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State Farm on Thursday announced a historic $5 billion dividend for its car insurance members, the largest in the mutual insurance company’s 103-year history. “This dividend is possible due to State Farm Mutual’s financial strength and a stronger than expected underwriting performance, which has been reported industry wide,” the company said in a statement. Customers can expect to receive refunds of $100 on average, though State Farm says the amount will vary by state and by the amount of premium paid. State Farm reports it has also lowered premiums by about 10% across 40 states, totaling $4.6 billion in cost…

Bitcoin might just triggered a major short squeeze that could affect price prediction.Over the past 24 hours, roughly $575M in positions were liquidated, with nearly $500M coming from short sellers alone. Bitcoin accounted for a large share of that wipeout, as price surged toward $70,000 before pulling back slightly.That forced buying accelerates the rally and creates the illusion of sudden strength.However, analysts caution that liquidation-driven spikes do not automatically mark the start of a new bull cycle. Source: CryptoQuantOpen interest has fallen sharply, signaling broad deleveraging rather than aggressive new long exposure.At the same time, exchange flow data shows no…

While headlines remain dominated by AI mega-caps and high-beta momentum names, several large-cap stocks have been quietly outperforming in 2026 — without the hype. These companies may not trend daily on financial media, but they share common traits: Consistent earnings growth Strong free cash flow Improving margins Steady technical uptrends Here are four “forgotten” large caps quietly delivering results this year.1. Caterpillar (CAT)Theme: Infrastructure & Industrial Strength Caterpillar (NYSE:) has benefited from resilient infrastructure spending, mining demand, and energy-related capital expenditures. Why It’s Outperforming: Pricing power in heavy equipment Backlog visibility Global diversification While investors chase high-growth tech, industrial leaders…

Palm oil output in Sabah is set for a sharp decline this month as heavy rainfall and floods hammer plantations in one of Malaysia’s key producing states, potentially easing a glut that’s weighed on prices for the crop.

UK political developments are looking set to return into the picture, especially with the latest happening in Manchester. The Gorton and Denton by-election saw a rather seismic result, with Labour losing a seat that they have held for nearly a century.For some context, the by-election was triggered after MP Andrew Gwynne resigned due to “significant ill health”. He was sitting as an independent after having been suspended by the Labour party.Starmer has already seen his support and popularity dwindle immensely and he grew even more unpopular in blocking Andy Burnham from running as the Labour candidate for the by-election. This…

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos responds to criticisms over the streaming service’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros. after the studio announced Paramount’s latest bid to buy the entire company was “superior.” “The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval. However, we’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid,” Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said…

On Feb. 25, t54 Labs announced that Ripple was a strategic investor in its $5 million seed round investment. t54 describes itself as the trust layer for the fast-rising agentic economy.The latest artificial intelligence move is small in dollar terms, but larger in what it signals about where Ripple sees the next fight in blockchain infrastructure.This is because Ripple is not backing a consumer chatbot or another token-branded AI product. It is backing the payment controls, identity checks, and risk infrastructure that could help determine whether autonomous software agents can transact in a way that businesses and regulated institutions are…

Investors seeking relative safety are turning to consistent dividend payers – and Wolfe Research has highlighted a few emerging dividend aristocrats that may offer them some stability. Anxiety around artificial intelligence and its ability to upend business models in an array of industries has weighed down the stock market in 2026. The S & P 500 is up less than 1% year to date as software giants such as Microsoft and Salesforce have tumbled 17% and 25%, respectively, just since New Years. Meanwhile, the ProShares S & P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF (NOBL) , made up of companies like McDonald’s…

TOPSHOT – A Super Mario character is pictured at a Nintendo display ahead of the launch of the company’s Switch 2 console, an electronics store in the city of Nagoya, Aichi prefecture on June 2, 2025.Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty ImagesNintendo arguably has the most recognizable characters in video games, from Super Mario to Pokémon.Now, more than ever, the Japanese giant is expanding the footprint of its valuable intellectual property (IP) across movies to merchandise and theme parks, betting on nostalgia and new gamers, to drive sales of its flagship Switch 2 console and key games.”These characters, like…

Sir Keir Starmer is under renewed pressure after a stunning victory by the Green Party in the Gorton and Denton by-election, with Labour trailing in third place behind Reform UK in second.The leftwing Greens comfortably won the key parliamentary by-election in south-east Manchester, in a previously safe Labour seat, with 41 per cent of the vote.Labour’s defeat will weaken the prime minister further, following a bruising start to the year and speculation over his leadership, with many of Starmer’s MPs now looking over their shoulders at a potential Green challenge.The Green candidate, Hannah Spencer, took the seat with 14,980 votes…