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PlusAI and Churchill Capital Corp IX have mutually terminated their business combination agreement. PlusAI said current investors will support a forthcoming capital raise as the company pivots away from a special purpose acquisition company route and continues commercial operations of its products, while forecasting robust revenue in 2026 and addit…
ASM International projected second-quarter revenue well above analyst expectations after reporting first-quarter sales that beat forecasts. The company said it will stop publishing new order figures, a move that drew little investor ire given the upbeat revenue outlook. Executives noted customers are investing both in current leading-edge capacity …
Tuesday's session produced sizable moves across the market-cap spectrum, with UnitedHealth Group surging nearly 9% among mega-caps and Northern Trust posting a notable gain in the large-cap cohort. Several established names, including General Electric and Tractor Supply Company, registered double-digit declines. The day featured both corporate-spec…
Amble Electronics reported a record first quarter driven by acute memory shortages and manufacturer price increases, with revenue rising five times from a year earlier and 20-30% sequential growth. Strong buying concentrated in January and February as customers pulled orders forward to avoid higher prices, while activity eased in late March and int…
A compact set of U.S. scheduled releases on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, centers on the Energy Information Administration's weekly crude oil inventory report and a 20-year Treasury bond auction. The EIA data, including crude, gasoline and distillate stock changes as well as refinery and import figures, arrives at 9:30 AM ET. The Treasury's 20-year of…
Investors in Peru's copper and gold industry are growing nervous as the presidential vote count remains incomplete amid allegations of irregularities. While political uncertainty is elevating market scrutiny, analysts and banks say the direct impact on mining projects is likely to be limited, with high copper prices still supporting interest in new…
The U.S. Navy has moved to equip its surface ships with Patriot PAC-3 interceptors, awarding Lockheed Martin a $200 million contract to integrate the missiles into a naval weapons system. The Navy is seeking $1.7 billion in its fiscal 2027 budget for PAC-3 MSE purchases, and the Pentagon has agreed to scale production from about 600 units per year …
The Department of Defense has contracted Lockheed Martin to integrate the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) interceptor into the Navy's Aegis combat system. The award marks the first plan to field the Army's Patriot interceptor on surface ships, a move driven by concerns about potential hypersonic threats in the …
Alaska Air Group has suspended its full-year guidance after volatile jet fuel prices and sharply higher refining margins squeezed the carrier's ability to plan for the remainder of the year. The airline is recouping roughly one-third of the recent fuel cost increase through fare hikes, but the remaining gap is expected to weigh on June-quarter resu…
Alaska Air Group said robust travel demand and higher fares are helping to blunt the impact of a sharp increase in jet fuel prices, but the carrier withdrew its full-year guidance and warned of a steep hit to second-quarter profits. The company said recent fare gains are covering roughly one-third of the rise in fuel costs, while volatile fuel pric…
Microsoft announced lower monthly prices for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass and said upcoming Call of Duty titles will no longer be available on day one through the subscription service. The move - the first significant strategic change under gaming chief Asha Sharma - rolls back an earlier decision made after Microsoft acquired Activisio…
Microsoft said it will lower monthly costs for its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions and will stop adding new Call of Duty releases to the service at launch. The move, announced Tuesday, is the first significant strategic change under Asha Sharma, who now heads the company's gaming division following recent executive departures.
A recent executive order from President Donald Trump directs health regulators to accelerate reviews of psychedelic treatments and expand federal funding for related research, prompted in part by advocates for ibogaine. Most psychedelics remain Schedule I substances in the United States, yet several compounds - including psilocybin, MDMA, ibogaine …
California recorded a 24% year-over-year decline in Tesla vehicle registrations for the first quarter, according to a report from the California New Car Dealers Association. The quarterly data indicate zero-emission vehicles comprised less than 14% of new registrations, while gas-electric hybrids grew to about 21%, with the Tesla Model Y remaining …
A London tribunal has allowed a mass claim alleging Microsoft charged higher wholesale prices for Windows Server when licensed to rival cloud providers, a case that could involve up to 2.1 billion pounds and represents almost 60,000 UK businesses running Windows Server on alternative clouds such as Amazon, Google and Alibaba.
Sullivan & Cromwell acknowledged that a recent court filing contained inaccurate citations and other errors produced by artificial intelligence, apologizing to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan. The firm said its AI use rules were not followed and that the mistakes - including so-called AI 'hallucinations' - were identified by opposing counsel…
SoundHound AI announced a definitive agreement to acquire LivePerson in a deal that values LivePerson’s equity at $43 million and implies an enterprise value of $250 million. Shares of SoundHound fell 4.3% on the announcement. The companies expect to combine voice AI and digital engagement capabilities to serve enterprise customers worldwide, with …
Brussels-based commodities data and analytics provider Kpler has launched a process to sell a sizeable minority stake that market participants say could place the company’s value at almost $5 billion. Current private equity backers Insight Partners and Five Arrows have engaged Evercore to run the transaction, with sale materials expected to be dist…
The New York Attorney General has brought civil actions against Coinbase Financial Markets and Gemini Titan, asserting their prediction market products operate as illegal gambling under state law. The complaints claim both platforms failed to secure appropriate licenses and allowed access to users under 21, and the AG is seeking disgorgement, trebl…
Merck & Co. stock declined after the company and Eisai reported that their Phase 3 LITESPARK-012 study in advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma did not reach its primary endpoints. The trial compared two experimental combination regimens to the established Keytruda plus Lenvima regimen and found no superior progression-free survival or overall s…
President Donald Trump told CNBC he will "remember" U.S. companies that have not pursued refunds after a court found last year’s global tariffs unlawful. His remarks came as U.S. Customs and Border Protection began accepting electronic refund applications through a new system and a federal judge ordered the agency to report on the portal's first ph…
U.K. equity markets closed lower on Tuesday, with the primary benchmark slipping 1.08% as losses in Aerospace & Defense, Mining and Healthcare Equipment & Services weighed on sentiment. Market breadth was slightly negative, and commodity moves included a drop in gold futures and gains in crude benchmarks. Major individual movers included Co…
U.K. equities closed lower on Tuesday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 slipping 1.08% as declines in Aerospace & Defense, Mining and Healthcare Equipment & Services weighed on the market. Market breadth was close to even, with 887 decliners, 877 advancers and 530 unchanged. A handful of large-cap stocks outperformed, while notable industr…
The IBEX 35 closed down 0.53% in Madrid as declines in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Services and Building & Construction pressured the market. Puig Brands SA led gains, reaching a 52-week high, while airline and banking names were among the heaviest decliners. Commodity and currency markets moved notably alongside equities.
Portugal's benchmark PSI finished Tuesday's session down 0.45%, led by losses in Consumer Services, Financials and Telecoms. Energy and industrial names posted the session's strongest gains, while several retailers and a domestic bank weighed on the index. Commodity markets saw crude benchmarks climb and gold futures retreat. Currency pairs and the…
