As markets gear up for another flurry of corporate earnings, all eyes are turning to FedEx Corporation (FDX). The global logistics giant is set to report Q2 Fiscal Year 2026 results after market close on Thursday, Dec. 18, and investors are bracing for a potentially market-moving event. FedEx’s performance often reflects deeper currents in shipping, freight, and e-commerce activity, making it a bellwether for broader business sentiment and economic momentum. From shifting trade patterns to rising operati ...

With traders dusting off their portfolios and reviewing their investment strategies for 2026, now is a good time to evaluate this year's outperformers to see if they still hold promise for the new year. We already covered the best Dow Jones Industrial Average stock of 2025 -- spoiler alert, it's not Nvidia (NVDA) -- so now the S&P 500 Index (SPX) gets the same treatment. Taking the benchmark's top spot for the year is Wall Street newbie SanDisk Corp (NASDAQ:SNDK), which began trading in early February and j ...

January WTI crude oil (CLF26) on Wednesday closed up +0.67 (+1.21%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF26) closed up +0.0134 (+0.80%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rose on Wednesday amid heightened geopolitical risks in Venezuela and Russia.  President Trump ordered a blockade of sanctioned tankers off Venezuela, and the US is preparing new sanctions on Russian energy exports if Russia rejects a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.  Crude prices fell back from their best level on Wednesday after weekly EIA ...

The AI trade is unwinding — with investors increasingly worried about debt raising by companies like Oracle and CoreWeave used to finance AI data-center buildouts. ...

Key insight: The OCC's approval is the first of three regulatory signoffs that Fifth Third needs to acquire Comerica.What's at stake: The acquisition is the largest bank transaction announced in 2025, and comes during a frothy period for bank dealmaking.Forward look: The deal is being challenged by an activist investor in a Delaware court. The plaintiffs argue that Comerica will be able to strike a better deal if the Fifth Third merger gets rejected.Fifth Third Bancorp has cleared another hurdle in its miss ...

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Bitcoin gets the headlines. Ethereum powers the smart contracts. Yet behind closed doors on Wall Street, the conversation keeps circling back to something most retail investors barely notice: dollar-pegged stablecoins.This isn’t just another crypto trend catching institutional attention. What’s happening runs deeper. Stablecoins are quietly positioning themselves at the intersection of payments infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and government financing in ways that make them impossible for traditional ...

German defense manufacturer Rheinmetall said on Wednesday it has initiated the sale of its civil business activities and will classify them as discontinued operations with immediate effect. ...

Joining us now in an exclusive interview, Asher Gnut. He is the CEO of Hut 8. Asher, good to chat with you again.Obviously, you just heard the Oracle story. It doesn't appear that you and your team are having similar concerns or issues. How did this deal, yours, come about.>> Good to see you again, Brian. Nice to meet you, Kelly. and excited this time uh not just talking about the power markets like we did when we were at EI but talking about this really important news to hot for us when we were looking at ...

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