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Two Democratic senators have asked the Commerce Department to explain why senior staff were removed from an office that had played a central role in blocking most Chinese passenger vehicles from the U.S. market on national security grounds. The move follows the resignation of the office's executive director and reports that the department shelved p…
McDonald’s reported fourth-quarter comparable sales and adjusted earnings that beat Wall Street projections, with global same-store sales rising 5.7% and U.S. comps up 6.8%. The gains were driven by value-focused promotions, a revived Monopoly campaign and early tests of an expanded beverage lineup, while company revenue and net income also grew ye…
GXO Logistics closed 2025 with record revenue and adjusted EBITDA and secured more than $1 billion in new business for the third consecutive year. CEO Patrick Kelleher told Investing.com the company will target 4-5% organic growth in 2026 as a stepping stone toward returning to mid-teens growth, driven by operational improvements, synergies from pr…
S&P Global Ratings has cut Empresas CMPC S.A.'s credit rating one notch to 'BBB-' from 'BBB', assigning a stable outlook. The decision reflects a decline in S&P-adjusted EBITDA to just under $1.1 billion in 2025 from nearly $1.5 billion in 2024, a leverage peak of 4.5x at year-end 2025, and pressures from softer pulp prices and intensified competit…
Fitch Ratings has revised Gen Digital Inc.'s outlook to stable from negative while maintaining the company's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at BB+. The agency cited lower projected leverage, sustained profitability and recurring subscription revenue, and noted the business impact of the recently closed MoneyLion acquisition.
Shares of Cushman & Wakefield fell 14% Wednesday, while Jones Lang LaSalle and CBRE Group dropped 12% and 13% respectively, as investors pushed out of real estate services firms amid anxiety that artificial intelligence could disrupt high-fee, labor-intensive work. Analysts describe the move as part of an 'AI scare trade' that has spread across mul…
WarrenAI’s Investing Pro-based rankings single out four energy drink companies that exemplify the range of investment profiles within the sector: established market leader Monster Beverage, rapid-growth challenger Celsius Holdings, defensive value play Suntory Beverage & Food, and speculative small-cap GURU Organic Energy. Each name shows distinct …
Brazilian equities closed higher on Wednesday, with the Bovespa rising 1.99% to a fresh all-time high. Strength in Basic Materials, Industrials and Electric Power names supported the advance. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, while volatility gauges and key commodity and currency prices moved unevenly.
Pershing Square disclosed a large new holding in Meta Platforms that accounted for roughly 10% of the fund's capital at the end of 2025, backing the company’s AI-focused strategy and arguing its core advertising business is materially undervalued. The presentation also described new, opportunistic stakes in Amazon and Hertz and the exits of long-he…
Elon Musk confirmed that xAI underwent a recent reorganization that resulted in some employees being let go. The personnel changes follow an announcement that SpaceX will acquire xAI as part of a plan to form a $1.25 trillion company and take it public later this year to help finance ambitions to place data centers in space. Two xAI co-founders hav…
Pershing Square Capital Management disclosed a late-year purchase of Meta Platforms shares, allocating roughly 10% of the fund's capital - about $2 billion - on the AI-driven thesis. The firm also sold its entire holding in Hilton Worldwide Holdings after reporting a 21% return for the prior year. Pershing Square highlighted AI as a driver of long-…
Northrop Grumman and Polish arms maker Niewiadow-PGM have agreed to jointly produce 155-mm artillery shells in Poland with a targeted output above 180,000 rounds per year. Production is slated to begin inside this year and will serve U.S., Polish and broader European demand, with potential sales to Ukraine not ruled out. The collaboration is intend…
Apple's stock pared earlier gains after reports that development problems with a major Siri upgrade could delay some features originally planned for iOS 26.4. The company is reportedly reallocating capabilities to subsequent updates, which may move certain items to iOS 26.5 or iOS 27. Investor reaction remained muted, with shares still showing a mo…
Brazil's federal audit court, TCU, has finished a technical examination of the central bank's role in the liquidation of Banco Master and identified no reservations or recommendations about the regulator's conduct, according to a source familiar with the matter. The findings were shared in restricted form with some central bank staff but the underl…
Markets moved unevenly on Wednesday, with semiconductor names such as Micron Technology posting strong gains while several financial and technology firms slid. Individual corporate developments - from contract renewals to earnings beats and board appointments - helped drive outsized moves across mega-, large-, mid- and small-cap lists. The session …
Thursday, February 12, 2026, brings a focused slate of releases that market participants will parse for signs of labor-market resilience and housing activity. Initial jobless claims and existing home sales headline the schedule, with several additional reports on energy markets, unemployment continuations, and Treasury auctions providing context fo…
Ro Khanna, the ranking Democrat on the House Select Committee on the strategic competition with China, said he is open to permitting sales of older Nvidia 'Hopper' chips such as the H200 to China after a multi-year lead in capability, while opposing exports of Nvidia's most current and upcoming architectures. Khanna also criticized inconsistencies …
Bank of America’s latest coverage of office real estate investment trusts ranks Cousins Properties highest, citing robust leasing and Sunbelt demand. Kilroy Realty, Vornado Realty Trust and SL Green Realty showed mixed operational results in fourth-quarter reports and provided 2026 guidance that left analysts weighing occupancy, leasing momentum an…
SOLV Energy's stock climbed 20% on its first day of trading in New York, producing a valuation of $5.98 billion after the company sold 20.5 million shares at $25 each in its IPO. The offering raised $512.5 million as markets warmed following Federal Reserve rate cuts and a pause in listings last year tied to policy uncertainty and a government shut…
Hilton Worldwide reported stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings driven by luxury and international demand, but cautioned that room revenue growth for 2026 will trail Wall Street forecasts as cost-conscious travelers pare back bookings at budget and mid-scale hotels. Management said systemwide RevPAR rose modestly year-over-year and noted t…
BlockFills, a Chicago crypto liquidity provider and lender, has suspended client deposits and halted withdrawals amid a recent decline in bitcoin prices. The company says the pause is temporary and that clients can still open and close spot and derivatives positions as it seeks to restore liquidity. BlockFills has been in active talks with institut…
Agibank's Class A common shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange at $11, under the IPO price of $12. The offering comprised 20 million Class A shares priced at $12 each, placing the company at a $1.76 billion market value per regulatory filings. Underwriters retain a 30-day option to purchase up to 3 million additional Class A shares at…
The Trump administration plans to rescind a 2009 scientific finding that linked carbon dioxide to health harms and that has underpinned U.S. greenhouse gas regulation for more than 15 years. Asset managers, shareholder advocates and portfolio managers warn the move will introduce uncertainty for companies and their investors, could shift risk acros…
Moody's Ratings has upheld Meituan's Baa1 issuer and senior unsecured ratings but moved the outlook from stable to negative, pointing to uncertainty about the recovery of the company's food delivery operations amid tougher competition. The agency acknowledged Meituan's strong liquidity and disciplined capital management, while warning that continue…
Moody's has sustained its Caa2 corporate family rating for Intrum AB while upgrading the outlook to positive from stable, citing leverage reduction tied to partial repurchases of 2.0 lien notes and steady Cash EBITDA and cash flow in Intrum's full-year 2025 results. Moody's left related secured ratings unchanged and said further deleveraging in ear…
