March 19, 2026

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  • *ELLIOTT IS SAID TO BUILD STAKE IN INVISALIGN-MAKER ALIGN
  • *UNILEVER, KRAFT HEINZ HELD TALKS OVER FOOD MERGER: FT (b4 the close, talks over)
  • Dariohealth Corp.: 10-K 2025/12/31 (strat review ongoing …)
  • Rail Megadeal Faces Scrutiny in Surprise Document Request by US
  • Constellation agreed to sell a portfolio of US electric-generation assets to LS Power for about $5 billion, following through on mandated divestitures.
  • Independent Bank Corporation and HCB Financial Corp. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement (target = pinks)
  • *News On Urgent.ly Inc. (ULY) Now Under ULYX (micro $5.50 deal)
  • *Big Janus Henderson Clients Voiced Concerns Over Proposed Victory Capital Deal, Sources Say — WSJ
  • Alibaba shares sunk premarket after the company missed estimates.
  • Micron warned that capital spending will exceed $25 billion in this fiscal year as it tries to keep up with chip demand. Shares slid premarket.
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  • Donald Trump urged Israel and Iran to stop hitting gas sites. He warned that further strikes on Qatar’s LNG facilities would lead Washington to “massively blow up” Iran’s South Pars field
  • 8:00 a.m.: BOE Rate Decision
  • 8:30 a.m.: US Weekly Initial Jobless Claims
  • 9:15 a.m.: ECB Rate Decision
  • 10:00 a.m.: US January New Home Sales
  • 11:15 a.m.: Trump meets with Japan PM Sanae Takaichi at the White House
  • 11:30 a.m.: US to sell $90 billion 4-week bills, $85 billion 8-week bills
  • 1:00 p.m.: US to sell $19 billion 10-year TIPS reopening
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