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Top Midday Stories: Amazon Kicks Off Large Cross-Atlantic Bond Sale; BioNTech Shares Fall on Co-Founders' Departure, Weak Earnings
Top Midday Stories: Amazon Kicks Off Large Cross-Atlantic Bond Sale; BioNTech Shares Fall on Co-Founders' Departure, Weak Earnings
Mar 11, 2026
11:38 AM EDT, 03/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Tuesday, as oil prices pulled back after soaring due to the war in Iran. In company news, Amazon.com ( AMZN ) has commenced a US investment-grade debt sale in as many as 11 parts, ranging from two to 50 years and is...
Exchange-Traded Funds Rise as US Equities Move Higher After Midday
Exchange-Traded Funds Rise as US Equities Move Higher After Midday
Mar 11, 2026
01:17 PM EDT, 03/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV advanced. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) added 0.6% US equity indexes rose in midday trading on Tuesday as joint efforts by President Donald Trump and the G7 helped stem the surge in crude oil prices. Energy IShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the...
Sector Update: Health Care Stocks Mixed Tuesday Afternoon
Sector Update: Health Care Stocks Mixed Tuesday Afternoon
Mar 11, 2026
01:56 PM EDT, 03/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks were mixed Tuesday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index shedding 0.2% and the State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) fractionally higher. The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) climbed 1.2%. In corporate news, BioNTech's (BNTX) co-founders plan to leave the German drugmaker to establish a new independent company...
US Equity Indexes, Treasury Yields Mixed as Headline Risk Mounts in Middle East Energy Markets
US Equity Indexes, Treasury Yields Mixed as Headline Risk Mounts in Middle East Energy Markets
Mar 11, 2026
04:59 PM EDT, 03/10/2026 (MT Newswires) -- US equity indexes closed mixed on Tuesday, giving up intraday gains as investors monitored developments in the Middle East energy markets and weighed the possibility of an early end to the Iran war. The Nasdaq Composite was little changed at 22,697.10, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped by less than 0.1% to 47,706.51,...
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Insurance Leaders Reinvent the Operating Model as Legacy Technology and AI Disruption Redefine Competition
Insurance Leaders Reinvent the Operating Model as Legacy Technology and AI Disruption Redefine Competition
Mar 17, 2026
New Majesco research finds insurers achieving stronger growth are aligning operating model transformation with cloud- and AI-native technology foundations. MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Majesco, the insurance industry’s foremost innovator in AI-native and cloud-native software, announced today the release of a new research report, Leaders Reinventing Insurance: Strategic Focus on Business Operating Model and Technology Foundation, examining how insurers are reinventing...
Xaira Therapeutics Launches X-Cell, Its First Virtual Cell Model, Trained on the Largest-Ever Genome-Wide Perturbation Dataset, X-Atlas/Pisces
Xaira Therapeutics Launches X-Cell, Its First Virtual Cell Model, Trained on the Largest-Ever Genome-Wide Perturbation Dataset, X-Atlas/Pisces
Mar 17, 2026
State-of-the-art AI model accurately predicting unseen biological experiments X-Cell is trained on X-Atlas/Pisces, the largest and most context-diverse genome-wide perturbation dataset ever reported Powered by novel diffusion large language model architecture with more than 4 billion parameters, the largest virtual cell model to date SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Xaira Therapeutics, a company built to transform drug discovery through AI,...
Vasco Electronics Unveils Vasco Audience to Eliminate Language Barriers in Group Settings
Vasco Electronics Unveils Vasco Audience to Eliminate Language Barriers in Group Settings
Mar 17, 2026
WILMINGTON, Del., March 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vasco Electronics, a global leader in translation technology, announced today the launch of Vasco Audience. The web-based application provides automated simultaneous translation and live transcription for a wide range of group settings, from international conferences and guided tours to school orientations and workplace trainings. By eliminating the need for app downloads or...
1Password Launches Unified Access Platform to Help Companies Securely Deploy AI Agents
1Password Launches Unified Access Platform to Help Companies Securely Deploy AI Agents
Mar 17, 2026
Unified Access Pro is now generally available, allowing companies to discover, secure, and audit access across human, machine, and AI agent identities TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 1Password, a leader in identity security, today announced 1Password® Unified Access, a new agent security platform that enables organizations of all sizes to securely deploy AI agents and automated workflows without losing control of credentials,...
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Brahmapuram waste plant fire: Kerala Assembly witnesses uproarious scenes, LoP says CM running away from issue
Brahmapuram waste plant fire: Kerala Assembly witnesses uproarious scenes, LoP says CM running away from issue
Mar 13, 2023
A fire that broke out at the waste treatment plant in Kochi on March 2, 2023, continues to spread toxic fumes even after 11 days of the incident. The Kerala government has said that 95 percent of the fire has been extinguished, but the smoke from the landfill has not entirely subsided. 
