Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli 3M spinoff Solventum ( SOLV ) quickly rose 1.7% after activist investor Trian sent a new letter to push for changes at the company, according to a CNBC report. Nelson Peltz's Trian, which has a ~5% stake in Solventum ( SOLV ), is

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Pippa Crerar is joined by the election analyst Prof Rob Ford to look at the upcoming local and devolved elections. Will Reform dominate across England? Can the Greens remove Labour’s longstanding hold over London? And will the nationalists win in Scotland and Wales? Continue reading...

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Northcoast upgraded Hertz (NASDAQ:HTZ) stock to Neutral from Sell, keeping the price target unchanged at $5. The call lands the same day the rental car operator unveiled a major fleet partnership with Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) through its new affiliate Oro Mobility, sending Hertz shares up roughly 19% in Thursday trading. A move from Sell to ... Northcoast Upgrades Hertz From Sell to Neutral: Is the Worst Already Behind for the Rental Car Stock?

Audi’s Formula 1 boss said entering the sport via a legacy team has proved more difficult than starting with a clean slate, as the German carmaker runs up against more established rivals. “The challenge is to transform what was a former private small team into a winning team,” Mattia Binotto , chief executive officer and team principal of the Audi Revolut F1 team, said at Bloomberg House Miami ahead of the city’s grand prix on Sunday. “Sometimes it’s even more difficult than starting from scratch, because then you are a small team with the wrong culture, the wrong mindset.” Audi took a majority stake in Sauber Motorsport AG in 2024 and full control of the team for the current season. It currently sits eighth in the Constructors’ Championship with two points after three races, underscoring the steep learning curve to take on the likes of Ferrari, McLaren and current leader Mercedes. “F1 is the pinnacle of the motorsports,” Binotto said. “It’s a different league, the cars are different animals and the complexity are certainly a lot higher. So the challenge now is the most difficult for Audi, and we want to win.” To help fund the F1 venture, Audi secured equity investment from the Qatar Investment Authority in 2024. The company is open to selling another stake in the team in the future, Gernot Döllner , chief executive officer of Volkswagen AG ’s Audi division, previously told Bloomberg. Audi joined F1 with the sport growing in popularity, helped by the success of the Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive . The company is betting visibility in F1 will attract more women and younger customers for its cars. The buzz around the sport is also drawing investors. The Mercedes F1 team sold a stake at a roughly $6 billion valuation last year, while current champion McLaren was valued at more than $4 billion. Binotto said the races in Miami, and later in the season in Las Vegas and Austin, Texas, are vital for Audi to perform given the size of the US market. The F1 circuit...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As e-commerce and direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands across the United States scale across multiple sales channels, financial complexity is increasing beyond the capabilities of traditional bookkeeping. Northstar Financial Advisory, a U.S.-based financial consulting firm, reports rising demand for specialized accounting and fractional CFO services tailored to e-commerce operators managing multi-channel revenue, inventory systems, and sales tax c

J Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images This week, mortgage rates rose after three straight weeks of decline, according to the latest Freddie Mac ( FMCC ) Primary Mortgage Survey. 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.30% as of April 30, up from 6.23% last week but below the year-ago level of 6.76%.

After some uncertainty—and a little drama—the Trump administration is appealing a ruling by a judge last month that temporarily halted anti-vaccine changes Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy had implemented at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those changes include filling a key vaccine advisory panel with dubious anti-vaccine allies and unilaterally slashing childhood vaccine recommendations. On March 16, US District Judge Brian Murphy issued a temporary injunction on those changes, essentially blocking the appointment of Kennedy's advisors, nullifying all votes they made on federal vaccine policy, and undoing the changes to the CDC childhood vaccination schedule. Murphy ruled that Kennedy's advisors were unqualified, and their appointment and the changes to vaccine recommendations violated federal procedures. The ruling stems from a case brought against Kennedy and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Prior to the ruling, lawyers for the government argued that Kennedy's actions were " unreviewable " and his authority was such that he could advise Americans to actively inject themselves with measles virus rather than the vaccine if he wanted. Murphy rejected that argument in his ruling and found the AAP would likely succeed with their claim that Kennedy's changes were illegal. Read full article Comments

In the first quarter 2026, interest income growth for large and medium-sized banks rebounded, driving revenue growth China’s major state-owned and joint-stock commercial banks showed a broad rebound in revenue and profit in the first quarter of 2026, driven by stabilizing net interest margins as funding costs improved. Six major state-owned lenders reported an average revenue growth of 8.5% year-on-year in the first quarter 2026, marking an acceleration of about 6 percentage points compared to the same period in 2025. China Construction Bank (CCB) and Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) led the way, with revenue expanding by 11.15% and 10.5%, respectively. Net profit for the six mega-banks increased by an average of 3.4%, with ABC and Bank of China reporting the strongest gains.

