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Bank of Japan board member Kazuyuki Masu said the central bank must raise interest rates in a timely manner to prevent underlying inflation from breaching the 2% target, while taking care not to choke off a nascent wage-price upturn. Speaking in Matsuyama, Masu said underlying inflation remains below 2% but is drawing close, and that further policy…
Gold and silver opened lower in early Asian trading on Friday, deepening heavy losses from the previous session as profit-taking, a firmer dollar and reduced geopolitical risk pressured prices. Silver continued to lag after a steep drop the day before, while gold traded about $1,000 an ounce below last week's record high.
Rio Tinto shares reached an intraday record in Australian trading after the company confirmed it had ceased merger talks with Glencore. The miner said the two sides could not agree on a transaction that would deliver sufficient value to shareholders. The move followed public disclosure of the talks in January and represents the third failed attempt…
South Korea's foreign minister told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Seoul is not intentionally delaying legislation tied to a special bill on U.S. investments under last year's trade agreement. The minister emphasized South Korea's intent to honour a $350 billion investment pledge, while Rubio signalled scepticism about Washington's percep…
SpaceX will absorb xAI through a triangular merger that keeps xAI as a wholly owned subsidiary, a structure that limits SpaceX’s direct exposure to xAI liabilities and can deliver tax advantages to shareholders. The combined company, valued at $1.25 trillion, aims to go public later this year to support plans for deploying data centers in space. Th…
Once Upon a Farm, the Berkeley-based children’s organic food company co-founded by Jennifer Garner, raised about $198 million in its U.S. initial public offering by selling roughly 11 million shares at $18 each. The pricing placed the deal at the midpoint of its indicated range and implied a valuation of roughly $724.2 million. The company cautione…
U.S. crude futures fell further on Friday and were poised for their first weekly decline in several weeks as investors awaited U.S.-Iran talks in Oman. Prices eased as immediate concerns about Middle East supply disruption softened, even as geopolitical tensions and a build-up of U.S. forces in the region remain in focus. Analysts point to a recove…
Amazon reported a mixed Q4 — revenue and AWS strength beat expectations but management's 2026 capital spending guide shocked the market. The stock sold off hard, creating a risk/reward setup we believe is attractive for a mid-term swing trade. Entry, stop and target laid out below with catalysts and balanced risks.
Summary: U.S. equity futures dropped Thursday evening after another down session on Wall Street dominated by losses in technology names. Amazon shares plunged following a blowout 2026 capital expenditure projection, rekindling investor concern about outsized AI spending across large tech companies. Weakness in labor-market indicators and memory-chi…
SiTime has struck a deal to buy timing assets from Renesas and to have some of its timing technology integrated into Renesas chips. The transaction, valued at up to $3.2 billion, is expected to drive about $300 million in revenue in the first year after close and could enable the deployment of SiTime’s resonator technology across very large volumes…
SpyGlass Pharma Inc. has priced an initial public offering of 9,375,000 shares at $16.00 per share, which is expected to generate about $150 million in gross proceeds before the deduction of underwriting fees and other expenses. The company will list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker SGP, with trading anticipated to begin on Febru…
British defence minister John Healey said NATO defence ministers are expected to deliberate measures to reinforce Greenland's security at a meeting in Brussels next week. The proposed NATO 'Arctic Sentry' mission is presented as a way to show the United States that allies are taking steps to address concerns raised about the Arctic. Details of the …
DipCoin has launched Season 1: Horizon, a points- and referral-based incentive framework that formalizes how the protocol rewards sustained platform engagement. The program quantifies participation across deposits, trading volume, position size and liquidation-triggered losses; introduces team multipliers, referral rebates and an early-bird multipl…
TAT Technologies (TATT) is a small-cap aerospace specialist that has moved from obscurity into meaningful exposure to APU and landing-gear overhaul cycles. Recent operational leverage, steady revenue growth and a tighter short interest profile create a compelling risk-reward for a long trade. I recommend a long entry at $46.25 with a stop at $39.00…
Cognex is pivoting from cyclical softness in consumer electronics and auto toward AI-powered machine vision and new logistics/manufacturing wins. The balance sheet, free cash flow generation, and reasonable technical setup make a tactical long worth considering for a mid-term swing focused on re-acceleration catalysts.
Citigroup said it will match the U.S. Treasury's initial $1,000 seed deposit to proposed 'Trump Accounts' for families of eligible employees, and the Citi Foundation pledged $5 million to raise awareness and support enrollment, with a focus on low-income households. The accounts, part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, would receive $1,000 for chil…
Sirius XM's subscription cash machine is undervalued by the market. The company generates meaningful free cash flow ($1.223B trailing) and trades at a P/E around 7 with a 5.2% yield. For traders willing to buy a stable media cash flow story, SIRI offers an asymmetric risk-reward in the next 45 trading days.
Once Upon a Farm PBC has set an initial public offering price of $18 per share, according to people familiar with the matter. The Berkeley, California-based organic children's snacks company and some investors put nearly 11 million shares on offer within a previously announced $17 to $19 range. At the $18 level the company would carry a market valu…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers that the decision to impose additional sanctions on Russia will be guided by the course of ongoing peace negotiations. Bessent, who took part in recent Miami discussions with Russian officials and representatives from the Trump circle, said previous sanctions on major Russian oil companies helped…
NB Bancorp (NBBK) offers a high-risk, high-reward setup today: cheap-looking fundamentals and positive technical momentum sit alongside elevated short interest and an acquisition-related legal probe. This trade idea lays out an actionable long with entry, stop and target, plus the key catalysts and risks that make this a binary outcome over the nex…
Liftoff Mobile Inc., a mobile app marketing company with backing from Blackstone Inc., has put off an initial public offering that had been due to price Thursday evening, according to people familiar with the matter. The company had targeted up to $762 million in proceeds. The postponement comes amid broad weakness in technology equities, especiall…
Mister Car Wash (MCW) is a cash-generating regional market leader trading at roughly $1.93B market cap and an EV/EBITDA of ~9.3. At $5.89 the stock prices in a muted recovery; we see a clear path to $7.25 over a 46–180 trading day position as volume and short interest create squeeze potential and fundamental execution narrows the gap to historical …
Microchip Technology said it expects adjusted fourth-quarter earnings of about $0.40 per share, below the $0.48 consensus, citing pressure from a global memory supply shortage that has prompted smartphone and PC makers to trim orders. The company forecast fourth-quarter revenue between $1.24 billion and $1.28 billion and reported stronger-than-expe…
MGM Resorts International reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, paced by robust growth in its online gaming and sports-betting operations. The company posted higher total revenue than analysts anticipated, while traditional resort revenue in Las Vegas fell amid lower room rates and occupancy.
Democrats are advancing a package of measures aimed at curbing practices by federal immigration agents following a wave of public backlash to violent encounters. Republicans, who control Congress, have so far resisted key elements of the proposals. With funding for the Department of Homeland Security set to expire on February 13, negotiators face a…
