(RTTNews) - After coming under considerable pressure over the course of the previous session, stocks are likely to see further downside in early trading on Thursday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a lower open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures down by 0.6 percent. Concerns about the escalation of the war in the Middle East may weigh on Wall Street following attacks on cr...
(RTTNews) - After coming under considerable pressure over the course of the previous session, stocks are likely to see further downside in early trading on Thursday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a lower open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures down by 0.6 percent. Concerns about the escalation of the war in the Middle East may weigh on Wall Street following attacks on critical energy infrastructure across the region. Israel bombed Iran's South Pars natural gas fields and oil facilities in Asaluyeh, while an Iranian missile attack on Qatar's Ras Laffan energy complex caused "extensive damage," according to the country's state-run energy firm. President Donald Trump threatened in a post on Truth Social to "massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before" if there are further attacks on Qatar. After soaring to nearly $120 a barrel following the latest attacks, Brent crude oil futures have given back some ground but remain above $113 a barrel. In U.S. economic news, the Labor Department released a report showing an unexpected dip in first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits in the week ended March 14th. The report said initial jobless claims fell to 205,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 213,000. Economists had expected jobless claims to inch up to 215,000. The Labor Department said the less volatile four-week moving average also edged down to 210,750, a decrease of 750 from the previous week's revised average of 211,500. Stocks moved sharply lower over the course of the trading day on Wednesday, largely offsetting the upward move seen over the two previous sessions. The major averages all showed significant moves to the downside, with the Dow and the S&P 500 dropping to nearly four-month lows. The major averages ended the day just off their lows of the session. The Dow plunged 768.11 points or 1.6 percent to 46,2...
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Stocks fell sharply yesterday, with the S&P 500 approaching its long-term moving average, but it had nothing to do with the Federal Reserve. WTI crude had fallen to $92 overnight, while Brent approached $100, but both soared nearly $10 from those lows after Israel struck Iran's gas-processing and petrochemical facilities connected to the South Pars field in the fi...
wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Stocks fell sharply yesterday, with the S&P 500 approaching its long-term moving average, but it had nothing to do with the Federal Reserve. WTI crude had fallen to $92 overnight, while Brent approached $100, but both soared nearly $10 from those lows after Israel struck Iran's gas-processing and petrochemical facilities connected to the South Pars field in the first attack focused solely on energy infrastructure. Up to this point, strikes by the U.S. and Israel have been focused on military assets. In response, Iran targeted energy infrastructure in Qatar, claiming they are now "direct and legitimate targets." This is an escalation that serves no purpose other than to drive the price of energy higher, which benefits no one other than Russia, which is reaping huge profits from the embargo lifted on its oil exports. Bloomberg The Fed left rates unchanged yesterday, which was expected, but it made important changes to its Summary of Economic Projections. While continuing to forecast one rate cut before the end of the year, the committee increased its year-end inflation target from 2.4% to 2.7%, as well as the rate of economic growth from 2.3% to 2.4%. The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady, largely because of a shrinking pool of labor. The only member of the committee who voted for a rate cut was Governor Stephen Miran, who was recently appointed by President Trump to do just that, as the President called for an immediate rate cut on Monday. The Fed is not going to acquiesce when the rate of inflation is above target and set to rise. Worse yet, the Producer Price Index (PPI) was released before the market opened, increasing a more-than-expected 0.7% in February and 3.4% over the past year. The core rate that excludes food and energy saw the biggest rise in three years at 3.9%. The news wasn't all bad. Federal Reserve I thought Chairman Powell gave a very insightful and balanced press conference, noting that the economy has h...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US won't intervene in oil markets, but it might release more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He also told Fox Business that Iranian oil already on the water could be unsanctioned. Tyler Kendall has more from the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the US won't intervene in oil markets, but it might release more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. He also told Fox Business that Iranian oil already on the water could be unsanctioned. Tyler Kendall has more from the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)
Kopin ( KOPN ) on Thursday said it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. government to develop new full-colour MicroLED display technology for soldier-borne applications. The award builds on a previously announced $15.4 million contract from September 2025 and supports development of a second full-colour MicroLED display designed for military u...
Kopin ( KOPN ) on Thursday said it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the U.S. government to develop new full-colour MicroLED display technology for soldier-borne applications. The award builds on a previously announced $15.4 million contract from September 2025 and supports development of a second full-colour MicroLED display designed for military use, the company said. Kopin added it expects potential follow-on contracts from the United States Army to further advance the technology and domestic production capabilities. The effort is focused on early-stage development of MicroLED architecture aimed at improving brightness, visual performance and power efficiency for near-eye defense systems, including helmet-mounted displays and weapon sights. KOPN -0.48% premarket to $2.05. Source: Press Release More on Kopin Kopin: Speculative Upside Could Require More Catalyst Kopin receives $2 million order for helmet-mounted display system from European defense contractor Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Kopin Historical earnings data for Kopin Financial information for Kopin
(RTTNews) - Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER), Thursday announced a collaboration to deploy 10,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis in the first phase of R2 robotaxi deployment, with initial plans to begin in San Francisco and Miami in 2028 and expand to 25 cities by 2031. Under this partnership, Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031. Of this, $30...
