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Senate and House Democrats unveiled legislation named 'Virginia's Law' that would eliminate time limits preventing adult victims or their survivors from bringing civil suits tied to sex trafficking, including many allegations connected to Jeffrey Epstein. The proposal was announced at the U.S. Capitol with Epstein victims and family members of Virg…
Equinor combines a near-4% dividend, ongoing buybacks and meaningful North Sea license wins with a conservative valuation for a diversified integrated oil and renewables player. We like EQNR as a long-term trade to capture yield, buyback-driven EPS support and upside from stable upstream cash flow.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has raised its near-term natural gas price forecast after January’s sharp price spike and the largest weekly storage withdrawal on record, while lowering its outlook for prices in 2026-27 and revising forecasts for coal and oil consumption and production patterns.
U.S. brokerage shares tumbled after wealth management startup Altruist rolled out AI-enabled tax planning features integrated into its Hazel AI platform. The move amplified investor worries that AI-first startups could automate tasks traditionally handled by expensive human advisors, triggering sharp declines across several legacy financial firms a…
Analilia Mejia has secured the Democratic nomination in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District after a close primary in which former Representative Tom Malinowski conceded. Mejia led by roughly 900 votes in the latest tally and will be the Democratic nominee in a special election on April 16 to fill the remainder of the term left vacant by Mikie …
Analysis of satellite photographs reveals that Patriot missile systems at al-Udeid air base in Qatar were mounted on heavy tactical trucks in early February, a configuration that increases their mobility. The imagery, compared with photographs from January, shows greater concentrations of aircraft and equipment across multiple U.S. bases in the Mid…
Rapid market losses in software equities driven by concerns over artificial intelligence displacing traditional software revenue have created potential entry points, according to strategists at JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley. Analysts say the selloff has priced in extreme disruption scenarios and that fundamentals and positioning argue for adding expo…
Meta is executing on ad recovery and AI-first infrastructure spending while maintaining strong cash flow and returns. The fundamental setup supports a tactical long trade: enter near current levels, stop decisively below $640, and target upside into the $740s-$750s over a mid-term horizon as AI catalysts and ad-market tailwinds materialize.
Benchmark has downgraded ON Semiconductor to Hold, arguing that recent share-price appreciation already reflects early signs of a recovery and that stronger growth drivers are unlikely to materialize in the near term. The brokerage points to ongoing margin pressure, capacity underutilization and a revenue inflection that it expects only once new te…
The White House deleted a social media post from Vice President JD Vance's official account that described the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as a "genocide," saying the message was published in error by staff not traveling with the delegation. Vance visited the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan and took part in a wreath-laying; his verbal remar…
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional hearing that Nvidia will need to accept the specific licensing conditions governing sales of its second-most advanced AI chip, the H200, to China. Lutnick said those terms were worked out with the State Department and must be followed. On whether China will honor usage restrictions, he deferred…
Tesla has designated its head of European operations, Joe Ward, to assume responsibility for global sales, a move occurring alongside recent executive departures and mounting pressures on the company’s vehicle business. Ward, who started at the company as a logistics intern in 2010 and became vice president for the EMEA region in 2022, will take on…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has asked app store operators and social media platforms to block access to crypto exchange HTX in the United Kingdom, following a lawsuit that alleges the exchange promoted crypto asset services unlawfully to British consumers. The regulator said HTX uses an opaque organisational structure and that attempts to en…
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack told attendees at an Ohio Bankers League event that the central bank does not face urgent pressure to change its policy rate this year. Citing a cautiously optimistic economic outlook and the recent policy easing, she said the Fed could keep the federal funds rate steady for an extended perio…
U.K. equities closed lower on Tuesday, with the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 finishing down 0.30% as losses in Fixed Line Telecommunications, Insurance and Aerospace & Defense underpinned the decline. While several large-cap names posted sharp moves in both directions, market breadth favored advancers over decliners amid modest moves in commodi…
Spain’s benchmark IBEX 35 closed modestly lower, down 0.43% at the Madrid session’s end. Renewable energy and telecom names led the winners, while insurers, banks and airline shares weighed on the index. Market breadth favored advancers over decliners, and key commodity and currency benchmarks moved mixed-to-lower.
The AEX closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by advances in the Healthcare, Basic Materials and Consumer Goods sectors. Koninklijke Philips NV led the index with an 11.76% surge and a new 52-week high, while commodity and currency markets showed modest moves with crude, Brent and gold trading lower and major FX pairs largely unchanged.
Italy's stock market closed slightly lower on Tuesday, with the Investing.com Italy 40 index slipping 0.02%. Gains in autos and consumer beverages were offset by weakness in the Financials, Industrials and Travel & Leisure sectors. Trading breadth was positive, and commodity and currency markets showed modest moves.
Germany's main equity gauges finished mixed on Tuesday. The DAX slipped 0.12% at the close in Frankfurt while the TecDAX climbed 0.50% and the MDAX ticked down 0.04%. Sector gains in chemicals, media and technology supported the market, even as construction, insurance and telecom stocks weighed on the headline index.
Shares of Charles Schwab, Raymond James Financial and Stifel Financial declined sharply after Altruist unveiled an AI-powered tax planning feature within its Hazel platform. Market participants tied the move to broader concerns that AI could alter traditional advisory economics and reduce demand for human-led services.
Bankwell Financial Group Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Courtney E. Sacchetti sold 1,062 shares of the company’s common stock on February 9, 2026, for $52,876, while also receiving granted shares the same day. The regional bank reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that surpassed analyst projections on both EPS and revenue, tho…
Angelo G. Fusaro, Principal Accounting Officer at Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BWFG), sold 316 shares on February 9, 2026 for $49.88 per share, totaling $15,762, and in the same Form 4 reported receipt of 414 shares granted under the 2022 Stock Plan at a $0 price. Bankwell posted fourth-quarter 2025 results that exceeded analyst expectati…
Bankwell Financial Group Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer Christine Chivily sold 1,985 shares on February 9, 2026, for about $98,853, with sale prices between $49.38 and $50.15. That same day she is also reported to have acquired 2,635 shares with a total value of $0 at a price of $0. Separately, Bankwell posted fourth-quarter 2025…
Republican Senator Susan Collins has formally entered the race for a sixth term this November, positioning herself as a steady, problem-solving leader in Maine. Her announcement comes amid sustained criticism from former President Donald Trump over her vote on a Venezuela-related resolution, and sets up a competitive contest in a state Trump lost i…
Microsoft has reported testing high-temperature superconducting cables that can carry the same power as conventional conductors while occupying less space. The company says the technology could enable higher electrical density inside data centers without expanding external infrastructure, potentially shortening the time required to energize new lar…
