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U.S. stock indices closed lower on Monday as losses in Financials, Consumer Services and Industrials weighed on markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.66% to a new one-month low, the S&P 500 slipped 1.04%, and the Nasdaq Composite declined 1.13%. Market breadth was negative on both the NYSE and Nasdaq, while volatility, gold futures and s…
Mexico's benchmark S&P/BMV IPC closed down 1.21% as declines in industrial, consumer goods and consumer staples sectors weighed on the market. While a handful of stocks, including Industrias Peñoles and Grupo Carso, finished higher, larger losses from airline and beverage-related names pushed the overall index lower. Commodities and currency market…
Canadian equities closed modestly lower on Monday, with the S&P/TSX Composite retreating 0.12% as weakness in the information technology, industrials and financials sectors outweighed gains in select mining stocks. Market breadth was tilted toward decliners, volatility ticked higher and commodities and foreign-exchange moves presented mixed signals…
Colombian shares closed higher on Monday, with the COLCAP index rising 2.10% as strength in Industrials, Services and Agriculture supported the advance. Top session performers included Grupo Cibest SA, Mineros SA and Cementos Argos SA, while a handful of financial names ended lower. Commodity and currency moves were mixed, with notable shifts in co…
PayPal has drawn takeover interest after its share price fell, with analysts highlighting the company's low multiple relative to 2027 earnings estimates and the potential for buyers to pay premiums for assets such as Venmo and its buy now, pay later operations. Broker notes and sell-side research outline likely acquirers, hurdles to a full-company …
ROC completed its initial public offering, selling 4 million shares at $6.00 each to generate $24 million in gross proceeds before underwriting fees and expenses. The Vision AI company began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on February 20, 2026, priced at the high end of its marketed range. ROC has granted underwriters a 30-day option for up to…
Google has announced a three-year partnership with ISTE+ASCD to deliver Gemini and NotebookLM training to all 6 million K-12 and higher-education instructors in the United States. The rollout will begin in the coming months with short, flexible modules created by educators, awarding micro-credentials on completion and aligning materials to an AI Re…
Shares of several cybersecurity vendors tumbled after Anthropic released Claude Code Security, a tool aimed at identifying high-severity vulnerabilities in open-source repositories and suggesting patches. Market losses were broad across the sector, though some analysts say the decline reflects an overbroad narrative about AI replacing traditional s…
Amazon announced a $12 billion plan to construct data center campuses in northwest Louisiana, a project that includes substantial local infrastructure funding and community support but prompted a late trading 2.5% share decline amid broader investor concerns about heavy AI-related capital spending. The project is expected to create 540 direct full-…
Crypto.com has been granted conditional approval by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter. The decision positions the digital-asset platform to operate as a federally regulated custodian capable of managing client assets and settling trades within an OCC-supervised framework, though the charter does not all…
Brazil's Bovespa closed down 0.91% on Monday as losses in Financials, Consumption and Real Estate sectors pushed the index lower. Market breadth favored decliners, while individual movers included gains at Telefonica Brasil and declines at Vibra Energia, Hapvida and Banco Santander Brasil Unit. Volatility eased and commodity and FX moves were mixed…
Panama has published a Supreme Court ruling in the official gazette that cancels the concessions for the Balboa and Cristobal terminals previously operated by Panama Ports Company, a CK Hutchison subsidiary. The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has assumed control by decree to maintain operations while APM Terminals, a Maersk unit, is positioned to …
The consulting sector has suffered significant share-price weakness in 2026 as investor concerns about AI-driven disruption and broader economic uncertainty removed the industry’s valuation premium. Despite partnerships around AI and relatively stable cash flows for many firms, heavy selloffs have pushed several large consulting firms to deeply dis…
U.S. companies increased borrowing to finance equipment purchases by 30.1% in January versus a year earlier, with new financing agreements reaching $11.6 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association said. Month-over-month activity rose 7.8%, while bank-originated activity fell. Small-ticket volume expanded a…
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary defended the agency’s record on mRNA vaccines and reiterated its support for mRNA technology, while saying that taxpayers should not underwrite research that large vaccine makers can fund themselves. Makary made the remarks during an event unveiling an FDA-proposed framework to accelerate …
The Pentagon has expressed serious reservations about an aviation safety measure the U.S. House planned to consider on Feb. 23, saying the legislation could create substantial, unresolved budgetary burdens and operational security risks for national defense activities. The bill under consideration is the ROTOR Act, which the Senate unanimously appr…
Multiple sell-side firms raised Walmart's price targets on Monday, citing the retailer's accelerating digital revenue, membership momentum and improving margin mix. Evercore and Barclays increased their valuation benchmarks and reiterated positive ratings while adjusting earnings assumptions to reflect near-term headwinds.
Wells Fargo projects hyperscaler compute capacity will expand from about 49GW at the end of 2025 to 98GW by 2027, driven by AI demand that continues to outpace available capacity. Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft account for roughly 80% of current capacity and are expected to remain the largest operators. The firm also forecasts substantial increases…
Exxon has filed a legal action seeking compensation for oil and gas interests that were confiscated in Cuba in 1960. The claim, brought against Cuban entities, invokes the Helms-Burton Act, a U.S. statute that permits American companies to sue foreign parties that profit from properties nationalized by the Cuban government following the 1959 revolu…
IBM shares fell about 10% intraday after Anthropic introduced Claude Code, an AI product aimed at streamlining COBOL modernization. Accenture and Cognizant also declined as the tool automates tasks that historically underpinned revenue for legacy-system consulting practices. Anthropic says the tool and an accompanying Code Modernization Playbook ca…
Monday's trading session produced pronounced moves across market-cap tiers, with notable declines among large-cap financial and technology stocks and sharp rallies in selected biotech and mid-cap names. Eli Lilly and Arcellx were among the biggest gainers, while MongoDB, Datadog and multiple mega-cap banks and card issuers posted sizable drops.
Markets head into Tuesday, February 24, 2026, with a dense slate of U.S. economic releases and Federal Reserve commentary. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence report is the standout item, while a broad set of housing indices, weekly employment data, wholesale trade figures, monetary policy speeches and a Treasury auction will together provide …
Morgan Stanley ranks leading tobacco companies based on execution in smoke-free alternatives while noting continued reliance on combustibles. Philip Morris International is highlighted for its multi-category strategy and established smoke-free revenue stream, while Altria is noted for U.S.-focused product launches and shifting industry volumes towa…
C.H. Robinson's CEO characterized a recent, sharp selloff in the company's shares as a short-term reaction, saying the firm's scale and proprietary data make it hard for new AI-enabled freight platforms to displace established brokers. He predicts industry consolidation as smaller competitors struggle to match the data depth and domain expertise re…
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde told a conference in Washington that eurozone inflation and the bank's interest rate policy are in a "good place," repeating her long-standing guidance that indicates no policy change is being contemplated. She emphasized the need for constant reassessment and agility to determine whether interventi…