(RTTNews) - Rivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN) and Uber Technologies, Inc. (UBER), Thursday announced a collaboration to deploy 10,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis in the first phase of R2 robotaxi deployment, with initial plans to begin in San Francisco and Miami in 2028 and expand to 25 cities by 2031. Under this partnership, Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031. Of this, $300 million investment has been committed to following signing. The companies also have the option to negotiate the purchase of up to 40,000 more autonomous Rivian R2 vehicles beginning in 2030. In the pre-market hours, RIVN is moving up 7.98 percent, to $16.78 on the Nasdaq. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
The US-Israel attack on Iran has already driven prices higher and not just at the petrol pumps, the Bank of England said on Thursday in a gloomy assessment of the UK’s economic outlook. An inflation rate that was on track to fall from 3% to the Bank of England’s 2% target in the coming months is now expected to rise to 3.5%. That is the likely impact of the US and Israel’s war on Iran. Higher tran...
The US-Israel attack on Iran has already driven prices higher and not just at the petrol pumps, the Bank of England said on Thursday in a gloomy assessment of the UK’s economic outlook. An inflation rate that was on track to fall from 3% to the Bank of England’s 2% target in the coming months is now expected to rise to 3.5%. That is the likely impact of the US and Israel’s war on Iran. Higher transport and energy costs can quickly flow through to higher food prices, ratcheting up the consumer prices index when the previous trajectory was down. It was not the news households wanted to hear after a long period of high inflation that everyone thought was over. Likewise, businesses large and small will be reconsidering their investment decisions and how many people they hire as a result. For the government, another rise in the cost of living is the last thing it needed heading into already difficult local elections. The monetary policy committee (MPC) stopped short of making any predictions, but the unanimous decision to hold interest rates at 3.75% was a signal that the thinking inside Threadneedle Street is moderately panicked. MPC members are looking in both directions at once. Alan Taylor, a member of the nine member MPC who has warned against raising interest rates to deal with an externally induced price shock, said the pause was a move signalling nothing more than a moment of contemplation. But his was almost a lone view. While Swati Dhingra, like Taylor, has warned that the weakening economic outlook means inflation will fall over the longer term and for that reason has been a consistent supporter of lower interest rates, she said she would be prepared to raise interest rates. That is if the war continued and inflation became more embedded. Officials are weighing up, on the one hand, how much workers can ask for higher wages to compensate for higher inflation when unemployment is high and hiring is low. Couple with this, businesses may seek to recover increased ...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) has agreed to a 20-year power purchase agreement with DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) to support a new data center in Michigan. It is tied to the development of up to 2.7 GW of new solar capacity. Alongside the agreement, Alphabet is committing $10 million to an energy impact fund aimed at supporting local reliability and clean energy initiati...
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) has agreed to a 20-year power purchase agreement with DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) to support a new data center in Michigan. It is tied to the development of up to 2.7 GW of new solar capacity. Alongside the agreement, Alphabet is committing $10 million to an energy impact fund aimed at supporting local reliability and clean energy initiatives. Alphabet shares are down 0.60% intraday. Google said the structure is designed to ensure access to clean energy as it scales infrastructure, reflecting a need to align compute growth with long-term power availability. Rather than relying on existing grid access, the company is effectively pairing new capacity with new power supply. The combination of direct procurement and targeted investment suggests a more integrated approach, where electricity becomes part of the buildout, not a separate constraint. The scale of the agreement puts energy more directly into focus. It raises questions about how power availability could shape the pace and location of future deployments, particularly as AI workloads become more energy-intensive. For Alphabet, that shifts the equation, securing power starts to look as critical as securing chips and data center capacity.
Software was eaten by AI。 AI吞噬软件的论调，正席卷全球SaaS行业。 Anthropic的一款AI工具上线引发行业市值巨幅蒸发，Salesforce、SAP、甲骨文等国际巨头接连陷入股价下跌、裁员重组的动荡，国内的用友、金蝶等一线SaaS企业，也站在了 AI转型的关键路口 。 金蝶集团董事会主席兼CEO徐少春在2025年度业绩报告会上给出了自己的答案：“五年内金蝶会给投...
When a company's dividend yield seems too good to be true, that's often because it is. Particularly high yields can be difficult to sustain, and moreover, they can often be the result of a sinking stock price due to a troubled underlying business. That's why it's important for income-focused investors not only to look at a company's dividend payout consistency but also its financial health. Energy...
