Wednesday, 16 September 2026
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While oil company profits soar, farmers across Europe are warning of a slump in food production and rising prices as crops suffer as a result of extreme heat, drought and wildfires.
Citadel Securities strategist Scott Rubner said markets have gotten a “technical reset” and is ready to recommend buying stocks again.
Twist Bioscience Corp stock reached a significant milestone, hitting a 52-week high of $106.58. The stock currently trades at $103.80, just shy of its recent peak of $105.47, with a market capitalization of $6.29 billio…
Pfizer on Tuesday reported second-quarter results that topped estimates and hiked the low end of its revenue outlook, citing the stronger-than-expected performance of non-Covid products.
Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, was arrested today. Targeting journalists is not about enforcing the law, but shaping reality. History reflects a brutal truth: When you begin arresting journalists, your nation becomes…
McDonald's on Tuesday reported mixed quarterly results as same-store sales growth in the U.S. slowed.
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Aug 4 (Reuters) - Spotify said higher marketing and development costs would hurt its profit in the current quarter as the Swedish music-streaming giant bets heavily on features powered by AI to attract users.
Wayfair on Tuesday said it saw its strongest growth in the U.S. and best free cash flow since the pandemic during its second quarter, as the online furniture company continues to take market share from legacy brick-and-…
From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of …
Without much thought, you click on it because it seems reasonable. However, a few hours later, your crypto balance suddenly decreases for no apparent reason. That’s when you realize you’ve been the victim of a WhatsApp …
President Donald Trump has warned that the latest round of negotiations with Iran is the "last chance" to bring an end to the five-month conflict.
Britain's BP on Tuesday reported a sharp upswing in second-quarter profit, as energy supermajors reap massive profits from higher fossil fuel prices amid hostilities between the U.S. and Iran.
The transportation and logistics market has experienced a volatile operating environment this year as geopolitical tensions, elevated energy prices, and uneven global trade activity have complicated execution across sup…
Asset management stocks have quietly emerged as one of the stronger areas of the financial sector this year, benefiting from rising equity markets, resilient investor demand for exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and improvi…
East West Ave Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: EWAVU) priced its initial public offering of 10,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, for gross proceeds of $100 million. The units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global…
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
The Federal Reserve may soon be drawn into the Trump administration's efforts to back the embattled currency of U.S. ally Japan.
Coffee prices settled mixed on Monday. Arabica coffee closed sharply lower as drier conditions in Brazil’s coffee-growing regions should allow for the pace of the country’s coffee harvest to pick up. Somar Meteorologia …
August 1, 2026, 3:57 AM EDT. Goodyear India Limited (NSE:GOODYEAR) is scheduled to go ex-dividend on August 5th, with shareholders set to receive a ₹26.50 per share dividend on September 11th. This results in a 3.2% yie…
When I walk into a restaurant or store, I don't want a canned greeting. Having workers yell "welcome to Moe's," or watching Texas Roadhouse waiters have to stop waiting on people to do a line dance makes me want to leav…
Tech companies' venture capital portfolios are making corporate profits look a lot stronger than they really are.
Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company Palantir (PLTR) builds AI-powered software platforms for the intelligence community. Its platforms help intelligence agencies with counterterrorism investigations and operations across the Un…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed up +1.48%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +1.32%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.78%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) r…