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Lenders are assembling about $7.15 billion of debt to back private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice's planned acquisition of packaging maker Sealed Air Corp. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is reported to be among banks sounding out investor demand for both leveraged loans and junk bonds, with a potential market launch as soon as next week. Discussions rem…
Lam Research has beaten recent estimates, guided higher, and sits squarely in the AI-driven capital expenditure cycle. Balance-sheet strength, robust free cash flow, and visible demand from memory and logic customers support a constructive long trade. Valuation is rich but not without justification given margins and cash generation; manage position…
Five Star Bancorp President and CEO James Eugene Beckwith filed a Form 4 disclosing the sale of 4,000 common shares on March 9, 2026, for $146,620. The stock trades near $36.81 after a one-year gain of 34%. Recent fourth-quarter 2025 results showed an EPS beat of $0.83 versus an expected $0.762, while revenue fell short at $40.67 million versus a $…
The United States has opened its first Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) office in Ecuador, the U.S. Embassy in Quito said on Wednesday. The office is intended to collaborate immediately with Ecuadorean authorities to combat drug and weapons trafficking, as well as money laundering and the financing of terrorism. Interior Minister John Reimber …
A regulatory filing shows Oracle’s ownership share in the newly formed U.S. arm of TikTok is valued at roughly $2 billion. The structure gives U.S. and global investors 80.1% of TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, leaving ByteDance with 19.9%, and names three managing investors with equal 15% stakes. The filing also notes leadership and recent financial…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC closed up 0.24% on Wednesday, led by advances in Industrials, Consumer Goods & Services and Consumer Staples. Orbia Advance Corporation topped the gainers list, while Grupo Comercial Chedraui fell to a 52-week low. Commodity and currency moves accompanied the session, with crude oil higher and gold futures lower.
GlobalFoundries Inc. (NASDAQ:GFS) shares fell about 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday following the announcement that Mubadala Technology Investment Company will sell 20,000,000 ordinary shares in a secondary public offering. The chipmaker itself will not sell any shares or receive proceeds, but plans to repurchase approximately $300 million of t…
A federal lawsuit filed in Illinois seeks to obligate Costco Wholesale to pass along any refunds it may receive for import duties imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), which the U.S. Supreme Court recently found unlawful. The complaint, filed on behalf of a proposed nationwide class, argues customers paid higher pri…
Speaking at a rally in Hebron, Kentucky on March 11, President Donald Trump asserted that the United States had won the conflict with Iran, saying the outcome was effectively decided within the first hour. He claimed U.S. forces had disabled 58 Iranian naval vessels and stressed that American troops would remain in place until the job was completed…
Colombian equities closed slightly higher on Wednesday, with the COLCAP index rising 0.12% as strength in Industrials, Services and Agriculture offset losses elsewhere. Top session performers included Grupo Bolivar, Bancolombia Pf and Mineros, while Grupo Argos, Grupo Energia Bogota and Ecopetrol were among the decliners. Commodity and currency mov…
The opening months of 2026 have seen a wave of workforce reductions across U.S. corporations as firms pursue efficiency gains and redirect spending toward artificial intelligence and cloud initiatives. Amazon announced a large second round of cuts on January 28, while a range of companies from tech to manufacturing and finance have disclosed headco…
Russian equities finished marginally lower, with the MOEX Russia Index down 0.03% at the close in Moscow. Gains in select counters including NOVATEK and PhosAgro contrasted with declines among exchange, oil and gold-related names, while volatility and commodity price swings were notable features of the session.
Oil jumped sharply despite the International Energy Agency's unprecedented release of strategic reserves, reinforcing inflation concerns and pushing two-year U.S. Treasury yields to their highest level since September. The move put pressure on equity markets, leaving most major U.S. indexes lower by the close, while sector and currency markets refl…
Janus Henderson's board has concluded that Victory Capital's $8.6 billion proposal is not superior to the previously agreed $7.4 billion take-private transaction led by Trian and General Catalyst, pointing to significant closing risk, uncertain value and client consent hurdles. Victory disputes the characterization and says Janus did not engage sub…
Maersk has begun redistributing fuel across its network to keep vessels supplied after regional hostilities in and around Iran disrupted bunkering and storage in the Middle East. The Danish carrier has 10 ships trapped in the Gulf and has halted activity at Oman's Port of Salalah following nearby drone strikes. Carriers have also suspended most boo…
A recently circulated document outlines a plan to assemble a 30-person Defense investment team within the Department of Defense tasked with placing $200 billion into defense deals over three years. The document identifies top Wall Street banks as recruitment targets and was prepared by an executive search firm. Officials and the banks named did not…
Trupanion (TRUP) looks buyable after recent weakness. The stock trades near its 52-week low, valuation is reasonable relative to free cash flow, and recent industry recognition plus improving fundamentals create a clear risk-reward for a mid-term swing trade.
The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination warned that derogatory language used by U.S. leaders to describe migrants - including portrayals of them as criminals or a burden - risks inciting racial discrimination and hate crimes. The committee also flagged concerns about heightened enforcement, reports of excessive forc…
A dispute between the U.S. Department of Defense and AI lab Anthropic intensified in late February after Anthropic declined Pentagon requests to relax safety restrictions on its models. The DoD labeled the company a "supply-chain risk," triggering federal agencies and major contractors to move away from the firm and prompting Anthropic to sue. Lega…
Progressive ($PGR) is experiencing a pause in top-line momentum, but underlying profitability and free cash generation remain robust. At ~$201, the stock trades near its 52-week low on an attractive ~11x earnings multiple and an EV/EBITDA around 9.1. This trade idea lays out a mid-term long with a clear entry, stop and target, while acknowledging c…
U.S. equity markets closed mixed on Wednesday as gains in Oil & Gas, Technology and Basic Materials were offset by losses in Telecoms, Financials and Utilities. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.61% to a fresh three-month low, the S&P 500 edged down 0.08%, and the Nasdaq Composite inched up 0.08%. Market breadth skewed negative on both the NY…
Canadian equities closed lower Wednesday, with the S&P/TSX Composite finishing down 0.45%. Losses were concentrated in the information technology, consumer staples and telecommunications sectors. A handful of energy- and materials-related names led gains, while several large-cap technology and consumer finance names recorded notable declines. Marke…
The Bovespa closed up 0.28% in Sao Paulo as gains in financials, telecommunications and consumer-related names pushed the benchmark higher. Petroleo Brasileiro SA ordinary and preferred shares recorded strong advances with PETR3 hitting a five-year high and PETR4 reaching an all-time high, while Raizen SA preferred shares plunged to record lows. Ma…
Apple is preparing software updates to iOS that will permit iPad-like layouts and side-by-side applications in tandem with a forthcoming foldable iPhone set for release this fall, according to people with knowledge of the effort. The handset is reported to include an interior foldable screen roughly the size of an iPad mini, an exterior display com…
Guatemala’s opposition-led Congress has elected a new slate of magistrates to the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), appointing five titular and five alternate members for the 2026-2032 term. The move, occurring late Tuesday, is part of a broader overhaul of the country’s top courts and prosecutor’s office that has drawn warnings from international …
