NOW shares drop 31.7% YTD amid AI-native competition and slower growth, even as its expanding AI platform and $600B TAM fuel demand.

NOW shares drop 31.7% YTD amid AI-native competition and slower growth, even as its expanding AI platform and $600B TAM fuel demand.

Nigerian lenders raised 4.7 trillion naira ($3.4 billion) in fresh capital to meet a deadline to strengthen their balance sheets, the Central Bank of Nigeria said. The regulator lifted minimum capital requirements by up to 10 times in 2024 and gave lenders two years to meet the new thresholds. It said the exercise drew support from both domestic and international investors and showed confidence in the sector. “Thirty three banks have met the revised minimum capital requirements,” the CBN said in a statement on Wednesday. “A limited number of institutions remain subject to ongoing regulatory and judicial processes, which are being addressed through established supervisory and legal frameworks.” The deadline expired on Tuesday. The CBN did not immediately respond to a request to clarify how many banks had failed to raise enough new capital. The threshold for lenders with international licenses was lifted to 500 billion naira and for national banks it went up to 200 billion naira. The regulator said that 73% of the new capital was sourced locally and 27% came from international markets. It had demanded deeper capital buffers to bolster the banking industry amid high inflation, a weak economy and steep currency losses, after President Bola Tinubu loosened the naira’s peg against the dollar upon taking office in 2023. “The recapitalisation programme has strengthened the capital base of Nigerian banks, reinforcing the resilience of the financial system and ensuring it is well-positioned to support economic growth,” CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso said in the statement. Cardoso, whom the president nominated for the post in September 2023, used his first policy speech to warn banks to bolster their balance sheets and brace for stiffer regulation.

Fifty-seven people were killed when two trains collided in 2023 in the worst rail accident in Greek history, with 36 accused in a trial expected to last years.

Sensient Technologies is likely to get a big boost from food producer and grocers shifting away from artificial dyes to natural alternatives in the U.S., according to UBS. The bank initiated coverage with a buy rating. It also put a $115 price target on shares, implying 33% upside from Tuesday's close. "We believe that US grocers and food producers are on the verge of a large shift from synthetic food dyes to natural color ingredients," analyst Joshua Spector said in a note to clients. "Natural color adoption will increase in [the second half of 2026] to meet customer conversion targets at the start of 2027, and this will be a positive catalyst for [Sensient] stock." Sensient is the largest producer of natural colors in the world, with roughly 60% sales exposure to North America, according to UBS. Growing adoption of natural food colorings in that market could drive a more than 200% increase in Sensient's color group sales by 2030, according to the bank's recent note. "We don't see this growth priced into the stock, trading at only a slight premium to [average] despite our outlook for > 2x historical growth," Spector wrote. UBS' call falls in line with consensus on Wall Street. Of the three analysts covering Sensient, two have a strong buy or buy on the stock. One shop on the street has a hold on shares. Shares have fallen nearly 3% in the year to date, outperforming the overall market. However, its shares have shed roughly 10% over the past month.

Ikea's $10 Kallsup Bluetooth speaker is fun and colorful and sounds better than its price suggests. It's not mind-blowing (it is a $10 speaker, after all), and there are no features to speak of, other than the ability to connect up to 100 of them together, but at that price, I don't really care. They're a quick addition if I need a bit more color and sound on my desk or in my son's room. The Kallsup is about as simple as a Bluetooth speaker can get. It's a 2.75-inch plastic cube enclosure with four short feet on the bottom and a single speaker inside, and it's available in pink, white, and yellow green. There are two buttons and a small LED … Read the full story at The Verge.

The artificial intelligence (AI) data center boom has been a tailwind for several companies, including chipmakers, server manufacturers, memory manufacturers, and networking component providers. Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil (NYSE: JBL) has also benefited from the terrific growth of the AI data center market, with its shares rising an impressive 80% in the past year. Though Jabil may not be as famous as some of its peers in the AI infrastructure space, the company's growth rate has been picking up due to strong demand for its data center solutions. It manufactures server racks, liquid-cooling solutions, and power management products for data centers. The huge investments in AI data centers explain why Jabil on March 18 reported solid results for its fiscal 2026's second quarter (ended Feb. 28). Let's take a closer look at its latest quarterly report and check why this tech stock can soar higher even after clocking impressive gains in the past year. Continue reading

LW beats fiscal third-quarter earnings and sales estimates as volume gains offset pricing pressure, even as profit declined from last year.