ED attaches over Rs 10-crore assets in resort scam involving ex-Maha minister Anil Parab
ED attaches over Rs 10-crore assets in resort scam involving ex-Maha minister Anil Parab
Jan 4, 2023
The probe pertains to Dapoli resort, which is allegedly illegal. The former minister and Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader, Anil Parab, allegedly wangled a permit to use land meant for agricultural use. The ED had started the investigation under the the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after a complaint from the Environment Ministry.
Rajasthan: Gehlot government begins Rs 2,500 cr dam project for Sabarmati, Sei rivers ahead of polls
Rajasthan: Gehlot government begins Rs 2,500 cr dam project for Sabarmati, Sei rivers ahead of polls
Mar 1, 2023
On Tuesday, the Gehlot government invited bids for both projects to build the dams within the next four years. The chief minister had announced both projects in last year’s budget.
What is the debate over Biodiversity Bill, likely to be tabled in monsoon session of Parliament
What is the debate over Biodiversity Bill, likely to be tabled in monsoon session of Parliament
Jul 12, 2023
The new bill exempts registered AYUSH practitioners and people accessing codified traditional knowledge, from sharing benefits with local communities or giving prior intimation to state biodiversity boards before accessing biological resources.
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Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, The Information reports
Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, The Information reports
Apr 27, 2026
April 28 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google has signed a deal with the U.S. Department of Defense to use its AI models for classified work, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately verify the report. ...
Novartis misses quarterly profit estimates on steep generic erosion
Novartis misses quarterly profit estimates on steep generic erosion
Apr 27, 2026
April 28 (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Novartis reported first-quarter core operating profit below market expectations on Tuesday, as generic competition for its top-selling heart drug Entresto weighed on sales. Quarterly group operating income, adjusted for special items, declined 12% to $4.9 billion, below average analyst expectations of about $5.1 billion cited by Visible Alpha. Novartis is navigating what CEO Vas...
Exclusive-China's Hongqi, once favoured by Mao, eyes Stellantis Spain plant for European expansion
Exclusive-China's Hongqi, once favoured by Mao, eyes Stellantis Spain plant for European expansion
Apr 27, 2026
BEIJING, April 28 (Reuters) - Chinese luxury automaker Hongqi, famed as Mao Zedong's preferred car brand, is in talks with Stellantis ( STLA ) to build vehicles at one of the Fiat-to-Jeep owner's Spanish plants as it expands in Europe, five sources familiar with the matter said. Hongqi's owner, state-owned automaker FAW, is holding the talks with Stellantis ( STLA...
Two Spirit Airlines creditor groups back Trump bailout plan, FT reports
Two Spirit Airlines creditor groups back Trump bailout plan, FT reports
Apr 27, 2026
April 28 (Reuters) - Spirit Airlines has won the backing of two of its three major creditor groupings needed to secure a $500 million bailout from the Trump administration, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing two people close to the talks. Holders of a $275 million credit facility and a separate committee of unsecured creditors that holds billions of dollars of...
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20,000 BTC Purchased in Just 2 Days by Whales: How Will Bitcoin’s Price React?
20,000 BTC Purchased in Just 2 Days by Whales: How Will Bitcoin’s Price React?
May 30, 2025
TL;DR BTC whales have returned in full force, accumulating more than $2 billion worth of the cryptocurrency in a short timeframe. The rising exchange outflows and other essential factors are also bullish factors, suggesting that the assets price may head north soon. Whales Filled Their Bags The renowned analyst Ali Martinez unveiled on X that large investors scooped up more...
BTC Price Pulls Back After Recent ATH Despite New Bitcoin Reserve Announcements: Weekly Recap
BTC Price Pulls Back After Recent ATH Despite New Bitcoin Reserve Announcements: Weekly Recap
May 30, 2025
It was somewhat expected that, after weeks and weeks of charting gains and a recent all-time high, bitcoins price would eventually retrace, which transpired in the past few days. But first, lets go back to the historic events of last week when the primary cryptocurrency, following four months filled mostly with struggles due to global economic uncertainty, broke its January...
Bitcoin Price Crashes to $104K as US
Bitcoin Price Crashes to $104K as US
May 30, 2025
Bitcoins price has tumbled to a low of around $103,700 over the past couple of hours. At the time of this writing, BTC has pulled back to around $104,100, bringing the total liquidations across the derivatives market to around $844 million, according to Coinglass. Source: TradingView Over the past one hour alone, the liquidated BTC positions surpassed $226 million, where...
Champions League Finalist PSG Adopts Bitcoin for Treasury Reserves
Champions League Finalist PSG Adopts Bitcoin for Treasury Reserves
May 30, 2025
French football giant Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) has scored a historic first: It has become the inaugural major sports club in the world to allocate Bitcoin (BTC) to its treasury reserves. The move, announced by Pär Helgosson, Head of PSG Labs and Web3, at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas on May 29, signals a bold embrace of digital assets...
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