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Coterra Energy and Devon Energy are reportedly in advanced merger talks and could finalize an agreement as soon as next week, in what would be the largest oil and gas deal in the U.S. shale sector in almost two years. Market reaction has pushed both stocks higher amid a modest recovery in crude prices, while the potential tie-up arrives against a b…
Moody’s upgraded Hecla Mining Company’s corporate family rating to Ba3 from B1 and affirmed a stable outlook, citing meaningful debt reduction and resilient free cash flow. The credit boost follows the company’s decision to end a silver-linked dividend and the announced sale of Casa Berardi, which together strengthen liquidity but increase operatio…
General Motors will reduce operations at its Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant from three shifts to two, a move the company says will eliminate roughly 500 jobs. The rollback follows a temporary increase in production put in place after the pandemic to meet pickup-truck demand and rebuild inventories. The Unifor union warns that as many as 1,200 worke…
Google has executed a federal court order to remove dozens of domains tied to Ipidea, a Chinese company accused of running a vast residential proxy network by secretly installing software on millions of consumer devices. The company is also removing hundreds of Android apps connected to Ipidea, steps that are expected to sever links to over nine mi…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced plans to develop a new regulatory framework for prediction markets, aiming to clarify how event contracts are treated and to reaffirm support for lawful innovation in the sector. Chairman Michael Selig outlined steps including withdrawing prior guidance and working with the Securities and Ex…
The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) says the risk of power outages in the United States is increasing as winter electricity demand grows and the generation mix shifts toward resources that perform better in summer. NERC's long-term assessment flags the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast and Texas as regions that could face high…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has designated Michelle Branham as chair of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services and named ten additional public members. The panel, established under the 2011 National Alzheimer’s Project Act, meets quarterly to advise the government on strategies to reduce …
American Airlines said it intends to restart service between the United States and Venezuela for the first time since suspending operations in 2019. The announcement follows the recent U.S. capture of Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro. The carrier said it will work with federal authorities on required permissions and security assessments and will p…
Stocks across market-cap tiers experienced notable volatility on Thursday, with several large-cap tech names moving sharply in opposite directions. Facebook (META) posted double-digit gains while Microsoft (MSFT) dropped more than 12%. Headline-driven reactions also hit industrials, travel and smaller-cap names, reflecting earnings results, guidanc…
Earnings season continues into the final week of January with a heavy calendar on Friday. Major oil producers Exxon Mobil and Chevron, credit-card issuer American Express, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Colgate-Palmolive are among those scheduled to release quarterly results. The list spans multiple sectors and includes companies reporting either be…
Friday, January 30, 2026, brings a full docket of economic releases with the Producer Price Index (PPI) taking center stage. Traders will also parse Core PPI, Chicago PMI, Baker Hughes rig counts and a series of CFTC speculative position updates, while remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman bookend the afternoon. The combined flow of…
Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Nvidia Corp. and Uber Technologies Inc. revealed a joint effort to deploy robotaxi services using the refreshed Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Announced during a Mercedes showcase, the collaboration builds on coordination among the companies and other industry players, including Stellantis NV, that began last year. Nvidia CEO Jensen…
Coterra Energy and Devon Energy are reportedly engaged in advanced merger discussions that could produce an announcement in the coming days. Shares in both companies rose on the news as investors priced in the prospect of a large-scale consolidation between firms with overlapping positions in the Delaware Basin and complementary gas assets in the M…
Apple Inc. has acquired Israel-based Q.ai, a developer of technology that decodes facial muscle movements to interpret silent communication. The deal brings co-founder Aviad Maizels back into Apple’s orbit and was reportedly valued at nearly $2 billion, marking the company’s first sizable acquisition in years.
SpaceX and xAI are engaged in discussions about a potential merger ahead of a planned SpaceX initial public offering later this year. Recent Nevada corporate filings and a person briefed on the matter indicate that the transaction would swap xAI shares for SpaceX equity and create new Nevada entities to facilitate the deal. Key elements - including…
Rosenblatt Research upgraded Fortinet from Neutral to Buy and increased its price target to $100 from $85, pointing to reseller feedback that indicates strengthening demand tied to a hardware refresh cycle displacing older Cisco firewall systems. The firm sees additional upside from SASE adoption linked to firewall upgrades, aggressive Q4 sales exe…
Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Kaellenius said the detailed provisions of the European Commission’s December proposals to relax the transition to electric vehicles could negate intended emissions benefits. The plan would roll back an effective ban on new internal combustion engine cars from 2035, allow sales of plug-in hybrids and range extenders beyond an …
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans for 2026 fell by over one million, bringing total sign-ups to about 23 million. The decline accompanies a substantial rise in average premium costs for subsidized enrollees after temporary pandemic-era subsidies expired. Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and polling from KFF point to bo…
Ethos Technologies priced its initial public offering to reach a $1.2 billion valuation on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, tapping investor interest in life insurance businesses and a recovering U.S. IPO market. Backed by Accel and Sequoia, the firm emphasizes a streamlined online underwriting and policy activation process and plans to broa…
ArcelorMittal has lodged a 1.8 billion euro claim against the Italian government, responding to a separate demand by state-appointed administrators of Acciaierie d'Italia (ADI) for about 7 billion euros in damages. The dispute follows the government's takeover of ADI from ArcelorMittal in early 2024 amid production struggles at the plants, and cent…
Richtech Robotics (RR) stock fell sharply on Thursday following a critical short-seller report from Hunterbrook that challenged the company’s recent characterization of a Microsoft collaboration. The report contends Microsoft described the engagement as a routine customer interaction rather than a commercial partnership, and notes Richtech announce…
Jefferies identifies Casella Waste Systems (CWST) and Rollins (ROL) as leading opportunities within the business services sector, pointing to operational improvement programs, integration benefits and disciplined growth strategies as the primary drivers. Casella's planned fleet and automation upgrades, along with systems and pricing initiatives, ar…
Liftoff Mobile, a mobile app marketing platform majority-owned by Blackstone, has filed to raise up to $762 million in a U.S. initial public offering that would value the company as high as $5.17 billion. The company is proposing to sell 25.4 million shares priced between $26 and $30 each and will trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker LFTO. Blacksto…
Apple has purchased Q.ai, an Israeli company developing machine learning tools for audio, and will bring the startup's founding team into the company. CEO Aviad Maizels and co-founders Yonatan Wexler and Avi Barliya will join Apple. Financial terms and specific product plans were not disclosed. Apple noted Q.ai has explored applications such as whi…
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have unsealed an indictment charging First Brands Group founder Patrick James and his brother Edward with orchestrating multiple fraudulent schemes that allegedly extracted billions of dollars in financing from the company’s lenders and financing partners prior to the firm's bankruptcy.