要点 美国 FDA 批准 礼来 公司一款名为 Foundayo 的 GLP-1 口服减肥药。 礼来 CEO 戴夫・里克斯表示，Foundayo 效果不及该公司每周一次的注射剂 Zepbound，但这款每日一次的口服药在便捷性上更具吸引力，且可在全球范围内规模化供应。 礼来还在等待效力更强的减重注射剂 瑞他鲁肽（retatrutide） 的临床数据。 礼来公司宣布，美国食品药品监督管理局（FDA）已批准其 GLP-1 口服减肥药，这对这家总部位于印第安纳波利斯的制药企业而言是一座重要里程碑，也将检验新一代减重药物的市场潜力。 礼来称，这款每日一次的口服药 Foundayo 将于周一通过其直售平台 LillyDirect 开始发货，并将在 “不久后” 登陆药店及远程医疗平台。有保险的患者使用礼来优惠券后每月自付费用或为 25 美元，无保险自费患者根据剂量不同，费用在 149 至 349 美元之间。 此次获批距礼来将该药提交 FDA 仅过去数月，该药被纳入美国国家重点优先药品快速审评通道。这意味着礼来 Foundayo 的上市仅比 诺和诺德 的 Wegovy 口服药晚约三个月，两大竞争对手在 GLP-1 药物新赛道的新一轮较量就此拉开序幕。 “这是一个重要时刻。” 礼来 CEO 戴夫・里克斯在接受 CNBC 采访时表示，“显然我们在这类药物领域深耕已久，20 年前推出首款 GLP-1 药物后便持续迭代升级。这款新药并非疗效更优…… 但可及性更高，也更容易融入日常生活。” 2018 年，礼来从日本药企中外制药（Chugai）获得了 奥福格隆（orforglipron） 分子的全球权益，首付仅 5000 万美元。但市场对该药最终能做到多大规模仍存疑问：其减重效果不及礼来爆款注射剂 Zepbound，且已有数以百万计的患者习惯了每周一次的注射给药方式。 据财经数据提供商 FactSet 统计，分析师预计 Foundayo 销售额在 2030 年将达到 147.9 亿美元；相较之下，Zepbound 预计为 246.8 亿美元，在美国用于糖尿病、全球其他地区用于肥胖与糖尿病治疗的 Mounjaro 则预计达 448.7 亿美元。 里克斯表示，注射给药并未像礼来此前预期的那样成为用药普及的重大障碍。但他仍认为，对于偏好口服、或希望价格低于注射剂的患者而言，Foundayo 极具吸引...

Patricia Xavier e Daniel Carvalho contam o que foi destaque da semana no Brasil. Com edição de Patricia Xavier e produção de Barbara Nascimento. (Source: Bloomberg)

YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF ( NVDY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.1148, -4.09% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.1195. The annual distribution rate is 45.88%, with an SEC yield of 2.61%. The return of capital is 3.91%. Payable April 6; for shareholders of record April 2; ex-div April 2.Source: Press Release More on YieldMax™ NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF Why I Prefer This Strategy On Nvidia Instead Of NVDY NVDY: High Distributions, But They Are Not Enough For Me NVDY: Holding NAV While Paying High Yields YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF announces weekly distribution of $0.1195 Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on YieldMax™ NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF

The X-trackers MSCI Europe Hedged Equity Fund ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Wednesday, with over 785,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 49,000. Shares of DBEU were up about 1.3% on the day. Components of that ETF with the hi

Intel stock climbed Wednesday, as the company moved to repurchase an equity stake it previously sold in one of its chip plants.

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YieldMax NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF ( NFLY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.0856, -66.47% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.1425. The annual distribution rate is 40.51%, with an SEC yield of 3.30%. The return of capital is 20.15%. Payable April 6; for shareholders of record April 2; ex-div April 2.Source: Press Release More on YieldMax™ NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on YieldMax™ NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF Dividend scorecard for YieldMax™ NFLX Option Income Strategy ETF

Global Net Lease announced today that it declared a dividend of $0.190 per share of common stock payable on April 17, 2026, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on April 13, 2026. Watsco's Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) is included in Mad Money’s latest recap as Jim Cramer outlined his strategy for market sell-offs. Cramer explained why the stock is going down, as he commented: … Most painful, we have stocks that go down two and then up one. Take a look at NVIDIA. This is a stock that’s already […]

Brazil’s stock exchange B3 SA is moving into prediction markets with a set of contracts tied to key local assets and economic indicators. It is also considering offering election-linked products, according to two people familiar with the matter. The exchange has sought a legal opinion on whether Brazil’s legislation imposes any restrictions on event contracts tied to elections, one of the people said. Both requested anonymity because the discussions are private. B3 didn’t comment specifically on election-linked contracts when asked about its plans. Election-linked contracts could be available in time for Brazil’s presidential vote in October. The race between President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro is expected to be tight, with opinion polls showing Jair Bolsonaro ’s eldest son tying or surpassing Lula in a potential runoff. B3 has so far confirmed it will launch six new contracts on April 27 linked to the Ibovespa equity index, the Brazilian real and Bitcoin. “We have been monitoring the evolution of prediction markets abroad in order to bring new event contracts to Brazil,” Luiz Masagao , B3’s vice president of products and clients, said in a statement about the six contracts being launched this month. “These products are designed to provide a simplified trading experience while preserving B3’s high standards.” The contracts have been authorized by Brazil’s securities regulator, known as CVM, initially for trading exclusively by professional investors — those with more than 10 million reais ($1.9 million) in assets or holding a technical certification issued by the regulator. Brazil still lacks a specific regulatory framework for prediction markets. International platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi offer products related to the country, though they are traded abroad. Kalshi has also partnered with XP Inc. to offer yes-or-no contracts tied to Brazilian economic indicators, including inflation and interest-rate changes.

