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A group of Democratic senators asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to explain why very large liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers appear to be using the Alternative Fuel Excise Tax credit that was originally created for small motorboats switching to alternative fuels. The lawmakers say the tax break was not intended for vessels the size of moder…
Retail investors using Citadel Securities' platform were net sellers of U.S. equities and options last week, a departure from their persistent buying trend. Citadel data show net notional retail spending fell materially in March versus prior months, options activity moved toward defensive positioning, and institutional players also grew more cautio…
Norwegian equities finished higher on Tuesday, with the Oslo OBX rising 1.48% to an all-time high. Sector strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities powered the advance. Yara International, Aker BP and Hafnia were among the top performers, while Norwegian Air Shuttle, Tomra and Nordic Semiconductor lag…
Greece's equity market ended Tuesday's session in positive territory, with the Athens General Composite up 1.25% at the close. Gains were led by the Banking, Construction and Travel sectors. Several mid-cap names registered double-digit relative moves, while commodity and currency markets showed mixed action.
Markets saw notable volatility Tuesday with a range of large and small companies registering significant percentage moves. UnitedHealth Group posted the largest gain among mega-caps, while Apple slipped following reports of engineering challenges for a foldable iPhone. Movers spanned mega-cap, large-cap, mid-cap and small-cap lists, with company-sp…
Apple shares dropped 4% on Tuesday, the largest decline among Dow components, after reports of engineering setbacks in the company’s foldable iPhone program and weaker App Store growth in the March 2026 quarter. Sensor Tower data cited by UBS showed roughly 7% reported growth for the quarter, or about 5% on an FX-neutral basis, while Evercore ISI h…
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) analysis shows the global economy uses roughly one-third of the oil to produce a unit of GDP compared with the early 1970s. That shift, along with US shale production turning the country into a net energy exporter, has materially lowered how much a 10% oil-price shock would lift US inflation and trim growth. The Euro area…
Humana Inc. shares rallied after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set final 2027 Medicare Advantage rates at a 2.48% expected increase, a substantial upward revision from the 0.09% proposed in the Advance Notice. Wells Fargo Securities' report says the move should deliver more than $13 billion in incremental reimbursements to private pl…
AstroNova said its board has begun a formal review of strategic alternatives to maximize shareholder value, and its shares climbed more than 13% shortly after Tuesday market open. The company retained Rockefeller Capital Management and Foley Hoag LLP to advise the process, which has no set timeline and may or may not result in a transaction.
Barclays analysts report that equity markets are pricing in a contained outcome ahead of an Iran ceasefire deadline, with S&P 500 options appearing fairly valued and implied volatility broadly stable. The bank highlights a modest forward-term kink around the April 8 window, notes that traditional hedges have underperformed, and recommends straddle …
Analysts at BofA Securities forecast a sustained expansion in capital spending for artificial intelligence infrastructure, estimating global investment will approach $1.4 trillion by 2030. The firm expects hyperscalers and sovereign backers to drive a capex intensity of roughly 25% to 30% as organizations retool traditional IT stacks for AI. BofA's…
Volatility has marked the opening of April, but a set of proprietary, AI-driven stock-picking strategies used by InvestingPro subscribers has produced notable gains. Several mid- and small-cap companies have posted double-digit returns this month, while other past picks have registered substantial gains since selection. The platform attributes the …
Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday it will raise checked baggage fees on domestic and certain short-haul international routes. The carrier's first domestic baggage fee increase in two years raises charges for the first and second checked bags by $10 each and the third bag by $50, with new prices set at $45, $55 and $200 respectively for bookings made …
UBS Global Research says derivative dynamics and systematic hedge fund flows are increasingly acting as 'price movement amplifiers.' The bank highlights option delta hedging and Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) flows as the dominant mechanics that can intensify rallies or sell-offs, while markets face elevated volatility and geopolitical tensions li…
Intel said it has joined the Terafab collaboration alongside SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla, offering its design, fabrication and packaging resources to help reach the project's stated goal of producing 1 terawatt per year of compute for AI and robotics. The announcement coincided with a roughly 2% rise in Intel shares on Tuesday morning.
Delta Air Lines said on April 7 that it will raise fees for checked baggage on domestic routes and select short-haul international flights, marking the first domestic baggage-fee increase in two years. The move comes as airlines confront sharply higher jet fuel prices after disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and related strikes in February, and fo…
Deutsche Bank says the U.S. packaging industry enters 2026 facing persistent cost inflation, elevated oil prices, tariff headwinds and soft consumer demand, but identifies six companies it views as best positioned to navigate the environment. The bank emphasizes firms that combine exposure to essential, defensive end markets with higher-growth or v…
Uber has begun using Amazon Web Services' custom silicon - Graviton processors for compute and Trainium for AI model training - to handle expanding digital workloads. The move extends an existing cloud relationship, aiming to boost performance for ride-matching, deliveries and personalized experiences while Amazon presses to broaden enterprise adop…
Moody's Ratings has changed its outlook on U.S. business development companies from stable to negative, pointing to mounting redemption demands, higher leverage and reduced access to funding. The revision highlights a swift reversal in flows for perpetual non-traded BDCs - from robust inflows in the third quarter of 2025 to their first recorded out…
Monday filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed a mix of insider purchases and large dispositions across a range of U.S. names. Notable buys included Compass Diversified Holdings’ CFO adding roughly $258,237 in retirement accounts, Shoe Carnival’s CFO acquiring 31,000 shares, and a Goldman Sachs BDC director purchasing 50,000 shar…
Colruyt shares fell more than 3% on Tuesday following a downgrade from UBS to "neutral" from "buy" and a reduction of the 12-month price target to €38 from €47. UBS lowered EPS forecasts by roughly 6% to 8% across the next three years, pointing to constrained growth, intensifying competition due to expanded Sunday trading, a narrowing price gap ver…
A Barclays analysis finds leading packaged food manufacturers are trimming promotional spend after elevated discounting in 2025 did not produce the anticipated sales or margin benefits. Firms including Mondelez, JM Smucker and Kraft Heinz are reassessing trade programs and moving toward more data-driven, ROI-focused approaches.
Plastic resin prices rose again in March with polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) each increasing $0.10 per pound from February. Average PE settled at $0.67 per pound, roughly 29% higher year-to-date, while PP reached $0.62 per pound, up 34% year-to-date. Baird says inflationary pressure on resin markets is likely to persist into the near and …
Futures tied to Canada’s S&P/TSX were modestly lower as investors monitored an approaching U.S. deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Commodity prices, particularly oil and gold, influenced sentiment on the resource-heavy index, while U.S. futures swung as markets digested economic data and developments in private credit. Separately, Br…
Saudi Arabia's stock market closed lower on Tuesday, with the Tadawul All Share falling 1.55%. Losses were concentrated in the Media & Publishing, Building & Construction and Energy & Utilities sectors. Advancers were heavily outnumbered by decliners, while crude oil and Brent prices moved higher and gold eased.
