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  • Asian currencies eased as the yen hovered near multi-decade lows, keeping intervention risk elevated.
  • The dollar recovered modestly, retracing some losses from last week's peak.
  • Global markets opened subdued as investors awaited a heavy earnings calendar and Fed minutes.
  • Oil prices softened after OPEC+ agreed a modest output increase.
  • Blackstone, CVC and MUFG were named as potential bidders for a stake in Vietnamese fintech MoMo.
  • Binding bids for the MoMo stake are expected in September, with a sale possibly up to 50%.
  • Mizuho highlighted five Americas energy stocks, implying target upside of 20%–65%.

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Stellantis Holds 9.5% Stake in Factorial Energy, Filing Shows

Stellantis Holds 9.5% Stake in Factorial Energy, Filing Shows

A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing discloses that Stellantis owns a 9.5% stake in Factorial Energy. The investment, first made in 2021, is currently worth about $126 million at prevailing share prices. Stellantis says it views the startup as an 'attractive investment opportunity' and has integrated Factorial's 'FEST' solid-state cells…

Octave Intelligence Priced for Mediocrity - A Contrarian Swing Trade

Octave Intelligence Priced for Mediocrity - A Contrarian Swing Trade

Octave Intelligence (OCTV) looks like a misunderstood spin-off. The stock trades at $16.59 with a market cap of roughly $4.45B, a P/B of 0.58 and a P/E around 18. With adoption of AI in manufacturing rising and Octave focused on design-to-ops software for high-value assets, the risk/reward favors a mid-term swing long at current levels. This trade …

MongoDB: Betting on Atlas as AI Increases Data Demand - Long at $332.75

MongoDB: Betting on Atlas as AI Increases Data Demand - Long at $332.75

MongoDB's Atlas cloud database is benefiting from enterprise AI projects that need flexible, scalable data stores. The stock trades at $332.75 with a $26.8B market cap, strong free cash flow and an EV/Sales near 9.9. I recommend a long trade with an entry at $332.75, a stop at $300, and a target of $420 over a 180 trading-day horizon while monitori…

Tel Aviv Stocks Retreat; TA-35 Drops 0.91% to One-Month Low

Tel Aviv Stocks Retreat; TA-35 Drops 0.91% to One-Month Low

Israel's main equity index closed lower on Friday, with the TA-35 sliding 0.91% to a new one-month low. Declines were concentrated in banking, financials and insurance stocks, while a handful of industrials and healthcare names posted gains. Commodity and currency shifts accompanied the market move.

Oslo index closes higher as healthcare, pharma and utilities lead gains

Oslo index closes higher as healthcare, pharma and utilities lead gains

Norwegian equities closed higher on Friday, with the Oslo OBX finishing up 1.08%. Strength in Healthcare Equipment & Services, Pharma Biotech & Life Sciences and Utilities helped push the index up. Kongsberg Gruppen, Subsea 7 and TGS NOPEC were the session's top performers, while Norwegian Air Shuttle, Telenor and Orkla recorded modest declines. Co…

Athens stocks close modestly higher as miners and utilities lead gains

Athens stocks close modestly higher as miners and utilities lead gains

The Athens market finished Friday with a modest gain, led by strength in the Construction, Travel and Technology sectors. The Athens General Composite rose 0.17%, with Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Industry SA among the session's strongest performers. Energy and select industrial names lagged, while commodity and currency markets showed…

Lebanese returnees confront ruin as latest strikes flatten village

Lebanese returnees confront ruin as latest strikes flatten village

Displaced residents who returned to southern Lebanon after a brief lull in fighting found their homes and much of their village destroyed. Abed Hachem, who had rebuilt after damage sustained in 2024, discovered only debris where his house and garden once stood. The recent escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, which began on March 2, has produced…

Cognizant Looks Like an Oversold Value Play — A Mid-Run Bounce Trade

Cognizant Looks Like an Oversold Value Play — A Mid-Run Bounce Trade

Cognizant (CTSH) is trading near its 52-week low on heavy volume after index reconstitution and headline noise. Fundamentals are intact: $20.7B market cap, P/E ~9.3, free cash flow of $2.47B, low net leverage. Technically it's deeply oversold (RSI ~26). This trade idea lays out an actionable swing-long with entry at $44.00, stop at $40.00 and a $56…

CVR Energy: Oversold Entry Into a Clear Value-Unlock Setup

CVR Energy: Oversold Entry Into a Clear Value-Unlock Setup

CVR Energy (CVI) trades at $27.34 after a pullback from last year's highs. The company looks like a classic refiners' value play: attractive EV/EBITDA (~6.9), positive free cash flow ($68M), and multiple potential catalysts (refining margins, renewable diesel ramp, possible asset/strategic actions). The balance sheet and cyclical exposure demand re…

Amdocs: A Low-Drama Telecom Software Play With Quiet AI Optionality

Amdocs: A Low-Drama Telecom Software Play With Quiet AI Optionality

Amdocs (DOX) looks ugly on the chart but fundamentally intact: $5.5B market cap, over $500m in free cash flow, mid-teens ROE, and a 4%-ish dividend yield. The stock is trading near its 52-week low with RSI in the low 20s — a technical oversold signal. Combine valuation (P/E ~11), steady cash flow, and real industry tailwinds around cloud OSS/BSS, 5…

XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust and XAI CLO & Income Opportunities Fund to Host Webinar Covering Important Fund Updates

XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust and XAI CLO & Income Opportunities Fund to Host Webinar Covering Important Fund Updates

XAI Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) and XAI CLO & Income Opportunities Fund (OCTIX) will host a webinar on June 30, 2026 to review proposed sub-advisory agreements with King Street Capital Management and discuss potential benefits for shareholders. The Boards of Trustees have unanimously approved the King Street Sub-Advisory Agreeme…

Vance's High-Stakes Role in Iran Talks Could Reshape His Political Trajectory

Vance's High-Stakes Role in Iran Talks Could Reshape His Political Trajectory

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has been elevated to lead the Trump administration’s negotiations to pause hostilities with Iran. A provisional agreement suspended fighting while deferring key issues to 60 days of talks. The assignment places Vance at the center of a sensitive diplomatic effort that could influence his future ambitions, expose him to …

Magnite: CTV Momentum Looks Set to Drive Re-rating — tactical long

Magnite: CTV Momentum Looks Set to Drive Re-rating — tactical long

Magnite's growing footprint in Connected TV (CTV) — highlighted by recent partnerships with JioHotstar, dentsu and Hearst — is shifting supply-side pricing power higher. With a $2.56B market cap, improving technicals and a reasonable P/E, this is a tactically attractive long for traders looking to capture multiple expansion and continued CTV moneti…

First Majestic: Cash Flow Is Turning; Price Isn’t — A Swing Trade Case

First Majestic: Cash Flow Is Turning; Price Isn’t — A Swing Trade Case

First Majestic (AG) is generating free cash flow again and its balance sheet looks manageable, yet the market has not rewarded the shares commensurately. This trade idea buys a near-term swing on improving cash flow, modest technical support, and optional upside from silver prices — with tight risk controls because valuation remains rich versus rep…