Telecom Italia SpA is preparing to scrap the renewal of a mobile-phone tower agreement with Inwit SpA that would have extended the contract through 2038, according to people familiar with the matter.
Telecom Italia SpA is preparing to scrap the renewal of a mobile-phone tower agreement with Inwit SpA that would have extended the contract through 2038, according to people familiar with the matter.
Apple plans to open Siri to outside artificial intelligence assistants, a major move aimed at bolstering the iPhone as an AI platform. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman discusses what’s driving the move with Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Apple plans to open Siri to outside artificial intelligence assistants, a major move aimed at bolstering the iPhone as an AI platform. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman discusses what’s driving the move with Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech.” (Source: Bloomberg)
The wheat complex is trading with strength on Friday. Chicago SRW futures is showing fractional gains on Friday. KC HRW futures are trading with 6 to 7 cent gains across the front months to lead the wheat charge. MPLS spring wheat is 3 to 4 cents higher at midday on...
The wheat complex is trading with strength on Friday. Chicago SRW futures is showing fractional gains on Friday. KC HRW futures are trading with 6 to 7 cent gains across the front months to lead the wheat charge. MPLS spring wheat is 3 to 4 cents higher at midday on...
Corn futures are trading with contracts 2 to 4 cents lower on Friday’s midday, easing lower into the weekend. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 3 1/4 cents to $4.21 1/4. Export Sales data from Thursday tallied old crop corn commitments at 68.875 MMT, a 30% improvement...
Corn futures are trading with contracts 2 to 4 cents lower on Friday’s midday, easing lower into the weekend. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 3 1/4 cents to $4.21 1/4. Export Sales data from Thursday tallied old crop corn commitments at 68.875 MMT, a 30% improvement...
Nemes Laszlo/iStock via Getty Images Investment Overview Autolus Therapeutics plc ( AUTL ), the London, United Kingdom and Gaithersburg, Maryland headquartered, commercial stage biotech company, marketer and seller of Aucatzyl (obecabtagene autoleucel), a cell therapy indicated for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, announced its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings ...
Nemes Laszlo/iStock via Getty Images Investment Overview Autolus Therapeutics plc ( AUTL ), the London, United Kingdom and Gaithersburg, Maryland headquartered, commercial stage biotech company, marketer and seller of Aucatzyl (obecabtagene autoleucel), a cell therapy indicated for adults with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, announced its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings and business updates earlier today. At the time of writing, the stock is down ~5% for the day, trading at a value of $1.23, and Autolus' market cap valuation stands at ~$343m. Let's consider some headline figures: Aucatzyl earned $23.3m of product revenues in Q4 2025, and $74.3m for the full-year. R&D expenses in Q4 amounted to $35.6m, and SG&A expenses $35.8m, and net loss was recorded as $(90.3m), compared to $(27.6m) in Q4 2024 (primarily due to an income expenses benefit of $49.7m). For 2025 as a whole, Autolus' net loss was $(288m), compared to $(221m) in the prior year. R&D expenses came to $118m, SG&A $132m, and cost of sales was recorded as $96.4m. Guidance for 2026 has been provided for product revenues of $120m - $135m, with a "shift to positive gross margin." The company adds that : Based on current operating plans, including anticipated AUCATZYL ® net revenues, Autolus expects that its current and projected cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities will be sufficient to fund the Company’s operations into Q4 2027. Today's press release also highlights upcoming milestones, as per the table below: Autolus - anticipated news flow (press release) Analysis: Who'd Be A Cell Therapy Developer? On the FDA website are listed ~50 approved cell therapies, however, many are quite obscure stem cell therapies, others more gene therapy than cell therapy (Elevidys, Zolgensma), and my research suggests that in 2025, only three bona fide cell therapies, Gilead Sciences' ( GILD ) Yescarta, Bristol Myers Squibb's ( BMY ) Breyanzi, and Johnson & Johnson's ( JNJ ) Carvykti, all...
James S. Metcalf, Director of Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) , reported the open-market purchase of 12,444 shares for a transaction value of ~$502,000 on March 10, 2026, according to a SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 reported price ($40.35); post-transaction value based on March 10, 2026 market close ($642,940.00). * 1-year price change calculated using March 10, 2026...
James S. Metcalf, Director of Gibraltar Industries (NASDAQ:ROCK) , reported the open-market purchase of 12,444 shares for a transaction value of ~$502,000 on March 10, 2026, according to a SEC Form 4 filing . Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 reported price ($40.35); post-transaction value based on March 10, 2026 market close ($642,940.00). * 1-year price change calculated using March 10, 2026 as the reference date. Continue reading
Jerome Maurice/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Equity markets have slumped so far in 2026, largely driven by energy price volatility amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. While the United States is arguably seen as a net beneficiary due to its status as an energy exporter, the S&P 500 has nevertheless underperformed overseas markets, impacted by high valuations and its overreliance on grow...
