Still confused about quantum investing? A fund like the Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM) can make it easier to get started. At its core, QTUM is an exchange-traded fund that gives investors access to companies tied to next-gen tech. This includes quantum computing, AI, and advanced chips. Instead of picking one stock, the fund spreads money across many firms in the same space. As of now, QTUM trades ne...
Still confused about quantum investing? A fund like the Defiance Quantum ETF (QTUM) can make it easier to get started. At its core, QTUM is an exchange-traded fund that gives investors access to companies tied to next-gen tech. This includes quantum computing, AI, and advanced chips. Instead of picking one stock, the fund spreads money across many firms in the same space. As of now, QTUM trades near $111 and is up about 42% over the past year. Over three years, the gain is close to 148%. This sh
The oil market has gone haywire this year. WTI, the primary U.S. oil benchmark, started the year below $60 a barrel. However, the war with Iran has sent WTI soaring. It peaked at more than $119 per barrel at one point after energy infrastructure became a target of the war. WTI was down more recently, closer to $90 a barrel, as tensions have eased a bit. Crude prices could rise or fall sharply depe...
The oil market has gone haywire this year. WTI, the primary U.S. oil benchmark, started the year below $60 a barrel. However, the war with Iran has sent WTI soaring. It peaked at more than $119 per barrel at one point after energy infrastructure became a target of the war. WTI was down more recently, closer to $90 a barrel, as tensions have eased a bit. Crude prices could rise or fall sharply depending on developments in the war. However, no matter what happens with oil prices, MPLX (NYSE: MPLX) should continue paying its high-yielding distribution (7.3% current yield). That makes the pipeline stock a source of stability in these uncertain times. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, United States, on March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The Senate early Friday morning advanced a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security , in a move to end the partial government shutdown that has disrupted air travel across ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a rally against the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, United States, on March 18, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images The Senate early Friday morning advanced a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security , in a move to end the partial government shutdown that has disrupted air travel across the U.S. After weeks of Republicans fighting Democrats on their calls to remove funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement from any potential deal, the bill does exactly that. It would fund all of DHS except for ICE and parts of Customs and Border Protection, though it does not include the changes to ICE's immigration enforcement practices that Democrats had demanded. It now moves to the House for final approval. A vote could be held as soon as Friday as lawmakers seek to leave Washington for a scheduled recess. "This could've been accomplished weeks ago if Republicans hadn't stood in the way," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer , D-N.Y., said from the Senate floor Friday. "Democrats held firm in our opposition that Donald Trump 's rogue and deadly militia should not get more funding without serious reforms, and we will continue to fight for those reforms." Read more CNBC politics coverage Trump says Iranian negotiators ‘better get serious soon, before it is too late’ Reps Ro Khanna and Tim Burchett to push fraud probe across all 50 states Prediction market bets on sports, election, war would be verboten under new legislation The Senate vote is an encouraging step toward ending the shutdown, which resulted in missed paychecks for Transportation Security Administration agents and long lines at airports. The deal comes just in time for lawmakers to leave town for a pre-planned two-week recess beginning at the end of this week. Lawmakers scrambled much of the week to strike a deal before the recess, but as talks broke down late Thursday, Trump intervened and announced v...
The House of Lords are continuing to debate the proposals but there is not enough time to complete all the stages in the current parliamentary session.
The House of Lords are continuing to debate the proposals but there is not enough time to complete all the stages in the current parliamentary session.
Liz Kendall urged by online safety figures to hand job to Jeremy Wright ahead of Labour grandee Margaret Hodge Ministers are facing pressure to appoint a former Conservative cabinet minister as the new chair of the media regulator Ofcom, as he battles for the job against a Labour peer. The job of running the regulator has become a key post in public life, as concern over online content has grown r...
Liz Kendall urged by online safety figures to hand job to Jeremy Wright ahead of Labour grandee Margaret Hodge Ministers are facing pressure to appoint a former Conservative cabinet minister as the new chair of the media regulator Ofcom, as he battles for the job against a Labour peer. The job of running the regulator has become a key post in public life, as concern over online content has grown rapidly, alongside the rise of more politically partisan broadcasting . No successor has yet been named to replace Michael Grade, the former BBC chair who has just weeks left in the job. Continue reading...
