-- Mercury Insurance (MCY) 和 Olympus Insurance 周四宣布建立合作关系，旨在扩大佛罗里达州汽车和房屋保险捆绑销售的覆盖范围。 此次合作将 Mercury 的汽车保险与 Olympus 专注于佛罗里达州的房屋保险相结合，为符合条件的客户提供高达 10% 的汽车和房屋保险折扣。 两家公司表示，这项全州范围的计划旨在简化消费者的捆绑保险选择，同时为独立代理人提供更多工具和支持，以更好地服务客户。 Mercury Insurance 的股价在周四的交易中下跌了 1.4%。
Price: $94.69, Change: $-1.33, Percent Change: -1.39%
Northern Graphite (NGC.V) on Thursday said istarted work to relocate a processing plant in Namibia to the Okanjande mine site as it advances plans to restart production in late 2027.The company awarded a contract to Rotary Engineering Services, based in Namibia, to dismantle the remaining plant infrastructure at the former Okorusu site and transport it to the Okanjande mine site for reassembly. Work is expected to be completed by the end of June."It puts us on a clear path toward supplying our planned joint venture BAM facility in Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is targeted for initial production in 2028, supporting Northern's broader mine-to-battery strategy," said Chief Executive Hugues Jacquemin.The Okanjande operation is currently on care and maintenance, with a targeted restart of production in late 2027, subject to financing, it said. Graphite produced from Okanjande is expected to supply both traditional industrial markets, including refractory applications for steelmaking, heat management in electronics, and friction products for the automotive sector, as well as the growing national security and battery materials markets.Shares of the company were last seen up $0.015 to $0.165 on the TSX Venture Exchange.Price: $0.17, Change: $+0.02, Percent Change: +10.00%
Price: $10.78, Change: $-0.11, Percent Change: -1.04%
Broad Market IndicatorsBroad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV fell. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) eased 0.1%.US equity indexes fell Thursday as investors weighed labor data and Iran's response to a Washington proposal to restart peace talks.EnergyIShares US Energy ETF (IYE) fell 2% and the State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) dropped 1.9%.TechnologyThe State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) fell 0.1%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) climbed 0.1%, and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) fell 0.3%.The State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) shed 1.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) lost 2.5%.FinancialThe State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 0.4%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dropped 1.3%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), gained 1.1%.CommoditiesCrude oil rose 0.7%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) gained 0.1%. Natural gas and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) each increased 2.4%.Gold on Comex rose 0.6%, and the State Street SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) advanced 0.4%. Silver jumped 4%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 3%.ConsumerThe State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) decreased 0.5%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) shed 0.4%, and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) declined 0.6%.The State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) was little changed. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) fell 0.7%, and the State Street SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) declined 1.4%.Health CareThe State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) fell 0.8%, iShares US Healthcare (IYH) dropped 1%, and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) declined 1.1%. IShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) tumbled 2.8%.IndustrialThe State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) lost 1.1%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) dropped 1.2% and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) shed 0.7%.CryptocurrencyIn midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) declined 2.2%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) fell 2.1%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) dipped 2.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) was 2.4% lower.