Jerome Maurice/iStock via Getty Images Introduction Equity markets have slumped so far in 2026, largely driven by energy price volatility amid the ongoing war in the Middle East. While the United States is arguably seen as a net beneficiary due to its status as an energy exporter, the S&P 500 has nevertheless underperformed overseas markets, impacted by high valuations and its overreliance on growth in the information technology sector. Against this backdrop, bearish ETFs such as the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X ETF ( SPXS ) have soared in value, delivering double-digit gains for investors who used the ETF to hedge downside risks. While in this article I will also list reasons to keep investing in SPXS, I now believe that a Hold rating is appropriate for the ETF, down from my previous Buy rating . My downgrade is driven by: A marked shift to negative investor sentiment, potentially indicating that negative factors are already priced in to an extent. Political considerations such as the November 2026 midterms and the upcoming China visit for President Trump, increasing pressure to find a diplomatic solution. Funding pressures for the U.S. government as overseas investors need to access liquidity, with energy export windfall likely not enough to plug the current account deficit. For those not familiar with SPXS, its strategy can be summarized as follows: SPXS allows investors to participate in downside moves in the S&P 500. For instance, each 1% decline in the index should result in a 3% daily gain for SPXS. The opposite is also true: a 1% increase in the S&P 500 will lead to a 3% loss for SPXS holders. This dynamic is explained by the ETF's 300% (3x) leverage. Full details are available on the Direxion website here . Sentiment Is Negative My thinking on hedges has always been that you put them in during good times when markets are quiet and remove them during periods of elevated market volatility, most often associated with equity market declines. As such, the curr...
Getty Images Introduction & Investment Thesis The Magnificent 7 complex, consisting of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ), Meta (NASDAQ: META ), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ), Nvidia ( NASDAQ: NVDA ) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ), has been underperforming the S&P 500 ( SPY ) for approximately five months, beginning in late October/early November 2025. The group began los...
Getty Images Introduction & Investment Thesis The Magnificent 7 complex, consisting of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ), Meta (NASDAQ: META ), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN ), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ), Nvidia ( NASDAQ: NVDA ) and Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA ), has been underperforming the S&P 500 ( SPY ) for approximately five months, beginning in late October/early November 2025. The group began losing momentum even though the S&P 500 continued to make higher highs into late January 2026. The reason why the Magnificent 7 complex matters so much to the long-term outperformance of the S&P 500 is because 33% (or roughly one-third) of the index is weighted towards these stocks. Note that the term "Magnificent 7” (a.k.a. Mag 7) was coined by Michael Hartnett, Chief Investment Strategist at Bank of America Global Research, in May 2023, and while the whole complex surged in 2023 and 2024 from the early AI boom, the outperformance relative to the S&P 500 started narrowing, especially in 2025. On a YTD basis, an equal-weighted Magnificent 7 complex is down over 13%, compared to the 5.38% decline for the S&P 500 during this period of time. On a technical level, we are now approaching a key support level (which we will discuss in the next section), which begs the question, are we setting up for a rally in the complex, especially when the premium relative to the S&P 500 is the lowest in a decade? Let’s Start With Mag 5 From their respective 52-week highs, every single one of the Magnificent 7 companies has lost at least 12% of their market cap, as can be seen below, with Apple facing the least of the brunt, while Tesla, Meta, and Microsoft are in bear market territory. Source: Leverage Share, Percentage of drawdown from peak for Mag 7 Meanwhile, when we look at the price performance of the equal-weighted Magnificent 7 complex, it is approaching a key support level in order to sustain its upward trajectory since 2023. Like I discussed earlier, the Magnificent 7 is hugely important...
HJBC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE ) is one of the oil and gas supermajors with a $190 billion market cap. The company's impressive LNG portfolio combined with a number of international deepwater startups and a low valuation mean that TotalEnergies is well positioned, even with its recent appreciation, to drive substantial shareholder returns. TotalEnergies 2025 Result...
