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Traders' demand for deep downside protection in U.S. equities has eased, with two widely watched gauges - the Nations TailDex Index and the Cboe SKEW Index - retreating to levels close to those recorded before the late-February U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran. Despite the pullback in crash hedging costs, the S&P 500 remains roughly 2% below its pre-co…
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy and Representative Greg Casar introduced legislation to prohibit betting on certain government actions and other sensitive events in prediction markets. The BETS OFF Act would bar wagers on government operations, war, terrorism, assassination and any event where an individual can influence the outcome. The move follo…
Poland's equity market closed higher Tuesday, driven by strong performance in the Energy, Oil & Gas and Chemicals sectors. The benchmark WIG30 index rose 2.21% at the close in Warsaw, with several large utilities registering double-digit percentage gains. Broader market breadth was positive, and commodity prices for crude and Brent oil advanced whi…
Baidu has launched a suite of AI agents built on the OpenClaw framework, offering desktop assistants, a mobile platform, cloud deployment and smart-speaker integration. The move joins a broader shift among Chinese internet giants toward agent-driven software that can perform multi-step tasks across apps and devices, even as the technology remains i…
Denmark's stock market closed higher on Tuesday, with the OMX Copenhagen 20 up 0.52% as gains in Consumer Goods, Chemicals and Software & Computer Services supported the advance. Zealand Pharma led the index's winners, while Carlsberg, Pandora and FLSmidth were among the decliners. Market breadth showed a modest majority of rising stocks, and energ…
Brazilian authorities are considering a new tranche of support to address the economic fallout from the ongoing oil crisis, according to BNDES President Aloizio Mercadante. The contemplated measures would expand a program first introduced last year to assist exporters affected by elevated U.S. tariffs. A remaining surplus of 6 billion reais from th…
Executives at Honeywell Aerospace and Howmet Aerospace said they can expand output to support rising commercial aircraft production and stepped-up defense orders, though scaling for larger long-haul jet requirements would be more difficult. The companies cited strong demand from planemakers and increased government defense spending driven by recent…
Figure Technology Solutions has launched FGRD, an SEC-registered common stock issued natively on a public blockchain, and is operating its On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN) to manage the full lifecycle of those shares outside traditional intermediaries such as the DTCC. The approach enables T+0 settlement, promises atomic transfer and reduces c…
Norway's equity market ended higher on Tuesday, with the Oslo OBX advancing 0.38% to a new record close. Strength in the Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities sectors supported the move, while notable individual movers included Var Energi, Nel and Hoegh Autoliners. Market breadth was roughly even, and energy …
Israel's benchmark TA 35 finished higher on Tuesday, rising 1.57% as advances in the Communication, Technology and Real Estate sectors pushed the market up. Elbit Systems and OPC Energy were the session's strongest performers and reached all-time highs. Energy commodities gained and local currency pairs moved lower versus the dollar, while market b…
Morgan Stanley analysts led by Ukyo Haraguchi argue that rising geopolitical tensions and higher oil prices have made movements in the oil market a dominant driver of Japanese equities. The bank highlights strong short-interval co-movement between Nikkei 225 futures and crude since early March, recommends a defensive stance, and elevates Deep Value…
Greek equities ended the trading day higher as gains in banking, construction and travel stocks pushed the Athens General Composite up 0.24%. Intracom Holdings, HELLENiQ ENERGY and Evropi led advancers, while Viohalco, Metlen Energy & Metals and Hellenic Telecommunications were among the declines. Market breadth favored risers and several commodity…
Swarmer Inc (NASDAQ:SWMR) made a striking market debut on Tuesday, March 17, opening at $12.50 and rising to an intraday high of $17.60, a 252% increase versus its $5 IPO price. The move reflects strong investor interest in drone and defense-related technology stocks amid broader sector strength and analyst optimism for related firms.
Shares of Bruker Corporation and 10x Genomics fell after a tweet by Microsoft’s CEO highlighted GigaTIME, an AI model developed with Providence Health and the University of Washington that predicts multiplex immunofluorescence results from H&E pathology slides. Wolfe Research says the decline reflects investor concern that AI could reduce demand fo…
The BIST 100 index ended Tuesday's session up 2.01% as Technology, Insurance and Leasing & Factoring sectors pushed the market higher. Winners outpaced losers by a wide margin while select large moves in individual stocks and mixed commodity and currency moves marked the trading day. Key sector drivers included steep advances among mid-cap and sma…
An AI-driven investment strategy identified a U.S. energy services firm that has delivered a roughly 31.9% gain in March amid rising energy prices and Middle East tensions. The selection, Profrac Holding (ACDC), was chosen for recent price momentum, volatility characteristics attractive for entry, and a projected growth recovery, and is one among s…
General Motors and LG Energy Solution said Tuesday that their Ultium Cells joint venture will convert a Tennessee battery facility to produce batteries for energy storage systems and recall 700 workers who had been laid off. The move targets production of lithium-iron phosphate batteries in the second quarter amid excess EV battery capacity and shi…
A U.S. district court has certified a shareholder class alleging Boeing concealed safety problems with its 737 MAX prior to two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. The class covers investors who owned shares between November 7, 2018 and October 18, 2019, after the court concluded plaintiffs have a common method to measure damages. The decision narrows …
Google said it will partner with DTE Energy to develop a new data center in Michigan, agreeing to enable 2.7 gigawatts of new clean resources that will flow into the local grid. The plan, structured under a Clean Capacity Acceleration Agreement, will deploy solar, advanced storage and demand flexibility while Google covers the facility's electricit…
London's Court of Appeal has granted Visa and Mastercard permission to appeal a Competition Appeal Tribunal decision that found their default multilateral interchange fees charged to retailers infringed European competition law. The ruling follows linked lawsuits by hundreds of merchants and was described by the merchants' lawyers as a first findin…
Managers of collateralized loan obligations are increasingly reducing positions in software-related loans, selling paper at discounts and prompting wider spreads across CLO tranches. The move follows a sharp pullback in software equity and credit earlier this year tied to concerns over AI disruption, and has prompted CLO managers and credit analyst…
Piper Sandler has begun coverage of the Web Builders category and designated Shopify as its top choice. The firm assigns an Overweight rating and a $165 price target, citing three principal drivers: constructive cohort trends that could support higher estimates, significant untapped payments opportunity, and Shopify's movement upmarket. While the b…
Trading on Tuesday produced sharp swings across market-cap groups. Healthcare mega-cap Eli Lilly fell after a downgrade centered on the obesity market, while Tencent Music plunged on quarterly results that missed expectations. Payment, travel and select technology and energy stocks recorded notable gains, leaving the session broadly mixed.
Stifel reaffirmed its Buy rating on Tesla and assigned a $508 price target, pointing to higher-than-expected fourth-quarter gross profit and expanding margin performance. The firm highlighted progress in Full Self-Driving and Robotaxi programs, a near-1.1 million paid FSD user base, substantial planned capital expenditure in 2026, and macro scenari…
Joe Kent stepped down from his role as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, submitting a resignation letter to President Trump in which he said he could not back the ongoing war in Iran. In the letter, Kent argued Iran posed no imminent threat to the United States, blamed pressure from Israel and its American lobby for the conflict, an…