Analysts fear Iran has played a weak hand well and America has blundered into a defining strategic failure Middle East crisis – live updates Four weeks into a war that was going to take four days, and that has so far cost the US about $30-40bn and Israel $300m (£225m) a day, America is further away from a diplomatic agreement with Iran than it was in May 2025 . Not only has the war failed to persu...
Analysts fear Iran has played a weak hand well and America has blundered into a defining strategic failure Middle East crisis – live updates Four weeks into a war that was going to take four days, and that has so far cost the US about $30-40bn and Israel $300m (£225m) a day, America is further away from a diplomatic agreement with Iran than it was in May 2025 . Not only has the war failed to persuade Iran to agree to dismantle its nuclear programme in the comprehensive and irreversible way America demanded in a 15-point paper that it tabled on 23 May last year, the US is now having to negotiate to reopen the strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway that has been open ever since the invention of the dhow (with a short exception of a tanker war in the 1980s between Iran and Iraq). Continue reading...
Victor Golmer Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its insulin product Awiqli as the first and only once-weekly basal insulin therapy, also known as background insulin. The 700 units/mL injection will therefore be indicated in the U.S. for adults with type 2 diabetes, in addition to diet and exercise, to improve their blood glucose leve...
Victor Golmer Novo Nordisk ( NVO ) announced on Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved its insulin product Awiqli as the first and only once-weekly basal insulin therapy, also known as background insulin. The 700 units/mL injection will therefore be indicated in the U.S. for adults with type 2 diabetes, in addition to diet and exercise, to improve their blood glucose levels. The approval eliminates the need for daily basal insulin injections, allowing diabetes patients to reduce their weekly insulin injections from seven to one, the Danish drugmaker said. The decision is based on data from the company’s ONWARDS phase 3a program, in which once-weekly Awiqli outperformed daily basal insulin in terms of the primary endpoint, which measured the reduction of the diabetes biomarker, HbA1c. Novo ( NONOF ) expects to launch Awiqli in the U.S. in H2 2026. More on Novo Nordisk A/S Novo Nordisk: A Comeback Story In The World's Fastest-Growing Drug Market Novo Nordisk A/S (NOVO:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Transcript Novo Nordisk: The Illusion Of Cheap Novo’s China obesity drug posts positive mid-stage trial results Novo Nordisk board proposes DKK 7.95 final dividend for 2025, initiates DKK 15B buyback
Good morning . Israel and Iran offer no respite in the Middle East conflict. The Senate passes legislation to fund most of the DHS. And Claude-maker Anthropic mulls an IPO. Listen to the day’s top stories . — Tiago Ramos Alfaro Market Snapshot S&P 500 Futures 6,505.50 -0.3% Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index 1,217.45 +0.1% Brent Crude Futures $110.26 +2.1% Market data as of 06:49 AM ET. Data is subject t...
Good morning . Israel and Iran offer no respite in the Middle East conflict. The Senate passes legislation to fund most of the DHS. And Claude-maker Anthropic mulls an IPO. Listen to the day’s top stories . — Tiago Ramos Alfaro Market Snapshot S&P 500 Futures 6,505.50 -0.3% Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index 1,217.45 +0.1% Brent Crude Futures $110.26 +2.1% Market data as of 06:49 AM ET. Data is subject to provider delays. Iran and Israel exchanged missile fire and Tehran targeted several Gulf states , underscoring the willingness of the two sides to keep fighting even after Donald Trump’s latest push for peace talks . As the situation continues to develop, stay up to date with our live blog . Three Federal Reserve officials voiced their concern over the war’s economic fallout . Governor Lisa Cook warned of inflation risks , while her colleagues Michael Barr and Philip Jefferson supported keeping rates steady as they assess the effects of the conflict. Markets reflected the unease, with US stocks headed for their longest streak of weekly losses since 2022 and oil prices pushing higher as traders braced for the war potentially stretching into April. Closer to normal: The US Senate passed legislation to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. Republicans agreed to finance the agency save for ICE and the Border Patrol, marking a major step toward ending a shutdown that’s snarled US airport security . Trump had earlier said he would sign an order to pay TSA agents in a bid to ease disruptions. Space tourism’s early promise is stalling as soaring costs, thin demand and technical delays ground flights . With Blue Origin pausing launches and Virgin Galactic regrouping , even wealthy thrill-seekers are left waiting, highlighting an industry still searching for scale and a path beyond its ultra-rich niche. The maker of the Claude AI chatbot is considering going public as soon as October , people familiar said. The Information reported a listing could raise more than $60 bi...