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ConocoPhillips Nears Deal to Develop Syrian Gasfields

ConocoPhillips Nears Deal to Develop Syrian Gasfields

ConocoPhillips is poised to sign a contract with Syria's government to develop existing gasfields and search for new reserves in partnership with Novaterra Energy and the state-owned Syrian Petroleum Company. The deal, expected this week according to reporting citing two people familiar with the matter, follows a memorandum of understanding signed …

Mexico equities tick higher as airport stocks lead S&P/BMV IPC gains

Mexico equities tick higher as airport stocks lead S&P/BMV IPC gains

Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC closed higher, supported by gains in industrial and consumer-oriented stocks. Airport operators posted the session's largest advances, while select consumer and exchange names lagged. Commodity markets were mixed with gold rallying and U.S. crude diving, and the peso showed minor moves against the dollar and euro.

Lockheed Martin Secures $223.94M Modification for Navy Sonar Program

Lockheed Martin Secures $223.94M Modification for Navy Sonar Program

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $223,943,975 contract modification from the U.S. Department of War to provide engineering design, development and production support for sonar systems. The cost-plus-incentive-fee modification exercises options under an existing contract and covers purchases for the U.S. Navy and the government of Canada through t…

S&P Raises Viavi Solutions to BB After Term Loan Repayment

S&P Raises Viavi Solutions to BB After Term Loan Repayment

S&P Global Ratings upgraded Viavi Solutions Inc. to BB from B+ after the company used proceeds from a $575 million common stock offering in May 2026 to repay all outstanding borrowings under its term loan B. The ratings firm also increased the issue-level rating on Viavi's senior unsecured debt to BB, with a recovery rating of 3, reflecting a m…

Centene to Offer Employee Buyouts as Obamacare Enrollment Falls

Centene to Offer Employee Buyouts as Obamacare Enrollment Falls

Centene has introduced a voluntary buyout program for employees after a year of notable losses in its health plan membership tied to weakening enrollment in its Affordable Care Act offerings. The company reported a decline in commercial revenue and said the expiration of pandemic-era subsidies has created uncertainty for future enrollment.

Intellia Shares Jump After Phase 3 HAELO Results and Analyst Backing

Intellia Shares Jump After Phase 3 HAELO Results and Analyst Backing

Intellia Therapeutics shares leapt in after-hours trading following publication and presentation of Phase 3 HAELO trial data for lonvo-z, its CRISPR-based one-time therapy for hereditary angioedema (HAE). The dataset, released June 13 and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed large reductions in attack frequency and prompted bull…

Toronto market hits record as materials, tech and consumer discretionary stocks push TSX higher

Toronto market hits record as materials, tech and consumer discretionary stocks push TSX higher

The S&P/TSX Composite closed at a fresh all-time high on Monday, rising 0.97% as gains in the Materials, Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors outpaced declines in select energy and industrial names. Market breadth was positive with more advancers than decliners, while commodity moves were mixed: gold rallied sharply and oil fel…

Analyst Projects Dramatic Upside for Intel, Citing AI Inference and Edge Computing Shift

Analyst Projects Dramatic Upside for Intel, Citing AI Inference and Edge Computing Shift

Global Equities Research has issued a comprehensive bullish case for Intel (INTC), assigning a $200 near-term price target and forecasting a long-term valuation of $5 trillion. The thesis hinges on a shift in AI workloads from training to inference and on Intel's next-generation 18A processors powering edge and laptop AI. The firm also claims a mul…

Sharp Drop in Fiserv Shares Follows Surprise CEO Departure

Sharp Drop in Fiserv Shares Follows Surprise CEO Departure

Fiserv shares plunged more than 10% after the company said CEO Mike Lyons would leave immediately to lead Truist Financial Corporation and Takis Georgakopoulos would take over as CEO and join the board the same day. The swift leadership change, together with unchanged 2026 guidance and heavy bearish options flow, pushed the stock to a new 52-week l…