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Vicki Hollub, who led Occidental Petroleum through more than four decades at the company and a transformative decade as CEO, is preparing to retire, people familiar with the situation said. A formal announcement is expected later this year, with Chief Operating Officer Richard Jackson likely to assume the top role. Hollub’s tenure included the majo…
Apple is preparing to open its Siri voice assistant to competitors beyond its existing ChatGPT arrangement as part of an anticipated iOS 27 update. The company is developing tools that would allow App Store chatbot apps to work with Siri under its Apple Intelligence framework, enable users to choose which external AI handles specific queries, and p…
Mastercard has begun seeking a buyer for the real-time payments unit it acquired from Denmark’s Nets Group in 2019. The credit card company has retained investment bankers to run the divestment, which could draw private equity interest and may command a lower valuation than the $3.2 billion paid in 2019. Mastercard did not immediately respond to a …
SoFi Technologies reported an expansion of its Loan Platform Business with new funding commitments exceeding $3.6 billion, but the company’s shares fell 4.3% on Thursday. The financing package comprises three agreements: $1 billion from a global bank, $600 million to be provided to an insurance group over 12 months, and a partnership with a top-fiv…
Mastercard has begun marketing the real-time account-to-account payments business it acquired from Nets Group in 2019 for $3.2 billion. The company has retained investment banks to run a sale process that is likely to draw private equity interest, though the firm anticipates a transaction price well below its original purchase price. The unit proce…
Gencor (GENC) is a small-cap industrial that looks materially undervalued relative to its earnings power and cash position. Recent revenue softness from delayed federal infrastructure spending masks improving profit margins, a $57.4M backlog and roughly $147.7M in cash and securities on the balance sheet. With a market cap around $213M and no debt,…
The United Nations will choose a new secretary-general this year to take office on January 1, 2027. The formal nomination period opened after a joint letter from the Security Council president and the General Assembly president. A small slate of formally nominated candidates has emerged, and U.N. bodies will follow a multistage process of nominatio…
Elon Musk is exploring a plan to reserve as much as 30% of SpaceX’s initial public offering for individual investors, a retail allocation at least three times greater than common practice. The structure is intended to draw on Musk’s devoted supporters to help steady post-listing trading, and Bank of America has been chosen to manage domestic retail…
Thursday's trading session produced notable volatility across market-cap tiers, with semiconductor and large technology names among the steepest decliners. Lam Research (LRCX) and Facebook (META) posted double-digit-portion declines relative to other mega-cap peers, while a range of mid- and small-cap stocks moved sharply in response to company ann…
Traders head into the last trading day of the week with a slate of consumer sentiment releases and Federal Reserve commentary that could influence market direction on Friday, March 27, 2026. The University of Michigan will publish final consumer sentiment and expectations indices, while San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and Richmond Fed Preside…
A cohort of private energy companies and private-equity backers is leading a new wave of international shale development, entering nascent plays in Argentina, Turkey, and Australia. Publicly traded U.S. shale producers largely remain cautious, prioritizing shareholder returns and domestic inventories, even as consultants project substantial non-U.S…
Elon Musk is reportedly pushing to reserve a disproportionately large portion of SpaceX's planned initial public offering for retail investors - as much as 30% - and has directed banks to concentrate on specific investor pools and regions rather than competing broadly. The approach is intended to harness the company’s devoted retail following and t…
Precigen (PGEN) is a small-cap biotech with a recently approved product and a BLA in play for a first-in-class respiratory indication. At a current market price around $4.05 and market cap near $1.43B, the stock offers an asymmetric swing trade: limited immediate downside with a clear catalyst schedule and analyst targets north of $8.00. This trade…
U.S. government ministers argued that the recent jump in fuel costs tied to the war in Iran will be transient, pointing to record domestic production and policy steps to boost energy output. At the same time, oil industry leaders and foreign officials at the annual CERAWeek gathering said the global energy system is facing its most severe disruptio…
French maritime authorities confirmed that an unauthorized drone was detected near the naval base in Toulon on March 24. Police responded to the scene, questioned the individual operating the device, and the Mediterranean prefecture said unauthorized drone sightings over military sites in Europe have risen recently, while offering little further in…
Elon Musk’s attorney has asked a federal judge to review a March 20 jury verdict that found Musk liable for defrauding Twitter investors, arguing jurors improperly used the verdict to deliver a message. The request, filed March 26 in San Francisco federal court, points to a bright blue "$4.20" entry on the verdict form and alleges other trial error…
DHT is a cash-generative crude tanker owner with a manageable balance sheet, active fleet optimization and earnings levers coming online. With a market cap of roughly $2.9B, a PE of 13.5 and a dividend yield north of 5.5%, the stock offers asymmetry: modest valuation with upside from higher VLCC utilization and charter rates as newbuilds enter the …
Finn Mark Steven, a director at Barrett Business Services Inc (NASDAQ: BBSI), purchased 1,000 shares on March 26, 2026, at $29.3965 per share. The buy comes as the stock trades near the director’s purchase price following a roughly 35% decline over six months and after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter 2025 results.
Achieve Life Sciences (ACHV) is a clinical-stage play on cytisinicline, an established plant-based alkaloid for nicotine dependence. With an FDA New Drug Application under review for a June 2026 PDUFA and early signals of a broader vaping-cessation market, we keep a Buy rating and an actionable long trade into the catalyst.
Turkey’s central bank reduced its gold holdings by roughly 60 tons, valued at more than $8 billion, across two consecutive reporting weeks after the outbreak of the war in Iran. Weekly central bank figures show a 6-ton decline in the week of March 13 and a 52.4-ton fall in the week of March 20. Officials and unnamed sources describe a mix of outrig…
Senior figures and state-affiliated media in Iran have amplified calls for the country to abandon the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and consider developing a nuclear weapon. The debate has become more overt after the reported deaths of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and senior official Ali Larijani, the growing dominance of the Revo…
Vicor Corp Chairman and CEO Patrizio Vinciarelli executed a series of stock sales totaling $9.1 million on March 25, 2026 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 trading plan. The transactions occurred across five blocks with prices ranging from $181.5698 to $186.00 per share. The insider sale follows a 248% one-year share-price advance and an InvestingPro ass…
The Bank of Canada cautioned that permanent structural changes - including heightened U.S. trade protectionism, tighter Canadian immigration controls and the spread of artificial intelligence - will present significant policy challenges over the next five years. Senior deputy governor Carolyn Rogers said the central bank must adapt its forecasting …
U.K. stocks finished lower on Thursday, with the benchmark index falling 1.29% as losses in the Financial Services, Mining and Aerospace & Defense sectors weighed on the market. While a handful of large-cap names recorded gains, several heavyweights dropped sharply, including one stock that slid to a 52-week low. Commodities and currency markets re…
U.K. equities closed lower on Thursday with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 index dropping 1.29%. Losses were concentrated in Financial Services, Mining and Aerospace & Defense names, while a handful of consumer and energy stocks outperformed. Commodity and currency markets moved notably, with gold down sharply and crude oil futures rallying.
