BBB Flags Heavy-Equipment Scams as Buyers Lose Over $107,600
Regulation James Calloway

BBB Flags Heavy-Equipment Scams as Buyers Lose Over $107,600

Three buyers lost $107,600 after wiring funds to a fake heavy-equipment website. The BBB flagged Digron Machinery Depot and another site impersonating a Nebraska company.

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Verizon Ends 13-Year Q1 Subscriber Drought, Raises Profit Outlook
Earnings James Calloway

Verizon Ends 13-Year Q1 Subscriber Drought, Raises Profit Outlook

Verizon added 55,000 postpaid phone customers in Q1, its first positive March quarter since 2013, and raised its 2026 adjusted EPS forecast to $4.95-$4.99.

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Spotify's Record Profit Overshadowed by Weak Guidance, Shares Tumble
Earnings James Calloway

Spotify's Record Profit Overshadowed by Weak Guidance, Shares Tumble

Spotify shares dropped 12% premarket after its Q2 guidance for operating income and paid subscribers missed estimates, overshadowing a record Q1 profit.

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Oracle Stock Plunges 7.7% on OpenAI Miss, $300B Deal in Doubt
Markets Daniel Marsh

Oracle Stock Plunges 7.7% on OpenAI Miss, $300B Deal in Doubt

Oracle shares tumbled 7.7% in premarket trading after OpenAI missed key revenue and user milestones, pressuring the $300 billion deal.

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Deere's New Plants and Recall: A Fraction of Midwest Job Cuts
Markets Daniel Marsh

Deere's New Plants and Recall: A Fraction of Midwest Job Cuts

Deere announces two new U.S. facilities creating 300 jobs and recalls 324 workers, but the moves are dwarfed by over 2,100 layoffs in 2024 amid weak farm demand and tariffs.

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UPS Tops Q1 Forecasts Amid Amazon Network Overhaul
Earnings James Calloway

UPS Tops Q1 Forecasts Amid Amazon Network Overhaul

UPS beat Q1 earnings and revenue estimates, but shares fell 3% as profit dropped 28% and the company navigates a strategic pullback from Amazon business.

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BP Q1 Profit Surges to $3.2B on Iran Conflict Boost
Earnings James Calloway

BP Q1 Profit Surges to $3.2B on Iran Conflict Boost

BP's first-quarter profit more than doubled to $3.2 billion, fueled by higher crude prices from the Iran conflict, beating analyst estimates by 20%. Net debt increased to $25.3 billion.

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IEA Chief Warns Oil Crisis Has Permanently Damaged Trust in Fossil Fuels
Commodities Rebecca Torres

IEA Chief Warns Oil Crisis Has Permanently Damaged Trust in Fossil Fuels

IEA chief Fatih Birol warns the oil crisis has permanently damaged trust in fossil fuels as Brent tops $110. Global oil demand is set to contract by 80,000 bpd this year, with Asia imports hitting a decade low.

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Wall Street Futures Dip as Oil Surges Past $111 and AI Concerns Mount
Markets Daniel Marsh

Wall Street Futures Dip as Oil Surges Past $111 and AI Concerns Mount

U.S. stock futures slipped Tuesday as Brent crude surged past $111 a barrel and AI-related stocks fell on reports that OpenAI missed internal targets. The Dow bucked the trend, pointing slightly higher.

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Big Tech Faces $600B AI Spending Reckoning as Earnings Loom
Earnings James Calloway

Big Tech Faces $600B AI Spending Reckoning as Earnings Loom

Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon report earnings Wednesday as investors gauge returns on $600 billion in annual AI spending. Nvidia and Broadcom remain key chip suppliers.

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Oil Surge Past $110 Fuels Energy Stocks as Geopolitical Risk Intensifies
Commodities Rebecca Torres

Oil Surge Past $110 Fuels Energy Stocks as Geopolitical Risk Intensifies

Brent crude surged past $110 a barrel as U.S.-Iran talks stalled, disrupting Strait of Hormuz flows. Exxon, Chevron, ConocoPhillips lead energy stocks; BP posts $3.2B Q1 profit.

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Oil Jitters Test AI Rally: Nvidia, GM, Hilton in Focus
Markets Daniel Marsh

Oil Jitters Test AI Rally: Nvidia, GM, Hilton in Focus

U.S. stock futures edged lower Tuesday as oil prices stayed elevated due to the U.S.-Iran standoff. Nvidia hit a record high, while GM and Hilton raised outlooks.

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