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USA Rare Earth's CEO says shareholders should not fear the Commerce Department's proposed $1.58 billion debt-and-equity investment, despite concerns raised by lawmakers over the deal's structure and links to Cantor Fitzgerald. The government stake, negotiation process and the economics of the company's Texas mine have become focal points for congre…
Nike announced that Tony Bignell is stepping down from his position as chief innovation officer after serving for under a year. Andy Caine, the company’s vice president and creative director for sportswear, will take over and report to Phil McCartney, who holds the combined role of chief innovation, design and product officer.
Friday trading produced pronounced single-day moves across market caps. Megacap names such as Avago Technologies and AMD rallied, while Costco and a set of cloud and tech firms posted declines. Movers spanned mega-cap, large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap groups, with several securities showing double-digit percentage changes in either direction.
A cluster of economic events on Monday, April 13, 2026, places the U.S. housing market report squarely in the spotlight. Market participants will focus on existing home sales data at 10:00 AM ET for signs of consumer confidence and housing momentum, while IMF meetings and two short-term Treasury bill auctions add layers of market sensitivity earlie…
U.S. stock indexes look set to finish the week higher after a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, but investors remain cautious given the tentative nature of the agreement. Market attention concentrated on companies tied to AI infrastructure, memory pricing, and cloud security, producing sharp moves in CoreWeave, Intel, Amazon, S…
Investor Michael Burry revealed purchases of JD.com and Alibaba shares, alongside additions to positions in GameStop and Fiserv. US-listed JD shares rose 2.0% on the disclosure. Burry also said he increased his Nvidia put exposure, specifying the January 27 Strike 115 puts bought at 3.30. The disclosures were made in a paid Substack post.
Airline equities often gain ground in the months after crude tops out, and the recent pullback in jet fuel following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire has been welcomed by the industry. Still, analysts caution that brighter margins from lower fuel costs may be offset by weaker travel demand, and some firms are already modeling slower passenger revenue growth…
Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang urged people not to leave California despite the state's high tax rates, saying the climate and other factors make it worthwhile. Speaking at an event at Stanford alongside Congressman Ro Khanna and former national security adviser H.R. McMaster, Huang reiterated his comfort with potential new taxes and contrasted his …
Canada’s principal equity benchmarks traded higher Friday, with the S&P/TSX Composite and S&P/TSX 60 each gaining 0.5% as a modest rise in crude prices and developments in the Middle East influenced investor sentiment. Markets digested a sharper-than-expected monthly jump in U.S. consumer prices, persistent interruptions to tanker traffic through t…
Federal regulators have approved NextDecade's request to raise the peak construction workforce at its Rio Grande LNG project in Texas and to permit continuous, 24/7 construction activity. The company sought the changes to hasten delivery of new liquefied natural gas supply amid heightened global demand tied to geopolitical tensions and disruptions …
Bank of America’s most recent investor survey indicates a material reduction in short positions on the U.S. dollar after the outbreak of war in Iran, yet respondents are not moving to long dollar exposures. Survey participants characterize the conflict’s effect on the dollar as a one-time level shift rather than a persistent trend for 2026. Dominan…
First-quarter corporate results begin in earnest next week, led by major U.S. banks, as investors look for confirmation that profit momentum remains intact despite the flare-up in the Middle East and a sharp rise in energy prices. Consensus estimates point to continued double-digit earnings growth for the S&P 500, but analysts warn that guidanc…
HawkEye 360 said its revenue rose 74% in 2025 to $117.7 million and the company swung to a net profit of $2.7 million, according to its U.S. initial public offering filing. The Herndon, Virginia firm, which operates a constellation of more than 30 satellites and sells signals intelligence primarily to the U.S. government and allied nations, did not…
A Jefferies analyst report released Friday finds that veterinary clinic foot traffic, which had been declining for 18 months, showed signs of stabilizing in March with flat traffic readings. The report cautions that in-person foot traffic data does not capture the full veterinary market because telehealth providers have been drawing customers with …
More than 8,000 people have been killed across the Middle East since the conflict began on February 28, when strikes by the U.S. and Israel on Iran prompted a wave of retaliatory attacks. Deaths have been recorded in Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq and several Gulf states, even as Tehran and Washington agreed a two-week ceasefire on Wednesday.
U.K. equities finished marginally lower on Friday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 slipping 0.06% at the close. Strength in ConvaTec, Antofagasta and Kingfisher contrasted with declines in B&M European Value Retail, BAE Systems and Sage Group. Commodity prices diverged: gold fell while crude oil rose, and major currency pairs were largely…
Spain's benchmark IBEX 35 finished the session higher, up 0.55% to reach a one-month peak. Strength in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors supported the advance. Materials and banking stocks led gains, while energy and selective industrials posted notable declines. Commodity and currency markets show…
The IBEX 35 closed higher on Friday, advancing 0.55% to reach a one-month high, led by strength in Financial Services & Real Estate, Consumer Goods and Building & Construction sectors. ArcelorMittal, BBVA and Naturgy were among the top performers, while Repsol, Indra A and Solaria fell. Commodity and FX markets showed mixed moves, with crude oil ri…
Portugal's PSI index closed lower on Friday, retreating 0.28% as losses in Financials, Industrials and Basic Materials outpaced gains. EDP Renovaveis, Sonae SGPS and Corticeira Amorim were among the session's top performers, while Galp Energia, Teixeira Duarte and Mota Engil led decliners. Commodity markets showed higher oil prices and a dip in gol…
Netherlands stocks closed higher on Friday, with the AEX index rising 0.51% as gains in the Consumer Goods, Basic Materials and Technology sectors supported the market. Universal Music Group, ASM International and ASML were among the top advancers, while Wolters Kluwer, Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize and Koninklijke KPN were the biggest decliners. Mark…
Italian equity markets closed higher on Friday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index rising 0.49% to a fresh all-time high. Strength in Technology, Financials and Healthcare underpinned the advance, while a handful of large-cap names in aerospace and energy lagged. Market breadth favored advancing issues and commodities showed mixed moves, with cr…
German equity benchmarks finished higher on Friday, led by gains in Media, Chemicals and Technology sectors. The DAX rose 0.20% at the close in Frankfurt, while the MDAX gained 1.13% and the TecDAX advanced 0.45%. Market breadth favored advancers by a wide margin and several mid- and small-cap names posted notable moves, including multiple 52-week …
French equities closed modestly higher on Friday, with the CAC 40 and SBF 120 each up 0.17%. Strength in Technology, Basic Materials and Consumer Services helped push the market higher while volatility measures and selected commodity prices moved unevenly through the session. A mix of large-cap winners and losers produced net breadth favouring adva…
Belgian equities ended the trading day higher, with the BEL 20 rising 0.71% to a one-month high. Gains were concentrated in Basic Materials, Technology and Healthcare. Market breadth favored advancing issues, while commodities and currency benchmarks posted mixed moves across the session's close across European and US contracts.
Whirlpool said it will invest over $60 million to open a new parts-manufacturing plant in Ohio to supply components for its washers and dryers. The facility will be the company's 11th U.S. production site and its sixth in Ohio, and is expected to create between 100 and 150 jobs. The announcement was made at an event in Clyde, Ohio, attended by U.S.…
