SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures plunged post-market Monday after CBS News reported that President Trump said the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran was "very far ahead of schedule" and "very complete, pretty much." Trump told CBS in a telephone interview that Iran has "no navy, no communications, they've got no air force," the Strait of Hormuz is seeing more ship traffic, and that h...
SlavkoSereda/iStock via Getty Images Crude oil futures plunged post-market Monday after CBS News reported that President Trump said the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran was "very far ahead of schedule" and "very complete, pretty much." Trump told CBS in a telephone interview that Iran has "no navy, no communications, they've got no air force," the Strait of Hormuz is seeing more ship traffic, and that he is "thinking about taking it over," although it is not clear what specific actions the president is considering. The U.S. Nymex benchmark tumbled to ~$85/bbl after-hours after surging to as high as $119/bbl in Monday's wild session ; recently, the front-month April contract recently traded down 6% from the day's close at $89.09/bbl after ending regular trading +4.2 % at $94.77/bbl, while the front-month Brent for May delivery finished +6.7% at $98.96/bbl. At a a news conference at his Doral golf club, Trump said he did not believe the Middle East conflict would end this week but repeated that the operation was ahead of schedule. The president said the U.S. had hit 5,000 targets in Iran, that Iran's missile capability was down to 10%, and that drone launches from the country had decreased 83%, adding the U.S. military objectives could be described as "pretty well complete." Trump also said the U.S. would waive certain oil-related sanctions as a way to ensure adequate oil supply and lower prices. He w as not specific, but the U.S. last week issued a temporary, 30-day waiver to allow for the sale of Russian oil currently stranded at sea to India. "We've already won in many ways, but we haven't won enough," the president said. "We go forward more determined than ever to achieve ultimate victory that will end this long-running danger once and for all." Crude futures had pulled back during regular trading after G-7 finance ministers said they were ready to take any steps needed to support global energy supply, including releasing strategic oil reserves, although they s...
Elon Musk waves to the crowd during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters With Elon Musk's xAI planning to build a massive, natural-gas burning power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, the state's environmental authority has scheduled a board meeting for Tuesday — Election Day for the 2026 primaries — to decide whether t...
Elon Musk waves to the crowd during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters With Elon Musk's xAI planning to build a massive, natural-gas burning power plant in Southaven, Mississippi, the state's environmental authority has scheduled a board meeting for Tuesday — Election Day for the 2026 primaries — to decide whether to grant the company key permits. The NAACP and other civil rights and environmental advocates tried to get the meeting delayed, arguing that it was being rushed and would conflict with some residents' efforts to vote. The groups also said that by holding the meeting in Jackson, nearly 200 miles away from Southaven, those directly effected by the plant are impeded from attending. "This is not only a civic duty conundrum, but an unnecessary financial burden to Black residents and individuals who live in low-income and other communities near the facility," the NAACP wrote in a letter to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) that's dated March 8, but was released publicly on Monday. They asked that the hearing be rescheduled and moved to a site closer to the proposed facility. The MDEQ denied the request on Monday, writing in a response to the NAACP that its permit board "regularly meets on the second Tuesday of each month, which has been the standard practice for decades," and that the regulator, "considers matters on a statewide basis." A copy of the letter was shared with CNBC. The meeting is set to take place a little over a month after Musk merged xAI with SpaceX , his reusable rocket company, in a transaction that valued the combined entity at $1.25 trillion. Since starting xAI in 2023, Musk has tried to turn the AI company into an OpenAI competitor in the booming generative AI market. watch now VIDEO 5:14 05:14 Calculating Elon Musk's wealth: Here's what to know Squawk Box Training and running AI models requires hefty amounts of compute and power, an...
Inclusion in a famous family of stock indexes was the fuel propelling Argan's (AGX +12.73%) equity to a double-digit gain on Monday. The industrial construction specialist, already a popular investment thanks to its involvement in artificial intelligence (AI) build-outs of data centers, saw its share price rise by nearly 13% that trading session. One of 600 After market close on Friday, S&P Dow Jo...
