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Three leading Democrats vying to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin have centered their campaigns on major reforms or abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, reflecting heightened party focus on immigration after deadly federal operations and a surge of migrant relocations to Chicago. The debate underlines intra-party positioning ahea…
Esi Sharon-Sagie, a dentist who has volunteered with Israeli police since 2010, is once more engaged in forensic identification after a wave of violence following a U.S.-Israel air assault in Iran. Called to the scene of an Iranian missile strike on Beit Shemesh on March 1, she is applying dental forensics to identify victims whose remains cannot b…
New yuan lending in China dropped to 900 billion yuan in February, a steep fall from January’s 4.71 trillion yuan and below the median analyst projection of 979 billion yuan. The decline reflects subdued credit demand amid a prolonged property downturn and cautious corporate behaviour, even as policymakers reaffirm a moderately loose monetary stanc…
Target’s new chief executive, Michael Fiddelke, has announced price reductions on more than 3,000 SKUs and a substantial spending program to revive traffic after several quarters of declining revenues. The pricing move echoes past strategies that delivered temporary sales uplifts and highlights the tension between near-term demand stimulation and a…
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will carefully manage funding profiles when extending new loans as Japanese banks consider supporting projects under Tokyo's $550 billion U.S. investment package. State-backed agencies JBIC and NEXI are set to provide equity, loans and loan guarantees, while MUFG's CFO warned that a rapid rise in long-term lending cou…
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told the Financial Times that the United States wants to divide Europe and does not favor the European Union. Speaking amid ongoing turbulence in transatlantic relations, she said U.S. tactics mirror those used by the bloc's adversaries and urged EU countries to engage the U.S. collectively rather tha…
Honda will take an estimated 2.5 trillion yen ($15.7 billion) writedown tied to its electric vehicle efforts, restructure EV plans in the United States and record its first annual loss as a publicly traded company. The automaker is canceling three U.S.-planned battery models, expects significant cash outflows to compensate suppliers, and warns that…
President Donald Trump told fellow G7 leaders during a virtual meeting that Iran was 'about to surrender' and that a recent U.S. operation had removed a major threat. He also said Iran's internal leadership was so unsettled it could not formally capitulate. The comments come amid continuing regional strikes, the downing of a U.S. KC-135 tanker, and…
Swiss medical device maker Medacta reported second-half adjusted EBITDA of EUR92 million and adjusted EBIT of EUR52 million, both marginally ahead of analyst consensus. Group sales rose 17% in constant currency in the period. Management reiterated 2026 guidance for mid-single-digit margin expansion and revenue growth of 10-14% in constant currency,…
Goldman Sachs updated its commodity assumptions after a recent jump in energy prices tied to increased geopolitical risk in the Middle East, raising earnings estimates for European oil and gas companies and increasing a range of 12-month price targets across integrated majors and exploration and production firms.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling tanker crashed in western Iraq on March 12, killing four of the six crew members aboard. Two personnel remain the subject of active rescue operations. U.S. Central Command said the cause of the incident is under investigation and confirmed the aircraft was not lost to hostile or friendly fire.
China has tightened phytosanitary inspections on Brazilian soybean shipments after authorities flagged pesticide- and fungicide-coated beans and other quality issues. Increased checks at exporters' end and longer waits for certification at Brazilian ports are delaying arrivals, lifting freight and demurrage costs and reducing offers to sell. While …
South Korea's Industry Ministry has set temporary maximum wholesale supply prices for gasoline, diesel and kerosene in what officials describe as the country's strongest energy market intervention in nearly 30 years. The two-week cap targets refiners' supply prices while leaving retail pump prices outside the controls. A concurrent Finance Ministry…
Aquestive collapsed after an FDA letter flagged deficiencies in the Anaphylm NDA. The market priced in a painful outcome; the balance sheet and upcoming investor events give a path to rehypothecated upside if management can show a credible fix or timeline. This is a speculative, mid-term swing trade with asymmetric upside vs. controlled downside.
Berkshire Hathaway offers a defensive equity play in a market shaped by geopolitical shocks and elevated commodity volatility. With a $1.06T market capitalization, $373.3B of cash reported at year-end 2025, and a conservative balance sheet, the company is positioned to buy assets, return capital, or buffer underwriting losses. We recommend a long p…
Morgan Stanley says Honda Motor faces likely share-price weakness after the automaker disclosed up to ¥2.5 trillion in additional electric-vehicle related losses, including about ¥1.7 trillion of cash outflow. The bank gives a 70% to 80% probability that Honda will underperform the national index over the next 15 days, while noting the maintained d…
Pagaya (PGY) is trading near $11 with a market cap of roughly $900M despite clear improvements in profitability, a $224.7M free cash flow run-rate, and valuation multiples that look conservative for a profitable AI fintech. This trade idea lays out why the company’s pivot to an asset-light model, solid margins and attractive capital returns justify…
Adobe shares tumbled in premarket trading following the announcement that CEO Shantanu Narayen will step down after 18 years, deepening investor unease about how generative AI could reshape the design software market and echoing a recent sell-off across software stocks driven by fears of AI agents displacing traditional applications.
An explosion was heard overnight close to the Incirlik military installation in southern Turkey, where U.S. forces and personnel from other countries are based. Footage circulating on social media showed a projectile in the night sky and reports of shaken windows; Turkish authorities have not provided an official explanation. The incident comes aft…
Shares of BE Semiconductor Industries climbed to an all-time intraday high after a report said U.S. rivals Lam Research and Applied Materials had expressed takeover interest. The stock hit €199.85 before settling 10% higher at €194.25, valuing the Amsterdam-listed firm at about €14 billion. The reported approaches, being evaluated with help from Mo…
British equities extended losses on Friday, pushing the pound under $1.33 as oil remained above $100 a barrel amid Middle East tensions. The market reaction came after UK GDP data showed no growth in January, while a string of corporate updates highlighted strain in housing, manufacturing and property investment.
Global equities have declined only modestly following a severe oil-market shock tied to the Strait of Hormuz disruption, according to a Barclays strategy note. The bank's team, led by Emmanuel Cau, attributes the muted equity reaction to investor assumptions that the U.S. administration will step in if market stress escalates. While oil briefly nea…
Global oil benchmarks remain elevated amid continuing U.S.-Israeli military action in Iran, pushing Brent above $100 a barrel and contributing to softer U.S. equity futures. Traders and analysts are watching inflation gauges closely - including the U.S. personal consumption expenditures price index - while gold struggles as the dollar strengthens. …
Uber's strategic tie-up with Zoox reframes autonomous vehicles as a revenue expansion lever for ride-hailing and delivery, not an existential threat. Strong cash generation, improving margins and a reasonable multiple give the stock room to re-rate. This trade targets a tactical long with defined entry, stop and upside targets over the next 45 trad…
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will make a rare media appearance on Friday at 7:30 a.m. EDT (1130 GMT), the government said. The address comes as Cuba grapples with a severe economic crisis, frequent power outages and fuel shortages, and as U.S. President Donald Trump has increased pressure through an oil blockade and public statements about hig…
