthcare sectors. The Italy 40 fell 0.71% at the Milan close, with Interpump Group among the session winners and Moncler, Brunello Cucinelli and UniCredit among the laggards. Market breadth was mixed and commodity and FX markets showed modest directio…
Germany's equity market finished mixed on Wednesday, with strength in Technology, Food & Beverages and Financial Services offset by declines in Construction, Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare and Transportation & Logistics. The DAX closed down 0.20%, the MDAX fell 0.22% and the TecDAX rose 0.43%. Market breadth was negative, and moves in commodi…
French equities ended the session lower, driven by losses in consumer goods, healthcare and industrials. The CAC 40 closed down 1.06% and the SBF 120 fell 0.96%, with heavyweight luxury stocks among the weakest performers while select technology and industrial names posted gains. Volatility measures and moves in commodities and currencies accompani…
Finland's benchmark OMX Helsinki 25 closed down 1.17% on Wednesday, dragged lower by losses in the Telecoms, Technology and Healthcare sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, while selected commodities and currency pairs showed mixed moves in global trading sessions tied to the close in Helsinki.
Texas Capital initiated coverage of NuScale Power with a Buy rating and a $23 price target, emphasizing the company's regulatory lead as the designer of the only small modular reactor approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The bank said NuScale's 77 MWe integral pressurized water reactor leverages established light water reactor techno…
