Several small- and mid-cap stocks posted notable gains in Wednesday's after-hours trading session, even though most companies did not release fresh news. The movement was largely driven by investor sentiment and sector momentum. Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. (SYRE) closed the after-hours session at $34.71,...
Oracle has come out suggesting that their talks with Blue Owl Capital about funding a big data center project in Michigan had hit a snag.
Mercedes-Benz has announced that Gorden Wagener, their long-time design chief, will be leaving the company at the end of January 2026, marking the end of a nearly three-decade journey.
Google has started rolling out Gemini 3 Flash, its newest AI model, just a month after launching the Gemini 3 Pro.
After ending yesterday's choppy session narrowly mixed, stocks moved to the upside in early trading on Wednesday but quickly came under pressure. The major averages pulled back well off their highs of the session and firmly into negative territory. The major averages saw further downside going into the end of the day, closing just off their lows of the session.
A new study from Virginia Tech suggests that ultra-processed foods may affect late teenagers more strongly than slightly older young adults. During the study period, the researchers studied 27 adults aged 18 to 25 and compared two diets - one made up mostly of ultra-processed foods and another with...
For adults who have recovered from depression with the help of antidepressants, slowly reducing the medication while receiving psychological support can work just as well as staying on antidepressants to prevent a relapse, according to a large review published in The Lancet Psychiatry. "Depression...
After moving to the upside early in the session, stocks have come under pressure over the course of the trading day on Wednesday. The major averages have pulled back well off their highs of the session and into negative territory. Currently, the major averages are just off their lows of the session.
Following the mixed performance seen in the previous session, stocks may move to the upside in early trading on Wednesday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a modestly higher open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 0.2 percent. Energy stocks may help lead an early upward...
UK inflation slowed more than expected in November, strengthening the call for an interest rate reduction this week, official data revealed on Wednesday. The consumer price index rose 3.2 percent year-on-year, slower than the 3.6 percent increase in October, the Office for National Statistics said. Inflation was forecast to ease marginally to 3.5 percent.
Early cues from the U.S. Futures Index suggest that Wall Street might open positive on Wednesday. Investors are watching U.S. President Donald Trump's move for "total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers" going into and leaving Venezuela. On a positive note, Russia has expressed...
The European Commission has released its latest EU Agricultural Outlook report, which presents the projections for EU agricultural markets until 2035. The report predicts slower productivity growth amid various challenges ranging from climate change to the availability and affordability of inputs, while...
The United States has designated Colombia's ClCoobia'an del Golfo as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). Based in Colombia, Clan del Golfo is a violent and powerful criminal organization with thousands of members. The group's primary source...
German business confidence deteriorated to a seven-month low in December as companies were more pessimistic about the first half of next year, survey data from the Munich-based ifo Institute showed on Wednesday. The business climate index dropped to 87.6 in December from 88.0 in November. The score was expected to rise to 88.2.
The World Health Organization has warned that amid an early start to the Northern Hemisphere influenza season, a new variant of the virus is rapidly gaining ground. Influenza and other respiratory viruses are surging, Dr Wenqing Zhang, Unit Head for Global Respiratory Threats at the Department of...
December 12, 2025 15:14 ET Central bank decisions dominated the economic news flow this week led by the Federal Reserve. Trade data from the U.S. also gained attention. The Canadian and Swiss central banks also announced their interest rate decisions. Inflation data from China was in focus as the country released the latest consumer price and producer price data.