Stocks have moved sharply lower during trading on Friday, giving back ground following the strength seen in the previous session. The major averages have all shown notable moves to the downside on the day. The sell-off on Wall Street may partly reflect profit taking following recent strength in the markets, which lifted the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to record highs.
Foresight Financial Group, Inc. (FGFH) Friday announced a Board approval to repurchase up to $5 million of its common stock, which will remain in effect until June 30, 2027. The bank holding company headquartered in Illinois adopted a trading plan under the Rule 10b5-1 Plan, and accordingly third-party...
The head of the U.S. Central Command has told a Congressional panel that the American military forces have crippled Iran's military and its ability to project power with lethal strikes during the Middle East war. Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington as part of hearings related to force posture in the region and the command's porti
Salmonella outbreaks linked to backyard poultry across 18 new states in the U.S. have sickened 150 more people. With this, the total count of infections rose to to 184, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. This includes 53 hospitalizations and one death in a person from Washington state. Over...
The Federal Reserve released a report on Friday showing industrial production in the U.S. rebounded by much more than anticipated in the month of April. The report said industrial production climbed by 0.7 percent in April after falling by a revised 0.3 percent in March. Economists had expected industrial production to rise by 0.3 percent.
New York manufacturing activity grew strongly in the month of May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report released on Friday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index shot up to 19.6 in May from 11.0 in April, with a positive reading indicating growth. The increase surprised economists, who had expected the index to pull back to 7.8.
The Federal Reserve released a report on Friday showing industrial production in the U.S. rebounded by much more than anticipated in the month of April. The report said industrial production climbed by 0.7 percent in April after falling by a revised 0.3 percent in March. Economists had expected...
Creative Realities, Inc. (CREX), a provider of digital signage, media and AdTech solutions, on Friday reported loss for the first quarter as rising revenue was offset by higher operating expenses. In pre-market activity on the Nasdaq, shares of Creative Realities were down 10.99 percent, changing...
Hancock Whitney Corp. (HWC, HWCPZ), on Friday announced an agreement to acquire OFB Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of One Florida Bank, in an all-cash transaction for undisclosed consideration. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. Hancock Whitney said the deal is expected...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said that currently 41 people across the U.S. are under monitoring for suspected hantavirus infection. They include passengers who were recently repatriated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius in Tenerife, and are now in ASPR Regional Emerging...
Stocks are likely to come under pressure in early trading on Friday, giving back ground after ending the previous session mostly higher. The major index futures are currently pointing to a sharply lower open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures down by 1.2 percent. Profit taking may contribute...
New York manufacturing activity grew strongly in the month of May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report released on Friday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index jumped to 19.6 in May from 11.0 in April, with a positive reading indicating growth. The increase...
While reporting financial results for the second quarter on Friday, RBC Bearings Inc. (RBC) said it expects net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 in a range of approximately $500.0 million to $510.0 million. In Friday's pre-market trading, RBC is trading on the NYSE at $621.00, up $8.98 or...
The United States announced that in partnership with Venezuela and the United Kingdom and with technical support from the International Atomic Energy Agency, it has successfully removed excess highly enriched uranium from Venezuela's shuttered RV-1 research reactor. The RV-1 was the country's first and only nuclear reactor, originally built for peaceful scientific research and later repurposed
President Donald Trump says China has agreed to buy oil from the United States amid disruptions in oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz. "We're going to start sending Chinese ships to Texas and to Louisiana and to Alaska," he said in an interview with Fox News ahead of concluding his state visit to China. "It's the one thing they really need - energy. We have unlimited energy," the president
May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.