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Shares of several freight and logistics companies slid on Monday after Amazon announced Amazon Supply Chain Services, a new offering that makes the company's freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping capabilities available to businesses beyond its own retail operations. Market declines were led by CH Robinson and other third-party car…
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter results but slashed its full-year forecast, citing geopolitical disruptions, higher fuel costs and softer bookings. The company lowered 2026 adjusted EPS and adjusted EBITDA targets, announced cost savings, and noted persistent leverage — moves that prompted an 8.69% drop …
Shares of FedEx and United Parcel Service plunged after Amazon disclosed a new offering, Amazon Supply Chain Services, which will let other companies use its freight, distribution, fulfillment and parcel-delivery infrastructure. The program provides access to Amazon’s ocean, air, ground and rail transportation network and a large fleet of equipment…
Facing a potential U.S. policy that would impose 100% tariffs on branded medicines unless firms lower prices or relocate production, multinational drugmakers have announced accelerated plant builds, inventory management changes and pricing arrangements. Several companies secured temporary exemptions or pricing deals, while many others detailed mult…
Spirit Airlines halted operations and began an orderly wind-down on Friday, ending in the landing of its final scheduled flight, NK1833, from Detroit to Dallas/Fort Worth shortly after midnight. Bank of America analysts say the liquidation should have minimal impact on the commercial aerospace sector as most of Spirit’s narrowbody fleet is expected…
Amgen announced a $300 million expansion of its biologics manufacturing complex in Juncos, Puerto Rico, a site that supplies medicines to more than 60 countries, yet the company's shares declined 1.5% on the day of the announcement. The spending builds on prior commitments in Puerto Rico and a series of other U.S. investments as drugmakers react to…
Tesla's new-car registrations in several European countries rose in April, with large percentage gains reported in Sweden, France and Denmark and more modest increases in the Netherlands. Simultaneously, registrations plunged in Norway and Spain. The move forms part of a broader European EV rebound this year, supported by higher petrol prices and a…
Amgen announced an extra $300 million investment to expand its biologics manufacturing operations in Juncos, Puerto Rico, reinforcing its U.S. production footprint. The move supplements earlier commitments in Puerto Rico and other U.S. states and comes as U.S. policy could impose steep tariffs on imported branded pharmaceuticals unless manufacturer…
Baldwin Group said it will implement Anthropic’s AI assistant Claude throughout its organization after months of targeted testing. The company reported early gains in client insights, productivity and workflow efficiency, and plans to use the platform to help advisors analyze risk and synthesize client information more quickly. Baldwin’s stock move…
WEX and activist Impactive Capital agreed on a settlement that adds three Impactive nominees to the company's board, splits the chairman and chief executive roles, and postpones the annual meeting by a week. The deal, reached on Monday hours before shareholders were due to vote, ends a bitter proxy contest that industry observers had expected Impac…
OpenAI has obtained more than $4 billion in fresh capital to fund a new joint venture called The Deployment Company, backed by 19 investors including major private equity and asset management firms. The deal values the venture at $10 billion before the new funds, with OpenAI retaining majority ownership and operational control. Separately, rival An…
Futures tied to Canada’s primary equity benchmark moved slightly lower on Monday as investors parsed fresh confrontations between the U.S. and Iran centered on the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P/TSX 60 futures fell 3 points (about 0.1%), while the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite ended Friday marginally lower at 33,891.18. Broader mark…
Siemens said it has invested $1 billion in U.S. manufacturing over the last five years, funding new facilities and expansions that target data centers and AI, healthcare, passenger rail, semiconductors and utilities. The projects, which are scheduled to come online throughout 2026, are intended to strengthen domestic supply chains, support local de…
An investigation by Hunterbrook Media raises doubts about Czechoslovak Group’s stated ammunition production capacity and undisclosed shareholder transactions that preceded its 3.8 billion euro military IPO in January. The probe highlights gaps between prospectus claims and observable manufacturing capability, a large Slovak framework deal with no f…
Insider disclosure filings for Friday, May 1, 2026, reveal a mix of targeted executive purchases and sizable institutional divestitures. Transactions span regional banking, energy, healthcare equipment, GPU-focused cloud computing, and financial services. The filings include debt-for-equity conversions, direct open-market buys, and structured sales…
Bernstein increased its price target on Apple to $350 from $340 and kept an Outperform rating after the company reported stronger-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results and issued upbeat guidance for the June quarter. Robust iPhone sales and Services growth, expanding gross margins, and an aggressive buyback plan were central to the note, whil…
Anthropic has secured $1.5 billion from a consortium of prominent Wall Street investors to launch a consulting joint venture aimed at deploying its AI technologies across the investors' global portfolios. The initiative is backed primarily by Blackstone, Goldman Sachs and Hellman & Friedman, with additional commitments from Goldman Sachs, General A…
U.S. stock futures held near flat amid renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. By 07:32 ET (11:32 GMT), Dow futures were down 213 points (0.4%), S&P 500 futures had slipped 13 points (0.2%), and Nasdaq 100 futures had fallen 24 points (0.1%). Several individual equities moved sharply in premarket trading after corporate …
RBC Capital says U.S. equity valuations have climbed as markets recover from March lows but have not yet reached levels that historically mark market tops. The firm keeps its 12-month S&P 500 target unchanged while flagging several sources of volatility, and notes corporate earnings showed resilience in the first quarter alongside cautious operatio…
Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust has filed for a U.S. initial public offering that would raise just over $1.7 billion by selling 87.5 million shares, including 725,987 bonus shares, at $20 apiece. The newly formed real estate investment trust will acquire newly built data centers leased to investment-grade tenants, targeting properties value…
Saudi Arabia's stock market fell on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share dropping 0.91% at the close. Gains among several insurance companies were outweighed by declines in the Cement, Real Estate Development and Transport sectors, while broader market breadth tilted toward losers. Commodity moves included higher crude and Brent prices and a drop in …
Eli Lilly shares dropped about 3% on Monday after an Evercore ISI analyst flagged a hepatic failure report tied to Foundayo in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. The case involved a 56-year-old man, with the event possibly occurring on or before April 15 and reported to regulators on April 30. The analyst placed the incident in the context of …
Global Medical Response, the Lewisville, Texas-based emergency medical services operator backed by KKR, Ares and others, is pursuing a U.S. initial public offering that would value the company at up to $5 billion. The firm plans to offer 31.9 million shares at $22 to $25 each, aiming to raise as much as $797.9 million, while private placement warra…
A Barclays review of first-quarter results for large-cap household and personal care firms and beverage makers finds most companies maintaining their profit outlooks despite rising input costs. Firms report plans to absorb incremental cost pressures, signal consumer resilience among higher-income U.S. shoppers, and outline mitigation techniques inc…
HSBC downgraded Advanced Micro Devices from Buy to Hold and nudged its price target up to $340 from $335, arguing that the stock's recent rally and foundry capacity limits reduce the likelihood of an earnings upside when AMD reports its first-quarter results. The bank trimmed its 2026 AI GPU revenue forecast and flagged persistent tightness at TSMC…
