Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE:MFC) is one of the dirt cheap stocks to buy now. On February 12, Manulife Financial reported a year of solid operational growth in 2025, highlighted by an 8% increase in core EPS. The company saw momentum in its insurance business, with new business Contractual Service Margin growth exceeding 20% across all segments. This performance was supported by a 24% year-over-year earnings surge in Asia and strong cash generation, with the firm producing $6.4 billion in remittance ...

ArcelorMittal (MT) Invests €1.3B in Dunkirk Decarbonization Project READ NEXT: 30 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years and 11 Hidden AI Stocks to Buy Right Now. ArcelorMittal executives highlighted recent European Commission proposals, such as the Tariff Rate Quota and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, as critical factors in restoring fair competition against unfair imports. These regulatory developments provided the necessary confidence to commit to the large-scale production of low-carbon steel. Add ...

Commercial ships anchor off the coast of the United Arab Emirates due to navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Dubai on March 2, 2026. The benchmark freight rate for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) — used to ship 2 million barrels of oil from the Middle East to China — hit an all-time high of $423,736 per day on Monday, data from LSEG showed. That marked an increase of more than 94% from Friday's close. Alongside a significant jump in oil and gas prices, the stratospheric rise in the cost of hau ...

Person at desk, using calculator on smartphone. Image source: Getty Images. Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) is under pressure. It has fallen by more than 30% year to date -- the worst start to a year since it launched in 2015. There's increasing talk of a crypto winter, and unfortunately, it looks like things could get worse before they get better. Yet there are good reasons to think matter will improve. A recent note from Standard Chartered (LSE: STAN) says that Ethereum could fall to as low as $1,400 before reboun ...

As industry experts convened at SFVegas 2026, the world's largest structured-finance conference, insurers showed By Gary Zhu, CFA, Deanna Leighton, CFA and Douglas Lee Among our takeaways from the conference: consumer sector concerns seem to have eased. shapecharge/E+ via Getty Images ...

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By Helen Reid March 3 (Reuters) - On Holding sees lower U.S. tariff rates after the Supreme Court struck down the government's emergency levies as a possible boost for the fast-growing Swiss sportswear brand, CEO Martin Hoffmann said on Tuesday as it delivered strong quarterly results. On shares, however, were down 11% in premarket trading amid broader market declines. The company sees annual profit margin increasing to at least 63% from 62.8% in 2025, with the outlook not yet factoring in a lower U.S. tari ...

The newly launched Seller Wallet EUR delivers comparable capabilities for euro-denominated marketplaces and includes a simplified onboarding process. Sellers using the system can arrange single transfers or schedule automatic payments on a weekly, fortnightly or monthly basis. Funds are transferred to a seller's bank account, with a single charge applied to international transactions. US retailer Amazon has extended its Seller Wallet service to seven European marketplaces, expanding the funds management fea ...

DraftKings (DKNG +0.13%) is making a good business decision by expanding into prediction markets. That, however, doesn't make this stock a buy in 2026. At least not if you have a long-term buy-and-hold mentality. Here's why buying this sports betting company just because of its move into prediction markets could be a mistake. Today's Change What does DraftKings do? DraftKings is one of the big players in sports betting. That's a relatively new investment opportunity, though the term investment needs to be t ...

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury bond yielded 3.09%, and the two-year bond was at 3.54%. The CME Group's FedWatch tool's projections show markets pricing a 97.3% likelihood of the Federal Reserve leaving the current interest rates unchanged in March. Index Performance (+/-) Dow Jones -1.45% S&P 500 -1.66% Nasdaq 100 -2.17% Russell 2000 -2.57% Stocks In Focus Credo Technology Group Holding Asana Coherent COHR maintains a strong price trend in the short, medium, and long terms, with a poor value ranking, as pe ...