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Jobs & Labour

J.B. Hunt’s $50 Million Third-Quarter Cost Jump Came From Drivers and Claims, Not Diesel

J.B. Hunt earned $1.82 a share, a penny above its lowered range. Costs rose more than $50 million, driven by drivers and claims; fuel was about $10 million.

By Scott Allan · Oct 16 · 3 min read

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ASML Lifted Its 2026 Sales Outlook to as Much as €45 Billion, a Forecast the MATCH Act Could Undercut

ASML raised its 2026 outlook to €44 billion to €45 billion. The MATCH Act…

By Scott Allan · Oct 14

Analysis

UnitedHealth Beat Estimates by 55 Cents and Raised Its 2026 Outlook. A $610 Million Reserve Release Did Much of the Work.

UnitedHealth earned $4.69 a share against a $4.14 estimate and lifted its 2026 floor…

By Scott Allan · Oct 13

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Markets

South Korea’s KOSPI Fell 5.5% as Samsung and SK Hynix Sold Off on a Chinese Rival’s Memory Roadmap

The KOSPI closed down 5.46% at 6,035.35 as Samsung fell 7.39% and SK Hynix…

By Scott Allan · Oct 13

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Energy

180 Days of Russian Diesel Imports Are Now Legal Under the Treasury License Behind Trump’s Putin Deal

Trump announced 300,000 tons of Russian diesel. Treasury's General License 135 names no tonnage…

By Scott Allan · Oct 12

Markets

Will Broadcom Guarantee the $50 Billion It Is Raising So OpenAI Can Buy Its Chips?

Broadcom is arranging $50 billion-plus of debt so OpenAI can buy its chips, the…

By Scott Allan · Oct 9

M&A

SpaceX’s Airwaves Purchase Knocked 6% Off AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, Not Off Their Tower Landlords

SpaceX is buying the 800 MHz band T-Mobile sold to Grain Management in August…

By Scott Allan · Oct 9

Markets

Micron’s Taiwan Union Voted 99% to Authorize a Strike. Samsung and SK Hynix Already Gave Ground.

Micron's Taoyuan union voted 99% to authorize a strike. Its 15% profit-share ask is…

By Scott Allan · Oct 8

Analysis

PepsiCo Cut Its 2026 Profit Forecast, a Downgrade Made Despite a Tariff-Refund Boost

PepsiCo beat Q3 estimates and cut its 2026 profit outlook. Tariff refunds supplied four…

By Scott Allan · Oct 8

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Energy

After the White House Asked for Iran Strike Options Before the Midterms, Brent Jumped Past $104

The White House asked for Iran strike options before November 3 and Brent jumped…

By Scott Allan · Oct 8

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AI

How Much of Google’s 3.6-Gigawatt Constellation Energy Deal Is New Power for the PJM Grid?

Google signed for 3,590 MW from Constellation Energy, but only 890 MW is new…

By Scott Allan · Oct 7

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Analysis

Constellation Brands Beat on a Distributor Restock, and Drinkers Bought Less Modelo

Constellation Brands grew beer sales 5% as shipments rose 5.5% while depletions fell 0.6%.…

By Scott Allan · Oct 7

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Analysis

Schneider Electric Shed €15 Billion in Market Value Agreeing to Buy PTC for $22.6 Billion

Schneider lost about €15 billion in market value the day it agreed to pay…

By Scott Allan · Oct 6

Markets

J.B. Hunt’s $50 Million Third-Quarter Cost Jump Came From Drivers and Claims, Not Diesel

Mitsui Will Supply Most of the Equity to Take Penske Automotive Private at $212 a Share

Does CoreWeave’s $104 Billion Backlog Cover Its Debt Now That Its Bonds Yield Nearly 15%?

$380.7 Million Ends Liquidia’s Six Lawsuits With United Therapeutics and Lifts Its Stock More Than 40%

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ASML Lifted Its 2026 Sales Outlook to as Much as €45 Billion, a Forecast the MATCH Act Could Undercut

UnitedHealth Beat Estimates by 55 Cents and Raised Its 2026 Outlook. A $610 Million Reserve Release Did Much of the Work.

South Korea’s KOSPI Fell 5.5% as Samsung and SK Hynix Sold Off on a Chinese Rival’s Memory Roadmap

180 Days of Russian Diesel Imports Are Now Legal Under the Treasury License Behind Trump’s Putin Deal

Will Broadcom Guarantee the $50 Billion It Is Raising So OpenAI Can Buy Its Chips?

SpaceX’s Airwaves Purchase Knocked 6% Off AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, Not Off Their Tower Landlords

Micron’s Taiwan Union Voted 99% to Authorize a Strike. Samsung and SK Hynix Already Gave Ground.

PepsiCo Cut Its 2026 Profit Forecast, a Downgrade Made Despite a Tariff-Refund Boost

After the White House Asked for Iran Strike Options Before the Midterms, Brent Jumped Past $104

How Much of Google’s 3.6-Gigawatt Constellation Energy Deal Is New Power for the PJM Grid?

Constellation Brands Beat on a Distributor Restock, and Drinkers Bought Less Modelo

Schneider Electric Shed €15 Billion in Market Value Agreeing to Buy PTC for $22.6 Billion

Archive

Anthropic Disclosed Up to $84.5 Billion in SpaceX Compute Deals. Most Can Be Ended on 90 Days’ Notice.

Payrolls Missed by Roughly 60,000 in September, but the Real Damage Is in Wages

Toshiba’s $380 Million Hard Drive Plan Knocked 14.6% Off Seagate

After a Record 141 Deals of $100 Million or More, Accenture Stock Closed Up 16%

Cboe’s Exclusive S&P 500 Options License, Extended to 2051, Carries a Royalty Reset Nobody Has Priced

The 10-Year Treasury Yield Hit 5.34%, Its Highest Since 2002, and Mortgages Are Already Over 7%

Why Did Synopsys Jump 4.8% on Amazon and OpenAI Deals With One Disclosed Number?

$32 Billion in Customer Deposits Sits Behind the Micron Capex Plan That Spooked Investors