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LIVE MARKETS-But what about the difficult questions?
STOXX 600 up 2.5%Oil and gas only major European sector to fallWall Street futures up 0.8%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters reporters. You can share your thoughts with us at markets.research@thomsonreuters.com BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS?S...Reuters
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Conagra Brands expects weak annual profit on rising costs
April 1 (Reuters) - Conagra Brands CAG.N forecast annual profit at the low end of its guidance range on Wednesday, citing elevated costs in a volatile macroeconomic environment.Budget-conscious consumers continue to cut back on spending and opt for cheaper brands, dragging down sales of food compani...Reuters
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GLOBAL MARKETS-World markets rocket higher on optimism Iran war could end soon
Trump set to address nation on Iran at 9 p.m. Wednesday (0100 GMT Thursday)S&P 500 futures up 0.8% on de-escalation hopesTreasury bonds recoverBrent crude falls, gold rises Traders await U.S. economic data readsBy Lucy Raitano and Gregor Stuart Hunter LONDON/SINGAPORE, April 1 (Reuters) - Sto...Reuters
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U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Seagate, nCino, Zymeworks
The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday, after the indexes posted their biggest one-day gain in nearly a year in the previous session, following President Donald Trump's...Reuters
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NewcelX rises after raising funds at premium to boost diabetes program
Shares of biotech firm NewcelX NCEL.O rise 13.7% to $2.41 premarketCo says it raised funds via a private share placement priced 30% above its last closeNewcelX is developing stem cell treatments for Type 1 diabetes, a condition where the body cannot make insulin to control blood sugar - NCELCo says ...Reuters
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Should You Really Invest in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Right Now? Here's What History Says.
Key PointsThe S&P 500 has plunged in recent weeks, with many investors worried about a recession.However, history shows there's never necessarily a bad time to invest.The right strategy is key to surviving a recession or bear market.10 stocks we like better than Vanguard S&P 500 ETF › The Vanguard S...The Motley Fool
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Conagra Brands trims annual profit forecast
April 1 (Reuters) - Conagra Brands CAG.N cut its annual adjusted profit forecast on Wednesday, hurt by rising costs and weak demand for pantry staples such as Slim Jim meat snacks and Act II Popcorn amid pressured consumer spending and stiff competition. It now expects annual adjusted profit per sha...Reuters
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GLOBAL ECONOMY-Factory input costs soar worldwide as Iran war snarls up supply chains
Supply disruption distorted headline PMI readingsFactories faced soaring costs in MarchDemand remained tepidBy Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Factories across the world faced soaring input costs and supply chain disruptions in March due to the Iran war as underl...Reuters
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WRAPUP 7-Trump says US may exit Iran war soon and threatens to quit NATO, as oil crisis escalates
Hit to global oil supply will double this month, agency saysTrump scales up threat to pull United States out of NATOTrump says US will be leaving Iran 'very soon', plans national addressBy Nandita Bose, Steven Scheer and Yomna Ehab WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/CAIRO, April 1 (Reuters) - Global oi...Reuters
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Rosenblatt says finding partner for Snap's smart glasses unit tough
Shares of Snapchat-parent Snap SNAP.N up 0.7% at $4.63 premarketRosenblatt says it agrees with activist investor Irenic Capital Management's suggestion for Snap to spin off or exit costly augmented reality smart glasses unit Specs Irenic said on Tuesday it has an economic interest of ~2.5% of co...Reuters
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Axsome rises as it buys rights to experimental schizophrenia drug
Shares of drugmaker Axsome Therapeutics AXSM.O rise 1.5% to $171.48Co says it acquired global rights to balipodect, an experimental oral drug for schizophrenia and Tourette syndrome, from Japan’s TakedaBalipodect targets a specific brain enzyme and was previously known as TAK‑063; it has been tested...Reuters
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Cyclerion rises on merger with Korsana Biosciences, $380 mln funding
Shares biotech firm Cyclerion Therapeutics CYCN.O rise 37.4% to $2.13 in premarket tradingCo says it will merge with private Korsana Biosciences, pivoting to treatments for Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinkingCYFN says combined company will get $380 mln in private fu...Reuters
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This Industrial Giant Is Becoming an AI Powerhouse, and You Probably Had No Idea
Key PointsCompanies are building data centers faster than the electrical grid can keep up.Caterpillar is solving this and making a ton of money in the process.With no end in sight to the data center boom, Caterpillar is poised to continue winning.10 stocks we like better than Caterpillar › Many inve...The Motley Fool
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Copper miners gain as red metal touches two-week high
U.S.-listed shares of copper miners rise premarket, tracking higher prices of the red metal MET/LBenchmark copper CMCU3 on London Metal Exchange up 0.6% at $12,408 a metric ton, after hitting $12,492.50 a metric ton, the highest since March 18Copper prices rise to hit their highest in two weeks on h...Reuters
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GLOBAL ECONOMY-Factory input costs soar worldwide as Iran war snarls up supply chains
Supply disruption distorted headline PMI readingsFactories faced soaring costs in MarchDemand remained tepidBy Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) - Factories across the world faced soaring input costs and supply chain disruptions in March due to the Iran war as underl...Reuters
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Ocugen rises after finishing patient dosing in late-stage eye gene therapy trial
Shares of biotech firm Ocugen OCGN.O rise 2.8% to $1.86 premarketCo says it completed enrollment and dosing in a late-stage trial of OCU410ST for Stargardt disease, a rare inherited eye condition that causes gradual vision lossStargardt disease damages the retina — the light‑sensitive tissue at the ...Reuters
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Barclays slashes Honeywell PT on geopolitical risks
Barclays cuts PT on industrial conglomerate Honeywell International HON.O to $255 from $275, maintains rating at "overweight"New PT still implies an upside of 12.8% to the stock' last closeBrokerage says co faces identifiable downside risk from geopolitical tensions, including potential ...Reuters
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Seagate rises after Bernstein hikes price target
Shares of data storage firm Seagate Technology STX.O rise 2.3% to $400.9 premarket Bernstein raises target price on Seagate to $620 from $500, implying 58% upside to stock's last close; reiterates "outperform" ratingAs HAMR (Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording) becomes a larger portion of S...Reuters
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Bernstein raises Quanta Services PT on strong growth potential
Bernstein raises price target on energy contractor Quanta Services PWR.N to $538 from $515, new PT still representing a 2% downside to stock's last closeBrokerage notes that PWR aims to capture a much larger market, worth $2.4 trillion, double the size it was in 2022, by leveraging its unique ad...Reuters
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