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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – APRIL 11: U.S. Vice President JD Vance (C) walks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir (L), and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials on April 11, 2026 at Islamabad, Pakistan. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin – Pool/Getty Images)Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe first round of peace talks between the United States and Iran has reportedly ended on Saturday, with no resolution, as the war entered its seventh week.An Iranian delegate source familiar with the negotiations…

Fears of a private credit crisis are rising as firms at the heart of the growing, but less liquid and less transparent, bond market face investor redemptions. That stress test has arrived just as private loans became more prevalent in the ETF market. It was a little over a year ago that the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the first ETF branded as a private credit fund. For ETF investors, the good news it that the risks represented by the asset class are showing up in a more controlled way, as ETFs invest directly in private credit issues are still…

A close look at valuations for the largest U.S. banks highlights opportunities for long-term investors.

‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists discuss investment opportunities among airline stocks. American Airlines on Thursday announced it’s raising fees for checked bags as the company and other airlines face rising fuel costs. The airline is raising its bag fee for flights within the U.S., Canada and short-haul international flights by $10 to $50 for the first bag and $60 for the second bag. Customers will also pay $200 for the third checked bag when purchased at the airport, an increase of $50. Travelers who prepay for their first and second checked bags on the American Airlines website or through the airline’s mobile app…

Analyst Report: Smurfit WestRock plc

Markets have been uneven to start 2026. Major indexes have struggled to make sustained progress, former technology leaders have traded lower, stress in areas such as private credit has added to the noise and a hot conflict in the middle east compounds the uncertainty. Energy, particularly oil and gas, has been one of the few clear areas of strength.Despite that backdrop, a small number of thematic groups have continued to attract consistent inflows and are trading at new highs. These are not defensive areas, but instead are cyclical, capital-intensive, and tied to global growth. Their outperformance suggests underlying demand is…

Billions in Bitcoin and stablecoins sit idle while markets tighten. Julian Mezger makes the case for shifting digital treasury from accumulation to deployment.   By Julian Mezger, Co-Founder of Liquidium.     The intelligence layer for fintech professionals who think for themselves. Primary source intelligence. Original analysis. Contributed pieces from the people defining the industry. Trusted by professionals at JP Morgan, Coinbase, BlackRock, Klarna and more. Join the FinTech Weekly Clarity Circle →   Volatility may dominate financial headlines, but the more consequential shift underway across markets is the repricing of capital itself. For much of the past decade, capital…

One flier told MarketWatch that a fellow passenger sprayed them with perfume. She contacted the airline’s CEO.

. has a complex problem. The company is facing pressure with both its Quest and Atkins brands. But the problems are different and require different responses. Investors should know this may take more than a quarter to turn around, so may be a stock to avoid for now. The headline numbers from its Q2 2026 earnings report were mixed. On the bottom line, adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 45 cents beat expectations for 40 cents. But it was the current and forecasted revenue numbers that are causing the stock’s sharp decline. Simply Good Foods posted revenue of $326.01 million,…