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Steward, an AI‑driven compliance platform that oversees $100 billion in investor assets, announced today that it has raised $5 million in a funding round led by Motive Partners, with participation from Outward VC, Cooley and a group of angel investors. The dual‑headquartered fintech will use the capital to expand product capabilities and grow its New York and London teams.
On March 16, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order in the Oval Office establishing the Whole‑of‑Government Fraud Task Force. The task force, chaired by Vice President JD Vance with FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson as vice‑chair, will coordinate...
On March 16, 2026, a coalition of more than 36 Colorado organizations, led by Children’s Hospital Colorado and Healthier Colorado, urged the state’s next governor to make youth mental health a top priority during the upcoming gubernatorial transition. The group...
On March 18, 2026, Alibaba Group announced the launch of a new enterprise‑focused AI platform in China, aiming to ride the wave of rapid adoption of AI agents across Chinese businesses. The rollout comes as the domestic AI‑agent market accelerates,...
New Zealand’s Compulsion Tech and Gorilla Technology warn that the AI boom has caused a dramatic shortage of RAM and solid‑state drives, inflating prices by roughly 400% since Q4 2023. The shortage is hitting phones, laptops, cars and even dishwashers,...
On March 16, 2026, Nvidia hosted its GTC conference in San Jose, unveiling the Groq‑3 inference chip, new Vera Rubin server racks, and announcing a partnership with Universal Robots and Scale AI to launch the UR AI Trainer. The event...
On March 17, 2026, Microsoft announced a leadership overhaul for its Copilot AI suite, naming Jacob Andreou as the head of the unified Copilot experience for both consumer and commercial markets. The change, detailed in an internal memo from CEO...
On March 18, 2026, Google announced that its Gemini Personal Intelligence feature—previously limited to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers—is now available to all free‑tier U.S. users in AI Mode, the Gemini app, and Gemini in Chrome. The rollout lets personal...
On March 17, MarketBeat’s stock screener identified NVIDIA, Invesco QQQ, Tesla, Micron Technology and SanDisk as the five large‑cap stocks to watch, noting they posted the highest dollar trading volume of any large‑cap shares over the past several days.
On March 16‑17, 2026, U.S. large‑cap stocks rallied as the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 0.9% to 46,946.41 and the S&P 500 rose about 0.7‑1%, while Brent crude breached $100 a barrel. The rally unfolded as the Federal Reserve began...
On Monday, March 18, 2026, Meta Platforms Inc. announced a $27 billion artificial‑intelligence partnership with AI specialist Nebius, sending Meta’s shares up about 3% to roughly $627 on the Nasdaq. The deal comes as the company signals a potential workforce reduction...
On March 15, 2026, Nvidia (NVDA) reported fiscal fourth‑quarter revenue of $68 billion, a 73% year‑over‑year increase, surpassing analyst expectations. The earnings release, disclosed in a Motley Fool article on March 16, 2026, reaffirmed the company’s AI‑driven growth trajectory and sent...
On March 16, 2026 the Louisiana Senate approved Senate Bill 246, a first‑in‑the‑nation measure that bars insurers from using artificial intelligence alone to decide health‑insurance coverage. The bill, championed by Democratic Sen. Jay Luneau and debated by Sen. Regina Barrow,...
Insurers and brokers across Canada are on alert as a powerful storm system hammered British Columbia with heavy rain, up to 120 mm on the South Coast, 150‑200 mm on Vancouver Island, significant snowfall and strong winds. The event, unfolding over the...
On March 17, 2026 Bloomberg reported that traders—including Michael Alfaro, who was poised to launch his own fund—are turning down offers from large multistrategy hedge funds in favor of independent arrangements, signaling a shift away from multimillion‑dollar pay packages and...
Borealis Strategic Capital Partners reported on Thursday that spinouts from Millennium, Citadel and their multi‑strategy rivals are driving a wave of new hedge fund launches in 2025. While the two giants still seed the most platforms, their share fell from...
