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The S&P/TSX Composite closed higher on Monday, rising 0.59% to reach a new all-time high. Strength in the Energy, Industrials and Telecoms sectors drove the gain, while market breadth was negative with more decliners than advancers. Key miners and energy names posted some of the strongest percentage gains, even as a handful of airlines and miners f…
The COLCAP index closed down 3.37%, marking a one-month low as losses in the Financials, Investment and Public Services sectors weighed on the market. While the broad index fell, select companies including Bolsa De Valores De Colombia and Mineros SA posted sizeable gains. Commodity futures and FX moves accompanied the session.
Russia's MOEX Russia Index closed higher on Monday, gaining 1.31% to reach a three-month high as energy and mining shares led the advance. Major movers included large rises in TATNEFT and Rosneft, while a regional bank and several utilities registered declines. Commodity prices and currency moves accompanied the equity gains.
Illumination Acquisition Corp I completed a $230 million initial public offering selling 23 million units at $10 each, including the full 3 million-unit over-allotment. Units began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker ILLUU; the company also closed a concurrent private placement of 625,000 units for $6.25 million. Proceeds from the …
A weekend of cross-border strikes in the Gulf that struck Dubai’s transport and hospitality infrastructure has shaken the city’s long-held reputation as a refuge for international business and wealthy migrants. Authorities say the situation is under control, but market closures, tech outages and disruptions to travel and logistics are already forci…
Brazil's Bovespa closed marginally higher, supported by advances in the Financials, Telecoms and Public Utilities sectors. Benchmark performance was led by Prio SA and Petroleo Brasileiro shares, while petrochemical and travel-related stocks underperformed. Volatility and commodity prices moved higher alongside shifts in FX rates.
A pullback in Indian equities tied to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran could open an entry point for investors if disruptions prove limited and crude prices calm. The country’s sizable economic links to the Middle East - including fuel supplies and remittances - make markets sensitive to a sustained spike in oil and gas prices.
While overall U.S. payroll growth cooled in 2025, restaurants - particularly sit-down establishments and snack and beverage outlets - emerged as an employment bright spot. The sector added jobs through a mix of promotional activity, digital innovation and menu pricing, though gains were uneven across sub-sectors and some chains saw headcount slip.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told Bloomberg TV that artificial intelligence has the potential to reduce the standard work week to four days, urged government-led retraining to prepare workers for AI-driven change, and commented on a range of issues including employee uptake of AI, stablecoin regulation, and potential inflationary effects from the…
Exelixis Inc. stock declined sharply after Merck reported that its oral combination of belzutifan and lenvatinib produced a statistically significant progression-free survival benefit versus Exelixis' Cabometyx in a late-stage renal cell carcinoma trial. Analysts say the data could pressure Exelixis' second-line market share and have adjusted near-…
Stifel upgraded Restaurant Brands International to Buy from Hold and assigned a $90 price target, citing a clearer growth outlook as the company simplifies its structure and targets more than 8% annual adjusted operating income growth. Management plans to move to a 99% franchised model by 2028, wind down its Restaurant Holdings segment by the end o…
Aardvark Therapeutics said it has voluntarily paused enrollment and dosing in its Phase 3 HERO trial and its open-label extension after routine safety monitoring identified reversible cardiac signals in a separate healthy volunteer study at doses above the therapeutic target. The announcement sent the company's stock down 56% on Monday. Aardvark sa…
Berkshire Hathaway shares tumbled Monday, marking the steepest decline since Warren Buffett disclosed he would step down as CEO. The sell-off followed a quarterly report that missed some forecasts and a first annual shareholder letter from CEO-designate Greg Abel that emphasized caution in investing Berkshire's substantial cash reserves.
On March 2, REalloys announced it has won a U.S. Department of Defense contract of up to $1.7 million to finance the engineering design of a processing plant that would turn heavy rare earths into metal for magnets used in weapons and electronics. The award from the Defense Logistics Agency covers two phases across 24 months and requires the compan…
Stocks across market-cap segments displayed notable intraday volatility on Monday. Mega-cap technology names such as Palantir Technologies and Nvidia posted gains, while several large- and small-cap names experienced double-digit moves tied to analyst actions, corporate transactions and quarterly results. The session featured a mix of program-relat…
Traders are poised for a closely watched session on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, as comments from Federal Reserve officials and the American Petroleum Institute's weekly crude inventory figures could influence market direction. Remarks from FOMC members John Williams and Neel Kashkari, together with readings on crude, gasoline and distillate stocks, wil…
A Monday report, citing people familiar with the matter, says xAI intends to repay roughly $3 billion of high-yield notes before their scheduled maturity. The move follows last year’s debt package led by Morgan Stanley and SpaceX’s February acquisition of the AI company. Trace pricing data showed the notes gained after the news. Bankers are said to…
Bank of America has released its selection of top internet and e-commerce equities for the first half of 2026, spanning mega-cap platforms to niche specialists. Analysts point to accelerating cloud revenue, AI partnerships, travel demand, adtech scale and logistics improvements as the main catalysts behind the calls.
As U.S.-Israeli air operations against Iran expanded on Monday with no clear end in sight, airlines experienced a third consecutive day of disruptions. Market losses rippled across travel stocks, oil prices rose, and insurers and analysts warned that routine business interruption protections typically exclude war-related losses, leaving carriers to…
Escalating hostilities in the Middle East have prompted widespread temporary store closures and reduced staffing at major retail hubs, denting a region that had been a strong growth market for luxury and high-street brands. The fallout includes suspended travel, damaged hotel property, and paused manufacturing activity, creating immediate revenue r…
PayPay, the Japanese mobile payments app backed by SoftBank, has postponed the start of its Nasdaq IPO roadshow that had been scheduled to begin on Monday, citing market disruption following weekend strikes on Iran. The postponement follows news that U.S. and Israel strikes on Iran killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and prompted a …
Shares of Eikon Therapeutics rose sharply after several Wall Street firms began covering the company following the conclusion of the IPO research quiet period. Analysts highlighted the company's discovery platform, leadership team with Merck experience, and multiple clinical-stage candidates, while one brokerage issued a negative view.
Tilray Brands has completed a £33 million acquisition of select BrewDog assets, including global intellectual property, UK brewing operations and 11 UK and Ireland brewpubs. While the deal boosts Tilray’s beverage revenue base and is expected to be cash-flow positive by fiscal 2027, the company cautions there will be little EBITDA contribution in t…
DBV Technologies saw its stock rise after the company released expanded findings from the Phase 3 VITESSE trial for the VIASKIN Peanut Patch at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology 2026 Annual Meeting. The data indicate substantially greater increases in eliciting dose among children treated with the patch versus placebo, while s…
Klaviyo Inc. (NYSE: KVYO) shares rose 6.7% after the company disclosed a $500 million share repurchase program with an immediate $100 million accelerated share repurchase. The board-approved authorization, representing roughly 10% of market capitalization, is the company's initial buyback. Management highlighted confidence in the firm's strategy an…