When a company's dividend yield seems too good to be true, that's often because it is. Particularly high yields can be difficult to sustain, and moreover, they can often be the result of a sinking stock price due to a troubled underlying business. That's why it's important for income-focused investors not only to look at a company's dividend payout consistency but also its financial health. Energy companies Enterprise Products Partners (EPD 1.33%) and Enbridge (ENB 1.46%) both offer payouts that can provide meaningful -- and sustainable -- passive income. Company No. 1: Enterprise Products Partners Enterprise Products Partners treats, processes, and transports natural gas, crude oil, and other refined products. Over the decades, it has built an extensive network of integrated assets, with over 50,000 miles of pipelines, 45 natural gas processing trains, 27 fractionators, and 21 deepwater docks. Expand NYSE : EPD Enterprise Products Partners Today's Change ( -1.33 %) $ -0.50 Current Price $ 37.04 Key Data Points Market Cap $80B Day's Range $ 37.04 - $ 37.74 52wk Range $ 27.77 - $ 38.22 Volume 3.8K Avg Vol 4.4M Gross Margin 12.86 % Dividend Yield 5.87 % Enterprise shared in its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings press release that it sees opportunities to help meet the nation's growing demand for electrical power, driven in part by the artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure buildout. "We are also seeing opportunities to use operational leverage and modest investments in our natural gas pipeline systems in Texas and Louisiana to serve growing demand to support the development of AI/data centers, industrial reshoring and a general increase in electrification," co-CEO A.J. Teague said. Those opportunities will be good for future revenue growth, adding more upside to the consistency that Enterprise Products Partners has already offered its shareholders over the last several years. In both 2022 and 2023, net income attributable to common stockholders totaled $5.4 billion. I...
The energy sector can be a great source of durable passive income if you know where to look. While commodity price volatility can affect the cash flows of many energy companies, others have business models designed to mute the impact of that volatility on their earnings, so they can generate steadier cash flow to help support their growing dividends. Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) and Brookfield Renewable (...
The energy sector can be a great source of durable passive income if you know where to look. While commodity price volatility can affect the cash flows of many energy companies, others have business models designed to mute the impact of that volatility on their earnings, so they can generate steadier cash flow to help support their growing dividends. Enbridge (NYSE: ENB) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEPC)(NYSE: BEP) have been dividend stalwarts in the energy sector over the decades. They're in strong positions to continue paying high-yielding and steadily rising dividends in the future. That makes them great energy stocks to buy for passive income right now. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Learn More » Ample fuel to continue growing its payout Enbridge has paid dividends for more than 70 years. This will mark the 30th consecutive year it has increased its dividend. Enbridge has grown its payout at a 9% compound annual rate over the past three decades, including 3.1% this year. The Canadian pipeline and utility company's dividend currently yields an attractive 5.9%. The energy company backs its high-yielding payout with a very low-risk financial profile. About 98% of the company's earnings come from stable cost-of-service or contracted assets. Meanwhile, the company pays a reasonable 60% to 70% of its stable cash flow in dividends. Enbridge also has a strong investment-grade balance sheet with a leverage ratio trending toward the low end of its target range. The company's conservative financial profile puts its dividend on a very sustainable foundation. It also provides Enbridge with lots of financial flexibility to expand its energy infrastructure operations. It currently has a multibillion-dollar backlog of commercially secured capital projects under construction that should enter service through 2029. These projects primarily support lower carbon energy, like new natural...
A driverless Tesla robotaxi moves through traffic in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] U.S. auto safety regulators escalated an investigation of Tesla Inc.’s partially automated driving system marketed as “Full Self-Driving,” citing additional crashes pointing to potential flaws in the technology’s ability to handle driving conditions with...
A driverless Tesla robotaxi moves through traffic in Austin, Texas. (Eric Gay/AP) [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] U.S. auto safety regulators escalated an investigation of Tesla Inc.’s partially automated driving system marketed as “Full Self-Driving,” citing additional crashes pointing to potential flaws in the technology’s ability to handle driving conditions with reduced visibility. A review of the incidents raised concern that the system fails to detect and warn drivers appropriately when the visibility of the vehicle’s cameras is degraded, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a memo posted to its website. The agency this week upgraded its probe, started in 2024, to what it calls an engineering analysis. Tesla didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment from Bloomberg News. The move, which could provide the basis for NHTSA to eventually seek a recall, heightens scrutiny of technology that underpins Tesla’s future ambitions around autonomous driving and robotaxi operations. CEO Elon Musk has said the automaker’s ability to develop autonomous vehicle technology ultimately will determine whether the company is worth lots of money, or “basically zero.” To try out FSD Supervised, just book a demo drive at a Tesla location near you You can also do a self-serve demo drive – no advisor contact necessary https://t.co/pOllx8nbYr https://t.co/TqMKQWVwF3 — Tesla (@Tesla) March 19, 2026 The new NHTSA memo disclosing the probe identified nine crashes involving the automated system, up from four when it first began investigating in 2024. In crashes the agency reviewed, “the FSD system did not detect common roadway conditions that impaired its visibility and/or provide alerts when camera performance had deteriorated until immediately before the crash occurred.” NHTSA also said Tesla cited company “data and labeling limitations” when seeking to identify additional similar incidents, which the agency said could have le...