HJBC/iStock Editorial via Getty Images TotalEnergies (NYSE: TTE ) is one of the oil and gas supermajors with a $190 billion market cap. The company's impressive LNG portfolio combined with a number of international deepwater startups and a low valuation mean that TotalEnergies is well positioned, even with its recent appreciation, to drive substantial shareholder returns. TotalEnergies 2025 Results TotalEnergies saw 4% in upstream production growth in 2025, with costs at only $5 / barrel. TotalEnergies Investor Presentation The company managed to start up a number of exciting new projects, with an FID on the Rio Grande LNG Train 4, at a time of high LNG demand. The company is expanding its power portfolio, with +20% net power production, and major datacenter contracts signed, providing hundreds of millions of dollars of new adjusted EBITDA. TotalEnergies Investor Presentation Versus the company's 2025 objectives, TotalEnergies slightly missed electricity production, but across the remaining segments, it saw incredibly strong performance. Overall top-line energy production growth hitting that 5% metric is key, and the company beating its goals for carbon intensity is key to long-term performance. TotalEnergies Investor Presentation The company's cash flow allocation shows TotalEnergies ability to do well in a lower oil price environment. The company had $27.8 billion in CFFO, which left $10.7 billion in FCF. From there, the company comfortably paid its mid-single-digit dividend yield and spent an additional $7.5 billion in buybacks, driving an almost double-digit shareholder yield. Debt did increase slightly, but the company still comfortably maintained a 14.7% gearing ratio. TotalEnergies Namibia TotalEnergies is chasing Namibia as its next major offshore play and is building up an impressive portfolio there. TotalEnergies Investor Presentation For PEL56, the company is the operator with a 35% share. Venus is the first FPSO with 750 million barrels of reserves. For ...
Pheelings Media | Istock | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.9% higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of March 20, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,571, up from $3,221 roughly one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. The IRS data reflects about 79 million individual returns received, out of...
Pheelings Media | Istock | Getty Images The average tax refund is 10.9% higher so far this season, compared with about the same period in 2025, according to the latest IRS filing data. As of March 20, the average refund amount for individual filers was $3,571, up from $3,221 roughly one year ago, the IRS reported on Friday. The IRS data reflects about 79 million individual returns received, out of about 164 million expected through the April 15 deadline. Read more CNBC personal finance coverage Average IRS tax refund is up 10.9%, latest filing data shows 1.4 million filers face tax refund delays amid IRS paper check phaseout Family caregivers now provide $1 trillion worth of care annually, AARP finds Higher gas prices from Iran war could offset Trump's bigger tax refunds Single women see homeownership as 'a wealth-building tool,' economist says Amid March Madness, NY Fed highlights sports betting toll on credit health Social Security benefits can top $100,000 a year for some couples Iran war may further 'chill' an already frozen job market, economist says More than 7 million student loan borrowers are in a defunct payment plan Lawmakers warn of price gouging amid Iran war — experts point to supply shocks Donating from your IRA has tax advantages. A bipartisan bill may expand options BlackRock CEO Fink: Trump accounts may be 'significant' wealth-building tool The uneven cost of tariffs: Why some households will pay more than others When it comes to private credit, 'some caution is reasonable,' advisor says CNBC's Financial Advisor 100: Best financial advisors, top firms ranked Many filers are seeing higher tax refunds compared to the previous season based on changes enacted via President Donald Trump 's " big beautiful bill ." But the difference hasn't been as large as some early predictions for the average filer. In a March 4 House Ways and Means Committee hearing , Frank Bisignano , Social Security Administration commissioner and IRS CEO, said that certain filers c...
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Shares of Meta Platforms ( META ) continue to be pressured, declining more than 4% by Friday late afternoon after closing with nearly 8% losses in the previous trading session. Adding to the current woes, among other things, are the recent case rulings against the social media giant in the U.S. Juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles, presiding over two separate and ...
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images News Shares of Meta Platforms ( META ) continue to be pressured, declining more than 4% by Friday late afternoon after closing with nearly 8% losses in the previous trading session. Adding to the current woes, among other things, are the recent case rulings against the social media giant in the U.S. Juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles, presiding over two separate and distinct cases, issued unfavorable verdicts for the company. One ruling was that the company's apps failed to protect children from sexual exploitation, for which it was fined $375M, and the other held it liable for inducing social media addiction in a young woman and was penalized about $4.2M. However, the latter ruling by the LA jury has stirred a serious buzz, with many calling it a “Big Tobacco” moment as the case is being labeled a bellwether for pending and upcoming lawsuits to hold social media platforms accountable for the addictive design of their products. Settlements for addiction claims could reach "single-digit billions" for Meta, according to analysts from Bloomberg Intelligence . Meta has said it “respectfully” disagrees with the verdict in the social media addiction case and is exploring its “legal options” to fight back. On the other hand, investors are cautiously optimistic about Meta's latest obsession: aggressive spending on AI data centers. The capital spending plan of up to $135B this year, mostly for data centers, has put Wall Street on tenterhooks after the company's Reality Labs unit, which botched an $80B investment on the metaverse project over the last five years, announced that it will scale back on operations. To offset heavy spending on infrastructure and poaching external talent, the company is frequently slashing jobs across the board, and to motivate top brass to achieve Mark Zuckerberg's lofty AI goals, Meta disclosed a new stock options plan with the potential for senior staff to earn hundreds of millions of dollars if the company's share...
