08:48 AM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Visa (V) and Mastercard ( MA ) have reached an antitrust class action settlement with US merchants that includes a rate roll back and a five-year rate cap that will deliver nearly $30 billion in near-term swipe fee savings. Price: 283.49, Change: +2.28, Percent Change: +0.81 ...

09:11 AM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Consumer stocks were edging higher pre-bell Tuesday with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) unchanged recently and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) was up 0.7%. Krispy Kreme (DNUT) was over 19% higher after the company and McDonald's (MCD) said they expanded their partnership in the US,...

Check-Cap Ltd ( CHEK ) shares are trading higher after Nobul AI Corp, on Monday, agreed to acquire Check-Cap ( CHEK ), under which the shareholders of Nobul will become the majority holders of the combined company.  If completed, the business combination will create a public company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, focused on an AI-driven fintech marketplace and buying and AI-enabling traditional companies...

09:06 AM EDT, 03/26/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Oil prices edged higher early on Tuesday as fresh US inventory data is awaited. West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May delivery was last seen up US$0.19 to US$82.14 per barrel, while May Brent crude, the global benchmark, was up US$0.09 to US$86.84. Prices have slipped off a five-month high touched last week...