Women who have been convicted, and in some cases jailed, over illegal abortions are set to be pardoned after a historic vote in the House of Lords. Last June, the House of Commons voted to end the criminalisation of women who terminate their pregnancies outside of the legal framework, while keeping the existing framework in place. Doctors and others who act outside of the law could still face the ...
Women who have been convicted, and in some cases jailed, over illegal abortions are set to be pardoned after a historic vote in the House of Lords. Last June, the House of Commons voted to end the criminalisation of women who terminate their pregnancies outside of the legal framework, while keeping the existing framework in place. Doctors and others who act outside of the law could still face the threat of prosecution. The change, by way of an amendment to the crime and policing bill put forward by the Labour backbencher Tonia Antoniazzi, came after a reported increase in prosecutions and a number of high-profile court cases that saw women in the dock. There had been an attempt in the Lords to strike out Antoniazzi’s clause in the bill, but this was defeated, and an attempt to ban the use of telemedicine, where abortion medicine is able to be dispatched by post for pregnancies under 10 weeks, also failed. Peers instead voted to extend the scope of the legislation to pardon women who had already been convicted and to expunge the police records of those arrested. Even where no charges have been brought, because abortion offences are classed as violent crimes, an arrest may show up in an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, with long-lasting consequences. Earlier this week, the Guardian reported the story of a young woman who had been arrested despite obtaining pills from a doctor. Although the police investigation into her was dropped, because she works in the NHS she was forced to have to continue to explain “such a traumatic event”. “It would just be such a relief for everyone,” the woman, Becca, said, “such a weight off everyone’s shoulders and maybe the last step in it being behind us.” The Guardian also recently reported that despite the vote in the Commons, police forces were still arresting and investigating women over suspected illegal abortions. Louise McCudden, from MSI Reproductive Choices, said. “We are delighted that the House of Lords vot...
Stock index futures were lower on Thursday, a day after wholesale inflation came in hot and the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Rivian ( RIVN ) surged 8.28% in premarket trading after Uber announced a $1.25B investment to purchase 10,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis, with an option for up to 40,000 more. Uber’s investment will extend th...
Stock index futures were lower on Thursday, a day after wholesale inflation came in hot and the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged. Here are the four stocks to watch on the day: Rivian ( RIVN ) surged 8.28% in premarket trading after Uber announced a $1.25B investment to purchase 10,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis, with an option for up to 40,000 more. Uber’s investment will extend through 2031, subject to the achievement of certain autonomous milestones by specific dates. Sandisk ( SNDK ) fell 4.81% in premarket trade even as Citi raised its price target on the company following Micron’s results and guidance, which suggested continued strength in the storage market. Analyst Asiya Merchant noted that data center NAND bit demand is accelerating on AI use cases, with roughly 20% industry NAND bit growth expected in calendar year 2026 as demand significantly exceeds available supply. Tesla ( TSLA ) slipped 1.58% in premarket trading after federal safety regulators intensified scrutiny of the company’s automated driving system. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday it is opening an engineering analysis to evaluate Tesla’s Full Self Driving Beta and Full Self Driving (Supervised) degradation detection system, raising concerns about its ability to handle poor roadway conditions. Merck ( MRK ) edged down 0.26% in premarket trade after its animal health unit announced that the U.S. FDA approved a label expansion for Bravecto Quantum, its once-yearly parasiticide treatment. The revised label allows use of the veterinarian-administered injection for the treatment and control of Asian longhorned tick and Gulf Coast tick in dogs for 12 months. More related stories Tesla: Priced For Perfection In An Imperfect Reality SanDisk's Quiet AI Boom Could Still Surprise Investors Rivian: Why It's Finally Time To Buy (Rating Upgrade) Sandisk in focus as Citi ups price target after Micron results suggest continued strength Tesla faces deeper U.S. pro...
"We have learned many lessons. We have acknowledged and apologised for mistakes that were made on tax, on immigration, but we cannot leave our councils and our country in the hands of third-rate people who do not know what they are doing."
"We have learned many lessons. We have acknowledged and apologised for mistakes that were made on tax, on immigration, but we cannot leave our councils and our country in the hands of third-rate people who do not know what they are doing."