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Canada's equity market closed higher as gains concentrated in Materials, Healthcare and Information Technology sectors propelled the S&P/TSX Composite up 2.61%. Market breadth favored advancers by more than four to one, while commodity and currency moves showed mixed signals at the close in Toronto.
Brazilian equities closed higher on Tuesday in Sao Paulo, with the Bovespa index rising 2.71% as Financials, Real Estate and Industrials posted strong gains. Natura & Co SA led individual movers, jumping 12.99%, while Prio SA was the largest decliner, down 8.17%. Commodities and currency markets showed mixed moves, with June gold up sharply and the…
Banks led by JPMorgan are exploring adjustments to the $7.2 billion debt package backing the Clayton, Dubilier & Rice buyout of Sealed Air, signaling potential changes to protections for lenders after investor resistance over provisions tied to potential spin-offs of the company’s units. The largest tranche—a U.S. dollar loan—had drawn roughly $3 b…
Robinhood Markets' banking business has gathered more than $1.5 billion in customer deposits from nearly 100,000 funded accounts, CEO Vlad Tenev said. The company noted a roughly 50% rise in deposits over the referenced period, and the stock climbed 6% on Tuesday, aided by broader market gains and a rebound in Bitcoin prices.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it has made measurable progress developing a dedicated portal and processing system to refund roughly $166 billion in tariff collections the Supreme Court found unlawful under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Agency officials said the new setup will accept claims in stages, prioritize …
Teladoc Health stock climbed 4% following a March 31 letter from activist investor Pineal Capital Management calling for a minimum $200 million share buyback and a strategic review that could include separating the company's two principal segments. The investor accused management of sluggish decision-making and poor capital allocation, pointed to d…
John Addison, Vitol’s lead U.S. gasoline trader and head of refined products trading in the Americas, plans to retire at age 47 after more than 17 years at the firm, sources said. Addison played a central role this year in securing a deal for the first exports of Venezuelan oil following Nicolas Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces. He intends to shift …
UBS Chief Executive Officer Sergio Ermotti said he will remain in his role until at least April 2027 and left open the possibility of extending his tenure. Speaking at an event in Geneva, Ermotti reiterated his commitment to completing the integration of Credit Suisse and navigating forthcoming regulatory work, and indicated a preference for an int…
Tuesday’s trading session produced notable volatility across market-cap segments. Large technology firms and several chip-related names posted meaningful gains after corporate announcements, while a subset of small-cap and energy-related stocks dropped sharply following earnings and guidance updates. The following recap catalogs the largest movers …
RBC Capital has expressed skepticism about Unilever's proposed reconfiguration of its foods division in a transaction involving McCormick, saying the terms revealed so far create more questions than answers. The firm, which maintains an Underperform rating and a 4,200p price target on Unilever, described the deal as far from a clean divestment and …
Markets will digest a compact schedule of U.S. economic releases on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, beginning with the ADP private payrolls estimate and moving through retail sales data, manufacturing PMIs from S&P Global and the ISM, and weekly crude oil inventory figures from the Energy Information Administration. The calendar also includes a set of re…
Chery Automobile says it intends to restart production at the Rosslyn manufacturing plant in South Africa by the end of 2027 after acquiring the site from Nissan (T:7201). The automaker plans to retrofit and recommission the facility over the next 12 to 18 months, with a focus on producing electrified vehicles alongside internal combustion models a…
TikTok has applied to Brazil's central bank for authorization to operate as a fintech capable of issuing electronic money and offering direct credit, according to two people with direct knowledge. The filings would permit prepaid accounts and lending activity using the company’s own capital or as a lending platform. ByteDance executives recently me…
Oracle is cutting thousands of positions, according to a CNBC report citing two people familiar with the matter. The company did not comment on the layoffs. The reductions coincide with an intensified investment program in AI infrastructure as Oracle seeks to compete with other cloud providers. Oracle has said its fiscal 2026 restructuring could co…
Mercedes-Benz said it will invest more than $7 billion in its U.S. operations by 2030, allocating $4 billion to its Tuscaloosa, Alabama assembly plant. The announcement coincided with the world premiere of two new SUVs and the celebration of the Tuscaloosa plant's five-millionth SUV and 30 years of production.
Shares of Unilever and McCormick dropped sharply after the announcement of a planned $65 billion tie-up that will combine Unilever’s food division with McCormick via a Reverse Morris Trust. Investors cited unease about the deal’s structure, the protracted path to closing and the likelihood of regulatory scrutiny as reasons for the selloff.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is preparing to finalize a regulation, first proposed in November, that would restrict the agency's ability to enforce disparate-impact liability for lenders. The pending rule would remove a longstanding requirement that banks and other lenders guard against policies producing discriminatory effects o…
Irenic Capital Management disclosed a roughly 2.5% economic stake in Snap and told the social media company it could be worth at least five times its current valuation if it implements cost reductions, portfolio changes and stronger use of artificial intelligence. The activist urged Snap to consider spinning off or shuttering its augmented-reality …
Apple is testing an enhancement that would allow Siri to process multiple user requests within a single utterance. The capability is being developed for iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27, which are slated to arrive later this year. The company is also preparing a broader Siri overhaul tied to newer AI technology and plans product demonstrations at its…
The Federal Aviation Administration has put in place safety-driven limits on arrivals at San Francisco International Airport that will curtail some landings and produce notable delays. A simultaneous runway repaving project and a new FAA prohibition on side-by-side approaches in visual conditions will together shrink maximum hourly arrival capacity…
On March 31, KKR said an investment-fund-owned entity plans a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Japanese chemical maker Taiyo Holdings for 528.56 billion yen ($3.33 billion), offering 4,750 yen per share. The proposal is supported by significant shareholders DIC Corp, Kowa Co and Oasis Management, who together hold 42.2% of Taiyo’s stock. …
Apple is testing an enhancement to Siri that would allow the voice assistant to accept and carry out multiple commands submitted together. The capability is being developed for inclusion in iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27, and Apple plans to reveal the updated assistant and other Apple Intelligence features at its Worldwide Developers Conference on …
U.K. stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the benchmark United Kingdom 100 index up 0.43%. Gains were concentrated in Mining, Industrial Metals & Mining and Aerospace & Defense sectors, while Unilever plunged to 52-week lows. Market breadth was positive, with rising issues outnumbering decliners on the London Stock Exchange.
Spanish equities ended the session higher on Tuesday, with the IBEX 35 up 0.47% as gains in Building & Construction, Telecoms & IT and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic stocks drove the market. Indra A, ACS and Repsol were the top performers, while Fluidra, Naturgy and Amadeus IT lagged. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, and commodity an…
Lisbon's PSI index closed up 0.68% on Tuesday, driven by advances in Financials, Industrials and Consumer Services. Banco Comercial Portugues, Mota Engil and CTT were the session's top performers, while Ren Redes Energeticas Nacionais, Galp Energia and Nos posted the largest declines. Market breadth favoured advancers, and commodities and currency …
