European stocks fell sharply on Wednesday after U.S. forces destroyed five Iranian tankers and Tehran responded with missile strikes on Jordan. The escalation raised fears of a wider regional conflict.
The Kremlin said Trump told Putin that U.S.-Russia ties could be fully restored with a swift end to the Ukraine war. The leaders discussed recent U.S. envoy visits to Moscow and Kyiv as peace talks remain stalled.
Edison International's stock crashed after California decided not to forbid insurers from filing subrogation lawsuits against electric utilities that cause wildfires. This increases the company's potential liability exposure.
Rocket Companies has appointed Alessio Sanfilippo as CEO of Redfin, effective immediately. The leadership change is part of Rocket's ongoing integration of Redfin.
Take-Two Interactive's stock is declining amid broader bearish pressures in the stock market. The decline appears to be part of a wider market selloff rather than company-specific news.
Great-West Lifeco's Non-Cumulative First Preferred Shares, Series M will trade ex-dividend on 9/1/26, with a quarterly dividend of $0.3625 per share. The dividend yield is approximately 5.6% based on the recent share price.
Chimera Investment's 8.00% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock will trade ex-dividend on 9/1/26, with a quarterly dividend of $0.5984 per share. The dividend yield is approximately 9.7% based on the recent share price.
Great-West Lifeco's Series P preferred shares will trade ex-dividend on September 1, 2026, with a quarterly dividend of $0.3375 per share, payable on September 29, 2026. The dividend yield is approximately 5.4% based on the recent share price of $24.86.
Great-West Lifeco's Series R preferred shares will trade ex-dividend on September 1, 2026, with a quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, payable on September 29, 2026. The dividend yield is approximately 5.5% based on the recent share price of $22.00.
Chimera Investment's Series B preferred stock will trade ex-dividend on September 1, 2026, with a quarterly dividend of $0.6111 per share, payable on September 30, 2026. The dividend yield is approximately 9.9% based on the recent share price of $24.72.
President Trump warned that U.S. communities opposing AI data centers could become 'backwards and poor,' adding that China would welcome such opposition. His remarks come amid Republican concerns about backlash to data center development.