我国科研团队首次揭开了制约正式结构钙钛矿太阳能电池效率的关键物理“黑箱”，创新性地提出连续梯度掺杂电子传输层设计。基于这一策略，太阳能电池器件经国际权威机构认证，获得了27.17%的稳态光电转换效率及27.50%的反向扫描效率，创造了正式结构钙钛矿光伏器件的最高光电转换效率纪录。该研究成果由南开大学化学学院袁明鉴教授、姜源植特聘研究员团队，联合北京理工大学徐健研究员团队取得，相关研究成果于北京时间4月30日在线发表于国际学术期刊《自然》上。(新华社)

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Scot battles back to 4-4 from 3-1 in opening session Mark Allen facing Wu Yize in the second semi-final Shaun Murphy was reminded his mission of ending a 21-year wait for a second world crown will not be straightforward as he was pegged back by the four-time champion John Higgins in their semi-final. The 2005 champion has moved through the gears since squeaking out a 10-9 first-round win over Fan Zhengyi, easing past Xiao Guodong in round two before conquering the reigning world champion Zhao Xintong in the quarter-finals to set up a last-four showdown with Higgins and a repeat of the 2009 final. This report will update Continue reading...

Breaking The Stalemate By Bas van Geffen, Senior Macro strategist at Rabobank Energy prices continue their ascend –with Brent futures trading above $124/barrel – after media report that the US may try to break the stalemate in the US-Iran war by force. Axios reports that military leaders will brief Trump on potential military options today. Reportedly, the Pentagon is preparing a wave of “short and powerful” strikes on Iran, likely targeting infrastructure . Yesterday, Trump still suggested that he would not resume the bombing campaign. The US president said he believes the US blockade of Hormuz is the most effective form of leverage. However, that strategy has so far failed to exert significant concessions from Iran . So, these military strikes –or the mere threat thereof– could be an option if Iran does not budge on the nuclear issue. The news injects fresh tail risks into the outlook for the war, energy prices, and inflation around the globe. Amidst the unusually high uncertainty about the outlook, the FOMC kept the federal funds target range unchanged at 3.50-3.75%, as widely expected. Equally expected was Governor Miran’s dissent, who repeated his preference for a rate cut. However, that was offset by three dissenting votes on the policy statement. Governors Hammack, Kashkari, and Logan “did not support the inclusion of an easing bias in the statement at this time.” Chair Powell noted that the Committee was in no rush to change the language of the statement. Perhaps, the FOMC decided to wait for the change of guard – and to avoid wobbly messaging. Because once Warsh is appointed as next Fed chair, he will probably try to convince the other FOMC members of the need for additional rate cuts. Whether Warsh succeeds depends on incoming data, but Powell suggested yesterday that this could be an uphill battle . According to the current Fed chair, the more centrist policymakers were moving towards a more neutral place in thinking about cuts versus hikes. Likewise, the...

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The post 5 Secrets Retirement Experts Know That Most $1M+ Investors Never Learn by Benzinga Contributors appeared first on Benzinga . Visit Benzinga to get more great content like this. Most retirement advice is written for people who are worried they haven’t saved enough. If you have $1M or more in retirement assets, your challenge is different. It’s about making what you’ve built last, stay tax-efficient, and avoid erosion from decisions made without the right planning framework. The five insights below come from leading retirement researchers and planners. They are not general personal finance tips—they apply specifically at higher asset levels. 1. Your Withdrawal Rate Should Not Be Treated as Fixed Christine Benz, director of personal finance and retirement planning at Morningstar and author of How to Retire: 20 Lessons for a Happy, Successful, and Wealthy Retirement, has found that one of the most common mistakes is treating withdrawal strategy as a one-time decision instead of an ongoing plan. Morningstar’s State of Retirement Income research (December 2025) estimates a conservative fixed withdrawal rate of about 3.9% annually for a new retiree in 2026. It also shows that more flexible approaches—adjusting withdrawals in strong and weak market years—may allow starting withdrawal rates closer to 5.7% under certain strategies. For a $1M portfolio, the difference is meaningful over a long retirement. The key point is that withdrawal strategy is not static. It needs to adapt over time and be coordinated with other income sources like Social Security, pensions, or fixed income. 2. The Order You Withdraw From Accounts Matters Most investors hold multiple account types—traditional IRAs or 401(k)s, Roth accounts, and taxable brokerage accounts—but do not have a structured withdrawal order. Fidelity Investments’ research on tax-efficient withdrawal sequencing (January 2026) found that a coordinated approach may reduce total retirement taxes by more than 40% compared to...

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images News Apple ( AAPL ) CEO Tim Cook and Meta Platforms ( META ) CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg are among the rumored bidders for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, Front Office Sports reported. Zuckerberg is said to be considering a bid, the news outlet added

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images News Apple ( AAPL ) CEO Tim Cook and Meta Platforms ( META ) CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg are among the rumored bidders for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks, Front Office Sports reported. Zuckerberg is said to be considering a bid, the news outlet added