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  • United initiated merger talks with Delta last year, then approached American, but neither discussion advanced.
  • Observers say any U.S. airline merger would face substantial antitrust hurdles.
  • Baker Hughes reported Q2 results: $10.5B orders, $6.7B revenue and $681M net income, driven by industrial and energy demand.
  • House Republicans cut reconciliation defense funding to $60B from $350B, reducing its potential market relevance.
  • Analysts say the smaller defense package slightly improves enactment odds but procedural and calendar risks keep passage uncertain.
  • RxSight granted inducement stock options and RSUs to its new CEO, vesting over three to four years under Nasdaq rules.

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Western Digital: Ride the Sandisk AI Ripple — a 45‑Day Swing Trade

Western Digital: Ride the Sandisk AI Ripple — a 45‑Day Swing Trade

Western Digital is a practical swing trade right now. The stock is trading at $484.34 with strong profitability metrics (EPS $18.63, ROE ~66%) and a solid balance sheet, yet it has underperformed its former spin‑off SanDisk. Recent headlines - including HDD qualifications for AI workloads - create a catalyst window. This idea lays out a precise ent…

RBI Can Allow Further Rupee Depreciation with Limited Macro Harm, Analysis Says

RBI Can Allow Further Rupee Depreciation with Limited Macro Harm, Analysis Says

The Indian rupee has weakened sharply this year amid surging oil import costs, capital outflows and a strong U.S. dollar. While intervention by the Reserve Bank of India has so far capped losses, research from Capital Economics suggests allowing a further decline would produce only limited macroeconomic damage, though it could lift inflation modest…

Booking Holdings: Cheap Enough to Buy Despite Clear Near-Term Risks

Booking Holdings: Cheap Enough to Buy Despite Clear Near-Term Risks

Booking Holdings (BKNG) looks undervalued relative to its cash generation and historical optionality. Recent weakness pushed the stock near a fresh 52-week low, creating a disciplined trade: enter on strength at $161.12, target $198.50, stop $145.00. The setup is a mid-term swing with explicit risk controls - this is a trade for buyers who accept h…

Bond Market Surge Forces Washington to Confront Higher Borrowing Costs

Bond Market Surge Forces Washington to Confront Higher Borrowing Costs

U.S. Treasury yields have climbed sharply amid uncertainty about a negotiated end to the recent U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and persistent inflation pressures, putting pressure on the White House and Congress to respond as borrowing costs filter through the economy. Officials in Washington say the rise may be temporary, but market participants warn …

Japan’s bond rout approaches critical juncture as yields soar and yen weakens

Japan’s bond rout approaches critical juncture as yields soar and yen weakens

A recent global bond sell-off that accelerated two weeks ago has cooled slightly, but investors remain cautious on government debt as central banks face pressure to tighten policy amid higher oil-driven inflation. Japan has seen particularly sharp moves: the 10-year government bond yield reached levels last seen in September 1996, the 30-year yield…

Stocks Face Potential Headwinds as Earnings Season Winds Down and Yields Rise

Stocks Face Potential Headwinds as Earnings Season Winds Down and Yields Rise

After an outsized corporate reporting season that helped lift the S&P 500 to near-record levels, investors are confronting renewed inflation pressures and a rise in Treasury yields that could challenge stock valuations now that company reporting is largely complete. Key data—including the Fed-preferred PCE inflation reading—are due this week and ha…

Riot Police Enter CHP Headquarters to Remove Ousted Leadership

Riot Police Enter CHP Headquarters to Remove Ousted Leadership

Riot police used tear gas and forced entry into the Republican People’s Party (CHP) headquarters on Sunday to evict the leadership ousted by a court decision, witnesses said. The court has annulled the CHP's 2023 congress results and reinstated former chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, while the ousted leadership vows legal appeals and continued occupati…

Rewe Weighs Exit Options for Italy’s Penny Market Amid Mounting Retail Pressures

Rewe Weighs Exit Options for Italy’s Penny Market Amid Mounting Retail Pressures

Rewe is reviewing alternatives for its Penny Market business in Italy, including a potential full withdrawal from the market where the discount chain operates nearly 500 stores and posts close to €2 billion ($2.3 billion) in annual sales. Potential suitors named include Lidl and Aldi, with observers noting such a deal would mark a departure from th…

Sunrun: Buy the Battery Leader at a Discounted Multiple — Tactical Long

Sunrun: Buy the Battery Leader at a Discounted Multiple — Tactical Long

Sunrun trades like a finance-heavy growth story while it is increasingly a utility-scale operator of distributed storage. The market is underappreciating the size and value of its networked battery fleet and the recent improvement in funding spreads. I recommend a tactical long with an entry at $14.60, a stop at $12.25 and a primary target of $20.0…

Airstrike in Nuseirat Refugee Camp Kills Infant and Parents, Gaza Medics Say

Airstrike in Nuseirat Refugee Camp Kills Infant and Parents, Gaza Medics Say

An airstrike on an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza killed three members of a single family, including a six-month-old infant, Gaza health officials said. The incident occurred during continued Israeli strikes after a ceasefire brokered in October, with both sides remaining deadlocked in indirect talks over disarmament.

ECB Poised to Weigh June Rate Increase as Iran Conflict Lifts Energy Costs

ECB Poised to Weigh June Rate Increase as Iran Conflict Lifts Energy Costs

A member of the ECB Governing Council said officials are increasingly considering a rate hike at the June meeting as energy costs climb amid the Iran conflict, leaving policymakers to choose between holding rates and tightening. Updated ECB forecasts next month will be central to the decision, while uncertainty over the geopolitical situation and r…

JATCO Shelves Sunderland EV Powertrain Investment as Demand Softens in Europe

JATCO Shelves Sunderland EV Powertrain Investment as Demand Softens in Europe

JATCO, a subsidiary of Nissan Motor, has abandoned a previously announced plan to manufacture integrated electric vehicle powertrains at the Sunderland facility in the United Kingdom. The decision follows softer-than-expected demand for Nissan's EVs in Europe and comes after Nissan launched a broad restructuring aimed at cutting costs and boosting …

Trump Pushes Back on Xi’s Criticism of Japan’s Takaichi During Beijing Talks

Trump Pushes Back on Xi’s Criticism of Japan’s Takaichi During Beijing Talks

Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun reported that during a summit in Beijing earlier this month, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te posed risks to regional peace and asked the U.S. not to support them. Trump replied that Takaichi did not merit such criticism. The…