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Morocco's stock market finished lower on Friday, with the Moroccan All Shares index falling 1.27%. Losses were concentrated in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors. Market breadth favored decliners, and global commodity prices for crude oil and gold advanced during the session. Major FX pairs against the Moroccan dirham showed little movement.
Sources familiar with private talks say a potential tie-up between Unilever's food arm and U.S. spice company McCormick would leave Unilever shareholders with a majority stake in the combined business and be arranged to avoid a change-in-control taxable event. The deal would likely involve spinning off Unilever's food unit and transferring it to Mc…
Sony said it will increase prices for its PlayStation 5 models beginning April 2, marking the second round of consumer price increases in less than a year. In the U.S., the PS5 disc edition will jump $100 to $649.99, the digital edition will rise $100 to $599.99, and the high-end PS5 Pro will increase $150 to $899.99. Sony pointed to global economi…
Taiwan's semi-annual review left end-user electricity tariffs unchanged, with officials saying near-term gas supplies are secured and rationing now unlikely. Still, sharply higher LNG costs and ongoing geopolitical risks are being managed through state-owned energy firms and fiscal buffers to limit inflation pass-through.
The head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said relations with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have improved and described Boeing as responsive to regulatory oversight. EASA now regards the FAA as a trusted partner, and officials say this applies to both aircraft certification and production monitoring. The comments…
COLOGNE, March 27 - Europe’s principal aviation regulator, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), said relations with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have strengthened and that Boeing is responding appropriately to regulatory oversight. EASA Executive Director Florian Guillermet described a shift toward partnership and aff…
Goldman Sachs has lowered its forecast for Euro area GDP growth in light of a month-long conflict with Iran that has severely disrupted oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. The bank now projects 4Q/4Q 2026 GDP growth of 0.7%, down from 1.4% prior to the conflict, while Brent crude remains at or above $100 per barrel and Hormuz flows are oper…
Friday's trading session produced a wide range of moves across market-cap segments. Several mega-cap technology and financial names traded lower, while a handful of mid-cap and small-cap stocks posted strong gains on company-specific developments. The list below highlights the largest percentage changes among mega-cap, large-cap, mid-cap and small-…
Shares of Burford Capital fell sharply, trading down more than 36% on Friday and triggering volatility halts, after the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned a $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina over the 2012 seizure of state oil company YPF. Burford, which financed the litigation and stood to receive much of any sustained…
Deutsche Bank analysts warn that private credit - especially direct lending - continues to weigh on middle-market mergers and acquisitions, creating persistent headwinds for boutique advisory firms whose deal flow relies heavily on sponsor-backed transactions. The bank highlights measurement challenges around private credit usage, its outsized role…
Visma AS, the privately held software company backed by private equity firm Hg, has pushed its planned initial public offering into 2027, according to Bloomberg. The business had earlier shifted a 2026 IPO to October after a selloff in technology shares tied to AI concerns and is now unlikely to list this year. Visma had provisionally selected Lond…
A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on March 27 vacated a $16.1 billion judgment that a lower court awarded to former YPF shareholders who sued Argentina over its 2012 seizure of the state-owned oil company. The appeals court questioned the case's presence in U.S. courts and noted that a UK-based litigation fun…
Barclays analysts mapped companies integral to the artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout, identifying leaders across compute, chip design, foundry services and data-center hardware. The bank notes Western hyperscalers and AI labs could push annual AI infrastructure spending above $1 trillion ahead of a projected peak in 2028 and flagged m…
Jose Luis Crespo, who recently succeeded Andy Marsh as CEO of Plug Power, said his near-term focus is on execution: converting the company’s technological deployments into predictable, profitable revenue streams. Crespo highlighted large-scale projects in Europe, a clear timeline for margin milestones through 2028, and a multi-pronged approach to d…
Carnival Corp trimmed its annual adjusted earnings-per-share forecast as rising fuel costs tied to unrest in the Middle East increase margin pressure. The company, which does not hedge fuel, said its guidance now reflects fuel purchased in March and early April and assumes specific Brent crude averages for the rest of April through the fourth quart…
Mizuho analyst Jordan Klein described markets as stagnant and prone to forced selling amid persistent geopolitical tensions. Equity volumes were exceptionally light, fund managers trimmed risk, and systematic strategies continued to reduce exposure as volatility rose. Semiconductor and AI-related stocks were especially weak, while software and IT s…
Airlines around the world continue to adjust schedules and cancel services as the Iran war has led to closures of key Middle Eastern air hubs. Carriers from Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East have announced suspensions and delays affecting routes to and from Tel Aviv, Dubai, Doha, Abu Dhabi and other regional destinations. Some airline…
One and One Green Technologies (NASDAQ:YDDL) saw its shares climb 29% Friday morning after unveiling a Luzon-based copper-gold ore tailings slag recovery venture in the Philippines. The company intends to source tailings slag through partnerships with small-scale mining operators in Luzon, process material at its main plant, and export recovered me…
Heightened conflict in the Middle East has driven unprecedented trading activity at Intercontinental Exchange, parent of the New York Stock Exchange, with futures, options and equities hitting multiple records in March as investors responded to risks to energy supply and broader market uncertainty. Commodity open interest and closing auction volume…
Bank of America upgraded Tripadvisor from Neutral to Buy, increasing its price target to $15 from $14, and pointed to heightened activist involvement from Starboard Value and growing strategic optionality as drivers for unlocking value across Tripadvisor's portfolio, particularly in Viator and TheFork.
This report catalogs the most notable insider purchases and sales filed for Thursday, March 26, 2026, and the surrounding days. It details meaningful insider buys at a handful of smaller-cap companies alongside large block disposals by major shareholders and insiders at several publicly traded firms. Each transaction is presented with the reported …
Futures tied to Canada's principal stock index declined modestly on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump extended a White House deadline for potential strikes on Iran, a move that offered only limited comfort to investors. Equity futures in both Canada and the United States moved lower as risks tied to ongoing fighting in the Middle East, disru…
Shares of Avis Budget Group (CAR) and Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) declined Friday after the U.S. Senate approved legislation to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security and President Donald Trump signaled he would issue an emergency order to pay Transportation Security Administration agents. The legislative progress and the president's stat…
Savannah Guthrie is scheduled to return to the Today show in the studio on April 6, marking her first in-person broadcast since January 30. Her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing from her Arizona home two days later; the family has received ransom notes and offered a $1 million reward for information leading to her recovery.
British equities extended losses on Friday as ongoing tensions in the Middle East dampened investor appetite. The FTSE 100 and sterling both fell, while fresh official data showed a month-on-month drop in February retail sales. Corporate headlines saw AstraZeneca shares rise after positive trial results and Harbour Energy stock slip following a lar…