On March 18, 2026, Victory Capital Holdings sent a revised acquisition proposal to the Special Committee of Janus Henderson Group, offering $40 in cash per share and 0.250 Victory shares, valuing each Janus share at up to $59.32. The improved...
In the first ten days after the US‑Israeli war with Iran began, US oil producers dramatically increased short positions in Brent futures to lock in prices, while hedge funds simultaneously built long exposure, betting on further price gains. The divergent...
On March 17, 2026, hedge funds worldwide dramatically increased short positions in banks, insurers, fintechs and trading firms, reaching the highest intensity since 2016, according to Goldman Sachs data. The sell‑off hit the S&P financials index, which is down more...
The Trade Desk, the top demand‑side platform, posted $2.9 bn in revenue for 2025 and kept a 47% margin, but agencies are increasingly moving spend to Amazon DSP, retail‑media networks and direct buys. The trend was highlighted in interviews with more...
On March 17, South Korean biotech giant Celltrion announced a three‑year contract (2027‑2029) with an unnamed global pharmaceutical company to supply biopharmaceutical drug substances worth a guaranteed 2.949 trillion won, with the potential to expand to 3.754 trillion won. The deal marks...
On March 18, 2026, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer oversaw the start of demolition at the former Pulse nightclub building, with crews arriving at 7 a.m. and demolition slated to finish by noon. The effort, led by Gomez Construction and Borrelli + Partners, is...
On March 17, 2026, startup Okara unveiled its subscription‑based AI CMO platform and rival Candid rolled out a Live Marketing solution that claims AI will handle 90% of operational marketing tasks. Both products target founders and small teams seeking to replace...
Amplēo Marketing and CMO Zen announced a merger today via a joint press release, combining their fractional CMO platforms to offer a broader suite of on‑demand executive services. The deal, disclosed in the United States, aims to accelerate growth for...
Manulife Investments announced today the launch of the Manulife CQS Multi‑Asset Credit Fund ETF series, a new suite of exchange‑traded funds focused on credit markets. The series debuts in Canada, adding a diversified fixed‑income product line for retail and institutional...
From March 9 to March 15, 2026, U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded funds recorded a six‑day streak of net inflows, totaling $962.8 million, with $199.4 million added on Monday alone. Over three consecutive days the sector attracted $1.1 billion, led by BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin...
President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Oluremi Tinubu arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday for a two‑day state visit hosted by King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle. It is the first Nigerian state visit since 1989...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced on Monday that Sri Lanka will close all public institutions, schools and universities every Wednesday, creating a four‑day work week to conserve fuel. The emergency measure takes effect immediately amid soaring oil prices of around...
On Monday, March 16, 2026, Cuban officials announced a complete, islandwide blackout affecting the nation’s 11 million residents. The Ministry of Energy and Mines posted on X that the electrical system was fully disconnected and that investigations were underway, noting no...
On March 16‑17, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that NATO allies were unwilling to join a U.S.-led escort coalition for tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, sending Brent crude above $103 a barrel. The disruption threatens roughly 13 million barrels...
On Tuesday, the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) approved Scannapieco Development Corp.’s proposal to convert roughly half of the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel’s 502 rooms into 130 senior‑housing units, leaving 252 rooms for hotel use. The...
Hilton announced on March 18, 2026 that it has signed a development agreement for Conrad Ulaanbaatar, its first hotel in Mongolia. The 227‑room luxury property will sit in the Eco Tower mixed‑use complex in Ulaanbaatar’s central business district and is...
Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced today that it will develop more than 30 new select‑service properties—including Hyatt Studios, Hyatt Select, Hyatt Place, and Hyatt House—in the Southeast United States, targeting roughly 4,000 rooms across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Mississippi....
Marriott International announced on March 18, 2026 that it will manage and rebrand The Resort at Kapalua Bay in Maui, Hawai‘i as a St. Regis Hotels & Resorts property by 2027. The 25‑acre oceanfront resort, owned by Kemmons Wilson Hospitality Partners...