Pen Sangraksawong/E+ via Getty Images The Utilities sector has been the best among the 11 S&P 500 sectors, other than Energy, this month so far. The rally comes as Treasury yields have climbed, an indication that risk-off is the primary factor (rather than a comparative yield situation). Zoom out, and we find that Utilities has outperformed the S&P 500 by about eight percentage points YoY. Within ...
Pen Sangraksawong/E+ via Getty Images The Utilities sector has been the best among the 11 S&P 500 sectors, other than Energy, this month so far. The rally comes as Treasury yields have climbed, an indication that risk-off is the primary factor (rather than a comparative yield situation). Zoom out, and we find that Utilities has outperformed the S&P 500 by about eight percentage points YoY. Within the group, UGI Corporation ( UGI ) has been a somewhat steady total return stock. Now yielding 4.1% on a forward basis, the dividend aristocrat is humming along. I had a "B uy" rating on shares in April 2025 . Up 17% since then (dividends included), I reiterate a "B uy" rating. I’ll provide an updated valuation and a fresh look at the technicals. Utilities Best Sector In March (Away from Energy) Koyfin Charts Utilities Leading The SPX YoY StockCharts.com Back in February, UGI reported a mixed set of quarterly results. Q1 non-GAAP EPS of $1.26 was in line with the Wall Street consensus forecast, but $2.08 billion of revenue (up 2.5% from the same period a year ago) was a material $410 million miss. To be clear, there is light sell-side coverage of the stock, and the overall report was moderately encouraging. The company signaled some balance sheet strengthening while it builds out its natural gas portfolio. But shares plunged 6.3% in the session that followed—the worst reaction to earnings since May of 2024. Looking ahead to the May 6 Q2 report, the options market prices in a moderate 4.5% earnings-related stock price swing based on the at-the-money straddle expiring soonest after the release. Implied volatility is tame at 28%, while the $7.8 billion mid-cap Utility stock has a surprisingly elevated short interest of 4.72%. Looking back on the quarter that was, overall EBIT grew 5% YoY to $441 million , up from $420 million in the same quarter last year. Growth was fueled by significant progress in solid operating results across segments. Specifically, while GAAP diluted EPS...
Artemis II crew commander Reid Wiseman, center, speaks as mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, from left, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover look on after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 27.
Artemis II crew commander Reid Wiseman, center, speaks as mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, from left, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover look on after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on March 27.
The astronaut who prompted Nasa’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said on Friday that doctors still do not know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station. Four-time space flier Mike Fincke said he was eating dinner on January 7 after prepping for a spacewalk the next day when it happened. He could not talk and remembers no pain, but his anxious crewmates jumped into a...
The astronaut who prompted Nasa’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said on Friday that doctors still do not know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station. Four-time space flier Mike Fincke said he was eating dinner on January 7 after prepping for a spacewalk the next day when it happened. He could not talk and remembers no pain, but his anxious crewmates jumped into action after seeing him in distress and requested help from flight surgeons on the ground. “It was...
Cotton futures are trading with 42 to 70 point gains across the front months on Friday. The US dollar index was $0.207 higher at $99.915. Crude oil is up $4.32 on the day to $98.80. Export Sales data now has the 9.556 million RB of combined cotton sales and shipments...
Cotton futures are trading with 42 to 70 point gains across the front months on Friday. The US dollar index was $0.207 higher at $99.915. Crude oil is up $4.32 on the day to $98.80. Export Sales data now has the 9.556 million RB of combined cotton sales and shipments...
Soybeans are trading with contracts 9 to 10 cents lower in the front months and deferreds down 3 to 5 cents, The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 9 cents at $10.91 1/4. Soymeal futures are showing $4 to $5 losses at midday, with Soy Oil futures 21...
Soybeans are trading with contracts 9 to 10 cents lower in the front months and deferreds down 3 to 5 cents, The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 9 cents at $10.91 1/4. Soymeal futures are showing $4 to $5 losses at midday, with Soy Oil futures 21...
Live cattle futures are in rally mode, with contracts up $3.45 to $3.95. Cash trade has been light with a few $234-235 sales, with Friday bids at $235. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed 40 head sold of the 1,024 head offered at $370 dressed, as bids were...
Live cattle futures are in rally mode, with contracts up $3.45 to $3.95. Cash trade has been light with a few $234-235 sales, with Friday bids at $235. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed 40 head sold of the 1,024 head offered at $370 dressed, as bids were...
Lean hog futures are showing gains of $1.35 to $1.87 in the front months, as April is a dime higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.60 on Friday morning, down 32 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 19 cents on...
Lean hog futures are showing gains of $1.35 to $1.87 in the front months, as April is a dime higher. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $90.60 on Friday morning, down 32 cents from the day prior. The CME Lean Hog Index was down another 19 cents on...