Inclusion in a famous family of stock indexes was the fuel propelling Argan's (AGX +12.73%) equity to a double-digit gain on Monday. The industrial construction specialist, already a popular investment thanks to its involvement in artificial intelligence (AI) build-outs of data centers, saw its share price rise by nearly 13% that trading session. One of 600 After market close on Friday, S&P Dow Jones Indices -- a key business unit of financial information and data company S&P Global -- announced a raft of changes to its indexes. Argan was tapped to join the S&P SmallCap 600 index. It was one of 16 such "graduations" in a class that included stocks such as rideshare company Lyft, dating website operator Match Group, and Sphere Entertainment. Argan, along with most of the others, will formally become an index component before market open on Monday, March 23. Expand NYSE : AGX Argan Today's Change ( 12.73 %) $ 52.75 Current Price $ 466.95 Key Data Points Market Cap $5.7B Day's Range $ 412.52 - $ 466.95 52wk Range $ 101.02 - $ 469.88 Volume 36K Avg Vol 365K Gross Margin 19.08 % Dividend Yield 0.42 % Good timing Despite a third-quarter earnings report that missed the consensus analyst revenue estimate -- and therefore led to a brief sell-off -- Argan's stock has done extremely well lately. It's in the right business at the right time with its AI data center activity, and it should also benefit from the Trump administration's desire to build out American infrastructure. I don't think the S&P SmallCap 600 will make investors any more bullish on the stock than they already are, though it's inarguably a feather in Argan's cap.
Key Points With considerable momentum already behind the stock, that isn't likely to have a material effect on investor sentiment. Yet it enhances the company's reputation as an enterprise to watch. 10 stocks we like better than Argan › Inclusion in a famous family of stock indexes was the fuel propelling Argan's (NYSE: AGX) equity to a double-digit gain on Monday. The industrial construction spec...
Key Points With considerable momentum already behind the stock, that isn't likely to have a material effect on investor sentiment. Yet it enhances the company's reputation as an enterprise to watch. 10 stocks we like better than Argan › Inclusion in a famous family of stock indexes was the fuel propelling Argan's (NYSE: AGX) equity to a double-digit gain on Monday. The industrial construction specialist, already a popular investment thanks to its involvement in artificial intelligence (AI) build-outs of data centers, saw its share price rise by nearly 13% that trading session. One of 600 After market close on Friday, S&P Dow Jones Indices -- a key business unit of financial information and data company S&P Global -- announced a raft of changes to its indexes. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Argan was tapped to join the S&P SmallCap 600 index. It was one of 16 such "graduations" in a class that included stocks such as rideshare company Lyft, dating website operator Match Group, and Sphere Entertainment. Argan, along with most of the others, will formally become an index component before market open on Monday, March 23. Good timing Despite a third-quarter earnings report that missed the consensus analyst revenue estimate -- and therefore led to a brief sell-off -- Argan's stock has done extremely well lately. It's in the right business at the right time with its AI data center activity, and it should also benefit from the Trump administration's desire to build out American infrastructure. I don't think the S&P SmallCap 600 will make investors any more bullish on the stock than they already are, though it's inarguably a feather in Argan's cap. Should you buy stock in Argan right now? Before you buy stock in Argan, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identifi...
Arq, Inc. (ARQ) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.07 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.05. This compares to a loss of $0.03 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -55.56%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.02 per share when it actually ...
Arq, Inc. (ARQ) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.07 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.05. This compares to a loss of $0.03 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -55.56%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this company would post earnings of $0.02 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.02, delivering a surprise of -200%. Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates just once. Arq, Inc., which belongs to the Zacks Chemical - Specialty industry, posted revenues of $29.43 million for the quarter ended December 2025, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.43%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $27.04 million. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters. The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call. Arq, Inc. shares have lost about 1.8% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's decline of 1.5%. What's Next for Arq, Inc.? While Arq, Inc. has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock? There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately. Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions. Ahead of this earnings relea...
Jack Draper continued his impressive comeback from an arm injury by beating Francisco Cerundolo to set up a last-16 clash with Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells. Draper rode his luck at the end of the second set to clinch a 6-1, 7-5 win and set up his first meeting with Djokovic since he took the first set off the defending champion on his Wimbledon debut in 2021. Draper, now 24, returned from an eig...
Jack Draper continued his impressive comeback from an arm injury by beating Francisco Cerundolo to set up a last-16 clash with Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells. Draper rode his luck at the end of the second set to clinch a 6-1, 7-5 win and set up his first meeting with Djokovic since he took the first set off the defending champion on his Wimbledon debut in 2021. Draper, now 24, returned from an eight-month absence from the ATP Tour in Dubai last week, and his win over Cerundolo marked the first time he has won successive matches at the same tournament since Queen’s last June. Draper told Sky Sports: “I’m only just getting to the point where I’m playing without pain in my arm, so it’s not easy to feel really confident. Obviously I’ve been playing a little bit, but I’ve got to accept that my tennis isn’t going to be completely there for a while.” Draper breezed through the first set but was severely tested at the tailend of the second as Cerundolo served to level the tie before dropping serve twice in succession as the Briton stepped up at the key moments. Draper said he would have to raise his game for his long-awaited rematch with Djokovic, who reached the fourth round for the first time since 2017 after squeezing past Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Draper added: “I’ve been watching him since I was a young boy and in my opinion he’s the greatest player of all time. When you come up against him you know he’s going to be there mentally, you know he’s going to make it an incredibly tough match and play some crazy tennis. I’m going to have to be ready for that.” Draper’s fellow Briton Cameron Norrie, the 2021 champion, also reached round four with a superb 6-4, 6-4 win against the world No 6 Alex de Minaur.