New Orleans officials and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center announced on March 11, 2026 that the city will seek demolition of the Sugar Mill venue to build the $500 million, 1,000‑room Omni Headquarters Hotel. The project, pending New Orleans City...
On March 18, 2026, Wipro Limited and Harness Inc. unveiled a strategic collaboration aimed at accelerating AI‑native software delivery for global enterprises. The partnership merges Wipro’s artificial‑intelligence services with Harness’s continuous delivery platform, targeting faster, scalable AI‑driven application rollouts.
SailPoint Inc. and Amazon Web Services announced today a multi‑year strategic collaboration to deliver a unified identity‑governance layer for AI agents running on AWS. The agreement expands an existing partnership, makes SailPoint the preferred governance solution for agentic AI on...
Cisco and NVIDIA announced today, via a joint press release, an expansion of their Secure AI Factory that introduces a 102.4 Tbps Cisco N9100 switch powered by NVIDIA Spectrum‑6 silicon and support for NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs across Cisco’s...
On March 18, 2026, IBM announced it had completed the acquisition of Confluent, the leading data‑streaming platform, in a move that embeds real‑time data into the heart of its enterprise AI and agent strategy.
On March 18, 2026, Swedish autonomous‑vehicle company Einride announced a partnership with the operator of Texas State Highway 130 to create a testbed for cabless freight trucks. The pilot will run on the toll‑road corridor, representing the first large‑scale autonomous...
Today Didi Autonomous Driving announced a partnership with Chinese thermal‑imaging specialist Raytron to equip its upcoming robotaxi platform with advanced thermal cameras, enhancing perception and safety for passengers across China.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Nvidia founder Jensen Huang announced on March 17 that Uber will launch Nvidia‑powered Level 4 robotaxis in Los Angeles and San Francisco in the first half of 2027, expanding to 28 cities across North America, Europe,...
On March 18, 2026, Euronext presented a comprehensive plan to reinforce European capital markets at its annual conference in Paris, with CEOs and finance ministers—including Nicolai Tangen, Eelco Heinen, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, and Roland Lescure—highlighting the urgency of deeper integration, sovereign‑debt...
On March 17, 2026, U.S. futures for the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each dropped 0.4% in early trading, while European equities posted a mixed picture: the Stoxx Europe 600 fell 0.1%, the FTSE 100 rose 0.1%, and...
On Monday, March 17, 2024, Italy’s UniCredit launched a €35 billion voluntary public takeover offer for Germany’s Commerzbank, sending Commerzbank shares up nearly 10% and lifting the Frankfurt‑based DAX 0.53% to 23,574 points. The move unfolded amid broader banking‑sector turbulence, rising...
On March 17, 2026, investors across the Eurozone lifted equities as the STOXX 600 rose 0.64% to 602.31 points and major indexes in Frankfurt, London, Paris, Madrid and Milan posted gains. The rally came ahead of the European Central Bank’s and...
On March 17, 2026, European equity indices – the Stoxx 600, FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 – posted gains of 0.6‑0.7% after Brent crude surged past $100 a barrel. Energy shares, led by TotalEnergies and Shell, were the primary...
Gartner surveyed more than 200 chief financial officers worldwide for its 2026 CFO agenda report released today, finding cost optimization as the dominant priority. While many CFOs still focus on trimming expenses, a growing segment is earmarking funds for growth...
In a Kyriba‑commissioned OPR Index survey of 1,400 CFOs across eight countries released this week, 77% flagged security and privacy concerns as the biggest trust gap slowing AI adoption. While 67% expect AI to transform finance over the next five...
The U.S. National Institutes of Health announced a pivot away from agency‑directed solicitation calls toward a greater reliance on unsolicited research proposals, a change unveiled in Bethesda, Maryland. The shift, made under the agency’s new leadership following the 2025 presidential...
