Monday, 14 September 2026
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This morning a "Potential Dividend Run Alert" went out for The Gabelli Global Utility and Income Trust Series (AMEX: GLU.PRA), at our DividendChannel.com Dividend Alerts service (a free email alerts feature). Let's look…
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Institutional Shareholder Services, seeking to force the influential proxy adviser to turn over information as the Trump administration steps up scrutiny of firms that help in…
After international oil prices experienced dramatic swings of sharp gains and steep losses, the latest policy direction from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) has emerged. Acco…
Gas and oil prices across the globe have skyrocketed as a result of the US- and Israel-led attack on Iran at the end of February 2026. The escalating conflict in the Persian Gulf region largely halted shipping traffic i…
The era of the "world's vault" in New York may be coming to a close as a historic wave of gold repatriation sweeps through global central banks. In a landmark move concluded early this year, the Bank of France successfu…
Sugar prices surged 21.5% in August, marking its strongest monthly gain since October 2010, when it rose 24%. The United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization Food Price Index also rose in August amid broad-based i…
Iran's "proportionate responses" to U.S. attacks are over, the country's parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Sunday, while acknowledging the economic impact of the war.
At a July protest against data centers in Lubbock, Texas, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller took the microphone to share his concerns about data center land grabs in his home state. But what he said could apply …
Fintel reports that on September 4, 2026, Piper Sandler upgraded their outlook for Simmons First National (NASDAQGS:SFNC) from Neutral to Overweight.
Fintel reports that on September 4, 2026, Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage of Belite Bio, Inc - Depositary Receipt (NASDAQCM:BLTE) with a Buy recommendation. Prior to this action, the stock closed at $171.09 on Sept…
First, Anthropic updated Fable and Mythos. Then came model enhancements from Meta and Google. OpenAI followed suit by releasing GPT-6 Astra.
This is the true story of what happened when all the trauma was supposed to be over, when I left my “home” on the park bench on the outskirts of Salt Lake City for the last time in 2017. People like to call this transit…
Two prevailing narratives have driven markets recently. The first is that Nvidia Corp.’s moat is eroding primarily thanks to graphics processing unit alternatives such as tensor processing units and other application-sp…
“I’d rather leave my estate to people who spent time with me because they genuinely valued my company.”
Ten days ahead of a meeting in which the Federal Reserve will likely consider raising interest rates, the Trump administration looks to be in a full-court press to halt the hike in its tracks.
Superstar athlete LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with prediction market platform Polymarket in a social media post on Saturday.
Fintel reports that on September 4, 2026, StoneX initiated coverage of Lennar (NYSE:LEN) with a Hold recommendation. This rating action occurred on September 4, 2026, the same day the stock's latest close was recorded a…
Excluding just seven stocks from our valuation, the remaining market is trading at fair value.
Walmart will soon be able to bring you an iced coffee and a maple doughnut — from Dunkin'.
Fintel reports that on September 4, 2026, B. Riley Securities initiated coverage of Infleqtion (NYSE:INFQ) with a Buy recommendation. The rating action occurred following a pre-action close of $12.66 on September 3, 202…
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) gave the market everything it could ask for in its fiscal fourth-quarter 2026 earnings report: outperformance, acceleration, wider margins, and strong guidance. The one thing it didn’t give was firm…
As America has an intense national debate about the cost of AI data centers and who stands to benefit, one often overlooked industry that has seen a boost in business from AI is trucking.
Fintel reports that on September 4, 2026, Baird upgraded their outlook for Sonida Senior Living (NYSE:SNDA) from Neutral to Outperform. Prior to this upgrade, Baird had maintained a Neutral rating on the stock, with the…
The Pentagon has received a big ownership stake in an obscure private oil company that will control crude reserves larger than ExxonMobil's global portfolio if President Donald Trump's Venezuela deal is successful.