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General Dynamics Land Systems received a $44.4 million modification from the U.S. Department of War to supply technology and diagnostics upgrades for Stryker Double V-Hull A1 vehicles under contract W912CH-25-D-0025, bringing that contract's total to $63.96 million. Separately, General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. was awarded a $37.6 million cost-p…
Raytheon Co. of Tucson, Arizona, received an award worth up to $234.7 million from the U.S. Department of War to support the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile Extended Range (AMRAAM ER) Transition to Production program. The cost-plus, fixed-fee undefinitized contract covers the activities needed to move the AMRAAM ER into full-rate productio…
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) was awarded two U.S. Department of War contract modifications totalling about $868 million. The larger modification - roughly $850.4 million - supports advanced design and development work on the TRIDENT II (D5) Life Extension 2 program, while a $17.5 million modification will procure material modification kits and …
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC ended Wednesday up 1.01%, led by strength in the Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples sectors. Televisa units, Megacable and Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico were among the top advancers, while Becle, Regional and Chedraui paced declines. Commodity and currency markets showed modest intraday mov…
Colombian shares ended Wednesday's session lower, weighed down by losses in Financials, Investment and Public Services. The benchmark COLCAP index closed down 1.48%. Among individual movers, Ecopetrol recorded the steepest decline while several financial and industrial names advanced.Commodities and currency markets showed mixed moves, with coffee …
Russian equities finished higher on Wednesday, with the MOEX Russia Index rising 0.66% as gains in Power, Mining and Manufacturing sectors drove the market. OZON, Severstal and Aeroflot were the session's strongest performers, while Moskovskiy Kreditnyi Bank PAO, TATNEFT and Rosneft sat among the laggards. Market breadth was positive and volatility…
Madison Air Solutions raised $2.23 billion in its initial public offering by selling 82.7 million shares at $27 each, giving the company a $13.2 billion valuation. The firm, which serves commercial and residential markets including data centers, estimates an addressable North American market of about $40 billion and reported a $2.02 billion backlog…
Madison Air Solutions Corporation has priced an initial public offering of 82.7 million Class A shares at $27.00 each, with an underwriter option for 12.4 million additional shares. The offering, which the company says will raise approximately $2.2 billion, is slated to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MAIR on April 16,…
The Nasdaq Composite reached a new intraday and closing record as investors returned to technology names, with chipmakers and major AI-linked stocks leading gains. The rebound follows a correction tied to geopolitical tensions and renewed concerns over AI-driven disruption earlier in the year. S&P 500 information technology earnings expectations re…
The administration issued a set of presidential permits permitting construction and the continued operation of pipeline infrastructure at several border locations. The package includes a construction authorization for the Bakken Pipeline Company in Burke County, North Dakota, and operation and maintenance permits for existing facilities in North Da…
QuidelOrtho Corporation's stock tumbled sharply in after-hours trading after the diagnostics firm issued preliminary revenue guidance for the first quarter of 2026 well below analyst expectations. Management cited a notably weaker respiratory season in the U.S., slower distributor activity in China tied to proposed reimbursement changes, and delaye…
Myseum, Inc. said it will change its corporate name to Myseum.AI, Inc., effective April 15, 2026, and described plans to integrate proprietary, privacy-focused artificial intelligence into its messaging and social media products. The announcement triggered a 100% jump in the company’s shares during after-hours trading. The stock will continue to tr…
U.S. equities closed mixed Wednesday as gains in Technology, Consumer Goods and Financials contrasted with losses in Basic Materials, Industrials and Utilities. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite finished higher while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged lower. Several individual stocks posted outsized moves, and volatility gauges and commodity pri…
Canada's S&P/TSX Composite closed higher Wednesday, rising 0.16% to reach a one-month peak. Strength in the information technology, healthcare and financials sectors supported the advance, though individual stock moves were mixed with several large percentage swings. Market volatility eased, while commodities and currency moves were modest and mixe…
Sao Paulo's main index closed lower after losses concentrated in Industrials, Consumption and Basic Materials sectors. The Bovespa fell 0.46% at the close, with leaders and laggards split across retail, energy and commodity-related names. Volatility eased and several macro market indicators moved modestly.
X-Energy Inc. has initiated its initial public offering roadshow for a sale of 42,857,143 Class A shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker XE. The company set a price range of $16.00 to $19.00 per share, with estimated proceeds of about $729 million at the midpoint and potential total proceeds of roughly $814 million if underwrite…
U.S. stock benchmarks moved back into record territory on April 15, driven by renewed risk-taking that pared earlier war-related anxieties. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at new highs as investors reacted to a combination of improving sentiment on the Iran conflict and generally positive first-quarter earnings reports. Market commenta…
Voyager Technologies said NASA chose the company to conduct the seventh Private Astronaut Mission to the International Space Station, prompting a 6% after-hours uptick in its NYSE-listed shares. The assignment, labeled VOYG-1, is planned to launch no earlier than 2028 and will be used to validate life-support systems, crew procedures and integrated…
Doug Field, Ford’s chief EV, digital, and design officer, will leave the automaker next month after nearly five years leading its advanced electric-vehicle and technology efforts. His departure comes amid program cancellations, a substantial EV-related writedown and a reorganization that merges advanced technology with global industrialization unde…
A New York jury concluded that Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation illegally monopolized parts of the live-events industry, a ruling the state attorney general characterized as a landmark victory. Shares of Live Nation fell in afternoon trading while smaller ticketing platforms rose. The company may face additional court proceedings to dete…
Recursion Pharmaceuticals executives outlined how the company's machine learning-driven platform is applied across target identification, molecule design and clinical development. Management described large-scale experimental datasets, partnership-supplemented data capacity, concrete examples of compressed timelines and early-stage cost reduction e…
EagleRock, a Houston company that collects royalties and fees from oil and gas production on land it controls in the Permian Basin, is evaluating a U.S. initial public offering that could value the firm between $1 billion and $2 billion. The company has engaged Goldman Sachs and may pursue a listing as soon as the second quarter, sources said. The …
Google has released a native Gemini application for macOS, its first standalone desktop version of the assistant. The app can be invoked anywhere with an Option + Space shortcut and can share the active window with Gemini to provide contextual guidance. The macOS release also bundles creative tools, including Nano Banana for image creation and Veo …
Senator Richard Blumenthal publicly advised United Airlines against attempting to acquire American Airlines, arguing that such a move could harm travelers already frustrated by rising fares and growing ancillary fees. The warning follows broader scrutiny of airline pricing and service standards and references earlier reports that United CEO Scott K…
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating a sequence of oil futures transactions executed just before major policy actions by President Donald Trump related to the war in Iran. The probe centers on trades on CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange platforms, with requests for Tag 50 identification data and scrutiny of at least …
