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SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Brower Piven Notifies Investors of Class Action Lawsuit And Encourages Those Who Have Losses In Excess Of $100,000 From Investment In Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE: MIC) To Contact Brower Piven Before The Lead Plaintiff Dea

Apr 26, 2018 20:26 pm UTC| Business

STEVENSON, Md., April 26, 2018 -- The securities litigation law firm of Brower Piven, A Professional Corporation, announces that a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the...

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

Apr 26, 2018 20:17 pm UTC| Business

MILWAUKEE, April 26, 2018 -- Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:APAM) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share of Class A common stock. The dividend will...

First Solar Announces New U.S. Manufacturing Plant

Apr 26, 2018 20:16 pm UTC| Business

500 new jobs in Ohio, $400 million capital investment Production facility will triple company’s U.S. capacity TEMPE, Ariz., April 26, 2018 -- First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq:FSLR) today announced plans to build a new solar...

Extended Stay America Announces First Quarter 2018 Results

Apr 26, 2018 20:15 pm UTC| Business

- Net Income of $31.1 million- Adjusted EBITDA1 of $132.2 million- Comparable system-wide RevPAR grows 3.7%- Increases distribution 4.8% to $0.22 per Paired Share- Completes sale of Austin hotel for $44.8 million ...

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results

Apr 26, 2018 20:15 pm UTC| Business

HOUSTON, April 26, 2018 -- Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. ("Gulf Island" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:GIFI) today reported a net loss of $5.3 million ($0.35 loss per share) on revenue of $49.7 million for the three months...

Orchid Island Capital Announces First Quarter 2018 Results

Apr 26, 2018 20:15 pm UTC| Business

VERO BEACH, Fla., April 26, 2018 -- Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE:ORC) ("Orchid” or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT"), today announced results of operations for the three month period ended...

Matthews International Reports Results for Fiscal 2018 Second Quarter

Apr 26, 2018 20:15 pm UTC| Business

GAAP earnings per share of $0.57, compared to $0.46 last yearNon-GAAP earnings per share of $0.93, compared to $0.84 last yearConsolidated sales of $414.1 million, up 8.7% over last yearCompany reaffirms raised...

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Economy

Trump Escalates Canada Trade War With 50% Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada on Wednesday, saying it was time to teach Canada you cant do this anymore after trade negotiations between the two neighboring countries collapsed and...

US PCE Inflation Holds at 3.7% as Fed Rate Decision Looms

The Federal Reserves preferred inflation gauge remained elevated in July, reinforcing concerns over persistent U.S. price pressures ahead of the central banks September interest rate decision. The Personal Consumption...

Dollar Rises as Hotter PCE Inflation Lifts Fed Rate Hike Bets

The U.S. dollar strengthened on Wednesday after hotter-than-expected inflation data modestly increased expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike ahead of this weeks Jackson Hole symposium. The Personal...

Qatar LNG Exports Plunge 96% as U.S.-Iran War Disrupts Gulf Energy Trade

Qatar has emerged as one of the biggest economic casualties of the six-month U.S.-Iran war, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports plunging 96% as the conflict severely disrupts energy shipments through the Gulf. The...

Gold Prices Hover Near Three-Month High as Oil, Treasury Yields Fall

Gold prices slipped slightly on Wednesday but remained close to a three-month high as falling oil prices and lower U.S. Treasury yields eased inflation concerns ahead of key Federal Reserve signals. Spot gold, or XAU/USD,...

Politics

US Raises Concerns Over Chinese Artist Gao Zhen’s Prison Sentence

The U.S. State Department has expressed significant concerns over Chinas sentencing of Chinese artist Gao Zhen to three years in prison, citing questions about freedom of expression and the application of a law enacted...

CIA Chief Ratcliffe Holds Talks With Russian Intelligence in Moscow

U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Russian intelligence officials during a visit to Moscow on Tuesday, marking a rare high-level security contact between Washington and Moscow as bilateral relations remain deeply...

Trump Floats ‘Lake America’ Rename as US-Canada Trade Tensions Deepen

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration is considering renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, as tensions between the United States and Canada escalate following the collapse of bilateral trade...

Trump Administration Pauses Visa Appointments Worldwide

President Donald Trumps administration has temporarily paused or rescheduled visa appointments at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide as the State Department launches a global training program for consular officers. A...

U.S. Caribbean Vessel Strike Kills Four in Latest Anti-Drug Operation

The U.S. military said four people were killed in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Tuesday, marking the latest attack in Washingtons campaign against suspected drug-trafficking operations at sea. U.S. Southern...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Meta Agrees to $18 Billion Settlement, Tightens Teen Social Media Rules

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $18 billion over the next decade and impose stricter protections for teenagers using Facebook and Instagram, settling claims from nearly all U.S. states that its platforms were...

Nvidia Revenue Soars 106% as AI Demand Hits ‘Inflection Point’

Nvidia reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday as booming demand for artificial intelligence hardware pushed revenue up 106% from a year earlier, prompting CEO Jensen Huang to declare that AI has...

Salesforce Shares Surge as AI Demand Powers Q2 Earnings Beat

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2027 results, fueled by rapid growth in artificial intelligence products, improved profitability and rising customer demand. Salesforce...

HP Stock Drops 9% Despite Q3 Earnings Beat and Raised 2026 Outlook

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) delivered stronger-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results, supported by robust Personal Systems sales and tariff refunds. However, HP stock fell more than 9% in after-hours trading Wednesday as...

BofA Names ASML Top Semiconductor Equipment Pick on Growth, Valuation

BofA Global Research has named ASML Holding its top stock pick in the semiconductor capital equipment sector, maintaining a Buy rating as analysts see the Dutch chipmaking equipment giant trading at an unwarranted discount...