GitLab (GTLB 1.36%) stock got hit with a precipitous sell-off in February. The company's share price sank 24.8% in the period's trading. The S&P 500 declined 0.9% over the stretch, and the Nasdaq Composite's level fell by 3.4%. There wasn't any major business-specific news that pushed GitLab's valuation lower last month, but the stock fell in conjunction with a broader-market pivot away from softw...
GitLab (GTLB 1.36%) stock got hit with a precipitous sell-off in February. The company's share price sank 24.8% in the period's trading. The S&P 500 declined 0.9% over the stretch, and the Nasdaq Composite's level fell by 3.4%. There wasn't any major business-specific news that pushed GitLab's valuation lower last month, but the stock fell in conjunction with a broader-market pivot away from software stocks. Some hotter-than-anticipated inflation data at the end of the month also dragged the company's share price lower. GitLab stock sank amid bearish software pivot and macro concerns Bearish pressure for software stocks mounted in February as investors reacted to the possibility that advances in artificial-intelligence (AI) technologies could render many existing business models obsolete. Amid the more cautious outlook for software stocks, multiple investment firms lowered their one-year price target for GitLab. GitLab stock also saw a pullback at the end of the month after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its producer-price-index (PPI) report for January. While economists had forecasted inflation of 0.3% for the period, the price index data actually wound up showing a 0.8% increase for the period. Expand NASDAQ : GTLB GitLab Today's Change ( -1.36 %) $ -0.34 Current Price $ 24.57 Key Data Points Market Cap $4.1B Day's Range $ 23.95 - $ 24.82 52wk Range $ 23.10 - $ 54.80 Volume 202K Avg Vol 5.5M Gross Margin 87.38 % Why GitLab stock has kept falling in March GitLab published its fourth quarter results after the market closed on March 3 and posted sales and earnings that beat Wall Street's targets. The company reported a non-GAAP (adjusted) profit of $0.30 per share on sales of $260.4 million, topping the average analyst estimate's call for a per-share profit of $0.23 on sales of $252.22 million. Despite the Q4 beats, the company's forward guidance wasn't enough to support gains for the stock. The company's share price is down 6.5% in the month so far. ...
Key Points GitLab stock fell in February as investors reduced exposure to software companies in response to AI-disruption concerns. The company's share price has kept moving lower in March amid big market swings connected to geopolitical and macroeconomic outlooks. 10 stocks we like better than GitLab › GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB) stock got hit with a precipitous sell-off in February. The company's shar...
Key Points GitLab stock fell in February as investors reduced exposure to software companies in response to AI-disruption concerns. The company's share price has kept moving lower in March amid big market swings connected to geopolitical and macroeconomic outlooks. 10 stocks we like better than GitLab › GitLab (NASDAQ: GTLB) stock got hit with a precipitous sell-off in February. The company's share price sank 24.8% in the period's trading. The S&P 500 declined 0.9% over the stretch, and the Nasdaq Composite's level fell by 3.4%. There wasn't any major business-specific news that pushed GitLab's valuation lower last month, but the stock fell in conjunction with a broader-market pivot away from software stocks. Some hotter-than-anticipated inflation data at the end of the month also dragged the company's share price lower. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » GitLab stock sank amid bearish software pivot and macro concerns Bearish pressure for software stocks mounted in February as investors reacted to the possibility that advances in artificial-intelligence (AI) technologies could render many existing business models obsolete. Amid the more cautious outlook for software stocks, multiple investment firms lowered their one-year price target for GitLab. GitLab stock also saw a pullback at the end of the month after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its producer-price-index (PPI) report for January. While economists had forecasted inflation of 0.3% for the period, the price index data actually wound up showing a 0.8% increase for the period. Why GitLab stock has kept falling in March GitLab published its fourth quarter results after the market closed on March 3 and posted sales and earnings that beat Wall Street's targets. The company reported a non-GAAP (adjusted) profit of $0....