Friday, 18 September 2026
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In recent trading, shares of Alkermes plc (Symbol: ALKS) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $52.83, changing hands for $52.97/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the a…
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to a new battleground in the Red Sea.
Labcorp Holdings LH shares soared 3.4% in the last trading session to close at $291.02. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 6.1%…
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung invoked Japan's epochal property crash in the early 1990s, stoking concerns about Seoul's real estate market as he prepares to revise taxes aimed at stabilizing the housing sector.
NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - A wobbly U.S. stock market will take its cues in the coming week from a Federal Reserve meeting set to shed light on the path for interest rates, and from a packed slate of corporate earnin…
Global financial markets have been under pressure as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran threatens the fragile ceasefire reached last month. Fresh U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets, Tehran’s retal…
Regional banking company Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) fell short of the marketâs revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026 as sales rose 4% year on year to $516 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.05 per share was $0.02 below…
Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 21,116 shares …
Volkswagen reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter profits on Friday and scrapped hope for sales revenue growth in 2026, as the German auto giant lays the groundwork for a radical overhaul of the business.
ChangXin Memory Technologies' massive listing is stoking fears that its market debut could pull cash from Chinese equities, as investors raise funds to get a piece of the country's largest memory chipmaker.
Trump’s fresh round of trade tariffs will add more uncertainty to the world economy, the Bank of France governor Emmanuel Moulin has said this morning.
U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on generic drugs will increase the price of these medicines for patients in the country, Erez Israeli, the chief executive of Indian drugmaker Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, tol…
KORE Group Holdings, Inc. has been acquired in a cash merger completed on July 21, 2026. The reporting investment funds and individuals state they now beneficially own 0 shares and 0.00% of the company’s common stock.
The Pentagon lowered its official death toll for the Iran war to 14 from 18 in the space of a day, after the Trump administration removed four service members killed this month from the count, according to the defense c…
U.S. trading partners from Canberra to Brasília have rejected the forced-labor rationale behind President Donald Trump's new global tariffs, while most signaled they would keep negotiating rather than retaliate.
KORE Group Holdings, Inc. has been acquired in a cash merger completed on July 21, 2026. The reporting investment funds and individuals state they now beneficially own 0 shares and 0.00% of the company’s common stock.
Amazon is requiring that third-party sellers label any product images or videos that contain "AI-generated people" after New York recently passed a law mandating greater transparency around "synthetic performers" in ads.
CHENGDU, China — Governments increasingly want to control artificial intelligence, as companies release more powerful open-source models, a new multilateral statement indicates.
October NY world sugar #11 (SBV26) today is down -0.04 (-0.27%), and October London ICE white sugar #5 (SWV26) is down -5.00 (-1.08%).
The inflation-adjusted pace of wages, a key measure of household purchasing power, ease from a revised 2% gain in February
Lean hog futures are trading with 40 to 60 cent gains at midday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.76 Thursday morning, up 72 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was 56 cents higher on Jul…
The dollar index (DXY00) on Thursday rose by +0.35%. The dollar found support from strong US interest rate differentials, as the 10-year T-note yield rose by +4 bp and posted a new 1.5-year high amid Thursday's surge in…
Japan's core inflation came in at 1.6% in June, government data released Friday showed, as the impact of higher oil prices spills over into the wider economy.
September ICE NY cocoa (CCU26) on Thursday closed down -27 (-0.51%), while September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed unchanged.