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A U.S. magistrate judge in Austin has ordered Elon Musk to give sworn testimony in two proposed class-action lawsuits that accuse him and his political action committee, America PAC, of misleading voters in seven swing states by promising a $1 million-per-day giveaway ahead of the 2024 election. The magistrate recommended that a claim alleging vote…
The U.S. Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision sided with Bayer, ruling that plaintiffs cannot use state-law failure-to-warn claims to challenge Roundup labels when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not required a cancer warning. The decision overturned a $1.25 million jury verdict in Missouri, removes one commonly used legal theory from many …
Options volume in MetLife Inc. climbed to 4,594 contracts by 3:20 p.m. New York time on Thursday, with puts representing the bulk of activity. The September 18, 2026 $77.50 put led trading, while several other near-term put strikes saw heavy turnover. Shares advanced modestly and three-month volatility rose slightly, while the 90/110 skew narrowed.
Options volume in Herbalife Ltd. climbed to 32,666 contracts by 3:20 p.m. New York time on Thursday, driven almost entirely by call contracts and dominated by a single August 21, 2026 call spread split evenly between $15 and $17.50 strikes, according to exchange data compiled by Bloomberg. Open interest shows a large imbalance between the two strik…
Google has moved Google Finance out of beta, introducing portfolio tracking capabilities and a standalone Android application. The refreshed service offers a single dashboard for portfolio performance and allocation, customized market briefings based on user-defined tasks, and an Android app that includes watchlists, real-time quotes, a news feed a…
Applied Materials Inc. experienced a surge in options trading, with total volume reaching 80,479 contracts by 3:30 p.m. New York time on Thursday. Call options outpaced puts, notable volumes appeared in July 17, 2026 and June 26, 2026 call strikes, and the stock rallied 11.2% to $654.74. Short-term volatility and skew measures moved noticeably on t…
The US Army has approved agreements for four companies to build processing facilities for strategic minerals on military bases. The move, advanced by the administration as part of a push to boost domestic capacity and reduce import reliance, places separation and purification plants for rare earths, graphite, lithium and boron on federal military d…
Ares Management has once more enforced a 5% repurchase cap at its flagship private credit vehicle, the $22.6 billion Ares Strategic Income Fund (ASIF), after shareholders requested redemptions equal to 14.4% of outstanding shares in the second quarter. Most of the requests were concentrated among a small set of non-U.S. institutions and family offi…
SpaceX plans to begin construction next month on an eight-mile natural gas pipeline, dubbed Starpipe, to deliver feedstock to its Texas launch complex. County and federal filings indicate the line will connect to Starbase, feed a planned liquefaction facility for converting natural gas into liquid methane, and is expected to be operational by Janua…
SpaceX plans to start building an eight-mile natural gas pipeline called "Starpipe" to supply its Texas Starbase launch complex, with service expected by January 26, filings show. The pipeline would deliver feedstock for a liquefaction facility to produce liquid methane for Starship, supporting an accelerated launch cadence that SpaceX aims to scal…
Palantir Technologies shares fell sharply, touching a fresh 52-week low as richly valued software names are repricing amid fears about AI agents eroding subscription economics. Sector-wide derating, activist short pressure, a European contract shift, insider sales and an elevated macro backdrop combined to push PLTR down, leaving the stock exposed …
Caterpillar shares climbed sharply, reaching an all-time high after confirmation that Solar Turbines, a Caterpillar unit, will supply generation capacity for a major West Texas power project backed by Chevron and Microsoft. The contract, combined with robust quarterly sales growth, a record backlog and higher analyst targets, reinforced the narrati…
Strategy Inc. stock fell 7.6% to a 52-week low of $85 amid a CryptoQuant report urging the company to stop adding Bitcoin and rebuild cash reserves. The report highlighted a 38% decline in U.S. dollar cash since the start of 2026, ballooning annualized dividend obligations and large unrealized losses on the Bitcoin treasury, while preferred-stock f…
Microsoft shares fell 3.0% in afternoon trading to $354.50, marking a new 52-week low as three company-specific developments combined to push the stock sharply lower. EU regulators signaled a potential Digital Markets Act gatekeeper designation for Azure, a peer-reviewed critique in Nature cast doubt on Microsoft’s Majorana 1 quantum claims, and St…
American Express Co. saw options turnover total 26,525 contracts by 2:00 p.m. New York time on Thursday, with call options representing the clear majority of activity. The June 26, 2026 $365 call was the single most-traded instrument, and several structured call spreads for July expirations also registered large block volumes. Reported open interes…
Options trading in Denali Therapeutics Inc. rose to 2,291 contracts by 2:10 p.m. New York time on Thursday, with call activity accounting for the majority of trades. The July 17, 2026 $30 call comprised the largest single series trade, while implied volatility and the 90/110 skew both increased. Shares were modestly higher.
Waymo has formally registered a German subsidiary, Waymo Germany GmbH, signaling a concrete step toward expanding its autonomous ride-hailing operations beyond the United States. The company filed the paperwork last month and the entity received registration on June 15. The new entity is authorized to operate driverless ride-hailing services and to…
Financial markets enter Friday, June 26, 2026, with a busy economic calendar that includes the monthly goods trade balance, multiple components of the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, remarks from two Federal Reserve officials, the weekly Baker Hughes rig counts and a suite of Commodity Futures Trading Commission weekly Commitments…
During its October-to-June term the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on and heard arguments in a broad slate of cases with far-reaching consequences. The justices issued decisions and signaled positions on questions ranging from presidential authority over tariffs, independent-agency removal protections and executive power to fundamental civil rights issue…
Microsoft said it will increase Xbox console prices worldwide effective August 1, raising 512 GB units by $100 and 1 TB units by $150 while discontinuing the 2 TB model. The company attributed the move to a sharp rise in storage and memory costs driven by a global components shortage and warned of further cost escalation through 2027. The announcem…
Stellantis NV and Nissan Motor Co. are engaged in negotiations to acquire specific business units from Marelli Holdings Co., which is in the midst of a Chapter 11 reorganization. Stellantis is reportedly pursuing Marelli's suspensions businesses in several countries, while Nissan is exploring cockpit-related assets in Japan. The talks form part of …
Microsoft will increase prices on select Xbox consoles effective August 1, 2026, raising 512 GB models by $100 and 1 TB models by $150, while discontinuing its 2 TB model. The company cited steep increases in console storage and memory costs and outlined financing, trade-in and refurbished hardware programs to mitigate customer impact.
Microsoft announced enhancements to Copilot in Excel aimed at finance teams, introducing reusable 'skills' for common financial processes, expanding third-party financial data connectors, and adding a Plan with Copilot feature plus edit attribution to improve traceability. Several features are generally available to Microsoft 365 Copilot customers,…
JPMorgan Chase elevated Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh to co-president roles as part of a leadership reshuffle that brings succession planning for long-serving CEO Jamie Dimon into sharper relief. The appointments reposition Rohrbaugh into consumer banking leadership and keep Petno at the helm of the Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB). Other senior …
Doncasters Group saw its stock climb 33.3% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, opening at $44 per share against an initial public offering price of $33. The company sold 27.9 million shares in the offering, which raised $919.3 million and was priced above the previously marketed range of $28 to $32. The move comes amid a rec…
