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Key Points The Nasdaq has climbed in recent years thanks to excitement about game-changing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing. Investors have wanted to get in on potential winners earlier to maximize their gains once these technologies are fully developed and become anchored in our daily lives. The AI boom and the…

We see the weakness in bank stocks following Q4 results as primarily a sell-the-news phenomenon rather than a function of anything fundamentally problematic with the quarterly numbers or even management’s outlook and guidance for the coming periods. Bank earnings aren’t great, but they aren’t bad either, and broadly reflective of a steadily improving earnings outlook…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Friday closed down -0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down -0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.07%.  March E-mini S&P futures (ESH26) fell -0.06%, and March E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQH26) fell -0.08%. Stock indexes gave up an early advance on Friday and settled slightly lower…

(RTTNews) – Bayer announced that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review the Durnell case in the ongoing Roundup litigation. The Court’s decision follows a petition filed by Monsanto in April 2025, seeking resolution of a split among federal circuit courts over the application of federal preemption under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide…

Here’s a quick recap of the crypto landscape for Friday (January 16) as of 9:00 a.m. UTC. Get the latest insights on Bitcoin, Ether and altcoins, along with a round-up of key cryptocurrencymarket news Bitcoin and Ether price update Bitcoin (BTC) was priced at US$95,649.68, down by 1.5 percent over 24 hours. Chart via TradingView…

Artificial intelligence (AI) biotech startup Proxima has raised US$80 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of drugs that modulate protein-to-protein interactions. The financing round was led by Data Collective Venture Capital (DCVC), with participation from NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) venture arm, as well as Roivant Sciences (NASDAQ:ROIV), Braidwell and other strategic and institutional investors. Alongside…

Soybeans posted 4 to 5 cent gains across most contracts on Friday, as March was down just 4 ¾ cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 5 1/4 cents higher at $9.87 1/4. Soymeal futures up 80 cents to $2.40 higher, despite March falling $13.70 this week. Soy Oil futures were down 18…

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Rapid7 Inc (Symbol: RPD), where a total of 4,346 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 434,600 underlying shares. That amounts to about 41.6% of RPD’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.0 million shares….

Key Points Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE: ZGN) stock wasn’t fashionable at all for a great many investors on Friday. A recommendation downgrade from a prominent bank sent the menswear specialist’s shares down sharply in price, to the point where they closed the trading session more than 13% lower. From buy to hold The downgrading party was…

The iShares Global Utilities ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Friday, with over 199,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 29,000. Shares of JXI were trading flat on the day. Components of that ETF with the highest volume on Friday were Vistra, trading down about 6% with over 7.6…