格隆汇4月2日｜据央视，当地时间4月1日，有美国官员表示，美军在伊朗中部伊斯法罕附近又损失2架MQ-9型“死神”无人机。迄今，美军在对伊朗军事行动中已损失16架该型无人机。

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is included in Mad Money’s latest recap as Jim Cramer outlined his strategy for market sell-offs. Cramer explained the possible outcomes of lawsuits against the company as he commented: Alright, let me give you one more example, and this one’s more complex. The lawsuits brought by the typical class action lawyers […]

Jim Cramer Explains Why He Thought Meta’s “Sell-Off Based on These Lawsuits Was Strange, Wrong, Maybe Even Ridiculous” Yahoo Finance

Jim Cramer Explains Why He Thought Meta’s “Sell-Off Based on These Lawsuits Was Strange, Wrong, Maybe Even Ridiculous” finance.yahoo.com

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is included in Mad Money’s latest recap as Jim Cramer outlined his strategy for market sell-offs. Cramer mentioned the stock during the episode and stated: Next, we’re going to talk memory stocks. Oh, everyone’s giving up on those, right? Last week, we learned that Google has something that could make it possible […]

In this article IBIT BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images Mutual fund giant Franklin Templeton has agreed to buy a small crypto investment firm, 250 Digital, which will join its newly established unit Franklin Crypto, as the firm deepens its digital assets push. By bringing 250 in-house, Franklin Templeton hopes to be able to increase its actively managed crypto investment offerings for its institutional clients beyond basic exposure through products like its bitcoin ETFs. The firm manages $1.8 billion in global assets. "Together, their investment talent and differentiated strategies strengthen our capabilities in digital assets and position us among a small group of global asset managers with a dedicated, institutional-grade crypto investment management team, enhancing our ability to serve clients worldwide," Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, said in a statement. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter and will be paid in part using BENJI tokens — the digital asset securities representing shares of the company's blockchain-based mutual fund, the Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund . The move is part of a broader trend of institutions favoring yield and sophisticated active strategies as passive crypto products (like the spot bitcoin and ether ETFs) mature. It comes as crypto specialty asset manager CoinShares began trading on the Nasdaq Wednesday. Institutional appetite for crypto is growing despite recent price suppression. Bitcoin 's run to its October peak reflected steadier institutional buying versus retail momentum chasing as in previous cycles, evidenced by bitcoin ETF inflows. In March, inflows into BlackRock 's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) jumped back up, snapping a 4-month streak of mostly negligible outflows. Also, Morgan Stanley has plans to launch its own spot bitcoin ETF after staying largely conservative on crypto for years. Bitcoin's price is down 41% over th...

YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF ( MSTY ) announces weekly distribution of $0.3137, -9.91% lower from the prior week's distribution of $0.3448. The annual distribution rate is 76.52%, with an SEC yield of 1.80%. The return of capital is 18.62%. Payable April 6; for shareholders of record April 2; ex-div April 2.Source: Press Release More on YieldMax® MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF MSTY: The 308% Yield Is A Total Myth MSTY: Buy For Income And Upside Exposure On Strategy MSTY: Using WNTR To Offset Downside Until Strategy And Bitcoin Recovery YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF announces weekly distribution of $0.3448 Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on YieldMax® MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF

格隆汇4月2日｜据大西洋月刊，三位知情人士透露，随着数千名美军增援部队抵达波斯湾，军方官员正在筹划对伊朗发动两次潜在的地面突袭：一次针对该国能源产业枢纽哈格岛，另一次则是夺取浓缩铀以阻挠伊朗的核计划。他们只需等待特朗普总统的批准。 向伊朗境内派遣部队，将成为特朗普任内最危险的任务之一。知情人士表示，这两项行动都无法保证像特朗普承诺的那样在数周内结束战争，也无法确保美国所称的“迫在眉睫的威胁”——即伊朗政权的垮台，更无法保证霍尔木兹海峡的重新开放(该海峡的封锁已令全球能源市场陷入恐慌)。 特朗普曾表示，目前正与该政权进行谈判以寻求和平解决方案，而地面进攻的威胁或许旨在向该政权施压，迫使其寻求和解。但若行动失败，不仅无法促成谈判，反而可能导致冲突升级并延长战事。